Uh, VINTAGE MILITARY STUFF?? What on earth is man-centric about that? I know of several women who would go mad to have vintage regimental drums in their house. I live in a total 'man cave' with my bf, and I love it. The whole house is basically a hard drive (his), we have many game consoles (his), scores of books with the word 'war' the title (all mine), four computers (ours), Guitar Hero equipment in the corner (his), many fine bottles of port (ours), and our artwork is: a framed 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster (mine), a framed blow-up of the original Soviet battle plans for the battle of Stalingrad (also mine) and a canvas print of Banksy's 'Turf Wars', which is Churchill with a mohawk (his). It rules! Gendered rules for interior design are lame. #timothyoulton
Ugh, a friend of mine got married recently and when they bought a house (like, five minutes after the wedding) she was so excited that there was room for a man cave. I was inordinately annoyed by this. I was like, "What about the rest of the house? Is he not allowed in?" And she was like, "Well, I just want him to have a place for his stuff." And I asked her, "Well, what were you going to do otherwise? Make him chuck it all?" And she hemmed and hawed in such a way that made me think, yeah, she probably would have made him throw his stuff out. Grr.
I guess all I'm saying is, Why can't we all just get along? Whatever happened to compromise? Segregation is never the answer! #timothyoulton
Went to the article prepared to be pissed about all the gender stereotypes, but I couldn't make it past the first paragraph without laughing. If this guy has found a way to get rich by telling men "This throw pillow ($99.95) is the dewdliest of ALL the throw pillows", then good on him.
That stuff is so outrageously overpriced that I can't stop thinking about my old super-fratty neighbors who moved to the city to work at Lehman Brothers (T-minus 6 months and counting) and spent their combined bonuses on fitting out an already nice apartment with as much typical bachelor pad stuff as they could find. Oops! Probably missing that $25000 now. Gender stereotypes: they hurt us all. #timothyoulton
@Michelle13: Oh yes. And I own a smoking jacket (gifted to the BF, but stolen by me) and drink single-malt scotch. Bring some cigars and we're ready to go. #timothyoulton
@Michelle13: I agree with you aesthetically but am perturbed that libraries have a masculine connotation. Also please don't smoke around my books. #timothyoulton
re: the comments about looking like a chick's place and the hilarious article title... I'd imagine Mr. Armani himself would say something like this on the matter:
"I have designed the apartment for John Mayer, who makes the music for girls in order to get the girls to want to sleep with him. Therefore, the apartment is designed for girls to feel as though it is the apartment of their own. The panties, they come sliding off. The perfect fit!"
@gonzosmom: Not arguing with you about the place, but John Mayer himself has personality galore (I know this because of Twitter and the tabloids). Not everyone would agree that it's a good personality, but the dude is definitely not as bland as this decor would make you think.
For some reason I am imagining Jessica drunkenly lurching out of bed for a post-coitus bathroom trip and getting her hair all tangled in the inexplicably snaggy-snarley twig art right next to the bed.
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I don't know why, but that quote cracked me up.
Awesome couch, btw. #timothyoulton
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That stuff is so outrageously overpriced that I can't stop thinking about my old super-fratty neighbors who moved to the city to work at Lehman Brothers (T-minus 6 months and counting) and spent their combined bonuses on fitting out an already nice apartment with as much typical bachelor pad stuff as they could find. Oops! Probably missing that $25000 now. Gender stereotypes: they hurt us all. #timothyoulton
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"I have designed the apartment for John Mayer, who makes the music for girls in order to get the girls to want to sleep with him. Therefore, the apartment is designed for girls to feel as though it is the apartment of their own. The panties, they come sliding off. The perfect fit!"
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Um, probably because I am projecting.
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1 (one) square foot of skin like porcelain
1 (one) pair of candy lips
4 (four) bubblegum tongues
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