http://piegirl.vox.com/library/posts/tags/shiny/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 10 May 2008 12:38:44 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss shiny http://piegirl.vox.com/library/post/lust.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(IG) http://piegirl.vox.com/library/post/lust.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://piegirl.vox.com/library/post/lust.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 10 May 2008 12:38:44 -0400 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c225257fdaf21900e398f857d40005" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://piegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225257fdaf21900e398f857d40005.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c225257fdaf21900e398f857d40005-320pi" alt="Shiny" title="Shiny" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://piegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225257fdaf21900e398f857d40005.html" title="Shiny">Shiny</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> Finally saw <a href="http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/"><strong>Iron Man</strong></a> last night with my former Secret Work Boyfriend, Mark. Mr. IG is in South Carolina till tomorrow and I couldn&#39;t wait any longer. Mark and I even had dinner first, so it was a proper illicit hot date of the sort every married gal has to have whenever her man is out of town for a long weekend. After dinner, Mark and I sat in the dark movie theater for 2.4 hours panting with lust -- <strong>gadget lust</strong>, natch, since Mark is every bit as susceptible as I am to the lure of the shiny shiny. After the credits rolled we sat there for a minute or two, drenched in sweat and gasping. <br /><u><strong><br />Mark</strong></u>: Shit, I need a new cell phone.<br /><u><strong>IG</strong></u>: I need a new <em>car</em>. Something with lots of blinking lights on the dashboard. Prius?</p><p>Afterwards we were supposed to get pie and do a proper movie debrief, but I chickened out. I guess I was too worked up and didn&#39;t quite trust myself. Plus it was getting dark out and I&#39;d misplaced my eyeglasses, so of course I got lost driving home and almost ended up stranded in Cincinnati overnight.</p><p><u><strong>Takeaway</strong></u>: Rockin good fun all around, but an absolute must-see for gadget geeks. <a href="http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/05/iron-man-sequ-1.html">The sequel</a> is scheduled for April 2010. Folks, I may need a few new <a href="http://islndgirl.vox.com/library/post/for-the-gal-who-has-everything.html">toys</a> before then to tide me over.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225257fdaf21900e398f8583e0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> mark toys movie review iron man gadgets shiny lust gadget lust illicit