[Technicolor Musings] They Don't Have To Be Your Tomboy

This month popular noontime show Showtime launched their That's My Tomboy segment - which is essentially a lesbian pageant of sorts specifically geared towards very masculine lesbians. Many of the contestants are truly lookers in the handsome sense and the segment has become quite popular.

As with most local television, I don't exactly follow the show, but it is hard to ignore given how much social media buzz has been generated related to the show. Sure you have the enthusiasts and detractors alike talking about the production and all buzz is good for the show, of course.

But sort of related to my recent post about how advocates tend to fall into nitpicking, I feel that there has been a lot of criticism directed at the show that's probably not warranted. And here's why...

[Gadgets] Hi-Tech TV at the Kitchen

My mom loves watching those telenovelas (TV soap shows) being shown on ABS-CBN. She watches them all time, although she had to contend with (1) the kitchen chores, and with five males in the house, kitchen chores can be a mountain pile; (2) five males who would either want to watch anime or movies; (3) or me who wants to watch the news or play PS2 or GameCube. But having invested in three TVs (back in the late 90s, though the latest one was a hands-me-down by an uncle), numbers 2 and 3 are no longer in contention. It is the first that competes with her TV time.

If there's one thing that I would get for my mom (and if I have the money, of course), this would be it:



It features

an 8.5-inch widescreen LCD display and can play audio and video from an iPod, DVD, (S)VCD, MP3-CD, CD(RW) and Picture CD. The system also offers a built-in ATSC/NTSC TV tuner, digital AM/FM tuner, two 2-inch speakers, cooking timer and clock, and wireless remote.

With the features like that, I might end up using it, and relegate the old TV to the kitchen, he he.

[Via Engadget and Ubergizmo]