i love EVOO. Yummo!

south x southwest is happening right now, and of course, i would love to be there. do you know who is there? do you know who is causing the biggest controversy amongst the hipsters and indie rock cool kids? rachel freakin ray. seriously, read this article

this cracks me up. people are so pissed that rachel ray could possibly have a taste in music, and God forbid that she might share some of your musical preferences as well. is this the end of the world? i guess it's kinda like when your mom hears you listening to nirvana in your room all the time when you are in high school and she says, "i really like that 'smells like teen spirit' song... who is that by?" rachel ray is your mom.

rachel ray is a polarizing figure. she has 32 shows on the FN and has written more recipe books than shakespeare wrote plays. if you don't know who she is, then figure it out. i know who she is because my wife loves the food network, and somehow, i have come to love the food network. i watch it pretty regularly. i can't really stand rachel ray. her voice is nails on a chalkboard. she makes some good food, sure, and she loves what she does, but it's over-saturation... too much.

if rachel ray came out and said that modest mouse, or battles (who she invited to her party but turned her down), at the drive-in, pinback, band of horses or (fill-in-the-blank) are her favorite bands, what would my reaction be? what should it be?

anger. of course. this is the indie mindset. it's cool because you know about it and nobody else does. i hate seeing my favorite songs played for car commercials (thanks modest mouse and band of horses). why do i hate this? i enjoy the music these bands produce, but once it becomes mainstream, or widely heard, will i then abandon them for finding success and paying the bills?

all of this is ridiculous. good for rachel ray. i'm "through being cool" and i don't really care anymore. if rachel ray has the same songs on her ipod, then so be it, if she wants to throw a huge party with good food and decent bands, then great. why is this a problem? why do the cool kids hate so much? get over it.