L is for My-God-This-Show-Is-Amazing.

So, as un-chic as this pronouncement is, I just have to let it out.

I love TV.

I do. I can't help it. Now that the words DVR, Netflix and Samsung 720p Flat Panel LCD HDTV have entered both mine and Betsy's lexicon, it can occasionally be hard to find an excuse to leave the apartment. And while we would both love to be those people that focus their living room furniture around a fresh citrus arrangement or a functional AND aesthetically pleasing wood, ceramic or natural steel sculpture, we tend to fall prey to moving pictures. My bad.

However, this is not all bad. In the context of this blog, it can be useful. One ridiculously fantastic example of this is The L-Word.

If you haven't heard of this Showtime series, you might still be trying to dig out from under than rock that has blotted out the sun on your planet for the past 4 years. But even if you HAVE heard about it, you may have never seen it. Let us tell you, it's never too late. Again... there's Netflix.

The fodder for AQoT on this series is virtually infinite... from food to fashion to design, there's so much to say, and more importantly, much more to learn.

In an effort to avoid writing a book on the subject, let's just talk about Jennifer Beals' character, Bette Porter. (Oh yeah, in case you were wondering what happened to J. Beals after Flashdance... now you know.)



Okay, so she's a self-righteous bitch. Whatever. Once we come to terms with that, we realize that Bette is a paragon of style and taste. She has been rocking the styles that we have come to admire, and she was doing it years before we even knew it was a good idea. She's a contemporary museum director turned art school dean, so she surrounds herself in smart, cutting-edge design, without falling into the hole of modern, attractive, but painfully pedestrian choices (maybe one day we'll talk about the Eames chair and ottoman). While with all the sharp edges, her house might be a deathtrap for her daughter, Angelica, her design aesthetic is impeccable. As for fashion, she does the power-lesbian thing like she was born to do it... which I suppose she was. The secretary blouse (in all positive, and no tragic frumpy versions) has been a part of her wardrobe for the past two seasons. The Jil Sander suit she wore throughout seasons one and two was paired with a variety of classic and cutting edge tops and accessories, testifying to the versatility of a classic wardrobe stable.

Good moves, Bette, that's all we're saying.