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You will find superior value at our store; we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee to back it up. * *' Store Hours: '[ Monday - Saturday 10:00-7:00 141 North Mam • 752-7749 , R When it comes to decorating every man needs a little feng guy Those of you who have taken note of the cheese, hot dogs and soda where it'll be the theme of today's issue are probably really first thing your eyes see when you open that wondering what I could possibly have to say door. on such an issue as interior decorating. Shuffle stuff around. Pour extra milk You probably think there's no way the down the drain if you have to. Use the crispguy who once punched a 10-year-old in the er drawer (few people know that the crisper comic book shop for talking smack about drawer serves no purpose other than to keep Captain America would know the first thing fruits and vegetable where guys can't see about making an apartment more homey. them). You'll be glad you did. The final frontier for Feng guy is the bathWow, you just made a judgment about room, There's a lot of stuff going on in here me without really knowing me. that I just don't get. That sort of makes you prejuLike the towel situation. dice against geeks doesn't it? Steve Shinney As a single guy, I used That's kind of like being sexist. one towel to dry everything. My wife - who is very low key towelYou should kick yourself in the liver right now. wise compared to a lot of women whose bathrooms I've, used - has Go ahead, I'll wait. three. In truth, my skill as a decorator goes far beyond the time my There's nothing you can roommate drew a line down the do about the towel situation. You middle of our room so that no can't control the number of lotions Geek Beat one got confused. In fact, you s f evesh mney@cc. usu. edu and creams that lay out on your could say that I am an expert in counter. You can't even ensure a little known school of decoratthat your razor will always be your ing: Feng guy. razor. Feng guy is like feng shui but rather it There is, however, one fixture in your focuses on how to be the manliest guy you bathroom that you can decorate the Feng can be, even though you're married and guy way: the toilet. your wife makes you have little soaps in the The toilet seat should always be in the full bathroom no one is allowed use. upright locked position. When I got married, I knew I'd have to Every time the toilet seat is down, put it make some changes in the way 1 lived my up. Even if you haven't used it, put it up. life. I'd have to stop using a pile of dirty of Even if you're in someone else's house, put clothes for a coffee table for example. But I it up. made a promise to myself that I'd make as Like any other ancient philosophy, it's few as possible and only when my wife was impossible for me to express all of Feng guy looking. in this column. So I learned that there are little ways you Let me just leave you with the basic can retain your dignity, and if everyone will tenets. promise to help stop my wife from reading 1) If it's easy, do it. this column, I'll share them with you (you'll 2) If it bothers your wife, but not to the know it's her because she's the cutest one). point where she'll leave you, you should do The first place you can use feng guy is in it. the kitchen, more specifically the fridge. 3) If it involves your dirty underwear, you The way the food in the fridge is orga- should definitely do it. nized is a small aspect in decorating an Geek on. apartment. If you want to win this small but Steve Shinney is a senior in comcrucial battle, you'll need to" keep all the puter science. His apartment is currently crappy, unhealthy food right at eye level. decorated with action figures and garbage. I can't express how important this is. That's it. Comments can be sent to him at Do whatever you have to do to keep the [e-mail]. Capturing the energy of a student apartment is as simple as feng shui BY DALLIN KOECHER Senior Writer Students spend the first few days of each semester changing their rooms to find that perfect balance between comfort, functionality and mood. It doesn't take a lot of money to change the mood of a dorm room or apartment to make it more personal. Give feng shui a try. Feng shui is an ancient style of design and decorating that tries to encompass and focus the energy ot a room or an entire house, said Marty Cannon, an interior designer. The basic idea of feng shui is to use simple elements like light, water and plants to change the mood of the room to emphasize the positive energy of a room. "We experience a room with all our senses," Cannon said. According to the University of Florida Web site that explains the history behind it, feng shui is "an ancient art based on the flow of energy or 'chi' through the universe and its influence on our daily lives. The practice was first established over 6,000 years ago and is related to subjects of nature such as physics, philosophy, astronomy and astrology. Cannon has 30 years of interior design experience, and she owns and operates her own accredited design firm, Marty Cannon ASID Interior Design in Logan. She said the key principles of feng shui have been in practice for so long that there is a lot of crossover from traditional feng shui techniques and today s more conventional ideas. "TYying to achieve a certain Tightness to a room comes natural with design," she said. She gives students tips when decorating their own rooms that are simple and inexpensive. First, she said pick the right picture to be the focus of the room. Feng shui is about involving the elements of nature. A picture like a landscape photograph or floral painting helps soften the mood of tne room. Second, she said, let light come into the space. Light is Statesman Photo Illustration INTERIOR DESIGNER MARTY CANNON said feng shui is about order and students can learn about it in books and magazines. She suggests adding color and shape to rooms. Plants can bring an element of life into a room, she said, and they also hide hard lines. closely linked to how people an element of life into the feel, and the right amount space," Cannon said. of light is very important. Though Cannon is a proOpening a window to let fessional interior designer, in the natural light from she doesn't call herselt an outside is the simplest thing expert in feng shui, and she students can do to change said anyone can learn about the feeling and energy of the feng shui through books and room. magazines. She said feng "Light can give us energy. shui is also about order, but clutter and junk disrupt It even can help us to feel that order. She said students mentally healthy," Cannon really need to go through said. their stuff to simplify to cut The third tip she out the clutter. explained is how music and sound affect the mood of the The Web site stated peoroom. Taking a break from ple who practice feng snui in the loud sounds and music its traditional form believe to play some soft nature "relationships, wealth, sucsounds will help give a space cess and health are relative a relaxing feel, Cannon said. to the arrangement of our Even small fountains that belongings. If the energy in can be purchased from any our environment is hindered home and garden store can or not flowing correctly, it create that peace. can cause disharmony. Feng Finally she said to use col- ' shui aims to balance energy in order to attah^ereater ors and plants to shape the happiness, well-being and space into a place of refuge. productivity." • "Plants are a good way to hide some of the hard lines of a room, and it brings [e-mail]