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Show life B4 MONDAY • OCTOBER 2 -2006 Cheap Eats Ask Jeff: Advice Column : Jeffrey Hilton Life Writer Dear Jeff, My roommate leaves her laundry all over the floor, so much so, that I fear we will shortly have a problem with mice. How do I get her to clean up? Yours truly, Mouse in the House Dear Mouse in the House, If there is a real threat of attracting mice, and you are not exaggerating, then this is more serious than just roommate issues. Here are some options you might try: Do nothing. If you are right, then the mice will come, followed by disease and finally, death. Dead people usually only have to worry about worms. If this doesn't work, then you have other options. The "If You Can't Beat "Em, Join 'Em" Method: I've lived with slobs, and in some unfortunate cases, I was the slob. Whenever I was with a slob, 1 found myself transforming into a clean freak. Let the dishes pile up in the sink. Buy a toy and hide it in places she will find it. If you have apartment inspections, try to fail one and blame her. See if you can bring out the clean freak in her. If you try this method, don't let her know you are behind any of this. The "Blame Someone Else1' Method: Having a common enemy can motivate people to • * ; • " work together. Think of whom else might not like a messy apartment... a landlord, perhaps? Either wait for, or secretly arrange a visit from, the landlord or apartment inspectors. Then get her to team up with you to make the apartment spotless. If you don't pass an inspection, use the landlord's reaction as fuel to motivate her for future inspections. The Chanty Method: Assuming you share a room, clean the entire room when your roommate isn't around. Gather her laundry up, make her bed-that sort of thing. When you're done, leave a note about how much you love and appreciate her on her pillow. You may want to include a plate of cookies. When she is around, tell her you are going to do some laundry and offer to do hers. Since her laundry is gathered up, she may actually i say, "Yes." If she's a good person, she might eventually feel guilty and begin doing these things for herself Use your best judgment, however, because if she doesn't like people in her personal things, this method may backfire. The Embarrassment Method: If nothing else is working, invite someone she likes or admires to the apartment. You can either let her know they are coming or decide not to tell her. If she knows they're coming over and doesn't clean up, then she might wish she had when you find a reason for your guest to look inside the bedroom. The last resort is to tell the landlord or find new livinc arrangements. Matiki's: Island Grinds Melodie Navalta Life Writer If you love good Polynesian food, you'll love Matiki's. It is located on 300 N. State St. in Orem. It has delicious island grinds such as teriyaki beef, kalbi (short ribs), mac salad, rice, green salad, barbecue chicken and much more. For those of you who don't know, to grind means "to eat," not "to slow dance/freak." They are reasonably priced and give large amounts of servings. It is definitely worth the money spent. One combo that I would recommend is "The Big Kahuna," which includes a massive amount of rice, macaroni salad or green salad, teriyaki chicken, teriyaki beef, and kalbi. This meal is enough to satisfy two stomachs. with a craving for Polynesian food and the restaurant has been closed due to vacation, catering events, or just closed early for the night. A cool thing is that they have a machine with giant gumballs, and if you get one with a stamp on it, you could get an item on their menu for free. This is a great place to go for delicious island food! I think it is a better deal than other island restaurants in the area because of the great food and large servings for a decent price. Ifit'sjustforone, it will be enough to carry into a second meal. Sometimes the hours can be unpredictable. I've gone there a few times Matiki's THE • 300 North State St., Orem Island BBQ: beef,ribs,rice,etc. Overall Rating 4 out 5 forks THANKSG JT—P9WT- New CD to be released days. According to Sharp, the production was fairly simple, working with Andy Boyfriend," introduced the Patterson. Utah County music scene to "I went in and recorded what the group could con- my drums in one day," said tribute. And they have had Sharp, "then Seve went in the local kids going nuts to and recorded his keyboards hear more ever since. in one day; and the vocals With their third release took two days, I think. "Steam Powered Rocket Then there was another day Ship" which will be • re- just to tie up loose ends and leased Oct. 7, Seve Vs. Evan stuff like that. It went retried to go for a more ma- ally smooth. We had a couture sound while still main- ple friends do some gang taining their same unique shouts, and a friend do a style. They even threw in small part for a girl's part some new renditions of in a song. Nothing really some of their classic songs special other than that." like "Destination Tokyo" To release the album to and "Vanquished." Ac- the Utah County public, cording to Sharp, "Steam Bozung and Sharp are putPowered Rocket Ship" will ting on a CD release show have a better overall qual- at Velour on Oct. 7, where ity to it than their previous they can showcase the releases. songs from the new album. That's impressive, con- They will sell the new CD, sidering they produced the along with other Seve vs. album in only a matter of Evan merchandise, and From OSTRICH - B 2 |j THE C ° I £ N WlpZE is back with over 600,000 ears ofxhallenge $ij. and anxiety. And this year it brought along J\\E ' G ? ^ j O " U l ? E with over 150 feet of fear and trembling. With more Halloween activities than ever before, Thanksgiving Point is the place to be this season. a O P E N daily through October 31 (closed Sundays) Monday - Thursday 4 - 10 pm have their, good friends from Abby Normal, another local band, and Rexburg favorites The Belafonte perform as well. "I think people should just expect it to be like a Seve vs. Evan show-a lot of dancing and crowd interaction, and people just having a good time," said Sharp. The doors at Velour will open at 8 p.m. for the show, and the cost is five dollars. Ten bucks buys a copy of the new album, and there will be plenty of other things to check out as well. For even more information about the show, call Velour's show hotline at (801) 818-BAND. Velour is located at 135 North University Avenue in Provo. To find out more about Seve vs. Evan, or to hear some of their music Fridays, Saturdays & UEA Weekend 10 am - 11 pm VIo[ | www.thanksgivingpoint.com for pricing information DON'T MISS BpQNVpip B o o PND Where do you shop on Sunday in Happy Valley? FLIGHT LIGHTS. (Perfect for families with young children.) Just off 1-15 at the Point of the Mountain. Call 801-768-2300 for information. Come work for the College Times! We need photographers, writers, broadcasters and designers. Stop by SC 220! Touchstones wants to know: What's so happy about this valley? Submit your prose, art, and poetry to Touchstones by October 6th @ 5 pm in LA 114 Research.UVSC.edu/Touchstones or Mj5pace.com/Touchstones {netxnews.net} |