Wanna See My Rack?

My dishrack, I mean. What did you think I was talking about?

First there were the raptures over the new dishpan. Then I got a wee bit worked up about my new garden tote. And now . . . Well, now we have a new dishrack, and I'm so excited, I just can't hide it.

Our old dishrack, much like the old dishpan that I despised so much, was a plastic-covered wire piece of shit from the grocery store. It was cheap, but only in quality. Price-wise, not so cheap. Not cheap enough for how crappy it was, anyway. So the MiL took it upon herself to replace the old one. After trolling all the offerings for dishracks on Amazon.com, she decided on this kind from Simple Human. It arrived yesterday, and immediately made the old dishrack look like a shitty, worn out has-been. Which it is.

Beauty and the Beast

In addition to being larger and sturdier in every way, as well as not rusted and gross-looking, the new dishrack has several nifty features. This dishrack is tricked out. It has a bamboo knife rack! And flip-up cup holders! I mean, come on. Who wouldn't get excited about flip-up cup holders?

My favorite part of this whole thing, though, was the statement on the front of the box that reads "The steel frame dishrack has an elegant solid steel frame that matches the aesthetic of upscale kitchen appliances . . ." That's a wonderful selling point for people that HAVE upscale kitchen appliances. I do not think, however, that our bottom-of-the-line white refrigerator and the 30-year-old stove we snagged from the neighbors when they were re-doing their kitchen really qualify as "upscale."

No matter! We have an upscale dishrack now. We're movin' on up, y'all! And I will not apologize for my excitement. If you did as many damn dishes as we do, you'd be excited, too.