Entries Tagged as ‘stuff’

November 20, 2008

Kara, Walt & 300 of Their Best Friends

Maybe not 300.  Maybe not their best friends.  But the 6th Annual Gadgets Event hosted by the Churchill Club was pretty freakin’ awesome.  As part of their PR Agency, I got to attend and see some of the coolest gadgets out there.  Some are out.  Some aren’t.
Along with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg,  Evan Williams, [...]

September 16, 2008

Furnishing accessories

I’ve been going home a lot this year.  And the major reason is that my parents built a new house, and my pet project is go to and help them decorate it.
During my last trip, we managed to get all the furniture in order.  About half the furnishings will come from the old [...]

August 29, 2008

Furnishing is expensive!

Seriously, I just landed last night in Houston for an extended Labor Day weekend with the parents. Today, we went to BBB (Bed, Bath & Beyond) to pick up a few accessories for my bathroom, like a cup, soap dish, etc.  The total: over $120 just for 2 cups, 1 toothbrush holder, 2 soap dishes, [...]

August 25, 2008

Making My Ears Bleed

My friend (err whose URL I can’t find right now) was telling me that having just moved from the east coast, BART makes his ears bleed, and I should invest in some non-iPhone-standard earphones.  The ones he uses are pretty much ear plugs with a hole in the center, allowing the music to flow in.  [...]

August 17, 2008

Sh*t I like 8.08

Yessssssir. It’s another edition of Sh*t I like. As I’m browsing through the internets reading some of my favorite design blogs and listening to IED (internet enthusiasts daily for those of you ‘not in the know’), here are some of my favorites- which if I bought would completely make my dream house look [...]

August 11, 2008

Jany Xu’s Mooooooo

Some of you may know that I’m majorly (huh, I always thought ‘majorly’ was a legitimate word- not according to WordPress) obsessed with typography and stationery.  I even wrote an entry about how I wanted to get my own business cards.
Well… here they are!  I just put the order in.
I wanted something very simple and [...]

July 29, 2008

My Dream Bedroom

Over six weeks ago, I went home to help my parents move into their brand spanking, built from the ground up house. It’s a spectacular 4 bedroom, 1 entertainment room, 1 family room, 1 study, 1 morning room plus all the other amenities house. A.k.a. great for bragging, a pain in the ass for [...]

July 25, 2008

Ridiculous Bag Addiction

Okay, obviously, I’m a consumer and shopaholic, but paying $6,000 for a bag is RIDICULOUS!  Even if it WAS retailing for $16,000.  Who has $16,000 to spend on ONE bag?  It’s a BAG.  You can buy a CAR with $16,000.
There’s a limit to which a rational human being shouldn’t ever cross for luxury goods.  I [...]

July 24, 2008

Copious Amounts of Shopping

I’ve bought a lot of thing recently.  I mean a lot.
Everything is a bit hectic at the moment, and the fact that I’m not in a stable relationship makes me feel like I don’t have a base to lean on at the end of the day.  … Hence, I shop.
From Mon Petit Coeur to the [...]

July 21, 2008

Sh*t I like 7.08

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Summer is a time for dinner parties… FUN dinner parties. Outside, inside, themed, etc. So for your next dinner party, make it a tie dinner party.
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… and where better on a cheery summer day than outside with a full service shed/bar. Raining? Not a problem, just close [...]