Entries Tagged as ‘stuff’

April 21, 2009

Oh, My Eyes!

So many movies coming out, when will I have time to watch it all?!
Movie watching comes in phases for me.  That’s why I choose Blockbuster over Netflix.  I can’t deal with the pressure of having to watch movies, so I can maximize my monthly subscription… there’s enough guilt over not getting my money’s worth for [...]

December 12, 2008

Pack Your Bags & Go Alone

I got an email today from someone who said he found my blog buy googling ‘going on vacation by myself’ or something like that.  I’m planning on getting places alone, so I can visit friends, which is probably what I meant at the time.  Well, I ended up writing him quite a lengthy email with [...]

December 10, 2008

From God to Godless to Godfull

Three thoughts:
“San Francisco is godless.”
I paraphrase but that’s what my friend told me over dinner last night.  Why?  SF is hugely liberal, progressive and largely accepting and non-religious.
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“Apple evokes a similar response to a religious experience.”
Again, I paraphrase.  It’s from the book Buyology, about marketing, marketing research and buying habits by Martin Lindstrom.
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“As people evolve, [...]

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 [...]