Utsuwa-No-Yakata makes some really cool Japanese Tableware. I love their mix match square plates and bowls. They've got cool Tea Sets, Sake set, Utensils and more.
If you're anywhere near Richmond, though, pass by the 99 Ranch plaza area and they have a store in there and the prices are much less than online. They also do nice (I mean nice - with little origami cranes) gift wrapping for free.
I got a nice (and unexpected) email from Design Public - (Hi Drew!) and as I searched my mind as to why the name was familiar to me, I realized Design*Sponge recently had them featured.
This melted my teeny heart. Look at this cute bed! Doggie looks like he's in heaven. Soo adorable! Plus bed looks so comfy, I want to jump in there.
So, of course you know that Jack Johnson rocks. I've been a fan since...well, Brushfire Fiarytales. I loved it so much, I wanted more - and I also wanted to share.
Jack is one of a few artist who allow "taping" of his shows (what Live Music Archive calls "trade-friendly") and the tapers would make CD's of his shows and trade it. In a few interviews, he even acknowledged that a lot of his success is due to his fans "passing around" his music. I know I did my share of making sure people knew about him. One of his best live shows is the one right here in Berkeley: Greek Theater, back in 2001. He was an unknown then - but the music, was great.
Watched the series premiere of Rome last night - and I may be hooked! My first thought was that it was a little boring...a little too slow, but by the end, I kind of loved it.
I'm a little skeptical about bikini waxes in ancient Rome, but as other have posted on various sites...it is possible!
And I'm strangely drawn to this Vorenus guy. We'll see if I get the same crush on him as I did Crowe's Maximus (and if I do, then maybe that explains it. Maybe I wasn't really into Russel, I was just into Roman Soldiers. Ew, I don't think I like either scenario...but I digress)
I already can't wait for the next episode!
Ooh, I love beautiful paper! I especially love beautiful gift wrappers. During holidays, I love love love wrapping presents (ironically, I'm also a wrapper-tearer when I open up gifts), especially with color-coordinated paper / cards.
Found on "Lucky Breaks" (30% off this month) This is a cool place to shop for paper. Designs from Heidi Arrizabalaga. Ooh, lala!
1) Kelly / Jon - which was from a weak season (season 4) but I love love love them. Jon is my TAR boyfriend. I don't know what is it about him, but he's hot. Their interaction reminds me of my hubby & I.
2) Oswald & Danny - From Season 2. The beloved Chas! The one who showed that kindness and respect to others can bring you far in the game. Plus, hey, I got a kiss from hot Oswald, who just oozes sex. (reow!)
3) Blake & Paige - The very-close brother/sister team from Season 2. Yeah, Blake is hot. Yeah, they way he calls Pauge "baby" is disturbing, but who can resist them? My first TAR boyfriend (but, had to dump him for Jon)
4) John Vito / Jill - The 9-11 team from Season 3. I had Pre-hated them because of their hook: tregedy brought them together. But they were one of the cutest things on Season 3. Their love for each other is just adorable.
When my Sharper Image Flat Iron started to die on me, I realized I have to get it replaced. I did some reasearch. Countless hours on Amazon, on forums (from Craigslist to Citysearch to Epinions) and one thing was for sure: People really liked the Farouk Chi Flat Iron the only downside was this is was really expensive. How expensive? Hmmm...I won't tell.
But I looked around and was able to get a good deal (with 1 year warranty on Ebay), and you know, I'm loving it. I actually feel like a girl these days. Heh.
You know, I was really surprised when I was browsing through this month's Domino and I find Cafe Du Monde being featured. I mean, we buy this coffee at 99 Ranch or any other local asian market to make Vietnamese Iced Coffee. It's great, we love it a lot, but I never thought it was actually "cool". I didn't even know they had a website: Cafe Du Monde. Our Coffee of choice is the one on the left.
Although Lush is a pretty cool store, I sometimes find all the stuff there overwhelming. But one thing I like is their deodorants. From their literature, they do not believe in anti-perspirants - since that's the body's way of cleansing itself...So if you have to perspire, perspire nicely.
These are a few of their deodorants. What's cool is that with the block ones, you don't have to buy the whole bar...since it's by weight, you can just get a small amount and see try it on for a while.
I just want to make sure I post this so I remember that I want to get this one of these days. Found this through design*sponge and loved the "found cards" (from LovelyDesign) for the address file and want to get it, but the address file itself is pretty expensive. The wannabe readymade-r in me wants to just make one (I got a table saw and stuff) but realistically, I'll just get one from Office Max. Or Ebay.
