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Twitter Mug

Earlier this week, I read about the TwitSig mug. Using the TwitSig website, you create your own Twitter image, upload it to Zazzle, and viola! You get your own Twitter mug! (image from the TwitSig Zazzle page) I immediately knew that I needed to get a mug for J, who is one of the most avid users of Twitter I know. In other words, a total Twitter whore. However, when I tried using the TwitSig site, I wasn't too impressed by the graphics. Here's what you get when you plug in my Twitter account: I wasn't thrilled about the image resolution either, and I know what DPI is key when printing on items. So I did what anyone who is Photoshop-saavy would do and created...

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Chopsticks

When J was a little kid, his parents bought him a pair of ivory chopsticks that were engraved with his name. Twenty-plus years later, they are still his favorite pair of chopsticks: When J's parents came to the states for our wedding, they brought me a gift from Hong Kong: my own pair of ivory chopsticks, engraved with my Korean name written in Chinese...

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