I think I'm the only Asian girl I know who has never been into Hello Kitty. However, I've decided to share these illustrations by Joseph Senior because I'm sure there are tons of Hello Kitty fans among my readers. Plus, it's not every day you see Hello Kitty dressed as Jason (of Friday the Thirteenth fame). Or as Robocop. Or Gundam. Or Boba Fett...
Continue readingOne of the things I miss most about working in an office environment is the plethora of office/desktop toys I used to have lying around my desk (ie, my collection of Star Wars Mr. Potatoheads). So I live vicariously through J. I have gifted him many office toys over the years, including a Red Swingline Stapler (à la Office Space) and a Staples® Easy Button. Now, it may be time to add one more...
Continue readingI used to love the boardgame Monopoly. I really did. My friends and I would play well into the night, and whenever a game looked like it would last longer than our tuckered-out bodies, we would take a picture of the board (so that no one would be tempted to cheat), grab our colorful paper money and head off to bed...
Continue readingI have always had a soft spot for architecture. I mean, who hasn't seriously considered becoming an architect after reading Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead? And as cliché as it sounds, Frank Lloyd Wright has always been my favorite architect and Fallingwater my favorite residential building. Visiting Fallingwater has been on my to-do list for over a decade. Unfortunately, the 6+ hour drive to western Pennsylvania is too daunting for this lazy geek. Perhaps we can make a weekend trip of it years down the road, with kids screaming in the back seat, "Are we there yet?!!" For now, I can almost feel like I'm there...
Continue readingMuji has launched some remarkable kits combining paper cut-outs with Lego pieces. I have no idea when these will become available stateside, but I have no doubt that they will follow in the success of Muji's minimalist (but highly functional) stationery, as well as their popular City in a Bag wooden toy sets. > Hit up the link for more samples! Via Core77. ...
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