A Taste of the Orient

Today's post doesn't really have a purpose other than I've collected some assorted Asian-related items over the past month or so and thought I would compile them into one post and share them with you. Think of it as digitial Dim Sum, if you will. And remember: LaChoy makes Chinese food SWING American! Why not?!

[1] "A chubby baby smiles in front of the portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing a week before the start of the upcoming Communist Party Congress."

[2-6] How cool are these?! I stumbled across these totally fun new portable USB memory drives, which come in 32mb or 128mb size, while on one of my ritualistic image surfing expeditions. They are manufactured by a company called Dynamism. Go to their site to check out more images. The attention to detail is amazing! I just LOVE them! The same company also manufactures other novelty USB drives shaped like rubber duckies and even a thumb! Too cool.

[7] I ran across this hilarious image while looking for something else (natch) and had to download it. If you click on the image you can download this single image as well and use it to show your foes who just got OWNED!, biotch!

[8] Say hello to this totally cool (no pun intended) Hello Kitty oscillating fan! First the Hello Kitty toaster, now THIS! Such a fun use of design on an old standard.

[9] It looks like some creative (MK Carroll) has updated the "old school" toilet paper cozy into this totally fun new cozy that resembles sushi!! How cool is that?! Love it. God, now I really want one.

[10] Is this bedside lamp not the coolest thing ever?! I found it over at Urbanoutfitters.com. Naturally, anytime I like anything cool, they're sold out of it or it's been discontinued (as is this case with this lamp), but they do still have some great silk floral wall sconces that totally kick ass!

[11] According to the folks at National Geographic, a new rodent has been discovered, the first mammal family to be discovered in 30 years, at an Asian food market. According to the article: Although it's been called a rock rat, the name is misleading, says Robert Timmins, of the Wildlife Conservation Society, based in New York. "It's not at all closely related to typical rats and mice," he said, adding that the description "spineless porcupine" would be more apt. Funky.