i can tell you what i don't like

i am a ThisNext Product Guide, scouring the web for the best home/kitchen/furniture/design products. i'm always on the lookout for the next beautiful thing that will make my life more efficient. it's a tough combination to find, but incorporating beauty and practicality into one's home frees up so much time to do the really fun things in life, like shop and entertain. i'll keep you posted on my top finds in home, furniture, interior design, accessories, and all the other little things that make a house a home.

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Dec 6, 2007

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What is the next…

Purchase you’ll make?

hopefully my Toto cube table lamp.

Trend in design?

it's everywhere! Paris Apartment. this is the end of shabby chic and the beginning of worldwide continental design.

Car you’d like to own?

a hybrid Jeep. can't wait to trade my own for that! c'mooon Chrysler!

Big step you’d like to make?

find my first career job. i graduate in May. anyone need a linguist?

Fad that will fade?

slippery plastic seating. it's all about the fabric and the cushions...

Vacation you’ll take?

san francisco in the spring!

Thing you’re going to fight for?

a fair and reasonable government. vote!

Secret that’s going to leak?

they're all robots!

Life you’ll lead?

as an adventurous word smithing woman traipsing paths throughout the world.

Book you’ll read?

The I Chong: Meditations From The Joint by Tommy Chong. a great way to take my mind off crazy school readings!

Thing that will change the world?

renewable energy

Guilty-pleasure food in which you’ll indulge?

caramel

Person to whom you’ll say, “I love you”?

my son!