What's in my home?

Mugs

2006-06-12T17:38:00.000-07:00

Show us your mugs.

These are our new mugs... we have 8 of them. I'm still getting used to the new shapes and texture and thickness of them, but at least they're pretty and matching and not chipped (yet).

J2's Magnetic Wonders...

2006-04-20T13:57:00.000-07:00

....bet you were expecting something handmade!

JGT Magnets

2006-04-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the more "interesting" magnets on our fridge, given to us over the years. I don't think I've ever bought a magnet for myself.

There are a handful of other ones but they're the kind that you get in the mail from real estate agencies, restaurants, or other places that use magnets as advertising material.

Magnet Challenge

2006-04-12T14:49:00.000-07:00

Sinatra rocks. Go the Lat Pack!

Bendy and my new pet Magnet.

Close up of my new pet Magnet, a product of tsaiWare.

Fridge magnets, magna-doodles, the magnetic strip on the back of your credit card...

You all have magnets in your house... SHOW ME!

JGT Wall-Hangings

2006-04-05T15:50:00.000-07:00

I have one of those chinese wall hangings, but I also have 2 destructo-cats, so it stays rolled up in the cupboard. Can you frame these sorts of wall hangings in any way to protect them? That would be so un-Asian though.

So, here are some things that are somewhat safe to hang on the wall:

My hair dryer

It's hanging, it's kinda a buddha, it's hanging buddha! You can see where destructo-cats got to it.

JGT Candles

2006-04-05T15:40:00.000-07:00

We have a few candles floating around the house, but the ones on our balcony are more amusing. When we first moved in, we put these garden candle holders out then put regular candles in them. We didn't think that regular candles wouldn't withstand the sun and heat, so this is what we have now. BTW, the dead shrubs were already dead when we moved in.

JGT Medicine Cabinet

2006-04-05T15:36:00.000-07:00

I didn't bother tidying it up.

Something simple

2006-04-03T17:13:00.000-07:00

My challenge for this week, is pretty easy. Everyone has one, one dozen, one hundred, but we've all got candles. You don't have to get excessive, believe me, I could have. Just post one of your candles this week. After or along with J1's "What's under your sink" challenge.

Not quite a wall hanging

2006-04-03T17:06:00.000-07:00

But it's hanging on the wall.

Wall hangings, anyone?

2006-04-02T21:54:00.000-07:00

This hangs in my bedroom. It was painted by my uncle whose name, both Chinese and English, has escaped me.

So... What's hanging on your walls?

Fusebox

2006-04-02T21:35:00.000-07:00

The great thing about living in a house that's a hundred years old, is the original wiring.
Here is our fusebox complete with loose insulation and unsheathed 240V wiring (see inset). The previous owners decided, in their infinite wisdom, that it was a good idea to put in 30 amp fuses where they should be 15 amps.

Catching up- doorknob

2006-04-02T21:25:00.000-07:00

Ok I know I'm late to the party- but I feel the need to share these:

On my my doorknobs are an assortment of scarves tied around the door handles. This is to prevent LL "door slammer" from adding to our hole-in-wall count.

For variety we also have "rolled up blanket" behind doors since we ran out of scarves.

My 'medicine cabinet'

2006-04-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

Strictly speaking, I don't have a medicine cabinet but do have this melamine shelving in my bathroom. Note that I'm sponsored by Nivea.

Also, I keep my vitamins in the lounge room because the theory is that I'll see them while I'm having breakfast and remember to take them. It works, in theory.

House of Meds

2006-04-02T09:43:00.000-07:00

There wasn't much "medicine" in the medicine cabinet, mine is mostly full of moisturizers, make-up removers and hair products I hardly ever use. The "medicine" lives in the spice cupboard, or at my desk at work!

"Cupboard under the kitchen sink" challenge

2006-04-01T14:44:00.000-08:00

The "Medicine Cabinet" challenge wasn't much of a winner. It may have been a bit too personal too soon. Even I wasn't too sure about sharing the contents of mine without rearranging or removing things from it, so here's one that's a little bit easier (and possibly less embarrassing).

The stuff that lives under my kitchen sink.

One man's junk...

2006-03-30T20:05:00.000-08:00

is another man's treasure. If it were up to K, all of this would be in the garbage.

This is the home to A1 & A2's hair clips, hair bands, bracelets, costume jewelry and the such. It used to be more organized, but I've given up.

This photo could almost qualify to be in an I Spy book if I tidied it up a bit. Can you spot...
A dreidle,
A shoelace,
A fish made of ribbon,
And Hello Kitty's face?

Early Challenge

2006-03-29T18:45:00.000-08:00

It appears that some blog members are bored because they've completed this week's challenge already. Koidies... catch up!

So, here's an early challenge. It is along the same lines as the Junk Drawer Challenge. This time around... show us your MEDICINE CABINET.

This includes any place that you keep your toiletries... on a shelf, in a cupboard, in a storage box, whatever.

The closest thing I had to a motorcycle

2006-03-29T15:40:00.000-08:00

and the pizza I made for dinner last night (onions, mushrooms and cheese).

Junk Cubby

2006-03-29T15:36:00.000-08:00

I was surprised when J3 was spot on with which drawer (third down) is the junk drawer, but now that I see it, it looks more like its the tool drawer, so I've included a picture of the junk cubby which gets covered by that piece of cloth, so I don't have to look at it. Note: those are only 2 of the three sections.

Note to self:

2006-03-29T14:59:00.000-08:00

It appears as though junk drawers have graduated from the 3rd drawer down to the top drawer!

Compliant response

2006-03-29T06:01:00.000-08:00

This is just a bump to keep my membership. Leanne is WAY organized.

My sad little fuse box

2006-03-29T06:00:00.000-08:00

Only remarkable thing is that the boy hasn't tried to climb up and lick the fuse box yet.

But wait, there's more ...

2006-03-29T05:51:00.000-08:00

Here's what's in and 'round my fuse box area. Structured CAT5 cabling (blue stuff) used for telco and LAN - but flexible enough to be used interchangeably; connected to separate punch blocks (black things).

Digital co-ax splitter (brass thing on top of fuse box) that splits inbound coax for cable modem/ISP access and digital TV. Signal attenuator (er?) (white thing top left corner) to boost digital TV signal so that I can send to digital TV splitter (grey thing top right) that sends cable runs throughout the house.

On the stand under that mess: cable modem, ethernet switch, wireless router, and LAN attached disk.

Questions? I didn't think so!

Voluptuous Padadoes

2006-03-28T14:26:00.000-08:00

JGT's fusebox

2006-03-28T13:32:00.000-08:00

Here is my fusebox... it's all new and pretty. The owner never even took the plastic off the front panel/cover. We've had to use the fusebox a couple of times because our old washing machine used in combination with anything else requiring electricity would short out our place.

And here is where the fusebox lives... in the kitchen in one of the kitchen cupboards.

Where's Wolverine?

2006-03-28T12:28:00.000-08:00

Also in there are Stan, Gundum Captain America and Cyclops. And, of course, my weapons cache. No laughing at my 'female artists' CD collection.

JGT's junk drawer

2006-03-27T23:26:00.000-08:00

Voila... the junk drawer. There's quite a lot of junk underneath the visible junk. You can see where I've tried to unjunkify the junk drawer by putting things into containers, like stationery, the sewing kit, etc... but the forces of nature work against me.

J2 fuse

2006-03-27T17:12:00.000-08:00

Here's my fuse box, I haven't had to deal with it yet (knock on wood), I'm not even sure why this tiny apartment needs so many switches. Oh look, its another umbrella!

Supre Challenge

2006-03-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

My challenge for this week is for everyone to take a photo of their house 'junk drawer' - which is often the 3rd drawer down, in case you don't know.

And don't lie, I know you have a junk drawer.

And this is the day shot.

2006-03-26T14:45:00.000-08:00

Hanging on my bedroom doorknobs

2006-03-26T12:32:00.000-08:00

On the way in: Some meditation bracelets given to me by Ambie on my 28th birthday. A blue bracelet given to me by Lisa, bought at the Chinatown Markets when I was in Sydney playing at 2001 Mardi Gras.

On the way out: this is the Bliss beanie, given to me by Kerrie, my once upon a time business partner. We ran a couple of Bliss parties back in 1998 (I think). I use this to stop the doorknob from permanently marking the wall. Yes, that is dust. Shut up, Carrrrrrl.

Toys of yesteryear

2006-03-26T11:00:00.000-08:00

Look what I found in my basement... they're a small collection compared to what the architect had. They're also much blue-er than I remember.

Just trying to recall, was Gargamel the cat or the villian?

Under the "E"

2006-03-25T11:00:00.000-08:00

Ok, the boy's been up for about 5 hours and I've had to change him about 7 times so far. That includes several pairs of pajama pants. I'm doing a special "just for poo" load of laundry right now! It's not even a volume thing, he's just got repeating explosive diarrhhea farts - REDF. Now THAT'S a word verification.

HA! That's what I get for blogging on my laptop, with kids climbing all over me. I posted to the wrong blog and didn't even notice. No challenge here; nothing to see; move it along ...

2006-03-23T23:28:00.000-08:00

I don't think you understand how much stuff we have in our home. That's not boasting by the way; I think it's a cry for help. Regardless - bring it!

This is in our laundry room and, yes, this is how it's usually hanging. I'm pro-kid-proofing from top-to-bottom; Leanne - only in so far as it's not inconvenient. So this is how we "compromised."

Weekly Challenge

2006-03-23T18:59:00.000-08:00

It's been suggested that we have a weekly challenge to blog a picture of "something" each week.

Jay-too blogged "something that hangs from a handle" and supremookie has challenged the rest of to do the same.

As for future challenges, everyone can enter/blog one challenge a week if you wish, on Monday (your local time). You must be able to blog your own challenge. If you do not attempt a challenge then there's really nothing anyone can do about it. :P

Hair Bling

2006-03-23T15:16:00.000-08:00

You know how retailers herd you in barriers and set up little stations of tiny things you don't really need, like all the candy by the cashier, or magazines you'd normally never look at? Well, this was by the counter at H&M, I bought it and never used it. But it dangles so divinely from the drawer pull of my dresser.

A lotta Buddha

2006-03-23T13:31:00.000-08:00

There are a few buddhas in our home. I don't know why... we're not buddhist.

Show us your switch(board)!!!

2006-03-20T13:27:00.000-08:00

Technically, this is my fuse box but I liked the title so much, I used it anyway.

My fuse cupboard also doubles as my VHS tape cabinet. Highly flammable and downright stupid, but I haven't had the urge to organise my real cupboards lately.

Sugar, Salt and Pepper

2006-03-18T15:54:00.000-08:00

From left to right: pepper mill, white sugar, cinnamon sugar, pepper mill#2, salt and pepper mill (against wall), table salt, and raw sugar. Thing is, when I need salt, I use the kosher salt in the cupboard above these.

We may have some Chicken Issues

2006-03-16T16:24:00.000-08:00

I'm sure if you look hard enough, we can all find some form of chicken in our homes (and I don't mean the frozen kind in your freezer!)

The "other" window

2006-03-16T16:02:00.000-08:00

There is only one window in the apartment and this skylight. This morning I woke up to see the full moon outside...I wake up alot throughout the evening for various reasons. And yes I understand this isn't exactly "stuff" in my home, but I was in it when I took the picture!

Not even half the collection

2006-03-16T15:57:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that there are another six sticks you can't see in this shot and that you're only seeing the long umbrellas. I've got one at work, three on a wine rack and one hanging from a hook, and there may even be another one in the trunk.

Jeans and Capris

2006-03-16T15:51:00.000-08:00

Don't you love having an occupation where anything goes? As in, I only wear jeans 90% of the time and capri pants in the summer. They are the perfect accessories for my crocs. (Note: I do wear other colours other than blue and khaki).

One bag short of a chair.

2006-03-16T12:56:00.000-08:00

I suppose if I had been given permission to get George, what you'd actually be seeing here is 300 litres of beans all over my lounge room floor.

Although, I probably wouldn't have bought a new lounge and subsequently given up my existing sofabed, which led to the buying of the bean bag.

If you put your mind to it, everything can be turned into a saga.

Mr. Nut

2006-03-16T11:32:00.000-08:00

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Originally uploaded by Lao Er.

Looking for a ruling on this. Technically, this is currently in my office - Mr. Planter-nut-guy.

But he was in my home, and being transient, will be in my home again.

Talk amongst yourselves.

Unnamed Chicken #2

2006-03-16T07:04:00.000-08:00

I spotted this maybe 2 years ago on a discount table at Sears and knew I had to have it. Isn't it a beauty?

It also doubles as a night light, but I was kinda paranoid about it spontaneously combusting in the middle of the night because it doesn't really have any vents; so I took out the cord and light socket. It now sits on my dresser in my bedroom.

You wanted it! You've got it!

2006-03-15T18:28:00.000-08:00

These are where all the DVD's live.The giraffe, chicken, wolf, Feathers and Wallace are all good friends.

Grommit must be in hiding again.

Some of my cookbooks and a big dictionary.

Left over balls of yarn, all from scarves I've knit.

Someone is a Leafs fan!

Everlast

2006-03-15T14:52:00.000-08:00

This is the PVC punching bag, that's filled with water and air, that sits in my lounge room, that gets punched in the face after I've lost it with my virtual reality personal trainer.

Framed Spider

2006-03-15T14:26:00.000-08:00

We have this cool wooden frame but nothing inside of it. We put it up anyway, and eventually this toy spider was placed in/on it. It's the first thing you see when you enter our home.

Pedro

2006-03-15T14:13:00.000-08:00

Pedro is our guard donkey. He guards the top shelf of the bookshelf. He does a good job.

Safari, anyone?

2006-03-15T03:46:00.000-08:00

The small herd of elephants that are biding their time behind my television, waiting to take over my apartment.

I caught them in the middle of a reconnaissance mission. They think they're so clever...

Tomiko revisited

2006-03-14T21:13:00.000-08:00

This is evil Tomiko. She lives in a plastic box. She is on my side of the bed. One night, she will escape from her box and try to kill me. I know it!

Blog pictures of stuff in your home!

2006-03-14T21:07:00.000-08:00

This is a joint blog for invited members (family and friends) to post pictures of their homes. For instance, one day I might want to know what J2 has in her medicine cabinet... she can then take a picture and blog it and I will smile and be happy! Or, if I've bought some new furniture, I might want to show it off here. Etc. Whatever. Yay! *claps*

Email me if you wish to invite other people to become a member of this blog.