back in shanghai and wishing i was still on the slopes in austria. we have been sleeping insane hours since arriving back in the PRC, i came down with a nasty jet lag flu the first day and am still coughing and feeling blech. still, so much going on this week – ADRIAN and i are dj’ing at shelter on thursday for our first TEENAGE KICKS in the year of the tiger, and friday and saturday are booked up with a bachelorette party and going away party, respectively.
also, CITYWEEKEND has a feature on me in their latest issue, go laugh at it if you can find a copy. excuse the ridiculous picture, eeps.
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1. john finally shaved after 5 days on the mountain, forgot to do the top.
2. monocle shop, porter bag, discussions about what “tyler” likes.
3. aric s queen at the tate modern.
about to start packing to head to the airport and then to china. so sad!!
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goodbye austria, hello london!
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yessssssss, it is valentines day and it’s the first day of the year of the tiger! we arrived in kitzbühel via munich and london a few days ago, but there has been no wifi anywhere, can you imagine? the flight to london was uneventful, mark’s new apartment in west london is amazing, with a crazy view of the parliment and big ben. we flew to munich the next day, and rented a car (they messed up our reservation and so we are tooling around in a fancy BMW X5) and drove the 2 hours to austria. the cabin we’re staying in is very very sweet, and the two days of skiing we’ve done so far have been incredible. i haven’t skiied in a few years, and i took a 2 hour private lesson (with the ridiculously named yet charming BRUNO). still, i’m terrified of going too fast (as usual) and memories of childhood ski trips and bailing super hard are still too fresh in my brain – i like to call my style of skiing more of a ‘controlled slide’ down the mountain.
we’ve been eating pretty much nonstop, (after consulting monocle’s city guide) we stocked up the teeny tiny cabin fridge with amazing fresh produce and meats. also, yesterday, we ate at the the michelin 2 starred rosengarten, ummmmm hello amazing. above are some photos of the food orgies we’ve been having.
1. neng myun at the beijing airport (surprisingly tasty, but a bit too sweet + no self serve mustard and vinegar)
2. mark’s rotisserie chicken + green beans and potatoes, our first meal in london.
3. first breakfast in the cabin, i made open sunny side up + cheese sandwhiches.
4. chili con carne on the mountain for lunch.
5. cheese and meat platter for a post ski snack.
6. we found nice meats at nicholaus fuchs, and i came up with lamb for dinner.
7. sausages + 3 cheese egg scramble for breakfast.
8. amazing (and rich) (and pricey!) dinner courtesy of chef simon taxacher.
another post coming soon! so excited to meet up with collin and kate tonight! wheeeee austria.
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this time of year is always filled with chinese new year celebrations, everyone’s having some kind of party and the weekends are a madhouse of bopping around and indulging in too much. on friday, we dropped by the Nike Year of the Tiger Cortez release party, with a performance by PET CONSPIRACY, a puppet show and more. afterwards, we hit up rodney and natasha’s Central Studios CNY bash and then stumbled over to shelter to see KIDFRESH play bananas. his music was a-maaazing, peep his blog HERE.
on saturday, i went to the jellymon cny dinner, they held it at this amazing private kitchen in XJH, one of the best chinese meals i’ve ever had, and not only was the food fantastic, but the jellymon family are such warm, funny, wonderful people – it’s so great to see a fresh creative agency with young, amazing talent. sitting down to dinner with all of them really made my evening, i’m really looking forward to seeing what great things they come up with in 2010.
also on saturday, john robinson’s house party! i’ve uploaded a flickr set here and that’s about all i’m going to say. if you’re looking for photos from my personal collection of that evening, just email me! rooahhaa.
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W+KSHANGHAI had our annual CNY dinner earlier this week, and there were performances, lucky draws (2nd year in a row that i haven’t won – total bummer!), speeches, alcohol and the like. it always feels so good when the entire agency gets together to have fun – there was a salsa performance, kungfu demonstrations, and my favourite of the evening, a really really amazing bitboxland music performance with LED screens, neon outfits and awesomeness. love working with such a creative, hilarious, talented group of people. happy 2010!!
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heads up, my latest photo gallery is up on smart shanghai. lighting was poor at dream factory, they didn’t come out as nicely as i would have liked but you can still check them HERE. also, hey hey hey how exciting, only ONE WEEK till john & i are in the UK and Austria, skiing up a storm. xo
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had such a great time at BADTASTIC VS BANANAS! we had a bit of a late start but the place was bumpin’ by the time it mattered and thanks so much to everyone who made it out. hurrah badtastic!!
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photos from the ANDREW BIRD show at dream factory. frankly, not one of the best shows I’ve been to, mostly due to the crappy sound situation at dream factory, as well as the general layout of the venue. when that place gets packed, it’s a miserable time, anyone not standing within a couple feet of the stage can’t see anything except for the tall assholes in front of them, which leads to alot of chatter and general sounds of revelry from the back. still, i had a good time, i stood on the wings of the stage for a while and he really is a great performer, as well as an excellent whistler. yay!
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