We were out car shopping today and ended up liking the Toyota Sienna 2011 for its slick spaciousness, not its wack-ass swagger wagon video. We’re aiming for the SE Preferred Package. If anyone knows a good deal, let us know.

Simplexpression gets a new winter theme. The background photo belongs to a former colleague at Vassar. I always love that shot and very glad that she gave me the position to use it. Thanks Tamar!

Simplexpression is currently my favorite project. The site not only showcases Dana’s work, but also gives me an opportunity to play around with design. I also changed the logo’s typeface and styled it using CSS. No more image, ma.

Some video to watch on Friday:

A fun Christmas flash mob at the food court. I wonder if they do that in the mall around here.

An eigh-year-old Angelo “Lil Demon” Baligad kicked his adult opponent ass in a b-boy battle. This kid is just unbelievable.

Ao Trang 2011 Calendar is now available on its new web site. The new HTML site is much better than the previous Flash version. Congrats to the AT’s staff.

Tierney Sutton’s concert at the 20th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival could be viewed in full on YouTube.

You might already noticed, I have been writing short reviews for albums that I really enjoyed. These albums will make great holiday gifts. I have a few more to listen to so more blurbs to come.

NPR lists its Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2010.

A customer purchased a very special piece on Simplexpression for her co-worker. She wrote, “This will bring out her beautiful green eyes. She’s gone through a lot lately so I want to give her something nice to cheer her up.” I thought that is one of the most thoughtful things a friend could do for a friend. I admit I don’t know much about necklaces, but something the lotus flower and the green jade bring peace and tranquillity. I do hope that Dana’s work would lightened someone’s spirit, especially during the difficult time.

By the way, the customer was experiencing some issue with PayPal. Her transaction didn’t go through. I tested it out by purchasing my own product and it worked. If you’re buy something and the transaction doesn’t go through, please let us know.

Nguyen Khang is married to Lam Bao Nhu. I haven’t heard of her yet, but she’s beautiful. Congrats, man. Tell her that she is married to you, but I am still married to your voice.

Last Saturday evening, Eric wanted to go to McDonald’s. When I told him no, he responded, “If you don’t take me to McDonald’s, you’re not my uncle.” I was totally shocked. Can you believe this? My little nephew would severe off all ties with me over McDonald’s. I didn’t know if I should cry or laugh, but one thing I know for sure: Dao will be kept away from McDonald’s as much as possible. I don’t want to hear, “You’re not my daddy if you don’t take me to McDonald’s.”

My thanks to those who had made purchases on Amazon’s Black Friday Deals through my affiliation. Amazon continues to add more deals for Cyber Monday; therefore, you can still shop and support Visualgui.

We just rolled out 17 new items on Simplexpression. On the necklace’s detailed pages, we added a display photo to give customers an idea how the piece look on their neck. In addition to free shipping, we also offer complimentary gift-wrapping.