Results tagged “personal”

Sick of re-warming the soy milk for that pretentious jerk’s soy latte? Is your work place just like “The Office,” but without actually being ironically entertaining? Need to get out of your parents’ garage apartment? Well, we’ve got just the resume boost for all of you.

Rockets center Yao Ming got married yesterday, or two days ago, or perhaps last month (we're not good with the whole International Date Line thing here at Houstonist) to his long-time girlfriend Ye Li. Lest you think that Ye is going to look like a pixie next to 7'6" Yao, keep in mind that she's 6'2" herself. She's a basketball player on China's national team in her own right. Their children will no doubt be...

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art will soon be conducting a nationwide search for a new Executive Director, as Susanne Theis will be leaving August 31st to become the new Programming Director of Discovery Green, which opens in early 2008. Susanne has been with The Orange Show for more than 20 years. Under her guidance, The Orange Show has garnered international recognition for the world's largest and oldest Art Car Parade and each of...

Local tech news in a compact, digital format. HelpLine: Outlook Freak Out Jay Lee over at The Chronicle's HelpLine helps a reader who's Outlook email app is opening mulitple windows. Click here for the solution to this wacky reader debacle. Ugliest Building in the World? Someone placed a story on Digg about The Ugliest Building in the World. Yup, that's the Federal Reserve Bank Building on Allen Parkway. Ugly? Maybe, but Houstonist is just...

Houstonist was confused for a while as to how so many people could miss out on what read like "sure thing" type hook-ups. "We exchanged glances and underwear last night in Midtown, but I didn't get your number. If you're reading this, hit me back." How do you screw up something like that? We're still baffled but have written it off to hopelessness and decided that some folks are born to miss.

Every dreamed of having your own little slice of paradise? Ever fantasized about, well, island? Feeling like you need a summer home away from Houston? If you have always wanted to own your own little private oasis, have plenty of money and mad survival skills, this is your chance. According to a recent Kiplinger Personal Finance story, you can purchase your own private island for prices starting around $150,000. You can even rent an island...

If we know anything about you (and we'd like to think we do), now that lunch is over, you're already fantasizing about dinner. But what to make that will be quick, easy and, above all else, tasty? Well, how abou some Orgasmic Chicken? Supplies: You'll need olive oil, minced garlic, a small onion, two boneless, skinless chicken breasts, paprika, brown sugar or honey and red wine (cooking sherry can be substituted). This recipe should...