Lillian Lee

A blog about art, design, books and random things

August 2023

  • Beach Reading

    When I first saw that Rick Rubin clip, I thought he was out of his mind. But, as I skimmed this book at the local bookstore, the things he said resonated with me. So, I bought it and it’s just helping me to get outside of my head…outside of my own way. These past few…

  • My fave part of this story: Standing 4 feet 11 inches, Taylor “Teej” Johnson, 29, a former gymnast and cheerleader, sets the record as the shortest athlete to ever qualify for Ninja’s National Finals. She works at Mass General as a financial analyst in the cancer center protocol office — a topic close to her…

  • ya’ll suck. my Indesign finally bit the Pantone book swatch dust today.

  • whoa. [source]

  • My current obsession is adding a spoon of this sweet red bean to my overnight protein oats. It’s so good and I’m truly getting to old lady status. All these traditional Asian sweets I never cared for are now my jam.

  • LEGO’s new office will be spread over five floors, with both collaborative spaces and “concentrative work zones,” according to the release. I appreciate the fact that when they say Boston office, they mean Boston office. [Read More]

  • The legendary Patriots head coach was asked on WEEI on Monday morning if he caught any concerts at Gillette Stadium over the summer. “Yeah, saw a little bit of Taylor,” he replied. Ever a football guy, Belichick couldn’t help but respect the way that Swift delivered her three-plus hour performance in a driving rain storm…

  • Renewed my library card + libby app + hoopla app which means you will never see me now.

  • I stayed up until 3:30am reading a Lisa Kleypas book. The kiddo did not care that I was only running on a few hours of sleep. I mean, I did this knowingly to myself but it still hurts.

  • So Boston

    I’ve never see a more perfect paperweight.