Happy Chinese New Year, Lovelies! And welcome to The Year of the Dragon. In an effort to breathe a little more fire-breathing creature into your life this year, we lassoed together five items that might do the trick.
1. Eat a dragon roll. From my relatively novice sushi experience, I’d say that these delicious sushi rolls vary by restaurant. As far as I can tell, only the avocado is the same every time. (Correct me if because I’m probably wrong.) But any excuse that gets more mouthwatering raw fish and sake bombs in my belly, I’m willing to make.
2012 Year Of The Dragon Compact Mirror, $18.00 from Sephora
2. Check yourself out in a year-appropriate compact. Sephora knows how to treat us well. In addition to peddling a 2012-specific golden compact mirror, the design pays direct homage to Hello Kitty. Although Kitty ain’t exactly the scaly type, she certainly seems as fierce as a dragon.
Neon Nail Laquer with Hardeners, Flying Dragon #1011, $6.50 from drugstore.com
3. Paint your nails a color called “Flying Dragon.” And why not? It’s got the brooding darkness to go with your winter wardrobe just a touch of regalia. We dig it!
Dragon Tankard, from Etsy
4. Guzzle from a mighty stein with a dragon upon it. Just like medieval times! Well, probably not. But this courageous mug certainly beats a red Solo cup, methinks.
Pete’s Dragon, from Amazon
5. Watch a dragon-themed movie. I swear, until someone donated a copy of the Pete’s Dragon soundtrack to a shop where I worked in college, I was beginning to think my sister and I had invented the movie together through fake memories. Also acceptable dragon films: Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and Dragonball: Evolution.
Are you ready for the Year of the Dragon? Were you born in a dragon year?
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Possibly the most boring list of ways to ring in what can only be a kick ass year. Fail.
orchid / 100 posts
This seems like 5 ways to be incredibly insensitive and obnoxious towards Chinese culture. And if it’s meant to be funny, it definitely did not come across as such.
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I think the dragon sushi looks good.
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I have to agree with Stephanie.
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lol, cute post
daisy / 506 posts
@slumpysl0th@xanga - What ways would you recommend?
hydrangea / 91 posts
Boring. EAT CHINESE FOOD in general! That’s how we ring in the new year, Asian style.
And somehow try to watch lion dances. Those are always awesome. 
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@Stephanie@mancouch - agreed. i’m glad someone else thinks so too.
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@beca - For starters, why not see if a local history or art museum is having a special event, or showcase? How about you find someplace that is having a special celebration, (say if you have something that resembles a Chinatown’esque district in your town) and participate in their celebrations, or looks up ways to maybe make a few paper dragons and decorate your house? You could make this special holiday, something much more fun, informative, and memorable than buying something kichie that won’t matter a year from now, if you even remember why you bought it in the first place by the time a year has passed.
You know, just about anything else that actually has SOMETHING to do with Chinese New Year? Did you list the Hello Kitty compact just because it was made in China? Smooth.
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@Stephanie@mancouch - Thank zod I wasn’t the only one who thought this post was laughable and insulting.
daisy / 506 posts
@slumpysl0th@xanga - I listed the compact because Sephora put it in out specifically to celebrate Year of the Dragon.
I’m sorry if you feel offended. It definitely wasn’t my intent.
Thanks for reading!
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How on Earth is this insensitive? Can’t we kid around about dragons? It’s the frickin’ Year of The Dragon, not the year of Being Culturally Sensitive! I think people just want to argue about something!
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As a proud Canadian, born in a multicultural city, I find this article to be culturally insensitive, ignorant, and just embarassing. Clearly the author doesn’t know much about the meaning of the Chinese New Year. That’s fine…unless you’re trying to tell people how to ‘bring the dragon’ into their year, or give other silly, pointless tips. This article is horribly written.
Just because it’s the chinese new year doesn’t mean you can just do things that involve dragons or are named after dragons…good lord. Go back to school.
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cute. Love sephora but it doesn’t ship to Aus T__T