Archive for November, 2004

On the train, there is a sign. “If anything doesn’t look right, let us know.” Next to the sign, there is a middle-aged man. He is wearing a tie-dyed T-shirt with leaping dolphins airbrushed on the front.

Another installment in my etiquette series over at the Morning News: “Don?t Be Rude: Couples Showers and Late Wedding Gifts.”

Dear Container Store,
Yesterday, I stopped by for some peaceful pre-holiday browsing. At the door, two greeters wished to know how I was doing and offered to help me find something. I smiled and answered that I was just browsing.
I proceeded to your “stocking stuffer” table. There an employee complimented my sweater. I thanked her. She […]

This weekend, we went sledding with my niece and nephew. Having grown up in California, I’d sledded exactly once before. I was around eight. What I learned yesterday is that sledding on your stomach is better before you’ve developed breasts.

A lovely exhibition of unique rings over at Velvet da Vinci. Click the ring photo and you’ll come across a “view all images” link.

My “Venus” razor falls out of my suitcase. Bryan retrieves it from the back seat and holds it like a switchblade.
Him: I’m gonna cut ya!
Me: The pink razor is not as threatening as you might suppose.
Him: Boy, boy, crazy boy, stay smooooth boy!
Me: Got a razor in my pocket…
Him: … […]

L: Everyone’s getting into fire hooping.
M: It’s San Francisco, throw a rock and you hit a fire dancer.
J: It ricochets off and hits a guy in a leather cop uniform.
M: Then it bounces and hits some guy on stilts.

Excerpt from this week’s New Yorker:
TINY NINJA THEATRE PRESENTS HAMLET
A miniature plastic action figure is the Danish prince in this multimedia production of the tragedy, in which all the roles are played by figurines. Directed by Dov Weinstein.

It’s a belt buckle, it’s a bottle opener.

We attended Senator Kerry’s concession speech inside Faneuil Hall. It’s a relatively small space, so there were masses of people outside pushing to get in. Everyone was upset and eager. It was incongruous, like a very aggressive funeral.
The election left me feeling blindsided and bewildered. I was angry at more than half the nation. But […]