Archive for April, 2006

OMNIPRESENT

Is there nowhere on Earth you can escape Rod Stewart?

SUERTE

Lunch conversation in a restaurant filled with bottles:
- If you’re lucky, I’ll be one of those guys who collects novelty whisky bottles.
- What’s the lucky part of that?
- It would be something we could do together.
- (shakes head)
- Um. We’d get to go to bottle shows!
- (shakes head)
- Um. I’d spend most of my time […]

WHERE IN THE WORLD

For the last five years or so the airports have had a new program to detain me at every possible opportunity. I’ve experienced seemingly every new development in airport security as it comes up. I was among the first to have my cuticle scissors confiscated, remove my shoes to have them carefully searched for hidden […]

The Dalai Lama

Photo by MaggieMason

I had to stay home and work this weekend, but Bryan and his sister worked at the Dalai Lama’s meeting with several religious scholars in San Francisco. I spent the morning writing, and walked over to meet them. The hotel lobby was filled with people in festive dress and a few […]

SEE YOU AT CHICOS

One of the most surprising things about turning thirty is how my pulse no longer quickens when I pass an H& M. I feel like I need to fortify myself before entering, the very idea of it exhausts me.
The only way I can now face this store is with a Power Bar in my pocket, […]

SOCIAL INDICATORS

This couple is crossing the street on a cold Sunday morning. He’s wearing a baggy sweatshirt, jeans, and a baseball cap. She’s wearing a black halter top, dangling earrings, tight jeans, and high heels.
-Wow. He’s walking her home from last night.
-They had a good night last night.
-That’s why he’s walking her home.
-She’s extra cute. That’s […]

SHINY AND NEW

Look everybody, it’s a new design! I’m so excited, I even pulled from my precious store of exclamation points. I realized a few weeks ago, that I haven’t touched the design since 2001. Apparently, I fear change.
As you can see, the new site has photos, and comments (on occasion), and a recent photo of me […]

PERFECT

What went right:
-We woke up early, got dressed, and went outside.
-It was sunny and warm for the first time in ages, and the New York Times was on the stoop.
-We climbed in our little orange car, and drove for breakfast in the Mission.
-There was a metered parking spot right out front.
-We didn’t have to […]

MAGGIE MASON, STUFF EXPERT

The San Jose Mercury News recently interviewed me for “Stylish Musings” an article about bloggers who like stuff, and share their passion for stuff with the Internet. A hefty hunk of the article is about Mighty Goods, so go take a peek.

CUTE! SUPER CUTE!

Here’s how I know my ovaries are working: I find these clothespin dolls from The Small Object a little magical. I want to be a kid again so I can own several of them without being the odd chick who collects clothespin-doll art and eats too much chocolate.