Archive for May, 2006

In this month’s Esquire, Tom Hanks talks about gaining weight for Cast Away and then losing sixty pounds for the scenes where he’s supposed to be starving:
“Eating everything you want is not that much fun. When you live a life with no boundaries, there’s less joy. If you can eat anything you want to, what’s […]

Bryan and I used to be broke. Broke as in, “I should get a job at a restaurant so I can eat this month.” Traveling is important to both of us, and now that we have enough money for food, we’ve made it a priority. So, though we just returned from Argentina, Bryan is giong […]

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

My sister eloped this weekend, and a handful of us drove up to Lake Tahoe to celebrate with her and her new husband James. This is her several hours before she hit the craps tables.

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

Zipper Flats

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

OK, pretend you’re at my house. And then I’m all, “Hey! Do you want to see the super-sweet stuff I got in Argentina?” And you’re all, “Yeah!“
And then we braid each other’s hair! Unless you’re a guy. In which case, I […]

Bathroom graffitti in four parts:
-This is not the high road.
-It’s not the low road either, Goldilocks.
-It is the middle way. (heart)
-It’s the bathroom, guys.

common blood splatter patterns

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

On our way home from Argentina, we stayed for a few days in Austin. On the drive from the Dallas airport, we stopped at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco. There we found:
• A blood-splatter […]

Capri suits? Stop it.

After a few minutes in line for the bathroom the girl next to me asks the guy in front how long he’s been waiting. “A few minutes,” he replies. “Hm,” she says. “Did you try . . . pushing the door?” He steps forward, turns that knob, and pushes the door open.
Later, the same […]