Archive for June, 2006

Heather’s 10 Seconds is one of my new favorite things. I especially love: Disco, 49 Palms Oasis, and Petaluma River.
You may also enjoy “A Work in Progress.” Here’s the photo Heather snapped of me for the project.

You know that new song “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira and the guy from Black Eyed Peas the Fugees? OK, pretend you do.
Anyway, there’s this awesome part where the guy tries to speak Spanish. He says: “Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa.” And Shakira writhes in front of him, responding, “Oh baby, […]

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

I finally loaded the rest of the Iceland photos.

One million years ago, NBC Nightly News spent a day following Bryan around while he talked about how much email he gets. In case you missed it, the answer is: a lot of email.
The crew arrived at our house just before 7 a.m., followed Bryan to work, returned home with us, and stayed until about […]

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

Bryan left me at a cafe while he went to make photocopies. I didn’t have a book with me, so I took photos of all the bikers who passed.

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

A brief catalogue of the cookies that came with my hot beverages.

My niece and nephew come to visit for a weekend, and we spend a day on the town.
Me: Hey, do you want to go into that comic book store across the street?
Trevor: Comic book stores are kind of scary.
Me: Really? Why?
Trevor: Because the people in there are weird.
Emma: Really weird.
Me: What do you mean?
Trevor: […]

Bird Sticker

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

A few firsts I experienced in Amsterdam:
Small bird stickers on the huge train station windows keep birds from smacking into them.
Raw sausages
Lights go from red to yellow to green.
Bitterballen, a bar snack that tastes like deep-fried gravy with bits of meat.
Soap […]

Between jet lag and three days of 24-hour sun in Iceland, we roll out of bed on our first day in Amsterdam at around 1:30 p.m.
This same afternoon Bryan needs to look at the theater where Adaptive Path is holding its workshop, so we set out together. We are groggy, hungry, cranky, and mildly disoriented. […]

Three peaches are ripening on the counter in a brown paper bag. I reach in and press them with my thumbs to see how they’re coming along. When the flesh gives, I scoop them out, and the smell of ripe peaches is sweet and soft here in the kitchen.
I put the fruit in the refrigerator […]