Monthly Archive for July, 2007

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Stranger In A Tee

This is Mark.

I met Mark walking down Third Avenue in Seattle on a random weekday after doing an assignment.

Mark was wearing our Wedding T-shirt.

The Limited Edition (of 100) Wedding T-shirt that Jay and I designed, made, and shipped from Singapore to friends and family all over the world to announce our marriage back in 2004.

I did not know Mark.

I was sure I did not send Mark a T-shirt.

So I stopped Mark in the street and literally screamed in his face, “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT T-SHIRT?”

“Goodwill,” he said.

Okay, time to fess up.

Who among you gave up this shirt?

Published by dorothyho on July 10, 2007 in Musings. 10 Comments

Jay’s Worst Nightmare

What is the worst thing that could happen to someone who loathes, and I mean absolutely loathes, Cutesy Couples who wear the same T-shirts in public?

Well, you’re looking at it, folks.

Welcome to Jay’s nightmare.

He left the house before me, and when we met up later, I had inadvertently put on the SAME T-shirt as him. (A shoutout to Jason who made these shirts!)

Gasp! We became the very couple we always made fun of on the street.

It’s a good thing you can’t see his face here, because Jay was mightily embarrassed.

What is that you said? We’ve lived together too long? We think alike?

More like the whites were in the laundry.

Published by dorothyho on July 8, 2007 in Musings. 3 Comments

Happy Independence Day

So there I was in the crowd over I-5, watching the fireworks between a Korean family and an Eastern European family.

There were excited Korean reactions on my left and even more excited Eastern European phrases on my right.

I didn’t know what anyone was saying.

But I found it appropriate that I was celebrating the 4th of July among an ever-growing definition of “America.”

The fireworks were awesome.

And then someone farted.

Published by dorothyho on July 6, 2007 in Musings. 1 Comment

iPhone You, You Phone Me

I am not a total geek, just half of one.

What did all total (non-PC) geeks do on Friday evening last week?

They were in line to buy the iPhoneÃ¢â‚¬â€the most coveted geek item since, oh, I dunno, since that woman in Weird Science.

The wannabe geeks like me just wandered into the store two hours after the release of the iPhone and fiddled around with the display piece. Away from the maddening crowds.

Even Jay was salivating and calling it the future of phones.

But at $599 a pop, iCould do without it.

Published by dorothyho on July 2, 2007 in Musings. 2 Comments