{"id":722,"date":"2006-03-03T16:07:16","date_gmt":"2006-03-04T00:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maganda.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2008-10-17T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2008-10-18T03:33:57","slug":"hello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/maganda.org\/wordpress\/hello\/","title":{"rendered":"about maganda.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--HELLO--> <span class=\"entry\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-right: 5px\" src=\"http:\/\/maganda.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/magstringtheory\/images\/youreallyseeher.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Portrait by Rama Hughes\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" align=\"left\" \/>Hi. I&#8217;m Christine, and this is a slice of my life\u2014a sweet, rich, wildly indulgent slice that would taste really good with a scoop of Breyers vanilla bean ice cream. <\/span>I write because I&#8217;m delusional: I imagine things and I imagine people want to read them.<\/p>\n<p>I have been keeping a web site in one form or other since 1999. I once likened it to the cabinets at my grandmother&#8217;s house. It&#8217;s jam-packed with all kinds of stuff. Some things are trash, others are treasure. Either way, I hope you enjoy exploring every nook and cranny.<\/p>\n<p><!--SITE MUMBO JUMBO--><\/p>\n<h2>about the site<\/h2>\n<p>The site is updated whenever I feel like it with the help of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordpress.org\" target=\"_new\">WordPress<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/itunes\/\" target=\"_new\">iTunes<\/a> and coffee. I also rely on the help of <a title=\"Brianna rules the school\" href=\"http:\/\/www.utopian.net\" target=\"_new\">smart people<\/a> for their expertise. Everything else, I owe to you. Unless I tell you otherwise, I drew the pictures and took the photographs throughout the site. (The portrait above, for example, was drawn by <a title=\"Hire him! He draws!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ramahughes.com\" target=\"_new\">the marvelous Rama<\/a> on a cocktail napkin in a dark bar, not me.) Please don&#8217;t steal my stuff or I&#8217;ll get cranky, and you don&#8217;t want to see me cranky. To see more of my illustration and design, please visit <a title=\"Darling Design, Illustration &amp; Craft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darlingstudio.com\" target=\"_new\">my darling little studio<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a title=\"good\" name=\"good\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>good things &amp; everything else<\/h2>\n<p>I send a semiweeklyish email newsletter filled with good things and everything else that I want to share. If you want a dose of goodness (like <a href=\"http:\/\/maganda.notifylist.com\/magandalist-archive\/\" target=\"_new\">this<\/a>) in <em>your<\/em> life, enter your email address in this handy little form and click &#8220;yes, please.&#8221; If you want to unsubscribe for no good reason, enter your email address and click &#8220;no, thanks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<form action=\"http:\/\/scripts.dreamhost.com\/add_list.cgi\" method=\"post\"> <input name=\"list\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"goodthings\" \/> <input name=\"domain\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"maganda.org\" \/> <input name=\"address\" size=\"15\" value=\"your email here\" \/> <input style=\"background: #e0e0e0 none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: verdana,arial; font-size: 9px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"yes, please\" \/> <input style=\"background: #e0e0e0 none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: verdana,arial; font-size: 9px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial\" name=\"unsub\" type=\"submit\" value=\"no, thanks\" \/> <\/form>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/imgs\/spacer_green.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--HOW TO CONTACT ME--><\/p>\n<h2>how to contact me<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> <a title=\"footnote\" onmouseover=\"window.status=' footnote '; return true\" href=\"javascript:alert('Just click the Say Something link at the bottom of any entry.');\">Leave a comment.<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>2)<\/strong> Write me the old-fashioned way to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Miss &#8220;Good Things&#8221; Castro<br \/>\nP.O. Box 773<br \/>\nMontrose, CA 91021-0773<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Send secret messages via telepathy.<\/p>\n<p>Note: I try to respond, but sometimes it takes longer than I&#8217;d like. Before you write, you may want to check out the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/faq\/\">F.A.Q.<\/a> where I&#8217;ve tackled questions I get asked a lot, like &#8220;How do I build a web site?&#8221; and &#8220;What&#8217;s that pretty font you use?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--THANK YOU--><\/p>\n<h2>thank you<\/h2>\n<p>I find inspiration in many people, places and things. A few of these, who continue to inspire me and this site, are: my ridiculously amazing husband <a title=\"illustrations that shine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ramahughes.com\">Rama Hughes<\/a><!--my dear, sweet boy is such an inspiration to me-->, my wonderful family, a <a title=\"Sabrina Ward Harrison\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sabrinawardharrison.com\">tribe<\/a> of <a title=\"Jen Gray\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jengray.com\">fiercely<\/a> <a title=\"Andrea Scher\" href=\"http:\/\/www.superherodesigns.com\">brave<\/a>, <a title=\"Penelope Dullaghan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.penelopeillustration.com\">incredibly <\/a><a title=\"Keri Smith\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kerismith.com\">talented<\/a> and <a title=\"Mati Rose\" href=\"http:\/\/www.matirose.com\">constantly<\/a> <a title=\"Christine Mason Miller\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swirlygirl.com\">inspiring<\/a> <a title=\"Kate Swoboda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.selftaughtgirl.com\">ladies<\/a>, <a title=\"it has occurred to me that she is really rather magnificent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marlysmagazine.com\/\">Lynda Barry<\/a>, <a title=\"her world of color &amp; charm astounds me\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mairakalman.com\/\">Maira Kalman<\/a>, <a title=\"songs to swoon by\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rosiethomas.com\">Rosie Thomas<\/a>,  <a title=\"truth and whimsy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.storypeople.com\">Story People<\/a>, <a title=\"my love\" href=\"http:\/\/www.don-francisco.com\/\">Don Francisco<\/a>, and my friends, far and wide. Thank you. If at all this site ever shines, it&#8217;s because of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi. I&#8217;m Christine, and this is a slice of my life\u2014a sweet, rich, wildly indulgent slice that would taste really good with a scoop of Breyers vanilla bean ice cream. I write because I&#8217;m delusional: I imagine things and I imagine people want to read them. 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