gurdymonkey | Year of the Dragon (Reply)

I'd made plans to meet friends at the Asian Art Museum at 10:30 this morning.

However, when I got to the West Oakland BART station I discovered the lot was full, the street parking was all marked off with temporary no-parking signs for the next two weeks for roadwork and there was this dimwit in an SUV circling the lot in the wrong direction looking for a spot. After she nearly pasted me twice, I headed to the MacArthur BART three stops up the line. The lot there is also down to nearly half size for construction, but I was at least able to find a spot. In short I was a half hour late, which I hate!

I apologized to moira_oconnor

EDIT: I found the information about the seal carver in one of my emails from the museum:
" Year of the Dragon with Master Seal Maker, Jun Pei Cui
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Happy Lunar New Year! Put a stamp on the Year of the Dragon with your own customized seal. Also known as a chop, this is a stamp bearing a person's name, and is used in lieu of a signature. Master Seal Maker and author Jun Pei Cui trained at the Guangzhou Painting Institute in China. His experience with photography and painting has honed his eye for composition and detail, evident in all the seals he's designed and carved. Mr. Cui has created seals for artists, poets, collectors, visitors from around the world, and he can create one for you. He's here Saturdays and Sundays at the museum store. Come by, say hi, and watch him work on your seal."