Guilded Lilies: It's a Geek Thing: Martha Gets Wired

Imagine my surprise on Saturday when I opened the mailbox to find not only the most anticipated piece of fiction ever written, but the newest edition of Wired magazine sporting none other than Martha Stewart on the cover! The walk from the mailbox to my apartment went like this: Harry Potter in my right hand, Wired magazine in my left - Harry, Martha; right hand, left hand; Martha, Harry; left hand, right hand. Which would I open first? It was almost more than I could stand.

Well, as hard as it is even for me to believe, it was Wired magazine that I ripped into first. I turned immediately to the interview and read this great tidbit:

"I live in an old house with no closets and no built-ins. I hate big cupboards. So, where do you put your stereos and all that stuff? The solution is easy: Put an iPod in each room, like in a drawer. Add wireless speakers and the sound system disappears into the room. It's so simple, and you don't have to buy all that crap. You know how many years of crap I had?"

Besides giving an awesome bit of advice, Martha said "crap". Twice. And "like". She is now officially cool, and it is finally okay for me to express my love for all that is Martha Stewart. For years I have been taking abuse from my closest friends (the ones I dared tell) for my secret admiration of Martha (can you be a feminist and still want to have toile curtains?). Now that she has earned herself the ultimate in geek-cred (to add to the street-cred she picked up in the hoosegow) I can confess aloud that I knew her before she discovered the Blackberry.

And have you ever beheld any greater object of geek beauty than that Wii cake? Instructions for making your own are included, of course. I am all ready for a full year of Martha meets Wired magazine, and from now on will dream of the day that she publishes Martha Stewart Living 2.0. At least it will give me something else besides transferware dishes to think about for a while.