Hand Painting

When Italian artist Guido Daniele was hired by an advertising agency to create body painting of animals, he loved the idea. "I researched each animal in depth to see how I could transfer it to a hand, and then set about bringing it to life." The hardest part of his job is watching his creations disappear down the drain after they're photographed. "I'm getting used to it," Daniele shrugs. "At least I get to start each day with a fresh canvas." Guido Daniele lives and works in Milan.

Edge Designs is an all-women run company that designs interior office space. They had a recent opportunity to do an office project in NYC. The client allowed the women of this company a free hand in all design aspects. The client was a company that was also run by all women execs. The result...well..We all know that men never talk, never look at each other, and never laugh much in the restroom. The men's room is a serious and quiet place, But now...with the addition of one mural on the wall......lets just say the men's restroom is a place of laughter and smiles.

19 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3. Every time someone asks you to do something ask if they want fries with that.
4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN".
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6. In the memo field of all your checks write, "For smuggling diamonds".
7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the >>> prophecy".
8. Don't use any punctuation.
9. As often as possible skip rather than walk.
10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat - with a serious face.
11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go".
12. Sing along at the opera.
13. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day at work.
14. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.
15. Five days in advance tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.
16. Have your coworkers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.
17. When the money comes out the ATM scream, "I won! I won!"
18. When leaving the zoo start running toward the parking lot yelling, "Run for your lives, they're loose!!"
19. Tell your children over dinner "due to the economy we are going to have to let one of you go."

One moment can change a life

Yesterday my roommate and I were sitting around watching t.v. when she received a call from her friend that is currently over in iraq. Its really hard for her to talk to him on the phone. It is comforting to know that he is alright but at the same time, its very difficult to know that he is consistenly in danger. His birthday was two weeks ago and he said that he had to stay up and be the lookout all night rather then celebrating. It is a strange thing to be suddenly alert to the conflicts in iraq. I have never directly know anyone who is/had served over there. The phone call left her upset, but still hopeful because he will be coming home in a few weeks. However today we recieved a phone call that her friend was shot by a snipper in the chest. He was wearing a vest, so he was not hit in the chest, but fragments went into a few places in his shoulder and arm. He was transfered to a camp in baghdad for recovery. Docters say that he will be fine.

Maybe this wasnt a good idea

It is only the first week of classes and I am already regretting the decision to take on four studio classes and a reading/writing non-fiction class. I hate writing! Im an idiot!

deception

I have been working at the bar for the last three years. Over the last couple of months we have been going through manager changes. We just recently settled on a new guy who I cant stand. He began the job excited, and ready to make some changes. Everything was going great and we started to get a steady crowd again. Slowly but surely the flaws of this new manager came just as the flaws of the previous managers-only worse. He claims not to be married and has his girlfriend into the bar to make out with during business hours. I just recently met his wife and his son when they came into the bar one night. You can imagine my suprise to hear that not only is he married but has a family. How can I trust to work for someone who has completly shattered the trust of his family?