Awesome! That is sooo cool. I want to be 20 again! That sounds like a great opportunity. Something I also found out is how places like Hallmark Cards in Kansas City works. Let's say you take a guy like me in which cartooning is his strong point and coloring is the weakest. Hallmark's policy is to rotate ALL of their artists in each different department to train and develop depth in all artists. I think that is so cool to be able to get all that experience in a great company. I'll give her the best advice I can give your daughter artist to artist - keep creating no matter what. Draw, paint, color, sculpt, sketch or whatever no matter your mood, time of day or where you are. The best time to create is when you are tortured, depressed and sad! Most artists will tell you that some of their best work comes out of the darkest times in their life! Ha! BTW - does she like that show on Bravo; "Work of Art"? I have recently become a fan.

I don't think she's seen it. I'll have to check it out for her.

As one school put it, she's probably the kind of kid who has always felt like they didn't belong because in math or history class, they were always drawing instead of paying attention to the lesson. However, in art school, you're SUPPOSED to be always drawing. She loved that.

Work of Art is pretty cool; I've watched both seasons of it (Season 2 just ended, Babe). Set in NYC, you both should watch it and see what characters she'll be up against later. Like "The Sucklord" lol

She should get some good real-life tips from it, though, so keep an eye out for it....

Will do. I've given up on Bravo since they stopped showing reruns of The West Wing and started that Real Housewives crap.

January 6th, 2012 01:31 PM ET

Study: High-fat foods cause brain scarring

Keeping pounds off long-term is difficult for even the most successful dieter, and scientists may now be on the path to determining why.

A study published recently in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that high-fat foods cause damage to the hypothalamus - an area in the brain responsible for hunger, thirst and the body's natural rhythms and cycles - in rodents.

“These are really important papers that begin to push the idea out that we’re not in control as much as we think we are,” says Dr. Steven R. Smith, co-director for the Sanford-Burnham Diabetes and Obesity Research Center, who wasn’t involved with the study.

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/study-high-fat-foods-cause-brain-scarring/?hpt=hp_bn10

wow...this has to be the most offensive way to teach math to third graders.
http://news.yahoo.com/fred-got-two-beatings-per-day-homework-asks-230717586--abc-news.html

After 2 lovely weeks off over the festive period, it's back to the grind tomorrow......

I'm not so proud as to say i'm not that keen on the prospect

Can anyone recommend an internet site that is safe to download and view tv shows? I specifically want to see American Horror Story. I only saw episode 1 and was hooked. The FX site isn't showing the full episode or even the first 7/8 episodes AND HBO On Demand also is only show the last 4/5 episodes of the season.

I see many sites but am afraid to download any because I never heard of them. Any suggestions? I am assuming before season 2 they will have a repeat of one, but I'm just anxious to see it.


TIS

I saw that on the news. I was sufficiently shocked and disgusted. WTF were they thinking? Who writes these questions?

I only just now opened the link. OMG! If it's for real I can't believe it. What kind of morons are they? That's awful.


TIS

have you checked out hulu or itunes? they are the safest bet because you never know what you might download.

No I haven't but know of both of them. I'll check it out.

Thanks Bam!




TIS

Happy Birthday Elvis, would be 77 today..

Hard to believe. He'll never be older than 42. I know Graceland has special activities today. Some day I'll make it there. Happy Birthday Elvis!!!!



TIS

I feel better knowing that wrinkles add character. I'm having lots of character these days.

Today I rescued a Black Capped Chickadee that "fell" into my bird feeder. I presume it tried to reach the seeds that were below the feeding hole and tumbled in. I had been looking at the feeder through my binoculars and notice the litte guy flapping around inside the feeder. I opened the feeder and he (she) flew away, unharmed. Good thing I happened to be looking. It would have had plenty to eat, but I don't know about the other survival requirements.

gina,

Ha ha! My first two posts today are funny. Very good Gina.




TIS

Gi, this is one of the many reasons we miss you when you're not around - you always post the coolest stuff.

You have to go TIS, its amazing, i went in 2008..

TIS has you trumped, though. She saw Elvis LIVE in concert. How many of us here can say that?

In that comic, it's the artist that has the cement blocks at the end.. He does a bunch of strips like that where there's an elaborate set-up for a corny joke to eventually be made, so I knew this one would be silly as soon as I started reading!

I wasn't trying to trump her SC, i was just stating the fact that she should go to Graceland, i know i can't compete with that..

DeNiro,

I have done some checking on line just to see what prices are which are not that bad. I notice they have a regular price and a extended tour (or something of that nature). I think the extended tour includes a tour of EPs Airplane (The Lisa Marie) and a tour of his classic cars?? I imagine Sun Records would be on another tour no?

My only issue is that if I go to TN I want to stay a day or two but not sure what else to see. Since I am not a C&W fan, it may leave out some tours. I really don't care to go to the Grand Ol' Opry.

TIS

TIS, I've been to Graceland about 15 years ago, give or take, and I saw the car collection and the plane. Maybe I'll dig up some old photos to scan and upload one day when I'm not too lazy.

I have to say the tour is not that long; you can wrap it all in under one hour. I don't remember prices and whether it was extended tour, but the car collection was probably the nicest thing to watch there.

If it's not that big a sum, and you're not gonna go there again, then sure go for extended. And like I said, it's not that long a tour. Don't think you'll spend the whole day there.

Graceland aside, there's a place in Memphis called "Mud Island River Park". Not sure if it's still there, but look it up if you need some place to relax and spend the day.

Thanks Fame,

My sister has been there and I knew it wasn't an all day thing. I don't recall the exact admission prices but yes they were not bad at all.

Isn't there a restaurant that Priscilla/Lisa Marie own in the vicinity as well?

TIS

Joran Vandersloot pleads guilty to killing a Peruvian woman in 2010. If you recall, he was also a suspect in regards to killing Natalie Holloway. Her parents never got closure and I hope (if he's guilty) he confesses to her murder as well.

It's got to be terrible to have the years go by and not have any definite answer as to what happened to your daughter, let alone WHERE her body is. This guy has some serious issues I think.

TIS


http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/11/world/americas/peru-van-der-sloot/?hpt=hp_t2

Is anyone watching the "People's Choice" awards?




TIS

I watched a few minutes of it, TIS, and was amazed at how beautiful Kat Denning of "2 Broke Girls" looked. Once the hostess came out in her Little House on the Prairie dress, I grew bored and stopped watching.