can you say creepy?

If I were this guy, I would be really scared of dying.

Since the majority of the world practices some sort of religion, I view it as logical that the majority of the world isn't completely misled. And I would venture to say that every religion believes in some sort of sacredness concerning deities...so what exactly is this man trying to do?

He built a 200 pound chocolate statue of a NAKED Jesus and displayed it during Holy Week.

What's just as disturbing, though, are his past artistic endeavors:

"Cavallaro, who was raised in Canada and Italy, is best known for his quirky work with food as art: Past efforts include repainting a Manhattan hotel room in melted mozzarella, spraying 5 tons of pepper jack cheese on a Wyoming home and festooning a four-poster bed with 312 pounds of processed ham."

I just feel like sometimes CREATIVity can go too far and slip into INSANity...

Determined for Excellence

my first photo project.

steak and gin just proves too tempting...

I, like most people, enjoy hearing stories about stupid criminals. I think it makes us feel safer. I found this guy on msnbc.com this morning, and there's not much conclusion to draw from the article...except that this place must have had some really good steak. :)

(read the article or read on for a shortened version)

This guy in Indiana would go to the same restaurant on the same night of each week, order the same food and drink, and escape without paying the same way every time.

He would go to O'Charley's in Bloomington on Wednesday nights and order a ribeye steak and two gin-and-tonics. Then as soon as the bill came, he would conveniently excuse himself to the restroom and escape home.

Fortnately, on his fifth excursion, O'Charley's was ready and had police tackle him as he made one final getaway attempt.

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my second editing project.

ick.

So...My spider used to be cute, now it just looks fat and creepy.
I don't want it anymore.
How incredibly shallow of me. :)

you can take the girl out of the glamour, but...

So...this story made me laugh, in a shallow kind of way. Apparently Naomi Campbell was given work restitution in a charge brought against her by a former maid. The spoiled girl hit the maid on the head with her swanky cell phone. Now I'm not sure how much a bonk on the head by one of the (presumably) newest, sleekest cell phones would have hurt, but hey--if you have a chance at a million-dollar settlement, go for it!

Anyway, the truly funny bit was the description of Naomi showing up for work for the NYC Department of Sanitation.

"Campbell, 36, arrived in high heels with workboots slung over her shoulder."

She wore 6-inch stiletto boots to her first day of restitution.
Her lawyer argued in court that Campbell was "not cut out for cleaning."
Yes, indeed, people like that really do exsist.

Poor smokers...

It's a sad way to go. So many people have their lives cut short by cigarettes, yet so many people take up the habit every day. A smelly, expensive and unsightly habit. My grandpa died of emphysema seven years ago, after having a lung removed and being confined to a bed for several years before and after that. I have a friend who took up smoking this summer, and is now unquestionably addicted. I really, really don't understand. Thank God for the new cigarette tax--how can people argue with lengthening lives???

Anyway, these thoughts were ignited by an article I read on Keloland's website. The article was on a new type of quitting method: hand gel. Apparently, Kelo found a frequent smoker to test out the gel, and it helped her to reduce her nicotine intake from eight cigarettes a day to three.

Her description of the gel's effect was interesting. She said the first sensation was tingling in her hands (where you rub the gel) and after a couple minutes, she could actually taste nicotine in her mouth! It's creepy to think how fast drugs--or any substance for that matter--spread through a person's body.

There are few things I have no understanding of and tolerance for. Among Racism, alcoholism, hatred, and rape is smoking. Completely pointless. Thank you, companies like "Nicogel" for providing an easier way out for oen of life's worst choices.

Oh, Perry.

So...this is probably my favorite KELO video ever--one that isn't a blooper. Perry Groten's packages are always hilarious, but this one in particular is one I've shown to people again and again. Enjoy!!!

Needles!

So...I'm at work right now, and when I have spare time here I peruse KELO's website looking for interesting stories. Tonight I came across something I've always been particularily intrigued by--acupuncture. Those who practice it claim it can solve all sorts of health problems--and the interesting thing about this practice is how incredibly old it is! According to Wikipedia, it's history dates back to the first millenium BCE, with Chinese medical practices of the Han Dynasty. Check out more historical facts here.

Anyway, KELO had a story tonight on how one man is using acupuncture to lose weight! Kevin Rydberg apparently can feel "things moving around" inside his body, prompting him to eat healthier and spend more active time with his kids...and apparently that movement is referred to as his "qi" in the ancient practice.

If I weren't a complete needle-phobe, I'd be open to trying it someday. Too bad.