Here's a great distraction for y'all. Go to www.jacksonpollock.org and create art just like the master painter/dripper/splasher.... move your mouse around on the blank screen, click to change colors.

here's my creation!

have fun.

mac or pc? everyone has an opinion, and frankly, i'm sick of the whole conversation. but i bring it up because i have a solution: both. i don't mean that both are better, i mean get both!

we got new imacs at work last week (mac). but we use a program called parallels to allow us to run windows xp(pc) in side a mac window. so we use mac for everything except pc-only programs, autocad in our case. and i love it!

there are a few quirks though. for instance, my number pad keys won't work in windows, and right now i can't delete anything in windows. that could be a problem pretty soon, but for now i just put all my trash in a single folder until i figure out the problem. perhaps it's just a faulty windows installation problem. anyway, it tells me that the path to the recycle bin is not valid or something.

all this to say that i played with the built in web camera and photo booth program to make these pics. they have built-in effects that are pretty fun to play with when you just need a break from it all.

my bosses curated an art exhibition for their friend that opens tonight. Christopher Adams makes these amazing sculptures that are unlike anything i've ever seen; you can't stop staring at them! They are reminicent of something biological, although neither plant or animal similarities really explain it. Some are beautiful while others are scary or squirmy. Different pieces cause different reactons depending on the person. Also, they really look best in groupings, whether thematical or seemingly random. That's just a tip in case you end up buying some. The show is at the Ricco Maresca Gallery, 529 W 20th Street, 3rd floor. click HERE for a sneak peak; I took some pictures while they were finishing the installation.

being low in the money category, i've been really good this year about not shopping and buying clothes and other stuff. but my phone is 3 years old and lacks lots o' technology, and my shoddy black shoes have cracked soles that let the water in, so i got these beauties shown here: nice, right?

the phone was basically free, but not quite; that's after rebate and not including some made up setup fee. i wanted to upgrade to the black model with a 3Mp camera, but i promised myself that i wasn't going to spend money for a fancier phone. but this one is great. i love the slide!

the shoes came from the puma store. i got fed up with shoe shopping for something i liked and could still wear to church (choir dress code). i decided to give up on the wear-anywhere shoe and just keep a pair of dress shoes at church, and buy what i wanted for work and play. these shoes are finally a break from my last 3 pairs that all looked the same.

now i just need... (it never ends, right?)