Alright, the updates have started. The first update I worked on while I was studying - so between my post on the WWF and Gangsta advice.
More to come either this afternoon or evening.
Ciao.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Gangsta image advice
Note to all those wannabe rappers and gangstas out there....
Yes, you look very tough. The ball cap turned sideways, gold chains down to your belly button, white t-shirt so big you could drown in it and the baggy jeans pulled so low I'm surprised they haven't fallen down, are all very convincing. I am quaking in my boots (ok, high heels). Really. I am.
Being such a tough guy must take a lot of concentration - so much so that you failed to realize one crucial fact - your jeans are pulled so low that when you sit down/stand up the whole subway car can see your hairy backside. Yeah. Your macho guy image popped faster than an balloon poked with a needle.
Please, if you insist on playing the rapper/gangsta - invest in a belt. After all, who's going to take you seriously if your backside gets you more attention than all the gangsta logos and bling on your front side? You're lucky some grandmother didn't tan your hide with her cane...now wouldn't that have ruined your tough guy image.
Yes, you look very tough. The ball cap turned sideways, gold chains down to your belly button, white t-shirt so big you could drown in it and the baggy jeans pulled so low I'm surprised they haven't fallen down, are all very convincing. I am quaking in my boots (ok, high heels). Really. I am.
Being such a tough guy must take a lot of concentration - so much so that you failed to realize one crucial fact - your jeans are pulled so low that when you sit down/stand up the whole subway car can see your hairy backside. Yeah. Your macho guy image popped faster than an balloon poked with a needle.
Please, if you insist on playing the rapper/gangsta - invest in a belt. After all, who's going to take you seriously if your backside gets you more attention than all the gangsta logos and bling on your front side? You're lucky some grandmother didn't tan your hide with her cane...now wouldn't that have ruined your tough guy image.
Candle making
I've been couped up inside for the past few days as I'm in the middle of studying for my Information Architecture final exam. Thought I'd post a few pictures of candle making in Valbert Germany.
The history behind this shop is that one of the owner's son's godmother was a candlemaker. She felt that she was getting too old to continue and was going to throw out her all her supplies. The parents of her godson figured it was a shame to throw out all the equipment so they bought it from her. The wife started talking with other women in the town and a few of them banded together to buy a little shop. The enterprise has grown into six women who are all full time mothers and wives but business women on the side.
The candle making equipment has it's own little room and from what I understand is the most profitable venture. However, one of the ladies is a bee keeper so there are different types of honey for sale: Waldhonig (honey from the forest) and Wiesenhonig (honey from the meadow) - and yes, there is actually a difference in taste, smell and apperance. Another lady works with plant (onions, dandy lions, grapes, etc.) dyes so there are a number of hand dyed scarves, shawls and bags. I'm guessing that a third must own sheep because there is also spun wool available.
The store hours are based on the womens' schedules and each woman is expected to work a certain number of hours per week. The store hours are Mon-Friday 15-18 and then another three hours on Saturday. It doesn't sound as if that would be enough to keep the place running but apparently it is. More and more people are hearing about the business and coming out to support community entreprenuership. While we there a quilter brought some of her quilts - apparently they are going to be priced and then go up for sale. I'm thrilled to see a little shop like this that's thriving. Next time you're in the area be sure to check it out.
One of the candles pairs I made - you have to dip the candles in hot wax about 30 times.
Looking from the candle dipping room (through a window in the wall) into the rest of the shop.
Coming into the shop.
Mmm....carrots....
Hang on? You sure those are carrots?
The history behind this shop is that one of the owner's son's godmother was a candlemaker. She felt that she was getting too old to continue and was going to throw out her all her supplies. The parents of her godson figured it was a shame to throw out all the equipment so they bought it from her. The wife started talking with other women in the town and a few of them banded together to buy a little shop. The enterprise has grown into six women who are all full time mothers and wives but business women on the side.
The candle making equipment has it's own little room and from what I understand is the most profitable venture. However, one of the ladies is a bee keeper so there are different types of honey for sale: Waldhonig (honey from the forest) and Wiesenhonig (honey from the meadow) - and yes, there is actually a difference in taste, smell and apperance. Another lady works with plant (onions, dandy lions, grapes, etc.) dyes so there are a number of hand dyed scarves, shawls and bags. I'm guessing that a third must own sheep because there is also spun wool available.
The store hours are based on the womens' schedules and each woman is expected to work a certain number of hours per week. The store hours are Mon-Friday 15-18 and then another three hours on Saturday. It doesn't sound as if that would be enough to keep the place running but apparently it is. More and more people are hearing about the business and coming out to support community entreprenuership. While we there a quilter brought some of her quilts - apparently they are going to be priced and then go up for sale. I'm thrilled to see a little shop like this that's thriving. Next time you're in the area be sure to check it out.
One of the candles pairs I made - you have to dip the candles in hot wax about 30 times.
Looking from the candle dipping room (through a window in the wall) into the rest of the shop.
Coming into the shop.
Mmm....carrots....
Hang on? You sure those are carrots?
Monday, April 16, 2007
WWF
In class this morning:
"Among the most trusted non profit brands in the world are Amnesty International, WWF and Greenpeace."
I nearly choked. WWF? Excuse me?
I was about to have a heart attack. What are instructors getting away with here? Since when is the WWF one of the most trusted non profit brands? Most trusted? Most trusted in the world? Yeah right. And, since when is the WWF non profit? They make millions and the owners make even more. Who comes up with this ridiculous information?
No....
WWF - as in World Wildlife Fund. Oh. Right.
(What do you first think of when you hear WWF?)
"Among the most trusted non profit brands in the world are Amnesty International, WWF and Greenpeace."
I nearly choked. WWF? Excuse me?
I was about to have a heart attack. What are instructors getting away with here? Since when is the WWF one of the most trusted non profit brands? Most trusted? Most trusted in the world? Yeah right. And, since when is the WWF non profit? They make millions and the owners make even more. Who comes up with this ridiculous information?
No....
WWF - as in World Wildlife Fund. Oh. Right.
(What do you first think of when you hear WWF?)
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