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so, having dared to dream as large as we could with our production, "the power in words," our budgetary
costs have now moved beyond our meager savings accounts and credit card capabilities.

in the end, we're about 2 grand short...
so, if anyone knows of wealthy benefactors, suggestions, hints, rumors or caches of pirate booty, let me know :)

some great stuff here

the french have a great visual aesthetic.
to this day, moebius remains one of my favorite illustrators, magritte one of my favorite artists.

( is this on? )

-the other bday twin

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from CNN online

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so i get my free ticket - which aside from saving my ass the $10 admission charge it also could've been a get out of jail free card, as apparently anyone who has a piece in the show was entitled to skip class to go see it. bah. i just left 20 minutes early... not like i would have anything else to do. or could have afforded the drinks at the 'W ( Read more... )

hm. I seem to have been accepted as an entrant into the school's FAME show. though, I have no freakin' clue for what.
I know often operate in a caffeine-buzzed haze of semi-sleep, but I don't remember entering anything...

here's the info:
Thursday 11am and 6pm or Friday at 11am.
The show is at the W Chicago City Center on 172 West Adams, 2nd Floor

"[...] In a remarkable story that has gone largely untold, Moon and his followers created an enterprise that reaped millions of dollars by dominating one of America's trendiest indulgences: sushi ( Read more... )