On the catwalk....

How about a nice, bright, summery daisy?

 

And here's the same picture with a colored pencil effect:

I think that's kind of pretty. The yellow center really seems to pop out, and if you look closely, there's a teeny little bug right in the center!

I finished my Greek and Latin roots book, and I'll move on soon to a medical terminology workbook. (Learning the roots applies to many everyday words, though, not just medical.) No one has correctly guessed the word from the other day, which combines the Greek philos, which means "love," and logos, which means "word." Ken guessed the meaning, and what I am, a lover of words, but remember we're combining philos + logos. What's the word? And no, it's not surfin' bird! Ha!

I took the afternoon to catch up on the latest issue of Time, and in the "10 Questions" they featured Tim Gunn, who is apparently a fashion designer and is working with "Project Runway." I don't watch that show, but one thing he said just cracked me up. He said that one of the worst fashion trends he's seen lately has been Crocs. (No offence to anyone who has them and likes them--this is the guy talking, not me!) He said, "It looks like a plastic hoof. How can you take that seriously?" HA! I've never wanted to own a pair, because at just under five feet tall, my feet are surprisingly big--I usually wear a size 6½-7--so I don't need to be wearing any shoes that make my feet look even bigger! A plastic hoof! <snort>

Speaking of runways....

"I'm too sexy for my shirt too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I shake my little tush on the catwalk
And I'm too sexy for this song!"

One hit wonder! Right Said Fred--and the song still makes me laugh. I just got off the phone with a guy from our gas company. They're doing some recent advertisements with customer testimonials, and a couple of years ago, I'd sent them an email saying how happy I was with their service on our furnace. He said that they already featured my comments in their interoffice newsletter back then, but now they're running these ads all over northern Indiana and trying to get people from various locations, so if I'd be interested, they would like to use my story. I would do a phone interview with the company that is doing the ads, and get this--they would even want to do a photo shoot! HA HA! Either of just me, or me and Ken (I'd prefer the latter), and he said it would probably take about an hour, but he'll email me the information and we can look it over and go from there. I'm open to that--they really did do a great job, and the service guy was wonderful--so I'll keep you posted. Isn't that a hoot?

He mentioned that positive feedback is always appreciated by the workers and technicians, and I said, "Believe me, I know!" That's why, whenever I think that someone has done particularly well, or been especially helpful and pleasant, I always try to note their name and send the company an email about what a great job they did. I know that there were a couple of times at the lab that doctors sent emails praising our department, and once or twice, singling out me and a few other coworkers, and it always made my day. It's not so much the recognition...it's just that they realized that we were doing our best and trying to work with them and be as helpful as possible. So whenever I have that opportunity, I try to do the same. It can really make a difference in a person's day!

And if I hit it big with this modeling career opportunity (hee hee!), I promise not to go all Naomi Campbell on you and start whacking people with my cell phone. Throwing kisses, not phones! Mwah! Mwah!

Tags: Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Crocs, Right Said Fred, I'm Too Sexy, Naomi Campbell