Pepper-Spray Pageant Scandal

Miss Puerto Rico Universe, Ingrid Marie Riviera, claims she was sabotaged by a pepper-spray attacker during the November 23 competition. Riviera supposedly broke out in hives and suffered swelling during the competition and had to ice down her face and body in between appearances. However, it seems Riviera may have been calling "wolf." Police have tested the beauty queen's clothing and were unable to find traces of capsicum, the active ingredient in pepper-spray. Wait I'm sorry....is this a joke? Or a movie? Because I am pretty sure I saw the in Ms. Congeniality! Either way, it seems pageant sabotager's have taken it to a new level. The police are now focusing on whether or not someone lied to detectives at any point in the investigation, which is a felony. Can you imagine if Miss Puerto Rico Universe was ordered behind bars for lying about being a pepper-spray victim? I'm sorry if I sound insensitive I just find the whole situation pretty amusing.

All I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned Under a Snapple Cap!

- Beavers used to be as big as bears.
- Oysters can change genders back and forth.
- Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
- Squids can have eyeballs the size of volleyballs.
- Goldfish can only concentrate for 3 seconds.
- The starfish is the only animal that can turn its stomach inside out.
- When giraffes are born they fall 6 feet.
- Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts sea water to fresh water.
- Camels have 3 eye lids.
- The blue whale's heart is the size of a small car.
- Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.
- The pupil's in goat's eyes are rectangular.
- All porcupines float in water.
- Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.
- The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
- Children grow faster in the Spring.
- Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.
- Termites eat through wood 2 times faster when listening to Rock Music!
- Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open.
- Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
- American's, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
- You share your birthday with 9 million others in the world.

Spice Up Your Life!

They're Back!! The world-famous, girl-power group has comeback together after a 10-year hiatus. The Spice Girls were an absolute hit in the 90's, breaking records all over the world. They had girls everywhere singing along to their songs and dressing up in 5-inch platform shoes, something no 9 year old would ever dream of on their own. I know because I was one of them. I was obsessed! My friends and I knew every word to every song and would frequently pretend we were the Spice Girls any chance we got. The first concert I ever went to was to see the Spice Girls! And I was even more enamored after that. They are one of the most successful girl groups to date and I suspect their comback tour may break records again. By being picky on the cities they visit, they have a better chance of selling out venues and attracting a much larger audience than if they went on a 50-city tour. Their movie, Spice World, which might be one of the dumbest movies of all time, was played and re-wound many times in my house! I would love to see the girl's back in action just to see if they still have it! But judging by their phenomenal figures, they definately look like they're back in shape. Roberto Cavalli designed all of their costumes for the tour so I can only imagine how wonderful those are, a big step up from the giant platforms and pig-tails they paraded around in. I wonder if they will develop the same teeny-bopper following they had in the 90's or if the grown up teeny-boppers will be the ones screaming like school-girls at their concerts. I guess we will have to wait to see!

Time....What?

This ad frustrates me and confuses me every single time I see it. Dolce & Gabbana is advertising their new line of watches, which is clear given all of the jewelry close-ups. And I understand that sex sells...especially in jewelry advertisements. What I don't undertand is why the last shot of the commercial focuses in on 2 guys and 2 girls making out. I have no problem with homosexuality and I believe in gay rights, but for some reason I don't think that is the message Dolce & Gabbana is attempting to convey to the viewers. Essentially, the person is kissing a mirror image of himself. But why? I have tried to come up with an explanation for myself, and maybe I just don't see it. But I don't see how that last shot makes any sense for a watch campaign. I like the fact that it's fast paced and and of course is full of beautiful people and is a somewhat different approach for a line of watches, but I am still lost when it comes to the last scene. Someone please explain to me the underlying meaning of this advertisement, but I am completely oblivious to it!

Feral Child

Crazy huh? I had to watch the video a few times before I could completely wrap my mind around it. While feral children are much more common in India and not the United States, it is still a fascinating video about something most people are unaware of. A perfect example, like the video says, of nature vs nurture. Who knew that people could literally act like dogs! I find it pretty disturbing, but I just had to share it.

An Incentive to Quit

This is an advertisement I drew for a group project. We had to write a creative brief for Nicorette Gum and illustrate an advertisement that answered our brief. We decided to incorporate a snow man because after all, it is the holiday season. Also because studies show that one's desire to smoke severely increases over the holidays because of the stress, food, drinking, and mourning for some that comes along with it. We were encouraging the consumer to "Bud Out before you Burn Out!" Kick it now before the holidays get here so you don't have to worry about succumbing to your desires. I had a great time doing the project and now I know exactly how much stress comes with trying to produce a visually pleasing advertisement for the masses!

Christmas Audition

Priceless!!