King and Allen , if you didn’t know, make fine quality bespoke suits. And I do mean fine. I know this because I have a suit which was lovingly made from them. Costing in the region of £500 it’s not exactly the most expensive suit ever made, but I can tell you something for nothing: it more than does the job, making me look completely professional and like I know exactly what I am talking about.

Which is essential when going for a job interview, of course. Because let’s face it: we’d all rather that people only took notice of our stunning personalities.

But sadly that isn’t the way it is. In fact, from what I learned during my last job interview, I’d say that we’re becoming even more focussed on how people look, which is a shame.

he rubbed herself down as though she was covered in anthrax-carrying-ants

See, at my last job interview I turned up with what some might call a rat’s tail. The tail is actually a thin braided ponytail which runs just past my shoulder blades. And I don’t care how I look; I just like wearing this thing – it makes me feel original.

There I was, at the interview, and things were going fine – more than fine: her hand seemed to be hovering near a draw as if, at any moment soon, it would whip out the contract and have me hooked straight into a full-time job – until the nice lady commented on my suit and asked me to turn around.

“What is that?” she said.

“What’s what?”

“…That. The tail. That thing.” She was looking at it like it was some kind of a living, breathing, vomit-inducing thing.

I should have just walked out there and then but I didn’t. A small and perversely pleased part of me wanted to show her my rat’s tail and convince her of its worth. So I did.

She almost fell backwards off her chair and had a heart attack. She rubbed herself down as though she was covered in anthrax-carrying-ants.

Suffice to say the “we’ll call you,” never transpired into anything of any worth and I am still, at present, looking for that all-elusive full-time job which hasn’t happened yet. After 3 months of near constant looking.

Still, the way I look at it is like this: it’s her loss, basically. She could have had a dapper man in a suit turning up to assist her at work every day, but instead she won’t. Instead she’ll have someone who doesn’t have as good a suit as me and who, almost certainly, does not have a rat’s tail!

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One of the main obstacles in the way of people who want to draw but say they can’t is tools. Do you use wide marker-pens or biros? And what about those fancy pens that draw ultra-thin lines? Surely they must be good, right? If they cost three times as much then there’s no way they can be anything but magical.

Well…here’s where it gets complicated. Because, as the best artists will know, you don’t necessarily need tons of expensive pens from a top art shop to create a wonderful, powerful piece of art. In fact, many artists manage to create mesmerizing pieces by just using cheap pens. It’s a good way to create art because it doesn’t break the bank, and nobody can tell the materials were so cheap.

Like anything, you need the right kind of advice. If you want financial advice then you go to a bank manager. And if you want advice on materials to draw with then you just came to the right place!

1) Fine-liners: these are expensive but there’s really nothing like them. They create smooth, clean lines and are easy to use. The lines are also much darker and sharper too.

2) Marker-pens: are great because you can use them to create wide flat marks – good for filling up large blocks of colour – and for drawing thin lines too. They are cheap and easy to use too, which makes things much more fun.

3) The humble biro: I personally love the biro. What’s not to adore with this beauty? They are seriously cheap, can be found anywhere, and we’ve all used them from a young age, which means we don’t need any special training.

Basically, the point is that whatever tools you use, it doesn’t have to break the bank. For instructional techniques see the video and learn how to do things that you once only dreamed of!

If you find that the techniques you have heard about aren’t in the video, don’t panic. Youtube is rife with all kinds of videos on the subject, and we’d be highly surprised if you couldn’t find what you are looking for there. Alternatively, there are also plenty of books out which demonstrate techniques if you want to be away from the computer. That means both books which talk about it, and books which show every step of the way, making every step of creating your masterpiece simple and easy to do.

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This led me to think about who the next great actors would be; both the female and male greats who can act the part of a heating oil engineer and do so with such vigor that you almost want to become one yourself: those who become legend in my childrens’life-time. I know that Leonardo Di Caprio and Matt Damon and the like are more than worthy…but are they up there with the former league of actors such as Brando, Pacino and Travolta? I’d like to think so, but part of me thinks that is not and will never be the case.

But then again, perhaps I am wrong about all this – maybe I am being unfair. After all, there’s still time yet for them to all make their permanent marks. Or perhaps I am right? Right now it’s too early to say, of course. What I can say, though, is that there will never be a Godfather remake that is as good as the original masterpiece. I may have to eat my words in 20 years’time but if I do have to, so be it. I will actually be pleased about that.

]]> http://www.ciberart-bilbao.net/2011/06/08/acting-who-will-the-next-great-actors-be/feed/ http://www.ciberart-bilbao.net/2011/06/08/ridiculous-petrol-prices/ http://www.ciberart-bilbao.net/2011/06/08/ridiculous-petrol-prices/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:47:25 +0000 admin http://www.ciberart-bilbao.net/?p=1259 Petrol prices are hurting many at the pump. Will there be any relief? Probably not; petrol is high and will continue to go higher. I have a BMW lease business, and I noticed that my business is going down as well because of this ridiculous increase in petrol prices. People prefer using more public transport over buying petrol for their cars. When ever I go to the petrol pump and I see lo and behold the prices have go up again, £1.20 per liter, wow!

The world is changing; we live in a different world than 20 years ago. China and Indian are rapidly growing and consuming a lot of fuel. This is one of the main reasons we are paying for fuel the way we are.

Off shore drilling is not helping much to offset the increase of prices. The best thing that we can do is to conserve not consume oil. If you own an old car or truck it can be difficult to deal with the high price of petrol. It may be time to cut down on how much driving you do; the more you reduce your driving the more money you will save.

A radical way to offset the fuel cost is to put a smaller engine in your vehicle or even a diesel engine. Diesel engines are more efficient than regular petrol engines. Diesel is also cleaner than it used to be. There are several changes you can do to adapt your car or truck to the high petrol prices. It is possible to have a vehicle that is fuel efficient.

The reality is that conservation is the only solution to our fuel problems today. When we learn to live on less fuel we are able to save ourselves lots of money. Drive a little less, walk to places, take proper care of your cars and don’t drive without a reason. The sooner we learn to conserve fuel the better it will be for all of us.

Yes, a very royal wedding. Forget hybrid cars, oil spills and earthquake damage.

I’m never likely to forget the royal wedding, am I?

Everywhere I go right now, I am assaulted by either words or pictures or sometimes, if I am really unlucky, both: it’s either old ladies nattering about how dapper William’s going to look, or Mum’s debating what William should do with his hair (and I’m no hair expert but I’d say the best thing he can do is hack the whole lot off and never, ever let it grow back. It is truly hideous, is it not? The expression “quiche head” comes to mind…).

I have no problem with the fact that I am being constantly assaulted, however. Why? Because the Bank Holiday is coming up, and for me – as everyone – that means no work and loads of fun. Bingo, thanks very much Will and Kate! Couldn’t have done it without you, and I mean that quite literally.

I have to say, though, that at no point will I be watching the royal wedding on TV. I also won’t be checking it out in the papers. I’ve never liked weddings at the best of times, and the fact that a very royal quiche head is getting married does not change that fact.

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Only yesterday I was thinking about how great it was that I hadn’t read anything depressing in the tabloids, only to find myself on the BBC web-site reading about another murder. Unsolved, no apparent motive, no real evidence. Then, hours later, the murderer was confirmed: he looked just like any other man in so many ways. That thing that people say about people looking like a murderer? It might have been true at one time, but I don’t think it is any more. We’ve just seen so many of them. So often people have looked innocent, only for the tables to turn in a surreal chain of events as the net closes in.

So the question: Is the world getting nastier? Is an interesting one. In many ways it would seem to be, but then, how much of that can be attributed to us being more connected now, and how much can be attributed to any real changes in the last few hundred years?

I actually think, contrary to popular belief, that the world is, in many ways getting better: more awareness about certain things, more communication, and more ways to make a living. On other words, seemingly more control. Yes there are bad things, but look back to medieval times: things were worse then, surely.

It doesn’t matter whether your Free Antivirus Downloads have just saved the day, or you’re looking for a new job. More precautions to ensure your safety are now in place than ever before. I know the news can be depressing and upsetting, but try to remember that fact and it might put a smile on your face.

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Recently, while perusing the web (and deleting hundreds of Spam emails, uncluding one asking me to part with a few thousand pounds, titled Enigin Scam ), I came across an interesting video featuring Never Let Me Go creator Kazuo Ishiguro and Alex Garland (author of The Beach). In the video they discussed a few things pertaining to science fiction films, culture and literature. Seeing as Never Let Me Go is based in a world which has something in common with science fiction ideas of the past, I gave it a watch and found myself intrigued.

One of the points they brought up was how science fiction has always done well in film, but has never quite reached the same hallowed status in literature. Somewhat of a strange thing when you think about it, as books are so powerful and do have the power to build worlds inside the read that books can not touch. It seemed to me that their point had hit a very big nail right on the head: while there are countless films which feature science fiction as a theme – need I say Avatar, anyone? – there are much fewer books which have made a similarly impressive impact. Among books which have done well is 1984 – one of the great classics of literature, if you may. Yet somehow, despite 1984, literature has never really given the same worth to science fiction as a genre that it has to other things, including thrillers.

Part of this may be to do with the fact that science fiction is such a cliché. Whereas in films, new ideas are thrust upon us in a visually exciting way, in books it is much harder. And so many authors in the past have instead ended up creating fantasy stories which rely on humour, rather than hardcore science fiction stories that tackle serious issues in ways which many other genres of books possibly do in a more captivating and easy to associate with way.

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Being someone who knows quite a bit about cyber-art and computer-based technology to make art, I often find myself feeling sorry for the people who can actually paint and draw by hand. The reason for this should be blatantly obvious: although there is no denying that this is a highly important and useful skill for one to posses, in the modern age it simply isn’t rewarded in the same way as graphic design and computer-based art is. Or maybe that’s not quite accurate, after all, plenty of people make a lot of money out of drawing and painting by hand. I guess the real difference is in the fact that there are probably more people making a good living by graphic design and its related fields than by hand-made art. Although many hand-made artists do very well, there are many more who don’t and deserve it. Which is a very sad thing, I happen to think, and I can’t see it changing any time soon.

A hundred years ago, of course, things would have been very different. If you were born a talented artist then then there was a very good chance you would make a large amount of money out of your art and become famous. Not so now. Now, installations and other more “progressive” kinds of art have taken over and continue to lead the way. On one hand it’s good for me because that’s the kind of thing I prefer to do, but on the other…I can’t help but think of all those artists slaving away out there. All those people who don’t just write “ Hovis Bakery “ in horse manure on the floor of a gallery, but instead take many weeks to create a thing of absolute exquisite beauty.

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