"Recognizing, of course, that 'prestigious' and 'state university' are oxymorons."

HEY!!!

Oh, dang, Rob...I was afraid you'd stop by and read this!

It's just my attempt at self-effacing humor. With a degree from A&M and another from UT-Dallas, I was afraid that non-Texans would be jealous if I just laid it out there.

You know? ;-)

I don’t get it. Why should us “non-Texans” be jealous? I’m a little concerned about the psychological implications of being locked up in a storage closet with a “Barbie” cheerleader. Better take Abbye with you for protection. By the way, great job on the photoshop clean up.

"I resisted the urge to talk to the "model" as I tried to get her posed...

'Come on, doll, work it; you're too stiff! That's it...the camera loves you, babe!' "

...which means you had the urge in the first place! :p

It's understandable. First thing I thought of was, "I wonder if they make one about 5 foot 7..."

(Come to think of it, they do and I'm certain you don't want to know the details.)

I think she's not a "Barbie" clone but she's definitely going for the Bratz look.

Yes, that's art work for a toy aimed at little girls.

But Texas is like a whole other country!

So if your degree is from a Texas public university, you're okay . . . and if it's from Texas A&M, well, how much better could it possible be?

I had a felling that Rob might object to the oxymoron footnote.

Eric,
I had no idea the job market was so bad in midland?

"Working alone in the client's storage room..."

What, they didn't trust you enough to let you take Barbie home??? :)

Mr. Freen,
If they made a 5'7" version she would fall over being so head-heavy. :) :)

Oh, great...now I've offended an Okie! Gene, you've been in Texas long enough that you can't pull off that "out-of-stater sensitivity" routine anymore. ;-) But, as a therapy professional, I have to take your concerns seriously. Henceforth, I will only think thoughts of, um, Scooby-Doo when I work with inanimate models of the hourglass-figure persuasion.

Freen, I got a "hotlinking error" when I tried to check out the URL you left. If that doesn't have Freudian overtones, then I don't know what would!

Belomi, now that's what I'm talking about...you should feel free to leave comments more often here.

Shannon, believe me, I tried to take my work home (darn those magnetic exit alarms!)... ;-)

UT still gets to pose Chris Simms?

I would have guessed the NFL marketing gurus and Tampa would object!

Sorry, Eric, just couldn't pass that one up. :)

Kevin, that's so cold. And soooo funny! ;-)

Dang, now there's another mental picture that I'm going to have to work through...