If you haven’t read the post from Mark Cuban about his Colonoscopy, you should. It’s both hilarious and a good form of public service announcement. Yes, I said hilarious because it made me laugh. I also didn’t really know what it was because I don’t think about health too much except when it comes time to get a physical and plus I would think my Dr. would tell me it’s time to get one of those?!? Anyway, it’s equally important for women to get a Colonoscopy. So I’m glad I read it. Though I don’t think I’ll run to the Dr. and say “hey give me what Mark Cuban had”. I guess there’s an age where Dr. will start to offer me a bunch of stuff to be tested. So, I’ll wait for my turn when time comes.

Speaking of Mark Cuban, he is for sure BIG in Dallas. Funny thing is if you’re not from Dallas, or into basketball, or know much about the internet dotcom days, then you actually might not know him. I’m not kidding and I thought everyone knew who he was. Until I was talking to a mother who just moved to Dallas from California. I think I was talking about how people are into celebrities in L.A and people are into sports and religion in Dallas. I mentioned Mark Cuban and the Mavericks…she had no idea who he was. I was like..you know “broadcast.com?” I knew who he was before the Mavericks, before coming to Dallas and before he became a billionaire. It was during the dotcom days when we did some little stuff for broadcast.com, which sold to Yahoo and probably known to be the luckiest dotcom back in the late 90’s and maybe ever.

Now there’s the whole web 2.0 and companies starting left and right trying to repeat history. I think Mark Cuban might of had enough of the web, or maybe got enough from the web. He did move on to doing something similar to the Apprentice, which didn’t last. Though don’t count on him failing on TV. He started his own HD channel called HDNet with Philip Garvin (I just realized they got a 2 letter domain…must have cost a fortune!). My husband swears by HD tv and would NOT want to watch anything that’s not HD anymore (except Tennis Grand Slams, but he does complain about whey it’s not on HD!). When he sees me watching anything on “regular” tv, well…I’ll just have an earful of the quality of it. I have to say, it does make a big difference in terms of the viewing experience. I watch HD Discovery channel and it’s amazing. You just have to get use to seeing people’s every beads of sweat, nose hair and all the other imperfections. You get over that once you zoom back out and look at the whole picture!

For more detailed info on Mark Cuban, you can visit the IMBb site or visit askmen.com.

I first heard of David Hanson as being a grad student at UTD Arts and Technology Program. Looks like he’s having nothing but success. From the Metroplex Technology Business Council, you can be “Face-to-Face with Hanson’s Facial Android Technology”

Featuring Lonnie Martin and David Hanson, Hanson Robotics

Friday, June 15, 2007
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Check-in begins at 11:15 a.m.
Location: Omni Park West ~ 1590 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75234

You can also check out Handson Robotics Website for more information.

So according to the Dallas Morning News, George Michael may spend more time in Dallas. His boyfriend is the owner of Goss Gallery which is here in Dallas. I’m surprised he’s not living here already and he spends his time in UK.

It’s unfortunate what happened with him and the music companies as well as all the bad news coverage. It’s the music companies’ lost and people should just leave him along. Yes, I did listen to his music growing up hahaha - yup back when he was Wham! and every christmas I still hear “Last Christmas”!

Anyhow, I guess he’s still doing well without the music companies and is apparently having tours called “25 Live Tour”, doesn’t seem like any are in US though.

Within the topic of women’s issues, this recent work explores our obsession to be thin. Using self-portraiture to document my issue with my weight, I simultaneously comment on the societal pressure to be thin and this beauty ritual we call dieting. The images are extremely personal, and yet most women relate.

The work is not meant to serve as a packaged answer, but rather to raise questions. I often find myself frustrated, vacillating between the goal of unattainable perfection and self-acceptance. Although many of us, including myself, claim to hate the idea that fat is ugly, we still want to be thin and go to extreme lengths to get there.

In the midst of safe abstraction, the work can be quite jarring. Taking a look at our inner demons often reveals more than we care to see. I can PhotoShop to my heart’s content, but I cannot alter the reality that stares back at me in the mirror.

The most intriguing part of this endeavor has been the connection to others who share in this struggle. What touches them often surprises me. I have stumbled across a community of people who reach out to each other by telling their stories. Our weight is much more than just what we eat. It is buried within our life experiences. Perhaps that is where we find the cure to our obsession.

Visit Christi Nielsen’s website!