"We both know there is no need to gift wrap that torn from Crete by the sword Spartan. Take you then Pandora, and this treasure she bears, as a true sign of our fealty. May the power this gift can bestow on King Agis and his people last an eternity…" Seems like only last year that the news was all about Darfur in the Sudan, but it was really 2003. Now it is Syria and just as awful. I can't help but feel overly pampered and protected at Christmas and the retail - I want it now - aspect of it all sticks in the gorge. Sorry to be a party popper, but the mind wanders to Médecins Sans Frontières and history. Poser, Vue and Photoshop. A day thinking about and then abandoning idea 1 before coming up with this. Then a long weekend in Poser including various renders and tweaking of expressions and poses. Half a day in Vue, excluding crashes. 1 hour in Photoshop, mainly tweaking composite for lighting anomalies.