I will be giving tours of my apartment during the whole month of January. If you or someone you know is in Los Angeles, don’t miss this special opportunity. Please just send me an e-mail at marc at ineedtostopsoon dot com and we can arrange a specific date and time. Happy New Year!

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MARC HOROWITZ 1: Would you please explain The Center for Improved Living (TCFIL) blog?
MARC HOROWITZ 2: Oh, I’d love to! TCFIL is simple. Every day I post a new question to the internetters. Something like “What’s the silliest thing you have in your purse or wallet? People answer and we all get to learn a little something about humanity. It’s win/win!
MH1: But Mr. Horowitz, aren’t these questions supposed to “improve your life?”
MH2: Call me “Marc.”
MH1: Alright.
MH2: The questions are improving lives ‘cause they bring people closer together by giving everyone a little peephole into another person’s world. Someone’s answer to “What do you wish you could keep in a jar?” may make someone else laugh for the first time in years. Another may find inner peace by discovering that there’s a guy out there who also imagines God always wearing jeans. Someone might fall in love with the girl that doesn’t believe in socks. The questions make people think about themselves, what’s around them, and give them space to ponder things that they’d never think about in their hurly-burly world.
MH1: Wow, Mr. Horo…I mean, Marc…that actually sounds real nice. But TCFIL is bigger than just this blog. You were telling me earlier that the Center just had an exhibition at Analix Forever Gallery in Geneva and you’re set to have another at Nuke Gallery in Paris and then at SCOPE New York.
MH2: It’s blowing up, Marc. At these shows, I get to really show off what TCFIL is meant to be: a collaboration, a think tank, a place to daydream, a place to “shake it off,” and a place to embrace individuality and that the world around us is a place of infinite possibilities.
MH1: Well, I’ll definitely be there in Paris! Tell me what else you do with your limitless creativity?
MH2: Oh I do all sorts of stuff. I have another blog: www.ineedtostopsoon.com. That’s where I post my various projects and dreams. I’m pitching some TV comedies at the moment. I’m currently making a series of drawings for the Nuke show. They’re titled, “at least you don’t have it this bad.” One of them is of a guy with saws for hands and he’s trying to eat Chicken McNuggets. I shoot photography for magazines here and there. I also have really vivid dreams, so I try to sleep as much as possible. Rodney Dangerfield usually co-stars in them. He was trying to sell me a hot tub in the last one. Do you dream, Marc?
MH1: Me? Yeah, I dream, but it’s typically about accounting. I have one where numbers don’t exist and I can’t get properly reimbursed for mileage.
(long break for laughter.)
MH2: How’re you doing, Marc?
MH1: Oh, you just make me so happy! Can we get back to TCFIL? I think that’s just so interesting. In your gallery shows, you have made up your own motivational posters. That’s awfully bold of you.
MH2: Thank you.
MH1: Let’s give them a try. Hit me with one.
MH2: “It’s time to do something about something!”
MH1: Woah! That really works.
MH2: “Look out the window. You’re not alone.”
MH1: Bam!
MH2: “I’m really doing it!”
MH1: Enough! I’m frothy with motivation!
MH2: See what I mean? I’m improving your life already. And you know what?
MH1: What?
MH2: While I’m improving your life, you’re also improving mine.
(Long pause for awkward hug.)
MH2: Well, it was great talking with you. We should hang out more.
MH1: I’ll see you in the mirror.

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This series of ads is supposed to appeal to the ever growing schizophrenic housewife market.

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I recently had some articles published in Nuke magazine, which is an incredible magazine out of paris - http://www.nuke.fr/.

For the first article, I asked the same questions about Endurance to an avid Mortal Kombat Player and a Hollywood Agent. If you want to see the full size article to read it, go here - http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1581094502&context=photostream&size=l
and http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1581091396&context=photostream&size=l

For the other article, Giant Hand, I report on how LA finally solves its traffic problem. For the full size version, go here for text - http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1580197467&size=l&context=photostream and here for the image - http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1581079154&context=photostream&size=l

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First come, first serve.

I’m going to be giving away some of my food over the next few weeks, so if the mayo doesn’t interest you, I also have about 15 cans of sardines, a couple “aged” granola bars, some lettuce “soup” in the bottom of my fridge (it was once a head of lettuce, but has taken on a new more mature look now), a few peeps to remember Easter 2003, and about four other exciting things. Want something? Just send an e-mail to marchorowitzsbigfoodgiveaway at ineedtostopsoon dot com. Postage is on you.

For those of you that were interested in the newly expired horseradish, sorry, gave it to the neighbors.

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Get into the Alone Zone with the Guest Eliminator!

A great way to drive unwanted or lingering guests out of your place in a hurry.

Here’s how it works:
1) Set the system up in a discreet location in your home
2) Place a piece of stinky food under (or on) the fan
3) Turn the fan on
4) Sit back and watch your guests leave almost immediately!

Note: If they ask about the smell, say you have no idea where it’s coming from.

Kit comes with clip fan and bowl.

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Should I be scared that there are dozens of little yellow penises growing in my plant inside my home?

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This is a close-up video of the sun reflecting off the water taken during a hi-speed boat ride from Bellagio to Como on Lake Como in Italy. There are no effects, the purple is feedback/ noise from the video camera (canon g7).

I’m not sure who the music is by. If you know, let me know.

note: I was not high when I made this.

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I’ve been working hard on this and it’s almost complete!! Just a few more finishing touches (30 or so more shinguards) and you can run with scissors and knives all you like. Highly recommended for clumsy adults and young children. Please inquire about pricing and availability.