So, do you paint?" Draw, paint, computer painting ... I'm learning a little about sculpting from one of my friends. Mostly painting, though. Nature sc...enes, animal studies, and fantasy creatures are what I'm known for." Is it hard to get by? I mean, that's the cliche - the starving artist."He laughed. "I worked on an ambulance to pay the bills at first, and trained as a paramedic. That kept a roof over my head until I got lucky. We responded to a car wreck one day, and I was talking to the. A change of careers leading to a change oflifestyles. Enjoy.After being laid off from the factory, I remained totally unemployed forabout 6 months. Finally, I got a part-time job working at a local nailsalon. The owner needed someone about 20 hours a week to come in andclean up around the shop. It was easy work, and it was nice being aroundall of the ladies that either worked there or came to get their nailsdone.My boss, Ms. Parker, was a little bossy. She made sure that I would cleanup. Susan looked stunning in a white shirt, jeans and had her hair pulled and tied in a bun....i invited her in and i poured her some wine and we kissed while we sipped on the chilled wine. She looked nervous ,but there was a glimmer in her eyes and could make out that she was probably turned on already.. i took her to my guest room, where i had put on a fresh bed sheet and we sat on the bed and were playing with our fingers and hands... i put on some music and asked her to dance with me. we hugged. Everytime I came across Paul he seemed to be grinning at me stupidly. When hestarted acting like that, I'd tune him out as best I could. I already hadmore problems than I could handle. Sometimes the way people stared at me,well, it made me feel like a piece of meat; not a good way to feel atall. I almost got confrontational with him, but in the end, I turned onthe power sander and simply ignored him.Finally, the work day ended. I really wanted to go to the paint store butfigured I'd better stop.