I learned a valuable lesson two weeks reading a fresh, hot of the presses, copy of HOW Magazine. That lesson was simple, "You've got to get while the gettin' is good." ( I think that was a Conway Twitty song, not sure.)

I was skimming through the table of contents when an article caught my eye. It was a feature about Illustrator Linzie Hunter and how she turned her "Spam email folder into gold". This bold brit took the raw hilariousness of broken English spam emails and created brilliant illustrations (like the one to the left). Clever idea. Funny part about it is- I've been working on that exact thing!

Since August 2007, I've been collecting Spam Emails for a book idea I've had (I have over 209 currently). The book would feature witty snippets from the emails turned into beautiful and hilarious works of art. My vision was for it to be a fun coffee table book that would make you chuckle and smile at the same time. The ultimate goal would have been to get it into a novelty circuit like Urban Outfitters.

Well, I've learned my lesson. If you have an idea, and you really believe in it, time is money! What are you waiting for?

You've got to get while the gettin' is good.

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