Here are some fun snip-its from a recent MPR story on how cute it is that artsist don’t make any money.  Awwwwwww…look at those tough little artsist.  Good for them!

Leah Cooper on throwing “rent parties”

“It’s sort of a way of putting a happy face on a pretty dire situation which is “Oh my gosh, I can’t make my rent” and that’s when you send an e-mail out saying ‘Hey, I’m having a party and I’m hoping you can each bring $5 to contribute towards my rent and I’ll make mac and cheese,’” explained Cooper. “It’s a really nice way of asking for help from your friends without sounding desperate and remaining celebratory about life.”

Yup.  Doesn’t sound desperate at all.

Here’s dancer/choreographer Arwen Wilder’s take on entertaining kids

She says fortunately young kids are pretty easy to entertain so rather than take her daughter to an expensive aquarium; they’ll go for a ride on the bus, or walk around a marketplace.

Her kids must’ve been so excited when the light rail opened.

Writer N.M. Kelby educates us on money

“Money is about the human heart,” says Kelby. “Money is just this device, just a way that we define ourselves. It’s nothing more than that; it should have no more power than that. Because we manipulate currency.”

Wow.  It’s like she’s been reading my mind.