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in the life of ... // A CANDLEMAKER
living vicariously through others is ok with us.
Bob Werd likes to see his creativity go down in flames.
Werd, a candle maker and the proprietor of Waxman Candles, 609 Massachusetts St., has been making candles for 40 years. He says that what started out as an interesting
hobby eventually turned into a business and ultimately, a lifestyle.
Werd says he spends an average of six days a week in the shop, tending to all the aspects of his business. A portion of the day is spent doing paperwork and a portion is spent managing the 40,000 pounds of wax and the plethora of other materials used to craft the candles that he keeps on hand.
The rest of the day is spent working on the candles. Werd heats and prepares each kind of wax, pours and tends to candles as well as carves and styles each design.
Werd serves as an excellent example of an interest turned livelihood. Don't be afraid to
invest in your passions, he says. Committing to what you enjoy can bring a life of fulfillment.
// BEN SULLIVAN
Pouring to perfection. Bob Werd, candle maker at Waxman Candles,
carefully crafts candles. Werd has made candles for 40 years.
Photo by Ben Sullivan
it's not all about fast food and beer pong
get some culture // BROADWAY AT THE LIED
A taste of Broadway is heading to Lawrence with the Lied Center hosting The Drowsy Chaperone, a raving romp of a musical that won five Tony Awards in 2006. The show is currently on tour throughout North America.
The show is set in the living room of the "Man in Chair," who decides to cure his blues by throwing on his favorite record, a flashy musical from the '20s called The Drowsy Chaperone. As the record spins around, the set and cast flood the small living room of the man as the world of the show is brought to life around him via a phonograph.
What follows is the story of a love-struck starlet trying to leave show business to get married and her producer, who is being muscled by two mobsters disguised as pastry chefs, doing everything he can to destroy their relationship to save himself from excruciating physical pain. Madness ensues, tricks are pulled and deception reigns supreme.
The musical is set to hit Lawrence at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1. Tickets are available through the Lied
Center box office and are $18 for students.
// BEN SULLIVAN
Show stopper, Cast members of The Drowsy Chaperone will perform at the Lied Center Feb. 1.
Contributed Photo
essential life skills // RECOVERING FROM A PC in case of emergency, read quickly. CRASH
Your computer breaks down. You scream with all that you have and lose strands of hair with every strenuous stroke across the top of your head. You collapse and wonder, "Well, what do I do now?"
There are many things that can cause your computer to crash. Mat Wehner, sales manager for UNI Computers, 1403 W. 23rd St., says that many computer help services run diagnostics for more than 20 possible causes of a crash. Windows offers you a couple of options to try on your PC to help restore your system.
Begin by restarting your computer. As soon as your computer goes from power off to power on, start tapping the F8 key about once every second. It is natural for your computer to beep at you during this process, so don't worry if it does.
Once a black screen with some text comes up, choose "Repair Your Computer." Click "Next" when it asks you to select a keyboard input method, keeping it on U.S. It will then ask you for a username and password. Fill this out with the administrative username and password, or the main one that you use to log in to Windows.
You will then have a couple of options. Choose "Startup Repair" if your computer will not start. Choose "Re-image your computer" if you have created a backup of your computer and you want to restore it to that. Choose "System Restore" if you want to set your computer back to a previous
configuration.
If you are uncomfortable performing these actions or they do not fix your problem, there are several resources available. The Burge Union and Kansas Union tech shops are able to help repair your computer, as well as several computer service businesses in Lawrence including UNI Computers and Best Buy, 2020 W, 31st St.
Computers can be frustrating and cause problems for everyone. But once you run into a problem — though it may feel like it — it's hardly the end of the world.
// TAYLOR BROWN
Photo illustration by Taylor Brown
Reboot Just because your computer breaks down doesn't mean you have to. Follow a few simple steps to repair your computer and all will not be lost.
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