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No Ordinary Day » Jose Rios, 25, right, does push-ups to prime his muscles while he and fellow aspiring model Mike Simmons, 24, wait for a light rain to subside before finishing a fashion shoot to establish a portfolio. The two were at work Saturday on Person Street in Raleigh. ‘A lot of people tell me I look good in pictures,’ said Rios, a sergeant in the Army. ‘Maybe if I get seen, someone will want to put me in a movie or print magazine for my look,’ Rios said.

Jose Rios, 25, right, does push-ups to prime his muscles while he and fellow aspiring model Mike Simmons, 24, wait for a light rain to subside before finishing a fashion shoot to establish a portfolio. The two were at work Saturday on Person Street in Raleigh. 'A lot of people tell me I look good in pictures,' said Rios, a sergeant in the Army. 'Maybe if I get seen, someone will want to put me in a movie or print magazine for my look,' Rios said.

Jose Rios, 25, right, does push-ups to prime his muscles while he and fellow aspiring model Mike Simmons, 24, wait for a light rain to subside before finishing a fashion shoot to establish a portfolio. The two were at work Saturday on Person Street in Raleigh. ‘A lot of people tell me I look good in pictures,’ said Rios, a sergeant in the Army. ‘Maybe if I get seen, someone will want to put me in a movie or print magazine for my look,’ Rios said.

Professional actor Lucas Terrell Penick of Cary prepares himself seconds before his name is called to audition for a part in the N.C. Theatre production of 'The King and I' starring Lou Diamond Phillips. 'I was going through in my head exactly what I was going to do, while concentrating on getting my heart rate down. It's like interviewing for a job,' Penick said. 'Acting is all about focus and being in the moment. Everything you have to offer inside you comes out, and then they still might reject you. You have to have a thick skin.'
Jim Madison, 25, a high school English teacher from Queens, N.Y., receives a Reiki treatment from Sarah Shapero of Charleston, S.C., during The Really Really Free Market rally Saturday in downtown Raleigh. Reiki is a form of 'energy healing,' according to the Web site, reiki.7gen.com. 'I didn't have any expectations,' Madison said. 'I felt detached from my body. I heard noises and experienced things I'd never experienced before. I have a stressful job and I feel very relaxed.'

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