Ralph Ott

Process: 10. Negro y Azul

2011-11-09T06:52:00.001-05:00

I think this piece is going to end up being pretty rewarding, although there is plenty of time to mess it up. I feel vindicated, so far, in my decision to enlarge the image so I can get the detail. I like the personality of the image--there is a dignified sadness coming out of the glass.

Every mosaic contains music, particularly those that take a long time. I can look at certain mosaics and the music I listened to while working on it will play in my head. For instance, I can trace the mosaic border around our upstairs dining room to the time that Grandpa passed away in 2006, and the music I hear in my mind is Steve Kimock. Rachel's elephant contains the sound of the insider podcast to Breaking Bad, which of course is not music, but the show is my current obsession and I am thrilled that there is so much extra media to help me dig into the story.

I'm working my way up the left side of the mosaic, intending to finish all but the ear, which is still a lot of territory. I've been putting more time in lately. Ten minutes here and there makes for slow progress, but as I see it come together I'm more motivated to stay put. Plus, I'm done with Breaking Bad, so I've got the time now.

Oh, and by the way Negro y Azul is the title of an episode from Season 3 of Breaking Bad, and means "Black and Blue" in Spanish, which speaks to where I'm working on the mosaic. But also, the title refers to a song and video performed at the beginning of the show in the style of Narcocorridos, ballads of the competing Mexican drug cartels. Heisenberg, or Walter White, has gained the notice of the Mexican drug cartel, who have plans for him that he won't like.

Oh No They Didn't! - thirteen movie poster trends that are here to stay and what they say about their movies:

2011-11-06T05:47:00.000-05:00

Oh No They Didn't! - thirteen movie poster trends that are here to stay and what they say about their movies:

1. Tiny People On the Beach, Giant Heads in the Clouds

These movies are always sappy dramas. Do not allow you to be mislead by the trailer or calibre of the people involved into thinking otherwise. The protagonist/his little brother/father and/or love interest is very likely to end up dead. You probably should keep your tissues handy because you'll cry tears of sorrow, tears of joy, tears because you just wasted 13 dollars on this movie. This sort of poster is inevitably used for anything that involves Nicholas Sparks.

Read more at ONTD:http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/64047251.html#ixzz1cuQwDHoH

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The Zen of Robert California - The Office

2011-11-06T05:44:00.000-05:00

The Zen of Robert California - The Office - Salon.com:

I caught up with The Office on Netflix this summer, and I think it's one of the greatest shows I ever saw. But there has been little doubt that Steve Carrell was the heart of the show and I have been worried that it jumped the shark when he left. But this article gives me some hope that maybe things will be okay and the new team will find its way...

THE OFFICE -- "The List" Episode 802 -- Pictured: (l-r) Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, James Spader as Robert California -- Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC (Credit: Chris Haston)

TOPICS:THE OFFICE

The post-Michael Scott version of “The Office” isn’t what I expected, but it’s growing on me. First I had to get over the fact that James Spader’s character — Robert California, CEO of Dunder-Mifflin’s parent company — isn’t quite the scary, malevolent person I hoped he’d be, based on California’s debut in last season’s finale and Spader’s track record of playing unhinged oddballs. California is a mind-effer, to be sure, but he’s more benevolent than expected...

Ralph Ott

Process: 10. Negro y Azul

Oh No They Didn't! - thirteen movie poster trends that are here to stay and what they say about their movies:

The Zen of Robert California - The Office

21 Forgotten TV subplots

Hyperbole and a Half: Adventures in Depression:

Your Own Worst Enemy: Getting Over Impostor Syndrome

Every Episode of Full House Reviewed in Chronological Order

Season 4, Episode 16, “Stephanie Gets Framed”

7 B.S. Sports Stories for when the media has nothing to say

Herman Cain: Bad Lip Reading

The Momentus Project

Politics--what can you say?

Powerful Paper Portrait of Babushka

Rick Perry: The Best Little Whore In Texas

Acting like you own the place...

Project Confidence

Process: 9. Easy but not fast

Chimney sweep and resweep

Dry Drunk

LISTEN UP, MAGGOTS! I’M MAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER A SWEATER!

Hurry up, get more done, and die

NIXED SIGNALS - WWW.THEDAILY.COM:

The Billboard Wayback Machine

How the Digital Lines on a Televised NFL Game Work

Why are 95% of blogs abandoned?

The Seductive Allure of Neuroscience Explanations

The Zodiac of Horror

5 Parental Dick Moves You Hate (Until You're a Parent)

Why did Steve Jobs choose not to effectively treat his cancer?

The President Is Black

Gizzy's Big Day

Scared Bros At A Haunted House

Funnel Cake

Process: 8. Elephants

The Room Tribute

The Benjamin Franklin Effect

Radiohead and the occupation of Wall Street

Inside the Russian Short Wave Radio Enigma

Charlotte

Rick Perry might think Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme,” but if it is, it’s one that has kept generations of senior citizens out of poverty.

Omi and Dunbar Village

Omi update

Omi

Who Dat

There's GOP and then there's GOP...

Throwback...I don't know about this...

Failure of nerve

RRFB--I Don't Know What You Come to Do

Rhythm and Roots Reunion

mooching binge

Of course we have Benadryl.

Gizmo

Process: 8. Forehead

Jane Barbe: “If You'd Like To Make A Call, Please Hang Up And Try Again.”

Process: 7. Interpolating

Addiction Notes: 8. Babies and bathwater

Reality check...

Eschaton, the video

Twitter, Adderall, lifehacking, mindful jogging, power browsing, Obama’s BlackBerry, and the benefits of overstimulation...

The Poor's Free Ride is Over