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L.A. Traffic<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really thought traffic in D.C. was worse. California people talk about it MUCH MORE though. <\/p>\n

I am insanely paranoid about traffic myself and I plan my entire life around avoiding rush hour. (Around here it is not such an issue.) So I can relate to their demented chatter. <\/p>\n

Narrative Paintings<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the current narrative paintings (paintings that tell a story) are just part of my normal cycle of change. I see them as a backlash to the work I was doing as a grad student. The current art buzzword for this is “reinventing myself” which I think is pretentious and annoying because my sense of self is stable and not bound up in my art. All it really means is that I get captivated by an idea for a while, and then I get bored with it and move on to something else. <\/p>\n

As a grad student I was mostly concerned with developing better technique. I also wanted to avoid the smarmy metaphysics that plagues the school. You know what I mean: artist statments that claim you used blue because it was Tuesday and Tuesday reminds you of Marilyn Monroe and blue was her favorite color– but only for shoes. <\/p>\n

The most practical approach to meet these goals was to paint objects- still lifes, human bodies, landscapes. I learned a lot doing it and my thesis project was a series of still lifes. <\/p>\n

But right now I am tired of all of that and I crave to use my imagination. Thus: narrative paintings. <\/p>\n

Quarantine<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw this movie tonight on Netflix and I thought it was really good. It was scary and suspenseful, but even better, it was logical. And I thought the acting was convincing and avoided being melodramatic. The quarantine itself raises an interesting ethical dilemma: I was sympathetic to the characters trying to escape the disease but I did not want them to get out of the building to spread the illness. Then it would be just like 28 Days Later! Or the Decameron. Yuck.<\/p>\n

Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n

Netflix has really stepped up their customer service. For a long time, it took about 4 days for me to get a new movie but now that’s down to two and they finally enabled instant viewing for Macintosh. (Not my ancient Mac but that’s another story. 4 years and counting.) Today they randomly sent me an extra movie since one I had ordered might be delayed. Sweet!<\/p>\n

Netflix Again<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evidence that our language is always changing: “I saw this movie tonight on Netflix.” That is not a normal sentence but I use it all the time.<\/p>\n

Spanish Language News<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got tired of CNN.com’s banal reporting, cheesy writing, and whiny, patronizing obsession with the financial crisis. I hate all those articles that use the first person plural to either blame or exonerate the American people at whim. You know: “We” were doomed by evil, greedy executives or else “we” got ourselves into this mess by purchasing BMW’s with home equity loans on our foreclosed houses and ENOUGH! I can’t take it any more. <\/p>\n

So I switched to the Spanish version of the BBC which is a completely different universe of reporting entirely. First, the articles are actually analytical. Second, I learn things I never thought about, such as how hot the Argentine president is. Third, I get to practice my Spanish. It is wonderful.<\/p>\n

And that is all I have to say. The End.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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