Hipuk's Pictorial Journey: Part 1; Volume 2, Page 44. The Getty Museum.
by Hipuks on Jul 21, 2009 1:38 AM CDT
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As I have seen from the lack of activity and comments around the site, this place is absolutely dead without me, but don't despair, for I have returned.
For those new to PTR, allow me to introduce myself, I'm pretty much the coolest PTR member. Now that that's out the way, let's move on to the explanation for why I was away; my significant other came over for two weeks, and after the Lakers won the chip, I didn't feel like checking out anything basketball related.
The only sport that I have followed is Formula One, which has one boss who made some rather controversial comments. Thank god for the other boss, Max Mosley, son a former leader of the British Union of Fascists, and caught on tape having a sado-masochistic orgy with several prostitutes dressed as Nazi guards.
Anyway, on to the pictures. Since I took a shitload of them and you people have the attention span of a crack baby, I have divided my pictures, excuse me, my artwork, into 4 parts. You will notice the lack of people in the pictures as I am unable to relate to fellow human beings.
This are from the world famous Getty Museum. As you can see, I visit museums at my age instead of going to Six Flags, proving I'm much smarter than everyone else.
All the pics have been minimally retouched, mostly contrast and brightness, none of that photoshop crap. The last two pics have been black-and-white-ized, because I felt like it. Enjoy.
This is the food court, where people eat.
"Trapped in the closet"
This is a beautiful bust of an armless man, who will live through history despite his disability.
Apparently California is into its third year of drought.
I think this picture reveals the openness of the museum without revealing too much of its intimate character, therefore striking a perfect balance between two different forms of visual razzmatazz.
In the same vein of the Jesus with blue eyes historical fallacy, the artist expect us to believe Jesus and his followers were actually made of gold.
It's actually a disposable paper plate, go figure.
This closeup picture reveals in excellent detail the soldier's ass.
An excellent portrayal of human agony and suffering, inspired by the recent Lakers victory.
There's nothing particularly good about this picture, except I wasn't supposed to take it.
A security guard told me I couldn't take pictures of artwork in that area as the artwork wasn't owned by the Getty Museum, so I told him, " Excuse me, do you see my camera? It's a Digital Rebel, REBEL, you fucktard. Do you think I abide by the rules that people with other cameras abide by? No I don't, I rebel against them. So me and my digitally representation of the object I took a picture of are going home, deal with it". Then he broke down and cried.
A view of the museum's desert garden and of the city. I told you I wasn't using photoshop, look at that sky, it sucks.
A pattern of cacti, serious photographers like me take pictures of patterns, because we are serious about our photography.
Just another genius picture of the museum's architecture.
An abstract picture of the museum's ceiling. Yes I take abstract pictures sometimes, no I'm not a hipster.
Another abstract picture. I think it mores than makes its point about the current situation in Darfur, as I first intended when taking this picture.
That's all. Stay tuned for the next three installments. Why do we say stay tuned anyway? Nobody tunes anything anymore, it's all digital. That'd be like saying, "Get ready to crank-start your car!". It's useless. Just testing out my stand up material.
Prints are available by going to the photobucket link and printing the pics by your damn self. When I'm famous they'll be worth a lot more so get them while they're cheap.
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Hipuks, you crazy little sunnuvabitch. Welcome back. Six Flags is in my itinerary this August, but scratch that. Getty Museum it is.
by silverandblack_davis on Jul 21, 2009 2:20 AM CDT reply actions
Ahh, Hipuks… how we’ve missed you. Had any good conversations with yourself lately? Manu likes it when you talk to yourself. o;—-)
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by sw12 on Jul 21, 2009 8:59 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
did you steal anything while you were there?
ps – welcome back!
pps – mark webber woooooo!!
ppps – what the hell is wrong with being a crack baby?
free george hill!
by sleep research facility on Jul 21, 2009 9:05 AM CDT reply actions
Rec'd to the abstract ceiling
Well OCLatinD is going to crap his pants when he sees all these pictures that aren’t centered. That should be fun. Good to have you back Hipuks, nice post.
A security guard told me I couldn’t take pictures of artwork in that area as the artwork wasn’t owned by the Getty Museum, so I told him, " Excuse me, do you see my camera? It’s a Digital Rebel, REBEL, you f**ktard. Do you think I abide by the rules that people with other cameras abide by? No I don’t, I rebel against them. So me and my digitally representation of the object I took a picture of are going home, deal with it". Then he broke down and cried.
Classic.
12 oz. mouse!
I just saw your profile pic (not sure if you’ve changed it recently). Anyyways, 12. oz. mouse is my favorite T.V. show (probably tied with AD). Whoever made that show is a genius, definitely had some outside help, but a genius nonetheless. Glad to see you like it too.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
tlo, I’m impressed. No one, to my knowledge, has recognized hipuks’ avatar on their own.
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I want my Manu o;—-)
I’m surprised that I didn’t pick up on it before. You should watch it, it’s a really good show.
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by the little o on Jul 21, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
A fellow fan of 12 Oz. Mouse? I can’t believe it. Not that many people know about it. You know, I’m thinking about getting a dog, and naming it Dog Fitzgerald.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
that certainly is a great name for your dog if you get one. You’ve made me want to rewatch that show (since I only saw it on adult swim when it was on and some random youtube footages). I am downloading it now, I’m sure it will be better than I remembered.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 22, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I’d welcome you back, but you didn’t center your photos.
…I love you…
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Nice work, Hippie.
Several weeks ago, Eastbound & Down Season 1 was released on DVD. I instantly thought about you. You need to stop going to museums and go get the series. You can thank me later.
Working on Dexter now, thanks for that.
"If I was the kind of guy who posted a signature line, this would be it from now on." -SiMA
by SgtinManusArmy on Jul 21, 2009 11:18 PM CDT reply actions
Lost rocks. A buddy of me hounded me relentlessly about House — which I refused to watch. I got him hooked on Lost and he almost begged me to watch House. No dice.
Walked into the living room as my wife was watching something she was glued to. Laughing at, riveted by — whole nine yards. No surprise here, it was House and I’m completely hooked now. If you haven’t caught a few episodes, you have no idea what you’re missing. Cynical, snark-laden genius-type humor.
5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)
I’ve heard so many good things about House and Dexter but at this point I don’t need any more time wasters!! As it is, I’ve been watching Heroes (I love that show, but season 1 was the best so far) and Chuck. That show is the best thing a nerd/geek could ask for.
My one guilty pleasure show is Nip/Tuck. That show is so ridiculous I can’t stop watching it.
I watched season one of Heroes, and then stopped watching after one or two episodes of season 2. I can’t tell you how happy I am that I sold high on that stock.
5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)
I once told my girlfriend that I wished they would cancel Heroes so I could just stop watching it. I just keep reading things about how its supposed to get better…..
Maybe I’ll look into House. I’ve never watched 24 either which is pretty high on my “watch on DVD” list. My brother bought me the whole Wire DVD set for Christmas because he wanted me to see it. It is really good if you haven’t.
I haven’t watched Wire yet, and every time I flipped by it (admittedly while is was already in progress) I just couldn’t get into it. But I’ve heard it’s amazine.
Seriously, it’s time to trade Heroes for House. I guarantee you will not regret it.
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Not that I don’t believe it, but where they went wrong was after the strike. They changed writters and those idiots didn’t know where to take the series. The last 5-6 episodes of season 3 were great. Here’s to hoping the old writers bring it back to form (season 1), but only time will tell.
I was kind of hoping NBC wouldn’t pick up Chuck and that someone like TBS/TNT would. NBC must be run by a bunch of idiots though. I hope they don’t mess with that show anymore, it’s awesome! :D
I’ve enjoyed Chuck when I’ve seen it, but I never felt the need to keep from missung any of it.
The original writers of Heroes had a lot of good stuff going on, but one thing they were absolutely unable to write was good confrontations between characters with powers. I could write about this for quite a while, but a) this is a Spurs blog, and b) this is Hipuks’ return thread.
So I’ll just take a deep breath, and leave it at that.
5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)
What I enjoy about Chuck is that while watching them in a certain order helps, you don’t really have to. You might miss some jokes here or there, but for the most part, those shows are enjoyable in any order.
I forgot to mention my favorite show outside of the US, Top Gear. Clarkson is a funny, funny guy. It’s cars and comedy in one package, how can that not be awesome?
Top Gear is the shiznit. British humor with awesome cars and ridiculous stunts, you can’t go wrong with that.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
Agreed. My wife – who doesn’t even like cars that much – is addicted to that show. It is otstanding and very humorous.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
House is a great show…. started watching during the third season…. its absolutely fabuloso!
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
agree with you about House. I don’t like watching Lost anymore because I don’t think the writers know what to do with it anymore and it certainly peaked sometime around season 2. I’m still forced to watch it though. You should watch the Wire, so should I, I hear. Agree with Dexter, it’s a solid show. Some shows that people haven’t mentioned here yet which I also recommend are:
-Peep Show (British Comedy, very very funny)
-Always Sunny (This show is just too awesome)
-The Boondocks (So many hilarious political messages)
-Death Note (if you love House’s power of deductive/genius reasoning, you’ll Love this show. It’s an anime, but I think it’s time you start watching them. kinda short too. Watch it with subtitles, not dubbed)
-Prison Break (only season 1 and possibly 2, 3 is stretching it, but stop at 3, unlike me)
—Weeds (picks up after a few episodes, watch after you’ve finished watching the one’s on top)
-30 Rock (after you’ve finished every show above, still a good show, but not as good as the rest)
The first four shows are not in order of importance. It’s okay if you don’t have time to start a new show (Death note is only 37 episodes 20 minutes each), when you do have time, try remember my advice though.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 22, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Death Note? The manga has some brilliant early volumes, then got generic and boring. If there’s a comic fan in here somewhere, go read those early Death Note volumes. It’s really something else.
By the way, The Office should be on every list you make.
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It should, but I just felt that a lot of people already know about the office, and most of them watch it. If you ask me, the office is just slightly overrated. I love the show, but I don’t think it’s as good as the hype for it, just a bit overblown. I would’ve mentioned the office if half the world didn’t already watch it though. I figured everyone already does.
My favorite character is Creed, then Dwight, and then Michael. I don’t really like Jim and Pam too much.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 23, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I’ve only seen 1 episode of the American version. I would say that the original British version with Ricky Gervais is superior.
My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri
I’ve never seen the British version, though i’ve been told to do so. It’s on my tv show list though, i’ll have to check it out.
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by the little o on Jul 23, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s 100% cringestastic. So if you like that kind of humor, watch it. I think the USAian Office is tons better, though.
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Cringetastic
LD, that’s a great word for it. Really nice work there. That’s what you do through whole episodes — cringe.
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I loved it. Then again, I watched the 5 seasons in one month, so I didn’t notice those lulls people bring up.
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I didn’t notice the lulls, I focused on the lulz.
*drumroll
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I’ll check out the early volumes of the manga.
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by the little o on Jul 23, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I also forgot to put 12 oz. mouse in there. I didn’t because I didn’t feel the kind of humor it has would appeal to most people. I am now watching it again, and changed my mind. It does appeal to a lot of people, specially here at PtR. If you find Pop humorous, you’ll like this show.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 23, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw the whole 37 episodes and the 2 movies…and yes the first part is the best by far. Still it got me hooked up until the end.
And the movies….avoid them, they are with real characters (flesh people) and I guess the scripts are ok, but the acting is HORRENDOUS and the casting is way off.
"Rock and Roll angels bring that HardRock Hallelujah"
I never saw the movies, I was told to stay away from them. And of course, I also agree about the first part being so much better, but still watched it till the end.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 25, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
another great thing about the show that I forgot to mention, I got hooked on it after only 2 or 3 episodes… don’t know if it was just me being too susceptible to it, or if other were pulled by it the same way though.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 25, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I just finished the 2nd season of Dexter and I enjoy the series immensely. However, I gotta agree with LD, the 2nd season just doesn’t quite run smoothly on all cylinders. I’m hoping season 3 will be better.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I don't like chatty. I don't do chatty. I like quiet. Quiet and mean. Those are my people. - Nurse Jackie
Dexter season 1 is just so awesome that I don’t think it will ever live up to it. So try to give your mind a reality check before you start season 3. Season 3 is better than Season 2 in my opinion though. Jimmy Smits does an amazing job (and was nominated for an Emmy). Even when Deb and Rita are frustrating, Smits and Dexter do a great job of compensating.
I read season 4 is going to feature John Lithgow as the “Trinity Killer” who has been serial killing for 30 years and always does everything in 3’s.
The good thing about Dexter is that it is like an anime where each season ends. Heroes could learn from this because its endings are always too much like beginnings.
very true. put Lost in that list of learning to end a season too.
"He's Manu Ginobili"
by the little o on Jul 22, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I absolutely love that about the show. It has a very definite beginning, middle and end in each season.
When does Season 4 begin? I want to eventually catch up to the live version of the show.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I don't like chatty. I don't do chatty. I like quiet. Quiet and mean. Those are my people. - Nurse Jackie
All these uncentered photos hurts my eyes.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 22, 2009 8:08 AM CDT reply actions
Do you have the old school original Digital Rebel? ’Cuz I rebelled and got one of the newer ones(XS).
I used to be a c+x kind of guy, but nowadays I just go nuts with my z. - LatinD
Retire Bowen's #12!
Yes, the original 300D one. Camera prices have dropped like crazy, for the money I bought this one a year ago, I could buy a newer model today.
What lens does the XS come with? The 300D is almost impossible to manual focus, piece of crap lens.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
Digital REBEL defies HTML? How curious.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jul 23, 2009 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions
9 out of 15 photos had people in one way or another…. I say you relate fine to people despite of what you want to believe…
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
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