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Hello! Not a lot to report this week. Been really busy with work then had a bit of a hectic weekend. Soooo maybe you can have this photo gallery instead!!! Some decent photos to start your week of!!!!

museum of the week: the met (again)

So I was thinking about going to a different museum but decided I loved The Met too much to not go again! This time, I tried to focus on the American Art Wing but there weren't enough paintings for me to enjoy it.

When I walked to the third floor, it seemed that most of it was under ... construction? Revamping? Either way it seemed that most of the sections were blocked off. No matter! The most important one was here to stay (George Washington Room).

In the this room (idk the actual name) there is a painting that I, a RED BLOODED AMERICAN 🦅🦅🦅, love. Washington Crossing the Delaware will always be a classic! Most American's first exposure to this painting was probably sometime in elementary school and ever since the dawn of the first memes, there's been humorous recreations of this.

Anyway it's so cool to see the room and a bunch of people just staring in awe at this painting. Its grandiose size definitely adds to the aura — but the distinct nature of this period of American art has a sense of wonder and grandeur that mirrors that of the Renaissance paintings of biblical subjects. The brilliant colors and the literally awe-some backdrops place the main subjects in such a heroic and brave setting that one can only be caught up in the adventurous feeling of it all.

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Not to insert myself in the conversation but I tried watching The Newsroom before and I think I just had too many good memories of The Exponent that I preferred playing those back

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• LETS FUCKING GO MUSEUM OF THE WEEK
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animal of the week

My roommate has recently been dogsitting a small anxious dog named Tommy. He is small. And kind of funny to look at. But after a few days I've fallen in love with him (not as much as me and Simba).

Send me your animals at ryan@torrtle.co!