mega thread What are you thinking?

[Guest]

I don't want to go to work today, but I must!

[ZiggWheelsManning 8,098]

The eye doctor appointment incoming!  

[Savygriffs 5,046]

I can't wait for my birthday (March 5th) 

[DubWolf 16,874]

1 hour ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

The eye doctor appointment incoming!  

Just had mine. Thankfully all well.

[Splashee 28,543]

Nice to have a few minutes to post here

[Tropical Melody 5,333]

3 hours ago, Splashee said:

Yes

I did all the things yesterday, and that was a good call. Today I am stranded because of snow

That's a and a .

 

[Guest]

8 hours ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

The eye doctor appointment incoming!  

Ah man, I gotta do mine, from what I remember I have to do an eye surgery eventually.

[ZiggWheelsManning 8,098]

Unthinkable pain  

Hope you make it through a tough journey  

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,802]

On the left is a self-portrait of Alexander Rosin in the process of painting Gustav III, and on the right is the finished painting of Gustav III. With the way my thought process has gone, this struck me as being very humourous, and I will attempt to explain why.

Presumably, Rosin was in the process of painting Gustav III. While that portrait was still not yet completed, he decided to paint a portrait of himself painting the portrait of Gustav III. In order for him to make the self-portrait as shown on the left, he had to have had invested many hours in accurately re-painting the incomplete portrait of the portrait in his self-portrait. I imagined a situation where Gustav III was interested to know about the progress being made on his portrait. If this situation happened in the modern era, one thing Rosin could have done is to photograph himself painting the portrait. But this situation takes place before photography was invented. So as a way to show him the progress of the portrait, Rosin painted himself painting the accurately replicated state of the incomplete portrait based on the real incomplete portrait to both convey to Gustav III that he is working on it and how the portrait looks at that moment. But this situation is absurd because instead of investing many hours making the self-portrait with the incomplete portrait based on the actual incomplete portrait, he could have simply shown him the actual incomplete portrait itself, and used the time making the self-portrait to work on the actual portrait.

Edited February 22, 2023 by Luna the Great of all the Russias

[Tropical Melody 5,333]

 That is hysterical!

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[Guest]

8 hours ago, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

On the left is a self-portrait of Alexander Rosin in the process of painting Gustav III, and on the right is the finished painting of Gustav III. With the way my thought process has gone, this struck me as being very humourous, and I will attempt to explain why.

Presumably, Rosin was in the process of painting Gustav III. While that portrait was still not yet completed, he decided to paint a portrait of himself painting the portrait of Gustav III. In order for him to make the self-portrait as shown on the left, he had to have had invested many hours in accurately re-painting the incomplete portrait of the portrait in his self-portrait. I imagined a situation where Gustav III was interested to know about the progress being made on his portrait. If this situation happened in the modern era, one thing Rosin could have done is to photograph himself painting the portrait. But this situation takes place before photography was invented. So as a way to show him the progress of the portrait, Rosin painted himself painting the accurately replicated state of the incomplete portrait based on the real incomplete portrait to both convey to Gustav III that he is working on it and how the portrait looks at that moment. But this situation is absurd because instead of investing many hours making the self-portrait with the incomplete portrait based on the actual incomplete portrait, he could have simply shown him the actual incomplete portrait itself, and used the time making the self-portrait to work on the actual portrait.

Oh my, that’s great! 

[Tropical Melody 5,333]

OMG I'm still laughing ...

 

 

[Guest]

10 hours ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

Unthinkable pain  

Hope you make it through a tough journey  

Thanks buddy 

[Guest]

Do I really want to go to work today? No, but I may call out Friday to clear my head.

Edited February 22, 2023 by StarlightNyars

[ZiggWheelsManning 8,098]

Well work is important after all.  

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,154]

What mess have I gotten myself into, but...gotta do what I can do with what I have.

[Splashee 28,543]

Thinking about the next internet auction on Sunday, and how much not to think about it.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,154]

Thinking about this piece of music I am listening to; the Requiem by Antonin Dvorak. So beautiful; quite the masterpiece.

[TheRockARooster 48,653]

I’m thinking of what might happen today, I’m interested to find out.

[Guest]

I'm hoping no clients call me as I work from home today. I just want to roll up in a toasty hot cinnamon roll as the cold weather passes through SoCal.

[Sturmponiere 122]

*The symphony of cannons on Red Square in the background* 
*meditative relaxation*

"...Mighty power, fury in the eyes
Change time is in our hands
The steel spirit of freedom in the endless fields 
Beats like a hammer in our hearts..."

[Splashee 28,543]

Thinking about not stressing out about upcoming things: Don't think about it.

[Woohoo 33,374]

I think I ate too much today... 

[Clawdeen 12,138]

Not here for coworker drama

[Woohoo 33,374]

Should I start watching Teen Titans right away?