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The BROG is DEAD

2009-08-13T20:49:00.001-04:00

LONG LIVE THE BLOG

please update your links, readers, feeders, and whatnot.

A new one, for those who don't facebook.

2009-07-29T14:03:00.003-04:00

The Whale, 57x30, acrylic on board, 2009.

Cool animated Beatles Short

2009-06-02T15:47:00.000-04:00

A rough picture of another new painting.

2009-05-21T21:21:00.000-04:00

omar and the dino, 48x27, acrylic on board.

If the links are broken

2009-05-18T08:16:00.003-04:00

Hey All,
I had to reorganize my online photo albums ... So, if the links you have are broken when/if you try to look at the pics, use this one, instead.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ryanstiner

Thanks.
/ryan

A New One

2009-05-16T16:46:00.000-04:00

Our wedding weekend, when Omar met Lauren, 48x27, acrylic on board.

Dude. Ass Pennies. It's how I roll.

2009-05-05T13:31:00.001-04:00

Upright Citizens Brigade

Bear Hockey!

2009-05-05T13:09:00.002-04:00

Bears on Ice!

Neat-o

2009-04-07T16:48:00.001-04:00

A Few Photos, Lately

2009-03-29T09:47:00.001-04:00

A Beat Box recipe.

2009-03-27T16:04:00.000-04:00

Beatbox Fame Game
Uploaded by loranger

Some Food Pics I've Taken

2009-03-26T22:20:00.004-04:00

Grits'n'Bits Waffle @atlantic monthly

Bagels @atlantic monthly

Hot Fried Chicken @atlantic monthly

Zzang @Chocolate ZOOM

... found ...

2009-03-23T22:23:00.003-04:00

a freaky gif.

enjoy.
i could watch this all day long.

Reason Number 67 to switch to Gmail, no matter the Cost

2009-03-19T20:08:00.005-04:00

UNDO SEND EMAIL

if only

2009-03-05T19:44:00.001-05:00

2009-01-31T12:07:00.002-05:00

please. watch this.
Darrell Bleutt. Funniest Man Alive?

A new bloginning

2009-01-30T19:53:00.001-05:00

ouch. sorry for that one. anyway, a hockey blog:
http://thecoldwarblog.blogspot.com

Another.

2009-01-25T14:43:00.001-05:00

From Catalog: Paintings

Feels Good to Paint

2009-01-24T18:56:00.001-05:00

From Catalog: Paintings

Oh, Doogie.

2009-01-21T21:10:00.001-05:00

Honeymoon Pics. Ryan Taken, Lauren Approved.

2009-01-17T22:28:00.001-05:00

Honeymoon in Cancun Faves

A sloth, in motion

2008-12-07T19:06:00.004-05:00

These are 2 short video clips from the Art Center Sloth Drawing Class I took with Ian on sunday.

A month later, some wedding pics

2008-11-27T09:57:00.001-05:00

Sunday with Omar

2008-10-20T15:23:00.000-04:00

a special edition fargo snowglobe

2008-10-06T22:45:00.000-04:00

found this at the ann arbor pto store, packaged with a letterbox vhs copy of the movie, which i unwrapped and gave back to the pto to sell. i only wanted this.

A political Posting

2008-09-25T17:54:00.001-04:00

McCain originally voted against the establishment of a federal holiday for MLK.

Huh.

Sounds like a guy I want to ru(i)n my country.

The Pinata Fun

2008-09-18T21:45:00.002-04:00

A political break

2008-09-15T20:54:00.003-04:00

Some Seafood Stew I made Tonight.
first time. turned out great.

tilapia, shrimp, white wine, heirloom tomatoes.

mmmm ...

Ask if you want the recipe.

Letterman Transcript

2008-09-11T08:52:00.002-04:00

From Foxnews.com

Dave Letterman: " ... And I’m wondering, if he had picked Sarah Palin before you picked Joe Biden, is there a chance that maybe you would have selected somebody else? Would that have affected your choice?”

Obama: “You know, the way I thought about it was, ‘Who’s going to help me govern? Who’s the person I want in the room if we’ve got a big decision to make? Who’s going to be able to give me good counsel, good advice, who’s able to maybe have some ideas that I don’thave or give me a perspective that I haven’t seen, and I think that nobody can do that better than Joe Biden.” (audience applauds) “And I know what he cares about and what he stands for - I think he’s going to be a great choice.”

Palin the Fashionista

2008-09-09T11:37:00.001-04:00

"At first they had me in a bunch of furs," she said of the photo shoot. "Yeah, I have furs on my wall, but I don't wear furs. I had to show them my bunny boots and my North Face clothing."

Sarah Palin, describing her Vogue photo shoot.

i'm sorry ... do "bunny boots" not qualify as wearing fur?

Palin the Economist

2008-09-08T14:44:00.001-04:00

From the Huffington Post:

"Speaking before voters in Colorado Springs, the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had "gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." The companies, as McClatchy reported, "aren't taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. The takeover may result in a taxpayer bailout during reorganization."

...

"You would like to think that someone who is going to be vice president and conceivable president would know what Fannie and Freddie do," said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "These are huge institutions and they are absolutely central to our country's mortgage debt. To not have a clue what they do doesn't speak well for her, I'd say."

... read on

Palin, World traveler

2008-09-04T10:45:00.001-04:00

from CBSnews.com:

"GIBSON: But as you know, the questions revolve really around foreign policy experience. Can you honestly say you feel confident having someone who hasn't traveled outside the United States until last year, dealing with an insurgent Russia, with an Iran with nuclear ambitions, with an unstable Pakistan, not to mention the war on terror?
MCCAIN: Sure. And one of the key elements of America's national security requirements are energy. She understands the energy issues better than anybody I know in Washington, D.C., and she understands. Alaska is right next to Russia. She understands that."

the whole article

Obama, World Saviour.

2008-08-29T13:11:00.000-04:00

this is a hoot.
but really ... vote for obama.

A sketch pile.

2008-08-22T09:43:00.001-04:00

Coffee Roulette

2008-08-21T23:36:00.002-04:00

From a Detroit Restaurant's website:

"Try our NEW French Press
Two delicious flavors
Hazelnut, French Roast, and French Vanilla
You’ll be surprised how the flavor comes out of the
bean in this old style European way of making coffee.
16 oz. $3.00 refills $1.50"

which ones are delicious!?!?!
please tell me which one isn't delicious so i don't order it!

cool

2008-08-13T22:31:00.001-04:00

A New One (or, Sorry for Doing this Instead of Yours, Darren)

2008-07-31T18:37:00.003-04:00

This is a combo of two pics i took in chicago ... 4 feet by 2 feet, acrylic on board.
One was from the Lincoln Park Zoo (a free zoo that is awesome) and one was the "touch and go chess party" setup on Michigan ave, i think.

note: i think this painting is the longest ever for me ... not only in time in painting it, but also in time elapsed between work sessions. it's been about 2 weeks from start to finish.

sick, sick , sicksicksick

2008-07-29T16:48:00.000-04:00

2008-07-14T20:40:00.001-04:00

Ryanstiner.com 7.0

2008-07-08T10:18:00.004-04:00

known issue with internet explorererer. please allow the active x shtuff to run, even though inertnet expoodle tells you it ain't safe. otherwise, a work in progress. more additions to come.

A Man's Ice Cream Cone

2008-07-04T22:52:00.000-04:00

so cute. i want one. where do you register for sloths?

2008-06-26T19:33:00.000-04:00

Hanging Tough

2008-06-25T10:35:00.003-04:00

Transportation of the future.

The NKOTB

2008-06-22T16:02:00.000-04:00

Untitled Painting of Some Clouds.

48x36

acrylic on panel

BOOKMARK PARTY!!!

2008-06-19T20:24:00.002-04:00

tree portraiture. acrylic paint, no less. very inspiring.
a quickie color wheel.
Will You?
the wooden mirror.
snagt.
some fun 3d stuff.
a very strange commercial.
meg. pbthbthbthbthb!!
Monsanto is evil. e. v. i l. !!!!
no more soda for me, please.
a well organized collection.
real, or p-shopped?
someday i'll be good enough to paint waterfall-bearded men.
ahhh, capitalism.

A (mostly) complete painting history

2008-06-13T16:07:00.001-04:00

some paintings i no longer own.
some are in frames and will be documented at another time.

otherwise ...

2008-06-09T19:59:00.001-04:00

A True Drum Master - More free videos are here

Something Wicked ...

2008-06-08T15:13:00.002-04:00

An Engagement Trip Photo Album

2008-05-24T11:04:00.003-04:00

I recommend clicking on it and viewing the pics one by one, if you have the time. If not, here's a slideshow.

/ryan

For anybody who cares

2008-05-21T11:22:00.003-04:00

I asked lauren to marry me at the art institute of chicago, within my favorite gallery (by tadao ando, called 'the power of sixteen pillars') from my days going to school there.
she said yes.

!!

Huh ...

2008-05-05T22:05:00.001-04:00

Directions to chicago

2008-05-05T12:15:00.003-04:00

View Larger Map
posting this cuz i'm going there and i wanted a quick non-email reference for it ... that's why.

59 Photos

2008-05-04T20:41:00.002-04:00

Hey.
You.
Here's 59 of my favorite photos.
You may recognize Some.
Some you won't.
watch if you want.

/ryan

Batman vs .... Batman?

2008-05-02T17:33:00.001-04:00

this is a little weird.

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

Mr. Sandwich Man!

2008-05-02T15:38:00.005-04:00

Complete!

2008-04-22T19:59:00.000-04:00

30-some-odd fake cheeses

2008-04-20T13:56:00.000-04:00

oh, it's on

2008-04-20T13:48:00.000-04:00

I wish I could do this

2008-04-09T21:05:00.001-04:00

2 Movies I'm Gonna See

2008-04-02T16:44:00.002-04:00

pineapple express
wallE

My Space Diorama

2008-03-31T22:26:00.000-04:00

Easter Day Flowers.

2008-03-23T15:33:00.000-04:00

1st (of many) Bookmark Cleansing(s)

2008-03-16T12:58:00.003-04:00

It's like having Spongebob up yer ass
If you'd like your own cookbook
The AoI
Truck Spills! Yeah!
Meteorites.
cat Tree
Goalies are funny, sometimes

Ipod Hacking

2008-03-13T08:33:00.002-04:00

Do you use google calendar? Do you own an ipod with a calendar function? Do you ever want to, say, sync your ipod calendar with your google calendar? OK, so did I.

If you are comfortable typing a few words, if you work with a pc (dunno if the software exists for mac, go here and do some reading to find out), and if you have a little bit of time, follow me.

First, Download GetCals from here.
Then, follow the instructions located here.

Now, when i did it, i messed up in the middle of it and had to restore factory settings on my ipod and reload all of my music. But, if you ask me, that span of time waiting for it to reload was worth it for the added function of having my calendar now accessible from anywhere my ipod is. Either way, that may not happen with you.
Also worth noting that i have minimal experience creating the file types needed for this process, and i feel totally comfortable messing around with stuff. But this work was very basic.

If you have any problems with this, reply to this post and i can help.

Enjoy!

Sleepy Time Djoser

2008-03-03T16:23:00.000-05:00

And Then, From Out of Nowhere

2008-03-02T17:02:00.000-05:00

The Robot

this brog is for the birds

2008-03-02T10:18:00.002-05:00

so, while i debate internally whether or not i will post paintings in progress in the future,
i present to you three pictures of birds i took.
please to enjoy.

Will you be my secret ...

2008-02-05T21:57:00.000-05:00

A change in the L&F department.

2008-02-04T21:00:00.000-05:00

figured i should muster up the effort to change my various web pages with the debut of
look for changes coming to my myspace and other pages, as well. if you are looking.
seriously, though ... i hope yer not constantly checking my myspace page for updates ... are you?
sheesh.

The Evil Eye

2008-02-03T21:54:00.000-05:00

Baby Gives the Evil Eye on Command

updates

2008-02-03T09:12:00.000-05:00

RYAN
STINER
DOT
COM

Muppet Monsters

2008-01-31T21:37:00.000-05:00

A New One

2008-01-27T15:00:00.000-05:00

Snow Covered Ground

2008-01-24T21:58:00.000-05:00

Kick ass 3D website

2008-01-21T17:50:00.001-05:00

may take a minute for you to get the hang of the nav menu ...

The Poles

2008-01-20T13:26:00.001-05:00

Hockey Clip

2008-01-20T00:52:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow I will post with substance. Tonight we dine with Youtube.

It's True. I checked

2008-01-19T00:07:00.001-05:00

click on the pic

2008-01-18T18:06:00.001-05:00

har har

2008-01-16T15:26:00.000-05:00

you'll get the joke quickly, remains funny for a few minutes ... and then a few more ... then gets boring.

enjoy!

probably seen this before. if not, well worth the time.

2008-01-16T00:17:00.000-05:00

go figure.

2008-01-09T17:28:00.000-05:00

I dunno what to think.
it's written and directed by spike jonze.

2659

2008-01-07T17:10:00.000-05:00

The Big Melt

2008-01-06T16:46:00.000-05:00

16 Bit Jebus

2008-01-04T21:57:00.001-05:00

your so beautiful ... like a tree

2008-01-04T17:52:00.000-05:00

Some more winter pics

2008-01-03T16:57:00.000-05:00

still experimenting with the settings on my camera ... please to enjoy the slideshow

a picture of a squirrel

2008-01-03T13:07:00.001-05:00

My latest

2008-01-01T15:17:00.001-05:00

15x30, acrylic on canvas.
pic is kinda crappy, misses out on some of the colors ...
really enjoyed this painting, even though it had been sitting 1/4 finished in my studio for a month or two. I wasn't sure if i would enjoy finishing it, but i went ahead and gave it a shot.
Really pleased with the results ... finer lines and more detail than i usually employ, so that's a welcome change ... new pallet for me ... used a dry brush blending method for the water, which i never use ... but, anyway, please to enjoy. Comments welcome.

Some Flowers.

2007-12-26T13:29:00.000-05:00

I've noticed lately how much pleasure i'm getting out of things that i never showed much interest or respect for in my past. Two of the more obvious things are arranging flowers and cooking. Here are some flowers.

djoser and the ape

2007-12-25T20:05:00.001-05:00

worth the 17 seconds of yer life, i guess...

2007-12-25T16:09:00.000-05:00

http://view.break.com/417206 - Watch more free videos

111 of them. 111.

2007-12-24T22:01:00.000-05:00

If your not sure which pen is right for you ...

Merry Christmas, Everybody

2007-12-24T16:32:00.000-05:00

Trick or Treat for Xmas

2007-12-23T16:30:00.001-05:00

The Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO LOAD ANIMATION

A Stinking Whale of a Problem.

2007-12-23T14:52:00.001-05:00

Linkeedoos

2007-12-22T15:37:00.000-05:00

This is hard for my eyes ...
Oodles of Box Doodles!!
.... Dordles

Have you ever wondered ...

2007-12-22T15:29:00.000-05:00

Dr. Fakecheese (or, how i learned to stop eating and make fake foods)

2007-12-19T13:29:00.000-05:00

some fake cheeses that i sculpted and then reproduced in perma stone or plaster after creating rubber latex molds.

our first biggun

2007-12-16T12:19:00.001-05:00

i'll try to take more pics later on