One of my favorite scenes from the (surprisingly good) US version of The Office.

Wait -- how do I apply Head On again?

Jesus of the Week is a site that...well, has interesting pictures of Jesus. A few of my favorites are tattoos:
- I didn't know Jesus was a Wookiee
- People, people. These things are permanent!
- Hey man, what’s on your mind?

How to Shoot People (and Places and Things)

The first two [photos] I showed in class this evening ... were technically passable but artistically bland. More than anything, they’re examples of my modest competency in selective focus and the one-third/two-thirds rule for composing pictures, but little else. The more I learn about photography, the less interested I am in close-ups that fetishize surface textures, and the less impressed I am by well composed but basically inert subjects that don’t communicate a narrative of any particular stripe.

The "modest competency" comment really describes how I feel about my photos. Sure, some are well-composed and nice to look at, but they don't really say anything. I just need to practice and explore more..

This isn't exactly new, but it's too well-done not to link to it. The Ten Commandments as a teen comedy: 10 Things I Hate About Commandments:

While reviewing a San Francisco restaurant site for work, I came across their tips when writing a review on their site, which included this great one:

Proof read and spell check your reviews, it adds creditability

Continuing the cool-buildings theme from yesterday, these are nice some photos of Apple's new 24-hour (!) store in New York. The coolest thing is that there's no actual storefront: the entrance is a glass cube with an Apple logo, and you go down underground into the store.

(More photos of the store here and here.)

Normally I don't post little one-off things like this, but Volkswagen's new storage facility is very cool. (via kottke)

Thanks to my brother for pointing this out to me. I had forgotten about "Aaaannnd heeerrre come the pretzels..." -- Simpsons Quotes For Everyday Use

Off Mound, Mets' Ace Loosens Up in His Garden (NY Times)

"It has to be in you to work with flowers, but if you grow up with it, you realize how it can make you untouchable," [Pedro] Martínez said. "If something hurts, it disappears when you are in the garden. It's about deep thinking, about letting go."

I couldn't agree more. After a bad day, there's nothing I enjoy more than relaxing by taking care of my gardens.