Bob Ross

The Joy Of Memes

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I was talking with a co-worker and good friend about some Bob Ross figurines we received in freight this morning. He didn’t realise that Bob Ross has become such a meme, or that he has his own Twitch. I even introduced him to the sheer idea of Bob Ross in the universe of Fallout 4:

It’s so unusual and interesting to me that a talented artist, who passed back in 95 would go on to be remembered by people — to the point of having people at the end of a Joy Of Painting episode in Twitch Chat go “gg Bob”, or even touch other parts of the world in ways that he’ll never know.

I don’t think he could have foreseen how far his own legacy would go. He passed away just as the internet was in its infancy; if he lived to see his own YouTube and Twitch channels he would have been 78 at the time of writing this. Imagine him living to actually communicate with everyone telling him gg, or witnessing that he is officially someone’s cosplay character.

I actually wouldn’t mind visiting this alternate timeline.

The Joy Of Brunch

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One of the gifts I received during my birthday was The Bob Ross Cookbook; a book so wholesome I was surprised it didn’t burn my hands while holding it. It features paintings by Bob Ross himself, and is written in such a Bob Ross sort of way. Is it gimmicky? Yes it is, Bob Ross is after all a living meme, and that’s ok because the cookbook actually features a lot of nice recipes. I’m on my weekend now, and wanted to try making the “Brunch Palette Quiche”. It calls for Gruyere Cheese, but I couldn’t find any to buy, so I decided to use smoked Gouda instead. It also calls for spinach, but I used a mix of spinach and kale. This is fine though, even the book talks about cooking as its own art form much like painting or anything else. I mean, look at this:

It tastes really good with slices of french bread. If I had time I would have made some form of pancakes to go with it. I’ve never made quiche before, so this was fun! It’ll also be a nice breakfast lunch to take to work with me. It was so good that I had to have two slices. 😛 I’ll have to check out some of the other recipes when given the chance.

I rate this book 420 out of 10.