Archive for June, 2007

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2007-06-27

 

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travelling.

Yay for Poland

I’m going to spend afternoon with my ex-classmates, watching photos from Australia. After that I take overnight train to Warsaw. There I will attend a tournament during the weekend. The week after that is going to consist mostly of sightseeing Poland and just having fun. And then next two weeks on LSG.

Ideal vacations.

*tasuki logout*

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2007-06-25

 

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other.

Marilyn Manson

I always thought Marilyn Manson was just an idiot. Shouting obscenities, trying to offend everyone in any possible way, etc. Then I saw few videos on youtube:
Marilyn Manson Bowling for Columbine
Marilyn Manson on O’Reilly
Marilyn Manson speech

While I am not going to start listening to his music (I just don’t like it), I started greatly respecting the guy. He is very smart and extremely articulate.

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2007-06-12

 

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art,
random thoughts.

My opinions about few influential/famous films

During the past few months, I saw several films, most of which are highly praised and widely considered as the best ones.

Here it goes, sorted by year of production, including my subjective score on a 1-10 scale (where 10 is best; I tried to be tough in scoring):

The Battleship Potemkin, 1925, 5/10: This one is really really old. And oh, it is full of propaganda. But I guess that considering how old it is (they made movies back then?) it’s not so bad.

Casablanca, 1942, 10/10: It’s a romance film, but very well set up. While I usually don’t even notice the (male) actors, Humphrey Bogart really made an impression on me.

The Searchers, 1956, 7/10: A western. Quite good, but I can’t say anything particularly remarkable.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966, 9/10: A western too. The three main characters are just unforgetable, they make it a pretty good story. And the music is just perfect, if it was only the music with black screen, it would have got 8/10. ;-)

The Godfather, 1972, 9/10: I liked this film a lot, although I can’t really point out a single reason why.

Pulp Fiction, 1994, 4/10: I give four out of ten just because I don’t want to infuriate fans of Quentin Tarantino.

Fight Club, 1999, 8/10: I really liked the ideas displayed in this film. *innocent look* ^^

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000, 2/10: Huge disappointment. This one got the two points solely for reminding me of a great sketch by Monty Python… I’m not on a wire!

I am planning to watch Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai and Schindler’s List. Any other recommendations?

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2007-06-04

 

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other.

The Moral Animal

The full title reads: The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology.

The Moral Animal is a book about evolutionary psychology written by Robert Wright.

I liked the book a lot, but I am a bit unsure what to write in here… The Moral Animal shows how our behaviour is primarily affected by evolution, how cold-hearted bastards we all are (yes, not just me — even you), and how even our deepest feelings are just a tool of evolution to make sure our genes succeed.

Desperately trying to write one more paragraph shows to be rather futile. So I will write no more. Now go and read the book! :)