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You might have noticed I haven't touched my blog in a while. That's because I've moved all of my activities to my MySpace page. Check it out to see all of my creative endeavors.

Quote of the Day/Week/Month (who knows)

You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.

- Harvey Keitel as Mr. White, Reservoir Dogs

Johnny Depp: Actor or Shapeshifter

Someone had to say it: Johhny Depp can play virtually any role!!
Here are a few:
- Edward Scissorhands

- Pirates of the Caribbean

- Fear and Loating in Las Vegas

- Charlie and the Cocolate Factory


From tormented monster, to paranoid journalist, to pirate, to eccentric Roald Dahl character, Johnny Depp can do it all.

Quote of the Day/Week/Month (who knows)

An exit door procedure at 30000 feet. Mmm hmm. The illusion of safety.

- Brad Pitt As Tyler Durden, Fight Club

Fresh Look

Hiya,

As you can see this blog went through some changes, hope you like it. The texture is a little plainer this time so it will take less time to load (and it won't hurt your eyes). This time around I'm really going to try to keep this baby up to date so don't miss it.

Now... on a completely different note, I had a fire drill at school today. It started about ten minutes in to physics class (not that much of a loss really) and went on for about twenty. As we all knew there was going to be a fire drill we put very little effort in getting out of the building. We soon were to find out our school is a real deathtrap. If you were to use the emergency exit out back you would find yourself in one hell of a pickle, it was LOCKED, but wait it gets worse when you try to go back upstairs you´ll find the door into the hall sealed shut. So, had there been a real fire, well, you get the idea. To top it all, my physics teacher (who did manage to get out) took the time to go out for some groceries. Not much of a drill, but good to know that taking the backdoor is NOT a good idea.
So next time you're at school or work go plan an escape route, 'cause you never know...

Must-See List

This afternoon something became abundantly clear to me, I should update my blog more often. Well here is a little something for you to get started with.
A list of movies I think you should see:
- Fight Club (if you're up to it)
- Pulp Fiction (I think every movie buff would agree)
- Reservoir Dogs
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
- Sin City
- Pretty much every film Quentin Tarantino has had a hand in
- La Haine (heavy stuff)
- Amores Perros (heartfelt drama)
- Trainspotting
- Requiem For A Dream
- Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (Johnny Depp anyone?)
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee introduces the Western World to Chinese cinema)
- Hero (A Zhang Yimou production)
- House Of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou)
- Zatôichi (might be described as a 'samourai musical')
- Ray (gotta love Ray Charles)
- The Shawshank Redemption (Stephen Kings masterpiece)
- The Green Mile (Stephen King as well)
- Akira (one of the most acclaimed manga's of all time)
- Spirited Away (one hell of a manga)

I could probably come up with a thousand more, but these should keep you occupied for quite a while. All of these recommendations are out of personal experience (so go see them!!). If you happen to disagree or have anything to add to the list I'd love to hear about it.

Peace Out

Hex

Last week, when we were discussing Nash and his studies during my economy class, my teacher demonstrated a game Nash claimed to have a winning strategy for. It's called Hex and reminds me a bit of the Japanese game known over the world as Go (which is a million gazillion times harder). The board consists of 49 (7x7) to 121 (11x11) adjecent hexagons.

The game requires two players (black and white) with one winning condition, which is to
have a chain from one end of the board to the other (left to right for black, top to bottom for white) uninturrupted by the other player. The players get to place one stone
per turn.
So... why did I explain all this? Well... because when I played it myself I didn't manage to win a single time (even at the easiest setting). But maybe one of you can. Try it here. Whoever manages to win earns my utmost respect.

Good luck

Van God Los

I want to share something with you. Yesterday I got to bear witness to the greatest Dutch production I have seen ... well ... EVER. The first dutch film I have ever seen capture anger, sorrow, respect, jalousy and lust all at the same time. All blended together in a spine chillingly realistic criminal drama. You get to see Tygo Gernandt at his very best, as he adds a human face to a cold-hearted criminal (and all that in a Southern-Dutch accent).
















I found Van God Los (a Dutch expression for outragious or crazy) especially refreshing. This one can easily be put next to contemporary tragedies such as Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream. Thank you, Pieter Kuijpers, for showing the world that the Dutch càn make movies.

Autumn Resolutions

From this day forward I'm going to be posting everyday, so keep a close watch.

See you soon.