2005-07-31 18:14:00
Once every five years or so I get the urge to re-watch a number of "deep" movies I've had in my collection since I was a teenager. This time around it was the movie based on that Orwellian classic Nineteen eighty-four. It has to be one of the most depressing movies in my collection, and also one of the most sobering ones.
Watching that movies really makes me hope that such a future will never come to be... Or actually that such a history will not be repeated. Yes, I'm well aware of the Stasi, the KGB and the other organisations who function in their way. However, technology has advanced in many astounding ways since then, so it really is frightening to think how effective such organisations will be today! I mean, even back then they had miniaturised cameras, microphones and so on. But these days you have all kinds of computers, networks, and all kinds of other sci-fi crap!
And naturally there's also human nature. One thing that has not changed and will most probably never change is the fact that one part of humanity will always wish to rule over other parts of humanity. And that they will go a great variety of measures to reach their goal.
Scary shit that. So I'll just go and grab some hot cocoa, my stuffed tiger and curl up in a corner with a comic book ^_^
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2005-07-28 22:59:00
Lordy! The weather over here is really something else! Just a few days ago I was shivering and wearing a sweater all day and now yesterday and today have been awfully hot and moist. Even this morning, around 06:30, it was 21 degrees C! Please, big G in the sky, make up your mind!
Wednesday evening had a nice Kodak moment by the by ^_^ Marli had gone out for Tepan Yaki at Asian Tower like we do more often, but this time around we were discussing hentai doujinshi and fan fiction at the dinner table :3 As a serious discussion o_O I'm just happy there weren't any other patrons sitting at nearby tables, or else we would've gotten some odd looks!
In other news: I'm quite excited! Next week should see the arrival of my brand-spanking new 14" iBook! o/ Can't wait!..
kilala.nl tags: manga, holy shit,
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2005-07-22 07:13:00
Currently at the office, so I'll make it a quick one :3
God! I love the movie Chasing Amy! I mean, I really really like just about every part of that New Jersey saga by Kevin Smith, but I guess I'm just a sucker for a good love story. Actually, I've always been ^_^ For those not in the know: Kevin Smith directed, produced or wrote (I forget which it is) a whole bunch of movies, five of which kind of go together. All of them contain at least some degree of explicit (and even blunt) humor and all of them actually contain some deep thought!
First off there's Clerks which was kinda experimental, black-and-white, all shot in one location (a Quick Stop quicky mart). Had some comedy, some deep discussion and just had an allround weird feel to it. You really have to like, because it realy isn't for everybody.
Then there's Mallrats which basically is just one big comedy. One of my favourite movies. Next in line being Chasing Amy, which as you've already read is another favourite of mine. Contains some comedy, and a lot of deep shit about love and relationships. Then, there's Dogma, which is Marlijne's favourite of the bunch. It contains a _lot_ of vulgar humor, but takes a critical look at established religion at the same time. Any movie featuring Alannis Morisette as _GOD_ has to be awesome! And finally there's Jay and Silent Bob strike back in which two of the recurrent side characters from all the other four movies finally get their own movie. Basically it's all comedy and no deep thought :P
If anyone asks me which Kevin Smith movie they really _need_ to see, I'd say Dogma and Chasing Amy.
kilala.nl tags: movies,
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2005-07-18 21:49:00
Crapperoo! This weekend literally went down the shitter -_-
Wouldn't you figure my luck? Just two days before we had a nice ex-ING reunion dinner planned I got infected with some nasty intestinal virus which kept me occupied until at least Sunday. The fever'd dropped by Saturday, luckily, but I'm still feeling the after effects :(
On the positive side of things I _am_ noticing the holiday season difference when it comes to travelling by road :) Even when leaving for the office at 8am I still do not get stuck in traffic! So that kind of cheers me up.
Overall things are pretty quiet. The affairs surrounding Anime 2006 are slowly getting started, Marli has her holidays from school and I usually get to bed quite early (so I can get to the office early as well). We _are_ still trying to get to grips with my new 40 hour work week, which basically means that I do not get Wednesdays of anymore, like I used to. This might not seem like a big thing, but it kind of is when you plan your whole household work around said Wednesday :) Oh well, we'll manage...
kilala.nl tags: work, health, rhythm,
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2005-07-04 07:03:00
Currently at the office, so I'll make it a quick one :3
I never thought of myself of someone who's really into gadgets and high tech stuff, like PDAs and the likes. That's why this morning's realisation was quite a shocker! I really _do_ carry around a lot of high tech crap every day!
* My cell phone
* My iPod (either with earbuds, or the iTrip for in the car
* My eMate 300
* My Nintendo DS
To most of you that may seem like a normal (or even little) amount of trinkets to carry around, but to me it still feels a bit odd! I always frowned upon people who had so much gadgetery going on and now it turns out that I'm one of them! *eek* And the annoying thing is that I can't go without any of them during my day! Well... Technically I could do without the NDS and I don't always take it with me... But that still leaves me with three items!
So much for technology being in service to man!
In other news: I would like to thank _everyone_ who joined us at my birthday celebration on Saturday! You guys made my day :) It was nice to see our respective families again and naturally dinner with our friends was a blast!
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2005-07-01 15:22:00
Currently at the office, so I'll make it a quick one :3
Unfortunately I've been making longer days than I should this week. I mean, it's not a horrendous amount of hours, but still I'd rather be at home relaxing. This week has seen the people in charge at $CLIENT up the prio on a centralised Jumpstart/FLAR server, which I was supposed to deliver. I was already working on it part time, but now they have me working on it full time. It's quite a lot of fun, since I get to work together with other departments within $CLIENT, thus making more friends and allies ^_^
I also had to struggle with Perle IOLan+ terminal servers this week, since we need to be able to use the serial management port on our Sun servers. Yes, admittedly these boxen do work for this purpose, but I'd rather have a proper console server instead of a piece of kit which was originally meant as a dial-in box for dumb terminals or modems. Let's just say that I dream of Cyclades.
Oh! Last wednesday was my birthday by the way... I've hit 26 now :3 We went out for a lovely dinner at Konichi wa in Utrecht, since we wanted to try out a different Japanese restaurant for a change. I must say: their price/quality proportions are really good! If you ever are in the neighbourhood of Utrecht and feel like Japanese, head over there! They're at Mariaplaats 9. BTW, they don't just to Tepan Yaki... They also serve excellent sushi and will make you _ramen_ or _udon_ noodles if you ask nicely!!! My new favourite restaurant :9
kilala.nl tags: unix, work, other tech,
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