Hamlet 2

watched the film Hamlet 2 today. very funny.

one particular line stuck out to me:

"my life is a parody of a tragedy"

'Glass hold' reveals personality

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8073432.stm

'Glass hold' reveals personality

Which type are you?

The way you hold your glass can reveal much more than you might realise, a psychologist has warned.

Dr Glenn Wilson, a consultant psychologist, observed the body language of 500 drinkers and divided them into eight personality types.

These were the flirt, the gossip, fun lover, wallflower, the ice-queen, the playboy, Jack-the-lad and browbeater.

Dr Wilson, who carried out the work for the Walkabout bar chain, said glass hold "reflected the person you are".

The types of drinker are:

THE FLIRT

This is usually a woman, who holds her glass with dainty, splayed fingers and uses it in a provocative way.

She may position it over her cleavage so as to draw attention to her attributes or peer over the rim to make eye contact when taking a sip - and she may "tease" the rim of the glass with her finger, perhaps dipping it into the drink and sucking it dry.

THE GOSSIP

Again, usually a woman who clusters together with her friends. She may be talking about other people, and can be critical. She holds a wine glass by the bowl and uses it to gesticulate and make points in conversation.

She is inclined to lean over her drink, in towards others so as to speak confidentially. This person already has a close-knit social group with little inclination to extend it, therefore advances from outsiders are not usually welcome.

THE FUN-LOVER

This type of drinker could be a man or a woman. They tend to be sociable and convivial and "like a laugh".

They take short swigs from bottled drinks so they don't miss out on chipping in with the conversation.

The bottle is held loosely at its shoulder for ease. This type of person is always happy to extend their social circle. The best way to approach them therefore is to leap directly into light, good-humoured conversation and make them laugh.

THE WALLFLOWER

Usually a shy, submissive person who holds the glass protectively, not letting go, as though afraid somebody will take it away.

Palms are kept hidden and the glass is used as a social crutch - the drink is never quite finished, with a mouthful left in case of emergency. The drink is small - maybe half a pint of lager for a man.

When you're in a crowded bar, often all you have to go on is body language Dr Glenn Wilson

It may be drunk through a straw, which is fidgeted with, and used to stir the drink between sips.

The style and pace of drinking is an echo of those around them - very little is initiated.

This individual needs to be approached in a gentle, sensitive way, with perhaps a few understated compliments to build self-confidence, but may eventually warm to overtures.

THE ICE-QUEEN

This is a mainly female type whose natural style is cold and defensive.

She drinks from a wine glass, or a short glass, which is held firmly in a barrier position across the body so as to deter intimate approaches.

It is usually a waste of time approaching this woman; she may be ready with a castrating put-down.

THE PLAYBOY

This man is active and self-confident; a "Don Juan"-type seducer.

He uses his, usually long, glass or bottle as a phallic prop, playing with it suggestively. He is inclined to be possessive, and can be tactile with his female companions.

THE JACK-THE-LAD

This "peacock" is conscious of his image and will drink a bottled beer, or cider.

He is inclined to be confident and arrogant, and can be territorial in his gestures, spreading himself over as much space as possible, for example, pushing the glass well away from himself and leaning back in his chair.

If he is drinking with friends, he would be unlikely to welcome approaches from outside the group, unless sycophantic and ego-enhancing.

THE BROWBEATER

Again usually male, he prefers large glasses, or bottles, which he uses as symbolic weapons, firmly grasped, and gesticulating in a threatening, "in the face" kind of way.

Something of a know-it-all, he can come across as slightly hostile, even if only through verbal argument, or jokes targeted at others. He should be approached with great care, or not at all.

'An unconscious thing'

Dr. Wilson said: "The simple act of holding a drink displays a lot more about us than we realise - or might want to divulge.

"When you're in a crowded bar, often all you have to go on is body language.

"To a large extent, it's an unconscious thing and just reflects the person you are and the type of social relationships you have."

But he warned: "The next time you're in a bar, it might be worth thinking about what you're saying to the people around you, just by the way you're holding your glass."

he was just one like a prime number. he was devoid of plus.

Marnie Stern's Prime mixed up with

Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Machine Gun - Portishead
Marching Bands of Manhattan - Death Cab for Cutie

check it

The Harvest

Gotta say, this rings very true in terms of academic predicament.

"Each public school is a halfway house
Where the huddled masses sober up and up enough There's not enough to fatten the cows
And feed all of us
It's just a rationing of luck"
- Desaparacidos

If I only could, I'd make a deal with god and get him to swap our places. be runnin up that hill, runnin up that road, runnin up that building.

Mash up between:

Kate Bush - Runnin' up that Hill
The Roots - Living in a New World
The Roots - Baby

Check it OUT

The mix is a bit uneven because I forgot to save the logic file for future editing.

Note: Both Roots songs are from Game Theory

"Game theory attempts to mathematically capture behavior in strategic situations, in which an individual's success in making choices depends on the choices of others. "

Today, "game theory is a sort of umbrella or 'unified field' theory for the rational side of social science, where 'social' is interpreted broadly, to include human as well as non-human players (computers, animals, plants)" (Aumann 1987).

Chasing the Somali piracy money trail

"Hands up if you want ransom money - but the spoils spread further than pirates"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8011523.stm

“There have been various reports that piracy in Somalia is attracting big-time criminals from all over the world; that it is being orchestrated from London; that the ship owners themselves are involved.”

“To all them people who believe that security begins at home. Believe me. Nothing begins at home.” - The Bug ft. Spaceape from the song “Fuckahs”.

check out the line from the song

dancing faces

http://www.dshed.net/facedances/index.html

quick movie reviews

Choosing a movie to rent can be a daunting task. Sometimes, brief excursions to Blockbuster turn into a grueling expeditions for that coveted cinematic experience.

Here's a website that catalogues 1 line reviews of a shitton of movies, perfect for a short attention span and busybackson lifestyle.

http://www.bigempire.com/filthy/archive.html

very funny. examples of reviews:

Mulholland Drive - Like a good bad dream that stays with you

Barnyard - Hate your kids? Show them this.

what i live i lead in the summer what a life i lead in the spring, what a life i lead in the wind and the leaves what a life i lead in the sun

check out a mash up of:

fleet foxes - sun giant
iron and wine - such great heights
erykah badu - me

www.myspace.com/ethanwaddell
rxgrendal.tumblr.com

Passage from Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien

"The issue, of course, was courage. How to behave. Whether to flee or fight or seek an accommodation. The issue was not fearlessness. The issue was how to act wisely in spite of fear. Spiting the deep-running biles: that was true courage. He believed this. And he believed the obvious corollary: the greater a man's fear, the greater his potential courage."
(Going After Cacciato p. 101. Dell Publishing, 1978.)

O'Brien's concluding sentence of that paragraph seems to me especially prevalent in these times.

The passage comes after they have found Cacciato. They slipped down a hole in the road on the way to Paris. They seem to come to a village afterward which they proceed to raze to the ground. It seems the soldiers are completely obstinate in their destructive path, as they convince themselves, in their soiled pride, that its is only a means to even up the score in the theater of war

"Thought of you as my mountain top, thought of you as my peak"

Veteran British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has reached the summit of Mount Everest, succeeding after two previous attempts ended in failure.




Fiennes's philosophy reminds me of Ghandi

"There are no ends. There are only means."

Crystal Castles

Canadian digipunk duo
chaotic live sets
canceled shows and interband drama

Portishead - Deep Waters

Gorgeous melancholy ballad in the middle of their otherwise haunting and complex 2008 album Third.

reading:

Going After Cacciato - Tim O'Brien

The Collected Stories - Grace Paley

trying to find subtitles for Il Divo:


trying to find a job