great existential thinkers on....
the Greeks:
"with tragedy the Greeks had given up the belief in immortality: not only the belief in an ideal past, but also the belief in an ideal future"
-Nietzsche (The Birth of Tragedy)
"it is, like, a wierd Greek name. like Douglas"
-Paris Hilton (in her depostion, being asked the last name of her companion)
Writing:
"i am not a poet, and i go at things only dialectically"
-Soren Kierkegaard (Fear and Trembling)
"whatever i write in email, it doesn't mean anything. it is just words i write"
-Paris Hilton (legal deposition)
Friendship:
"we were friends and have grown distant from one another. but it is right that should be so; let us not dissemble and obscure it, as if it were something to be ashamed of. we are two ships, each of which has its destination and its course."
-Nietzsche (The Gay Science)
"i meet so many people. i don't even know some of my friends' names."
-Paris Hilton (legal depostion)
Other Maxims & Reflections:
"if the immediate and direct purpose of our life is not suffering then our existence is the most ill-adapted to its purpose in the world"
-Schopenhauer (Essays and Aphorisms)
"i'm so hungry"
-Paris Hilton (uttering in the middle of her deposition)
the Greeks:
"with tragedy the Greeks had given up the belief in immortality: not only the belief in an ideal past, but also the belief in an ideal future"
-Nietzsche (The Birth of Tragedy)
"it is, like, a wierd Greek name. like Douglas"
-Paris Hilton (in her depostion, being asked the last name of her companion)
Writing:
"i am not a poet, and i go at things only dialectically"
-Soren Kierkegaard (Fear and Trembling)
"whatever i write in email, it doesn't mean anything. it is just words i write"
-Paris Hilton (legal deposition)
Friendship:
"we were friends and have grown distant from one another. but it is right that should be so; let us not dissemble and obscure it, as if it were something to be ashamed of. we are two ships, each of which has its destination and its course."
-Nietzsche (The Gay Science)
"i meet so many people. i don't even know some of my friends' names."
-Paris Hilton (legal depostion)
Other Maxims & Reflections:
"if the immediate and direct purpose of our life is not suffering then our existence is the most ill-adapted to its purpose in the world"
-Schopenhauer (Essays and Aphorisms)
"i'm so hungry"
-Paris Hilton (uttering in the middle of her deposition)
filling out my favorite music / film is really hard because your mood dictates what you might want to watch or listen to at any given moment. that said, i tried to compile a diverse list of pretty solid stuff. however, too far in that direction and you end up with a list that includes both "gummo" and "air bud" (don't get me wrong, i appreciate a talented basketball playing golden retriever as much as the next fellow).
okay, this is just a long winded way of saying here are a few movies i really liked.
-chopper ( an over-looked film that manages to make you cringe at the same time that you are laughing. a pretty great film)
-life aquatic (bill murray is endlessly watchable and you really can't beat a bowie soundtrack sung in spanish)
-capturing the friedmans (best documentary of that year).
-croupier (clive owen pic)
-american spendor (one of the best break up scenes of the last decade)
-sexy beast (really, a great love story)
rushmore...
till next week...i will announce my favorite cheeses. i'm looking at you mozzarella
okay, this is just a long winded way of saying here are a few movies i really liked.
-chopper ( an over-looked film that manages to make you cringe at the same time that you are laughing. a pretty great film)
-life aquatic (bill murray is endlessly watchable and you really can't beat a bowie soundtrack sung in spanish)
-capturing the friedmans (best documentary of that year).
-croupier (clive owen pic)
-american spendor (one of the best break up scenes of the last decade)
-sexy beast (really, a great love story)
rushmore...
till next week...i will announce my favorite cheeses. i'm looking at you mozzarella
