Hell yeah, it hurts being burned. But you know what, all wounds heal. Even the ones which leave no scar will mend. It may take time but that all depends on you.
If you’re a healthy chap and you have the tools, wounds are simply parts of the process. What becomes paramount is not that you were hurt but rather that you were willing to get hurt for a greater cause. Whether fighting to protect your family or fighting for a good cause, there’s a nurturer on the other side who wants to help you heal. She is wise and strong and her love will strengthen your spirit.
People born with their moon in Capricorn are often described as detached or aloof. Impossible. The constellation coupled with Greek mythology suggests these people have a lot to offer. They are loyal, committed, responsible and traditional.
In Wes Anderson’s, Life Aquatic at the moment the protagonist (played by Bill Murray) excuses himself after just meeting his illegitimate grown son, David Bowies’ Life on Mars chimes in. A successful cappy, the songs’ ability to deepen the experience of reuniting with a loved one is profound. It shows the strength in being vulnerable. It captivates the beauty of humility.
In the end, the best strategy for Capricorn moon people is no strategy. Like surfing a humongous wave, you just have to ride it out and trust your instincts. You can sit there on the beach and wait hours for the perfect wave or you can grab your board and get into the waters. For the love of sea goats on water or land there is the opportunity to love again.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Young minds are worthy of good honorable entertainment
Suze Orman is a celebrity financial guru having made presentations on reputable television channels such as PBS. Born in Chicago, Illinois her career in economic literature began in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally, her capital journey started in the then Buttercup Pantry on the border of Berkeley and Oakland on College Avenue across the street from La Farine Bakery, a French bakery known for their exceptional Morning Buns amongst all the rest.
In the Saturday Night Live parody of The Suze Orman Show Kristen Wiig does an outstanding impersonation quipped with the ostentatious motherly persona of Middle America. She injects constantly an exaggerated voice of concern and patsy to achieve the trust that is required within the public eye. What’s funny is not her accent or the alleged accusations of Suze Orman’s merit to give advice in the first place but rather is Wiig’s unfettered approach to gross doctrines. She simply flies off like a jet when placed in a role which defies comedy in a new and refreshing way.
In contrast to Pixar’s Finding Nemo and the shark scene, adults can walk away from SNL sketches and discuss, argue or debate the implications or innuendos. Children do not have that luxury. Their life span is too brief to be able to measure their experiences based on new forthcoming information. Truth be told, they are the biggest consumers of media and marketers exploit this. It would suffice to say that there ought to be a law which governs children’s media with the intent of protecting young minds from a barrage of unnecessary information. Children’s television and cinema is just getting too sloppy. Films such as Bambi, The Red Balloon or even cartoons like Roadrunner are still relevant and didn’t need to cheapen themselves with pop cult references. In regards to Finding Nemo, or any other relative form of mass media, children will grow up one day only to share this film with their children and will learn that they were robbed of a pure and nourishing story.
In the Saturday Night Live parody of The Suze Orman Show Kristen Wiig does an outstanding impersonation quipped with the ostentatious motherly persona of Middle America. She injects constantly an exaggerated voice of concern and patsy to achieve the trust that is required within the public eye. What’s funny is not her accent or the alleged accusations of Suze Orman’s merit to give advice in the first place but rather is Wiig’s unfettered approach to gross doctrines. She simply flies off like a jet when placed in a role which defies comedy in a new and refreshing way.
In contrast to Pixar’s Finding Nemo and the shark scene, adults can walk away from SNL sketches and discuss, argue or debate the implications or innuendos. Children do not have that luxury. Their life span is too brief to be able to measure their experiences based on new forthcoming information. Truth be told, they are the biggest consumers of media and marketers exploit this. It would suffice to say that there ought to be a law which governs children’s media with the intent of protecting young minds from a barrage of unnecessary information. Children’s television and cinema is just getting too sloppy. Films such as Bambi, The Red Balloon or even cartoons like Roadrunner are still relevant and didn’t need to cheapen themselves with pop cult references. In regards to Finding Nemo, or any other relative form of mass media, children will grow up one day only to share this film with their children and will learn that they were robbed of a pure and nourishing story.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Go Wes my son
Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox was nominated for the 82nd annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film of the year. He’d deserve it even though this is his first stop-motion cinematic contribution. His refined sensibility and powerful images make all his films to date fantastic for sure. From the inter-racial romance in Bottled Rocket to the symbiotic sibling rivalry thrust through mourning Anderson is by far the most dynamic film director in America. As he develops his craft it will always be a pleasure to see his stories unfold with the sweet venom of childhood memoirs.
Incidentally, Wes Anderson is an iconic figure in his own right. His romantic persona, deeply coated in academia and classic American wealth, dignifies the future of art beyond film. Other living legendary creators which lend to his breadth of knowledge and engaging innocent hard work are Beck and Jared Hess’s Napoleon Dynamite. With Beck it is easy to spot his original approach to music embodying a plethora of genres including hip hop to folk. With Napoleon Dynamite, audiences resonated with the main character’s subtle passion or the quiet storm of perseverance. It’s an important character that doesn’t demean as a nerd or even an underdog but rather a specific humanity that solely wants to understand. Hence, the audience is encouraged to learn.
In Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket there are snippets of isolation themes linking to J.D.Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye as well as Life Aquatic lending to the hub of Moby Dick. Nevertheless, Anderson speaks to a new audience, one that is hungry for interesting interpretations and intelligent dialogue of today. It just so happens that he is strong and sensual with his aesthetics. Perhaps he’s just having too much fun playing with his feature films.
Incidentally, Wes Anderson is an iconic figure in his own right. His romantic persona, deeply coated in academia and classic American wealth, dignifies the future of art beyond film. Other living legendary creators which lend to his breadth of knowledge and engaging innocent hard work are Beck and Jared Hess’s Napoleon Dynamite. With Beck it is easy to spot his original approach to music embodying a plethora of genres including hip hop to folk. With Napoleon Dynamite, audiences resonated with the main character’s subtle passion or the quiet storm of perseverance. It’s an important character that doesn’t demean as a nerd or even an underdog but rather a specific humanity that solely wants to understand. Hence, the audience is encouraged to learn.
In Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket there are snippets of isolation themes linking to J.D.Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye as well as Life Aquatic lending to the hub of Moby Dick. Nevertheless, Anderson speaks to a new audience, one that is hungry for interesting interpretations and intelligent dialogue of today. It just so happens that he is strong and sensual with his aesthetics. Perhaps he’s just having too much fun playing with his feature films.
Love lights the way
Romance and love can be such a fulfilling experience. It can sustain the hardest times and enhance the most benign periods in one’s life. There’s no question that humans are meant to be with others. Finding solace in knowing this may certainly pave the path for many lost souls.
In the 1998 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film Life is Beautiful is the story of a man whose love is a consistent beacon of hope. His humor and wit only begins to describe his true source of positivity. The protagonist’s occupation is a waiter which symbolizes the joy of being of help to others. It’s a selfless act of abundance which reflects the presumption that making other people happy is happiness in and of itself. There is no need for thanks or reciprocation unless of course the other wishes to do so out of pure want rather than obligation. This is love.
San Francisco, with its fair weather and beautiful views has a special event on Valentine’s Day called Pillow Fight. As if the city were indicative of the fact that people with all their responsibilities, traumas and dramas need to, every once in a while, let loose. What better way to release all negativity and open up the heart than a good old fashion row of massive pillow fighting. In short, there’s no better way. Mark your calendars’ for 2011, February 14th Justin Herman Plaza in the Embarcadero Center.
In the 1998 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film Life is Beautiful is the story of a man whose love is a consistent beacon of hope. His humor and wit only begins to describe his true source of positivity. The protagonist’s occupation is a waiter which symbolizes the joy of being of help to others. It’s a selfless act of abundance which reflects the presumption that making other people happy is happiness in and of itself. There is no need for thanks or reciprocation unless of course the other wishes to do so out of pure want rather than obligation. This is love.
San Francisco, with its fair weather and beautiful views has a special event on Valentine’s Day called Pillow Fight. As if the city were indicative of the fact that people with all their responsibilities, traumas and dramas need to, every once in a while, let loose. What better way to release all negativity and open up the heart than a good old fashion row of massive pillow fighting. In short, there’s no better way. Mark your calendars’ for 2011, February 14th Justin Herman Plaza in the Embarcadero Center.
Monday, May 17, 2010
The price we pay for asinine days
In the 1978 Academy Award winning film Deer Hunter, the protagonist Michael played by Robert De Niro , enjoys hunting deer for sport. When he and friends/colleagues are drafted to war, transformed by it either psychologically, physically or both, he returns home and gives up hunting deer. In the first act (the first 30 pages) of the film Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor Christopher Walken’s character Nick describes their hunting ritual as something he enjoys merely for the trees. Hence, he is a poet; a man who possesses a gentle spirit and has very little desire to harm others even in his own defense.
The story takes an even deeper turn once the friends are in the trenches of the Vietnam War, survive and are able to return home as heroes. Nick’s inability to hunt represents the humanity in everyone. No one likes pain although it is accepted as a part of life. Unscathed from war Nick isn’t happy, relieved or even eager to return home. He is simply dead in terms of spirit. And without spirit, the feeling of being alive and well, then there is no point in living; one could succumb to just being a robot or zombie and going through the motions of life without leaving a footprint or caring to stop and smell the roses. It’s not that Nick’s character suggest giving up if having to face war but rather the innocence of thrusting a person prematurely into a situation like war.
San Francisco Treasure Hunts offers a unique service for corporate bonding. Self-described as a ‘workout for the mind’, get mentally fit like a soldier in business. Call 415.664.3900for more information.
The story takes an even deeper turn once the friends are in the trenches of the Vietnam War, survive and are able to return home as heroes. Nick’s inability to hunt represents the humanity in everyone. No one likes pain although it is accepted as a part of life. Unscathed from war Nick isn’t happy, relieved or even eager to return home. He is simply dead in terms of spirit. And without spirit, the feeling of being alive and well, then there is no point in living; one could succumb to just being a robot or zombie and going through the motions of life without leaving a footprint or caring to stop and smell the roses. It’s not that Nick’s character suggest giving up if having to face war but rather the innocence of thrusting a person prematurely into a situation like war.
San Francisco Treasure Hunts offers a unique service for corporate bonding. Self-described as a ‘workout for the mind’, get mentally fit like a soldier in business. Call 415.664.3900for more information.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Christopher O’riley plays keys to SFIFF
True Love Waits, a classical interpretation of rock band Radiohead, mesmerizes with soft authority. Pianist Christopher O’riley translates many popular ballads including celebrated Nirvana’s Heart Shape Box. True Love Waits confounds the contemporary sound attributed with both genres. He merely captures what is missing from both ends into a disarray of beauty and dramatic pleasure.
One can listen to his work on local radio station KDFC. On Sunday nights at 7 he hosts From the Top at Carnegie Hall. Young musicians featured display their talent, skill and personality, so tune in. By the by, listen to KDFC and win tickets to the San Francisco International Film Festival. In addition to a multitude of exciting and fascinating films tributes this year include renowned actor Robert Duvall.
Respected as one of the world’s most amazing actors Robert Duvall’s work can be appreciated on film. A historical documentation of theatrical drama and comedy Duvall’s range embodies the helpless human condition which makes one vulnerable: pain. Whether he is the entrusted “brother” in The Godfather or the betrayed victim in The Conversation or the wound up surgeon in M.A.S.H. he is a champion.
One can listen to his work on local radio station KDFC. On Sunday nights at 7 he hosts From the Top at Carnegie Hall. Young musicians featured display their talent, skill and personality, so tune in. By the by, listen to KDFC and win tickets to the San Francisco International Film Festival. In addition to a multitude of exciting and fascinating films tributes this year include renowned actor Robert Duvall.
Respected as one of the world’s most amazing actors Robert Duvall’s work can be appreciated on film. A historical documentation of theatrical drama and comedy Duvall’s range embodies the helpless human condition which makes one vulnerable: pain. Whether he is the entrusted “brother” in The Godfather or the betrayed victim in The Conversation or the wound up surgeon in M.A.S.H. he is a champion.
Sincere adulation and pretentious charm
In the 1969 film Rosemary’s Baby, actor Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The character she played, Minnie is a ruthless charmer who has no remorse for manipulating the protagonist against her best interests. She pretends to be her “mother” persuading the main character to trust her over her own instincts with cajoling remarks and an insatiable dynamism. It’s all a set up though; a trap. Unfortunately, Rosemary’s baby is the result of it.
Similarly Alien and Lovely Bones plays on the same themes realistically or of a profound imagination. In Alien, the robot symbolizes the American sociopath. It’s fair to write since there are no real robots in modern civilization which resemble a human being that Ridley Scott is suggesting the personality that acts with little, if not any remorse. In Lovely Bones, the protagonist is fatally attacked by a realistic portrayal of a sociopath. All the symptoms of a sociopath are there: isolation, inability to empathize, and lack of remorse for starters. In the 2009 cinematic success Precious, the heroine’s mother is also a sociopath with major symptoms raging all over the place. Like Little Red Riding Hood, if children are taught to be nice to others and respect authority than there is a degree of danger that they are set up to fall into like an ambush.
What is so touching about Midnight Cowboy is that the main character, Joe Buck has a tremendous amount of goodness in him although he is extremely green. When he gets involved with Ratso, played by Dustin Hoffman, the audience can witness Joe’s ability to bring out the goodness in Ratso balancing out the energies of wisdom and friendship.
Similarly Alien and Lovely Bones plays on the same themes realistically or of a profound imagination. In Alien, the robot symbolizes the American sociopath. It’s fair to write since there are no real robots in modern civilization which resemble a human being that Ridley Scott is suggesting the personality that acts with little, if not any remorse. In Lovely Bones, the protagonist is fatally attacked by a realistic portrayal of a sociopath. All the symptoms of a sociopath are there: isolation, inability to empathize, and lack of remorse for starters. In the 2009 cinematic success Precious, the heroine’s mother is also a sociopath with major symptoms raging all over the place. Like Little Red Riding Hood, if children are taught to be nice to others and respect authority than there is a degree of danger that they are set up to fall into like an ambush.
What is so touching about Midnight Cowboy is that the main character, Joe Buck has a tremendous amount of goodness in him although he is extremely green. When he gets involved with Ratso, played by Dustin Hoffman, the audience can witness Joe’s ability to bring out the goodness in Ratso balancing out the energies of wisdom and friendship.
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