Adaptation. (Nic Cage not included)

i was walking home throught town quite late in the night immersed in my music (Jose González at the time) and my thoughts and i started thinking about why ive felt to phlegmatic lately. the reason im really annoyed at my phlegmaticism is that ive been looking forward to moving out for the past two-three years and now that i finally did, i feel like im not enjoying it enough, and that im not doing all the things i had planned on doing. and i realised that maybe it has something to do with our basic human ability to adapt. i believe humans extraordinary adaptability is one of the main reasons weve thrived as a species, cold weather, arid terrain, versatile predators, we have adapted to everything nature has thrown at us.

but now in my case i think this basic ability has its downsides. though it is still an important trait in us and a very good one at that. but in my case, i feel like its been more of a burden. my getting accustomed so quickly to my new place and life in town has made me lose the perception of how great it actually is, and it has incredibly quickly become the norm for me. it feels like its always been like this, and thus i dont get around to doing all the things i had imagined/planned on doing when i move out. i feel like this has been a problem before as well, when i came out of the army i adapted to civilian life again really really quickly, which didnt give me time to enjoy the freedoms i once again enjoyed or the benefits of civilian life to the full extent. so i guess everything new just becomes the norm too quickly for me, so that i cant enjoy changes for the better as much as i should. maybe this will change, maybe it wont, who knows? but trust me, if you experience a change for the better in your life, grasp it with all your might, hold on to it and squeeze every last drop out of it. you will regret it if you dont. i might still have a chance to correct this wrong. only time will tell.

goodnight...

The Return of the Prodigal Son

im back. finally. took way too long, and i apologise. i just hope someone still wanders into my site, and if you are that someone please spread the word that Trip Fontaine is back on the map. so whats new you ask? well, ive moved out, i live in Hietalahti (in Helsinki), which is like a kilometer from the center of helsinki for you non-finnish people whoever you might be. its been really fantastic, living by my lonesome has been something ive been looking forward to for quite long. and now its here (has been for the past month) . . . and i feel fine. ive also started studying in a school very near me, its called Cityfolkhögskolan and i study documentary filmmaking. so far thats been absolutely fantastic. so all in all, you could say im doing quite well. however, the lack of football in my life is starting to take its toll, but that shall be fixed in the spring when the season for amateur teams starts...

last week i went to see quite a few movies at the Helsinki International Film Festival (Rakkautta & Anarkiaa), and id just like to suggest a few gems for you --first of all a good serious drama about confused skinheads in Thatcher's Britain -"This is England" and then a hilarious "walker and talker" (didnt invent that term..) about a couple in paris, pretty much arguing throughout the movie, fantastically funny -"2 Days in Paris", those of you who live in Helsinki or thereabouts have the chance to see it in the commercial release starting this friday (5.10). and if you want to be inspired to change the world go see "Sharkwater" (dont think its coming to a commercial release in finland...), an amazingly beautiful documentary about our misconceptions about sharks and their horrible state (7,000+ sharks are killed every hour). has a hint of pretentiousness, but never goes overtop to become annyoing in any way, its fantastic. go out of your way to see it.

so thats that for a short update, now i gotta go and enjoy the benefits of living in town.

this is the Odyssey, signing off...

PS. felt like the look needed a change to freshen things up a bit, and to emphasize a new phase in the evolution of my blog. :)

All apologies.

hiyall. whoever is still reading this blog. i am really really sorry for being so slow lately, and updating so unfrequently. maybe i can blame it on the summer. maybe i should blame it on global warming. whatever it is, i apologise for it. and also for writing anything interesting in the past months. ive just really gotten into Top 5 lists, and theyre a quick and easy way to keep this blog alive.. sort of. but dont fear, i will do my utmost to resume normal acticvity on this here blog as soon as school starts and life has some sort of structure to it. (thats in the beginning of september). im not giving any guarantees as to whats going to happen until then, but ill try to update occassionally to breath some life into my blog every once in a while. but ill be travelling quite a lot, so i doubt its gonna be anything earth shattering. but at least now you know what the deal-io is. so just be patient... and thank you to who ever still has some interest in what i have to say.

Top 5 professionals.

The top 5 characters who keep it professional no matter what.

1. Léon (Jean Reno/Léon)
2. Maj. Richard Winters (Damian Lewis/Band of Brothers)
3. Capt. Ronald Speirs (Matthew Settle/Band of Brothers)
4. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro/Heat)
5. Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis/The Fifth Element)

Top 5 MEN.

The top 5 men in movies, with capital M's.

1. John McClane (Bruce Willis/Die Hard 1-4)
2. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry)
3. John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger/Commando)
4. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone/Rocky I-VI)
5. Blade (Wesley Snipes/Blade 1-3)

Honorable Mention: Big Chris (Vinnie Jones/Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels)

Top 5 x2

Top 5 coolest characters in a movie:

1. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt/Fight Club) // The DUDE (Jeff Bridges/The Big Lebowski)
2. Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson/Pulp Fiction)
3. Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt/Ocean's 11-13) // 3. Han Solo (Harrison Ford/Star Wars IV-VI)
4. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford/Raiders of the Lost Ark-Last Crusade) // 4. Batman (Christian Bale/Michal Keaton in their respective interpretations)
5. Léon (Jean Reno/Léon) // 5. Maverick (Tom Cruise/Top Gun)

Honorary Mention: Big Chris (Vinnie Jones/Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels)


Top 5 villains:

1. Darth Vader (The Voice of James Earl Jones+Some random guy in a suit/Star Wars)
2. Keyser Soze ([SPOILER WARNING]/The Usual Suspects)
3. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins/Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon)
4. Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving/The Matrix Trilogy)
5. John Doe (Kevin Spacey/Se7en)

Honorary mention: Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell/Death Proof)

Let me/us know your favourite cool-kats and villains, send in your own top 5 lists, and ill publish the best ones (most original/interesting/intriguing). Send them here: anton@clarinet.fi

hugsies

edit: dont know how i forgot john doe. shame on me. unbelievable. thnx to anonymous (is it pandeer?) for the heads-up.

Top 5ive

Top 5 condiments to life:

1. Top 5 lists
2. Brushed Metal
3. Getting carried away
4. Post-Its
5. Puppies

[this list is subject to sudden and unannounced changes]

Gates of Heaven.

[UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

just decided to announce my newest blog entry.. which sould appear here, sometime during the near future. involving a certain wealthy gates and philanthropy. there you go. seee you soon.

amazingly amazing song. check it out.

Crazy 88

hola mí carnalitos. just thought id share my newest purchase with you. shoes. havent bought new shoes in... over 3 years. i know, crazy, tho not as crazy as it sounds (i got a pair for free from my bro like a year ago), but nevertheless. but yeah, i think theyre awesome, maybe a bit too trendy, but dont care cos theyre awesome. so here they are, the Puma Crazy 8's. feast your eyes on these:



BIG UP to my main P.I.M.P. Ninye for being my PSA (personal shopping assistant for the n00bs out there). she found them. picked them. and made me buy them. and now i love them. kudos to nina for her sense of style. hugsies nina!

luv n kisses, az.

What's up doc?

i am a happy man. i just found out that i got into an upper level educationary system. ie. not a university but the other kind (in finland). right in the centre of helsinki, and awesome building with really modern everything, totally style. but yes, what am i going to study? documentary film making, which is fantastically awesome. so there it is. plain and simple. just thought id share it with you. enjoy.

"For once, we agreed on something." - Michael Moore, final words in Fahrenheit 9/11

and btw, if anyones more interested in what the schools like etc... here you go. its in swedish...