Even though this is not the greatest movie ever, I feel quite identified with the main character, as I was also a southerner living in the northern lands (though I’d be more of an Aztec amongst Fenni instead of an Arab amongst Norsemen). The whole scene where the guy starts to understand their language was especially strong to me, as I went through the same process.
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El Tri
Another post in the Rock en Español series
El Tri (originally known as “Three Souls in my mind”) is a hard rock/blues old school group from Mexico City, that has been active since the 1960’s. They have an active following accross Latin America and many of their songs are considered real classics. Below some videos.
Virgen Morena
Niño sin amor
Chismes de Lavadero & A.D.O.
Las Piedras rodantes
Triste canción de amor (MTV Unplugged)
At last!
We have internet in the flat. The connection is quite bad, but it works…
Babel
Best movie I’ve seen in a while (and I’ve seen a few lately). It is really striking how González Iñárritu uses the theme of misunderstandings in such a recurrent and striking way. If this movie doesn’t win at least one Oscar then I really don’t understand the committee that awards them.
If you haven’t seen it already, go!
Christmas is coming
I found this huge Christmas tree at the Grand Place last weekend.
Mexican league semifinals: Chivas 0(2)-(0)0 América
Chivas again demonstrated that it’s just a much better team than América this year by holding them to a goalless draw at the Azteca Stadium. América and Chivas met 4 times during 2006, with Chivas taking the scalp in the Superclásico 3 times, and this goalless draw that gets them through to the finals against Toluca. Information from mediotiempo.
The highlights courtesy of Youtube.
Old Internet fads
- The Star Wars kid (video here).
- All your base are belong to us.
Mexican League Semifinals: Chivas 2-0 América
Chivas played last night a Superclásico in the semifinals, beating América 2-0. After a lot of media coverage, the game started rather imprecisely in the first half, but the goals came in the second: penalty scored by Ramoncito Morales and a header by Omar Bravo. San Oswaldo Sánchez, Chivas goalkeeper, saved a dubious penalty.
The return leg will be on Sunday night (Monday very early morning CET). I’ll post a video of the goals when available. In the meantime, you can watch the gallery at mediotiempo.com.
Update:Video with the goals below.
Pulp fiction dialogue
- Jules & Vincent are talking about Vincent’s European experiences.
- Vincent: …But you know what the funniest thing about Europe is?
- Jules: What?
- Vincent: It’s the little differences. I mean they got the same shit over there that they got here, but it’s just – it’s just there it’s a little different.
- Jules: Examples?
- Vincent: Alright, well you can walk into a movie theater in Amsterdam and buy a beer. And I don’t mean just like in no paper cup, I’m talking about a glass of beer. And in Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald’s. And you know what they call a, uh, a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
- Jules: They don’t call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?
- Vincent: Nah, man, they got the metric system, they wouldn’t know what the fuck a Quarter Pounder is.
- Jules: What do they call it?
- Vincent: They call it a “Royale with Cheese.”
- Jules: “Royale with Cheese.”
- Vincent: That’s right.
- Jules: What do they call a Big Mac?
- Vincent: A Big Mac’s a Big Mac, but they call it “Le Big Mac.”
- Jules: “Le Big Mac.” [laughs] What do they call a Whopper?
- Vincent: I dunno, I didn’t go into Burger King. But, you know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup?
- Jules: What?
- Vincent: Mayonnaise.
- Jules: God damn!
- Vincent: I seen ’em do it, man, they fuckin’ drown ’em in that shit.
- Jules: That’s some fucked up shit.
Best ad I’ve seen in a long, long time…
Sorry, this one’s in Spanish.
The kid asks “Who scored?”.