Europa Focus

A week and Picture: I never thought of New York as a Blue City, it was something of a  Steel Gray City. But maybe there is something in NYC that gives it such an inspirational touch. I don't really like crowds, but sometimes, New York seems like a massive stage-up.

Location: Study - Incense has my hair - Slappy

Feeling: Out of place

Listening: Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby

Is there a state of mind between sleep and awake? I don't know, but sometimes, when the alarm wakes me up, I most certainly remember feeling wide awake. But then, out of nowhere, I wake up completely two hours later. So...was I awake? I hate my brain, it sometimes makes me think that I am scientifically insane, besides using a lot of skull space, but anyways....

I have a nasty need for new gadgets. I fucking hate that dumb thirst that is consumism, and all my need for technology (Although I am almost completely certain that if I were to be abandoned in an island I would perfectly survive with a million books and supplies.....Who am I kidding, I'm addicted to technology!) As always, my beloved (And I'm pretty sure annoyed) crowd will tell you what gadgets I want. I want of course an iPod touch, but that will have to be decontaminated slowly (remember its in the septic tank!) but I also want a new PC, a cool wristwatch, new side speakers, a LAN wireless router, and a (Want want want want, I hate feeling fucking selfish, honestly I'm very VERY sorry with you guys) new cell phone. The cell phone is number 1 thing on the list. Why? Because i need my freaking music with me a t all times. I can't take the iPod out of the house, mother would have my head (After what happened with the first one). With a music playing cell phone I can have Coldplay in the bus, Foo Fighters in recess, and Bob Dylan on the streets. (REAL TIME: It just started raining,freck yes!). I really want a cell phone. I even got the model picked out and everything. The catch is (apart from the shortage) I need to complete the money. I have gathered (ok ok "received as a gift") the first hundred thousand pesos, I need the other hundred thousand I cannot find a way to get. My only chance in the shortage is mother's will. I most certainly know that she won't budge easily, and I think I will be playing my last card tomorrow. But I'm sure the details will bore you. So, on to other matters.

Last night I saw Der Untergang. My movie making will not be influenced any time soon. That movie was one of the best I have seen in my short lifetime, and highlighting my love for history and fascination of a character so strange and mysterious as Hitler. Not to mention his terrified (and terrifying) cabinet and close people. The Goebbels where specially macabre. I have come to notice a pattern, but it's still very early to afirm it. I love European cinema, and have my thoughts about good U.S films. A wide array of my favorite movies are European (Amélie, Le Pact des Loups, La Vita e Bella, Paris Je T'aime, Das Leben der Anderen, and now Der Untergang). I most certainly will be searching for more European cinema, because it makes me think that it will shape my formation as a director and makes me want to study cinematograohy in Europa.

Surprisingly (or not?) I've run out of time, for two reasons: I don't have anything else to tell you, and mother's pushing me to bed. But next sunday I think I'll have something thought.

See you then.

Sharkman, signing off.

P.S: I can sense this was a boring entry, what do you think?