Archive for the ‘Random’ Category
April 18, 2011
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Glastonbury in London.
By Ash in Random
I was working on Marathon day. Afterwards, I sat in Trafalgar Square and watched some hippies (under the influence of alcohol) try and play drums and convince passers to join the fight and smash capitalism. Some tourists took pictures and others got frightened when approached by a man that could barely form a coherent sentence.
It was a moment typical of the Green Fields at Glastonbury, but in London, it became an exercise in the surreal. There was even a man with a token ‘Free Hugs’ T-shirt. Underneath this slogan he had a piece of A4 stuck on with masking tape saying, ‘Or a kiss for £20′.
Oh, the irony.
April 11, 2011
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Flat out.
By Ash in Random
Blogging. It takes time. And, anyway, why would you be interested in my everyday mundanity when you’ve got your own to contend with?
In case you’re wondering where all the reviews n’ that are, they are – in truth - unlikely to be forthcoming in length any time soon. Not only am I due to become a Father in September, but film projects are currently up 300%. I’m knackered, but happy about being busy.
I’m still in mid-term class (main class starts in May); I’m currently reading Irvin Yalom‘s When Nietzsche Wept and I’m also revisiting Satyajit Ray‘s back catalogue.
March 26, 2011
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A Bangladeshi Birthday.
By Ash in Art, Random
It was 40 years ago today, Bangladesh became a sovereign state. That’s about as far as I can get to re-writing the lyrics to Sgt Pepper, and I probably shouldn’t have even gone that far.
I’m glad that Bangladesh came into existence, and I’m incredibly proud I was born in that youthful country. My wife sent me this excellent article by author Tahmima Anam. I was only four years old when Bangladesh was formed. I know that my mother and father, along with everyone else in the country found it an incredibly difficult time – it was a time of the indelible, the forever. The creation of an independent nation is tantamount to revolution. As Malcolm X said, “It’s about land. A revolutionary wants land to set up his own nation. An independent nation.’
March 23, 2011
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Oops.
By Ash in RandomYesterday, a hosting error yesterday deleted a bunch of my content from the past week. I don’t know why it happened (my brain’s not wired for tech). I suspect some capitalist ghost in the machine took exception to me posting an enthusuastic review of Inside Job.
Or it could have just been a glitch in WordPress.
March 11, 2011
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Earthquake and Tsunami.
By Ash in RandomA horrific natural disaster struck Japan today. This kind of seismic activity will undoubtedly have massive repercussions: those almost immediately felt in the affected areas, and those that will be seen later as the energy of the waves travel around the earth. It is suspected that more countries including Australia, Fiji, Hawaii and Mexico could also be affected.
Irrespective of early warning systems put into place, the power and breadth of destruction will surely take its toll on the affected countries. I’m no expert, so I don’t know what it means when another earthquake follows on so quickly from the on that hit Christchurch just last month.
Whatever it means, it’s a time when images make hearts sink.