Degree of Freedom: 2006-08-06

2006年8月11日星期五

黄舒俊:恋爱症候群

恋爱症候群的发生原因至今仍然是最大的一个迷不管性别年龄职业体重学历长相和血型没有一个人可以免疫有些专家学者研究后相信恋爱是内分泌失调所引起却有别人认为恋爱属于过滤性簿像感冒无药可救但会自动痊愈不管你同不同意自古到今许多例子证明恋爱不但是一种病态它还可能是一种变态一般发病后的初期反应会开始改变一些生活习性洗澡洗得特别干净刷牙刷得特别用力半夜里爬起来弹钢琴有人每天站在阳台对路人傻笑有人突然疯疯癫癫突然很安静有人一脸痴呆对著镜子咬著指甲打喷嚏有人对小狗骂三字经女人开始改变发型男人开始每天练著哑铃食欲不振歇斯底里四肢萎缩神经过敏发抖抽筋都出现在这时期随著病情越来越变本加厉人会变得格外敏感勇敢和恶心写的唱的说的都像天才诗人一般才华洋溢愈肉麻愈觉得有趣有人恋爱之后每天躲在厕所哭泣有人开记者会宣布恋爱的消息有人总是喜欢两个人躲在黑漆漆的地方像做了不可告人的事情每天忙著算命挖空心思改变自己配合对方的习性把每天都当作记念日把自己当作记念品每天漫无目的腻在一起言不及意也决得好有趣走著坐著躺著趴著都行影不离像是两人三脚又像连体婴心里想的只有爱你爱你爱你爱你也不管家里米缸有没有米也不管路上有人示威抗议只管爱你心里想的只有爱你爱你爱你爱你也不管海峡两岸统一问题也不管埃塞俄比亚多少难民只管爱你经过一段轰轰烈烈热恋时期不久就会开始渐渐痊愈两人开始互相厌倦互相攻击对方缺点所有甜言蜜语都随风而去然后开始从错觉和误解中清醒惊讶自己为何如此不聪明为了爱情不顾一切不顾父母朋友姐妹兄弟开始感到后悔不已然后开始感到疲惫沉闷气喘心悸牙痛头痛梦呓然后是精神不济瞳孔放大脾气暴躁四肢麻痹终于受不了要分离虽然结果颇令人伤心了解之后也没什么了不起爱情终究是握不住的云只是我想要告诉你哦...在我落寞的岁月里你的温柔解脱我的孤寂带给我深深的狂喜如此颤动著我的心灵轻轻诉说爱你爱你爱你爱你不管黑夜或是黎明不管梦中或是清醒深深爱你我要对你说爱你爱你爱你爱你不管黑夜或是黎明不管梦中或是清醒深深爱你多么幸福让我遇见你呜...

college reunion

Yesterday, I attended Alumni Reunion for PKU graduates. It was a joke, because the organizer wished to invite only alums working in Wall Street. I am working on Amsterdam Ave, so you see the Mondy-divide. Anyway, it was fun experience. Some of the older alums made jokes about the age and major distribution: people who graduated in 70s and 80s were majored in science (physics and math mostly) and those from 90s were all graduates from economics and finance. That was true, unfortunately. I am a shy person and it was really hard for me to go out and start conversation with totally strangers. So I quit after the dinner and went for Devils Wearing Prada with a friend. A so-so movie at most. Reunion always makes me sad. You can only meet successful person and all other not-so-successful but nice friends never show up. After college, we are left with less and less to care about except money, reputation and body. Here is an old song from 90s and send it to all my friends from class 1995. 改变1995 作词:黄舒骏作曲:黄舒骏你走之后没几天邓丽君也跟我们说再见张爱玲在秋天渡过了她最后一夜英国少了一位黛安娜王妃你最心爱的吉他现在住在我的房间我最想写的那一首歌至今还没出现 eagles在东京开了复出又告别的演唱会我在巨蛋帮你听了desperado满脸都是泪歌坛出了一个张惠妹王菲变王靖雯又变回王菲张国荣终于开心的承认他是个gay 老外告诉我台湾的女孩舒淇最美 santana莫名其妙又红了一遍 madonna还是我们呼风唤雨的娜姐 paul simon的脸苍老的令人心碎 prince宣布他这辈子再也不做音乐世界不断的改变改变我的心思却不愿离开从前间不停的走远走远我的记忆却停在却停在那1995年现在不用联考也可以上大学不用去美国也喝得到starbucks的咖啡蛋塔红了100天忠孝东路挖了10年诺贝尔给了高行健总统给了陈水扁铁达尼骗了全世界的眼泪还好我们有自己的人间四月天星际大战没有续集倒是弄了个首部曲教父第四级的可能性我看微乎其微男人不再阳萎女人拼命减肥爱滋病不是天谴复制羊长得也不怎么特别打哥大越来越小世界越来越吵手机却越卖越好歌星越来越多 cd越做越好唱片却越卖越少乔丹不再飞好久不见张德培老虎伍兹今年才25岁奥斯卡那天李安用中文跟世界说谢谢!? 成龙终于用英文兴奋的跟好莱坞说 i am jackie chan 世界不断的改变改变我的心思却不愿离开从前时间不停的走远走远我的记忆却停在却停在那1995年千禧年地球并没有毁灭 921大地震倒是把我老家震毁香港真的回归南北韩竟然见了面我和台中的距离渐渐的比上海还要远我还是没去爱尔兰倒是去了纽约我没和u2一起表演倒是看到woody allen走在45街全台湾都在r b全美国都在rap 只有流行没有音乐我看你眼不见为净也是好事一件我没成为你以为的那个人真的很抱歉我想我上辈子是国父下辈子是王储这辈子最好安份一点天才就怕不够天才坏又不够坏天天都想离开却不知到那里才能换骨脱胎属于我们的精彩?早已经不复存在我的她再可爱只能爱着我的未来我忘不了你你却浑然不觉小你六岁的我今年已经和你同年世界不断的改变改变我的心思却不愿离开从前时间不停的走远走远我的记忆却停在却停在那1995年

2006年8月10日星期四

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

I saw the recent American adoptation of The Merchant of Venice (2004). Al Pacino plays Shylock and he is such a great actor in the show. Shylock was both a victim of anti-semitism and took action against the Venician society. He was an anti-hero in the play and Al Pacino captures the suffering soul of this character. IN contrast, my beloved Jeremy Irons plays a mediore Antonio, whom I doubt was a gay. His passion for his friend Bassanio, by Joseph Fiennes, was not comprehensible and made people confused. Irons was such a lackluster character which is not at all close to his performance in the sparkling performance in Being Julia, And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen..., Lolita , The House of the Spirits (all time favorate of mine), and the unforgetable Damage. With Juliette Binoche, he gave such passionate performance. Throughout the movie, I feel the strong tension underlying the easy-going nature of this comedy. Jew and Christane, male and female, lust and love. Shakespear was such a master of language, I'd love to recite Portia's odes of love when I get married. PORTIA You see me, Lord Bassanio, where I stand, Such as I am: though for myself alone I would not be ambitious in my wish, To wish myself much better; yet, for you I would be trebled twenty times myself; A thousand times more fair, ten thousand times more rich; That only to stand high in your account, I might in virtue, beauties, livings, friends, Exceed account; but the full sum of me Is sum of something, which, to term in gross, Is an unlesson'd girl, unschool'd, unpractised; Happy in this, she is not yet so old But she may learn; happier than this, She is not bred so dull but she can learn; Happiest of all is that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed, As from her lord, her governor, her king. Myself and what is mine to you and yours Is now converted: but now I was the lord Of this fair mansion, master of my servants, Queen o'er myself: and even now, but now, This house, these servants and this same myself Are yours, my lord: I give them with this ring; Which when you part from, lose, or give away, Let it presage the ruin of your love And be my vantage to exclaim on you. From Wikipedia: The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. It is a comedy ("comedy" had a very different meaning at the time; see Shakespearean comedies) and is best known for its portrayal of the Jew Shylock, which has raised questions of anti-semitism. Shylock is a tormented character but is also a tormenter, so whether he is to be viewed with disdain or sympathy is up to the reader. Shakespeare puts one of his most eloquent speeches into the mouth of this "villain": Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, heal'd by the same means warm'd and cool'd by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? Act III, scene I

Listen to Music

A very good website from Columbia's Library for classic music. So crazy about Gustav Mahler these days and here you can find his best works. http://internal.columbia.classical.com/index.php Very happy to buy a full series for the coming Metro Opera season. It includes 8 plays by my choice (I create the list) and at $15 per performance. Of course the seat is not good, but I am not 29 anymore and can not take the advantage of student discount. What a pity! Here are my choices: Rigoletto - Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:00 PM Madama Butterfly - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 8:00 PM Tosca - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:30 PM Idomeneo - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 8:00 PM Zauberflöte, Die - Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:00 PM Eugene OneginDate: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Barbiere di Siviglia, IlDate: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Andrea Chénier - Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:00 PM