This is the best obituary that I have ever read so far — one remembering John Hughes, a filmmaker who's films have defined the look and feel of 1980's youth.
The blog post reminded me of an obit poem I once wrote and published (granted, I won't publish the link to it here) to remember a young man who was killed in action. I wrote the poem, because I looked a the released document photo depicting him and suddenly felt infatuated of him. Even though he was dead.
When re-reading the poem I wrote, it now appears a bit cheesy and maybe rough around the edges, possibly a result of my infatuation at that time, but then decided to keep the poem intact, perhaps because it represents a snapshot of how I felt about the loss of a person I didn't know, but knew somehow that he was a good person, nevermind his occupation.
laupäev, 8. august 2009
kolmapäev, 24. juuni 2009
Kiiruga: Puuetega inimestelt võetakse toetused ja muud
Viide: MINA, 22.06.2009 17:15 /1-20
http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/article.php?id=24180097&com=1#c24180479
_Ootan põhjalikku õlevaadet sellest, kui palju riik on omavalitsuste rahakotist raha võtnud?_
Oota siis edasi.
_Linnal on tegemist sundkäiguga._
Ei ole. Tallinna linnal on võimalik ka kokku hoida, iseasi, kas ta tahab.
_Selle arvelt on siis tulnud need nn eelarvekärped._
Eelarvekärped on eelarvekärped. Kui raha riigikassasse piisavalt ei laeku, peabki kärpima.
_Riik on oma kulutusi tõmmanud koomale minimaalselt ja seda just omavalitsuste arvelt._
Minimaalselt ehk "võimalikult vähe"? Minu meelest isegi arvestatavalt ning seda tehakse veel. Lihtsalt ei toimu see ühe suure pauguga, vaid tasapisi, et löök ei oleks nii valus.
_Üheks suurimaks kärpekohaks on just olnud KOV eraldised._
On olemas ühed väga suured kohalikud omavalitsused (või aiult üks), mis majandada lihtsalt ei oska ja raiskavad nii robinal, et vähe pole.
_Nii loodab valitus lihtsalt kogu süü enda õlgadelt veeretada._
Valitsus pole ainus süüdlane. On olemas üks kohalik omavalitsus, mis maksab sadu tuhandeid kroone mingisugustele tegelinskitele, et nad teeksid filmi isiku- ja sõnavabadusest, samal ajal kui puudega inimeste toetusi kärbitakse. Miljoneid kroone pannakse magama mingi tobeda telekanali tarvis, mida keegi nagunii ei vaata.
Viide: Milleks viriseda?, 22.06.2009 17:36
http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/article.php?id=24180097&com=1#c24180717
Kui Tallinna linnal oleks sotsiaalsüsteem hästi korraldatud, siis ei kärbiks ta puuetega inimeste toetusi, või mis?
Riiklikul tasandil on sotsiaalne süsteem saanud põntsu muidugi sellepärast, et pensionide väljamaksmisega oli hiljuti suur skandaal (kui keegi veel mäletab). Pr. Maripuul, kes on ehk hea inimene, puudus kompetents ning teisalt jäi temagi osaliselt talle kaela kukkunud sündmuste ahela ohvriks, sest pensionide pangaülekannete kaudu maksmise süsteem taheti käima panna varem kui see süsteem läbi testitud oli ning ka peale seda kui Eesti Post tõstis pensioni kojukannete eest makstavat summat. Targem oleks siis sellisel juhul olnud Eesti Posti asemel palgata mingi muu postiteenust osutav firma, mis oleks pensioni kojukande eest väiksemat hinda küsinud.
* Puudega inimesed ei ole ainult noored, vaid ka arvestatav hulk vanureid, keda tuleb hooldada.
http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/article.php?id=24180097&com=1#c24180479
_Ootan põhjalikku õlevaadet sellest, kui palju riik on omavalitsuste rahakotist raha võtnud?_
Oota siis edasi.
_Linnal on tegemist sundkäiguga._
Ei ole. Tallinna linnal on võimalik ka kokku hoida, iseasi, kas ta tahab.
_Selle arvelt on siis tulnud need nn eelarvekärped._
Eelarvekärped on eelarvekärped. Kui raha riigikassasse piisavalt ei laeku, peabki kärpima.
_Riik on oma kulutusi tõmmanud koomale minimaalselt ja seda just omavalitsuste arvelt._
Minimaalselt ehk "võimalikult vähe"? Minu meelest isegi arvestatavalt ning seda tehakse veel. Lihtsalt ei toimu see ühe suure pauguga, vaid tasapisi, et löök ei oleks nii valus.
_Üheks suurimaks kärpekohaks on just olnud KOV eraldised._
On olemas ühed väga suured kohalikud omavalitsused (või aiult üks), mis majandada lihtsalt ei oska ja raiskavad nii robinal, et vähe pole.
_Nii loodab valitus lihtsalt kogu süü enda õlgadelt veeretada._
Valitsus pole ainus süüdlane. On olemas üks kohalik omavalitsus, mis maksab sadu tuhandeid kroone mingisugustele tegelinskitele, et nad teeksid filmi isiku- ja sõnavabadusest, samal ajal kui puudega inimeste toetusi kärbitakse. Miljoneid kroone pannakse magama mingi tobeda telekanali tarvis, mida keegi nagunii ei vaata.
Viide: Milleks viriseda?, 22.06.2009 17:36
http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/article.php?id=24180097&com=1#c24180717
Kui Tallinna linnal oleks sotsiaalsüsteem hästi korraldatud, siis ei kärbiks ta puuetega inimeste toetusi, või mis?
Riiklikul tasandil on sotsiaalne süsteem saanud põntsu muidugi sellepärast, et pensionide väljamaksmisega oli hiljuti suur skandaal (kui keegi veel mäletab). Pr. Maripuul, kes on ehk hea inimene, puudus kompetents ning teisalt jäi temagi osaliselt talle kaela kukkunud sündmuste ahela ohvriks, sest pensionide pangaülekannete kaudu maksmise süsteem taheti käima panna varem kui see süsteem läbi testitud oli ning ka peale seda kui Eesti Post tõstis pensioni kojukannete eest makstavat summat. Targem oleks siis sellisel juhul olnud Eesti Posti asemel palgata mingi muu postiteenust osutav firma, mis oleks pensioni kojukande eest väiksemat hinda küsinud.
* Puudega inimesed ei ole ainult noored, vaid ka arvestatav hulk vanureid, keda tuleb hooldada.
pühapäev, 14. juuni 2009
Breastfeeding in the public and my take on it
In terms of breastfeeding as such and the debate around breastfeeding in the public, then I have mixed feelings about this. While I support a woman's right to breastfeed her child, I still think that it should be performed with some level of discretion. There's probably a fine line between this and that. Maybe discretion should be expected of the people who notice this, given that it's a natural thing to do between a mother and a child.
Then again, we have separate and often compartmentalised facilities for exerting bodily fluids (toilets), eating (cafe or restaurant or whatnot), smoking, children's areas in shopping malls and so on.
Unfortunately, people too absorbed in themselves being moral compasses can roam almost everywhere.
Then again, we have separate and often compartmentalised facilities for exerting bodily fluids (toilets), eating (cafe or restaurant or whatnot), smoking, children's areas in shopping malls and so on.
Unfortunately, people too absorbed in themselves being moral compasses can roam almost everywhere.
laupäev, 13. juuni 2009
Massive Attack, "Unfinished Symphony"
Tegemist on muusika ja videoga, mis 1991. aastast. Video filmiti katkematu ülesvõttena ning see oli tõenäoliselt esimene omataoline videote seas. Teos näitab inglise lauljatari Shara Nelsonit kõndimas mööda Los Angelese West Pico puiesteed ja laulmas, pööramata suurt tähelepanu ümbritsevale reaalsusele tänaval.
Seda videot polnud ma algselt sellel ajal näinud, kuid kui nägin, siis soovisin, et oleksin seda juba 1991. aastal näinud.
Sest laul koos muusikaga on omamoodi ajastudokument, mis näitas tükikest tõelisest Ameerikast, mis on oluliselt rohkemat kui see, mis klantspildil või massidele suunatud filmidest peale paistab. Kui ma kunagi tahaksin näidata kellelegi midagi, mis näitab Ameerikat, siis antud video oleks kogumiku üks osa.
Kompilatsioonis oleks veel järgmised filmid: "25th Hour", "Memento", "Brokeback Mountain", "Good Night and Good Luck" jpt. Võib-olla lisan veel midagi hiljem.
17.07.: Päris hiljutine kommentaar videole (inglise keeles)
19.06.2009. suri Jonny Dollar, kodanikunimega Jonathan Peter Sharp (s. 20.02.1964), kes oli loo ja Massive Attacki tollase albumi "Blue Lines" produtsent. Ta tegi veel suurepärast tööd ka Kylie Minogue' "Confide In Me" loo kallal, Gabrielle'i lugu "Rise" ning Neneh Cherry looming. Dollar suri vähki ja oli 45 aastat vana.
Seda videot polnud ma algselt sellel ajal näinud, kuid kui nägin, siis soovisin, et oleksin seda juba 1991. aastal näinud.
Sest laul koos muusikaga on omamoodi ajastudokument, mis näitas tükikest tõelisest Ameerikast, mis on oluliselt rohkemat kui see, mis klantspildil või massidele suunatud filmidest peale paistab. Kui ma kunagi tahaksin näidata kellelegi midagi, mis näitab Ameerikat, siis antud video oleks kogumiku üks osa.
Kompilatsioonis oleks veel järgmised filmid: "25th Hour", "Memento", "Brokeback Mountain", "Good Night and Good Luck" jpt. Võib-olla lisan veel midagi hiljem.
17.07.: Päris hiljutine kommentaar videole (inglise keeles)
19.06.2009. suri Jonny Dollar, kodanikunimega Jonathan Peter Sharp (s. 20.02.1964), kes oli loo ja Massive Attacki tollase albumi "Blue Lines" produtsent. Ta tegi veel suurepärast tööd ka Kylie Minogue' "Confide In Me" loo kallal, Gabrielle'i lugu "Rise" ning Neneh Cherry looming. Dollar suri vähki ja oli 45 aastat vana.
pühapäev, 19. aprill 2009
"Gilmore Girls", why I dislike it and other TV that I enjoy
Originally, this post was submitted in reply to a guy who likes "Gilmore Girls".
Links to come later.
I beg to differ about "Gilmore Girls": For all of the substance it purports to show, the show lacks much of it anyway because of its superficiality and unrealistically fast pace — Too much information. The series is essentially about people who are hearing one another, but not really listening.
In a similar fashion, other 'next-door-girl' youth-targeted television is just as well ungrokkable:
"7th Heaven" (the worst), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Xena", "Felicity", "The O.C." and much more of that.
All of these paint a variation of "A Catcher in the Rye" in a female soup.
Maybe it's just a matter of taste — or that I am a 27-year-old guy of the Cold-Y Generation and that I don't watch, nor pay attention to this kind of blather anymore. Hence I tend to prefer 'guy' shows over 'girl' shows.
Despite that, qualities that I've enjoyed in some of the recent 'woman stuff' film and television are context, narrative, thoughtfulness and emotion.
For example, "The Golden Girls", "Valley of the Dolls", "Sex and the City" and "Desperate Housewives" pretty much sum up the fun parts. Whilst two of those do share similarities with "Gilmore Girls" for being relatively fast-paced, they still harbor the aforementioned qualities.
"Saved by the Bell", "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place" (and all the preceding soaps and telenovelas) were important novelties in the Post-Soviet era in Estonia — My three sisters and I watched that stuff with abandon (Once the novelty fell off, I quickly opted for Trek :). Maybe then it didn't matter whether the series centered around boys or girls, these shows were simply cool to watch when we were kids.
Just that I am past all of that and there is very little in me that relates to much anything in "Gilmore Girls".
Some of the 'next-door-neighbour' and similar shows featuring women and female youth that had their moments (in order of importance):
"Malcolm in the Middle", "That '70s Show", "Scrubs", "Dawson's Creek", "Smallville", "One Tree Hill".
Youth-oriented TV shows that I enjoy (or really enjoyed at the time of watching):
"Heartbreak High" (AU), "Daria", "Family Guy", "Kyle XY" (notice how the first and last letter are K and Y :) and "Roswell".
Chick flicks, like "Moulin Rouge!", "Down With Love", "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Bend It Like Beckham", "Kill Bill" Volumes 1 & 2, "Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion" also keep the standard high up.
Links to come later.
"... and I think Gilmore Girls was a brilliant show."
I beg to differ about "Gilmore Girls": For all of the substance it purports to show, the show lacks much of it anyway because of its superficiality and unrealistically fast pace — Too much information. The series is essentially about people who are hearing one another, but not really listening.
In a similar fashion, other 'next-door-girl' youth-targeted television is just as well ungrokkable:
"7th Heaven" (the worst), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Xena", "Felicity", "The O.C." and much more of that.
All of these paint a variation of "A Catcher in the Rye" in a female soup.
Maybe it's just a matter of taste — or that I am a 27-year-old guy of the Cold-Y Generation and that I don't watch, nor pay attention to this kind of blather anymore. Hence I tend to prefer 'guy' shows over 'girl' shows.
Despite that, qualities that I've enjoyed in some of the recent 'woman stuff' film and television are context, narrative, thoughtfulness and emotion.
For example, "The Golden Girls", "Valley of the Dolls", "Sex and the City" and "Desperate Housewives" pretty much sum up the fun parts. Whilst two of those do share similarities with "Gilmore Girls" for being relatively fast-paced, they still harbor the aforementioned qualities.
"Saved by the Bell", "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place" (and all the preceding soaps and telenovelas) were important novelties in the Post-Soviet era in Estonia — My three sisters and I watched that stuff with abandon (Once the novelty fell off, I quickly opted for Trek :). Maybe then it didn't matter whether the series centered around boys or girls, these shows were simply cool to watch when we were kids.
Just that I am past all of that and there is very little in me that relates to much anything in "Gilmore Girls".
Some of the 'next-door-neighbour' and similar shows featuring women and female youth that had their moments (in order of importance):
"Malcolm in the Middle", "That '70s Show", "Scrubs", "Dawson's Creek", "Smallville", "One Tree Hill".
Youth-oriented TV shows that I enjoy (or really enjoyed at the time of watching):
"Heartbreak High" (AU), "Daria", "Family Guy", "Kyle XY" (notice how the first and last letter are K and Y :) and "Roswell".
Chick flicks, like "Moulin Rouge!", "Down With Love", "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Bend It Like Beckham", "Kill Bill" Volumes 1 & 2, "Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion" also keep the standard high up.
pühapäev, 22. veebruar 2009
Säästupirnidest
Seesinane on siis vastukajana eri kommentaaridele "Tartu Postimehes" säästupirne kajastava artikli juures. Kirjutama ajendas see kommentaar.
Umbes 2004/2005 ajaperioodil (või isegi pistu varem) sattus minu peresse ka terve posu säästupirne, mille kohta on mul kaks-kolm ehedat näidet. Kuna nad põlevad väga kaua (kui on ka piisavalt kvaliteetsed), siis nende läbipõlemine ja kestvus tuleks kasvõi sportliku hasardi huvides ära dokumenteerida.
Vist umbes 2006. aastal panin laualampi spiraalikujulise säästupirni, mis lõpetas töö selle aasta veebruaris. Kestis umbes kolm aastat. Enne seda oli laualambis (varem mujalgi) umbes kaks aastat üks väga tore 7W sinise värviga lamp. Meeldis õieti seetõttu, et see väga sobis hommikul ülestõusmiseks ning ei riivanud minu unist silma.
2006. või 2007. aastal läks tualeti lambipesasse üks suuremate gabariitidega säästupirn, mis põleb edukalt siiani. Peale pikemat põlemist on pirnil juures mingi lõhn, kuid see võib olla ka sellest, et lambisokkel on ka oma 40 aastat vana. Isegi kui faktoriks oleks ka säästupirni küsitav kvaliteet (ei ole tuntud bränditootja), siis selle eelis on vähemalt see, et põleb kasutamisel enamasti lühiajaliselt. Samuti ei sega ka see, et võtab eredaksminekuga aega. Ega tualetis seda valgust kohe niiväga ka vaja ole.
Juba nimetatud põhjuste hulgas iga E14 säästupirn Livali igale poole kinnitatavatele E14 pesaga lambikestele (mida sai tellida soome kaubakataloogidest) ei kõlba. Põhjus on rohkem levinud suurte säästupirnide kaalus, kuna kinnitatava lambikese haare on nõrk, lamp võib juhuslikult maha kukkuda ning pirn katki minna. Seega poest tuleks valida niisugune säästupirn (õige nimetusega kompaktluminofoorlamp), mis on väga väike ja kaalub ka väga vähe.
Umbes 2004/2005 ajaperioodil (või isegi pistu varem) sattus minu peresse ka terve posu säästupirne, mille kohta on mul kaks-kolm ehedat näidet. Kuna nad põlevad väga kaua (kui on ka piisavalt kvaliteetsed), siis nende läbipõlemine ja kestvus tuleks kasvõi sportliku hasardi huvides ära dokumenteerida.
Vist umbes 2006. aastal panin laualampi spiraalikujulise säästupirni, mis lõpetas töö selle aasta veebruaris. Kestis umbes kolm aastat. Enne seda oli laualambis (varem mujalgi) umbes kaks aastat üks väga tore 7W sinise värviga lamp. Meeldis õieti seetõttu, et see väga sobis hommikul ülestõusmiseks ning ei riivanud minu unist silma.
2006. või 2007. aastal läks tualeti lambipesasse üks suuremate gabariitidega säästupirn, mis põleb edukalt siiani. Peale pikemat põlemist on pirnil juures mingi lõhn, kuid see võib olla ka sellest, et lambisokkel on ka oma 40 aastat vana. Isegi kui faktoriks oleks ka säästupirni küsitav kvaliteet (ei ole tuntud bränditootja), siis selle eelis on vähemalt see, et põleb kasutamisel enamasti lühiajaliselt. Samuti ei sega ka see, et võtab eredaksminekuga aega. Ega tualetis seda valgust kohe niiväga ka vaja ole.
Juba nimetatud põhjuste hulgas iga E14 säästupirn Livali igale poole kinnitatavatele E14 pesaga lambikestele (mida sai tellida soome kaubakataloogidest) ei kõlba. Põhjus on rohkem levinud suurte säästupirnide kaalus, kuna kinnitatava lambikese haare on nõrk, lamp võib juhuslikult maha kukkuda ning pirn katki minna. Seega poest tuleks valida niisugune säästupirn (õige nimetusega kompaktluminofoorlamp), mis on väga väike ja kaalub ka väga vähe.
Fame (1980 film)
To those not in the know, here's a link to the Wikipedia article about the film.
I submitted a very similar comment at the film's IMDb discussion board.
Saw it on Turner Classic Movies, I think since the part of the musical rumble in the cantina.
What I found to be so incredible, or perhaps really interesting, is that this is the kind of film that might mark an era in many, mostly positive ways. Not a Christmas movie, but perhaps something to be aired once school is (finally) out. Maybe it is aired at that time.
What had me interested were the hairdos, the clothes, the music, kids' attitudes and all of them listening to that music and wearing some of what was to become the mainstream fashion well into the 1980's. The cars of the period, too.
As I kept watching (while missing some parts for the snacks, because TCM doesn't play ads inside the movies), the things that made the film interesting were the trends in diversity that we now seem to take for granted almost everywhere throughout the nowadays' TV- and movie-land.
The film stays faithful to the title subject and the adage of how there are people who are artists and those that want to be artists (or someone at all).
And then, the movie is still about the youth of that time. Being 27 myself, it was a year before I was born (behind the iron curtain, no less). So for me it served as something of a revelation about how the ostensibly average young people of 29 years ago lived and interacted, what were their thoughts and dreams and what did they do to realize their dreams.
I submitted a very similar comment at the film's IMDb discussion board.
Saw it on Turner Classic Movies, I think since the part of the musical rumble in the cantina.
What I found to be so incredible, or perhaps really interesting, is that this is the kind of film that might mark an era in many, mostly positive ways. Not a Christmas movie, but perhaps something to be aired once school is (finally) out. Maybe it is aired at that time.
What had me interested were the hairdos, the clothes, the music, kids' attitudes and all of them listening to that music and wearing some of what was to become the mainstream fashion well into the 1980's. The cars of the period, too.
As I kept watching (while missing some parts for the snacks, because TCM doesn't play ads inside the movies), the things that made the film interesting were the trends in diversity that we now seem to take for granted almost everywhere throughout the nowadays' TV- and movie-land.
The film stays faithful to the title subject and the adage of how there are people who are artists and those that want to be artists (or someone at all).
And then, the movie is still about the youth of that time. Being 27 myself, it was a year before I was born (behind the iron curtain, no less). So for me it served as something of a revelation about how the ostensibly average young people of 29 years ago lived and interacted, what were their thoughts and dreams and what did they do to realize their dreams.
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