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Need advice to deal with a VERY RUDE neighbor!
Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 2:21PM / Standard Entry / Members only
Hey guys, I think I need some advice from you to deal with a very rude neighbor!
Ok, so the story goes like this: This very rude white guy moved in a while ago and he has an old pickup truck, three weeks ago, he parked the truck right in front of my house and then never moved the car (it is still there now). and he actually lived a few houses from mine and there are lots of other street parking space next to his house.
since my house doesn't have a garage and my family has two cars, the way he parked greatly inconvenience us, especially when we have things to load or unload from the car. also, since his car is there blocking the curb, when the monthly street sweeping car arrives, it can't clean the portion of the street in front of my house.
so i wrote a short note asking him to park on the other side of the street if he needs to park for such a long period of time (there is no house on the other side of the street, it is an abandoned grassland and there is no parking restriction there), and tell him that the street cant be cleaned during the street sweeping day if he parks there...
i placed the note on his windshield and then a week passed and the note was still there. then today when i came home, i found the note was torn and thrown back to my frontyard, and the car remained there.
i have been living in that neighborhood for a long time and i have never encountered such rude scumbag. i did call the police before but somehow they said it takes days for them to come take a look. but even so, i don't think much can be done! also my family is afraid that this kind of rude guy will retaliate (by vandalizing my property or whatever) if the police actually interferes or issues him warning.
What should i do????? please give some advice!!!
thanks!
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Natalie Portman in Pickpocket??
Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 8:42AM / Standard Entry / Members only
Just finished watching Robert Bresson's Pickpocket, a really nice film about the life of a pickpocket. As people know, Bresson's technique is interesting, especially with the way he treated his actors, which he called "models". check http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/bresson.html for a more detailed analysis of his style and works..
i watched it on the criterion dvd and there are some extra materials, including an interview with the director for some french tv programs. that is quite an interesting one since the interview looks more like an interrogation and the director looks quite uncomfortable answering the questions.. though he is very intellectual and tackles the tough questions very well.. i especially like what he said in the end:
host: do you feel very alone? (in terms of his artistic exploration i assume..)
bresson: yes, i feel very alone, but i derive no pleasure from that feeling...
to some extent, i am sure that is what a lot of artists (including myself) feel too..
as a side note, look at the screen cap below.. that is the lead female of the film, it is surprising that she looks almost exactly like natalie portman...
marika green in pickpocket...
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Jun Ichikawa dies at 59
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 4:41AM / Standard Entry / Members only
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中秋節即興文藝創作:月亮下的人
Monday, Sep 15, 2008 3:55PM / Standard Entry / Members only
中秋節又來了﹐百無聊賴﹐寫了一個有關月亮的無聊短篇故事。祝大家中秋節快樂:
他記得那年秋天﹐在偶然的機會下 ﹐第一次驚覺月亮的美。
明亮皎潔的圓亮﹐照亮了他的心靈。從每一個角度看﹐迷人的月色都教人著迷。
當月亮的光映照在他的身上時﹐他感到很平靜﹐也很親切。沉默寡言的他﹐開始嘗試和月亮談話﹐雖然﹐他不過是胡言亂語一番。
他享受夜瀾人靜的晚上。在寂靜之中拿起酒杯 ﹐向月亮訴說自己的心事。不擅辭令的他﹐厭倦了披著面具說假話的生活。只有在月亮面前﹐他才可暢所欲言。
漸漸地﹐他把他的快樂與哀愁﹐都和月亮分享。天真愚昧的他 ﹐甚至相信能夠和月亮成為朋友。
有天晚上﹐半醉的他在草叢中摘下一朵紫色蒲公英﹐以此邀請月亮共舞。在月色映照下﹐他笨拙地踏出雙腳﹐節奏錯誤地胡亂擺動身體﹐比一隻爬行中的龜還要難看。不過﹐他慶幸月亮沒有因為他的愚昧而取笑他。他確信﹐這是他生命中最美好的時光。
他享受和月亮在一起的每一分鐘﹐即使每一次的相聚﹐都是這樣的短暫。
快樂的日子果真非常短暫。有天烏雲密佈﹐雷暴四起﹐頃刻間大地變得昏暗﹐雨季來臨了。從那天起﹐天空不在明亮。每一個晚上都下雨﹐月亮不見了。他感到很沮喪﹐難以想象月亮就這樣一去不返。
有人告訴他﹐月亮和他分隔在兩個世界﹐月亮不會聽到他的說話﹐更不會和他做朋友。大家都勸他不要再當傻瓜﹐被世人嘲笑。
他感到很失望﹐淚如雨下。他的眼淚把草原浸透﹐如同灌溉一樣。草不斷成長﹐漸漸生長出藤蔓﹐把他和他的家園包藏起來﹐暗無天日﹐就如他的心情。他什麼都看不見﹐以為正好藉著這個機會﹐可以忘記月亮。
他以為自己能夠忘記。
可是﹐時間一久﹐他還是很想見到月亮。他有天突然捲起衣袖﹐把家園的所有雜草除掉﹐好讓他能夠再次看到天與地。
然後﹐他每天晚上繼續抬頭觀望﹐尋找月亮的芳蹤。想著想著便合上眼睛﹐身體漸漸浮上天空﹐隨著雲霧漂泊﹐在夢中和月亮見面。
又有人告訴他﹐月亮在湖上出現。於是﹐他花了所有氣力﹐在湖邊建了一間小屋﹐希望可以拉近和月亮的距離。可是﹐天空沒有給他機會﹐雨還是無止境地傾盆而下﹐無發預測的雨雲好像把月亮囚禁起來一樣。
百天以後﹐雨終於停了。他以為雨過天晴﹐可是﹐此刻他才發現﹐有一個品味拙劣的惡棍巫師搬到旁邊﹐建造了一間高聳入雲的魔幻工廠﹐也在旁邊架起兩排木欄﹐把湖據為己有﹐獨佔了月亮。他無法看到湖﹐也看不到月亮。
這間工廠污煙障氣﹐惡棍巫師不停排放污染物﹐把環境弄得一遢糊塗。
只見巫師伸手一揮﹐工廠的煙囪立時噴出濃濃的﹑灰黑色的煙塵﹐為天空蓋上一頂醜陋的大帽子。天上的月亮再次不見了﹐天空變成黑灰色。
巫師無禮地唸著無人聽得懂的咒語﹐工廠的水道便流出污水﹐慢慢浸泡了本來明亮如鏡的湖泊。整個湖變得混濁不堪﹐猶如一池死水﹐失去了光澤。湖上的月亮﹐顏色都變了﹐變得不再明亮﹐以往的神彩蕩然無存。
可是﹐他還是不能控制自己﹐唯有等待那巫師不在﹐透過木欄上的縫隙﹐窺看湖中的月亮。久違了的月亮雖然失色﹐但是在他眼中﹐還是一樣的明亮皎潔。
有天﹐他趁那巫師不在﹐大膽地跨越兩排木欄﹐偷偷地跑到湖邊﹐和月亮見面。他第一次感到和月亮是如斯接近。他沒能自控﹐伸手輕觸湖面上的月亮﹐漣漪氾濫﹐月亮不見了!
他再試一下﹐結果還是一樣﹐仿彿他走前一步﹐月亮便離他愈遠。
從此他不敢再挑逗這個好像和他距離很近的月亮。他感到繼續向前的話﹐月亮會四散消失。他不能忍受再次失去和月亮見面的機會。
他回到湖的另一邊﹐每天繼續依偎在木欄的縫隙旁﹐無奈地注視湖中的月亮。
他無法猜透月亮的心事﹐無法解構月亮的秘密。但是﹐若每天能夠繼續躲在一角看到月亮﹐俏俏說兩句心底話﹐他已感到很滿足。
他不是不知道﹐湖邊的月亮和天上的月亮的分別﹔他也不是如朋友所想一樣﹐是一個無聊的傻瓜。
其實他早知道﹐不論是在天上或湖上﹐人和月亮的距離很遠。他深深明白﹐在明亮動人的月光下﹐他不過是毫不起眼的一粒微塵。在地球一個渺小角落的他 ﹐即使怎樣努力﹐頂多不過一跳﹐把他和月亮的距離拉近0.00000000001毫米。
但他就是有一股傻勁﹐每天都在努力練習跳躍。他不能夠欺騙自己﹐即使這樣做﹐令他背棄世界。
人有悲歡離合﹐月有陰晴圓缺﹐此事古難全。儘管相隔最遙遠的距離﹐無論怎樣去跳也於事無補﹐他還是選擇繼續去跳。即使這樣做﹐不過能夠拉近彼此那千萬分之一毫米的距離。
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My artists friends on AnD, do you feel...?
Thursday, Sep 11, 2008 4:55PM / Standard Entry / Members only
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