The End

Like the movies, the class ends. And the cycle is over. This is sad... like every godbye... (ok. this is the worst beginning ever!) Anyway, the blog experience was great and I enjoy it. Write about anything was funny, and in some way, I think that I learned some more about this language. Anyway, write about things like music or videogames was a good way of see our thoughts and share our tastes. I think that the blog helped us to put into practice the written language and make it more funny, when it could have been much more boring, like in the classic way.

Besides, I will never forget my first pathetic dissertation of bullshit! XD, talking about nothing (when the teacher asked me: the dissertation is about... you? And I answered: No... (five minutes silence)... Yes. And her face of disappointment... But the teacher gave me another chance, and I remade the dissertation, talking about one of my favourites musicians, Mike Patton. Thats was much better than the last time, because now I really studied! Seconds chances are great! And the teacher is an angel of teh heaven! (Ok, I'm being exaggerated) But seriously, the teacher was a very good teacher and I love the music at the end of the class, specially when she put a Pixies song. Thats was cool. = )

Anyway the experience of blog was great in every way. I really miss the class and the teacher... but not that much neither because: I hate this end of semester! I have a lot of test and of course, I have a life and a girlfriend to maintain!

Anyway, at the end of the class just have to say good bye!

LuchO

My history with video games

Since I was a child the video games have been something wonderfull to me.
Around them I met with my friends and cousins, spending entire afternoons trying to finish a game. I remember the first time I played a video game was a ATARi, when I played Pele Soccer, or something like that in the home of a cousin. It was really fun.After, in the home of a friend I played one of the most important videogames of the history called Mario Bros. That game changed everything we knew about videogames. His creator, Shigeru Miyamoto would become one of our biggest idols. Even more when he created his next videogame called Zelda. This videogame change our lives forever (that sound epic! But is true)(yes, Im nerd) My first video console was a Nintendo, and with it I had many good times in my childhood. After that would come the Super nintendo, a very good video console, with many good games like International “Super Star Soccer Deluxe”, “Donkey Kong”, “Mortal Kombat 2” and obviously, one of the best Zelda games ever; “The Legend of Zelda a Link to the past”. My next video console was a Sega Saturn, a strange and unknown videoconsole with many good games like “Panzer Dragoon” “Virtua Fighter” “Daytona Usa” “Sega Rally” and “Tomb Raider”. All they very creative games, but Sega came in decline by the success of the Playstation, my next video console. Anyway, with the videogames I learned about economy because I had to sell, and trade the video console and make miracles to make the money (I was just a nerd child) The playstation was also a very good video console, with good games like “Teken” “Resident Evil” “Wining Eleven”, etc. Many good games to continue alter in Playstation 2. Others goods video consoles were the Dreamcast (the last console of Sega) and the Gamecube of Nintendo, but one of the most important of all times, and my personal favourite was the Nintendo 64. This videoconsole gave birth to the most perfect game made ever; “The Legend Of Zelda; Ocarina of Time”. I just say that this game was a shock for everyone, because all sections were great: the graphics, the music, the story, the gameplay, etc. Everything was perfect. Today I have a Xbox 360, a very good video console, with great games like “Alan Wake”, “GTA4”, “Call of Duty”, “Bioshock”, etc. All with superb graphics and and advanced Technologies, but none of them has the mystique or greatness of the “Zelda; Ocarina of Times”.

Paris

This picture was taken in Paris, in August of 2006. This image was taken under the Eiffel Tower, at my first day in france. This image is particulary extrange to me, because that travel was very strange. For causes of the destiny, for one day to another, I was in Paris, almost completly alone, whitout know the language, (whit luck I know some of english)and the most of the time in the street, knowing the city, thinking about my life and the future. In that time, I was writing a lot of tales and storys, and Paris was a great experience. The reason of the travel was work (take a pictures and stuff like that), but the reality was that I was in the street, the parks, coffes and the subway all day long. I remember that I was writing and drawing and listening music in the music store big part of the day. Paris was a strange experience, because almost all the time I was alone, but the lonelyness it wasn't sad, but inspirational, and greatest. I remember the movies that I saw in the cinemeas of the Barrio Latino, the theatre of Eugene Ionesco (La Cantatrice Chauve), The Museum of Louvre, the Moulan Rouge, the walks on the part and I fell a good sensations with the good memories of the city. Anyway, somedays I had the company of a copuple of friends and we use to go for drinks some beers and other stuff with the people of hotel. With this picture I got a lot of memories, but not all of thems can be told, because the most important is always save it in the memory. Anyway, Paris is a great place, one of my favourite citys, and I hope come back again someday.

Some of the Best Concerts in my life

In the last years, something amazing happened. All the bands that I Liked start to coming to Chile. I remember a few years ago nobody came to this country,even more the best bands. I remember when Blur came to Argentina and not to Chile (I was very angry) but thats is the past. In the two last years many bands started coming to make a concert and finally, I can see the best concerts in my life. Some of these concerts were The Chemicals Brothers (two Times!), Korn (two times to!), Slipknot, Violadores del Verso (two times!)Guru of Jazz Mataz, SFDK, Animal Collective (one of most intimate and best concerts), Jarvis Cocker (Jarvis was the best, even more when he sing in the hotel for the fans), Cat Power(one of the most beautifull womans in the earth) Aime Mann (yes, the girl behind Magnolia Soundtrack, in the Teleton theater), Mike Patton with Zu (a italian band of experimental metal) the first time that I saw the master Patton, and recently, Faith No More, two times, in the Caupolican theatre (the best concert ever) and the Bicenetenario stadium. If I had to choose the best, I think it would be Violadores del Verso in 2006. Reasons? they came to Chile with a great disc under arm, "Vivir para contarlo", and Kase.O, one of the MCs (in my opinion, the best Mcs and writer of the world) in one of the best part of the concert said; "que se muera el hijo de puta Pinochet!" and the next day, in the morning of a sunday, Augusto Pinochet died... that was a wonderfull coincidence! the magical power of his words! Anyway. I think that concert, and the three concerts of Mike Patton, are the best concert ever. Reasons for include Mike Patton (with Faith no more and Zu)? All reasons. The best vocalist, the best singer, the best scene, the best interpretation, all. In one moment of the concert in the Caupolican theatre (called "la gala") Mike Patton look at to me (Im in front of him, in one or two meters) and he asked me; "whats is the name of the band? Faith No More?
or Frei No More?" en this moment started "Last Cup Of Sorrow", one of the best songs ever. For otrher way, I think that Cat Power and Aimee Mann also were good, with a mistic and intimate concerts, I remember that Aimee Mann dedicate a song to Paul Thomas Anderson (my favourite director) and she was funny and talkative all the time. For other side, Cat Power with his voice made to love her, even more when she gave me a rose (that sound gay! ajajaja) Anyway, these were some of the best concerts of my life and I know that I forget some importants like El Otro Yo, Rekiem, Placebo (the first time), Radiohead (two times) but I think that concerts got something special that conect with you, I dont know how explain that, but so is.

PD:I Knew that forget some importants!!! One of the best concerts was The Strokes in the Victor Jara stadium, in 2005 with Kings of Leon and The White Stripes in the same year! That was amazing!

A Serious Man

My favourite teacher, in this moment, is Juan Pablo Arancibia. Teacher of "Epistemología de la comunicación". I dont know much about him, but his class is very important to me for one reason; he makes me think in the real meaning of my life, and the different philosophies to confront the world. It is simple, his class is full of knowledge and quotes of Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kant, Foucault, Wittgenstein, etc. Great thinkers that changed the way of seeing the world. He never calls the row and the most important to him is the debate and the questions. He wants to disrtub us and deconstruct our minds and the ways how we think. His class is the only class in this university that makes us wonder about the meaning of everything. I know, he should be a sad person, nihilistic person, but he is not like that. He is a beautifull person, full of wisdom and poetry, and the same as Nietzsche he seems missunderstod.
A big part of the class doesnt seem to understand the real meaning of his words, but for two or three students those words make the different. Anyway, Arancibia is a serious man, but sometimes he could be very funny, even more when he laughs about the politics and the television.