Conan Future Boy

The first time I saw Conan Future Boy, I should have been about five years. I remember that were on channel five, UCVtv, when Channel five was the best in animated programming. Today, remembering, I think in some ways this mini cartoon influenced my way of seeing the world, or at least part of it. I know it sounds exaggerated, but is true. The cartoons are no big deal, but some elements are very well developed, especially with regard to story, to the mystical, the apocalyptic world, etc. Then there are the characters, full of life, values such as courage and friendship, loyalty, even love.
The story tells about Conan, a child living with his grandfather on an island in the middle of the ocean, and they are the last survivors of a great catastrophe that hit the earth.
Conan one day realize they are not alone, and meets Lana, a beautiful girl who is pursued by some guys. from then on Conan will never be the same and leave the island to find the girl. on his adventure will know different people like Jimsy, Captain Dyce, etc. all great characters.
a curious fact is that the series is not well known, despite being directed by anime master Hayao Miyazaki in the late seventies. The character designs are also by him, and are great.
For some years, finally came out on DVD and I could see it again. I can only say it was all I remembered, and more. For me, Conan Future Boy is not just a mini cartoon series. Its my favorite animated movie of all time.

Old Boy

In Valdidia, the Calle Calle city, there is a place called "La Ultima Frontera" a few steps of the river calle calle. The place is a big old house, with the aesthetics of the tipical south houses: wooden houses, lots of windows, tiles, etc. Is a beautifull place in front a church. I go with my friends every time we travel to the city. The first time that I went, in the 2006, a old friend told me; "do you want eat the best sandwich in the world?" And we went to the place. A few minutes later I understood what he meant. He recommended me "The Old Boy"(yes, like the movie!) and then I asked the famous sandwich. The Old Boy contained meat, bacon, tomato and malted cheese... and I must say... extremely good!!! really one of the best sandwich ever! When you eat one of them, you become addicted immediately.
Anyway, the sandwich is not everything (or yes?). In that places you can drink beers and listen good music with company. One time a teacher of our university buy form us many beers and tables, and we ended up very drunk. That teacher was the best! (Unfortunately for us the teacher disappeared mysteriously)

Anyway, in a few weeks more I will come back to Valdivia for the cinema festival and I return to eat one of those wonderful Old Boys!

Paris

In the 2006 I was in Paris by a estrange journey. I didn’t know much about the city or even France, but I love the place. The energy of the streets, the love for the cinema, the old theatres, the Barrio Latino, the sex museum, the Louvre museum, the Moulin Rouge, etc. Everything thing with its particular detail. I don’t know, it’s hard to explain. Julio Cortázar explained very well, when he talked about the city of lights, he said that the streets were very inspiring and when he walked around the Sena river he received a lot of inspiration to write his poems. Anyway, Paris is the city of the greatest writers, musicians and filmmakers, like Rimbaud, Edith Piaff, Jean Luc Goddard, Louis Malle, Agnes Varda, Jean Pierre Melville, Paul Verlaine, and the city where great writers decided to live like Ernest Hemingway, Alejandra Pizarnik, Oscar Wilde or actors like Klaus Kinski, or musicians like Nina Simone or Jarvis Cocker. Anyway, France is a perfect place for the artist because the French people always want new waves of art. In the streets and the subways there are always very good artists and they got great festivals like the Rock in Sena, with many good bands. Other great characteristic of the city are its food and bars, with good coffee shops everywhere. The only inconvenient are the prices, all they are very expensive. On the other side, the streets have a strange mixture between graffitis and old classic styles with gorgeous sculptures.

The last first Term

Ok. Here we go again. Back to the blog with new words. Or so I hope. Anyway, start here.

The last term was really cool in many ways, I don't remember very well that, but compared to this term (this "awful" and slowly term) the last term was fantastic!
Anyway, I remember that I played soccer with my soccer team "Shaolin Soccer" (or "Shaolin Suckers", as the girls call us) and we won two matches, and we lost six. Belive it or not, that was our best result in years. Anyway, I scored twenty seven goals!, my best performance like scorer. I remember the best macth, against our enemys, Caparazon Rebolledo. That afternoon the sky began to rain, like in the epic movies. Caparazon star winning for five to zero. But in the second time we go back to the attack, and we pass up for eight to seven... when the game almost finished, Caparazon won the match. That was crap, but we played better than never.

On the other side, in the last term I read many books, like some of Charles Bukowski, John Fante, Jason, Johnny Ryan, Hernest Hemingway, Andres Caicedo, Woody Allen, Robert Crumb, Patti Smith, etc.

The things with my "girlfriend?" were better, and we traveled together to the Torres del Paine, and that was cool.

Anyway, the first term was very strange, with the earthquake, the world cup, some short movies, some hardcore parties, some drunknnes, etc.

This last term sucks, but the concerts coming, Pixies and Rage Against the Machine are the hope.

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.