Evening Hour

Video of the Week: Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times. I was watching this on telly the other day and it got me all nostalgic for Chaplin’s stuff. Plus we were covering Nazi propaganda in theory the other day and I was reminded of The Great Dictator.

Yesterday’s Friday Five:

1. Are you going to school this fall? If not, what was the most recent year of school you completed?
   I’m already in school! I have roughly a month and a half left to go. Why is it always assumed the person answering this question is from the Northern Hemisphere? I mean, the South does exist you know! It’s not the New World!
2. If yes, what kind of schooling are you doing (middle school, high school, undergraduate, graduate, etc.)?
   I am a second year undergraduate.
3. Are you someone who enjoys/enjoyed going back to school?
   Yes, I always love school. I love learning and challenging myself, although in recent years (especially as I got older… I got more weary about the whole concept of institutions)
4. Do/did you like back-to-school shopping? Why or why not?
   Oh hell yes. All the NEW stationery one could buy!
5. Are/were you a good student?
   Yeah, I think I am, when I’m not procrastinating. I’m persistent, I work hard—when I want to. My grades are good (average is a high D-mid HD), and I’ve finally learnt to chillax and not freak when I get a shitty mark (probably because we’re not graded with exact percentages let’s say).

And here’s an older Friday Five.

1. What is your favorite song right now? Why?
   “Beat in Love” by Clazziquai Project. Go figure! I love Clazziquai so dearly.
2. What genre of music makes you the happiest?
   Probably soundtrack/scores. I honestly believe the sound/music makes the movie. Debatable of course, but I think all the senses should be seduced.
3. What would you name your band and what kind of music would you play?
   The Agathas. I remember this from a meme, and I think it’s appealing in an old school way. We’d play experimental nu-jazz and blues with a hint of electronica or sommat.
4. What is your favorite lyric of all time? Why?
   Eh, I don’t have a favourte lyric of all time–I like a lot of lines, but most recently the lyrics of Au Revoir Simone’s “A Violent Yet Flammable World” has haunted me, probably because it reminds me of Batman.

   Tonight I sleep to dream
   Of a place that’s calling me
   It is always just a dream
   Still I cannot forget what I have seen

   You’re flying when your foreign eyes
   Trace the heights of the city

5. What band/artist could you never live without? Why?
   Clazziquai Project. Because they are awesome for any mood–melancholy or happy-go-lucky!

Tags: memes, video of the week

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