IN A NUTSHELL CAVE
CREATED BY Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
A CAVE...AN ISLAND...A BOY...A MAN...A WOMAN...2 DOGS...SUNSHINE...MOONLIGHT....DAWN TO DUSK.
A CAVE...AN ISLAND...A BOY...A MAN...A WOMAN...2 DOGS...SUNSHINE...MOONLIGHT....DAWN TO DUSK.
posted by Samoht Kcinep Rowlf at 8:58 PM
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PROBLEMS WITH FINAL CUT PRO 4 & THE MAC TIGER OPERATING PROGRAM 10.4.1 OR MAYBE IT IS MERELY THE FACT THAT I HAVE YET TO READ THE VOLUMINOUS INSTRUCTIONS WITH THESE 2 PROGRAMS
Which FCP easy preset are you using?
Which 24p did you shoot - 24p or 24p Advanced.
iMovie and iDVD don't support 24p Advanced, but FCP does.
DSR-11 should be fine - it's a solid deck, but you really do need to stick a telly on it to see what you're doing.
Graeme
On 26 Oct 2005, at 11:37, SAMOHT wrote:
Hi Graeme,
I have a Mac Powerbook G4 laptop. I have FCP 4 and I used a Panasonic camera where the frame rate was set at 29.97. when I made DVD's using an early version of " i Movie," the DVD's were sharp and in focus. I actually made a few DVD's and gave them to my family members throughout the U.S. Later, I upgraded from Jaguar ( 10.2.8 ) to Tiger version 10.4.1 as soon as this happened, I wasn't able to get the same quality on my videos when I outputted onto DVD's. I got a Panasonic 100 A camera and shot a film using it. When I use " i Movie " with this new footage, the onscreen message says that the footage should be edited using 23.98 frame rate. The DVD's that were made using this new frame rate were generally fine. The problem is that I shot a lot of footage using an older version of the Panasonic camera. It was the Panasonic 100. Now that I have changed my system from Jaguar to Tiger, I now have a later version of i Movie. What should the preferences be set at in order to view my old footage on a DVD without the blurriness and heavy artifacting? I see that there is a veritable wilderness of options. I thought that I would be getting the 24 P look in my videos from a few years ago. what setting should I use in order to get this look? I don't have a viewing monitor. Should I get one? The footage from both FCP 4 and i Movie looks fine except that now whenever I use FCP 4, rendering must take place constantly and I didn't have to do this when I used it a few years ago. It has only been when I put in the Tiger operating system that I find that I have to render the old footage in FCP 4. When I render the footage, when I view it, there is blurriness and artifacting. Someone said that I must use Compressor which I have on my computer but I haven't been able to make it appear so that it does something. Someone else suggested that I use Studio Pro. Any suggestions? I wait for your response with bated breath. I intend to enter these films in European festivals in 2007. At some point, I'll have to make copies in PAL on DVD for the European festivals. I also have a DSR 11 deck that someone else said doesn't work with FCP 4 and the new Panasonic 100 A camera. I used the camera to import footage into i Movie and this was fine. I want to be able to get back into the editing of the 29.97 footage that is already on FCP 4 and be able to output onto DVD or whatever format that I need.
Samoht
The audio looks like it is about 5 or 6 frames out of sync / I didn't have this problem before I converted to the Tiger operating system. What settings would you suggest that I try. Should I rename sequences prior to using the new settings that you suggest that I use for FCP 4 ?
On Oct 18, 2005, at 5:03 AM, Graeme wrote:
Hi Samoht,
You've got to view out of the mac via firewire through the camera to a monitor to see the video correctly. The onscreen stuff in FCP is just preview only. If you're having to render your sequence settings are not right. They are not mathcing the video you captured. Use the easy presets to make this easy to fix!
Graeme
On 17 Oct 2005, at 17:14, SAMOHT wrote:
Hi Graeme,
I shot a feature using a mini DV camera, the DVX 100. When I made a DVD of some of the footage it looked fine. Later I used a DVX 100 A camera and I am now aware of the artifacts and the recurrent need to render shots on the timeline. I would like to output sequences using Final Cut Pro 4 but I think that I might need to get DVD Studio Pro in order to do this. At the moment, when I view my footage after editing it, it still has troubling artifacts and the image quality is blurred. I just want to get a nice clear and sharp image when I view my cuts after editing them. Any suggestions?
Thank you soooo much for the twenty dollars for my grades. I'm so sory that I haven't written you back for a while. I had some majorly hard tests this whole week and had to study for them. Also this thursday I have a computer test on vocabulary and how to create a correct letter to a person. Further more, I have been doing really well in my dancing ( Full Force). Our first performance is on November 4 at Chico State University. I'm a little nervous about it but I think I'm ready for it.
The major thing I have to do is rase some money for my dance class, and I was wondering if you would like to sponsor me. If you give 25 dollars your name will be in the showcase program listin. If you give 50 dollars your name on all division shirts and a showcase program listing. If you give 100 dollars your name will be on all division shirts, the Full Force board listing at the studio, a listing on our website, adn a showcase program listing. If you give me 500 dollars your name or logo on all division shirts, the Full Force board at the studio and displayed at all performance venues, a listing on our website, and a 1/4 pageshowcase program ad. If you give 1000 dollars your name or logo on all conpany shirts, all new conpany bags, the Full Force board at the studio and displayed at all performance venues, promoional materials we print and distribute, a listing on our website, and a 1/2 page showcase program ad. You also have the right to give the money all to me or distribute it amoung the other dancers. Thank you so much for caring.
Love Ashley Paradise
RESPONSE FROM SAMOHT :
Hello Special Niece Ashley,
You're quite welcome. I was pleased as punch to see that you are continuing to do extremely well in school. Don't ever become bored with school or your teachers. The road is a long one.
Furthermore, I would like to know what "Full Force" means regarding your dancing. Congratulations on your dancing skills. I know that you'll do fine when you go to Chico State University for a dancing exhibition. As soon as the music begins, you won't be nervous at all. So, you have to r a i s e money for your dance class, do you? Yes, I would like to sponsor you since I'm not only your Uncle Samoht, but also your Godfather, or have you forgotten that? Would you tell me more about the Showcase Program L I S T I N G, the division shirts, the Full Force board listing, the Studio, the Website and the 4 1 0 on the Showcase Page Program? What are the new Company Bags? How many performance venues will there be? What type of promotional materials will be printed and how will the distribution of all of these items be carried out? I would give the money to you, Leah, rather than d i s t r i b u t e it a m o n g the other dancers. I don't know them. On the other hand, I've known you all of your life. That should count for something, wouldn 't you say?
Love Samoht
L'implications sociales du Germinal:
Je suis parfois un peu affole par tous les circonstances des vies des pauvre mineurs dans le roman GERMINAL d'Emile Zola. Je m'excuse pour la brevite de la renseignement. Je sais que l'histoire des litteratures classiques francaises est pleine avec l'oeuvres dramatiques de Zola. Zola est le champion du droit de l'ouvrier pour l'existence comme les hommes et les femmes de la France, les pauvres dans la lutte contre la classe bourgeoise est constant et perpetuel. Emile Zola etait connu partout dans le monde pour ses efforts dans la cause du bas gens. Je propose de considerer quelques situations a propos GERMINAL quant aux relations entre les hommes et les femmes et le contraste avec les vies des classes bourgeoises.
Le theme du film est la lutte des classes. Il y avait toujours des conflits entre les classes ouvrieres et cela les bourgeoises. Les ouvrieres, pauvres, n'avaient peu de moyen pour contester l'oppression, et les greves ne fesaient qu'agraver leurs situations, deja delicates. L'oppresseurs sont toujours la haute societe, les classes bourgeoises en tout ces formes. Les longes greves n'abboutissaient sur rien, et les mineurs retournaient a leurs vies initiales, encore plus pauvres qu'un paravent.
Dans le roman, GERMINAL, il y a un conflit perpetuel parceque deux formes de la societe n'etaient pas en accorde, ils ne sont pas de niveau avec la classe bourgeioise. Poul les laborieux etaient un existence miserable. Les compatriotes devaient epuise par le travail dans les mines. Par exemple, il est necessaire que plusiers gens aident les familles des mineurs pour vivre comme citoyens utiles du pays. Le travaill de la bas ouvrier est toujours sale, avec moins d'argent; il est impossible d'achever l'elevation sociale pour l'avancement dans la societe laquelle ils vivent. Quant aux classes, le mouvement entre les deux classes n'existaient pas et par cette raison il n'y a pas la vision a l'avenir pour eux s'amelieurer le futur n'est pas vif avec les jeunes mineurs. Les travaux sont toujours monotone, toujours dure, toujous tres dangereuse pour les femmes et leurs hommes. Les enfants aussi doivent travailler jusqu'au ils avaient acheve l'annees d'adolescence.
Les vies des classes bourgeoises sont toujors confortable pour tous les miembres. Le pere travaille dans l'office. La mere travaille dans la maison laquelle il y a l'assistance de beaucoup domestiques. Les vies des mineurs sont tragiques et miserables. Ils boivent pour les petites joies dans leurs vies. Leurs femmes adorent les petites faveurs laquelle les gentilhommes auraient offre pour satisfier leurs pulsations sexuelles. Les pauvres veulent soulagemnet dans les bras des femmes parce qu'il n'y a pas temps sufficant pour se mettre a l'aise. Un jour normal est plein de mecontent a cause de leurs situations commes les vies des mineurs. C'est une dilemma naturelle que tous personnes comprennent et acceptent parce qu'ils ne doivent pas faire meilleure. Les systemes des justice n'existaient pas pour les bas ouvrieres. Le probleme avait existe pour milles d'ans.
L'epoque du Napoleon Buonaparte institue un Code Scolaire pour l'avancement des bas classes mais Zola avait decide raconter en forme dramatique les resultats des vies sans les reves. Les classes bourgeoises avait eu toujours tout l'argent, tout l'assistance pour l'avancement rapidement surtout la societe et cette situation etait dangereuse parce qu'il a permet une volatile groupe d'ouvriers, avec impuissance mais l'appetit pour les fleurissants choses d'autres miembres des societe.
La femme, Fleurance, innocente et naif, avec la purete d'une belle femme, songait de posseder un petit symbol du richesse, elle veut un jaune ruban. Un homme l'ai achete pour elle. Fleurance croyait qu'il etait elegant aungque u peu trop chic pour la. Le ruban etait le symbol de la jaunesse et l'esperance et ses desirs pour l'avenir aussi les temps presente. L'ouvrier essayait a seducer Fleurance dans la foret. Fleurance etait belle mais le travail dans les mines n'etait pas pour la tout les jours. Elle accomplissaient beaucoup de travail chaque jour aussitot que les hommes qui travaillaient pres d'elle. Elle gagne l'admiration et respecte de l'autres ouvriers. Fleurance avait responsabilite pour l'assistance a sa famille, s'il Fleurance ne pouvait pas travailler, donc, moins d'argent pour sa famille. Pour une femme, elle avait une grande responsibilite et les pauvres gens apprecieraient ses efforts. C'etait des circonstances normaux dans cette epoque pour les femmes a aider leurs familles. C'etait le genie de Emile Zola a raconter le roman. Zola avaient decrit les environnes et les situations particulieres avec les hommes et leurs femmes dans les mines.
Si non Zola, qui seraient ete le champion des pauvres, les mineurs, les femmes, les jeunes, tout qui doivent tenir un champion pour l'elucidation et l'education des bas vies en France dans cette epoque? Zola etait gentilhomme avec une conscience sociale avec les outils pour achever ses objectifs. Zola defendait les droits de Alexander Dreyfuss, u adjutant juif, dans le service militaire quand une sentence incroyable avait ete lui donner. Dans l'epoque dans laquelle Zola vivaient, sa gran voix etait la crie pour justice et raissonableness qui assistait les gens dans les cours des leurs existence. Zola dessinaient un environnement inescapable, mecontent et pleine avec la consideration d'autres dans laquelle la bas ouvrieres n'existaient pas. Zola avait illumine la nuit noire por les gens du monde entier. Zola etait ecrivain par excellence dans la societe Francaise. Les romans du Zola reflete les miseries dans les vies des les bas des societe. Aujourd'hui, tous les gouvernements dans le monde apprecierent Zola et les gens qui travaillent sans cesse dans le monde loin des maisons des classes bourgeoises. La cause pour egalite continuera pour la prochaine epoque.
Emile Zola avait voulu le meilleur sante pour tout les familles du gens pauvres surtout la bas societe. La morte d'un ouvrier etait triste mais les conditions qui existaient pour tout les gens doivent faire ameliorer ou les vies des classes bourgeoises seraient ste disapparu. La lutte entre eux qui possedent l'argent et l'esperance pour l'avenir ne permit pas la continuance d'inegalite. C'etait le genie du Zola qui illumine les vies des pauvretes et les conditions miserables pour les gens du monde entirer a voir et reflechissaient a propos faire changements.
Samoht 11/06/05
Berlin Working Campus: Berlinale Talent Project Market Feb. 12 – 13, 2006
BERLIN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO PREP PROPOSAL FOR INCLUSION IN THE PROJECT MARKET:
5 page Synopsis / Treatment of feature film script “HUM”
page 1
The Lotus Egyptian Gift shop acts as a magnet in the Hollywood area for an ongoing stream of young people who are drawn to a mystical man that they find there or have heard about through the proverbial grapevine. The man is TOMAS HARPER, small in stature and of indeterminate age who listens to the stories that they bring to his attention. At times he comments on what he hears, at other times he merely listens. On rare occasions, he dispenses timely advice. His concern is whether to attend Harvard or Yale University since he wanted to do that years ago. He lives in an independent living facility in which the shades are always drawn by his own choice rather than by decree. The times that he spends at the Lotus Egyptian Gift shop are wearisome in a certain sense because he is like an Indian Totem Pole or a virtually immovable object. He holds court on top of a coffin type box with 4 jars of coins at his feet. A gold lion is at the front of the box and an Egyptian deity is on his other side. TOMAS rarely moves, instead, people come to him from all walks of life as if he is their confessor. They see him as somewhat of a mystical force in their lives and they greatly appreciate the opportunity to bare their souls to him. In some cases, it is an anonymous sort of gratification that they receive even though there are regular customers who drop coins in one of the 4 jars at his feet. This small job is one of 3 that TOMAS is engaged with for the purpose of accumulating a certain amount of monies to enable him to pay the hefty fees at Harvard or Yale, should he elect to attend graduate school there.
An early customer at the Egyptian shop is MR. DAY, a 23-year-old blond, blue-eyed rapper with an unusual social awareness. He dresses “au courant.” He is totally in sync with the latest spoken word poetry events about town. Women are attracted to him in a “raw sort of way.” He is so, so, so, so, so very hip that he can taste it in his mouth. He wants the entire world to know it. He is loud and brash and doesn’t mind paying the ticket to show how large and great he is. He does a lot with a little bit of money.
The way MR. DAY walks is bold. The way he talks is non-stop. He says something and doesn’t expect an answer.
He is also a conniving, devil may care wanderer who sees an opportunity and pounces on it. His best friend is “COBRA” and DAY would strangle him in a second if he ever got in the way of something that DAY thought was important. DAY is a two-faced man who loves to slap a man on the back, say encouraging words, all the while sizing up opportunities to take advantage without seeming to do so.
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DAY has been kicking it with his friend. Life has been on an upward spiral. After years of making a small amount of money, he has just returned from an uplifting trip to the East coast, specifically, New York and Boston, where he was the talk of the town for the strangely mystical lyrics that he has put together. He has a brand new album that just went Platinum on the charts and he knows that he will soon get his Emmy award. You share the good news with your friend, COBRA. Life hasn’t quite been as swell for him as it has been for you. He grudgingly listens as DAY tells him that he partied with Audrey Tautou, Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie last night and a group of anonymous hangers on. DAY didn’t think that she was so great when he saw her in person, but the groupies that were there were all quite something to behold. He tells COBRA about one girl in particular that he took to the sack and when she awakened the next morning, you had fled during the night. DAY and COBRA both laugh at this, marvel at how beautiful life is and COBRA helps his friend to enjoy the moment.
DAY undergoes significant changes as we experience with him throughout the picture. At first, we think that he is rather inconsequential; later, we realize that he has become a substantial person who treats women with great dignity, in spite of his apparent naïveté with them. He picks up a lot of innate spirituality from the mystical seer, TOMAS, primarily in the Lotus Egyptian Gift shop and also at TOMAS’ other place, the Korean Women’s Dress shop.
COBRA is a tall, dark German who has been misdiagnosed as a schizophrenic who is finally getting his life in order after a long hiatus from civilization and the pleasurable company of women. He has suffered a lot in life and conversely, has caused a lot of suffering that he is totally aware of. He served in the Army during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and never rose above the rank of private. He pretends that he was a sergeant and continues to live this lie until TOMAS sees deeply into his heart and tells him that he knows exactly who he is. TOMAS, too, is a properly diagnosed bi-polar protagonist while COBRA becomes the antagonist in the picture.
COBRA has experienced many of the vicissitudes of a rapidly changing world where he hasn’t been trained to keep up with technology. He is an old - fashioned sort of guy who is Catholic and loyal to a fault. In a world where hipness and contemporary concerns outweigh the spiritual side of things, he is definitely left in the lurch.
COBRA likes to come in at times and talk with TOMAS. Both of them are kindred spirits and COBRA feels that TOMAS, above all others, understands him more than most. He is not quite sure that he understands himself because he has been known to do some wild and crazy things. COBRA fills TOMAS in on the things that he has done, hoping to get a second opinion or at least an affirmative nod. At times, TOMAS listens, at times, he merely makes suggestions.
5 page Synopsis / Treatment of feature film script “HUM”
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COBRA has just gotten situated in an independent living facility. He tells TOMAS that he now has a room, without a view, and a toilet without a shower. He seems somewhat apologetic about this, but TOMAS accepts this without being judgmental, since he too, resides in a place that is similar, in some respects and quite different in that he has a lovely courtyard and there are an abundance of flowers and color surrounding him.
COBRA can’t wait to get out of the city. He wants to do things that he has never done before. He wants the wind to blow through his hair; but, most of all, he wants a woman with whom he can share, a woman that he can love and who will love him with passion.
It has been years since he had a woman. He has almost forgotten how a woman feels or tastes. COBRA expresses this to TOMAS, who is psychic at times and somewhat of a facilitator, since there is so much foot traffic in the Hollywood area. TOMAS tries to steer him to 2 different type of women. One woman, Christy, attracts him in particular because he sees her ballet - toned legs in the near distance as she flirtatiously prances through the store pretending to have her mind on some Egyptian artifacts but she is really on the prowl for a man, any man will do.
COBRA fits the bill. They go off together. COBRA gives the all-okay sign to TOMAS.
TOMAS has a certain uneasy sense that this is not the right woman for COBRA; however, he shrugs off his suspicions and figures that COBRA will make out okay.
SARAH is also in her early twenties, well known in the Hollywood area since she used to live on the streets when she arrived 5 years ago from the Midwest. She helps people as a matter of course. Sarah doesn’t have a lot of money to burn, instead, she derives her reason for being and living as a person in the service of others. In another time and place, she might have been a dedicated social worker or a Sister in the Servants of Mary. Convent life would have suited her just fine; however, she is now a part of the scenery, the landscape, the ambience in this Entertainment capital of the world and she rather likes being on the fringes of things. SARAH thinks that she’ll be discovered at Consumer’s Discount Drugstore one day while buying cosmetics or ice cream. She has a ready and genuine smile and she uses it often. Sarah wears eyeglasses which tend to hide the inner beauty of her eyes. When she comes to see TOMAS at the Lotus Egyptian Gift shop, she quickly jerks off her glasses so that she can see him clearly. There is an indefinable bond between SARAH and TOMAS that is nonsexual but, rather, the glue of like people meeting and seeing each other whole for the first time, each time.
SARAH finds herself within the Egyptian Gift Shop because she and her boyfriend spent an enraptured time at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, admiring the artifacts from King Tutankhamen. SARAH can’t stop thinking about what she has seen, and she needs to talk to somebody…somebody who represents the majesty and mystery
5 page Synopsis / Treatment of feature film script “HUM”
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of the strange Tombs and Artifacts at the Museum. Somehow, SARAH’S steps lead to the closest aura that is somehow attached to Egypt and that is this spiritual store in Hollywood. She knows, senses, and feels, that within the tomb is a man, a spiritual, gentle man, for the most part, named TOMAS. She has a burning, urgent need to speak to him, not merely to talk about what she has seen at the Museum of Art, but to find out about her place in the world. SARAH willingly joined 10 churches, yet, still can’t find her inner peace and harmony, her reason for being, her inner drive. Perhaps TOMAS can help. She goes to him with that in mind.
TOMAS has his own inner demons that these visitors to his domain have yet to realize. He has a friend, perhaps his closest friend, CECILIA with whom he confides. Both CECILIA and TOMAS have been considering the sisterhood and the priesthood, respectively. They live in close living spaces and their options are rather broad as far as life choices are concerned. TOMAS reminisces about another woman that he knew a long time ago. CECILIA is from Korea. TOMAS tells MR. DAY about a way for him to generate more money when his day in the sun as a highly acclaimed, popular rapper comes to an end. His advice has to do with sharing the money that he will make from cellphone ringtones with an African businessman who has numerous contacts in Africa. MR. DAY promises that he will share the proceeds equally with FRANK, the African businessman. TOMAS knows that he can trust FRANK. He is not sure if he can fully trust MR. DAY, so he tests him by giving him the name of someone with whom he entered a business agreement with some time ago and who abused the trust.
MR. DAY abuses the confidence that TOMAS placed in him, subconsciously, TOMAS suspected that MR. DAY would do just that, since he looked into his soul and found primarily greed.
COBRA loses CHRISTY’S companionship because he placed a higher value on climbing and seeing things that man had never before seen. He starts an assignation with another woman even though TOMAS cautions him against putting his faith in someone other than his own desires. COBRA feverishly attempts to connect with one woman after another. He never learns from his mistakes.
MARVA, an Afro-American lady who makes marvelous use of her extremely tight living quarters and manages to sell at a profit and maneuver in a highly technological world, finds herself in a better lifestyle.
MACK, an Afro-American former basketball player, who was once familiar with Kareem Abdul Jabbar, discovers that he is now well liked and prosperous because he made it to the leveling field of the television screen, accepts his new found status in life with dignity and assurance.
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DOUG, also known as WOLVERINE, discovers a global marketplace for his hand crafted 150 year old canes as he too makes it onto the television screen. His family now treats him with a great deal of genuine honor and respect.
SARAH wants to dump her boyish boyfriend and seeks to start a new relationship with TOMAS even though she really doesn’t know much about him.
TOMAS decides that he will teach children and not go to Harvard or Yale even though they beg him to attend their universities. He discovers that he really won’t pursue a life as a minister or as a monk. He enjoys his life too much. At the end of the day, he decides that he will hum a song and then he begins to dance. He begins to reap the benefits from the coins that were placed in his Mason jars. They signaled a certain magical symbol to himself as well as others and as the coins accumulated, so too did his prospects for financial independence. He winds up with part ownership of 25 companies. His focus
is the Lotus Egyptian Gift shop and the Korean Women’s Dress shop. He dances as the customers flock in to buy canes, artifacts and clothing. There is a palpably magical air as he dances and hums his way through his life. Money constantly pours into the 4 clear Mason jars that had very few coins when we first see them at his feet. A lot of trade begins with customers who bring canes that are distributed through the international grapevine that he initiates. TOMAS starts with pennies and winds up co-owner of 25 small international companies. He invests wisely and re-invests even more wisely.
THE END
Samoht 11/10/05
“Solid as the Rock of Gibraltar”
Captain of Industry soon to be here
Not on a wing or a prayer…But,
A Rock, A middle backer,
A solid Rock of Gibraltar
Close to the White Hills of Dover
Flying from the East
Like a straight Arrow
From an Indian’s Bow
Like fine Wine from an Artesian Wellspring
Like a Mercedes finely built
Cliff standing Rock Solid
As the Years whipped by
Clipper Ship here, Boss!!
Clipper Ship here!!
“It is Morning”
The Day is near
Sunlight soon shall be
Drifting through my door
Nighttime going
Moonlight shedding
Night retreating
Day advancing
Dawning near
No rain, no sleet, no hail
No spider creating a mysterious web
Only crickets chirping,
Bullfrogs burping, children breathing.
As I hear the Lions roar
Thunder pounding, streams rushing
Oceans filled to overflowing
As I watch the night turn into day
“I Remember”
I remember when we were wee willie winkies way whack when
Living on a farm
You riding Prince.
Me riding Bill
Two stallions on the Slaughter farm
Galloping across the meadows
Jumping over gullies
You riding ahead
Me tagging behind
Us jumping logs
Me hanging from a limb
You getting off Prince to find out what’s the fuss
Hearin’
My cries for help
Bill, riderless, headin’ home
“Open your eyes, open your eyes”
I remember you saying
As I, with tightly closed eyes, hung onto a limb
For my dear life
Ground, 2 feet down
Sheepishly dropping to the turf
Us riding on again
Over the red hills, down ditches, around the trees
Making bows and arrows out of bottle caps
Having us some fun!!
“In memory of those who have struggled 1725-2005"
I kneew a boy once who cried all the time.
He would cry him a river at the drop of a dime.
I knew a boy once who never cried at all.
He smiled and worked, hardly uttered a word.
The boy who cried and cried, at some point, stopped,
And became a man.
The boy who smiled and smiled
Never smiled again.
The oceans moved, the shies shook
Berlin fell, China shook
The boy who cried and cried and became a man
Worked and fought and took back the land.
“Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief”
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
My mother said to me.
Little man, big man.
My father said to me.
Little Tommy Tittle Mouse
My grandfather said to me
Lived in a little house
His sheets were made of straw
And everywhere this little mouse moved
His cheeks were soon made raw
You can be a driver, you can be just right
You can be, whatever to you seems Bright
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
My mother said to me
Bottleman
Gatekeeper
Keykeeper
Holder of the light, keep this thought in mind
The night is darkest just before the dawn
When the light comes, it shines so bright
When the day breaks, it breaks for you
Soooo, put those keys in the Jet, Jettttttt
Fire up the old Jalopy
Open those sleepy eyes. See the newness of the day
And celebrate each hour.
“The Job”
My pop tore a garage down once
I pulled down a tree
My pop put up a fence once
I called it a wall
My pop put up a fence once
My brother lined it up just right
I called it a wall
My pop sang a song once
I called it Artistic
Others called it Fantastic
My pop tore a garage down once
With his bare hands
I, watched in fascination, as he worked and sweated in the hot sun, not realizing he could have used some help,
Mine
Samoht 11/27/05 5:08 pm.
U.S.A.
Jason's essay:
"How I would feel about 7th grade"
When I go to 7th grade, I would feel excited. I think 7th grade would be difficult. I would try to get straight "A's" without getting any "B's." I wouldn't want to get any girl friend like Joanne because I feel too young for that. Maybe in high school I would get one. But that's a 10 % chance that I would want one. In college, I would get one. I would reject those who are ugly. In 7th grade, there are going to be bad kids who smoke or even bully people. I hope that I get a bad teacher who teaches hard so I can improve. I think I got a hard teacher in 6 th grade. Like Joanne, she bullies me. She wants me to get a girlfriend. She always pinches and hits me, so I think she is a bully.
Samoht 12/21/05 4:51 pm.
U.S.A.
said...
January 8, 2006 I journeyed to the Arclight Cinema to watch Ang Lee's "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN." The film is tightly constructed and quite well done. I hadn't seen films in a movie theater in a very long time; however, with this one, I stayed awake throughout the story development and character progression and I am pleased to say that it is definitely a worthwhile film to see; indeed, it is a "MUST SEE" film. Keith Ledger and Jake Guyllenhall do a fantastic job of acting. The theater was packed with people, luckily I bought tickets an hour before the start of the movie and I sat mid center with an unobstructed view of the screen. Hats off to "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN," and the outstanding job of the actors and crew in helping to realize Ang Lee's vision from a script by ANNIE PROULX.
SAMOHT 1/14/06 10:54 PM.
HOLLYWOOD
Yesterday, January 18. 2006 I received an intriguing mailer about an attempt to curtail the politicization of UCLA professors when they teach their classes. It seems that there is a list ala the McCarthy era in the 1950's wherein those who don't conform get tagged, reprimanded and the like for injecting political views into their lectures. It seems to me that this is something that is unavoidable. How is it possible for one to do something without divorcing oneself from who they are? In this respect, it seems that there is ample opportunity at a university, of all places, to hear, listen and respond to divergent viewpoints from all persuasions. It is the role of the student to do the thinking and analysis that is necessary to arrive at a synthesis, if such a thing is possible, and learn from everyone, not just a certain political persuasion. I'll write more about all of this later. It seems like only yesterday that Mario Savio, Berkeley in the 1960's started the Free Speech Movement. Subsequently, the universities and the rest of society sequed into "political correctness." Now, it seems that the pendulum is attempting to swing even more to a place where, if left unchecked, can never be redressed. Stay tuned.
Samoht 1/19/06 7:53 pm.
USA
The Films of Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
Filmography
AFTERMATH (2005) UNITED STATES, 58:15:10 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
AFTER THE MATH (2005) UNITED STATES, 26:54 min edit ¬ delete ¬
Gorilla Interviews Dehi (2005) UNITED STATES, 14:34 min edit ¬ delete ¬
RUBIES & SAPPHIRES (2005) UNITED STATES, 02:46 min edit ¬ delete ¬
BACKYARD BLUES - shortened version (2005) UNITED STATES, 7 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
Prelude: Hum Harper shortened version (2005) UNITED STATES, 18 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
SLEEP WITH GORILLAS (2005) UNITED STATES, 1 minute min edit ¬ delete ¬
WE ARE FRIENDS (2005) UNITED STATES, 38:13:27 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
29 PICKUP / BERLIN SAMPLE OF WORK (2005) UNITED STATES, 3 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
Zebra 1 Ana (2005) UNITED STATES, 6:41:03 min edit ¬ delete ¬
Primitive Word Play (2005) UNITED STATES, 60 min edit ¬ delete ¬
STALKING AYE (2005) UNITED STATES, 22 min. 20 sec min edit ¬ delete ¬
NOBEL ASSISTANT (2005) UNITED STATES, 52:45:00 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
DAVID ANUBIS (2005) UNITED STATES, 4:26:06 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
COURTING FOR POLITO (2005) UNITED STATES, 6:11:21 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
NOBEL BLUES (2005) UNITED STATES, 58:25:06 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
RECHARGE (2005) UNITED STATES, 60 min edit ¬ delete ¬
The Cane Collection shortened version (2005) UNITED STATES, 42:28:21 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
CANE COLLECTION (2005) UNITED STATES, 1:01:12:26 min edit ¬ delete ¬
Hum Harper Hum (2005) UNITED STATES, 60 min edit ¬ delete ¬
Vignettes (2005) UNITED STATES, 10:48 min edit ¬ delete ¬
The Backyard, or Romancing the Apartheid (2003) UNITED STATES, 11 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
Gorilla #1 Interviews Dehi (2003) UNITED STATES, 5 minutes 14 sec. min edit ¬ delete ¬
Zebra 1 (2003) UNITED STATES, 4:13:23 min edit ¬ delete ¬
Gorilla #2 Interviews Dehi (2003) UNITED STATES, 8 min. 45 sec. min edit ¬ delete ¬
ARSONIST - shortened version (1999) UNITED STATES, 15:45:11 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
Salute (1998) UNITED STATES, 9:25 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
Pohop (1990) UNITED STATES, 10 min edit ¬ delete ¬
Hurry, Cane Season (1983) UNITED STATES, 1 minute min edit ¬ delete ¬
29 Pickup (1969) UNITED STATES, 3 minutes min edit ¬ delete ¬
REDUX (2006) UNITED STATES, 14:36:18 minutes
samoht kcinep rowlf 1/19/06
USA
CONSIDERED RESPONSE TO THE “DIRTY THIRTY” by Thomas Penick 1/21/06
UCLA Class of 1971 Theater / Film / Televison Specialty Screenwriting
HI PRUE,
Sometime in 1950 or 1951, when I was about 2 or 3 years old, Grandpa was sitting in his rocking chair, reading books and newspapers, telling MY BROTHER & me about Sevastopol and Vladivostok, the only warm water ports with access to the sea for mother Russia. We were tiny tots, yet, I remember Grandpa saying that if those ports were ever closed, blockaded, barricaded, denied access to trade, then Russia MUST go to war! He smiled gently when he said that. He explained to us that Russia was a counterbalance to the United States. At the time, his logic went by me. I just remembered his words and learned to spell them. I knew that I was a lucky man, even at the age of two and a half. Sevastopol and Vladivostok were imprinted indelibly in my memory banks. Russia was a reality and I hadn’t even learned to read, much less begin to attend to my formal education. I had the best teachers at an early age.
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH “THE DIRTY THIRTY?” IN A STRANGE CIRCULAR FASHION, IT SEEMS THAT THINGS THAT ONCE WERE CONSIDERED WRITTEN IN STONE, SO TO SPEAK, ARE BEING UNEARTHED, REFINED, RE-DELIVERED AND DISSEMINATED WITH THE FORCE OF TRUTH, AS IF IN FACT THEY ARE REAL. THE FUNCTION OF A TEACHER IS TO TEACH. THE FUNCTION OF A STUDENT IS TO LEARN. BASICALLY, HOW ONE GOES ABOUT EITHER ONE OF THESE ESSENTIALS IS DEPENDENT ON HOW THEY SEE THE WORLD AND THEIR PLACE WITHIN IT. AT TIMES, IT SEEMS THAT SOME STUDENTS MIGHT WANT TO INITIATE ACTIVITIES, THAT SEEM TO THEM, ON ITS FACE TO BE RATHER INNOCUOUS; HOWEVER, THESE TIMES, LIKE MANY OTHER CRITICAL TIMES IN HISTORY, REQUIRE A DIFFERENT SORT OF RESPONSE. I WOULD DARE TO SAY THAT MORE IS REQUIRED THAN MINDLESS, CHILDISH MIND GAMES AND ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THE OUTPUT OF AN INSTRUCTOR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT UCLA, WHEN I ATTENDED FROM 1966 – 1971, WITH A BRIEF STOPOVER IN WEST AFRICA FOR THE OPERATION CROSSROADS AFRICA PROGRAM, WAS CONSIDERED ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE, AT LEAST WITH RESPECT TO WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE IN BERKELEY AT THE TIME. I ENVIED MY FELLOW STUDENTS WHO WERE PART OF THE BERKELEY SCENE BECAUSE THEY KNEW AND I KNEW THAT THEY WERE MAKING HISTORY, ALBEIT IN A SMALL WAY. THEY CARED DEEPLY ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE WORLD AND THEY DARED TO TAKE A STAND TO REDRESS THEIR GRIEVANCES.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AFTER HAVING READ MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION SWIRLING ABOUT THE CASE OF THE “DIRTY THIRTY,” THERE SEEMS TO BE A DESIRE BY SOME PEOPLE TO KEEP STIRRING UP THE POT OF CONTROVERSY BY PAYING STUDENTS TO DIG UP THE DIRT IN A SENSE ON PROFESSORS WHOSE STYLE AS EDUCATORS THEY MIGHT DISAGREE WITH. THIS, ON ITS FACE, SEEMS CONTRARY TO THE WHOLE IDEA OF A FREE EXPRESSION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS THAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS THE BASIS AND STRENGTH OF ANY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, CERTAINLY AT THE UC SYSTEM.
THE PROPENSITY OF INSTRUCTORS, OR ANYONE ELSE, TO INJECT THEIR PERSONAL LIKES AND DISLIKES INTO COURSE WORK IS WELL KNOWN AND I THINK THAT IT IS PAR FOR THE COURSE. IN LIFE THAT IS THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN. I’M REALLY SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS MERELY PREPARATION FOR THE LARGER, ALL-INCLUSIVE WORLD THAT IS THE 21ST CENTURY. THOSE WHO CANNOT ALLOW FOR ANY DIVERGENT OPINIONS, VIEWPOINTS, OR ENLIGHTENED EDUCATIONAL DISCOURS TO TAKE PLACE WILL ASSUREDLY BE OUT OF THE LOOP WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY, WHEN IT COMES TO UNDERSTANDING THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENERGY AND ENLIGHTENED FEEDBACK THAT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP THE WORLD MOVING IN A PROGRESSIVE RATHER THAN A REGRESSIVE FASHION.
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW. I HAVE OTHER THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS MATTER AND OTHERS THAT ARE BEST LEFT IN MY ARCHIVES AND VAULTS.
SAMOHT KCINEP ROWLF CLASS OF 1971 UCLA
U.S.A.
6:49 PM.
Update: Freedom Fighters
I called Charles Burnett, the director of "N U J O M A - WHERE OTHERS WAVERED"
STARRING DANNY GLOVER & CARL LUMBLY
The movie is about the liberation of Southwest Africa which had been under the protectorate of the country of South Africa. The Germans had used it as a colony for years prior to the takeover by the South Africans. S.W.A.P.O. the Southwest Africa People's Organization fought for the right to govern themselves and rid themselves of the rule of South Africa. The film is about the founder of S.W.A.P.O. NUJOMA who became Namibia's first president and served for 3 terms. He started his rule in 1990 and finished it in March of 2005.
See ya,
Samoht
On Jan 22, 2006, at 12:16 AM, Samoht wrote:
Hi Les,
That I S a good thing!
Brokeback Mt. wasn't on my short list of films to see since I haven't seen many films in theatres in ages, really. Instead, I've been looking at my own films in the comfort of my place. Alternatively, I'll watch DVD's, again at home, rather than in the theatres. I have many thoughts about Brokeback that were occassioned by my viewing of this unusual love story. It is unusual for me because I am used to the traditional love stories between men and women. I feel that most men displace the men in the movies and "pretend" that they are in the scene with the woman involved, and vice versa with the women. There is a certain transposition of desire and presence that takes place; however, with Brokeback, one had to watch and wonder why this was unique, that is to say, why should it be unusual for 2 men to care deeply enough about each other that they would want to share such intimate moments with themselves rather than a woman. I felt that Heath Ledger, the loner shown at the beginning of the film, would always be more often than not, by himself. Jake Gyllenhall, the more outgoing of the 2 cowboys, seeks male contacts even after he has had several flings of deep moment with Heath Ledger. When Heath finds out that he has gone to Mexico, he distances himself from his lover because of his fear of diseases that might have been contracted. Both men become involved with women years after their liaison and ;yet, still manage to get together for the anticipated "fishing trips in the mountains." Heath's wife quickly wises up to what is going on with her mate and the father of her children. She puts a note on the end of his fishing line that he should bring some fish home; since he never does, she knows that they never read the note and therefore never went fishing. On the philosophical side, it is a film that questions established ways of perception and action and it is very well done, directed by Ang Lee, who directed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." The film is from a fine short story by Annie Proulx that is only 55 pages in length. It might be the sleeper film of the year for the Academy Awards.
I don't know anything about the African Freedom Fighters in Namibia. I would imagine that all of us will know about them soon, since the film is already considered an "epic." Now if I can find out the title and the plotline, I'll alert you so that both of us might have more information about Freedom Fighters. As I have seen, the fight for continuing freedoms is a never ending life long struggle.
See ya!
Samoht 1/22/06 12:28 pm.
U.S.A.
Spanish Verb Conjugations 16 May, 2005
Regular Verbs: ending in "-ar," "-er" and "-ir" hablar, comer, vivir.
First conjugation Second conjugation Third Conjugation
Simple tenses
habl- ar to speak com - er to eat viv - ir to live
habl - ando speaking com - iendo eating viv - iendo living
habl - ado spoken com - ido eaten viv - ido lived
Indicativo:
Present
habl-o I speak com - o I eat viv - o I live
habl-as com-es viv-es
habl-a com-e viv-e
habl-amos com-emos viv-imos
habl-ais com-eis viv-is
habl-an com-en viv-en
Imperfect:
habl-aba I was speaking com-ia I was eating viv-ia I was living
habl-abas com-ias viv-ias
habl-aba com-ia viv-ia
habl-abamos com-iamos viv-iamos
habl-abais com-iais viv-iais
habl-aban com-ian viv-ian
Preterito:
habl-» I spoke com-i I ate viv-i I lived
habl-aste com-iste viv-iste
habl-o com-io viv-io
habl-amos com-imos viv-imos
habl-asteis com-isteis viv-isteis
habl-aron com-ieron viv-ieron
Futuro:
hablar-» I shall speak comer-» I shall eat vivir-» I shall live
hablar-as comer-as vivir-as
hablar-a comer-a vivir-a
hablar-emos comer-emos vivir-emos
hablar-eis comer-eis vivir-eis
hablar-an comer-an vivir-an
Conditional:
hablar-ia I should speak comer-ia I should eat vivir-ia I should live
hablar-ias comer-ias vivir-ias
hablar-ia comer-ia vivir-ia
hablar-iamos comer-iamos vivir-iamos
hablar-iais comer-iais vivir-iais
hablar-ian comer-ian vivir-ian
Present:
habl-e com-a viv-a
habl-es com-as viv-as
habl-e com-a viv-a
habl-emos com-amos viv-amos
habl-eis com-ais viv-ais
habl-en com-an viv-an
Imperfect S-form
habla-se comie-se vivie-se
habla-ses comie-ses vivie-se
habla-se comie-se vivie-se
habla-semos comie-semos vivie-semos
habla-seis comie-seis vivie-seis
habla-sen comie-sen vivie-sen
habla-ras comie-ras vivie-ras
Imperfect R-form
habla-ra comie-ra vivie-ra
habla-ra comie-ra vivie-ra
habla-ramos comie-ramos vivie-ramos
habla-rais comie-rais vivie-rais
habla-ran comie-ran vivie-ran
Future:
habla-re comie-re vivie-re
habla-res comie-res vivie-res
habla-re comie-re vivie-re
habla-remos comie-remos vivie-remos
habla-reis comie-reis vivie-reis
habla-ren comie-ren vivie-ren
Imperativo:
habl-a speak com-e eat viv-e live
habl-ad com-ed viv-id
hayamos hablado hayamos comido hayamos vivido
hayais hablado hayais comido hayais vivido
hayan hablado hayan comido hayan vivido
1/27/06
Samoht 9:36 am.
USA
NOTES FROM BRAZIL:
Thank you very much for your help. It was very helpful.
Mais português?
Ok, então vou te ensinar alguns verbos no presente simples:
Em português, a maioria dos verbos são regulares e existem 3 tipos:
AR ER IR
trabalhar escrever assistir
levantar viver
acordar aprender
tomar comer
Todos os verbos em português terminam em ar, er ou ir.
Eu trabalho levanto
Você trabalha levanta
Ele trabalha levanta
Nós trabalhamos levantamos
Eles trabalham levantam
Vocês trabalham levantam
Eu escrevo aprendo
Ele escreve aprende
Você escreve aprende
Nós escrevemos aprendemos
Eles escrevem aprendem
Vocês escrevem aprendem
Eu assisto
Ele assiste
Você assiste
Nós assistimos
Eles assistem
Vocês assistem
Ele e você são conjugados da mesma forma ele assite, você assiste, é igual.
Claro que existem muitos verbos irregulares, como por exemplo o verbo dormir, sair, querer, vir e ir
Dormir
eu durmo
ele/você dorme
nós dormimos
eles/vocês dormem
sair
eu saio
ele/você sai
nós saímos
eles/vocês saem
querer
eu quero
você/ele quer
nós queremos
eles/vocês querem
vir
eu venho
você/ele vem
nós vimos
eles/vocês vêm
ir
eu vou
você/ele vai
nós vamos
eles/vocês vão
Algumas frases como exemplo:
Eu venho sempre nesse bar.
Eu vou para a academia de ginástica todo dia.
João trabalha em uma empresa na escola de inglês. Ele é professor e escreve muito. Ele quer aprender a falar inglês por isso vai morar nos Estados Unidos. Ele assiste à televisão todos os dias para praticar o inglês. Ele sempre sai à noite e dorme muito tarde.
Qualquer dúvida me pergunte.
Um abraço,
Mônica
8:08 PM
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf said...
MONICA'S NOTES - PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL
Vamos começar então pelos pronomes:
Eu Eu sou a Mônica
Você Você é o Thomas
Ele Ele é o João
Ela Ela é a Maria
Nós Nós somos professores
Vocês Vocês são canadenses
Eles Eles são brasileiros.
Em português os verbos "ser" e "estar" correspondem ao verbo “to be”.
SER é permanente e ESTAR é temporário.
A conjugação:
verbo ser verbo estar
Eu sou Eu estou
Você/ Ele é Você/Ele está
Nós somos Nós estamos
Eles são Eles estão
Exemplos:
Eu sou brasileira.
Você é canadense.
Ele é americano.
Eu estou no Brasil agora.
Ele está na universidade
Nós estamos em casa.
Ela está com fome.
Eu sou professora há dois anos, mas antes trabalhava em agências de publicidade, em estações de rádio e televisão, também trabalhei com produção de filmes.
Eu aprendi a falar inglês em Londres, eu morei lá em 1997 e 1998. Também morei na Espanha em 2001. Fiquei em Madri por 6 meses.
Eu estou estudando para o teste do Cambridge CPE (Cambridge Proficiency Certificate) e quero fazer em agosto o CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults).
Posso te escrever uma ou duas vezes por semana e às vezes posso demorar para responder, mas respondo, não se preocupe.
Próximo email te explico mais verbos e vocabulário.
Um abraço,
Mônica
8:10 PM
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf said...
MONICA - BRAZIL NOTES
Talking on the phone helps a lot, we just need to schedule a time and date that suits us both.
You can also help me writing in English but using your normal vocabulary, so I can search the new words, especially idioms and phrasal verbs.
Despite the mistakes, I can communicate well, I mean I can talk about lots of things but using my range of vocabulary. I´ve been studying very hard since last year and I´m also attending English classes twice a week, starting next week as this week is Carnival.
I also need to practice my writing. Is it possible sometimes to send you some writing in English and then you can correct me?
Here is the version in Portuguese with some differences from the original one:
Falar ao telefone ajuda muito sim, nós só temos que combinar um horário que é bom pra (=para) mim e pra você também. Não sei qual a diferença de horário entre Estados Unidos e Brasil, preciso checar.
Você pode me ajudar escrevendo em inglês e usando o seu vocabulário normalmente, sem tentar facilitar nada, assim eu pesquiso e se tenho dúvidas te falo.
Consigo me comunicar bem em inglês, estudo muita gramática e vocabulário e tenho aulas uma vez por semana também.
Preciso praticar também minha escrita em inglês, então de vez em quando vou te mandar uns textos para você corrigir, tudo bem?
Lição do dia:
conjugação do verbo ter
Ter
Eu tenho
Ele/Ela/Você tem
Nós temos
Eles têm
Eu tenho 2 irmãos.
Ele tem um gato.
Nós temos um carro.
Veja a frase com os verbos ser, estar e ter:
Meu nome é Carlos.
Eu sou canadense.
Eu sou de Toronto mas agora estou nos Estados Unidos.
Eu tenho um cachorro.
Eu sou professor de inglês.
Nacionalidades:
Brasileiro - brasileira
Americano - americana
Canadense
Espanhol - espanhola
Italiano - italiana
Francês - francesa
Japonês - japonesa
Alemão - alemã
Eu sou alemã e tenho um amigo japonês.
No próximo email te envio vocabulário e a conjugação dos verbos regulares.
Um abraço,
Mônica
8:13 PM
1/28/06
Oi Samoht,
Faz tempo que não te escrevo, né? Mas é que ando ocupada, trabalhando muito. Mas agora já estou de volta.
E aí, como vai indo o seu português?
Hoje vou te ensinar os dias da semana.
Hoje é segunda-feira, amanhã é terça-feira, depois de amanhã é quarta-feira, depois quinta-feira, sexta-feira e o fim de semana é sábado e domingo.
E os meses são:
Janeiro
Fevereiro
Março
Abril
Maio
Junho
Julho
Agosto
Setembro
Outubro
Novembro
Dezembro
As datas em português são escritas assim: 28/02/05 (28 de fevereiro de 2005). É o contrário do inglês.
I watched the Oscar too, but it was to late at night here and I fell asleep. I read the newspaper today but to be honest I haven´t seen all the movies. I watched Sideways, I liked and One Million Baby, good but too sad, I got depressed after watching it.
Boa semana!
Mônica
P.S. I´m not going to USA. Maybe you´re confusing me with another key pal.
Have a nice week!
MY FAVORITE SUBJECT C.H. EUN 1/28/06
Second Draft
My favorite subject is History. There are many reasons why I prefer History on top of any other studies. First of all, I believe that history will bolster my dream of becoming a prosecuting attorney in order to fight against national crimes as a specialist. Specifically, the study of U,S. government would be a great advantage to my future career. In addition, I am fascinated to learn about world history. I am always attracted to the different lifestyles of ancient civilizations and how history has developed technology. History shows constant progress in any human congregation from simple nomadic lives, to complex industrialized civilizations. I am intrigued by the art and architecture of the Greek, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance periods. History is one obsession, but the reason that I love history starts from my interest in art. Art is what I do and what I should do during my spare time. While I work hard and enjoy studying law, I believe that doing extracurricular studies are important. Apart from serious business in dealing with crime cases, I want to feel confident as I express myself through creativity. Both History and Art allow me to view life from a different perspective. I am sure that they will benefit and influence my life greatly. Everything seems to have color and each has its own characteristics. History teaches me about the long experience of human life over thousands of years. On the other hand, art allows me to be distant from the complex world that may consist of constant worries and stresses.
My dream is to work for the national government in solving mysteries and crimes. Starting from a young age, I was always into Mysteries. It is interesting to see how the authors used intriguing plots for murder and other crimes. The more incredible part to it is when those sharp detectives would investigate the scene and one by one match the puzzle pieces. With only the little years of experience in my life, I built up my dream at first as a detective; however, this idea gradually changed into eventually becoming a prosecutor. I want to study law, which includes government, and fight against criminals. I believe that the first step to the fulfillment of my desires is to consider History. Although I enjoy all the fields in History, government and law is my goal. In the future, I want to make the world a safer place to live. Maybe someday, my dream of becoming an attorney will come true. Then, with my experience as an attorney, I will help the CIA organize and solve crime cases.
It wouldn’t be a detriment to have interests in other academic disciplines. In my case, my extracurricular interest would be in Art. History would be my number one goal, but during my spare time, I want to do what I enjoy doing alone. Art allows patience whenever you illustrate or paint. You have to be able to concentrate and calm yourself. I grew to love art from the influences of my schoolteachers who are great artists. My elementary teachers not only encouraged me to build my academic skills, they also encouraged me in the study of art and music. Art also allows one to bring forth original ideas, creations and perspectives. Art is one way to express oneself. There are other ways to manifest creative instincts such as through writing (poetry), performing arts and music. It’s just that I am better suited doing art. Art directly connects to History, because art comes from all periods of time. Art has developed along thousands of years. Art, in turn, has greatly influenced the world. By using a brush, pencil or charcoal, we are freely able to present our talents. I may not be the best artist around, but art doesn’t require highly developed skills. The same goes for any aspects of it. It is the uniqueness and the creativity that makes someone special. In addition, I was greatly influenced by my artist brother who is currently attending Pasadena College of Art and Design. He is my role model so I tend to follow his path.
History is what I do and what I need to do. The world will need me someday, and I will always be prepared. At some point, the night streets would be as safe as during the daylight hours. There would be less murder and crimes around the world. I will enjoy fighting against crimes and at the same time it will be challenging. Apart from the world full of danger, I will make time to do what I also enjoy – Art. This will allow me to be calm and absent from stress. I will be a model to the world to exemplify how simple interests in a subject can one day have a great impact on mankind. I will one day give the world new concepts to add to the significance and importance of history.
ABOUT CHARLES BURNETT
DIRECTOR OF NUJOMA: WHERE OTHERS WAVERED
TO BE RELEASED GLOBALLY IN 2007.
I started my educational career at UCLA in the History and Sociology departments. I met Charles Burnett one early morning as he was headed to the north campus, Theater Arts & Motion Picture area. I was headed to the southern part of the campus, toward the Engineering Department. Charles asked me to help him as a member of a jury that he would be shooting the following morning at 7:00 am. That was a bit early for me, since had my first classes beginning at noon; nevertheless, I told him that I would be there. As it turned out, I was the only member of the 12 person jury who showed up as scheduled. Charles and I became friends from that point in 1967. I made a Project 1 student film. Charles was my Director of Photography and Cameraman. I wrote, produced, directed and edited it. The film was "29 Pickup." We made it on the corner of 29th Street and Western Avenue in Los Angeles in the summer of 1969. It dealt with an invasion of privacy among 2 young men and a young woman.
I joined the motion picture division because I had met Charles and I felt that this would be a good vehicle for me to present my work as a writer on the worldwide, international stage.
I gave Charles a Honda Super 90 motorcycle when his car broke down so that he could get to UCLA classes sometime after that. Charles asked me to help him make "My Brother's Wedding" since he had gotten $75,000.00 in camera money from ZDF in Germany to conduct camera tests. Charles asked me if I thought that we could make a color feature film with the money rather than camera tests. I said that I would see what we could do. I contacted a friend of mine, Ruth, who worked for Earl Williman, the head of the Electrical Department for Lorimar Pictures. Earl "Pee Wee," promised to help us make the film. He gave us many lights and arranged for Lorimar to sell us film at a big discount. We used "short ends." Since the picture took 2 years, Lorimar eventually dropped the price of the film stock even further, finally amounting to about 13 cents a foot.
Charles used my home on Wellington Road in the Lafayette Square district for 2/3 of his movie. He asked me to play a "Dead Body in a Coffin," as a cameo role in addition to my other roles as Production Manager and Film Editor. I used all of the members of my family as extras in "My Brother's Wedding." I also let Charles use my Porche red Alfa Romeo convertible as a "picture car" when Pierce, the lead character in the film, has to find his way from the funeral to the wedding and winds up being late for both events.
Charles asked me to help him on Several Friends as well as The Horse, and Killer of Sheep. I gave him a bit of help on the first two films; however, I had a heavy time commitment at MGM during the time that he was shooting Killer of Sheep. I asked my sister, Christine Penick, to help him in the sound area. Incidentally, this was the first time that she had worked on a film. She knew nothing about sound. She has since turned into a fine still photographer. Her specialty is Women's Judo. She is the highest rannked Women's Judoist in the world. Several years ago, she was awarded a Red and White Belt in Judo which is the highest belt that anyone can get.
I had a VHS copy of "My Brother's Wedding," but it began to deteriorate. It would greatly please me to buy it on DVD when Milestone re-issues it. I spent 2 years with Charles on the making of it and, yes, there were many memories. This was the first feature film that I had worked on. My experience had been as an assistant film editor for Michael Kahn, Ralph Winters and Henry Berman at the major studios. I was the trailer editor for domestic television syndication @ MGM from 1975 - 1978. I was the first assistant film editor for Gordon Parks' "Leadbelly" from 1974 - 1975. I'm primarily a writer. I've made many experimental, short and long form mini digital films since 2003. My first film was made in 1969 at UCLA. Then, I took a Super 8 mm. film, "Pohop," to the 1990 Berlin Film Festival in dailies form. In 1983 I made a one minute trailer of "Hurry, Cane Season. Burnett was my Cameaman & DP. In 1999 I made "The Arsonist" in 16 mm. color. In 2003 I made "The Backyard" for an Ivory Coast novelist, Sebastian Dehi after I completely re-wrote 5 of his scripts over the preceding few years. I then realized that I had best make my own films. I continue to write since I do it well. I anticipate publishing all of my creative work by 2009.
Since this was Charles' first 35 mm. film, he wasn't used to the pacing of 35 mm. He had made 16 mm. films and the film movement was a lot different from 35 mm. Charles initially told me to play the scenes out. Eventually, I made many deep trims in scenes otherwise "My Brother's Wedding" would have been a much longer film. I was disappointed in the acting throughout the picture. When I read Charles' script prior to beginning the film, I was quite excited. I think that he should re-make the project and have someone pick the cast as a casting director.
I had been keeping in touch with Gordon Parks and Charles Burnett; however, Mr. Parks passed in March of this year. I still communicate often with Charles.
I have always thought that Charles Burnett is a filmmaker par excellence!
In every area of filmmaking he has known exactly what he was doing and how he wants to do it.
He adds tremendously to existing ideas with his own perspectives and ways of seeing. There is no one like him in the world of filmmaking.
If anything, he needs a great casting director, I feel, and also, more importantly, a viable budget for the marketing of his creative works.
This has been something that he sorely needs in order for the audience to fully appreciate his films. I saw "Annihilation of Fish" and I thought it was his best film, technically.
My only problem with "Annihilation" was the choice of title. I seriously doubt that the people who would see this film fully understood what "annihilation" means, thus they would not go to see it. Charles asked me to alert my circle of friends about this film. I did so. None of them showed up, merely the members of my family.
Charles is very good at listening with the utmost patience and putting forth what he wants to see happen on the screen. He usually does everything on his films, loading the camera, shooting the camera, setting up all of the lights, carrying everything, driving the truck, etc.
Perhaps his finest actor, in my opinion, was his brother, Andy Burnett. The only problem with Andy was that he didn't realize how skilled and talented his brother Charles was. In my opinion, if Andy had been able to contain his irascible nature, he would have been another James Dean. I say that in all seriousness. Andy was that good.
Charles was also very attentive to his grandmother and mother when I knew him in the 1960's. He took photographs of his grandmother that were something that Gordon Parks would have envied.
As far as working with actors, Charles always sought to have them portray their characters without relying on stereotypes. He fought against them doing things the way that Hollywood traditionally does things. He was always seeking fresh outlooks, fresh perspectives, new ways of seeing and thinking.
I doubt that Charles Burnett was interested in the good or the bad guys, rather he would try to explore the common humanity of people in all of the films that he has done. This is rare. It shows someone who is really interested in the human condition and what makes everyone "tick."
blessings
SAMOHT KCINEP ROWLF
7/2/06 11:03 PM.
HOLLYWOOD, CA. USA
Say Mot,
I like every thing you created and looked at all your bloggs great work.
Thanks,
RS - The Chicago Connection
7/7/06 2:29 pm.
Dear Hobo Teacher,
I enjoyed reading about the expressions of the student as she complained about the difficulty of the classwork that was assigned to her. From time to time, as needed, I have been privileged to tutor young children from 1st - 12th grade. I specialize in everything associated with the English language. As part of that immersion, since the students are not native born speakers of English, I insist that they keep a journal in which they write to me, I correct their compositions, and then I add my own perceptions, caveats, added instruction in the pages of their ongoing book and send them off merrily until we have another session. One young man has been doing this with me for a number of years. Last year told me that he didn't have as many problems when he was undergoing the middle school experience as some, if not many, of his colleagues had. He thanked me for being a "tough teacher" and developing a rigorous, yet nurturing learning environment. He has become a whiz at understanding literature and the writing process.
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
Los Angeles, CA. July 7, 2006 5:37 pm.
Hi Barbara,
RE: TRIP TO KENYA TO STUDY GUINNON MONKEYS
SUMMER OF 2006
I enjoyed reading about your preparations for your upcoming trip to Kenya. I graduated from UCLA in 1971 in the Theater Arts Department, Motion Picture Division, Specialty Screenwriting. I know that your adventure will not only enrich the lives of your students upon your return, but, additionally give you greater insights on endangered species and environments. Students are keenly interested in both of these areas since they know that they are the hope of the future and they want to make sure that their future is being taken care of, in the most responsible way. I know that the students are going to anticipate your return and you will be bombarded with incisinve, thoughtful questions that will really test you when you return.
Your son might surprise you and learn how to take care of himself. After all, if you can go there and do the things that you'll be doing, the least that he can do is follow in the footsteps of dear Mom when it comes to managing a household in a sheltered environment.
I went to Africa in 1967 as part of the UCLA Crossroads Africa Program. 18 college students from Canada and the United States were sent to the village of Mobaii in northeastern Sierra Leone to help to build a small hospital for the indigenous people. I kept in touch with the Doctor that we assisted for 30 years, Dr. Bockari M. Kobba. From that initial mud block & cement hospital, the village expanded to 7 revenue producing streams, including a palm oil factory and soap factory. You never know what additional insights you will gain from leaving the comforts of the United States and seeing how other people, animals, and environments require sustained and intelligent responses so that the resources are not depleted but maintained for the future generation.
blessings,
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
Los Angeles, CA. 7/7/06 6:21 pm
Hi Michelle,
Sounds like you're like all of the rest of us with ups and downs and such. I understand that you're from Taiwan. Is that a place that you love, or is it somewhere that you would like to say that you left from? I know that life may be tough but hang in there and continue to write since that is what you seem to like doing. I'm a writer. I live in Hollywood in the United States. I just joined a free service called youtube. I put some of my short films on this site. You can join youtube if you choose. You might want to look at my channel. My channel on
youtube is called
"Remarkable Life & Career of cat"
my username is dadhiltonmps. You might want to ask your friends to look at the small, handmade films that I've been putting on my channel. I'm into the comedy of people and life. You can also read my profile when you see my channel. Well, it is late in Los Angeles and I'm going to stop writing...but not for long. I'll visit you again soon. Have a nice day. Oh! My blogspots are the following:
http://setthetable.blogspot
http://survivalmotion.blogspot
I have 6 blogspots.
The films that I put on the youtube
Broadcast Yourself sites include the following:
Sleeps With Gorillas
29 Pickup
Gorilla Interviews trlr.mov
Check it out and ask your friends to visit my channel soon.
Take care,
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
cat on youtube is my signature.
My username is dadhiltonmps
7/12/06 4:58 am.
Los Angeles, CA. US
A VISIT TO THE LIBRARIES OF LOVE:
I like this. I was in West Africa in 1967 helping to build a hospital for the village of Mobaii near northeastern Sierra Leone. It is good to know that the flowering of students is still taking place in Uganda. It is a very encouraging and heartwarming photo and I know that the students are really learning a lot from you, as their dedicated teacher.
blessings,
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
setthetable.blogspot
youtube Broadcast Yourself
dadhiltonmps
1:12 AM
RESPONSE TO XIAOPANG666 on youtube 7/13/06
I don't think that the message I wrote earlier today went through. I responded to your comment at a bit of a short length. Thank you, Xiaopang. I am new to youtube and I must have been conscientiously drumming up viewership on my channel. Now that I'm aware of how things work, I won't fall into the same mistakes. I might make other ones ( mistakes ) but that is how I create. I have a series of small, personal handmade films of which I'll put tiny trailers on youtube over the next few years. I now have 2 subscribers who are friends of mine and that is fine. It is fine if I have the same 2 subscribers for the rest of my life since these 2 people are important to me and they have supported me when they see my creative work. Well, I've got to get back to writing, Xiaopang666. Thanks for the information that you have given me. Your selections of material have been quite nice. I'm looking forward to viewing your compilations. I know that it is very demanding and tedious work; yet, there is a great deal of gratification in it. That is the same way that I feel when I write. I get satisfaction and enjoyment from the process so that is why I continue to do so.
blessings,
cat
7/13/06
9:41 am. Hollywood
USA
Xiaopang666 wrote:
> lol ok, i think you got something wrong, so let's clear it up:
dadhiltonmps on youtube wrote:
"Well, Xiaopang666, you might as well subscribe to my youtube." Re: Remarkable Life & Career of cat
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf
10:11 am hollywood
After starting my association with the YouTube.com free internet channel, I'm more than pleased to report that I now have an additional subscriber, Christine, from Riverbank, CA. A subscriber to SamohtGroup, Harry from New York, rexreginas from Chicago and ZhenZhen93 from Taiwan.
As of today, July 22, 2006 I have had 151 views (hits) on "Sleeps With Gorillas," 59 hits ( views) on "29 Pickup," and 44 hits (views) on Gorilla Interviews trlr.mov." I just put another clip on the channel: odile "Nobel Assistant:" This picture has travelled a long way. To date "Nobel Assistant" has had 6 hits (views) of which 5 of them were my own views. I guess that you really have to support your own product. I've varied the images to support each of the 4 videos that comprise my channel: "Remarkable Life & Career of cat." Interest really seems to be with "Sleeps with Gorillas." It might be the tag. There might be an element of voyeurism at play in the internet community. I don't know what else to make of it. On the other hand, "29 Pickup" seems to have the best production values of the 4 clips. At any rate, I must press on. I have a few more years before I can begin to claim my 4 consecutive Nobel Prizes in Literature from 2011 - 2014.
I start another series of projects in September of 2006. I might enter 4 projects in the Pan African Film Festival between February 8 - 19, 2007.
Samoht Kcinep Rowlf.
aka dadhiltonmps on YouTube.com
aka "cat" on YouTube.com
"Remarkable Life & Career of cat" on YouTube.com
7/22/06 9:36 pm. USA
3.28.07
I have moved to the Google YouTube network to post vblogs and films. I moved there on July 9, 2006.
Samoht 4:43 AM. Los Angeles
9 XII 2007
It has been some time since I made a comment here. I just viewed the latest VChip technology on the Google YouTube network. By the year 2008, all of this technology is scheduled to be implemented throughout the world.
Samoht 3:26 pm. U.S.A. Hollywood
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