A hundred years ago today

the Apache military leader, Geronimo, died of pneumonia as a wasr prisoner in Oklahoma. I am not very familiar with Indian customs and traditions. I can only remember how they helped our funding fathers in Massachussetts, gave them food and drinks and that way managed to survive the rest of that cold winter of 1620.

Indians were kind to us and we kind of shared the land with them. I remember they were not very happy with our presence sometimes, and it was diffiuclt for them to understand the real value of things. The Mohawk and other Algonquines were good negociators, but in general they were difficult to deal with.

Anyway, this Geronimo seems to have been a hard type. He fought both Mexican and American soldiers for years and years. More than 5000 soldiers chased his gruop, and they finally caught them they discovered an army of 16 Indian warriors, 12 women and 6 children. He might have had magic powers indeed.



He was buried at Fort Sill (Oklahoma), and in 1918 his tomb was stolen. The thiefs took Geronimo's skull and some bones. One of the three thiefs was the grandfather of George W. Bush, who took the bones to the headquarters of Yale's secret society Skull and Bones.

So after all everything is connected and related. Present, past and future dance in circles and exchange places unexpectedly. Then again, I am living proof of that fact.

Carpe Noctum!

For the weekend

I've been absent for a couple of weeks and maybe you have missed my blockbuster recommendation. For this weekend I recommend you Nine Lives. I hope you really enjoy it.

RIP to Jack

haI think it is time we show our condolences to Jack. The mind behind his image died a few days ago. That's probably the reason why he has been absent these days.

Hans Beck was a great person. He helped many children like Jack, dream of a better world in which they were the kings and queens. They could be whatever they wanted.

What are you going to do now Jack?
I encourage all of you to send Jack a message with our condolences. He will thank you for that.

Yes, he can (it seems)

Well, It seems Obama is doing his work. He's about to sign the closing down of Guantanamo. Part two is waht to do with the people there. Option 1, send the ones accussed of anything serious to a prison in the US. Option 2, release and pay some money to the ones who have been there all those years and where innocent. Option 3, send both groups to a prison in Afghanistan, like I said before and keep the public opnion quiet.

I begin to believe that this man can be taken seriously.

Another thing. My blockbuster recommendation for this weekend is Bulworth. An ironic look at US politicians and political campaigns with a funny end. I hope you can find it at the video rentals or just emule it.


And a wee taste of the soundtrack


No lyrics this time! Ah, ah...

Great expectations

OK This might be day 1 of year 0! I must admit that Obama has it easy, nothing can be worse than Bush. After all what can you expect of a country governed by a "Bush" and a "Dick"!

Obama has promised many things and made us believe he will do many other, but he has also made clear that Americans have work to do.

My question now is do the rest of the world have homework to do too?

He hasn't said a word about the massacre in Gaza. He has excuesed saying that he didn't want ot interfere with Bush, but he had no problem to interfere with Bush talking about Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Social Security, Financial Problems and Wall Street... He has Hillary Clinton with him (or maybe he is with Hillary) and she is totally in favour of Israel and its actions.

In favour of Obama I have to say that I always end up half-crying when I listen to his speeches. He must be a great politician and a good person or an amazing magician.

I leave with Chomsky's opinion on Obama. Quite interesting indeed (as usual coming from Chomsky).

Carpe Noctum

Back to normal!!!! Run students run!

We are back to normal, the teacher said. With all these videos to watch (that crazy driver à la Carlos Sáinz), poems to read and so on and so forth I feel a bit like Lola (not the one by Fassbinder) by this other one by Tom Tykwer.



Do not get mislead I do not exactly identify with the colour of the hair!

Anyway, this film is my blockbuster recommendation for this weekend, if you have some time left! Here is a wee taste to give you an idea. It has subtitles in English, since as some of you know my German is only very basic. I had to learn it to speak with many of the pilgrims live with me in Massachussetts before I feel asleep.

So much for the slow movement!

Enjoy it!


Carpe Noctum!

ID

I kipped for some nights and days again. It was great to be able to escape from that Christmas crap that you were submerged into! Well that's probably your nature.

It was nice to see some of your faces in class again after the nap.

The teacher is back to work and she's making us shiver and shake!!!

The identity topic seemed interesting to me. I had been thinking about it some times, but not in the same way as we did in class.

After some sleepless days I have discovered hat we seem to have our identities quite clear, but don't you ever try to change or modify other people's identitities? What about short names and nicknames. If we call a person a short or longer form of a name aren't we trying to change its identity and adapt it to our like?

How about the Buffalo Soldiers and the prejudice they raised? Funny right? You fint for the same country that discriminates you! In the end you are used and neglected after you have done your service.


And aboriginals in Australia?, the Stolen Generation. Check what happened with them and how the British tried to obliterate them. I recommend you the film Rabbit Proof Fence. Only a few minths ago the Australian governement showed its excuses and asked for forgiveness for the atrocities they commited on the aboriginals.



And in the end they said sorry! Maybe too late!



You lose your language, your customs and traditions, your friends, your social and physical environment and in the end the colour of your skin. What's left of you?

And how do we feel? How should we feel? Are we guilty of being white? Should we be? That's an open question to all of you? Here is the response to that question by Minor Threat.



Ok, ok I'll give you the lyrics this time!

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I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born

Guilty of being white

I'm a convict
Of a racist crime
I've only served
19 years of my time

Guilty of being white
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Carpe Noctum!