School's back
And so am I... at school.
Känns både gött och onte. Positivt för att träffa klassen igen och umgås. Negativt för att jag vet att jag måste ta itu med planerandet denna period om jag ska hinna med allt på slutet.
Hur som helst, gött att vara tillbaka
Känns både gött och onte. Positivt för att träffa klassen igen och umgås. Negativt för att jag vet att jag måste ta itu med planerandet denna period om jag ska hinna med allt på slutet.
Hur som helst, gött att vara tillbaka
För en dag sen....
...hade jag bara en omtenta att tänka på. Den som jag ska skriva i morgon.
Men så händer det att man får reda på resultatet av tentorna vi skrev innan jul...
...och helt plötsligt ligger tre omtentor och gnager på hjärnan.
Visserligen så har jag full förståelse för att jag kuggade de två tentorna veckan innan jul, har känt dåliga vibbar ända sen jag skrev dem. Det var ingen bra tidpunkt att skriva tentor då.. Hade kunnat börja tentaplugga någon vecka tidigare och fått mer tid att försöka ta in allting. Det var nog ändå de sista veckorna som gjorde allting. Var totalt ur fokus sista dagarna innan kemin och mellan kemin och matten gick det inte ens att nämna ordet matris eller vektor.
Nej, jag får helt enkelt erkänna mitt nederlag, ta nya tag och sikta mot påsken. Sitter förmodligen i en annan situation då...
Men så händer det att man får reda på resultatet av tentorna vi skrev innan jul...
...och helt plötsligt ligger tre omtentor och gnager på hjärnan.
Visserligen så har jag full förståelse för att jag kuggade de två tentorna veckan innan jul, har känt dåliga vibbar ända sen jag skrev dem. Det var ingen bra tidpunkt att skriva tentor då.. Hade kunnat börja tentaplugga någon vecka tidigare och fått mer tid att försöka ta in allting. Det var nog ändå de sista veckorna som gjorde allting. Var totalt ur fokus sista dagarna innan kemin och mellan kemin och matten gick det inte ens att nämna ordet matris eller vektor.
Nej, jag får helt enkelt erkänna mitt nederlag, ta nya tag och sikta mot påsken. Sitter förmodligen i en annan situation då...
Sista timmen
Har knappt hunnit tänka på tentan, har haft så mycket annat i huvet. Men det är verkligen nu det gäller. Om en timme sitter vi alla där. I den otäcka stora skrivsalen.
Hu...
Spark i baken. Break some legs. Kom igen. Du klarar det.
Hu...
Spark i baken. Break some legs. Kom igen. Du klarar det.
Tentaplugg
Fixade fram kemiboken idag, sådär lagom en vecka fram till tentan. Tycker det har funkat bra fram tills nu med att kolla anteckningar från föreläsningar, hänga med på lektioner, hänga på andra lite när de pluggar. Men nu är det dags, endast en vecka kvar. Har nu faktiskt ingen lust att få ännu en omtenta hängandes över mig så nu gäller det att inte lata. Tar några timmar ledigt på kvällarna.
Skönt känns det i alla fall att man hänger med så mycket från Kemi B från i våras. Det är nu på slutet som det varit lite trögare med orbitaler som är lite mer invecklat än elektronskal.
Så jag svängde förbi EBC i morse, på väg till ångström, och fann att det till och med fanns två exemplar lediga av boken för veckolån. Najs. Har inte använt mig så mycket av boken, men den kan komma till bra hjälp nu de närmaste dagarna innan det blir dags att varva med gamla tentor i linjär algebra och geometri...
Skönt känns det i alla fall att man hänger med så mycket från Kemi B från i våras. Det är nu på slutet som det varit lite trögare med orbitaler som är lite mer invecklat än elektronskal.
Så jag svängde förbi EBC i morse, på väg till ångström, och fann att det till och med fanns två exemplar lediga av boken för veckolån. Najs. Har inte använt mig så mycket av boken, men den kan komma till bra hjälp nu de närmaste dagarna innan det blir dags att varva med gamla tentor i linjär algebra och geometri...
Fysik
Fick tillbaka fysikprovet för en timme sen.. 17 p av max 25 nånting. Måste ju vara minst VG om läraren skulle sätta betyg på proven. Nu så gör han inte det, men det känns ändå jättebra eftersom en g-gräns fanns och den låg på 8 p.
Det återstår att se hur de två sista månaderna förhåller sig. Två prov återstår, först nationella (som i för sig är en lab också) och sen ett prov på de sista kapitlen.
Det här har jag vetat tidigare också, fast nu får jag det bekräftat än en gång. Jag kan om jag vill, om jag går inför nåt.
Det återstår att se hur de två sista månaderna förhåller sig. Två prov återstår, först nationella (som i för sig är en lab också) och sen ett prov på de sista kapitlen.
Det här har jag vetat tidigare också, fast nu får jag det bekräftat än en gång. Jag kan om jag vill, om jag går inför nåt.
Lost in Translation
I think the easiest way to write a review is to pick a film that you either think is awful or you really like. I have chosen to write about a film that slowly grows in affection every time I watch it. It?s possibly one of my favourites.
?Lost in Translation? is a film from 2003, made by director Sofia Coppola. Coppola was born into a family already in the film business. Her father Francis Ford Coppola is one of the most well known directors in the industry. She is also related to a composer, a music video director and has actor Nicolas Cage as cousin.
This is her second full-length film. ?The Virgin Suicides? from 2000 was her first. Her third film, ?Marie Antoinette? was released in 2006. ?Lost in Translation? is her most acclaimed film to date. It received three Golden Globes and won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Sofia Coppola also wrote the manuscript and co-produced the film.
The story situates around two American characters during their stay in Tokyo. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a famous American actor who is in Tokyo appearing in a whisky commercial. A young philosophy student named Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) joins her photographer husband when he?s having a photo shoot in Japan. Bob is lonely a lot, since he?s travelling a lot. Between his encounters with the Japanese media he spends most of the time at the hotel. Charlotte also spends a lot of the time at the hotel, mostly because her husband is working the majority of the time. They both feel a great distance to the culture in Japan. One evening they run into each other at the hotel bar and find comfort in cultural likeness.
This film is mostly a study of two people behave in relation to cultural differences. It takes place only during a few days, but we have time to get to know these characters very well. Although rather simplistic scenes follows one another, they are more well thought of and brings more to the story than first catches the eye.
There?s a brilliant scene where Bill Murray, our middle-aged misplaced American actor, encounters the Japanese while working on a video shoot. He asks for directions and his interpreter translates what seems like quite a long answer only to a few short words. Lost in translation. Actually these few words are somewhat presentable for the director?s answer. These things may seem a bit uninspiring but I think they add up to the story theme about cultural differences.
Contrasts take big part in the story. There?s the hectic life of modern Tokyo and than there?s the calmer lives of Bob and Charlotte. The Japanese?s seem to speed things up while the Americans slow it down. Another contrast is the different storytelling. In the beginning they both are alone, slightly depressed and bored to death. There?s this intensely melancholic feeling that describes the moment. Then we they meet thing feeling slowly changes. They find friendship, and go out together having fun. So, there?s the pity and there?s also good fun.
They are two very different people. Yet they find likeness and comfort in each other. There?s almost a feeling of soul mates, there?s such a strong connection between them. Despite the fact that they both have spouses, (Bob even has children) there?s this romantic feeling involved that cannot be ignored.
This is a romantic comedy, however there?s more depth to it than most other typical comedies. There?s also this seriousness about the film that deals with life?s big questions. E.g. ?What is my purpose?? and ?Does marriage get easier?? There are also fewer jokes and no one-liners. I would say it?s more of a romantic story about a friendship with a few comical situations and laughs. Those are some hilarious moments though.
The acting is superb; especially Murray does an outstanding performance. Both him and Johansson capture the heart and soul of their characters. Great cast, I also think the Japanese are great. Maybe a bit stereotypical, but that makes it easier to point out the cultural differences.
The cinematography brilliantly captures the different moods and feelings of the story. Wide-angle camera views of Murray sitting alone on the hotel bed feeling lone and empty. Late at night you can see the skyline and city lights out through the huge windows.
The soundtrack completes the film with wonderfully put together songs. Sofia Coppola has a true vision for what she?s looking for. She is a true artist. She finds every little piece intriguing and vital for the story to live on.
The themes about loneliness and misplaced souls are reappearing in her films. In ?The Virgin Suicides? there are seven teenage girls who portrait the emptiness and depression of such age. In ?Marie Antoinette?, our main character feels out of place from the first step she takes into France. She grew up in Austria and encounters many cultural differences on her way becoming France?s new queen. Although the differences aren?t as huge as those in ?Lost in Translation?, there are quite a few of them.
To compare the three Coppola films seems to me to be a rather great effort with lots of consideration. I wouldn?t say which of them I like the most, nor I like the least. I do think that ?Lost in Translation? is a complete masterpiece. Though I doubt its impact sometimes, because of the few people I know who appreciate its moments. Also, I guess many don?t see beyond its simplistic structure. It?s a film I suppose most people would enjoy watching once, but only a few could watch it twice.
I enjoy watching it every time and from what I mentioned in the beginning it grows on me every time. I like these sorts of films. The type that is on the outside very simplistic and understandable, but on the inside there are depth and hidden meaning. I would recommend it to people who like sad, melancholic feel-good films, because of the theme and emotion. I would also recommend it if you?re looking for a romantic comedy but not are in to the standard Hollywood type. Coppola thinks outside the box and dares to be different. That?s a rare quality in a film director.
You can say, she comes of good stock.
?Lost in Translation? is a film from 2003, made by director Sofia Coppola. Coppola was born into a family already in the film business. Her father Francis Ford Coppola is one of the most well known directors in the industry. She is also related to a composer, a music video director and has actor Nicolas Cage as cousin.
This is her second full-length film. ?The Virgin Suicides? from 2000 was her first. Her third film, ?Marie Antoinette? was released in 2006. ?Lost in Translation? is her most acclaimed film to date. It received three Golden Globes and won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Sofia Coppola also wrote the manuscript and co-produced the film.
The story situates around two American characters during their stay in Tokyo. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a famous American actor who is in Tokyo appearing in a whisky commercial. A young philosophy student named Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) joins her photographer husband when he?s having a photo shoot in Japan. Bob is lonely a lot, since he?s travelling a lot. Between his encounters with the Japanese media he spends most of the time at the hotel. Charlotte also spends a lot of the time at the hotel, mostly because her husband is working the majority of the time. They both feel a great distance to the culture in Japan. One evening they run into each other at the hotel bar and find comfort in cultural likeness.
This film is mostly a study of two people behave in relation to cultural differences. It takes place only during a few days, but we have time to get to know these characters very well. Although rather simplistic scenes follows one another, they are more well thought of and brings more to the story than first catches the eye.
There?s a brilliant scene where Bill Murray, our middle-aged misplaced American actor, encounters the Japanese while working on a video shoot. He asks for directions and his interpreter translates what seems like quite a long answer only to a few short words. Lost in translation. Actually these few words are somewhat presentable for the director?s answer. These things may seem a bit uninspiring but I think they add up to the story theme about cultural differences.
Contrasts take big part in the story. There?s the hectic life of modern Tokyo and than there?s the calmer lives of Bob and Charlotte. The Japanese?s seem to speed things up while the Americans slow it down. Another contrast is the different storytelling. In the beginning they both are alone, slightly depressed and bored to death. There?s this intensely melancholic feeling that describes the moment. Then we they meet thing feeling slowly changes. They find friendship, and go out together having fun. So, there?s the pity and there?s also good fun.
They are two very different people. Yet they find likeness and comfort in each other. There?s almost a feeling of soul mates, there?s such a strong connection between them. Despite the fact that they both have spouses, (Bob even has children) there?s this romantic feeling involved that cannot be ignored.
This is a romantic comedy, however there?s more depth to it than most other typical comedies. There?s also this seriousness about the film that deals with life?s big questions. E.g. ?What is my purpose?? and ?Does marriage get easier?? There are also fewer jokes and no one-liners. I would say it?s more of a romantic story about a friendship with a few comical situations and laughs. Those are some hilarious moments though.
The acting is superb; especially Murray does an outstanding performance. Both him and Johansson capture the heart and soul of their characters. Great cast, I also think the Japanese are great. Maybe a bit stereotypical, but that makes it easier to point out the cultural differences.
The cinematography brilliantly captures the different moods and feelings of the story. Wide-angle camera views of Murray sitting alone on the hotel bed feeling lone and empty. Late at night you can see the skyline and city lights out through the huge windows.
The soundtrack completes the film with wonderfully put together songs. Sofia Coppola has a true vision for what she?s looking for. She is a true artist. She finds every little piece intriguing and vital for the story to live on.
The themes about loneliness and misplaced souls are reappearing in her films. In ?The Virgin Suicides? there are seven teenage girls who portrait the emptiness and depression of such age. In ?Marie Antoinette?, our main character feels out of place from the first step she takes into France. She grew up in Austria and encounters many cultural differences on her way becoming France?s new queen. Although the differences aren?t as huge as those in ?Lost in Translation?, there are quite a few of them.
To compare the three Coppola films seems to me to be a rather great effort with lots of consideration. I wouldn?t say which of them I like the most, nor I like the least. I do think that ?Lost in Translation? is a complete masterpiece. Though I doubt its impact sometimes, because of the few people I know who appreciate its moments. Also, I guess many don?t see beyond its simplistic structure. It?s a film I suppose most people would enjoy watching once, but only a few could watch it twice.
I enjoy watching it every time and from what I mentioned in the beginning it grows on me every time. I like these sorts of films. The type that is on the outside very simplistic and understandable, but on the inside there are depth and hidden meaning. I would recommend it to people who like sad, melancholic feel-good films, because of the theme and emotion. I would also recommend it if you?re looking for a romantic comedy but not are in to the standard Hollywood type. Coppola thinks outside the box and dares to be different. That?s a rare quality in a film director.
You can say, she comes of good stock.
Högskoleprov x 4
Mitt fjärde högskoleprov är nu klart och färdigräknat.
Har ökat på ELF, medans de andra delarna gick ungefär lika som förra gången.
Sämst känns NOG eftersom jag fått som minst poäng detta prov jämnfört med de andra proven.
1.0 slutar jag på. Vilket leder till ingenting. 1.1 hade jag förra gången och jag vet inte riktigt vad som gick fel, men det ledde alltså inte till någon förbättring.
UU har sagt att jag troligtvis kommer in på min utbildning med den poängen. Troligtvis.. Men man får väl hoppas och ta nya tag.
Nu är det ett fysikprov som ligger och väntar på mig måndag eftermiddag, men något plugg lär det inte bli ikväll. Softa och återhämta sig är vad som gäller.
Har ökat på ELF, medans de andra delarna gick ungefär lika som förra gången.
Sämst känns NOG eftersom jag fått som minst poäng detta prov jämnfört med de andra proven.
1.0 slutar jag på. Vilket leder till ingenting. 1.1 hade jag förra gången och jag vet inte riktigt vad som gick fel, men det ledde alltså inte till någon förbättring.
UU har sagt att jag troligtvis kommer in på min utbildning med den poängen. Troligtvis.. Men man får väl hoppas och ta nya tag.
Nu är det ett fysikprov som ligger och väntar på mig måndag eftermiddag, men något plugg lär det inte bli ikväll. Softa och återhämta sig är vad som gäller.
Trött...
Försov mig i morse, vaknade nyss. Ingen idé att komma på slutet av lektionen, har Fysik på eftermiddagen också - ingen fara. Nej, nu ska jag vakna till och gå ut på promenad. Nästa lektion börjar inte förrän kl 13, men jag cyklar nog in lite tidigare.
Har i alla fall ett ämne att prata om på Engelska C. Hela kursen går ut på att vi ska förbereda ett föredrag på en timma. Jag ska nog prata om ekologisk och närproducerad mat. Alla stora utsläpp som kommer av olding av mat. Det viktiga i att köpa rätt mat helt enkelt.
Nej, mer vet jag senare då jag bollat lite med lärarna.
Har i alla fall ett ämne att prata om på Engelska C. Hela kursen går ut på att vi ska förbereda ett föredrag på en timma. Jag ska nog prata om ekologisk och närproducerad mat. Alla stora utsläpp som kommer av olding av mat. Det viktiga i att köpa rätt mat helt enkelt.
Nej, mer vet jag senare då jag bollat lite med lärarna.
