Notes from the Wired
This is a website where I write articles on various topics that interest me, carving out a bit of cyberspace for myself.
You shouldn't believe anything I talk about — I use words entirely recreationally.
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Sep. 04
Burn After Reading (2008)
I feel like it took too much time for the hook to become apparent. Also, I’m not sure if this even has a story in the classical sense; it’s more like stuff happens, albeit well described. 6/10
GARDNER CHUBB (CONT’D) … What did we learn, Palmer?
PALMER I don’t know, sir.
GARDNER CHUBB I don’t fucking know either. I guess we learned not to do it again.
Aug. 30
A Respone to Domyo Dharma Talk 'Beyond Mindfulness: The Radical Practice of Undivided Presence'
I recently listened to a Dharma talk from a Zen monk called Beyond Mindfulness: The Radical Practice of Undivided Presence, and I think some of the points were wrong, or at least not what the Buddha originally intended. As such, this serves as a kind of response to it. Do keep in mind that I am a layperson and not trained in Buddhism, while the speaker is a trained Zen monk. With that out of the way, let’s get started.
Aug. 29
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Gangster movie set in England in the 1980s. It was alright; there was nothing that really annoyed me. The heavy use of music in the first 10 minutes was interesting—in a film nowadays, this probably would have been much more suppressed. But besides that, the reason why I wouldn’t rank it any higher, there was nothing that really excited me about the movie. 6/10.
