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Post by DaveTheRake on May 15, 2005 12:30:21 GMT 2
I've got much to do with the last exams in the university, as well as with the recordings of the Nostatus' and Poropetra's materials I also have my exams very near, so all my best wishes for all of you who are in the examining period!!!
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Post by DaveTheRake on May 15, 2005 12:33:05 GMT 2
Dear Davethe Rake Good thing your photo came with a warning, otherwise I would be on my knees begging you to marry me right now. No seriously, I would..... Hmmm, let's see... I've read in your profile that you're from Australia and just 26 years old... one more than me... It's ME who wants to marry YOU, I'm on my knees, please, I want to go to Australia and study Australian literature! Please, please, please, marry me!!!!!!!
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Post by CrazyMary on May 15, 2005 12:42:42 GMT 2
I see you have a "thing" for Australiana. ;D What do you find so attractive about Australia?
I've always had a thing for younger men, curly hair and good teeth, so you'll do nicely.
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Post by DaveTheRake on May 15, 2005 12:57:47 GMT 2
Well, it's hard to explain, but I feel a special empathy for some countries, and specially Finland and Australia. I supposse it's the fact that both are so nig and underpopulated, I don't know. With Australia specially, is tha fact of being such an enormous continent island. Is just like a paradise in which you can loose yourself; the big deserts, you know. Also I like the behaviour of Australian people, and its origins, I mean, you Austrlian people seems not so much stiff upper lipped as the British, but much more, in a way, primary; with this I mean that the vision we have in Spain of Australian people is of people more "terrenal"... hell, I never know how to explain myself; you know, the "rudeness" that such an enviroment as yours puts in the people who live there. I was at a reception at the house of the Finnish Embassador in Spain, and I had the Australian Embassador at my side, and I heard him speaking... and hell, it was just like listening Mike Doohan or any other Australian bike rider speaking! It's this plain behaviour that I feel in you all what attrackts me so much. Of course I watched when I was a young boy the Crocodile Dundee films, with all those cliches about Australia, and maybe I'm much influenced by that, you know. I don't know, I maybe just perceive the magic of the exoticism for a land wich is almost on the other exact side from mine, you know And about Australian literature, well, this is a reflection of my interest for the country, appart that if I want to do a Doctoral Thesis for my studies, I need to study something which has been not studied yet, if I want my project to be chosen. At my university they only accept projects of feminism literature or something which has not been studied here yet. And of course, I like Kangoroos a lot!
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Post by DaveTheRake on May 15, 2005 13:00:22 GMT 2
I've always had a thing for younger men, curly hair and good teeth, so you'll do nicely. Oh, thank you very much! Although I must say my lower teeth are not so good as higher; those ones were repaired when I was 13, and then the lower ones suffered a small accident, but I wanted no more prothesis ;D
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Post by CrazyMary on May 15, 2005 13:16:17 GMT 2
It is a strange thing. I was born and bred in Sydney, so I am very much a city girl. I have been to Canberra and Melbourne, two other main cities, but have not travelled much in Australia at all. I think that's what attracts me to Finland, the connection with nature that is evident among many Finns is so lacking for me. Aussie humour is definitely relaxed. We like to "take the piss" out of each other. As you say, there is no stiff upper lip. But in many ways our humour is more British than American. I also have a small thing for Spain. The Spanish men seem so fiery and passionate. Australians can seem quite apathetic. I have had a few Spanish and Chilean boyfriends. Of course Australia is exactly the way you see it in the Crocodile Dundee movies,and we have kangaroos and koalas in the main streets and as pets. ;D Have you any thoughts for Australian literature yet? I like to think of myself as a reader, but there is not much Australian literature that has made an impact on me. Edit: I also had braces and bridges on my teeth for many years. I'm glad those years are over!
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Post by DaveTheRake on May 15, 2005 13:35:45 GMT 2
Yes, this is one of the big problems with Australian literature, it's not much valued by the critics. I supposse that's the reason why I don't find anything from Austrlia, though I must admit I neither know much authors. I've heard about the Aborigin Mudrooroo for example. The only book about Australian Literature that is on the library of my University is "The Cambridge Companion To Australian Literature", edited by Elizabeth Webby. In fact I have this book at home since February, I think, but haven't read too much, not time enough. I'm doing a list with the authors more mentioned in this book, and I'll try to find something later on. THe problem is that I'm afraid any study I may try to do, I'll have to do it by my own interest on it; don't think possible a Thesis on Australian Literature would be accepted. About what you say about Spanish men... well, it's funny that I'm not at all an average Spanish man, I'm too much white skinned, blue eyed and blonde, not at all the bull fighter figure that Hemingway described in his novels. And I also try to be in a way less Spanish in my behaviour than the average Spanish man; I often think of Spanish people as redneck... you know, nothing moves our citizenship but Football... and we've got a lot of problems and people nevermind. That's something that upset me a lot. Anyway, I'm Spanish, I've never been abroad, hence I can't think in any other way than a "Spanish" one, I don't know if you get my point; even though I try to be more European, I will always have an Spanish mind, I'm afraid. Well, I'm afraid we should keep this talking on by e-mail, this starts to be a chat-room and I supposse some people may find our conversation uninteresting at all. If you want it, please, write me to my email which is on my profile, ok? Thanks and kisses!
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Post by CrazyMary on May 15, 2005 13:37:48 GMT 2
Indeedy, you are more considerate than I.
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Post by Humppaporo on May 25, 2005 11:29:41 GMT 2
dave: I've just heard there's another ETA assault in Madrid. Hope you and your folks etc are allright. I can understand their aim, but not the means they use.
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Post by DaveTheRake on May 25, 2005 11:46:09 GMT 2
Thanks for your interest Humppa! Everythings ok; it seems there has only been one person injured on the explosion. It's been on San Blas, which is not a zone where very much people is in the morning; though I don't know very much the zone as to say more than this. As long as I'm concern not one of my friends or relatives are frequently in this zone of Madrid. The worst of all this is that the goverment made ETA an invitation to dialogue the end of their fight... and they've answered with this bomb and another three little ones in Basque Country on the weekend. I don't know if that's their answer to the invitation or an answer to the fact that 3 member of ETA were detained two days ago. Anyway they're blowing out the chance of stopping all this nonsensical violence. I supposse this also is part of an strategy to divide the democratic parties, 'cos Popular Party is against dialogue and their making a very strong opposition... and this people never hesitate to lie or unballance the stability of welfare state if it's the only way to get power; that's the difference aomng the polithics here, the same rubbish on both sides, but ones tend to try to improve the status of citizen, and the others just want power at any cost. And they don't realise that this makes easier to terrorists the continuity of their acts. EDIT: It seems that has been three people hurted on the explosion, but not much injured. It's been mnear the subway station Suances... working class neighbourhood, as usual. If you want to see some pics of the attack: eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/efenews/20050525/10/1692620728.jpg
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Post by Humppaporo on May 28, 2005 7:40:45 GMT 2
I'm glad everything is okay with you and your friends and family, but for the people involved it must be rather traumatizing. Political parties are the same everywhere I think. The things you describe remind me very much about the political situation in Israel. Gaining power by unbalancing is very common. I also think that power makes most people unreliable.
It's a shame that politicians, who's first and only obligation is towards their people, spend their time by trying to slow down the peace process, to benefit themselves..grrr
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Post by Sethlad on Jun 6, 2005 11:08:47 GMT 2
ETA, as most terrorist organizations, is about a lot more than just fighting for Euskal Herria independence. There is always a lot of "dirty" money involved and a LOT of money to be made out of this through the selling of arms and other "services".
It doesn't interest ETA (or the people funding/selling guns and bombs to ETA) to stop the terrorist activities because there is much at stake, not just the idependence issue. It's all a very disgusting and dirty situation, but unfortunately it's also the most common situation when it comes to this...
I wish I had any valid solution/suggestion to end all this, but I actually don't see it happen' for the aforementioned reasons.
Retaliation from the government will only beget more violence on ETA and diplomatic conversations will probably lead to nothing... Even if they sign a cease-fire, there is always some more extremist branch of ETA who decides to blow some shit up to disrupt the peace conversations.
Shitty situation... I'm going to Euskal Herria next year and I'd be extremely angry if they blew me up.
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Post by MaliceGarden on Jun 6, 2005 11:16:26 GMT 2
i became very curious about euskal when i was told that they probably were the first in Europe. im anxious to learn more.
here it also the same crap with the IRA, concerning drugs and other stuff. i was told a lot of guys belonging to it wouldnt mind to restart the fireworks.
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Post by Humppaporo on Jun 6, 2005 11:19:11 GMT 2
You are right, it's always the same dirty game, all about money and power. Those weapon industries often frustrate piece negotiation and they encourage conflicts; they can bring it as nice as they like, those are really very bad guys imho.
Me too, I get really pissed when they do that....
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Post by twilightheart on Jun 6, 2005 12:56:29 GMT 2
It´s really sad that this always hits innocent people who have nothing to do with it. And that´s the shame about it... they don´t kill their political enemies, but innocent people (family fathers, children just playing in that area, mothers just being shopping, whoever). And they have NEVER EVER achieved anything with their terrorism but only death and suffering for their own people. Shame on them! And still they feel great & important calling themselfes terrorists, like they are political heroes. I think we should just call them useless murderers, ranging on the same level like normal scum and murderers! Sorry, but isn`t it true!
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