tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post6002669502130247956..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Huxley and OrwellFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-21178288653821737442014-05-24T09:08:09.569-07:002014-05-24T09:08:09.569-07:00Haha. OK. Haha. OK. Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-84128610288378142772014-05-24T08:48:48.270-07:002014-05-24T08:48:48.270-07:00Di,
Could be. I just know that it was some sort ...Di,<br /><br />Could be. I just know that it was some sort of scandal or possible scandal involving a major sports meet in a foreign country. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-20454501352897089032014-05-23T16:34:07.318-07:002014-05-23T16:34:07.318-07:00This http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/21/us-...This http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/21/us-brazil-worldcup-cuiaba-idUSBREA4K0HN20140521? <br />Or were you thinking of the Cricket World Cup http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/10074786/Key-World-Cup-will-be-unaffected-by-scandal? <br />I'm only interested in soccer. Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-61326893840963377052014-05-23T16:27:34.359-07:002014-05-23T16:27:34.359-07:00Guess I was wrong, then.Guess I was wrong, then.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-37518854908893947902014-05-23T16:24:16.893-07:002014-05-23T16:24:16.893-07:00Haha. What scandal?
Haha. What scandal? <br />Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-59066708638799737462014-05-23T16:10:11.799-07:002014-05-23T16:10:11.799-07:00I know about it and I think that there's possi...I know about it and I think that there's possibly some scandal there. Or am I confusing that with the next Olympics? Or was it the last Olympics?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-18979226336641251482014-05-23T09:18:45.869-07:002014-05-23T09:18:45.869-07:00Ah, right.
(That reminds me, I'm soooo excite...Ah, right. <br />(That reminds me, I'm soooo excited about World Cup. I guess you don't care that much?) Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-10128639616298040432014-05-23T08:55:49.338-07:002014-05-23T08:55:49.338-07:00Di,
If you hadn't read those books, then you ...Di,<br /><br />If you hadn't read those books, then you wouldn't be able to form an substantiated opinion about them. Your rating of them is superior to mine since I've never read any of them and base my opinion solely on blurbs, comments by others, and reviews.<br /><br />I remember that I always read the sports pages in the newspapers so I could understand what my fellow co-workers were talking about and could even take part in the conversation, more or less intelligently, if "intelligently" can be said to characterize sports talk. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-74724176401228840002014-05-23T08:36:18.468-07:002014-05-23T08:36:18.468-07:00Ah. Well, I've read "Twilight" and &...Ah. Well, I've read "Twilight" and "New Moon", watched "Twilight", "New Moon" and "Eclipse". <br />At the time I read in my own language, so it didn't take much time, and I was not very demanding then. Only in recent years have I decided not to read books that I know aren't worthy of my time. <br />However I don't regret reading those Stephenie Meyer books. For 1 thing, I knew what my classmates were talking about. And other reasons. Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-52415929344376671292014-05-23T08:28:00.453-07:002014-05-23T08:28:00.453-07:00I haven't read anything by her. I was never i...I haven't read anything by her. I was never interested by the blurbs and reviews.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-20735373073019624272014-05-23T08:05:14.822-07:002014-05-23T08:05:14.822-07:00It's based on a book by Stephenie Meyer, so th...It's based on a book by Stephenie Meyer, so there's no surprise. <br />I don't know what I thought when buying the tickets... Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-13144789437475391652014-05-23T07:41:39.267-07:002014-05-23T07:41:39.267-07:00Di,
Looks like the teen romance issue, inserted f...Di,<br /><br />Looks like the teen romance issue, inserted for the teen audience, has taken over the show. Or, perhaps the director or the powers-that-be aren't clear on what they want to do yet. Or, perhaps they aren't concerned with anything except grabbing an audience.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-41067492191624239322014-05-23T07:32:46.332-07:002014-05-23T07:32:46.332-07:00It has been quite a while, and after watching the ...It has been quite a while, and after watching the film I didn't write a post about it, only a few lines on fb, so I only remember the overall impression. <br />However this guy pretty much sums it up: http://www.wafflemovies.com/host.html Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-31862981597626752272014-05-23T07:24:05.017-07:002014-05-23T07:24:05.017-07:00Di,
Interesting. Are the aliens that good, that...Di, <br /><br />Interesting. Are the aliens that good, that takeover would be beneficial or the humans that bad?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-89129678823789754122014-05-22T12:27:02.753-07:002014-05-22T12:27:02.753-07:00OK.
Just to clarify, I mentioned "The Host&q...OK. <br />Just to clarify, I mentioned "The Host" not because I like Stephenie Meyer (shoot me), but your last paragraph made me think of the film. Of course it hardly has any merit, but 1 of the main issues is that "The Host" fails to make us see why we should be on the side of human beings. Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-66676254158918598572014-05-22T12:22:24.736-07:002014-05-22T12:22:24.736-07:00It's not as good as his _Time and Again_. but ...It's not as good as his _Time and Again_. but it has an interesting alien takeover premise.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-59239638671741651642014-05-22T11:51:12.566-07:002014-05-22T11:51:12.566-07:00I haven't read that, but I guess it does.I haven't read that, but I guess it does. <br />Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-2175659460423411442014-05-22T05:44:48.661-07:002014-05-22T05:44:48.661-07:00Di,
No, I haven't. It sounds like a variatio...Di,<br /><br />No, I haven't. It sounds like a variation of Finney's _The Body Snatchers_.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-60711105967378478972014-05-22T01:27:21.823-07:002014-05-22T01:27:21.823-07:00Absolutely off-topic: Have you read "The Host...Absolutely off-topic: Have you read "The Host" or watched its film adaptation? Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-66388059265474284512013-07-24T09:04:00.608-07:002013-07-24T09:04:00.608-07:00mel u,
Yes, both works remain with one for a long...mel u,<br /><br />Yes, both works remain with one for a long time, in spite of their obvious differences. I still wonder which of the two awaits us. Perhaps some combination of both?<br /><br />I have a copy of "Brave New World Revisited" gathering dust somewhere around here. I should dig it out and reread it.<br />Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-50416145788694388812013-07-24T02:13:46.873-07:002013-07-24T02:13:46.873-07:00It has been forty years plus since I read these bo...It has been forty years plus since I read these books but I still recall them. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com