Mac, iPhone or iPad!! Which one is it gonna be?

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Home is where your heart is..

Zanzibar one of the most beautiful places on earth =)

Does suspended animation really work?

Suspended animation is the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction..

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It's all about a table talk

Recently I had the opprtunity to watch York's very own production of table talk and a play about another play. The play started with a noteworthy smell of cigarettes which gave the audience an idea of where the play was being held. The setting, at first, was held at Michael’s house where the men get together every week to play poker, drink and smoke and just be boys. Deborah Pearson, the writer of Table talk shows masculinity at its best and portrays it through the fight scenes. Unlike females, men take their frustration and anger out through fights, which gives them a sense of relief, whereas females would have more of verbal fight. The scene where Kennedy punches Terry in the face was played outstandingly. It was an example of spectacle, and the effect of using blood made it a lot stronger and real, making the play more masculine as well.

The stage of the play was proscenium and the actors are separated from the audience by a fourth wall. But this fourth wall was broken throughout the play by actors directly talking to the audience. The play uses conventions of Brecht's Epic Theatre/alienation, as throughout the play the characters stop to talk to the audience and tell their story. The actors used direct address to convey the message, which gave the play realism and made the audience realize what was going on around them rather than getting lost in the play and not learning a lesson from the play.

One of the interesting characteristics of the play was the behaviour of actors before the play started. The actors were in character; Michael talking on the phone, Lance sleeping, and Kennedy looking through the cards. Having this feature caught the audience’s attention as they wondered what was happening on the stage, trying to understand the scene. It also represents the actors' commitment and how much they believe in their character, which makes the audience believe in the character. Throughout the play the actors used swear words intensely, exaggerating human nature. Everyone swears in the play, that’s how the characters showed their feelings, as in the line “It’s f***ing amazing” or “If Brendon was a whore then I f***ed her so bad that she doesn’t even want the money on the pillow”. Using metaphors along with the swear words made the play more intriguing and more entertaining, along with making it feel genuine. As the name, Table talk, suggests, the main prop used throughout the play were the four tables. The reusable set pieces were moved around in choreographed scene changes, which were done very well. The scene with Nigel and Lance was superb, where the tables and sounds were used to make the audience believe that they were in an elevator. The choreography of the tables and the sounds added to the imagination of the audience, making it believable.

Unlike tragic Greek plays, Table talk breaks all three unities. The unity of action was broken by having more than one plot. “John hates Michael. Nigel hates John. Lance hates himself. Kennedy likes everyone, as long as they’re not gay.” The unity of place was broken as there are different settings throughout the play from Michael’s house where they play poker, to Terry’s house, to the office. The play was dramatic with a hint of comedy. It seems to be a tragedy with Terry’s death, Lance being lonely and suicidal, the company losing the deal and Nigel being fired.

A play about the other play, played entirely by women showed comparison of the masculinity in Table Talk with the feminism of its own characters. The use of a baby as a prop and use of make-up continuously along with the singing and playing of truth or dare gave the play a girly touch. The truth or dare was analagous to the men playing poker in Table Talk, as Pearson tries to compare the two sexes by their behaviour. The singing made it more entertaining and got the audience’s attention as one can imagine singing along to the songs. Although, as the ending of the play approached, the storyline became disjointed, as there was no plot and the meaning of the play was lost.

A play about the other play appeared anti-feministic. The purpose of the play was to alter Table Talk into a more feminine play, but the scenes kept jumbling up and it ended up being very ineffective. When John’s monologue was re-enacted, most of the actors ended up saying the monologue which did nothing to forward it's purpose. It seemed a bit odd why everyone else would know John’s thought, as it was also mentioned in the play. This kind of plot for a play showed that women can’t do anything correctly. Their aim was to re-enact the play into a more feminine play but they ended up changing it and not performing the scenes from Table Talk appropriately. There was no purpose of showing the videos using projector, and even if there was one it didn’t quite connect well with the rest of the play. As the play continued and reached its ending, everything seemed dysfunctional and it started getting hard to follow. The scene after Lance and her daughter had a conversation in the washroom, where Lance admits that she wants to commit suicide and it lead on the other actors dressing her as a clown was very confusing. The scene explained that Lance wants to commit suicide but the purpose of other actors dressing Lance as a clown was puzzling. One can guess that when Lance jumps off the runway and falls on the other actors arm is that she is committing suicide but at the same time it could mean that she is in a dream of falling from somewhere, as no one in real life dresses up as a clown before committing suicide. At that point it drifted a little away from realism.

Although the two plays were entertaining in their own right, Table Talk had a stronger plot than A Play about the other Play. However, both plays contained strong acting and good use of props and did a good job conveying their message to the audience.

T.I.A. (This is Africa)

Helllooo again

This is just a little proof that I did in fact climb Mount Kilimanjaro. It's hard to believe if you know me.

Here you go,

everyday things...

Hey all,

So let me elaborate more on who I am and what I do.

I am a Computer Scientist. I know what you are thinking NERD but that's not actually true. Well not most of the time. I get to learn cool things and make new gadgets every day. Just last semester I made a Java GUI Interface of BMI Calculator. BMI (Body Mass index) statistically measures your body and weight. I wish I could post it on my blog and share it with everyone, but if you want to see it message me :).

I also learned today that there are only 13 root servers, so if those 13 root servers are somehow destroyed we won't have access to the internet much, which would suck cause then I would actually have to go out and play sports then. Jokes... I am actually pretty outdoorsy (if that's a word) I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (It is the tallest mountain in Africa). One of my greatest experience.

Here is my drawing and explanation of root server. Hope u enjoy

That's all for today. More interesting stuff coming soon!!