The Dark Knight 10th anniversary

10 years ago this month. the film that made bat cosplay cool again. and the film that brought possibly the most memorable screen villain ever.

筋骨若是痛得厉害，皮肤流点血也就麻木不觉

real life

Elon Musk is rich.

he is a technopreneur.

much of what he does is shrouded in mystery.

he often claims to want to save the world.

he is the only rich bloke offering to save the cave soccer team. he almost instantly arrived in Chiang Rai after tweeting about it. now SpaceX "declined to speak about Musk's whereabouts".

it can only mean he is difficult to locate. it can only mean he is actually Iron Man.

"Almost all of them were named Peter or Paul. Plus, they were all married to girls named Marie. And they named all their daughters Marie."

Saving Private Ryan 20th anniversary

20 years ago this month. not saying it's the best war film ever, just saying you can't say you know war films if you haven't seen this.

How many lives do we live? How many times do we die? They say we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of our death.

ugly Spain

for a third consecutive tournament, a declining Spain kept the ball and did nothing with it. they deserve to lose.

the Class of 2008-12 passed with purpose; the current bunch executes a philosophy they don't comprehend. in a match when the world's tuning in, it was the worst advert for football.

there was so much renewed hope before the tournament. new coach, Isco, Asensio, Thiago, Koke. nope, they sacked Lopetegui, didn't know how to use Isco, Asensio and Koke, and didn't use Thiago. plus they continue to associate Silva with the Class of 2008-12, a player who only performs for Man City. as a result, bad Spain reared its head.

like Germany, reboot please.

the sole striker

it seems the sole-striker system is defining this World Cup. it requires runners and for Spain, Isco isn't, Silva isn't and Iniesta no longer is.

England and Croatia on the other hand are thriving with runners like Sterling, Lingard, Perisic and Rebic.

Germany struggled with Werner at the point while he became more dangerous freed up around Gomez.

Neymar is too far from goal to help Jesus.

Belgium has Lukaku, who can both run and hold, which means they can play two ways.

The Truman Show 20th anniversary

20 years ago this month. one of the earliest films to bring that funky word "existentialism" and to question whether you're living your own life or there's a Christof somewhere.

来说是非者 便是是非人

Why is this thus and what is the reason of this thusness?

委屈

Disappointing and unprofessional.

Few leave on a high. Most overstay themselves.

I went from sacrificing other opportunities and staying, to becoming an "important, senior" member who entrenched the workflow, to being sidelined.

There's no shame in overstaying. Even sidelining is okay, if there's genuine blame. But the 委屈 I'm in lays squarely at the feet of those in positions of influence.

The Happening 10th anniversary

10 years ago this month. still underrated imo. in this era of the "elevated horror", if it arrived 10 years late, it might be a hit.

act your rank

At NS, you're expected to not think.

At work, you're expected to solve problems.

At reservist, you try to solve problems and you're reminded to not think.

"I was 'Home Alone' too, except not in movie, but in real life."