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    February 28

    the talented Mr. Ripley

    "The talented Mr. Ripley" contains a plenty of great artors and artresses (Matt Damon,Gwyneth Paltrow,Jude Law,Cate Blanchett) which are in their growing period, while the stars bolster the movie and the movie itself digs out the gift of them. 
     
    Seven years later, I come across this fabulous masterpiece in a BBS and it turns out to be so fascinating that I can not help but hymn it. The gorgeous dandy played by Jude Law render as a vortex and icon and in this movie.By the way, I was witched by his Greek statuesque face, and he was the reason I download the movie. In the movie "Rebecca", the Rebecca had never showed up while she emerges and evanesces as a ghost. However, here Matt Damon leads the life of Jude Law after his death,which is classic rank and fashion -- faineant, go-as-you-please, swellish, extravagant. In a word, it is a dream. Many critics focus on the vanity and the desire of lordiness of Tom,  however, they deliberately ignore the relationship between Tom and Dick. Vanity is a sin, though. In more subtle aspect of this tragedy, the dependance as well as the aspiration of love and affirmation of Tom results in the killing at the first place.  "You're like a leech", unfortunately and actually, Dick is right. Seeking for a niche that already exists in the society, living in the style that is created and defined by trigs, and imitating the way others talk, write, even think. That is the gift of Mr. Ripley. He is so open to accept all the styles of music and loves every kind of charming people. For this angle of view, Tommy is still a kid, who is too young to realize what his life really should be. Just like me.
     
    Dick Greenleaf is born a prince, cruel, selfish and dreaming.  He bears keen insight to understand something true, however, as a boy he does not consider it in tolerant , generous and objective grown-up way. Therefore when Dick has interest in something, it will totally draw  his attention , such as Jazz. When he guesses you are within something unusual to him and makes friends with you, you will feel warm like summer sunshine. When he feels boring, you would feel very, very cold. Once upon a time, I did something the same. Shame......
     
    So young so brave. So pride so cold . Hollow Tommy fickle Dickie.  
     
    February 27

    nutmeats

    Amber sugar coated walnutmeats, filberts, cobnuts and crude walnuts seeds comprise my new-year' surprise. It is said nuts contain the plant oil that benefit no only the blood vessel but also the incretion system. To me, it is nice, however, is not necessary. Chinese walnuts seeds are so expensive that I did not buy any myself before. Kunkun loves them.

    FROM HOME

    Having read the log of a friend, I guess as the time flying, the girl inside just change. No matter how old is she, how sophisticated she is -- I doubt it, by the way, truly -- one day, she renders  coony, brusque, slothful,  greedy and day-dream, low-taste as years before. She would hate me when she read this, however, she will love me as usual. Once we have discuss the adventage and shorting of having a middle school classmate as boyfriend, she said it would be sort of aweful, because
    he would tell his friends of the third-class-looking of his girl as a teenager, no matter how beautiful she is now. I did not take it serious that time, coz I had been blowing away all the real thing, boyfriend, relationship that sort of thing. The cruel and cold reality, sometimes even ridiculous. What about now?
     
    There is nothing bad or good enough thing to be written down, except the rejections from two dreamful graduate school. Yesterday night, when I realized that my hope has went hopeless day by day, I cried silently. But in my dream, I cried out. And I write two email to the university this morning. If there is any chance I can get the position there, I would try. There is no more waiting though.