#spēlēju dancoju

[grin-unsettling]

they don’t make latvian musicals/rock operas the way they used to 😞

[gellavonhamster]

monthly media recap: september 2023

read:

Angélique, the Road of Hope and The Victory of Angélique by Anne Golon - can't believe I finished this, lol. It's a pity book 14 wasn't published, but book 13 provides a conclusion to many main plotlines, so it's still a decent ending. I will always wonder if another one of my brotps was supposed to reunite in the last book, though :D For all its faults, enjoyed this series tremendously; it's the people helping and supporting each other even in the bleakest circumstances for me

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater - Regency Faerie Tales part two, even cuter than part one. Seriously, these books are such a delight, I need to read part three ASAP

Spēlēju, dancoju / I Played, I Sang by Rainis - girl help, my Latvian vocabulary does not include that much archaic and/or poetic language, but I did understand enough to see how beautiful it is

Gaywick by Vincent Virga - I read that one liveblogging thread/channel, so I was familiar with the plot, but it was still so interesting to see it all happen. Incredible how a book can cover so many disturbing, truly Gothic themes and still be hopeful and sweet, loved it

Vadriel Vail by Vincent Virga - Gaywick Trilogy book 2, not nearly as good as the first one. Constant timeskips, important events only told in passing, one of the MCs is a boring Gary Stu and the other disgusting. Bearable thanks to the first one's wife and characters from book 1

The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton - it's not terrible and had some interesting stuff, but still felt sort of... superficial? Most of the characters felt underdeveloped, the story often felt like an outline. I bought it mostly because it was cheap and I'm glad it was.

+ currently reading Children of Paradise (Gaywick Trilogy #3)

watched:

Apteeker Melchior / Melchior the Apothecary (2023) - a murder mystery set in medieval Tallinn. Something bugged me about the dialogue, but I mostly enjoyed the plot and the familiar setting

The Skeleton Key (2005) - Southern Gothic, a grim old house, and Hoodoo magic. Enjoyed the final plot twists and how they recontextualize a lot of stuff earlier in the movie. Was rooting for the heroine but also had to hand it to the antagonists in the end, good for them

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - so, so charming. Impossible not to hum and move along to the songs. Marilyn Monroe, of course, is a goddess, but Jane Russell tho... gentlemen might prefer blondes but I'm no gentleman

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) - also charming and funny, though I found it a bit less interesting than the previous one; still good though

Constantine (2005) - I frequently felt like I was missing some context. Either I'm stupid or it's just because I haven't read the comics, but shouldn't a movie adaptation be understandable even for those unfamiliar with the source? Otherwise it was ok and had Rachel Weisz in it

Rebecca (1940) - not nearly as haunting as the novel, but a good film nevertheless. Mostly I just wanted to protect the narrator :( she's so cute

also, a bit unrelated, probably, but I saw two theatre performances last month - one was a live screening of Good by the National Theatre (powerful, amazingly done, probably wouldn't have decided to see it by myself, so thanks to the friend who suggested it) and the other The Three Musketeers neo-classical ballet at the Latvian National Opera and Ballet (really nice, cool stage design, I posted a trailer here)

[unhonestlymirror]

A poster created by Ģirta Vilka for the play "Spēlēju, dancoju", "I play, I dance" (1965).

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Lasāmo grāmatu saraksts

1. Filozofija

“Muļķības slavinājums”, Roterdamas Erasms (GE)

“Variācijas par moderno cilvēku“, Pauls Jurevičs

“Būt latvietim“, Jānis Miezītis

“Pasaule, sabiedrība, cilvēki”, Arvīds Kalme (GE, ER)

“Zinātne un patiesība”, Ivans Vedins

“Lielo patiesību meklējumi”, Edgars Imants Siliņš (GE)

“Antikrists”, Frīdrihs Vilhelms Nīcše

“Tā runāja Zaratustra”, Frīdrihs Vilhelms Nīcše (GE)

“Pārruna par metodi”, Renē Dekarts

“Meditācijas par pirmo filozofiju”, Renē Dekarts

“Tīrā prāta kritika”, Imanuels Kants

2. Psiholoģija

“Mīlestības māksla”, Ēriks Fromms (GE)

“Spēles, ko spēlē cilvēki”, Ēriks Berns

“Attīstības psiholoģija”, Guna Svence (GE)

“Pieaugušo psiholoģija”, Guna Svence (GE)

“Cilvēks dzīvo grupā”, Silva Omārova (GE)

“Cilvēks runā ar cilvēku”, Silva Omārova (GE)

“Psihotriki. Blefošana. Manipulācijas”, Valdis Zāle (GE)

“Pūļa psiholoģija”, Gustavs Lebons (GE)

“Ievads psihoanalīzē”, Zigmuns Freids

“Ķermeņa valoda”, Alans Pīzs (GE)

“Hipnoze un suģestija”, Roalds Gerke (GE)

“Mūsu atmiņas iespējas”, Ilze Ērdmane, Irina Kazakovska (GE)

3. Politikas teorija

“Politikas teorija”, Miķelis Ašmanis (GE)

“Menedžments”, Valērijs Praude, Jakovs Beļčikovs

“Kara māksla“, Sundzi

“Valdnieks”, Nikolo Makjavelli (GE)

“Valsts”, Platons (GE)

“Kara un karavešanas pamatdomas”, Kārlis Filips Gotlībs fon Klauzevics (GE)

“Cionas gudro protokoli” (skat. arī A.Dzeņa rakstu “Cionas Gudro protokoli’ – mistifikācija vai drauds?“)

4. Sociālās teorijas

“Lielā didaktika”, Jans Amoss Komenskis (GE)

“Gudrības skola“, Jānis Martinsons

“Pēc trim gadiem jau var būt par vēlu“, Masaru Ibuka

“Tommazo Kampanella”, Saules pilsēta (GE)

“Zaļā grāmata“, Muammārs Kadāfi

“Alūksnes gudro protokoli”

“Kapitāls (1. – 3.daļa)”, Kārlis Markss (GE)

“Komunistiskās partijas manifests”, Kārlis Markss, Frīdrihs Engelss (GE)

“Jaunās ekonomikas laikmets”, Džeremijs Rifkins

5. Reliģija

“Daodedzin”, Laodzi (GE)

“Luņju”, Konfūcijs

Bībele

Korāns

“Bhagavad-gīta kāda tā ir”, A.Č. Bhaktivēdānta Svāmī Prabhupāda (GE)

“Dzīvā uguns”, Pāvels Globa (GE)

Dzenbudisma kanonu izlase “Ne vējš, ne karogs” (GE)

“Zelta aunāda. Sengrieķu mīti un varoņteikas”, Nikolajs Kūns (GE)

“Mitoloģija. Grieķu un romiešu ticējumi un teiksmas”, Jans Parandovskis (GE)

“Cerokslis”, Ernests Brastiņš (GE)

“Kosmosofija”, Aleksandrs Balodis (GE, skat. arī rakstu “Saruna par KOSMOSOFIJU jeb mācību par Dievu, pasauli un visu, kas tajā atrodas”)

“Septiņi garīgie veiksmes likumi”, Dīpaks Čopra (GE)

“Reliģija un misticisms”, Roberts Mūks (GE)

“Kristiešu eshatoloģija”, J.Birziņš (GE)

“Bībeles stāsti”, Zenons Kosidovskis (GE)

“Ēvanģēlistu stāsti”, Zenons Kosidovskis (GE)

“Kad saule bija dievs”, Zenons Kosidovskis (GE)

6. Vēsture

“Vēstures apoloģija jeb Vēsturnieka amats”, Marks Bloks

“Kara mākslas vēsture. Grieķu un romiešu laikmets”, Georgs Karlsons (GE)

“Kad uzvarētāji atkāpjas (Anabāze)”, Ksenofonts (GE)

“Hellāda no Perikla līdz Aleksandram”, Plutarhs (GE)

“Hannibals pret Romu”, Tits Līvijs (GE)

“Tālo gadsimtu slava”, Plutarhs (GE)

“Piezīmes par gallu karu”, Gājs Jūlijs Cēzars (GE)

7. Praktiskā politika

“Observators”, Andris Grūtups

“Akvārijs”, Viktors Suvorovs (GE)

“Starp dzirnakmeņiem“, Gundars Valdmanis

“Jaunā pasaules kārtība un mēs paši“, Jānis Kučinskis

“Dzīve karastāvoklī“, Jānis Kučinskis

“Amerikas nekronētie karaļi”, Valentīns Zorins

“Ekonomiskā slepkavas grēksūdze”, Džons Pērkinss (GE, skat. arī šo rakstu un video)

“Cīņa par Orienta naftu”, Artūrs Boruks, Velga Eihmane

“Visapkārt tikai mūsējie”, Arnis Terzens (GE)

“Generation-P”, Viktors Peļevins (GE)

8. Daiļliteratūra

“Sidharta”, Hermanis Hese

“Pūka Dao”, Bendžamins Hoffs

“Sivēna De”, Bendžamins Hoffs

“Spēlēju dancoju”, Rainis

“Zvejnieka dēls”, Vilis Lācis

“Spartaks”, Rafaello Džovanjoli

“Brīvības cēlajais gars”, Eduards Veidenbaums

“Fausts”, Johans Volfgangs Gēte

“Dons Kihots”, Migels de Servantess

“Iliāda”, Homērs

“Odiseja”, Homērs

9. Bizness

"23 lietas, ko mums nestāsta par kapitālismu", Hadžuns Čangs

"Bagātais tētis, nabagais tētis", Kijosaki Roberts T

"Way of the Wolf", Jordan Belfort

"10x rule", Grantt Cardone

"Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises", Tim Geithner

"The Intelligent Investor", Benjamin Graham

"Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street", John Brooks

"Eat That Frog! : 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time", Brian Tracy

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