New blog.

My new LJ-version is at http://heiko.insanejournal.com.

Reasons have been specified on that journal itself: these post relates to the history of SUP with Livejournal, this was typed by a Russian user (basically, similar things).

This wired article is a good explanation:

"The reason (the deal) is so suspicious for us, is that some oligarch is willing to pay so much for something that is not worth so much," says Yaroslav Grekov, the Russian LiveJournal blogger known as "moska," who is one of the biggest critics of the deal.

"That's why I am thinking that Sup's goal is not to earn, but rather to spend money for some very important reason ... the destruction of our LiveJournal community, which is very organized and even dangerous to the government."

[...]

"In today's Russia no tycoon can even think about investments in media without the permission from the authorities," says Russian economist Grigory Sapov, who posts on everything from football to tensions between Russia and Georgia on his LiveJournal blog. "Bearing in mind our next year parliamentary elections, there is an evident trend to clear the social space from all -- even would-be -- independent opinion generators," he says.

[...]

Hosting in Russia, for example, puts traffic between LiveJournal and countries like the Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia on wires that can be tapped by the FSB, the successor to the KGB. Russian-language blogging from former Soviet Union states or even European bloggers would be exposed to Russian intelligence services -- even without court orders to seize data from Sup.

Monty Python's Philosopher's Song

I love Monty Python. It's just the right amount of slapstick, and a right amount of intelligence.



The Philosopher's Song (Monty Python)

Immanuel Kant was a real pissant
Who was very rarely stable.
Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out-consume
Schopenhauer and Hegel
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel.

There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya'
'Bout the raising of the wrist.
SOCRATES, HIMSELF, WAS PERMANENTLY PISSED...

John Stuart Mill, of his own free will,
On half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.
Plato, they say, could stick it all the way;
Half a crate of whiskey every day.
Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle,
Hobbes was fond of his dram,
And Rene Descartes was a drunken fart: "I drink, therefore I am"
Yes, Socrates, himself, is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker but a bugger when he's pissed!

I have no words.

HIATUS

There will be a long hiatus, not because I have lost any interest in football. It is still one of my more cherished pasttimes, but aside from Schalke and Leverkusen, there is very little reason to watch the matches of Bayern and also Chelsea.

I leave you with my latest pursuit:

5) My heart boils over when I think that you might believe that I am guilty of these crimes and that in your heart of hearts you think that I am really guilty of all of these horrors. My head is giddy with confusion, and I feel like yelling at the top of my voice. I feel like pounding my head against the wall. What am I to do? What am I to do?

6) I bear not one iota of malice toward anyone, nor am I bitter. I am not a Christian but I do have my quirks. And if you really want to know, more than anything else, I am oppressed by one fact which you have perhaps forgotten: once, most likely during the summer of 1928, I was at your place, and you said to me: "Do you know why I consider you my friend? After all, you are not capable of intrigues, are you?" And I said: "No, I am not."

At that time, I was hanging around with Kamenev [an alleged Trotskyist, later shot]. Oh, God, what a child I was! What a fool! And now I'm paying for this with my honour and with my life. For this forgive me, Koba [a nickname for Stalin]. I weep as I write. I no longer need anything, and you know that I am probably making my situation worse by allowing myself to write all this. But ... I must give you my final farewell. It is for this reason that I bear no malice toward anyone, not the [party] leadership nor the investigators, nor anyone in between. I ask your forgiveness, though I have already been punished to such an extent that everything has grown dim around me and darkness has descended upon me.

7) When I was hallucinating, I saw you several times. Once I saw Nadezhda Sergeevna [Stalin's late wife]. She would never believe that I had harboured any evil thoughts against you. [In the dream] we talked for hours, you and I ... Oh, Lord, if only there were some device which would have made it possible for you to see my soul flayed and ripped open! If only you could see how I am attached to you, body and soul.

~Bukharin, in a personal letter to Stalin three months before being executed and allowed to consume poison.

Goodbye, sweet prince

Standing beside Shevchenko, tactics board in hand, Roman Abramovich is the man telling Essien how to play football. Shevchenko is merely there to translate. In another room, attending to the press, Mourinho is utterly unaware of his employer's actions.
-Guardian

Of the 185 games he was in charge of Chelsea, they won 124, drew 40 and lost 21, a record that includes a 60-match unbeaten run in Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge.

The statistics go some way towards justifying Mourinho's famous description of himself as "a special one", made during his first press conference as Chelsea boss.

-BBC

Jose was out to make history for Chelsea and some big $$$ fuck ruined it. Well, $$$ heals all wounds, lawlzamirite.

Stylish play, my ass, it's looking darn sad right now, even if that Obi guy didn't get sent off looking at the way we're sucking we'd have lost.

Goodbye, Mourinho.

Remember when students were a potent force in society? Yeah, me neither.

My history essay.

I wrote an essay about Hitler last year. This was my summary of all 4000+ words of it (after I submitted it and went into post-submission delirium):


Hitler Essay

HERE BE ESSAY. IT BE ABT HITL0R, YO. AHEM!

BLATHER BLATHER HITL0R BLATHER BLATHER BLATHER. BLATHER, BLATHER BLATHER BLATHER. KUBIZEK, FAP FAP BLATHER BLATHER, HITL0R BLATHER BLATHER. BLATHER, BLATHER, BLATHER. KUBIZEK FAP BLATHER. I AM AN IDIOT WHO HAD TO WRITE 4000 WORDS BECAUSE I BE STUPID. PLEASE DON'T FAIL ME, I'LL CRY BECAUSE HITL0R IS HAWTSOME. BLATHER HITL0R FAP BLATHER.

CONCLUDATION: HITLER FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP. KUBIZEK FAP FAP. DA ENDZ.

Schalke 04 vs Leverkusen (Schalke Homeground)

Holy crap!

Life hasn't been kicking my ass as much, so I have time and energy to watch the full match - but not enough to watch it live.

Nonetheless, this is another of those EPIC matches - and one of the reasons why I am so infatuated with both teams. Everytime they face each other, they produce magnificent drama tension, which has been unparalleled even by England/Germany. (Let's see, I fell in love with them in Febuary 2007, when they played against each other?)

We have Neuer saving like Jesus, and then Adler starts saving like Jesus. Both seem to have had a lacklustre season, but during this match, their full potential starts guzzling out like beer in Octoberfest.

(Though, I'm very disappointed that Adler is not wearing black. He looks strange in white.)

Also, GAH. Seriously, everytime Kuranchan goes near that goal, MARK HIM LIKE HIS NAME WAS MARK. Ohgod. Seriously.

Krstajic gets a nasty-looking injury with his leg bent double. Ow. (I just realised that there's a LOT of march babies in Schalke. *Squee!*)


After the 1st Half, I went to sleep because I couldn't stay awake. :( That's also partially because I didn't get to see this scene, which is just short of being an awesome manpile, but is adorable nonetheless. Also, I was really disappointed with how things were going with Kiessling, who was unfairly judged by the judge, and also somehow very accident prone. Poor guy.

Then there were mandatory off-sides from both parties. Which is the epitome of a good match, especially when one goes in.

The amazing save by Rene Adler.


Which is also really awesome because you get to see our dear, cute Kuranchan pout. Kekeke.


And this was a really heart-attack inducing moment when the ball was SO CLOSE TO GETTING IN BUT JUST DIDN'T GET IN. It's one of those moments that REALLY need to be re-watched in slow motion just because the brain can't comprehend the sheer monumental possibility of the moment. (It's 42%! /dork)


Everyone wants a piece of Adler's goal, but they can't get it. ;_; He's amazing this time.


I swear, nothing brings out the best in each other except both 04s. XD I love these two teams so much, especially when they play against each other. Hee, I miss the brawl last season.

This post is XKCD's fault

I want to date a Linux developer*

My credentials:
9) I know how to code basic HTML.
8) I know what a GOTO is even if I don't know programming language. Nevermind if it's outmoded.
7) I read XKCD.
6) I always google before asking "what is this?", thus reducing the headdesk to stupid questions ratio .
5) I know what rule 34 is, and will gladly rape your childhood with it.
4) I will replace lovers' quarrels by flooding your chatbox with memes.
3) Real sex will be replaced by cybersex and crappy pr0n descriptions.
2) I will romance you with CAT MACROS/LOLCATS.
1) ????
0) PROFIT!!

*Actually, no, not really.



To Anonymous (Yay! Someone actually reads this? Oh joy!):
I'm born on the same day as Willy Sagnol (different year).

It's actually quite Brechtian how I haven't found anybody IRL who likes football but isn't a tool.

Half time update

Looks like Leverkusen has solved their fatal problem when it comes to the defense, but due to Lincoln's absence it's now really difficult to have that many chances at offensive, Schneider alone is not enough.

Oh god, I missed Kiessling so much. <3 回眸一笑百媚生indeed! <3 <3 <3



VDV is indeed a HSV man, even though he's about to leave.

Hitler was an emo

It's Guess-A-Pubes time!

So, is it Hitzlperger, Hilbert or Gomes? >:D


Yeah, that's the logo of that Stuttgart crest:


- Source

"I see London, I see France..."

Picspam

;_;

D:



:D! ♥

Liga Porkal - Bayern/Schalke04

The jokes about footballers being kinda gay are wearing out, and I still don't have enough time or energy to properly watch the matches (downloading Bayern/Schalke04 now). So here is one of the more interesting moments in the Bundesliga, from Stuttgart/Bayern.

VB is a man of personality. He... Injects life into the BL. Of course, he also gets banninated for three matches, but still, it doesn't make him any less awesome. (Oh dramarz!)




On another note, I am still a huge fan of Neuer-tan. Any match that has Neuer in it automatically tilts me over to his side, because I can't stand to watch his face when the goal goes in.

In the game against Bayern, he really should have been much more aggressive against Klose, but upon careful consideration, it seems like it really isn't part of his personality. He just doesn't want to risk hurting anybody, it seems -- even though it meant leaving a gap, he tried to avoid the Klose collision at all costs. The more I watch the BL, the more reasons I find to like Neuer.

Also, Kuranyi is still in the match. Nonetheless they couldn't break through the Bayern's iron defense. It's frustrating to watch, especially since I couldn't decide whether to root for Bayern or for Schalke.

Oliver Kahn did well in the match, I might add. He shouldn't be getting so much flak for his age, his performance has demonstrated that he was well in place for that match, especially due to his experience. Sometimes you really get the feeling that the younguns are really kind of green, even Neuer, or Rensing... There are places where veterans won't be freezing, sometimes they will make a mistake in judgement, but not as often, and not because of inexperience.

Come to think of it, Olli would probably be yelling at Klose if he was the one being challenged. Not like it would intimidate Klose, but at least it's fun to watch when the goal goes in and he gets even more pissed off. (What am I saying? Gah.)


[edit] Also, I love CCTV5's commentators so much. This guy is saying that Chinese Men's basketball team has - "lost, lost and lost", and therefore "this is a problem to ponder over". They will also say things like, "The Iraq team has, without regards for their stamina, persisted in playing a high-speed attacking stance..." in the DOHA Asian cup. This is not something one sees in English commenting, it seems like English commenting is designed to make you watch the pre-match speculation (which in the end won't really tell us anything), whereas Chinese commentating always puts things in perspective and discusses the more cerebral parts.

This is also my favourite commentator. Too bad CCTV5 isn't playing Bundesliga anymore. ._.

New season, depressive sentiments

Much congratulations to FC Bayern for a successful transfusion. It has certainly made the team stronger, I'm actually looking forward to the Champion's League already. (For us to be able to kick Werder's ass - yowza!) Bayern is once again resembling the European power that it was - and, oh god, Oliver Kahn's kit looks like the one from 1999 where he played against Man Utd. There is still hope of Oliver Kahn retiring in glory, which I will hope for.

The people whom I do miss, though their replacements are certainly a potent force, is Roy Makaay, my fellow Piscean, as well as, from Schalke, Kuranyi, also a fellow Piscean.

Schalke 04 has been disappointing, because the team has been drained in this transfusion - it has lost one of the Altintops, for instance, to be replaced by... Huh?. Nonetheless, I will continue to support Schalke 04 as Neuer-tan is in the team. He seems to be in form, still, which is pretty much all to be said about him (as well as the fact that he's as cute as ever?). What I despise is his liking of Lehmann, but that's only because I hate Lehmann fans. Heh.

I don't really want to know the current state of Leverkusen, since I really didn't have time to keep up with the transfusion news. I'm having a pessimistic view about it now.

Nonetheless hopefully I will be able to watch Lokomotiv/CSKA today. And if not, I will cheer myself by re-watching Green Street. Nothing better than some good old testerone fight-clubes-que blood-letting.



In other news, I have developed a crush on a historic/literary twink of all twinks: Heinrich Heine. He is currently on my desktop wallpaper.

Seriously, look at him. So pretty. What soft brown hair and striking blue eyes!

I forgot to put in the following lyrics:

Du bist wie eine Blume
so hold und schön und rein;
ich schau' dich an, und Wehmut
schleicht mir ins Herz hinein.

Which would be highly ironical, considering how pretty he himself is:


(Why yes, it did utilize an exclusion layer!)

Rafael Nadal + Football = WIN

Being a n00b to tennis (and frankly, not all that interested), I am rather happy to learn that Rafa likes Real, and that he doesn't have shitty taste in football teams:

Hey Rafa, I know you love football so your opinion would be helpful. My boyfriend supports Manchester United and I support Liverpool. Do you think I should dump him for his appalling choice of football team? - Siobhan, Liverpool
RN:Hahahahhahahahaha. Funny question. Dump him if you don't like him but not for supporting another team. I don't dump my coach although he supports FC Barcelona. :-)

Hi Rafa, if Real Madrid could just sign one new player this summer. Who would you want them to sign? - thanks, Phil C, London
RN: I like very much Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. Easy, huhhhh?

-Sauce

...Why does he only like the pretty boys? *nudge nudge, wink wink*

Though, the original question was something like, "Hey, I have shitty taste in football teams, and my boyfriend has an even shittier taste in football teams."

Oh, curse you, EPL. Look what they have done to the Chelsea jerseys. This isn't some bad joke. Look at it, it fucking glows in the dark. Apparently, it was designed to align the jerseys with the ambitions of the team.

Perhaps the ambitions of the team state, "LOOK AT ME!! MAKE ME YOUR SHOOTING TARGET IN THE DARK! RUN ME DOWN WITH YOUR CAR WHEN THE VISIBILITY IS LOW! PLAY REAL LIFE GRAND THEFT AUTO WITH EASY TARGETS AND HUEG WALLETS!" Perhaps their management has finally decided, "No more of that fluffy Smurfs shit! We're no filthy androgynous commies! We shall be NEON SUPERHEROS!" ...Hey, at least they're noble.

...Oh wait, I get it now! Their ambitions are clearly to bartend in the dark!

This is Ugly Jersey Season. In celebration, I shall post the seasonal hymn:

Tis the season of ugly kits, tralalalala, lalalala.
Let's dig our eyes out in gross disgust, tralalala, lalalala.
O abominable colours, tralalalalalalala.
It glows in the dark, fahlalalala lalalala.

I can't wait to check out Bayer 04's and Schalke 04's jerseys... *cringes* Oh well. Good news, though: Schalke injects some hotness into their team! Oh joy.
I can't wait to watch after-match celebrations. *glee*

Der Online-Shop präsentiert sich ab sofort in einem neuen und moderneren Design ...
- source

Would you like to know why this gives me the heebies jeebies?

It's because everytime it's new product season and "creativity" must be shown, the Nazis with no sense of humour, or zeitgeist for that matter people from Marketing say, "New and modern", it makes me think that they are still stuck in the period of bellbottoms, Grease and Saturday Night Fever. The internet was probably something from Science Fiction back then. There is nothing more than saying, "Hey, I am out of touch with the times" than calling something "new and modern". We're not in the fucking DDR, buds.

Speaking of the DDR, only people hobbling around with walking sticks and who applaud themselves for knowing how to use the keyboard, one finger at a time, would think of the term "digerati"s. Douglas Coupland's characters would have groaned so hard.


[edit] I wonder if Adler had any say in his goalie kit. The guy is a Capricorn, and black is a very Saturnian colour. I can imagine him going absolutely livid at the idea of a pink tutu equivalent of a jersey kit... And somehow, I imagine that he probably has some influence on the matter. Or perhaps black is simply a Bayer 04 tradition? (Don't know, need to check, too lazy, etc.)