Last weekend movies (6th week of 2013)

It was a hell of a week but I managed to watch a movie in pieces,

1. The Man with the Iron Fists, *
   The one star is because I liked martial art movies back in the 80s. The music is good but not right into the asian fighting movie mood, I think. Well, I just didn't feel it. 

I'm on the mood of some real asian epic movies, just like Chibi, which I don't remember watching the second part. I need to go to Asia sometime soon to recharge my epic martial arts film batteries.

Last weekend movies (5th week of 2013)

It's time to try to catch up with so many movies that I have missed. I'm gonna try my best to watch at least one per week, 

1. Looper, ****
   I think I will become a fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He's a good actor and it seems like he's all around good guy. Now, I really don't get it why the future mafia takes such big troubles to dispose of enemies and has no trouble at murdering a wife. Anyway, the stars are for a nice story, where I can see and feel many loopholes, with an awesome ending. Truth be told, I don't like everyone lives happily forever endings. I rather have a good masterpiece novel ending where sacrifices have to be done. Such is life.

So, any suggestions?

Sorry, we're open!

Hello world,

I have decided to come back online to seek catharsis. You see, I have been recently appointed Investigador Titular A at the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE). I am a newbie to the rat race of tenure track positions so I did the most stupid thing I could have thought about: Start developing old ideas, trying to collaborate with well established researchers, get a couple of students and, basically, try to publish or perish... Bad idea.

Why, would you ask. Well, it happens that I am also getting married next May.

In short, I have put myself in the most crazy situation I have ever put myself into in my life. Now, I am co-responsible for two doctoral students, teaching a graduate class, trying to publish some papers, searching for a good idea to write a grant due to the end of February, taking care of a friend's house, traveling to and fro for wedding matters, and screwing up things now and then.

For example, I just realized I got an awful typo in the last equations of our latest prepint! I completely forgot to type the interaction terms! 

Sooooo...

It's time to keep doing what I have done all this time, Prepare lectures a week ahead, try to finish projects well ahead of deadlines, and add some rules like fixing a precise hour for meetings with the doctoral students and working at most with two research projects at a time. Also, I need to let go and that's why I'm back.

Sorry, we're open!

Changes related to lists of Papers, Books and Movies

As you can see, I have been unable to keep posting what I am reading/watching in the last month. I have realized I was using a time consuming format for this end. I have just decided to try twitter to list whatever I'm consuming as soon as I'm consuming it, so if you want to know what I am reading or watching please use the tweet box at HambrientosVagabundos.org or follow me in twitter: @BMRodriguezLara

Here, I will keep posting my unpredictable rants and even more unpredictable musings. Sometimes, when I find a paper/book/movie that really amazes me, I will post about it here.

Thank you

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Preacher

The old man came into town in silence, bent by the weight of a hiker's backpack and set camp in the remains of the old university. After a couple of days, he emerged with a heavier looking backpack and a tote bag filled with books. Then, he spoke at the town's market.

They said anarchy came with the riots and those were brought by the drought, famine and general collapse of the economy but I know that's a lie we tell ourselves to rationalize our existence. Truth is, a false anarchy started  when everybody else became just a tool for personal gain and success. We told ourselves: money is needed to eat, to dress, to have fun and find happiness; nobody ever thought you cannot eat money. The search for happiness was lost and that of power, wealth and fame substituted it at large. The inner self diluted by the wash of pose. True anarchy would have been deliverance, instead the false anarchy of vacuity and personal delusion took hold with every inch gained by the dream of greed. True anarchy would have been better: in the sense of liberating freedom and inner peace. Instead the vice circle of selfishness reinforced itself and brought us here. There's a way out but... Could you trust me?

He didn't even look around, just got down from the old soapbox, took his stuff and walked away.