Archive for March, 2007

Monday, March 12th, 2007

fight the depression

Chelsea's quadruple ambition

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

話說 Chelsea 很驕傲地還處在四項競爭中, 精確一點來說是三項, 其中一項的冠軍已經穩穩到手了. Kenyen 宣稱我們的目標仍是四項冠軍, 然而聯賽以九分之差 (我們少踢一輪) 苦苦追在曼聯身後, 眼見聯賽只剩下兩個月, 曼聯狀態如日中天, 不像我們又抖又驚傷勢連連, 雖然同樣處在三項競賽當中, 賽程都一樣多得嚇人, 曼聯看來要穩當得多.
何況他們還是領頭羊.
我在想聯賽跟其他盃賽的賽制到底是哪個比較殘忍. 像聯賽這樣, 知道自己即使往後的賽事一直贏, 即使在後來的比賽中擊敗曼聯, 也不表示我們就是冠軍. 那種無能為力的感覺, 有時候會覺得還是淘汰賽比較爽快. 贏了就是贏了, 輸了就是輸了. 但今天與 Tottenham Hotspurs 比完賽平手之後那鬆了一口氣的感覺, (雖然口頭都說輸了還比平手重賽好, 但沒有被淘汰仍是很高興.) 我想, 被迫離開一項賽事, 還是非常難以令人接受的吧.

Calling You - Blue October

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

my blog was filled with football posts, so I decided to post something I wanted to write about for quite a while.
My review on Blue October's latest album [Foiled] was still in labor. It's been over 6 months since I started that article. I can't seem to finish it and now that I have [...]

[UCL] Liverpool 0-1 Barcelona

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

賽前我是希望 Barca 贏的.
雖然兩個都可說是我們的冤家對頭, 我對這兩家都沒有太大的敵意
(可惜小羅對我們很無禮, 但是冰島魚仍是 Chelsea 迷的心頭肉. )
所謂冤家也不過是因為這兩年莫名其妙的多次碰頭, 並沒有惡感.
說到死敵還是 Arsenal, 前幾天聯賽盃決賽又多加上一筆帳, 我們走著瞧!
至於曼聯, 曼聯就像是個擋在我們前面的大胖子, 很惹人厭.
這場比賽上半場第 20 分鐘左右時非常精彩, 利記一連串漂亮的攻擊, VV 以及 Puyol 神妙的救球. 同一時間 Chelsea 一定正悶著吧...
不過我跑回去看 Barca 當初的推文, 一堆寫著 "VV 又抖了", "還好有門柱", "VV大腳還是不行"... 諸如此類的話, 真是與 Chelsea 有天壤之別, 我們的推文都是"好險有 Cech", "Cech 真猛", "有 Cech 真好"...
不過說真的, 看一場沒有心理壓力 (誰輸誰贏我都沒差) 又很精彩的比賽真是享受, 尤其是兩邊的球員都有一定的認識, 看 Messi 在右邊很恐怖地壓到底線卻一點也不緊張, 真是一個特殊的經驗. 雖然最終比數 0-1, 但很棒的傳球與射門都不少. Gudjohnsen [...]

[FA Cup] Chelsea 3-3 Tottenham Hotspurs

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

這季 Tottenham 會不會也太剋星了點, 遇到他們總是很不順.
上半場熱刺強力進攻, 我們的後防像沒有一樣.
中場結束時 1-3, 非常絕望. 不甘心輸給熱刺, 又更不想要重賽.
不過要贏的話這場比賽的進球數就會超過 7 耶... 是要跟 Riley 發的卡一樣多嗎?
於是下半場... 換上全攻陣容 (反正後防有人跟沒人是一樣的 XD)
防守只剩 Cech, Boularouz 與 Carvalho
不過雖然說不想重賽, (原本不含重賽的賽程就已經很令人心寒了)
Lampard 進球, Kalou 最後的 equaliser 還是很爽,
最後哨音響時雖然有點失望, 但其實心裡還是很高興, we're still in the game!
也許我們終究還是得跟 Man U "公平" 競爭吧, 他們要重賽我們也得重賽 orz
(那他們要不要也來一下傷兵不斷? -_-)
* 希望在本場比賽似乎有點受傷的 DD, MB, ME 都平安無事!
** JT 快回來~

UEFA Champions League Theme

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

LOVE it!!!
Ceux sont les meilleurs equipes,
Es sind die aller besten Mannschaften,
the main event.
Die Meister, die Besten,
les meilleurs equipes, the champions.
Une grande reunion
Eine grosse sportliche Veranstaltung,
the main event:
Ils sont les meilleures,
Sie sind die Besten,
These are the champions!
Die Meister, [...]

科幻

Friday, March 9th, 2007

(試譯)
很奇怪的, 科幻小說常讓我覺得不耐. 大學時我嘗試讀大名鼎鼎的艾西莫夫, 而現在我又再度從 Ursula LeGuin 下手 (我找不到有 "從歐馬拉斯離開的人們" 的選集, 於是挑了她另一本短篇小說.) 當科幻以視覺呈現時我就很喜歡. 大家都知道我是個 trekker (我還有行政的制服耶! 應該夠格稱自己為 trekker 吧!) Babalon 5 是我的最愛, 最近又喜歡上了 Firefly (感謝 Erich 推薦), 另外我看 SeaQuest: DSV, Space: Above & Beyond, Andromeda, Battlestar Galactica 等劇都看得很開心.
但是, 我還是覺得科幻小說很無聊, 有點蠢. 我想對於這種類型, 我還是需要看到才行.
話說回來, 武俠小說不就像東方的科幻嗎? 有高來高去的輕功, 無窮大力 (或是借力使力), 還可以一掌打得人五臟俱裂外面卻一點異樣都看不出來. 而我永遠受不了武俠小說拍成的電視或電影. 我還沒看過一部能達到我的期望符合我的想像. 真不知道是為什麼.
我在很早以前就放棄科幻小說了. 今天會又心血來潮挑來看是因為最近實在太多人在我身邊提到科幻小說, 包括我現在正在看的書 (Grigg [...]

Sci-Fi

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

It's funny how Sci-Fi (as a lit genre) tires me. I've tried Isaac Asimov back in college and now Ursula LeGuin (can't find the one has The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, so I picked another short stories collection.) I love Sci-Fi when it's presented visually. You know that I'm a trekker (I think [...]

On the way to work

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Lately I take I-680 (and then I-880) to work instead of I-880 all the way. One is to decrease the distance to drive on local, though it takes around the same time to get to my destination; two is that the scenery is so much nicer along I-680, if there's anything called scenery on I-880 [...]

[UCL] 2nd knockout round

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

周五抽籤
FC Bayern Muechen - Valencia CF
AC Milan - PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool - AS Roma
Chelsea FC - Manchester United
我也是自己抽籤放在紙箱裡抽的,
沒想到 AS Roma 跟 Chelsea 以及 Man Utd 卡在縫裡所以才最後被抽到 XD
其實我是希望都遇到歐陸球隊的, 感覺比較有趣!
不知道, 下午再來抽一次好了.
這次放塑膠袋裡.
[updated] 結果是這樣
AC Milan v [...]

Max FM

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

之前我寫過一篇我車上的 radio preset
周末回到 SJ 竟有種人事全非之感.
星期一上班途中發現 MaxFM 竟滿滿鄉村味, 發生了什麼事?
回家查了查新聞, 發現 MaxFM 趁周末悄悄轉變為 country 電台. 天啊.
不是我不喜歡 country, 問題是我已經有在聽 KRTY 了啊. 兩台 country 似乎有點多.
他們的理由是在灣區仍有一群 24-60 歲的聽眾希望能有新的 country 電台, 而且基地於 SJ的 KRTY 並不太能服務到 city (SF) 及以北的地區. 但明明 MaxFM 也不是營運不佳, 這樣剝奪我聽 ClassicRock 的權利實在有夠討厭的. j
新聞中提到 MaxFM 是過去一年內第二個轉換 format 的電台, 再之前 KCNL 由西班牙語電台轉型為英語的 alternative music. 也許我可以試試看吧.
長大就是這樣吧. 活得越久越會發現這種事層出不窮. 像是球員換球會, 愛團換吉他手... [...]

2001 Noah Cabernet Sauvignon

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

It first smelled better than I expected. Though I had high praise for it when I purchased it, isn't it so every time? And I swirled it to let it breathed. The smooth earthly smell disappeared. The first sip, when it was still on my tongue , it was silky and tender. As it went [...]

Hustle

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

超級無敵好看!!!

Heroes s1e18 Parasite

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

非常精彩的一集!!!
每個角色都有不錯的發揮 (除了 Matt 仍舊自始至終都是 loser 一個,) 好個季中 cliffhanger.
只想記一下 Mr. Linderman, 這個十七集都沒有出現過, 卻跟每個人都息息相關的幕後大黑手終於現身, 而且竟然是個帶著南方口音的老先生. 完全無法接受啊!!! 當然不是說他就一定要長得兇神惡煞樣, 然而這麼十幾集來的營造, 每當人提到 Mr. Linderman 總是又敬(懼)又畏, 行事手段極為狠毒, 結果是位愛煮菜的和藹老頭. 這種厲害角色才有意思啊!! :D

Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

This was the first time I listened to the lyrics carefully and I found it interesting. I didn't realized it's sung by Suzanne Vega, the singer/songwriter who wrote Luka.
this is not the original version but a quite popular one.

I am sitting In the morning
At the diner On the corner
I am waiting At the [...]

[UCL] 1st knockout round - Match Day 2

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

想說吃飯時看一下 Sporting Life 或 ESPN 的 live score,
結果 ESPN 自己蹦出 ESPN360, 竟然在直播 Man Utd 對 Lille!!
今天的比賽有
AC Milan v Glasgow Celtic (ag 0-0)
Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven (ag 0-1)
Bayern Muenchen v Real Madrid CF (ag 2-3)
Manchester United v LOSC Lille (ag 1-0)
AC Milan 跟 Celtic 不知道是怎樣, first leg 就沒分出勝負, 2nd leg 又要打到延長賽.
終於在第 93分鐘 Kaka 進球, 恭喜!!
Arsenal [...]

小記

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

前晚睡前看了 panda 本 (因為在無名跟阿岑聊到以前的人以及以前寫的東西.) 我才想起除了婚禮之外我還寫過目光跟尹雲, 前者是完整的極短篇, 後者的框架也已經寫好了只剩下要填上一些我以前不了解的東西, 比如愛情. 可惜目光的稿在台北家中, 不然也許我可以把它翻成英文充數 XD

Santa Rosa Barrel Tasting

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

The photos don't tell too much of a story; I here am not going to tell too much of a story either. In short, it was just another wine tasting weekend but somehow it was more than that. Nevertheless, you know, some things are meant to be buried, like truth, like history, like all the [...]

the reason

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

last week, one day after work, when I was at the bookstore, done reading, coffee drinking and music listening, ready to hit the bakery and supermarket and go home, I came across someone I met a week before. I didn't recognize her a all until she called my name. And unfortunately she seemed to have [...]

[UCL] Chelsea 2-1 Porto

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

有驚有險地晉了級, 上半場看得都快絕望了.
先來看看比賽數據吧, 這真是數據會說話:
Chelsea 2 - 1 FC Porto
15' Quaresma
Diarra - Arjen Robben 48'
Shevchenko - Michael Ballack 79'
[...]

言語是你的利器

Monday, March 5th, 2007

或攻擊或誘惑
而你毫無抵擋之力
半舉空中的虛弱的雙臂倒像歡迎
文字穿刺人心
想像力對於現實起了超乎你想像的作用
關節微酸肌肉揪痛你無法攔阻
僅以雙手強壓於尖叫著疼痛的每一個細胞上
言語是你們的利器
或有意或無心
輕而易舉將思緒將心念將涓涓情之所歸擺弄搖移
如強風中折腰的蘆葦
如狂浪裡無助的舟
下一波襲捲而來的濤 你不知自己將被吞沒, 又或被拋到十百里外的...
也許是晴空雲端

long time

Monday, March 5th, 2007

It takes the hell of a long time to recover from something that small.
I'll say this after my knee gets back to normal and I'll actually be referring to something else ;)

recently

Monday, March 5th, 2007

haven't recovered from the knee injury (fancy name for knee being weird. don't worry. and I just wanted to have more connection with my dear Chelsea and injury is definitely a way to go.) forced to stop working out :(
anyway, hopefully can resume working out next week.
went to Santa Rosa for barrel tasting. fun, but... [...]

黛玉

Monday, March 5th, 2007

當她又說了一遍 "你不要想那麼多."
當誰又唱起 "It's all in my head, it's all in my head."
我想起黛玉的幽幽怨嘆, 那麼飄又那麼沉.
everyone's wronged me, everyone's failed me.
在小室裡揚起百轉柔腸的輕煙, 踏著步眼眶泛淚.
我想我真的是像她, 靜坐窗邊翻著書頁思緒裊裊盈升.
而站在小室外清澈月下你知道有些是真確有其事有些卻全然出自想像,
如此哀戚, 又是何苦來哉?
重讀紅樓夢, 也許又會有番不同滋味.
(還先得有人願意幫我運來才行... orz)

集體沮喪

Monday, March 5th, 2007

什麼東西必在地球旋轉時從北美洲逸到西歐又流到台灣.
集體沮喪像一個噴嚏傳染了開來.
我們靜坐室內, 或在急駛車中搖開車窗想要抓住一點自由一點屬於春天特有的愉悅.
低潮如濃霧降下壓抑著你的呼吸, 而她臉上風乾的淚仍在哭泣.
屬於秋季的委屈為什麼在這初春憂憂戚戚地襲來,
你吟著歌吟著你流轉的心思意念, 清晨卻像利刃劃過你不再鎮定的容顏,
你們都靜靜地不作聲, 獨自承受品嘗消化排解那痛那受挫哀傷的情.
必定是有什麼東西在空氣中, 只擊打易感的神經.

it's good that you can shed the tear with a ray of sunlight

Monday, March 5th, 2007

It's not monday blue, but the blueness of the sky made me wanna cry. Or maybe it's something else.
But as I stepped out of the office and into my car, the sun shined gloriously, brightened me up by pouring the pollinic warmth on my face. RW screamed everything's broken there's nothing to break from [...]

gloominess

Monday, March 5th, 2007

jealousy flowed in the air, infused a dense smell of corrupted acidity
everyone busy circling and declaring territories
she's pushed away. she's the sacrifice.
and the morning cuts you like a knife
tears ran down her cheeks as Kevin Griffin's voice grinded through her nerves
all of a sudden she realized she's put in this odd number situation again, in [...]

[UCL] Champions League

Monday, March 5th, 2007

小組賽結束後隔了整整兩個月才來十六強第一腳, 我完全忘記 ESPN 2 每一腳會挑兩場播, 所以上周也只是呆呆地看網路電視. 剛查了一下發現下周 ESPN 2 會播利記對 Barca, 如我所料, Match Day 2 播的則是 Man Utd 對 Lille. 我對曼聯興趣缺缺, 不過利記與 Barca 交戰是一定要看一下的! 兩個球隊都是我們近幾年的冤家對頭, 看他們相殘也別有一翻趣味. (還有一個要點是, 因為 Chelsea 與這兩家碰頭太多次了, 所以對他們也比其他球隊還要來得更熟悉, 因此看他們的比賽也會更有意思.) 不知道誰會出線, Barca 第一腳在自家輸了, 看來兇多吉少.
另外因為要查賽程而跑到 Barca 板看, 發現除了他們的死對頭 RM 之外, Chelsea 在他們賽程表上唯一有用顏色表示的球隊耶! XD

dilemma

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

You know you have that influence on people, but you also know there are some who couldn't care less. You were clueless about her intention but it struck you all of a sudden. You seemed to realized what she meant. You felt comforted. She still cared about you after all. But then you thought it's [...]

Ashley's Spring Playlist

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

為了這次出遊排出了三個 playlists, 分別是不同的風格. 連排序都用過心, 索性把歌單拿出來讓大家共享之 :)
[快版]
Butch Walker - Maybe It’s Just Me
A Lot Like Love 原聲裡我最喜歡的一首歌, 除了好聽之外他的歌詞也對我別具意義.
The Fray - She is
特意不挑 How to Save a Life, 因為我不想作出一張電台主打歌專輯, 而且 She Is 本來也是 The Fray 這張專輯中我最喜歡的一首歌.
The Delays - You & Me
The Delays - Valentine
The Delays - Hideaway
連續三首 The Delays, 因為我都很喜歡, 無法取捨. The Delays 與 [...]

No Use For A Name [Keep Them Confused]

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

不是說前陣子拿了姓名無用與全美反對(AAR)來聽嗎?
今天在車上開始聽起姓名無用, 這個本地 punk rock 樂團 (是的, 他們在 San Jose, CA起家的唷!) 第一首歌就讓我心情馬上輕盈了起來. 這樣青春洋溢的音樂, 實在無法想像他們在我才剛上小學時就出道了. Keep Them Confused 走的是輕鬆愉快的 pop-punk 路線, 是我熟悉的曲風, 但又不會一成不變的無趣, 每一首歌都像鑽入這一條小巷, 下一個山洞, 柳暗花明後的涓涓細流... 等等, 別誤會了, 我說的是聆聽經驗像是一個個年輕的冒險, 而不是曲風. (若是形容曲風的話那他們應該是個 indie 團吧!)
我發現自己不聽這種我以前總愛暱稱為小朋友樂團的音樂好一陣子了, 大約有一年多吧. 以前 punk rock 當中的"小朋友樂團"是我最喜歡的次類型音樂. 代表團有 Busted, Simple Plan 的第一張專輯, Bowling for Soup, Our Lady Peace 等等. 但過去一年我整頭栽進 alternative rock, 把 punk rock [...]

今天去 Border's

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

昨天去了 Milpitas 那家, 結果竟然只有 Football 2007, 連 World Soccer 都沒有 (三月號不是應該出來了嗎?) 也沒有 Punk Planet :(
今天吃飯經過就順道去 Fremont 那家. 發現它除了二月的 World Soccer (就是封面是 C羅那本) 之外, 竟然還有 FourFourTwo, FIFA, Shoot! 以及... Inside United (沒錯! 曼聯官方雜誌 orz)
以後要多去 Fremont 那家晃晃 :D

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

現在我了解怎麼樣叫做越拖越長了! 我終於竟然到會越拖越長的境界啊! (感動淚)
接下來就是要如何言之有物了, 沒有內容我相信會被批得很慘的... 即使是被人家在心裡面批我都無法忍受的!!><