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The Brynja

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About Me

Where to start? ...Well, I believe we're all on a journey - Mine has certainly been quite wonderous, with it's many intricate twists and turns, ups and downs and so on. I've seen Paris from the height of the Eiffel Tower at sunset, the skyline of London in the summer; Berlin too, from the depths of the old East. I hope only to continue as I have started; and that I can do some good on the way.

My Interests

Martial Arts, Philosophy, Foreign Culture, Politics, Music, Art, Literature, Psychology, Languages and Linguistics, Theology, Anime, Cinema (both English & foreign); the list goes on...

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interesting.

Music:

Zemfira, Rammstein, Bi-2, lyube, Propaganda, Farin Urlaub, Die Toten Hosen, Marilyn Manson, Placebo, Prodigy, Within Temptation, Pachbell, Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Cab Calloway, Johnny Cash, Snow Patrol, Gorillaz, Coldplay, DDT, Bloodhound Gang, Blockhead, Aerosmith, Gnarls Barkley, Yann Tiersen, Leningrad.

Movies:

Leon, Anything by Akira Kurosawa, Matrix trilogy, Cabaret, Le Amistad, Borat, Shaolin Soccer, Battle Royale 1 & 2, Vinzent, Das Leben Des Anderen, Good Bye Lenin, Das Leben Des Anderen, The Golden Flower, Kundun, Strafbat.

Television:

Scrubs, Tenchi Muyo, The Mighty Boosh, Outlaw Star, Malcolm In The Middle, South Park, Kingdom, That Mitchell & Webb look, Simpsons, Anything foreign, Armstrong & Miller.

Books:

Animal Farm, The Art of Happiness, To Kill A Mockingbird, I've Got So Much To Tell You, Ivan's War etc.

Heroes:

Currently waiting to meet one.

My Blog

The Ulterior Motives of Man....

I feel this is somewhat overdue, as I haven't written in a while. Things have altered once again in the ever-evolving universe...I'm working my way towards a really heavy one at some point - you are...
Posted by The Brynja on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:05:00 PST

Your Most Loyal Lover...

Your one truest love is one whom you know far better than you think. They will always be with you,  through every maelstrom and catastrophe. They will follow your exploits with baited breath and ...
Posted by The Brynja on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:25:00 PST

Why Do We Fight?

Sometimes the wonder and marvel of our existance seems to duck out behind the facade as we continue to play our part in the masterwork: Life. It feels as though our hope and thusly our benevolence has...
Posted by The Brynja on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:27:00 PST

Another Spot of Redecoration

As the captain of my proverbial ship, I feel somewhat compelled to once again turn hard to port, splice a few main braces etc.See, all these blogs probably seem like just another kid who thinks he's d...
Posted by The Brynja on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:06:00 PST

Here we go...

I'm drowning, drowning in a sea of sleeplessness, smoking, drinking and a chorus of angry moscovites that play funky music.All the darkness in the jackets, shades and silver piercings is sinking into ...
Posted by The Brynja on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:53:00 PST

A Spot Of Redecoration...

I sit here tonight, completely lost for words and yet so inspired. I feel as though I've decided to do a spot of redecoration, change what's inside a little.Five weeks has taught me so much. Most of a...
Posted by The Brynja on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:02:00 PST

An amusing note...

Today I put my proper earring in - I didn't intend to I just lost the other one and opened up the wound in the process.Have you ever noticed how people say they don't feel it when they're shot or stab...
Posted by The Brynja on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:09:00 PST

Kore wa Jyozu desu yo!!

Gruß liebe Kameraden!Today, a rather interesting package appeared on my doorstep. A crate full of replica Takeda Shingen battle armour...now, I did actually order it and was expecting it - these thing...
Posted by The Brynja on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:31:00 PST

Inspired!!

Hello all.As the title suggests, I'm feeling all inspired at the moment. Aww.As such, I will be awake until dawn - possibly tomorrow's dawn. So, for those of you who will see me inbetween times, pleas...
Posted by The Brynja on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:39:00 PST

The Enigma of Compassion

For a long while now, I have tried endlessly to understand exactly what compassion is - I searched high and low. Dictionaries. Practicing kindness. Asking smart people I know. But each time, no luck.T...
Posted by The Brynja on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:01:00 PST