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Victor Muh

Amusing Myself To Death

About Me

I used to be boring living in Europe. Then I was bling cuz I moved to Paris. Then, I was a "filmmaker." Then, I became an "award-winning filmmaker," and became really boring. Now, I'm in China which is the most exciting place I've ever been.
I'm very much an Aries/Dog.
Here's what my friend SUZANNE WHITE has to say about ARIES... STRAIGHT FROM her book THE NEW ASTROLOGY
ALL ARIES ARE BORN BETWEEN March 21 AND April 20
Ruler..Mars
Element..Fire
Quality..Cardinal
Aries is the first sign of the occidental zodiac.
Aries have the following characteristics:
COURAGE AFFABILITY
DRIVE TALENT
HEARTINESS ENTERPRISE
Aries sins may include:
NAIEVETE EXCESS
OSTENTATION SANCTIMONY
WILLFULNESS DOMINATION
Aries is the first of the twelve Western zodiacal signs. And although it comes first, it is often thought of as the baby of the family. Aries respond to stimuli in an impulsive and headstrong manner. The complexities of cunning, deceit and duplicity don't appeal to Aries. The Aries person likes to operate out of righteousness (self- and the other kind), wherein he feels safe. The danger is that he can also feel a mite too complacent.
It's a sorry day indeed when Aries finds out that her "best friend" at work has wangled the promotion she herself has been drudgingly seeking through the conventional channels: filling in endless forms, waiting for the snooty personnel manager to give her an interview and hanging on every ring of the intercom in the hope that it will be good news. "Janet's been promoted," announces Aries' nearest neighbor. "Isn't that fabulous?"
The bad news really flummoxes Aries. She feels like crying. Why didn't Janet tell her she wanted the job? Why hadn't she noticed Janet's seductive new wardrobe? Of course that was why Janet had been putting in so much zealous overtime lately, Aries chews at a hangnail and worries, "How could I be so stupid?" Don't fret, Aries, you are far from dumb. But you are sometimes blindly naive. Because you have no ulterior motives of your own and like to be "up front" about your personal wants and needs, other people's machinations baffle you.
Take my advice. Put your forthrightness in your back pocket and sit on it once in a while. Sometimes life is just plain not fair. Be on your guard. Check out subtleties while they're happening. Head disappointment off at the pass. Don't wait until the bad movie is over and the plot has thickened to a clot.
Talent is awarded all Aries at birth. If developed at an early age Aries' talents in artistic fields may lead them to solid careers in music, graphic arts or artisanry. The Aries youngster may spend hours practicing alone in a room just to perfect a single musical phrase. Believe me, this kid is not worried about peer pressure or popularity... everybody likes Aries children anyway. They inspire confidence and are pleasant to be around. The child practicing his Mozart is probably president of his class as well as concertmaster of the school orchestra and head of the scenery committee for the senior play. Busy, busy, busy Aries never stops. "Achieve and go on to achieve again" is Aries' unshakeable motto.
As a result of Aries' sound sense of self, he prefers not to be told what to do. Aries is a natural leader and often the most creative thinker in a given group. Originality is his byword. Confront Aries with chaos and he will leap right in and begin putting things to rights. Aries is not afraid to delegate authority and makes a fair and just effort in the exercise of power. Aries are not easily swayed by others. Although they are naive, they are also both stubborn and egocentric.
Aries people are blurters. Again, their childlike earnestness prompts them. Aries is the dinner guest who points out the hair in the soup before it leaves the kitchen. Aries mean no harm. They can usually be trained by about age fifty to turn their tongues around twice before babbling untoward truths.
So Aries has the character of a feisty youngster. He seeks recognition in positive and assertive ways. He does not shrink in the face of conflict. Nor does Aries take a back seat gracefully. If Aries were offered a part in a film about cowboys, he would invariably want to play the U.S. marshal in the white Stetson on the white horse. Aries is an incurable good guy.

My Interests

Cinema, HDV, surfing, VTT, writing, reading, politics, travel, music, nature... same ol' boring stuff.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who remembers how FIGHT CLUB ends, and who, if there's no other than choice than to cook with Teflon®, knows better than to use metal utensils when cooking with Teflon®.

Music:

Everything that's good except Country... well, even some Country... LIKE THIS!
I like Hip Hop, too.

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Adrenaline Hunters - The Movie, Memento, The Princess Bride, The Matrix, Avalon, The Doomsday Code , Ghost In The Shell, Brazil, Like Water For Chocolate, Simple Men, Star Wars, Fight Club, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain, Mulholland Drive, Les Souliers Chinois, Groundhog Day, Blade Runner, Young Frankenstein, Spun, my next movie and many more...

Books:

Tao Te Ching, The Art of War, On The Road, Catch 22, War and Peace, The Good Earth, Who Will Tell The People, Okie The Otter, Der Prozess, Das Schloss, Die Verwandlung, Amusing Ourselves To Death, Sprickets and Sprockets...

My Blog

Setting Up Shop In Beijing

So I've been in Beijing for 48 hours by now.In that time, I've rented an apartment, got my telephone and electricity turned on, registered with with the police, and just had my internet service activa...
Posted by Victor Muh on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:25:00 PST

Beijing Super Cops

This happened in April, but I've just now found the time to write about it.I recently had my wallet stolen in Beijing.It was just before the first ever Sonic Youth concert in China. I met a friend at ...
Posted by Victor Muh on Sat, 19 May 2007 07:23:00 PST

My Life in Beijing... so far.

Inside Carrefour View From Office On the Access Hollywood Set Village Within a City Breakfast InteriorMaking Youtiao Baghdad Meets Versailles Some Temple? Breakfast Exterior Some Scho...
Posted by Victor Muh on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:59:00 PST

F*ck the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, fighting racism, fighting for gay rights!!!

U.S. Severe Poverty Highest in 3 Decades!The real war is the war of the social classes, the wealthy, ruling, elite versus the working class, and just because you own a home or drive a fancy car doesn'...
Posted by Victor Muh on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:34:00 PST

Billions and billions of dollars just disappear in Iraq

Show me the money, or at least some receipts scribbled on the backs of old envelopes and grocery bags.This week, we were treated to the spectacle of the former U.S. civilian overlord of Iraq, Ambassad...
Posted by Victor Muh on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:30:00 PST

Oh! Yeah! And, the Iraqis? Hmmm... What do they think about all this?

Iraqi Television on Bush's State of the Union It is odd that US media seem completely uninterested in how Bush's State of the Union speech was received in Iraq, where half of it would be implemented....
Posted by Victor Muh on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:23:00 PST

Every Iraq Has a Silver Lining

Why the US Is Not Leaving Iraq: The Booming Business of War ProfiteersBy Prof. Ismael Hossein-zadehThe military-industrial-complex [would] cause military spending to be driven not by national security...
Posted by Victor Muh on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:13:00 PST

Come Out of The Closet!!!

"A senior Iraqi military official said a machine gunner downed the helicopter, but a U.S. military official in Washington said there were no indications that the aircraft, owned by Blackwater USA, had...
Posted by Victor Muh on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:28:00 PST

1983 footage of Saddam Hussein and Donald Rumsfeld

19. 83. Shaking hands. Donald Rumsfeld. Saddam Hussein....
Posted by Victor Muh on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:13:00 PST

My Appearance on the Tyra Banks Show

For those of you adoring fans who missed my appearance on the Tyra Banks Show, you can still read about it and even admire the photo of me on set!Don't hate me because I'm beautiful:-PCheck it here: h...
Posted by Victor Muh on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:08:00 PST