...that is pretty much the approach that my highly entertaining lecturer, Chris Horrie, had to our lecture today! Before I go into the heavy stuff that I am going to try to make sense of I will ease you in with my favourite quote of the lecture.
"If I were to pull my trousers down and wave my genitals about, parts of your brains would be flashing like mad! I'm pretty average, I'm not boasting!" (I hope I don't get into trouble for this quote!)
The parts of the brain that he was referring to are called the amygdaline and the hippocampus (I think)! Which are sections of the brain which react when certain emotions are present, namely; sex, rage and fear. For example if you were shown images of angry bloodied sex (extreme example I know!) then these parts of your brain would be going crazy. I believe this was all penned by Freud but I may be wrong.
Freud... possibly my favourite philosopher. His experiments and discoveries on the unconcious mind absolutely fascinate me. I love thinking about what my repressed thoughts are that I don't conciously bring to the forefront of my mind. Although, according to Freud these things can be quite disturbing. If you are male he suggested that all boys have the desire to kill their fathers or rid of them in some way in order to become the dominant male... and have sex with their mothers! Yes, that's right! Boys... you all want to have sex with your mummy's on some inner level if Freud's theories are to be believed."I found in myself a constant love for my mother, and jealousy of my father. I now consider this to be a universal event in childhood," Freud once said. If you are female he believes you are useless. You are a man who was born without the most important part. He believed that all women are unconciously jealous of men because they have penises. This is where the term Penis Envy derived from. He also couldn't stand how women are so bitchy and self hating and found periods disgusting. In other words... a cheauvenistic pig! But there isn't a lack of those around today to be fair, they just don't have the genius brain to let them off!
We also looked at Freud's interesting take on female sexual frustration. Freud discovered that when a women is sexually repressed, frigid or even suffering from constipation she may experience vivid dreams of running up a hill to escape some form of harm. This has been reflected in some modern art forms such as music and drama in the past. This and all Freud's other theories will probably continue to be illustrated through the arts for hundreds of years to come as all his idea's are so 'out there' and complex.
'Le Petite Mort' or 'The Little Death' is the idea that when a woman has an orgasm it is actually a foretaste of the feeling of death. All thoughts and worries are pushed aside and there is a few seconds of nothingness and sheer bliss where the woman let's go of any inhibition. Freudian suggestions are that some women still fear orgasms even today as they lose control of their self and ego.
If this blog has you a little hot under the collar... "MARGARET THATCHER NAKED!" ;)
Thursday 22 October 2009
Wednesday 21 October 2009
The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
As I walk along the Bois Boolong with an independent air,
You can hear the girls declare"He must be a Millionaire."
You can hear them sigh and wish to die,
You can see them wink the other eye
At the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
I was sitting in a lovely quaint pub with a male friend recently when we were targeted by the pub's local nutjob... or so we thought. This man was scruffy in appearance and slurring his words and spilling his Ringwood bitter as he made a pass with cheeky small talk. "Who is this lady by your side?" "I've seen you in here with a girl or two." To which my friend was quite embarrassed! But it turned out that this old man was reading us a song. He had a wad of old hall songs which his grandfather used to sing to him. The one that interested us the most was The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo, based on the casino gambler and trickster Charles Wells who 'broke the bank' (won more chips than was on the table) at the casino twelve times. Investigators were employed to try and work out his system but it is thought that he simply doubled his bets to make up his losses. Wells got away with this for some years before being found guilty of fraud at the old bailey and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
What started as a feeling of dread, being approached by a strange, scruffy looking man who seemed quite lonely and bored actually turned into quite a fun and interesting history lesson. You can find this quirky character at the Black Boy pub in bar end of Winchester. Go for the crazy decor... stay for the locals!
...and if you thought I'd end this blog without a link to the song... you're wrong :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnspC0c1Sws
You can hear the girls declare"He must be a Millionaire."
You can hear them sigh and wish to die,
You can see them wink the other eye
At the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
I was sitting in a lovely quaint pub with a male friend recently when we were targeted by the pub's local nutjob... or so we thought. This man was scruffy in appearance and slurring his words and spilling his Ringwood bitter as he made a pass with cheeky small talk. "Who is this lady by your side?" "I've seen you in here with a girl or two." To which my friend was quite embarrassed! But it turned out that this old man was reading us a song. He had a wad of old hall songs which his grandfather used to sing to him. The one that interested us the most was The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo, based on the casino gambler and trickster Charles Wells who 'broke the bank' (won more chips than was on the table) at the casino twelve times. Investigators were employed to try and work out his system but it is thought that he simply doubled his bets to make up his losses. Wells got away with this for some years before being found guilty of fraud at the old bailey and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
What started as a feeling of dread, being approached by a strange, scruffy looking man who seemed quite lonely and bored actually turned into quite a fun and interesting history lesson. You can find this quirky character at the Black Boy pub in bar end of Winchester. Go for the crazy decor... stay for the locals!
...and if you thought I'd end this blog without a link to the song... you're wrong :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnspC0c1Sws
Monday 5 October 2009
A Sign Of The Times...
The World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday will NOT be shown on television.
It has been revealed that for the first time in the history of football a qualifying match will not be shown on television, instead viewers will be able to pay in advance to watch it online for £4.99 on Wednesday with the price going up to £10.99 Thursday and Friday and £11.99 if you leave it until Saturday. The rights to broadcast the game were originally held by Setanta (deceased) - poor Angus! But have been sold to a company called Perform.
Of course it would be unfair to assume that every football fan can use a computer, which is probably why the game will also be shown at 11 Odeons across the country. It is unclear how this decision will be received by fans but I can't help thinking there is going to be bad feedback. When I think about watching football... I think of gathering round the television with family to support my team or country or going to the pub to watch with mates. Neither of these traditional scenes will be possible.
It does appear to reflect a shift in the way society consumes their media. Today it would be fair to say most teenagers and young adults are familiar with such internet players such as 4od (4 on demand) and bbc iplayer but such a popular event such as a world cup match is going to reach out to people of all ages and in every demographic. I could see it easing the more mature generation into the 21st century.
Maybe we'll come across some golden bloggers!
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