Daily chit-chat

[Markus]

Umm... something else: Jorge, you've hidden the fact very well in a side-remark in the weather-topic, but you had an exam a week ago? How did it go? I hope you were successful!

Cheers!

Markus

[Persephone]

I had an amazing experience tonight!

[Markus]

Did you, Kris? What happened? Now you've made us curious, you know...

[Agnes]

What happened, Kris?   

[Markus]

Yeah, Kris, what happened? 

[Persephone]

I was in a cinema yesterday. It is one of the group of independent cinemas here in Prague. :-) There was a projection of a new Icelandic movie by a famous (maybe not to everyone) director Baltasar Kormákur. He made movies like 101 Reykjavík, Contraband (Hollywood movie) and Jar City (Mýrin in Icelandic). The Jar City was quite famous. In my country on the Karlovy Vary movie festival it even won 2 awards.

The new movie is called The Deep/Djúpið. It is based on real story.

The projection was special because the director stopped by to introduce the movie himself He was on his way from Berlin to Budapest and he decided to stop by (it was planned). After the movie there was a discussion too. I was too shy to ask anything in front of the whole room full of people. But when the discussion ended I decided to ask him for an autograph and asked him then. He was very nice and funny the whole time. I got the autograph and the answer, handshake and that's the end of the fairytale!

[Lucy]

It's so lovely, Kris, I'm so happy that you could live this! I like his autograph.

[Persephone]

Thank you. I am very happy too. I am still living from it  It was a precious moment for the rest of my life.

[Markus]

I see, Kris.

Yeah, that must have been a great evening for you. I'm so glad for you! Did you know that Kormákur would drop in or was that a surprise to you?

Cheers!

Markus

[Persephone]

No, I knew that. The cinema had it planned so it is even written on the ticket :-)

[Markus]

I see. Well, congrats again - I'm glad that you had such a great evening. Would you like to tell us what you asked him and what he replied?

My last night out was less spectacular. I joined a buddy's party after I was done with work and had a few hours of talking, laughing, music and a few beers. On that occasion I finally learned how to open a bottle of beer with a lighter.

Cheers!

Markus

[Persephone]

That is still a well spent evening, in my opinion Was that a b-day party? Did you know the rest of the people or not?
I never knew that people tend to open beer bottles with lighters   How exactly is this being done?


Hm, I asked him what happend to the ship, Breki. Kormákur bought the ship himself so they could sink it for the purpose of the movie (they actually had to sink it twice). He did not mention during the discussion what happend to her and you know how tightly I am connected to such things. He told me that they scrapped it. He said it was very expensive.
I can imagine Breki was of no use anymore, after two sinkings but still, the ship was very nice! I am sorry for her. But she's very famous now The movie was Oscar nominated.

[Markus]

They had to sink the ship twice? That sounds weird... But that was a very interesting question you asked him!

Right you are, that was a well spent evening. It wasn't a birthday party but an early Männertag (mens' day - the German tradition of getting drunk on Ascension Day). I knew Drushka very well, the friend who invited me, and some of the other folks remotely - and the actual host I hadn't met before.

Opening beer bottles with a lighter is useful when no opener is at hand, but actually is more about fun and showing off. There are different techniques. The one I learnt is to hold the bottle tight on the top end and hold one finger off a little bit so you can insert the bottom end of the lighter between the finger and the crown cork. Then you lever the cork off with the lighter. Difficult to explain, but actually quite easy to do. You can find some videos here.

Cheers!

Markus

[Persephone]

I see, interesting. We have nothing like Ascension Day traditions here. I even did not know it is being "celebrated" somewhere. :-) I guess Christian feasts are really not my topic  How bad with a student of theological faculty.

Thank you for the videos :-))

Did you drink beer only? Is there any drink you do not drink at all for some reasons?



If I got it right, he said: "so we sank it second time and this time we did not forget to turn on the cameras" 

[Markus]

Haha - that's a very good reason to sink the ship a second time.

I drank almost beer only. I do prefer red wine for classier parties, beer for more casual occasions - but there is no beverage I reject on principle.

Cheers!

Markus

[Lucy]

Our precious little one has his first birthday today!

[Persephone]

OH MY GOD!? No. That can't be truth!

The time flies so quickly, I cannot even comprehend that. Big congratulations to the lil' Jácint!  And all the hugs in the world!

[Agnes]

Happy b-day to Jácint!

[Luth]

Really?? Already one year old!! CONGRATULATIONS! Hug him on my behalf, please... 

[The One]

Time sure does fly, doesn't it?
Regardless, wish the little one a happy first birthday from me