Growing up, you don’t see the writing on the wall
Passing by, moving straight ahead, you knew it all
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
You’ll find you’re all alone, everything has changed

Chorus:
I can see a new horizon underneath the blazing sky
I’ll be where the eagle’s flying higher and higher
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future’s lyin’, St. Elmo’s Fire
wu……..

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Someone has received a crash course in Arnie. She reluctantly watched classics such as Commando, Total Recall, Terminator (first one), Running Man, and Predator. Of minor note is Kindergarten Cop which was abandoned at the halfway mark because it really is that bad.

Best one liners:

After killing bad guy with a drill:
“Screw you!”

After impaling villain with hot water pipe with air blowing out:
“Let off some steam, Bennett!”

After killing man sitting next to him on plane:
“Don’t disturb my friend, he’s dead tired.”

And my personal favourite:

I never told you I’d love you all my life. Oh my love, you never swore to adore me all your life. We never made promises like that, knowing me knowing you. We never thought we ever would be caught by love fickle as we were. And yet, and yet, step by step, without a word between us, bit by bit, feelings slipped between our merry mingle bodies and words of love rose to our naked lips. Bit by bit lots of words of love began to mingle gently with our kisses. How many words of love? I never would have thought I’d always want you. Oh my love, we never would have thought we two could live together and not get bored. Wake up every morning and be just as surprised to be just as happy in the same bed, desire nothing more than that oh so banal pleasure of feeling so good to be together. And yet, and yet, step by step without a word between us, bit by bit our feelings bound us tight in spite of ourselves, bound us tight forever Feelings stronger than any words of love known or unknown. Feelings so wild and so strong. Feelings we never thought were possible before. Don’t ever promise to adore me all your life. Let’s not make promises like that knowing me knowing you. Let’s keep the feeling that this love of ours, this love of ours, will be short and sweet.

James Nachtwey, widely recognised as one of the world’s best war photographers has been covering international conflicts and social issues for some twenty odd years. He is an inspirational figure, not only because of his powerful compositions or time-proven dedication to his work, but the attitude with which he approaches both his subjects and audience. Nachtwey is a very humble man for someone of his notoriety and experience. Instead of an ego inflated by countless praises and publicity, or a sense of sarcastic cynicism that commonly accompanies experts who have come to know their subjects too well. Nachtwey remains a person of curiosity and modesty; a passionate photographer who is genuinely interested in exposing and giving voice to those affected by the atrocities of war, poverty in developing countries, civil strife and many other social issues that continue to be un- or under-reported. Because at the heart of the issues we perceive from our daily media, and the numerous grand policies passed down from on top, is how these issues and decisions will ultimately affect those on the ground level. As Nachtwey puts forth the questions that documentary photography attempts to answer:

“It puts a human face on issues which from a far can appear abstract or ideological and monumental in their global impact. What happens at ground level? Far from the wholes of power? What happens to ordinary citizens one by one?”

Here is Jamse Nachtwey’s acceptance speech at the TED awards containing a slideshow of his work through the last twenty years.