The Official Coli Renaissance Man Thread

[True Blue Moon]

You ever listen to Manu Chao?
Manu Chao - Me gustas tu - YouTube

Straight smokin' music

This will help me with my Spanish learning. I've been trying to keep it in my ears while I'm learning.

 

[blackzeus]

in passing i have. what about djavan? have you listened to him?

Djavan - Flor De Lis - Djavan Ao Vivo, Vol. 1 - YouTube

First time, but that's definitely bossa nova

 

[PimpHandStrong]

I approve of this thread.

I used to be heavy into chess couple of years ago before I started training for my career. I had this program, I believe it was called Chessmaster 10, but it broke the game down to the very basics, built you up, taught strategies, and broke down classic games as well. It was piff.

But there's a podcast/radio show I listen to called Radiolab on NPR. On this podcast they research and present stories on a multitude of topics from Sleep to Stochastcity (randomness) to Ants.

I actually got my girl hooked on it. They continually are dropping knowledge on a variety of subjects and I challenge you to say you don't learn something new from every show.

 

[detroitwalt]

I've always wanted to learn to play an instrument. Either the piano or the sax but there are no places near me that offer the opportunity to do that.

 

[PortCityProphet]

watch White Collar try to do what the great Neal Caffery does

 

[True Blue Moon]

up for primetime

 

[True Blue Moon]

For the language learning brehs:

Language Exchange Community - Practice and Learn Foreign Languages

There are some BAD ass chicks up here too. I'm going to start bullshytting and learn Spanish. I've been working at it on and off for a while. I'm moving to LA soon too so this should be valuable for travel and every day living.

 

[True Blue Moon]

I got a response from a Colombian girl

Let the learning begin.

 

[True Blue Moon]

I've always wanted to learn to play an instrument. Either the piano or the sax but there are no places near me that offer the opportunity to do that.

There's no shortage of ways to teach yourself these days breh. Hell YouTube itself is a vast resource for stuff like this. It's the kinda thing you just gotta put the work in. It's not like learning Algebra. I taught myself alto sax some years back. I'm rusty as hell now but it can be done.

 

[True Blue Moon]

Somebody needs to bring that Learning Spanish thread back over here. I need to get my language game up.

Classic thread

 

[Broke Wave]

I wanna learn Spanish brehs. I also wanna learn how to play piano

I'm gonna learn how to cook this semester too, and just genuinely upgrade my skills. I feel like life is a natural progression, you gotta just keep improving yourself otherwise theirs no point of living

 

[True Blue Moon]

I wanna learn Spanish brehs. I also wanna learn how to play piano

I'm gonna learn how to cook this semester too, and just genuinely upgrade my skills. I feel like life is a natural progression, you gotta just keep improving yourself otherwise theirs no point of living

That's where I'm at man. I want to travel, speak a couple of languages and just be an all around well versed dude. There's no reason not to be really.

Were you the dude in the chat last night shyttin on the Nigerian?

 

[blackzeus]

I wanna learn Spanish brehs. I also wanna learn how to play piano

I'm gonna learn how to cook this semester too, and just genuinely upgrade my skills. I feel like life is a natural progression, you gotta just keep improving yourself otherwise theirs no point of living

i would learn how to make exotic dishes. F*ck a class, just get a recipe book, and practice until perfect. Recommendations:

Thai (especially the desserts)
Peruvian (especially anything ceviche or japanese fusion)
Mongolian (especially any mongolian meat dish)

Nikkaz and b*tches will be like, how the f*ck did you learn how to make this, and you'll be like

 

[Food Mane]

I don't fully agree that you need wealth to be a well-rounded individual. The following are more or less free:

1. Voraciously devour media (books, music, movies, television)
2. Cook
3. Play a musical instrument
4. Honestly try to understand arguments against positions you hold

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Yall nikkaz ain't ambidextrous yet? Get a compsition book and get to practicing.