Friday, March 24, 2006

V for Vendetta
Let me just say that that movie is utterly amazing! Definitely going to be on my shelves when it comes out on DVD. Had a discussion group about the movie and the comic during lunch at USC today. So now I'm planning to go out and buy the comic as soon as I have the chance to go to the bookstore. All those who had previously read the comic thought that the movie was a very good adaptation, there were things that they like and didn't like, but on the whole they thought it was pretty great. Actually, didn't hear a bad review of it (more like "it was awesome, I just wish they had ..."). So, as long as you don't have anything against violence, you should go see it now! Hugo Weaving was utterly amazing. I haven't seen many of his films (although he's bigger in theatre than in film) but this would be my favorite. His voice is amazing and it creates the character. He pulls off a person that is a mask in a way I never thought possible. Hope y'all are doing all right.

'Til next time ...

Love you Batman @}--',--
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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Tommorow be St. Patty's Day
Work does wonders to blocking the creative spirit. Getting home after however long finds me wanting to do nothing more than sit on me arse and watch television. But I'm promising myself that at the end of this semester I'll go back to my own writings and drawings and read some of the books that I'm yearning to read. Gotta go run an errand.

Hope everything's well with your greatgrandmother Batman.

'Til next time ...

I love you Batman @}--',--
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Thursday, March 2, 2006

Cherry Blossoms
To quote Kevin Wantannabe from Last Samuri: "They are all perfect."

I did, indeed, have a nervous / stress breakdown last week or so. Not fun at all, at all. However, it make me aware that I needed to collect myself.

So I've actually been reading books for my own pleasure instead of just school books. I've been cleaning my room. I straightened the rest of the house. I've mediated on nature while walking to work instead of worrying about being late.

Hence, the cherry blossoms. We make our lives so complicated. When someone tries to point out how simple life truly is, we think of them as naive. But really, life isn't all that difficult and we have become very adapt at adding on complications. Truth is, if we simply go through life thinking: "I want to live. I want to live freely. I want a roof over my head and food in my stomach" we'd get along pretty well. Everything else would just fall into place. To live freely it means we must be willing to allow others to live freely, to not stop them from their right to live. To eat and sleep in some kind of comfort it means working. Working isn't Hell. And if we care enough about our lives, we'll work well and do well. That's not saying bad stuff isn't going to happen (because it will) but that we can go through life without all the extra crap we through on ourselves. We won't need to stress so much. If a cherry tree can grow and blossom, so can we.

'Til next time ...

I love you Batman @}--',--
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Hello, it's me, the outlaw
It's official. Irish can definitely sing in Romanian. Sad.

German is heating up and I'm despising it more. I'm just getting tired of it. I feel like it's wasting all my time and energy.

First religion exam and second pscychology exam next week.

Desperately working on research for mulitiple research papers.

I don't like Locke.
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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Another day
I don't really having anything to ramble about. For once I wasn't down on Valentine's (thanks to the amazing and wondeful Batman) and I don't have a well formulated thing to write concerning the concept of love. Ergo ...

I tripped away the day
watching the tree tops sway
against the clouds.

*bows*

I love you Batman. @}--'--,--

'Til next time ...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Crucifixtion
I do not believe that the average American understands the social stigma that was crucifixtion. (I also don't believe the average American understands just how painful crucifixtion was ... especially Roman crucifixtion, but understand it more so now in leu of The Passion than orginally). We are so seperate from the death sentences of the older civilizations. Today, we try to be as humane as possible in killing people. The punishment is more of simple death and the way that one dies doesn't necessarily reflect the character of the person. You either had to be the most hated type of person (or someone must really have hated / wanted to make a statement with you death) to have been crucified. I think the only equivilant we have today would be lynching via an angry mob. Even then, the horror we feel is more of the indencency in which the person was treated than seeing it as a reflection of character. Death by crucifixtion was more than simply killing someone. It was killing the body as well as the reputation / character / heck-even-the-soul. I say this because I'm doing research for my religion paper. Jesus was a Jew. To be killed / hanged upon a tree was the worst way to go according to Jewish faith (read Deuteronomy and Leviticus ... can't site the chapters or verses off the top of my head). Crucifixtion was the penultimate horrific way to die upon a tree. The more one realizes how horrid dying on a cross truly was, the more one will more fully appreciate what it means when a Christian claims that "Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, died on a / the cross for our sins."
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Thursday, February 2, 2006

Fiddle Faddle
I don't really think of myself as a good person. I think of myself as a person who tries to be / do good. I also don't think I'm the most religious and / or spiritual person out there, although I would like to think that I have a pretty good grasp on my religion and have a decent relationship with God. ("To be quite honest I talk to God all the time and He's never mentioned you." - paraphase, Phillip the Mouse, Ladyhawk). I've been invited to come to the White Oak Conference again this year and my favorite duo is going to be there (APeX). However, I don't think I should be going. Money issues aside (expensive) I don't think it's right for me anymore. One, I don't really know anybody and I tend to find myself a bit of a loner at those kinds of things. If I had stayed active in my old youth group (i. e. a leader / director /thing) I may fell more comfortable, however they raised the age limit and I am not old enough. Two, I don't think like a high schooler. My relationship with God and with my church has changed. I don't feel comfortable in large crowds anyway, and now I have a different view of what's going on. I want to talk to people on a different level ... something that's only going to be offered one on one at something like this since the over all thing is directed to younger people. I may wind up going on spring retreat that STM does. I haven't decided yet. As if I didn't have enough to think about (philosophy, German *twitch*, what-to-do-with-my-life), I now realize that I need to re-evaluate the way I think about myself as a Roman Catholic. It's not a bad thing. Just something I wasn't expecting to happen. 'Til next time ...

Love you, Batman. @}--'--,--
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Check out this Site
Hey everybody! My friend is about to have his comic published in April! To get a preview just check out this site:

http://www.nbmpub.com/comingup/comaug.html

I love you Batman ^_^ @}--'--,--
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Thursday, January 26, 2006

>_
It's amazing how one little person can make a day that isn't that great to absolutely horrid. Bad enough that it took one bloody hour to download my homework but then I get a lovely chat about how I'm a worthless human being who's taking up space. *sneer*

Stoicism is not my strong point. I'm doing alright from removing myself from the object of anger and trying not to get anxious about anxious about those things which I have no control over (i.e. everything outside my mind) but as a stoic philosophy I fail miserably. To those of you who can practice it well, you have my admiration.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Wax
Descartes has once again stepped up to plate. We (very) briefly looked at Bacon and now it's back to Descartes Meditations. Thus I am beginning to get a better appreciation for wax and the similarities it has with the mind.

The mind is an interesting thing, when all's said and done. I think I'd be safe to say that even those who do not believe in the soul believe in the mind. Doesn't help solve the Mind / Body Problem but it is interesting to think on.

Mind / Body aside my goal for this semester is Christ Crucified. I have a major research paper due and my topic is the trial and death of Jesus. Why? Because that's one of the opitions for my Biblical Literature and History class. I am once again reminded of how utterly horrible and shamefull crucifixtion was. One thing's for sure, Christians are one strange bunch of people (myself definately included).

C. K.'s back in Iraq so I have an excuse for not working on my main story. I need to get back to my writing.

Batman is doing pretty well. Everyone wish him luck for his PT Test tomorrow. Ich liebe dich, Batman.

Kashi, Death Knight: y'all be expecting a letter in the near future, ya hear? I should be getting off me lazy bum and sending y'all each one soon. I hope.

Now, for everyone's favorite part: the Window Pane Thought!

Just a Thought:

Someone's Life Would be Less Without You.

- Nobody.

Yes, it's similar to ones out there already but still true nonetheless. Y'all don't believe me? Well, for pretty much everyone of you reading this who I've commented on and have commented for me, y'all have helped me through some tough times. Some more than others. And I am ever glad that I actually joined myO.

Gotta get back to writing some e-mails. More posts to come later. 'Til next time ...
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