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touché

in the homestretch of moving some friends into their new place, i find myself carrying a largish convex piece of frosted glass, which belongs on their free-standing floor lamp.

me: so, where would you like me to put this -- what i like to affectionately call a boob lampshade?

aj [laughing loudly]: oh, just put it in the living room, right on top of the phallic object.

i don't know what i was expecting, exactly, but it wasn't that. totally awesome.

Posted on Friday, March 9, 2007 at 11:24PM by

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currently listening

ahhhhh... this takes me back.

released in '92[?!]. still a good cd. "plush"? awesome.

Posted on Friday, March 9, 2007 at 08:54AM by

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"I can't say that I know for sure that believing has changed anything for me. Like, for example, I have a home to go home to. So do I have that because I believe? I mean, I realize that it's a blessing from God, but God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to give lots of people domicile, believers and non. I can't say, 'I believe, therefore God has given me an affordable apartment.'

[...]

The best *difference* I can come up with is that believing gives me a framework that gives at least some meaning to the world. It gives me some metaphysical pegs on which to hang things. It gives me a metanarrative (oh yeah, I just went there), if you will. It kind of makes me think of CS Lewis and his whole, 'I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.'"

[- visit meegs for more complete thoughts]

"[In college] I 'used' the bible a lot...reading it topically on subjects like baptism, predestination, homosexuality, women in ministry...mostly to prove the things I was being taught at the time (Which is strange if you think about it).

Back then, we called it 'defending our faith.' I'm not sure what I call it now."

[- visit paul for more complete thoughts]

Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 10:35AM by

mdog |

chatty

i have nothing clever to write. gmail chatting has been pretty representative of my week though, so i will subject you to this. because i can.

sf: I dislike the Blogger system, I can never type the randomly generated letters right the first time
me: I KNOW
i feel brain damaged when that happens
me: is it a w? or two v's? p? q?
sf: lakjyewsex

me: how are things? i got your "happy christmas" text... in... january?
sjl: wait a second.
which happy christmas text?
the actual mail?
me: no, cell
sjl: ah yes! intentionally in January
me: i think that was you?
sjl: I think the text messages are fairly immediate
me: i figured! you are funny
so what is the deal with those? they cost the normal $.10?
fyi i am not wearing pants at the moment..
sjl: I believe that it costs me about $0.20
THANK YOU FOR THAT

my gmail status: working...?
sf's gmail status: writing...?
me: dost thou mock my gmail status?
sf: LOL... well, only if it weren't true
I am trying.. to write.. but
it's not happening
me: you're writing now!
sf: Good point
me: i suppose this doesn't count.
sf: not unless I can just plug in this transcript where the conclusion of my sermon is supposed to go
me: do you think anyone will buy a book of random gmail chats?
sf: we could just put it on screen
it would be like an abstract piece
me: i love it.
"and now i leave you with this... i don't think it needs any explanation"
sf: LOL
me: stand for closing prayer
sf: Let's worship together

b: the only thing is that it's one of the few complexes that allows animals
(no rabbits though :( )
me: so, rabbits don't count as "animals"??
b: get this...
they're exotic
me: um...
b: "no exotic animals (snakes, rabbits, ferrets)"
me: they're freaking rabbits.
b: I know
me: wtf
b: if you can catch one in the parking lot outside, they're not exotic

Posted on Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 10:46PM by

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