I believe God loves especially while (and especially because) we are silly.
A new goal for my life, from Angel:
"We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be."
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
lighter side
Let's forget about politics, religion, etc. just for a moment and talk about my favorite forms of entertainment. Even I know some times I need a break from all the serious.
TV: Been watching a lot of Angel lately. I really like it, although *SPOILER ALERT* Evil Cordy in Season 4 was very annoying. I wonder what they would have done if Charisma Carpenter had stayed with the show. Can't ever let Angel be happy, I don't suppose. Sigh.
Also, Mad Men continues to impress. I like the world of it, and I enjoy seeing what happens to the characters, even if there's not a one of them whose moral backbone isn't made out of rubber.
Video games: The World Ends With You - PLAY THIS GAME. Best thing to come out of Squeenix in *years.* Fun, complex but a reasonable learning curve, and a story that does well what it tries to do. Can't ask for much more than that. Also, I need to make with the WiiWare/VC downloading: Megaman 9, Shining Force II, Secret of Mana, and Super Mario RPG have all come out in the last few weeks. That's a mighty huge pile of retro awesome.
Music: Still on a Death Cab kick to some extent, but my "let's throw another album on the pile" list at work also consists of "Chess," Guns 'n' Roses, Coldplay, and I think Prince. How's that for eclectic?
The previous seasons of LOST, 30 Rock, HIMYM, and The Office will soon be out on DVD. Lot of great eppys...to buy, or to rent as needed with Netflix?
TV: Been watching a lot of Angel lately. I really like it, although *SPOILER ALERT* Evil Cordy in Season 4 was very annoying. I wonder what they would have done if Charisma Carpenter had stayed with the show. Can't ever let Angel be happy, I don't suppose. Sigh.
Also, Mad Men continues to impress. I like the world of it, and I enjoy seeing what happens to the characters, even if there's not a one of them whose moral backbone isn't made out of rubber.
Video games: The World Ends With You - PLAY THIS GAME. Best thing to come out of Squeenix in *years.* Fun, complex but a reasonable learning curve, and a story that does well what it tries to do. Can't ask for much more than that. Also, I need to make with the WiiWare/VC downloading: Megaman 9, Shining Force II, Secret of Mana, and Super Mario RPG have all come out in the last few weeks. That's a mighty huge pile of retro awesome.
Music: Still on a Death Cab kick to some extent, but my "let's throw another album on the pile" list at work also consists of "Chess," Guns 'n' Roses, Coldplay, and I think Prince. How's that for eclectic?
The previous seasons of LOST, 30 Rock, HIMYM, and The Office will soon be out on DVD. Lot of great eppys...to buy, or to rent as needed with Netflix?
Sunday, October 5, 2008
do your homework
So, I've been talking a big show about how people blindly support one party or the other, without making any effort to understand the other side. A friend of mine says we get so defensive about politics because the truth is, we don't really know what we're talking about. Can you be absolutely certain your economic policies are the best ones? What does that even mean? Best for whom?
I say I'm not a Republican anymore, but I have a responsibility to be more than just "not a Republican." Not being a Democrat, but rather doing at least a little research into the actual plans and proposals of the candidates, and see who I actually think would make a better president. It's easier to make snap judgments, or to just take one side at their word, without actually having to consider both sides, without having to see through the spin.
Question is: where do I start? The internet is full of information, but who actually has any interested in relating the truth, and not their perspective, masquerading as absolute fact?
I say I'm not a Republican anymore, but I have a responsibility to be more than just "not a Republican." Not being a Democrat, but rather doing at least a little research into the actual plans and proposals of the candidates, and see who I actually think would make a better president. It's easier to make snap judgments, or to just take one side at their word, without actually having to consider both sides, without having to see through the spin.
Question is: where do I start? The internet is full of information, but who actually has any interested in relating the truth, and not their perspective, masquerading as absolute fact?
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