November 2010
10 posts
Wisdom and Humility:
Making people aware of your intelligence
without holding it over their heads.
Dear Coke Talk: On fun with christians. →
dearcoketalk:
It’s ironic how you brand every Christian as close-minded by virtue of them being Christian.
I must ask, though. If being Christian requires a person to give up rational thinking, why have many of the greatest thinkers of history, those who are undoubtedly some of the most intelligent people…
I am listening to this right now...
…and I will have more to say on the matter soon.
First Impression: It’s the ritz titz as far as MCR is concerned.
By Way of a Review...
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows P.1 (3.5/5)
I have a difficult time with this half-movie, because reviewing it as a reader inhibits me from reviewing it as a moviegoer. I will say this once: a movie that is based on a book should not require you to have read the book to enjoy the movie, or it fails as a film. I won’t be discussing the books here, because other than being the source...
I hate religion.
NULC Submission
I just got feedback from my Northwest Undergrad Lit. Conference advisor, and he told me which of the two candidates I should go with. The “winner” is a piece called Apostles. It’s a story based on my time in San Francisco. Here’s a preview (apologies for the formatting):
Sam offered Wesley lunch.
Wesley considered the proposition momentarily, mildly surprised....
“I’m not selling anything over here, least of all permission to validate your...”
– Dear Coke Talk
V for Vapidity
My cousin died this morning, he was 28.
Blood clot. Freak accident.
On days like these I wish god was real, so I could give him the hard right cross.
All I see on the feeds today are people who had no idea who Guy Fawkes was before V for Vendetta was made into a movie, and don’t understand that they’re endorsing terrorism. I believe in what the Catholics were fighting for, because...
