Words, they Bounce

It must be some evolutionary beneficial curiosity that won’t let me forget words like “succubus”. I don’t care what it means. I don’t care what it is. I’ve been trying to forget it for years and no I never cared to look it up. But now might be the time to give in. Maybe my brain will stop keeping it around if it knows what it means and thus can determine more fully whether it’s something I need to remember or not. Right now the fate of that word is in limbo. It lies in a black box and its future cannot be decided. The worst thing is this isn’t the only word bouncing around in my brain in this fashion.

No longer traumatizing to children

Finally, someone has managed to soften the image of Christ’s suffering. Could this bring more converts?

(Created by Holly the Terrible of Daubery.)

Panderous

A Toyota ad showed while I was listening to music through Pandora. It said, “Good news, you have above average taste in music”, and then went on to tell good news about Toyota deals.

I really hope no vain fools clicked the ad.

Some Thoughts

I think Radiohead’s Kid A album was originally titled “Kinda”. Then they realized some would try to apply the title to the contents of the CD, so they tried a little harder to avoid making too obvious their lack of musical effort. I still think “kinda” is a good answer to a question about how worthwhile Radiohead albums are to buy.

Remember: You can’t sing from your heart with your eyes open. Haven’t you ever been to a charismatic christian church service? Remember all the closed eyes, open mouths and wet faces? … No, I’m not going back either. To church in general.

New Level of Difficulty: Think of the learning game “Which of these things doesn’t belong” … that game, but with only two items to choose from. “Choose wisely, Timmy.” It’s supposed to teach kids about real life … the kind where you don’t know what the hell is going on. Life is not simply fruit versus vegetables.

If My Legs Were Attached Upside-Down It Would Make Sense

While trying to shop for shorts, a thought …

Legs, from top to bottom, don’t grow in girth. So why do these shorts that I’m looking at do just that?

Jazzing the Mundane

it’s good to have a way with things
a way that’s fresh
a way that springs
to life the lifeless melody
of everyday
of daily things

Dreams

for a time slacks and shirt.
without which, fired.
brokeness and hunger.
less barbecue/beer/burgers/indian (such diverse tastes!).
paused dreams pay the bills.

For the Holidays: BreatheRight Nasal Plugs

1. Gwen Stefani
2. Antonio Banderas
3. Hillary Duff
4. Mariah Carey
5. Usher
6. Britney Spears

Each has a new fabulous fragrance for Christmas. As Kristen says, “it’s going to be a smelly Christmas.”

Discovery

The shuttle Discovery landed successfully today. While watching it on local news and CNN I couldn’t help feeling proud to be part of a species that’s capable of such things. One day I hope to contribute something towards that effort even though it’s too late for me to become an astronaut. That job wouldn’t fit well with where I am in life, but I’d love be involved somehow. Maybe it’ll be through embedded software development for robotic devices … who knows.

Qualifications aside, if I had no surviving family or loved ones I’d go into space in a heartbeat.

College Lawn Evangelists

They speak too loud to be heard. They failed as drama students. They think they’re in a Holy War.

The above images are from 2005 while attending UCF.