Veni Vidi Vici
Where to start...?
I somehow managed to pull off an A- on my midterm. I almost burst out crying when I found out because I had psyched myself out so much that I hadn't been eating for days. I won't be so lucky for the final, and for that reason I really have to work hard the next few weeks to make sure that I am not cramming everything during the few nights before the test. The final is a three-hour translation of what will probably be some esoteric biblical exegesis I'm sure. The last translation we had to do was a homily on the Gospel of John analyzing the role of the two angels that appeared at Jesus' death and how they symbolically represented the two Testaments (boring). Jesus is totally my homeboy, I think he's absolutely amazing, but unfortunately his followers put me to sleep.
I attended Merry Meet, the Pagan Interfaith conference at UMass. I was really only present for the first day, the leadership institute, and it was really amazing. There were quite a few people there and the day consisted of lectures in the morning and then group discussion in the afternoon. I saw many familiar faces and was also given the chance to finally meet in person all of these great authors and activists who I've been reading about for so long. I spoke with Michael York for a short time and told him that I really enjoyed Pagan Theology; however, I must say that I was underwhelmed by him in person. I suppose that's the downfall of many academics, they are often only fierce with a pen. Macha NightMare was there and she was very nice to speak with. If I am correct, Margot Adler is at the conference right now lecturing just as I type this entry; unfortunately I did not stay long enough to have a chance to meet her, though it would certainly be an amazing experience.
The conference was a taste of the real world. I had a temporary crisis of life while I was there. This is my first exposure to inter/intra-faith work and ultimately I can't decide if my path in life lies in activism or academia. They often go hand in hand and as I've thought about it I've realized that I can probably find some kind of balance between the two. However, even saying that, all of these plans are very tentative. I may just as easily discover down the road that all of this isn't for me, though ideally that won't happen because my ass does not have the funds to bounce around from school to school until I can figure out what the heck to do with myself.
I somehow managed to pull off an A- on my midterm. I almost burst out crying when I found out because I had psyched myself out so much that I hadn't been eating for days. I won't be so lucky for the final, and for that reason I really have to work hard the next few weeks to make sure that I am not cramming everything during the few nights before the test. The final is a three-hour translation of what will probably be some esoteric biblical exegesis I'm sure. The last translation we had to do was a homily on the Gospel of John analyzing the role of the two angels that appeared at Jesus' death and how they symbolically represented the two Testaments (boring). Jesus is totally my homeboy, I think he's absolutely amazing, but unfortunately his followers put me to sleep.
I attended Merry Meet, the Pagan Interfaith conference at UMass. I was really only present for the first day, the leadership institute, and it was really amazing. There were quite a few people there and the day consisted of lectures in the morning and then group discussion in the afternoon. I saw many familiar faces and was also given the chance to finally meet in person all of these great authors and activists who I've been reading about for so long. I spoke with Michael York for a short time and told him that I really enjoyed Pagan Theology; however, I must say that I was underwhelmed by him in person. I suppose that's the downfall of many academics, they are often only fierce with a pen. Macha NightMare was there and she was very nice to speak with. If I am correct, Margot Adler is at the conference right now lecturing just as I type this entry; unfortunately I did not stay long enough to have a chance to meet her, though it would certainly be an amazing experience.
The conference was a taste of the real world. I had a temporary crisis of life while I was there. This is my first exposure to inter/intra-faith work and ultimately I can't decide if my path in life lies in activism or academia. They often go hand in hand and as I've thought about it I've realized that I can probably find some kind of balance between the two. However, even saying that, all of these plans are very tentative. I may just as easily discover down the road that all of this isn't for me, though ideally that won't happen because my ass does not have the funds to bounce around from school to school until I can figure out what the heck to do with myself.