"Worn out with this torture of thought, I rose to my knees. Night was come, and her planets were risen: a safe, still night; too serene for the companionship of fear. We know that God is everywhere; but certainly we feel His presence most when His works are on the grandest scale spread before us: and it is in the unclouded night-sky, where His ( Read more... )

Since last time was on the topic of men and women...I'll post the notes I'm reviewing from when I read "Experiencing God" on the chapter "Experiencing God as Couples". Everything has such perfect timing...As I'm now re-evaluating myself, my perspective, and how I want to go about this whole relationship thing, this chapter is a great reflection of ( Read more... )

So when the 2nd Narnia movie came out, Prince Caspian, there was a lot of stuff that happened that I didn't remember (like the attack on Miraz's castle for one), but I figured perhaps I simply didn't remember it, or even skimmed it (as a kid sometimes I would skim or even skip parts of books I thought were boring). I knew there was never any bad ( Read more... )

"I am an Objectivist. Let me say right here, though, that my books are not intended to explain, advance, or promote Objectivism. My intent with my novels is simply to tell a good story...every writer, whether they realize it or not, is governed by his philosophy."
--Terry Goodkind, from His websiteI have to snicker at this quote from his website. ( Read more... )

I had a wonderful spring break. The SWT meeting breaking it up made it go all too fast, however. I really didn't want to leave. Because of the meeting and all the wedding stuff (and my general lack of transportation) I wasn't able to see nearly everyone that I wanted to. I was thankful to see the ones I did, however. For instance had the wedding ( Read more... )

Duuuude. So I just read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NYMH, and except for the names and overlying story, it is completely different than the movie that was produced after it!!! For those of you who might care (namely my family), Jenner (the bad guy) is never even in the book--the Rats mention him but he never appears. There is no "magical stone" ( Read more... )

Last night I actually dreamed math equations. I've had dreams where I had tests before, but never do I remember actually taking the test and having such detail as in actually performing the math in my dreams. In my dream it was an E&M exam, though once I awoke I realized that the problem wasn't actually E&M...it was a dumb trig problem...in the ( Read more... )

Ok so this is about the muse I wrote about in my previous post. Growing up, I was one of the most avid readers you could find. I didn't have much of a social life, so especially in summers I would disappear into the worlds painted into my conciousness for hours upon hours. Every summer my sisters and I participated in our local library's Summer ( Read more... )

Two nights ago I finished Dune Messiah, the second book in the Dune series. Oh man. I have not bawled from reading a book in ages!!! I may have shed some tears when...okay everybody must know by now...Dumbledore died...but that was nothing compared to the sobs I choked down the other night. And it's strange because the way that Frank Herburt writes ( Read more... )

It is finished. I have completed the Harry Potter series. I honestly don't remember the last time that a book made me cry. Don't worry I'm not going into details...but wow ( Read more... )