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The 70th Day
Today, Labor Day, is the last day of my 70-Day Weekend. Ten weeks of uninterrupted paid vacation. On Tuesday, I am a graduate student. I hope I know what I'm doing. -
But, Oh to be without It!!
One of my favorite lines from any works of fiction is:
"Breath. None sing hymns to breath. But, oh to be without it!"
This line is said as one of the main characters drowns his opponent in a river. And for those of you trying to figure out the book: yes, the drowner is the god of death ( Read more... ) -
For Better or for Worse
I've been reading this comic my whole reading life. And now it's over. I'm not sure. -
Ethics and Divinity
I make no assertion that the following is true. Only that it was my written response when asked how God informs my life.
Mythology paints pictures in three colors, corresponding to three questions:
1: Cosmology or How did the world get here?
2: Society or How are humans supposed to relate to each other?
3: Ethics or What is the best human ( Read more... ) -
The Decline and Fall of Civilizations
"Salus humani generis fulget in quo principes qui noviores res sequantur traduntur auctoritatem potestatem pietatemque ut meliorarent atque corrigerent difficultates nostras. Defecto remediorum inveniendo, delectûs duri decernendi sunt, temporibus duri multo multis.The height of civilization is when the most creative people have the most power to ( Read more... ) -
Roommate Needed!
If anyone knows ANYONE who needs a place to live starting in September (in College Park, MD/Berwyn Heights, MD), and can pay $470/month, plus a $470 security deposit, let me know ASAP ( Read more... ) -
Epic Cycles in History
On the topic of Historical Fiction, one of my favorite genres, it occurred to me that there are definite Heroic Cycles in history, not just the mythological ones (e.g. Trojan, Theban, Arthurian, etc.) For those who are unaware of what a Cycle is, it is not simply a story, but a setting for many stories; a canvas of events in which many stories ( ( Read more... ) -
Surreal
What I saw. A lemon-jelly donut-burger. With ketchup. No, not me. Someone else. -
What It Means to Be an Adult
Mrs.Taylor, my 6th grade English teacher, whom among other things taught me what an inquisitive mind was capable of, and was the one who introduced me to the study of Latin, showed me this poem. I, and three other 6th graders, read it before my whole elementary school at the 6th grade graduation ceremony.
If- by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep ( Read more... )