Comments | witherwings7: Time to put my thinking cap on!

witherwings7

Time to put my thinking cap on!

Apr 21, 2008 15:06

No classes today, yay! I can take the time to do some stuff around the house, finish my homework, and just relax

Last week a classmate gave me his me his Nintendo DS to borrow. The only Zelda game I haven't been able to play was Phantom Hourglass because it's on that system and I didn't want to waste money on getting one, so he let me borrow his ( Read more... )

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facecat April 21 2008, 22:15:26 UTC

he willingly admitted that Jesus was a Jew,
*sputters* huh? wait? what? I thought this was common knowledge? *mind is boggled*

Vatican City is amazing. The Sistine Chapel is truly awesome in the very meaning of the word. And while it seems as though Rome has a marble statue on every corner it is a very crowded & dirty city. Just ignore that part.

witherwings7 April 21 2008, 22:24:22 UTC

A lot of people don't want to acknowledge it, and for the Pope to admit it...I loved it! Common knowledge but I guess it's not readily accepted (or the fact that the Last Supper was a Seder!)

I absolutely love history so I'd get all giddy just being there! I want to visit Rome so bad, so many places to go! Bridge of Sighs, and all the Roman Empire historical sites!

facecat April 21 2008, 22:31:58 UTC

the Last Supper was a Seder
Hmmm, I never thought of it in that light but I'm not that familiar with Jewish custom. Would make sense tho.

I was only in Rome for 3 days on a pass from my duty station so I didn't get to see very much. But what I did see was well worth it. I hope you get there some day.

witherwings7 April 21 2008, 22:35:08 UTC

The Last Supper coincided with the holiday of Passover. It almost always falls really close together now, except certain years because of the way the calenders are set up.
It would make sense ^_^

I hope so too :)

weaz3l April 21 2008, 23:24:56 UTC

Oh my gosh. Seriously, I know how you feel. Back in high school, as you know, I attended a private born-again high school. Kids were constantly getting on one another for dating non born-agains. I was like "wtfbbq?". I still remember arguments over how I will not get into heaven or that I shouldn't be friends/date/socialize with so and so and that I shouldn't be going to such and such a church because zomigodz catholics worship idols ( ... )

weaz3l April 21 2008, 23:26:11 UTC

Oh and I forgot to add, Governator made me lol (or as much of a lol as one can do while without voice).

witherwings7 April 21 2008, 23:33:49 UTC

It's a very common name for him x)

weaz3l April 22 2008, 01:32:55 UTC

Haha, I haven't heard it before...or maybe I have and didn't make the connection. I quite enjoy it.

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yodallama April 22 2008, 01:02:36 UTC

ok, I totally know what you mean about the guy. I tend to over-analyze stuff like that too. Especially since I also have never had a real boyfriend. But I would say to try to just calm down about it and just...go with the flow. Enjoy hanging out with him, and if it becomes something more, than it becomes something more, and if not, then you have a new gamerfriend. In all reality, no, you probably won't marry this guy, BUT take comfort in the fact that if it did get serious, you know you wouldn't marry a guy you didn't love. And if you're in love, it won't matter so much what your family thinks. There'll be drama, but you guys will get through it. And it'll be easier because of the time you'll have together, if that makes sense. So have fun, see where things lead, and try not to worry about it too much =)

more stories than discussion evilcresyluna April 22 2008, 05:13:55 UTC

I remembered my boyfriend's grandmother years ago, when Chris and I had only been dating like six months, saying "will there be problems with the wedding ( ... )

bellelvsbeast April 24 2008, 06:57:55 UTC

Well to be completely honest, he hasn't even asked you out or anything so you shouldn't worry about this until the time comes. What's wrong with going on a date or two, just getting out there? If it DOES get serious, it won't be for a long time and it's not something you should stress about now. Also could you really throw a wonderful relationship away because the other person isn't Jewish? You could lose your one true love, the one you're supposed to be with. God tells us to accept all people, maybe he wants us to be with people of different religions so we can learn to accept others and stuff. Dan and I aren't the same religion. I am Catholic, he's Lutheran. It's not a big deal to us. Neither of us practice, I believe in some principles of the church but not all of them. So I honestly can't say I am full Catholic. I don't intend to raise my kids to be any one religion. I will take them to a Catholic church to show them what it's about and maybe also a Lutheran church to show them what their dad is. We haven't 100% percent discussed ( ... )

witherwings7 April 24 2008, 07:16:01 UTC

Well, I was using him as an example for my stress for getting into any form of relationship with any non-Jew.
Again, I have no problems with dating a non-Jew, it's my family (with a few exceptions). My family hasn't excepted my sister-in-law and treats her like an outsider, my mother won't give my nephew a chance. I don't want that stress. Who knows, when the time comes and if I meet a non-Jew, I might say "screw it" and date him.
My faith and religion isn't as important to me as you think. Yes, I am proud to be a Jew but I'm not religious at all (I mentioned that). Well...my religion is important to me..but not for religious reasons. More of the history of my people or whatever...
I'm all for inter-religion marriage, I've mentioned that. I was stressing when I wrote this and brought out all my family rejection fears. So please don't think that I personally have a problem with dating a non-Jew (since my whole post was about unity amongst all religions).

bellelvsbeast April 30 2008, 04:49:04 UTC

Well I'm really glad you don't have a problem yourself with a non-Jewish boy to date.....I would hate for you to pass up on "the one" because of his religion. I know what you mean about your family making drama about it, but really only your mom would. Your brother would understand since he did the same thing. If your mom wants to be like that and miss out it's her problem.
I honestly don't care about someone's religion. Dan and I aren't the same and it doesn't matter to me. I don't plan to raise my kids as specifically one religion, I want them to be able to choose what they want to be. Buddhist? No prob, Jewish? SURE! :) I don't like the idea of choosing ones religion for them, which is kind of what parents do to their children...but that's just my opinion....:)