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As you may or may not have noticed, I haven’t posted anything in a very long while, and not like I used to post, almost every day. I have a few reasons for this, one of them being that I was not in a writing kind of mood. So many things have happened between my obsessive write a post a day times of Heroes season 3 and June of two-fucking thousand nine.
Several things contributed to this lack of blogging: I finally sat my fat ass down and read Atlas Shrugged. One of my best friends left me, and that hurt. I have been writing back-story and outlines for Blue Willow, which is now a writing project that is a year old. I’ve been reading too much philosophy and the new Anita Blake book came out. Etc, etc. Other things that were good is that Gay marriage is legal in six states (count them SIX!! Of course gay marriage is still banned in 40, count them 40!!) And Barack Obama is delightfully ignoring the gay rights people, and not half as much as should have been already done for the environment is being done. One thing that has been taking up way too much of my time is watching the videos of TJ The Amazing Atheist on YouTube to who I will link and have a video of, just to get your attention.
Also, I have been practicing Neutral Jin on the matter of gay rights, watching from the sidelines and doing nothing much. However, I read one personal account by a Mormon that has changed that attitude, she presented a very flawed, pathetic and basically bullshit reason for not supporting gay marriage. And I there is something that I hate is flawed reasoning and hypocrisy, so I will address that as well. So I have a list of things that I have to write about:
Friendship and preconditions for it.
Views on Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged.
Gay Marriage.
Mormons General Politics, with emphasis on the economy and Human Rights and the environment.
And that is all for now.
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OK, so in about 24 hours, it will be my twenty first birthday, and i had to share that.
Anyway. i have decided to read the Bible from Page one of Genesis to the last Amen of the Revelations, including the Apocrypha, again. Because i found my Bible knowledge slipping just a little. And that bothers me, no Christian should be able to out quote me, its just not right at all. Now don’t worry i won’t actually believe any of it, its mostly for entertainment purposes, but i wanted to share this little journey into the Hebrew and Christian Bibles with me. After this maybe i should read the Book of Mormon. Maybe the Quran too. But for now I will begin with the Hebrew Bible.
Next stop: Genesis.
Wish me luck!!
Gay Marriage in two States.
I am celebrating. These past seven days have been amazing when it comes to gay rights.
Sweden, an already liberal country, moved forward and legalized gay marriage, adding themselves to a growing list of countries whose civil, human and equal rights are further ahead than us at the USA. America is quickly losing its claim as the best country in the world, and very much losing its authority in the world. Well, partially, this week, Vermont and Iowa legalized gay marriage as well. Iowa came as a shock, but Vermont I kind of expected, even though I was actually worried for a while, especially after the governor vetoed the bill. But this morning when I saw a gay marriage alert in my e-mail inbox, I was exited after I read it; of course I saw a whole list of annoying conservative posts (some on blogs) on the conservative websites, like the ever amusing Americans for Truth, and a few others. After I read through those and laughed at them I needed up being very happy.
Nature vs Nurture
One thing i have to say: there is no such thing.
One depends on the other and they equally share in the responsability of everything.
I may elaborate later.
Moving Heroes Stuff
So, i’ve decided to move all of my Heroes posts to a new blog, so i can focus on more important things here.
My new Heroes blog is I Am Sylar at www.iamsylar.wordpress.com
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
Does not this word
sound like the call
of the death bird
at midnight?
You dare not say it
since the pictures of life
will fade into dark
shadows: ghostly dreams
will side from your heart
and feed on your blood.
So after much debate and a lot of hesitating, I finally decided to watch the old style, black and white horror movies. Nosferatu, Frankenstein, Faust, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, Wolfman, Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera, London after Midnight, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, and so on and so forth. I’ve also just seen Bram Stokers Dracula, which I think was made in the eighties. And was very much impressed with its blatant eroticism, perceived naitivite, and the overall visual style, except for the green mist. The mist needed to be white to represent a twisted form of purity, as the antithesis of spiritual immortality rather than the physical substitute that vampires are known for. Although the metaphor of the sickly green light is not at all lost on me.
I have likewise decided, that even though I enjoy and write contemporary vampire fiction and Urban Fantasy that I should finally read Dracula and Camilla other classic vampire pieces so that I can still honor and reflect the traditional vampire, while allowing it to evolve in my writing to reflect modern issues, concerns and modern social criticism. ( I have a problem with Stephanie Meyer’s sexless, de-fanged and overall strictly moral vampires.) and again, the attempted metaphor does not elude me.
Busy Semester
This semester is busy. You can see that from, my title and lack of posting. I have decided to drop one of my six classes and focus more on the other five. And possibly give me some more me time and time to write more.
Also this week, i traded in my old phone for a BlackBerry, which has not left my side for about two day in a row. I can see why our president is addicted to this little device. It is amazing.
Now i can post to my blog from my phone and on the go, so i don’t have to make special time to sit down and write. Hopefully i will be able to do more writing that way. hopefully.
A Clear and Present Danger
The beginning of Fugitives seems promising. It does have a bit of a Prison Break season two feel, but it think this will make it all that more interesting. One thing that caught me by surprise is that Bennet is working with the Hunter and with Nathan, i did not see that one comming.
Of course i want to know: How the hell did Syalr survive!? He was cut ff from his ability and then burned, that would have left him at a chared mess if not ash, yet somehow, he’s out to find his real parents. Oh, and i have a theory. Remember back in season one when Brody (SP?) kills Claire and she wakes up in a autopsy table where she comes back? Well, I’m guessing same thing happened to Sylar.
In Villains, Sylar was a bit annoying, but now that’s he’s back on his own, i am very happy. The best part of the episode was when the Hunter’s men tried to take him down and failed miserably. That one action packed minute gave me a new-found respect for Sylar, especially after being such a pathetic fighter in Villains. The best line from the show is probably, Sylar’s “Uh, a challenge, i do love a challenge”
Anyway. I’ve been missing Supernaturla because i have class at that time. Actually i have class during Heroes, but this week i missed the bus and didn’t go to class because of that. An no, i did not miss the bus on purpose.
15 Things I learned in 2008
15 things that I learned in 2008
1: I AM NOT WITHOUT PREJUDICE
I think that Mormons are insane. At first i thought that Mormons were nice people, then i realized that they’re actually evil, and then i realized that they did not realize that they were evil and that i was wrong and that they’re just insane, not evil. They don’t realize that they’re hypocrites and that even their actions lie. Nonetheless, i try to be nice to them, even though they totally screw me over whenever they can.
2: STEWIE GRIFFIN IS GAY
No joke, i did not realize that my favorite trigger happy, matricidal, world dominating, super genius one year old was gay. I think i kind of just ignored the comments about how Brian’s son was handsome and muscular, and other such incredibly blatant hints.
3: SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC ROCKS
Clegg, Savuka and Juluka, December African Rain, Ozuani Obulele, Asimbonanga, i could really go on and on.
4:MONGOLIAN FOOD ROCKS:
I really don’t have much to say about how much i love Mongolian food without sounding like an idiot.
5: I HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH TWILIGHT.
Great story, could be a lot better, especially if she ditched the annoying moral underpinnings and just told the damn story without a million adverbs or used the word marble about one hundred times less.
6: PEOPLE LIE, NO EXCEPTIONS, YES EVEN I
I got this one from House, and it is SO true.
7: I AM NOT A FRIEND, I AM A BURDEN
I realize that i am very needy and annoying and that tends to make most people avoid me, especially the ones i really care about, luckily, i have made new friends who actually like me and get my jokes and enjoy hiking at three AM in the morning after having coffee, and watching too much reality TV.
8: HUGH JACKMAN IS INDEED, THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
SEXY just plain sexy.
9: ITS INCREDIBLY EASY TO GAIN TWENTY POUNDS IN HALF A YEAR, AND ITS A BITCH TO LOOSE IT.
I went from 176 lbs to 195 lbs in six months and its taken me five months to get down to 187 lbs. And no, loosing weight is not a New Year’s Resolution.
10: THIS PAPER WILL BE LARGELY IGNORED BY WHOEVER SEES IT
Its true, if you actually made it this far, i am amazed.
11: I WANT TO RULE THE WORLD, BUT WOULD CONTENT IF I COULD JUST BE LEFT THE FUCK ALONE WITH MY BOOKS AND PAPER IN A DARK AND WARM PLACE.
I think i would be happy if i got to live in an old forgotten basement with unlimited storage capacity for my books and a limitless stream of music, where i can spend the rest of my life in study and meditation. Actually i don’t really want to rule the world anymore, i just want comfort, but i will try if the opportunity arises.
12: DON’T MISTAKE TEMPTATION FOR OPORTUNITY
I read it in a fortune cookie and i though i should add it in here just for the heck of it.
13: I AM NOT AS ARROGANT AS I THOUGH I WAS
I’m actually a nice, if annoying person. And more and more, i recognize that there are people smarter than me. I will of course, deny this later. I am after all a genius.
14: MY DAD AND I HAVE SERIOUS CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.
Yeah, he’s a Mexican living in America, I’m a Mexican living in America. Does not sound like much of a difference, but trust me, it makes for awesome fights on trivial things, like writing as a career or going to London to study dead people.
15: LIFE IS WONDERFULLY IRONIC. AND I LOVE IT, DESPITE THE SUCKINESS.
Really it is. If there is such a thing as God, then he has a deliciously evil and twisted sense of humor, we would get along perfectly. Not that I’m evil, i just have a twisted sense of humor.
16: I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO GET MARRIED.
I was under the impression that marriage is something i would never want, but after seeing Ellen and Portia’s wedding (not in person, alas), i kind decided i do want that, even if i have to move to London or Massachusetts or somewhere.
17: ANGELS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL
at least Supernatural Season 4 angels.
18: I LIED, I SAID 15, I HAVE 20. I ROCK
19: I MAY DISLIKE MY FAMILY MORE NOW THAT I DON’T ACTUALLY LIVE WITH THEM, THAN WHEN I DID.
My brother is moody, my dad is even moodier, and my mom does not shut up and rants about the same thing over and over again, Much like me.
20: NICOLE KIDMAN IS MY FAVORITE ACTRESS. AND FREDDIE HIGHMORE IS MY FAVORITE ACTOR.
I realized this after Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and yes, even Angeline Jolie. and yes i realize that Freddie Highmore is a child actor, but he’s a good actor. and good is good. even though Matt Damon could probably kick his ass off the favorite actor label. and Hugh Jackman, cause he’s hot, and Highmore is not.
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