When will I find my passion for lost shoes? November 8, 2009

“ In real life, I’m not a photographer. I don’t travel as much as I should, and I take the same route to work nearly everyday. Once I began searching for lost shoes, I started to see my world a little differently. Since I never knew when or where I might come across a lost shoe, everyday errands became journeys in and of themselves, and my once mundane commute, an adventure that I got to take twice each and every day. I learned that my same old work route wasn’t the same at all – it changed all the time. The dirt and leaves in the gutter, the shards of broken glass and bits of rubber on the center divide, the cigarettes, the twine, the newspaper, the toy, the shoe – they come and go, and now I notice. I suppose everyone is searching for something – something that will make them drop whatever it is they are doing whenever it comes along. I know it may sound strange, but for me, it’s a lost shoe. I don’t know why finding a lost shoe is so intriguing – more than the toys, the books, the shirts, the tools. Maybe because it reminds us of our own loneliness – of somehow being abandoned and becoming lost in plain sight. Maybe because it’s just hard to imagine how someone wouldn’t notice that they are missing just one shoe. Whatever the reason may be, I know that each time I find a lost shoe it’s like discovering a mysterious secret that lots of people might see, but only I notice.”

 

— Unknown

“The Catholic Church is a force for good” November 8, 2009

Today I was flipping through channels and on BBC world news I noticed this debate “The Catholic Church is a force for good.” [Intelligence ²]

(Recently I’ve had an increased interest in debating)

So here’s the the outline of the debate :

FOR

- We can thank the Church for much European culture, knowledge and technology
- The Church supplies popular spiritual nourishment
- Roman Catholicism delivers moral absolutes
- Catholic mercy directs good works to those in greatest need
- The Church upholds the sanctity of human life
- The Church does not condemn homosexuals any more than recreational heterosexuals
- The Church accords women equal dignity with men
- The Church cannot be blamed for the sins of its members
- Contraception causes licentiousness causes Aids

AGANST

- Church teaching on sex condemns millions to death
- Catholic teaching on sex forces people to be hypocrites
- The Church’s teaching on homosexuality is cruel and outdated
- The Church denigrates women
- The Church has been hypocritical about paedophile priests

In the end, although the against debate had fewer points, they still swayed the hundreds of people spectating to ge against with 1000+ (against), 300-400 (for), and 34 undecided.

Tricks November 3, 2009

I’ve finished reading Tricks by Ellen Hopkins. Unfortunately I would rate it a 6.5 out of 10.

This low rating is probably due to my lowered interest in some of the aspects in the book. But it could also be that I didn’t really dive into the book like Hopkins’ previous books. Nonetheless, I would still recommend this book.

Now I’m reading “The House of Forgetting”. The beginning of the story starts off with a well recognized university professor holding a girl captive in his house. She has been in his house since she was taken at the age of 7. She’d been shackled in the basement and at the age of 18 her shackles were removed but she was still a type of servant in his house. She is brought up to be intellectually, physically, and emotionally competent. Haha, not that she just learns how to speak and walk but she’s molded to be able to converse in depth about literature and she learns to hide her emotions well. I’m not very far, but I’m enjoying it so far. At first I thought it would be a psychological mind fuck (sorry for the language), but it’s more of a mystery/crime novel. Either way I’ll tell you how it goes.

Fast but informing. November 3, 2009

In the Waterloo Public Library I grew bored of writing about aspects of film sound and soundtrack I looked through the shelves of magazines. One particular magazine caught my eye :

adbusters

It is an interesting magazine that promotes radical change to the current social structure. They have eye catching pages which keep you reading (or at least flipping through the magazine) and the articles are written well. It’s a nice change to “mainstream” magazines.

Well, other than that short review of the magazine, I am going to be baking some rainbow cupcakes tomorrow for the habitat for humanity bake sale. Hopefully people will like them. Anyways, I need to sleep but I just wanted to make a quick update on randomness.

I’m Done! October 28, 2009

Well, as promised I am writing my entry since my exams are doneee! Whooo Hoooo! I never knew how stressing mid-terms were. But I have concluded (as many more before me have) if I studied AT LEAST a week before my mark would be significantly higher. I don’t know my marks yet, but I definitely don’t expect high-school level marks. I will cry if I failed any of my mid-terms because although I hardly studied, I also have a deep longing to pass so I can keep up my average (I don’t want to do summer school if it’s to repeat a course). P.S. Thanks Lorraine for letting me use your calculator for my astronomy mid-term even though I didn’t need it. -_-;

Well, over the time I’ve been studying, I occasionally was stumbling through the internet and doing some random prastinatory actions. It’s kind of sad really. Here’s what I’ve got (click the sexy button that says”more” to continue):