the last two days i was adventuring in central PA and HERSHEY PARK, but i have no pictures because i didn't take a camera, and the girl with the camera was there by cover of lie to her parents so she couldn't risk pictures . . . thus, apologies on that.
instead, enjoy exploring the 1000 JOURNALS PROJECT, which i'll never stop thinking is just damn cool!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
day 4, WEEK 6
some of my favorite lines from one of my most favorite books, LIFE OF PI:
"There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something weak and helpless. These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed in rags living in the street, and they think, 'Business as usual.' But they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go red, their chests heave mightily, they sputter angry words. The degree of their indignation is astonishing. Their resolve is frightening. These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside. They should direct their anger at themselves. For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart."
"For fear, real fear, such as shakes you to your foundation, such as you feel when you are brought face to face with your mortal end, nestles in your memory like a gangrene; it seeks to rot everything, even the words with which to speak of it . . . You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Because if you don't, if your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you."
"Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen every day. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen."
"There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something weak and helpless. These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed in rags living in the street, and they think, 'Business as usual.' But they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go red, their chests heave mightily, they sputter angry words. The degree of their indignation is astonishing. Their resolve is frightening. These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside. They should direct their anger at themselves. For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart."
"For fear, real fear, such as shakes you to your foundation, such as you feel when you are brought face to face with your mortal end, nestles in your memory like a gangrene; it seeks to rot everything, even the words with which to speak of it . . . You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Because if you don't, if your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you."
"Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen every day. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen."
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
day 2, WEEK 6
while watching the republican debate on cnn, i'm bizarrely reminded of the HUNGER GAMES and the "game masters'" system of scoring the candidates' potentials to win the game (if anyone hasn't read this book, in order to win the game, you must kill the other candidates until you're the only remaining). in the debate, the politicians--like the hunger games' candidates--must make themselves look good, but in doing so i really see it as making the others' look worse than them.
anyway, following the "game masters'" scoring system of 1 to 12, and trying to be as neutral as possible:
[however, a note: i've known of former sen. rick santorum for many years since i grew up in pennsylvania, and my opinion of him is exceedingly low. in addition, it annoys me to no end each time he refers to pennsylvania as if he still represents it when he has lived in virginia since 2001 and lost his senate seat five years ago . . . so it was particularly hard to be neutral concerning mr. santorum . . .]
rick santorum . . . . . . . . . 3
michelle bachmann . . . . . 7
newt gingrich . . . . . . . . . 5
mitt romney . . . . . . . . . . 8
ron paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
tim pawlenty . . . . . . . . . . 5
herman cain . . . . . . . . . . 6
anyway, following the "game masters'" scoring system of 1 to 12, and trying to be as neutral as possible:
[however, a note: i've known of former sen. rick santorum for many years since i grew up in pennsylvania, and my opinion of him is exceedingly low. in addition, it annoys me to no end each time he refers to pennsylvania as if he still represents it when he has lived in virginia since 2001 and lost his senate seat five years ago . . . so it was particularly hard to be neutral concerning mr. santorum . . .]
rick santorum . . . . . . . . . 3
michelle bachmann . . . . . 7
newt gingrich . . . . . . . . . 5
mitt romney . . . . . . . . . . 8
ron paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
tim pawlenty . . . . . . . . . . 5
herman cain . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sunday, June 12, 2011
day 1, WEEK 6
my friend works at a "locally grown" fruit stand that sells tomatoes adorned with stickers from arkansas . . .
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