Commentary from CuteOverload.com...
"Check out this Washington State Lottery commercial that everyone's going apecrap over.
I watched it, and I'm all—um... do you think penguins sit around and wonder why they can't fly? In fact, I bet that chicken is all WTF? That is if a chicken brain could muster up a 'WTF' (some of my best friends are chickens so I can say that)."
It made me laugh...haha...apecrap...hahaha
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Do you know most people gauge your sense of humor by how much you laugh at his/her jokes?
So when a guy says, "I want my ideal girl to have a sense of humor"
He really means, "I want her to laugh at my jokes...alot"
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I read two books in the past 4 days
-Gathering Blue by Lois Lowery
-Thousand Splendid Suns
With that I'm reminded of the general categories I have in my mind for books
1. Books that are as boring to read as watching paint dry AND completely unmemorable
1.5 Books that are SO boring you can't even finish it.
2. Books that are page turners, the kind you don't want to leave when you go to the bathroom so...you just bring it to the bathroom, but inevitably unmemorable.
3. Books that don't seem that great and slightly boring at first but when you're writing that really contemplative post or an effort driven essay for class you finally appreciate the depth of what the author is trying to say and how truly timeless those words are.
Some of the books I think belong in category 3:
-The Giver by Lois Lowery
-Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Saint Antoine de Exupery
-Bible (I'm not saying this to look righteous, sometimes the bible is BORING like in sunday school when you just are waiting for the last page of the packet or when reading through the genealogy verses but when you're writing a hardcore philosophy/theology paper it's just like... IN YOUR FACE SOCRATES!! HA)
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I wanted to listen to some oldies from my younger years and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" came to mind
Uber good stuff. I couldn't quite put my finger on where I remember Lauryn Hill's face from so I wikipedia-ed it (she was one of the leading actors in Sister Act II but that's not the point). This excerpt caught my eye...
"Vatican statements
On December 13, 2003, Hill shocked officials at a Christmas benefit concert at the Vatican by denouncing "corruption, exploitation, and abuses", in reference to the molestation of boys by Catholic priests in the United States and the cover-up of offenses by Catholic Church officials. Hill told the crowd of 7,000:
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Hill called on the church leaders to "repent" and encouraged the crowd to "not seek blessings from man but from God."
There was silence for several minutes from the audience as many could not speak English. There were cries of "Enough" and "Shame" from those who understood while others whistled and clapped before she picked up her guitar and performed two songs, entitled "Damnable Heresies" and "Social Drugs", both about social pressure. After her performance her comments were translated for Cardinal Camillo Ruini, head of the Italian Bishops Conference, who was sitting in the front row, and he walked out in protest. Among those in attendance were Edmund Cardinal Szoka, American-born President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City, and President of the Governorate of Vatican City. The segment was cut from the television broadcast by the Church, and a full transcript of Hill's statement has yet to be released.
The global response Hill received was varied. Monsignor Rino Fisichella, one of the organizers of the traditional concert, said: "It was in poor taste and very bad mannered. It showed a complete lack of respect for her invitation and for the place where she had been invited to perform", while the Catholic League responded by calling Hill "pathologically miserable".[18]
While returning to New York, Hill's only response to the press about the controversy was: "What I said was the truth. Is telling the truth bad manners? What I asked was the church to repent for what has happened.""
Not only is she a great singer and musician...She has a BRAIN. That statement was bold, unapologetic, readily deserved, and truthful. It's hard to find people who are willing to stand firm in the truth nowadays. What saddens me more is that by those high Vatican officials walking out, it affirmed every last word she spoke. Who really are these "men of God"? They're hypocrites of the very faith they professed to give their lives for.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I was listening to Star 99.1 a few nights ago and realized how turned off a non-Christian would be if they heard some of what is said in their nightly broadcasts. It was alot of "We, as Christians" are at war against "They, the worldly" as if it would be no different if I said "We superior ones" are at war against "They the inferior", "We the clean", "They the filthy". Now I understand the bible says we should be set apart for God but doesn't "set apart" refer to the sin people who don't know Christ commit? Isn't it true the statements they make should be "we, sinners" both Christian and Non-christian alike? Should we not be set apart from the sins they commit but wholly love the person? Isn't that what Christ calls us to do? Am I wrong? Confused?
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P.S. noote.blogspot.com is just my creative outlet for imitating sites like notcot.org, designspongeonline.com, apartment therapy, moma store, etc...except filled with stuff I like. Feel free to check it out but the birthday wishlist isn't real so don't make it real ifyouknowwhatimean.
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I was going to write a post on love but love is too big a topic so you can vote for which love post comes next...
(a) Christian love in a Godless society
(b) Dating, Courtship
(c) Marriage, Sex
(d) Top 3 pro/con characteristics for an ideal guy
