W.W.J.D?

So I'm taking my brother to the dentist and I'm waiting at a res light when my brother looks over at me and says, "look, it's jesus." I could not stop laughing. I mean, this guy was legit. You could see the compassion on his face. So anyways, I decided to create a motivational poster lol enjoy.

Sars.

You know that guy on the baseball team that couldn't hit the ball if his life depended on it? That one scrawny guy on every little league team that swings his hardest and misses with utter accuracy every time? That's me, metaphorically. Last week, my friend attempted to hook me up with two different friends of hers while yet another friend enthusiastically introduced me to another single female friend of his. Maybe I have sars. Anyways, I started making casual conversation with these girls, flirtatious, yes, but more friendly than anything. For some reason, I landed in the dreaded Friend-Zone three out of three times. It's either the me, or it's the girls. Whatever it is, it's starting to get really annoying, really fast.

just some pagan author

"But to be pure means to rediscover that country of the soul where one's kinship with the world can be felt, where the throbbing of one's blood mingles with the violent pulsations of the afternoon sun." -Albert Camus

Many people are made to read "The Stranger" by Albert Camus in highschool, as an introduction to existentialist literature. Camus' novel is excellent, no doubt, but it pales in comparison to his earlier ventures into the stylized literary essay. The above excerpt from one of his essays entitled "Summers in Algiers" really captures the essence of his style and energy throughout this essay and many of his essays in general. I picked up his collection of essays from the store and by the time I had read the first page, I hated Camus' novels. Well not really, but stark difference in style and raw power between the two is so tremendous that it doesn't even seem like they were written by the same individual. I guess the who point of this advertisement is to tell you to go get Camus' collected essay, it's called "Lyrical and Critical Essays," by Albert Camus. The old Camus slips you into his writing and the young Camus punches you in the face with it. Cheers.

some poker and some jesusing.

So one of my best friends, if not my best friend, was throwing this poker night, pot luck sort of deal. I was game until I got wind of the caliber of guests who would be the large majority of those in attendance. That would be the kindly boys and girls from his Bible study group. Peachy. I figured I would still go even though I might be bored to tears or be forced to listen to Jesus all night. As the evening waned into the night I postponed making my decision whether or not to get dressed and leave, all based on the people who were going to be there. As I stood in my doorway in my boxers, I realized I wasn't going to Dean's house to slap around bible verses and talk shit about Obama; I was going there to hang out with my best friend, so fuck the rest of them. So I went. There was some bible talk but I avoided it with a roll of the eyes and a suddenly vacant seat at the table. Regardless of how many atheist were theoretically at my house playing patty-cakes, I would want Dean to be there, regardless of his personal beliefs. He's one of the best people I've ever met and that has nothing to do with anything else. So fuck all the rest. Oh, and "The Catcher in the Rye" is getting better exponentially, and...I can't play poker to save my soul. Cheers.

So sue me

I'm completely fine when it comes to being out of the loop when it comes to movies and tv, but being out of the loop when it comes to literature makes me feel like I'm missing pieces in my puzzle box.
I'm going to get a lot of crap for this, but I have just started reading "The Catcher in the Rye" this morning. I know it's supposed to be a timeless classic and not having read it is like never having heard the Beatles, but whatever, sue me.
So far, it's not really what I was expecting. It definitely keeps you entertained.
I'm not even nearly into it so I have no right to judge, therefore I'm postponing revealing my thoughts on this until I've finished the book.

On a separate note, I've been talking to a girl I met a while ago practically all day and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. There are very few people who can keep me on my toes, two being Coleman and Sage. They know whats going on. This girl definitely has that ability and it intrigues the hell out of me. I really didn't start this paragraph with a clear ending in mind, so I suppose ending here is just as fitting as anywhere else, so, Cheers.

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Atheism, the Case Against God

So this is my very first review. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to do this but I hope it will be enjoyable and at least slightly enjoyable for my readers, of which there are probably two.

Anyways, if you're after a more academic spin on the question of Atheism that seems to be a popular subject for authors recently, you might want to pick up George Smith's "Atheism." He's a very well-read author with an acute sense of rationality and logic. With great detail and patience he presents the most common arguments for theism available to the general reader. He even delves into some of the more obscure arguments for the existence of god, all of which he slashes down with an increasing appetite for destruction. This is really the only downfall of this book that I noticed was his not-so-unbiased view of Christianity and religious faith in general. He seems to possess a personal vendetta against religious faith. It's likely he is a disenchanted religious person himself. It's a great read for long-time atheist looking for a rational, academic bash on Christianity and theist logic. All in all, a book I enjoyed.

Good News

So after some extensive tests, it turns out that the only place my grandma has cancer is where it is already being treated, so this is excellent news. To be honest, that whole situation scared the crap out of me. I'm exceedingly happy to know she is going to be ok.

On a different note, I've been trying to come up with different things to do with this blog seeing as I struggle at times with interesting content to add. I've decided to write mini-reviews of books and stuff that I get into, so if you and I are like-minded, maybe I can lead you in the right direction when it comes to interesting reading material and such. That whole thing should be starting soon, maybe sometime tonight I'll become slightly less unmotivated.

Bad news

My grandma was diagnosed with throat cancer several months ago even though she never smoked a day in her life. Her condition was improving until several days ago when she wasn't able to breathe properly and was rushed to the hospital. After having a scan of her skeletal system, there's a possibility that she could have cancer in her bones. I don't know all the information with absolute surety but the situation's not looking too good. The worst part about this is that it couldn't be happening to a sweeter person than her. I don't even know how I'm able to write this to be perfectly honest. I hope more than anything that it's not as serious as it looks and that she'll recover from this. She's a strong person.

I've decided

So I came to a rather hefty conclusion yesterday. This conclusion is that I'm done putting money into my Corolla XRS to speed it up. I lucked out finding this rare toyota and I've been doing modifications to make it quicker and it responded quite well to them, but as a vehicle, it's not the premier car to dump money into it. I did all my figures and I would have to spend at least $3,000 to get this car where I want it to be. And when I've successfully put $3,000 worth of upgrades into it, it will be an extremely unreliable car. I want to start with a better platform, like a Subaru STi, or a Fox Body Mustang GT. There's more value in upgrading a car that is already making lots of power from the factory. A lot of people don't really understand this, hence this rather haphazard explanation. Hope this made more sense to you than it did to me haha