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Alright. Being a single mom is hard. Being a single teenage mom is even harder. But what could be harder then that? Being a single teenage mom of a former governor and presidential vice-candidate, that's what. And there are so many people out there in that last predicament. Am I right? I'm right.Well cry no more single, teenage moms of political train wrecks. Shooting wildlife and appearing on

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Being unemployed comes with many benefits. I have no boss. Rush hour traffic is a non-issue, unless I'm watching all the poor bastards on the road in front of my house moving at the insanely quick speed of 2 feet per minute. I have plenty of time to work out all the problematic issues facing society. I can afford to spend a half an hour debating whether I want to discover, yet again, what

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Today marks the end of one my favorite internet haunts, Shadowmarch. Well not really an end as much as a rebirth.I stumbled across Shadowmarch while surfing for information on my favorite author, Tad Williams. What I discovered was a site that Tad had started as an experiment. He had decided to write a book online and in episodes. For a yearly fee that was the equivalent of a purchasing a hard

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Now I realize most of you who visit this site (those very few of you) almost never, if ever, watch the Spike TV Channel....and maybe that is the simple answer to my following commentary.Spike TV has a new ad for the channel that has two women licking the same cone of ice cream. For clarity's sake, it is a close up of just their faces, the ice cream cone is center frame, and each woman licks the

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Think this about sums it up...hope everyone had a good St. Patrick's day...

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Blinded by the future,Fumbling in feeble madness.Desperate to keep things together in an act of suture,Content to drown in waves of media bliss.Flailing like a new-born,Refusing to accept the word forlorn-We watch and wait,Accepting anything that will calm and placate.-Grinth

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For those of you who know me you know that my musically tastes are pretty varied. Rock, pop, Rap, Jazz, Blues, Classical - you name it I probably listen to it in some fashion or another.Perhaps it comes with having a pretty varied sense of musical interests, I find that I often go through phases or cycles, where certain genre's styles cease to interest me and others take over all of my musical

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Sorry you will have to excuse what will be a small mini-rant for me. The Golden Globes are on tonight, an award show that is more dubious than the Oscars and potentially as sketchy as the grammys. It's a given that I will agree with maybe 50% of the award winners but there is one specific category I take issue with:Best Foreign Language Film.In an industry consumed by narcissm, anything outside

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There are many things in this world to appreciate, but one of the things I treasure most highly is my friends. That they are willing to put up with me, is a testament to their character.A very close friend of mine came out to visit this last week, and it just served to remind me of how special friends are. You make very few true connections with people in your life, so those that you do you

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Well, as some of you know, I decided this semester to take Screenwriting as one of my classes. Writing has always been a love of mine, but as time goes on it seems I have less and less time to actually write. I figured this way I'll solve everything because now I have to write.Any way, our first writing assignment was due (for me) last Friday and as such I turned in almost the entirety of a first

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Every once and a while events occur that gently remind me why I'm here and the wonderful opportunities I get to experience through my relocation to Boston.Today one of these events occured as I had the pleasure of attending a small Q&A session with the director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams). With the small amount of people who showed up for the event the Q&A took on a

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Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin. As of now the "Grinth is living in fantasy land so contribute to this box set donation fund" is now open...http://store.prostores.com/servlet/criterionco/Detail?no=31

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Recently Stylus magazine released an article rating, in their opinion, the top 100 music videos of all-time. Yes, yes. I can hear you now..."Not another list, who cares." Well, in this case Stylus also provided youtube links to every video on the list, so in esssence, you now have 100 good music videos compiled for your music hungry viewing pleasure. I have to say I was extremely happy with their

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Teetering on the edge of madnessBalancing on a foundation of matchsticksThe world rocks and rotatesA swirl of nausea and regretsFeelings spill out at whimMarbles scattered across the kitchen floorShattered fragments, fractured dreamsDissipating faster then recovery flailsLight another cigaretteDrink another beerChest hurtsKnots of fearIt’s what I don’t getThat’s the just desserts-Grinth

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If there is one thing I can say about our president its that at least he gives shows like The Daily Show mountains of material. In a recent episode Jon Stewart has an absolutely hilarious segment that you can view here: http://www.tubewad.com/jon-stewart-dissects-bush-s-latest-desperate-soundbites-8-21--852-p.htmlMy favorite moment of the clip:Bush: The terrorists attacked us and killed 3000 of

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One of the many discussions our group had in Australia was a conversation about Television shows on DVD. It seemed that the general consensus was that people absolutely loved TV on DVD. There's no commercials and you don't have to wait until next week for the next episode. You can simply marathon it munching on food the whole way.I for one agree with this whole heartedly, and any one who knows me

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From CNN:"I've expressed my opinion to President Putin," Bush said. "You might remember my visit with him in Slovakia, where I was quite pointed in my concerns about whether or not there is a free and vibrant press in Russia. (bolding mine)"There are those countries where there really is no freedom of the press, but considering the amount of manipulation and control our government currently

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Now admittedly I am not a huge soccer fan, but one of the truly infectious and enjoyable experiences I have had while I've been here in Australia was going out to the pubs at 3:00 in the morning to watch the Socceroos in their quest for the world cup.Even after they lost the enthusiasm was increadible here. That being said, I have to comment on one aspect of the sport that always has bugged me,

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Alrighty well, one of the coolest, and most enjoyable things I got to do while here in Australia was go down and meet my friend Tranca...or Sapater.....or whatever he calls himself online these days.I really really appreciate everything and hopefully I'll be shooting you and Al in BF2 sometime soon! In the meantime I'm chomping on some Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs and washing it down with a Big M.In

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Just thought I would make a quick post to update how things are going. They've been keeping us pretty busy with events and classes, and now the film festival has started. I have some great stories(and a photo or two) from opening night and the party.I also currently have 11 movie reviews I have to write, but I have limited access to the internet so they are getting posted a little bit more

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Just to let people know. I have begun making new posts on my film review website. The link is on the right. I will endeavour to post reviews of all the films that I see while here in Australia. To start off I put something up on Chopper and Bliss. It will also be the page that I use to make regular updates on the all the goings on of the Sydney Film Festival.I don't have the list in front of me,

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Well I'm here. Sydney. Australia. Half way across the world and a hop skip and a jump from Antartica. Now that I've been here for a weekend its starting to sink in that I'm actually here. The flight out here was ok. Going out to LA was your stantard american flight experience, and then I got to spend almost 12 hours at LAX airport. The highlight being a nice conversation I had with a lady who

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Lately I've tried to keep my nose out of the political maelstrom that comprises our government. Mainly because I was tired. I was tired of getting frustrated, annoyed, and worried about the course our country is currently taking. Ultimately I was tired of how, with each passing week, it became more and more obvious that the government has a 'hall pass' letting them do whatever they please,

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Well, the sun does exist. For those of you who don't pay attention to the news, the New England area got battered with rain like it hasn't seen since 1936. It continued to rain for over a week straight and I was beginning to wonder if we would ever see the sun again. Thankfully the rain has ended.With less than a week to go, its starting to sink in that I'm actually going to Australia....for

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Ahh a post not about me but my father. This should be fun. Have you ever told you about the time he.....ah never mind that, it's is a tale for another time. However, I thought I would mention something pertinent to current events in my family.For those of you who are not familiar with Star Trek New Voyages, it is an amateur internet production of new episodes set in the original Star Trek series.

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Well it has certainly been awhile since I've made a post...things get busy... you know...any way I'm sure no one is really reading the site any way lol. Any way things have been crazy in Boston land. Between work and school the mind reels. Right now I'm in the middle of finals....can't really believe the semester is over next week, the year has gone by so fast. With the looming end of the

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Normally I would post this on the IRB page, but I figured more people look at this site than my IRB one, plus I'm not really writing what I would consider a full review, especially since I am talking about three films.The Apu Trilogy is a series of three films done by Indian(Bengal) director Satyajit Ray. The three films are, in order: Pather Panchali(Song of the Little Road), Aparajito(The

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Eh, so I managed to get sick. 'Tis always fun I suppose. I think it is just a cold, but we will see what the next few days bring me. Started getting sick on Saturday and hit me full blast yesterday. Any way, I've been being a vegetable as you probably can imagine.As such this has given me the opportunity to watch way too much TV. For example, the Golden Globes. Would someone PLEASE explain

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It has always been interesting to me how religion tends to have an extreme polarizing effect on the people that subscribe to them. Most recently this has come up with a local mega-church in Colorado Springs, New Life. Thanks to Non-Prophet who always provides excellent info and reading here is a tid-bit of what the pastors at the church have to say about Muslims:"Rob Brendle told me that he

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Happy New Year to one and all. Hope 2006 brings good things, and that you are all enjoying your New Years Eve.

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Alright, so I'm officially finished with my first semester in graduate school. Now I have free time, its just....what do I do with it all??Actually I've got lots of things up my sleeve. I'm finally going to be able to sit down and play a computer game I've been keeping aside called "The Movies". I also want to try and put together a short screenplay for a contest that is being made available to

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I finished my last paper a couple of hours ago, and what a relief it is. I'm really not sure how it turned out, although I know I can definitely say I put a lot of thought and effort into the paper, and I think that is evident upon reading it. Either way, I'm finished and its a wonderful feeling. I turn everything in tomorrow, and then ....I'll actually have personal time for the next month...I

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Well,I've managed to finish two of my final papers for the semester. My brain is twisted and fried in ways I didn't think possible, but somehow I am still functioning hehe. That leaves me tomorrow and the weekend to knock out my remaining final paper which should be a sufficient amount of time.I've already rescreened both films I'm writing the final paper on and taken a fair amount of notes on

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Just wanted to clarify my previous post. I'm fine, really. It's been a hard weekend, and there is a lot of stuff going on that was getting to me, however I don't necessarily feel exactly like what I wrote. It was a creative piece I did (I thought the italics would clue in on that a little) where I just kind of explored the depths of the base emotions I was feeling. It was the only way I

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I sit here and stare at my computer screen, images flowing through my mind in viscous circles. I play every bittersweet song I have, each one flowing over me in a painful caress, cathartic and destructive in one pretty package. Life seems to me a misery more often than not. Something you simply grin and bare, hoping you’ll make it through the day. Maybe you smile, or even laugh, but inside the

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CNN posted an interesting story today:Evidently in the wake of removing those who tried to institute ID into the science classroom, Robertson saw fit to publicly warn the people of Dover they may face God's wrath, and they better not seek God's help when it happens (that's a new one, a christian telling people to not seek out God).Despite the fact that, one could can actually support and believe

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Title says it all really, finally after a month and half of on again off again searching for a job, I have found one, and it's a decent one then that.This makes me very very happy and it's a HUGE weight off my mind.We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.

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Well as the title suggests I am currently engaged in the fine art of procrastination. This last week and the one coming up have and will be brutal in regards to school, so I'm finding it difficult to sit down and do homework right now.So, instead of writing a paper I'm posting here and watching the USC, Notre Dame game. Earlier this week I gave a 45 minute presentation, yesterday I wrote one of

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Well then. It has been far to long since I have updated my blog. For those of you who still check in from time to time, yes I am still alive, and yes I will still be updating my blog.Things have been rather hectic and I have been somewhat preoccupied. All these things and more have contributed to my lack of diligence.So what do you do when you can't keep up with your weblog? Why create another

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Well here I am in Boston. I moved in last week into my place, which I affectionately call my shoebox, and have slowly been getting acclimated.The sticker shock has been something that has taken some adjustment, but then the prices are wierd here. In Colorado if you get organic food, say from Wild Oats, it' s rather expensive. Here there is an organic grocery store 5 minutes away that is

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Most of you who know me should know that I am fanatical when it comes to football. I grew up with the sport, playing it all through highschool and following it religously.My favorite player - in any sport - to this day is Jerry Rice. He had so many jaw dropping moments on the field that one could spend pages recounting them. From the diving catch he made for a touchdown with a seperated shoulder

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If you ask me the state of TV shows these days is pretty pathetic. Pretty much every channel runs reality shows, or "CSI: Nepal". There a couple exceptions of course - like The Family Guy(which doesn't really even count as a sitcom) or Reno 911 but the lack of good writing and good ideas is so glaringly evident I almost feel sorry for the networks.That being said two new shows have shown up that

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Part of having this month break before starting school that has been nice is that I have had a chance to sit down and do some reading - something that I really haven't be able to do for a while.I just finished a book called A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. READ IT. The book is excellent. It is a memoir, and starts of with the author waking up covered in vomit and blood, with a huge hole in

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On a whim I picked up an album by the group Dungen yesterday called Ta Det Lungt.It's great stuff!The best way I can describe it is Jimi Hendrix meets The Kinks.This guy sounds like he could have stepped out of the 60's. The music encapsulates everything that was good about 60's rock and psychadelia. Better yet, he doesn't sound like he is just imitating the style, he embodies it and this is a

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I just heard from my realtor and it turns out the place comes furnished, so I will have a matress, futon, closet, chair, and potentially a desk as well.This is really great news for me since I did not ship my furniture out since it would probably have cost more for me to ship my furniture then it would to just buy new stuff. Now I don't have to spend any money on furniture! This of course makes

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Well, after owning my camera phone for 4 months I have finally figured out how to send pictures to my computer.So I thought I would take advantage of this feature and show you a few pictures of the place I will be renting.The top two pictures are taken looking right and left down the street that my room is on, and the bottom picture is of the front of the building I will be living in. My room is

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Well I found a place to live! Unless something goes drastically wrong I will finish the paperwork the beginning of next week and be able to move in on Sept. 1. It's a nice little place in a really good area of town that is within a 15 minute walk of the BU campus. The downside is I have to use a laundrymat, although there is one less then a block from the room, and you are not allowed to cook

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Flight went ok yesterday and I am here in one piece. Now I just have to find a place to live. I've got a month to get things all in order so I am sure things will go well. Will be back soon!

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Well the time has come. I've left my job of three years. I've packed up my stuff and bought my airline ticket. One way. It seems weird to say that. Any way, for those of you who haven't glanced at my profile, I am moving to Boston. I fly out Wednesday.I still don't have a place to live, but I have a month to find something, before school starts. If posts are few and far in between in the

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The issue of homosexuality and homosexual marriage is currently one of the most hotly debated subjects in the U.S. There are those who are for it claiming equal rights, and those that are against often claim it is an abomination in the eyes of God. Those who take this stance point to the Bible as evidence and support for this view. Afterall, the Bible is considered by the religous community to

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I found this article on Common Dreams, but originally it was from the Toronto Star:Published on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 by the Toronto StarWho's Taking Blame for Christian Violence?by Calvin WhiteNow that imams in Britain and Canada are standing up and publicly condemning terrorist acts as anti-Muslim and against the teachings in the Qur'an, I wonder if pressure might be put on Christian leaders

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I can't help it. I soak up music like a sponge. I'm still not sure what it is, but even time spent with friends is often filled with the exchange of music, both new and old, that we find particularly good or interesting.In that vein I've been exposed to a few things I'd like to share with you.Sufjan Stevens Invites You to Come On Feel The Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens: Much has been made of

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Tonight, somewhere from 7-9pm (it's really hard to tell) Discovery is playing a new show on the Titanic. The previews have suggested that the iceberg was just the tip of the story (pun intended). It mentions something about a fire on the ship, and revealing 70% of the titanic no one has ever seen before.Well I'm a sucker so I'm gonna tune in and see what it's all about. I find things like the

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I remember having to write an argumentative paper for my composition course at UCCS during my first year. It had to involve several of the essays contained within the textbook for the class.One of the essays/articles really caught my eye and I found it a fascinated read. It involved the increase in genetic technology. Medical costs for businesses are more expensive in the U.S. then they are in

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I saw The Island yesterday and I have to say it was a lot of fun. Nothing amazing. You won't walk away from the film thinking that your whole life has been changed causing you to throw away your New Kids on the Block paraphenalia and shave off your mullet realizing it's time to move on from the eighties, but you should walk out with a smile that comes from a well thought out action/suspense

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For those of you who don't know there is a key referendum up for vote this year in Colorado - Referendum C. Basically this referendum will allow the state to suspend spending limits for 5 years.This referendum has vital importance to Colorado's institutions for Higher Education. For those of you who aren't aware of the ongoing struggles of higher education in Colorado, public universities have

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Through our nation's history higher education has always been a haven for intellectual exploration and thought. Colleges and universities have been places for progressive thinking, innovative ideas, and incubators for advancement.Whether you are a hard line republican, religous fundelmentalist, or left wing liberal the university environment is one where you are free to pursue knowledge and

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Consider this the official music thread.To start off I would like to mention the new album by Royksopp. If you haven't heard of them where have you been =).Ok so they are a little more obscure then say, Brittany Spears, but honestly who here wishes Brittany was a little more obscure. If you've watched any of her reality show you know subtlety is not in her vocabulary.Honestly I watched her show

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By now most people should have heard the news about the terrorist bombings in London. Our thoughts are with you this day, and I pray that everyone possible will come out safe and unscathed.Personally I have many friends who are currently visiting the UK or live there. If you or anyone you know is there I hope and pray they are safe.

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Now admittedly I am big fan of sports, specifically football, but the Tour De France and Lance Armstrong has caught my eye and attention in recent years. Not one to resist a challenge Lance is back for one more go around this year.If you haven't had the privilege of seeing the Tour De France I would highly recommend watching it. Specifically watch one of the mountain stages.Even when I was in

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Well it seems there is interest in a books thread, so here it is!To start off I would recommend A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes.In my opinion it is an excellent book. Each chapter is it's own story yet they are all closely connected through the general theme of the story of Noah and his ark.It is dramatic yet very witty and humorous in that dry british sort of way.

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This was inspired by the quotes thread, I thought it might be fun to have a post where people can share if they've seen something good (TV or otherwise).Redwolf, you mentioned Last of the Mohicans and I wondered if you have been watching the Into the West miniseries on TNT. If you haven't you should check it out. It is rather well done and does a decent job of potraying the colonization of our

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While I was sitting in the theater before the movie started, I was thouroughly enjoying the amazing music droning from the speakers. I was trying to decide what I found more disturbing: the multitude of New Life ads with super close ups of people's faces, on a giant screen no less, or the adverts for propane.As you can tell it was exciting, but this pleasant time was jarred to a halt as this guy

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I went with a friend to see War of the Worlds today and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised. My expectations were rather low admittedly, mainly because the last movie I went to see that was a remake of a classic sci-fi (Planet of the Apes) sucked big time.Spielberg did an excellent job. He managed to give the movie a very 50's feel without being to overbearing. It kept me interested and I

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Recently AFI released a list of the "100 greatest quotes of all time". Now if you looked at it I am sure you had a similar response to the list as I did. Some you might agree with, some you might disagree with but could understand, and some just seemed silly.In that light I thought it would be fun to open up a post where people could share the quotes they feel should have been on the top 100

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While the specifics ellude me at the moment, I remember briefly coming across the subject of christianity and film studies.Now, as a film studies student myself, this topic caught my eye. Basically the question is can christians be involved in the study of film in academia?Personally I think that generally the answer is no. Or more specifically it takes a unique christian to be able to

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...or loosely resembling what a speech is. I'm not going to go into the specifics of my personal feelings on the issue as I'll probably muck it up, but there have been several, well thought out articles on the matter:http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0629-20.htmhttp://www.juancole.com/ - You will have to scroll down a little bit. Look for the title "Arguing with Bush".I believe I have come up

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Not to be out done by the national spotlight on the recent ten commandments ruling by the Supreme Court, some local folk took things into their own hands.Check out this link: http://toiletpaperonline.typepad.com/the_blog/In the immortal words of a celebrity jeopardy Sean Connery moment, "The penis mightier than the sword."

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The band Brand New is excellent. A friend turned me on to them and I can't say thank you enough. I ended up suggesting one of their songs "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" to a compiliation cd that was being put together at work. People thought I needed help. Who doesnt?If you haven't checked out the album you should. Excellent stuff.

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Everyone has crazy dreams and I have had my fair share. I've dreamed that I was a secret operative in Cuba reporting to Danny Glover, that I was having a discussion with Billy Crystal, and that I was in a bus that went of a cliff into an ocean where dark figure floated up to me out of the darkness and said "Congratulations now you are a vampire".This continued last night with a dream where I won

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Thought I would make a semi-brief post about some of the links on my site.Shadowmarch: The official website of the author Tad Williams. If you ask me he is the best current writer out there and if you haven't read any of his work you are doing yourself a disfavor. The site is mainly just a message board now. It is populated by rather intelligent folk and Tad himself is known to post regularly

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I read an interesting article over at commondreams.org today called Addicted to War: An Insider Examines the Seductive Myths of Militarism.It broadly discusses America's current militaristic focus in regards to foreign policy but as a by-product it discusses the role of the evangelical christian community in helping perpetuating this philosophy.As far as religion is concerned, Bacevich goes even

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The overflow of reality television series has been well documented, however I can't escape the fact that the total absurdity that usually flows from these programs provides great writing material. Everyone wants to be a celebrity these days, although I wonder sometimes if that's the best wish someone could want. Either way combine that with the 32 variations of CSI on the air and you've just

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Welcome to my brand new blog. I decided to create the blog for a couple of reasons. I am moving soon, so I thought this blog would be a great way for friends to check in, say hi, and see how I am doing. I also decided I should spend less time taking over other peoples forums/blogs and create a space of my own where I can rant, rave, and wax philosophical.Beyond the myriad of random posts I am

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