Archive for June, 2005

Attn: Myspace Flannery O’Connor Haters

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

This blurb is written in response to remarks made by some students of mine on one of my students’ Myspace pages about Flannery O’Connor, one of the greatest writers America has ever produced, in my opinion. My Myspace page, in case you were wondering, can be accessed by clicking here.
What’s depressing, what’s very saddening, is […]

Swear to Me!!!

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

I’ve just returned from seeing Batman Begins for the second time. (That’s why I didn’t answer your call, Steffany!) An excellent movie.
After talking a little bit about it with my parents as we returned to the car, I think why I like it, and perhaps even what makes it unique among all the Batman movies […]

Selections from the Wish List

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

Straight from the newer half of the middle section of the 800 items on my Amazon wishlist. I kind of use it as a list of things I don’t want to forget about, and I rarely buy stuff off of it. I still feel guilty about its… largeness, though. I haven’t met anyone with more […]

Biblical Curse Generator

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

Aside from being very cool in general, The Ship of Fools has an extremely awesome feature: its very own Biblical Curse Generator! Here’s what they say about it:
Lost for a smart remark to see off your enemies? Unable to deliver that killer insult? Put an end to “I was speechless!” misery with the amazing Biblical […]

A True Experience of the Church

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

The primates of the Anglican Communion are currently meeting in Nottingham, discussing, among other things, the quandary the North American provinces have gotten them into. I’ve been following the whole Anglican thing for a while now, and sometimes it seems like things are in a pretty bad state, but there’s a lot of real Christianity […]

Givin’ Us the Farewell Runaround…

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

The Smashing Pumpkins back together?? My day has been made!
Check out Corgan’s ad in the Chicago Tribune.
Click here for the Tribune’s article.