...then don't ask stupid questions.
Question: Father, what do we call the candidates now that they've been confirmed?
Answer: uh....Catholics.
Yes, this was a real conversation. One of my roommates was the individual who gave the remarkably witty response, even though she was not the person being asked the question and hadn't been involved in the conversation at all. Welcome to my life.
I promise that there will be more to come very soon. I'm currently working on a post about some of the top reasons I love my job.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Hollywood's Literature
If you're reading this post and are assuming that I'm blogging because my life has finally slowed down to a point where I can actually spend some time composing posts, then you'd be wrong. However, I have found a few spare minutes this evening and thought I'd share a few thoughts on some movies I've seen recently.
The other movie I saw was The Other Boleyn Girl. Those who know me well that my favorite book genre is historical fiction and the people who know me best know I have a fascination with Tudor England. I have read several historical novels based on Tudor England including Phillipa Greggory's The Other Boleyn Girl, the story of the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, told through the eyes of her sister Mary. So needless to say I was thrilled when I found out that a movie was being made. I waited patiently for several months in anticipation of seeing how Hollywood would interpret the book I had enjoyed so much. Without fail, just as it always does, Hollywood let me down. I know that I probably expect too much from movies, but I don't understand how you make a good movie by completely butchering a book.
The first movie I saw was Vantage Point. Most of my casual acquaintances don't know that I have a great love of movies that revolve around conspiracy theories. I'm not sure wher
e this love came from, but I'm just drawn to them. Maybe later I'll do a post on my favorite conspiracy movies. I'm not about to give any of the plot away, but if you like movies with lots of twists and turns I would highly recommend it.
e this love came from, but I'm just drawn to them. Maybe later I'll do a post on my favorite conspiracy movies. I'm not about to give any of the plot away, but if you like movies with lots of twists and turns I would highly recommend it.
The other movie I saw was The Other Boleyn Girl. Those who know me well that my favorite book genre is historical fiction and the people who know me best know I have a fascination with Tudor England. I have read several historical novels based on Tudor England including Phillipa Greggory's The Other Boleyn Girl, the story of the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, told through the eyes of her sister Mary. So needless to say I was thrilled when I found out that a movie was being made. I waited patiently for several months in anticipation of seeing how Hollywood would interpret the book I had enjoyed so much. Without fail, just as it always does, Hollywood let me down. I know that I probably expect too much from movies, but I don't understand how you make a good movie by completely butchering a book.
Just my humble opinion.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
My great fear...
....of starting a blog is slowly becoming a reality. What is this fear? That life will become so busy that I forget to post things on it. Life has become very busy and very stressful, however I'm loving ALMOST every minute of it. In about 10 days when life slows down (a little) again I'll be sure to stay on top of things. In the mean time be sure that I'm keeping track of all of the things I want write about and saving them for a time when I can process them and articulate them intelligently.
Stay tuned. More is coming soon.
Stay tuned. More is coming soon.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Finally....
After some thought and plenty of requests from close friends and family, I've decided to join world of people who publish their thoughts for all the world to see. The idea of this really intimidates me, but for some reason in my boredom this evening the courage to finally accept this challenge was given to me and I decided to create this blog before I changed my mind.
What can you, my enthralled reader, expect from this venture? Well, a little of this and a little of that. Mostly updates on what's going on in my life and my thoughts and views on anything and everything.
The title of this blog is very dear to my heart. A few years ago someone told me a little story about Fact, Faith and Feeling and it has really stuck with me and been a comfort in times of questioning and confusion. To end this first I would like to share that story (or at least a summary of it reconstructed from my memory).
Fact, Faith, and Feeling
One day Fact, Faith, and Feeling were walking, in a row, on top of a high wall. Suddenly there was a strong wind and Feeling lost his balance and fell off the wall. As Feeling was falling he called out to Faith for help. Faith turned, taking his eyes off of Fact, to see what was going on. This caused Faith to loose his balance and fall, as well, and Fact was left alone.
This story is a sad, but true commentary on the state of faith in our world today. I pray everyday that God will give me the grace I need to live the lesson learned from this story.
What can you, my enthralled reader, expect from this venture? Well, a little of this and a little of that. Mostly updates on what's going on in my life and my thoughts and views on anything and everything.
The title of this blog is very dear to my heart. A few years ago someone told me a little story about Fact, Faith and Feeling and it has really stuck with me and been a comfort in times of questioning and confusion. To end this first I would like to share that story (or at least a summary of it reconstructed from my memory).
Fact, Faith, and Feeling
One day Fact, Faith, and Feeling were walking, in a row, on top of a high wall. Suddenly there was a strong wind and Feeling lost his balance and fell off the wall. As Feeling was falling he called out to Faith for help. Faith turned, taking his eyes off of Fact, to see what was going on. This caused Faith to loose his balance and fall, as well, and Fact was left alone.
This story is a sad, but true commentary on the state of faith in our world today. I pray everyday that God will give me the grace I need to live the lesson learned from this story.
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