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[transient_orange]

It's only 2? What the hell? Something in my head is telling me it's much later. Oh well. Five years ago, I would have been at work by this time, looking forward to a long day away from my ex-roommate's apartment. It seems like a long time ago now.

The apartment feels weird now. I've gotten so used to another person being around that it feels kind of empty. I had a good time with Fangs. I just hope that he had a good time too. I hope his return flight is safe and uneventful - no crying babies, freaking out women, or refridgerator meltdowns.

This is also my third day on brand Synthroid. I haven't noticed a marked difference, though the cold I got this weekend has lingered in my ears in a strange way. I'd say it feels tender from my collarbone up to my ears and every so often I'll get these deep aches in them. Last night it was particularly bad, to the point that I was taking sinus pills in hopes to relieve the pressure.

Other than that, nine days til the next Harry Potter movie. I'm really looking forward to it, because I get to see someone's direction of a story I already know. On the other hand, I'm nervous about seeing the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, because I'm worried that it's going to be too religion heavy. The trailer is beautiful and it looks like the imagery is going to be fantastic, but I worry that Disney's selling Christ as much as Mel Gibson did. To be honest, the old cartoon version of it never made me think of the alagory parts of it. It was a story, but with the way things have been going lately, I don't particularly want to go to a movie where Jesus is getting shoved down my throat (Yes, go ahead, think of the porno implications in that thought.)

It's funny that some books are written in the Christian/Judeo God aspect, while others make up their own. I find it easier to swallow something that isn't shoving religion down your throat. Good vrs Evil is fine, even though lines can be easily blurred or crossed. Intentions are worth only as much as the people around you take them, I've paved a good bit of roading for hell, I can assure you.

Ok... I've been far to random and I want to read a bit of the new novel I picked up, Foxmask. I really need to do an updated Amazon list, because there are a crapload of books that I need to get to.

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[rainbowpookie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I usually dislike books, movies etc that are written in the Christian perspective etc. I don't mind good vs. evil, like you, but I really don't like reading about something that is entirely about one religious view point, especially if it's Christianity or Judaism.

Oh, and I love your new layout!

[scavengerchild.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you understand. A lot of people just don't get where I'm coming from when I say that. It's funny that I read Philip Pulman's Dark Materials Trilogy and just didn't get the same feeling of religion in it as I have in others. I think if I read something that's of a religious view point, I'd rather read non-fiction/historical stuff, than a fiction piece used as an alagory. I'm really hoping that the Narnia movie will focus more on the effects and strange creatures than the background message.

Thanks for the compliment on the layout. I love this particular Froud picture and decided it needed to be my background, I really like the layout too, it moves very smoothly!

[fangsie.livejournal.com]

Hey Quiche. I got to Stoney Brook ok, but not without problem. Got to 30th st Phily OK, Got to NY Penn. OK too, got my ticket for the LIRR fine. Needed to change trains at Huntington to make it to Stoney Brook, SO I did, and got onto the wrong train -_-
I asked someone if I was on the right train and they said yes so I unloaded myself of bags and settled down, train started moving the wrong way! Conducter came and confirmed I should have stayed on the same platform as my last train. So I got of at the next station back down and tried to call Kes to tell her I was a bit stuck, my phone credits ran out half way through telling her what happened. 3 seconds later the local civil defense system test started and it was freaking loud, I was thinking oh great they got us, and waited for the flash :p
Waited an hour on station for the next train through to get it right this time. Eventualy got to Stoney Brook about hour and quarter late but called Kes from payphone, just after I hung up an alarm went off in the waiting room saying anyone in there had to get out as the doors were about to lock automaticaly so I had to grab up everything very fast and scoot outside where it had just started raining...
I want to go home, I wish I'd waited till tomorrow and gone straight up to NY now, I feel tired and ill -_-

I hope to come back early next year though!
*hugs* thank you lots and lots for having me!

[scavengerchild.livejournal.com]

Sorry that things got so messed up once you got there. I hope the rest of today goes smoothly for you, before the trip back.

I miss you. I had a really good time with you and I can't wait to get back to our conversations on IRC. I look forward to hanging out with you again. You're the first person that I've met that I spoke to online first that I just knew what you were going to be like. My friend Chris was close, he was just more animated than he was online.

Thank you again for visiting. I hope your tummy is feeling better! Take care, hon.

[rosycat.livejournal.com]

I actually never realized that the narnia books were an allegory... Because i never bother much about who authors are, and "C.S.Lewis" was just a name. Until after i read the series, and was introduced to some of his serious stuff, and *click*

If the movie-makers try to make the film an allegory, it won't work. It's an adventure story. (That I know now its an allegory doesn't change anything about the story for me).

Given that C.S.Lewis kept the allegorical stuff pretty much in the background, so kids could just have a fun read, i'd be mighty surprised if Disney turned it into a pushing-Christianity story. Like i said, I believe if they do that, they'll ruin the story; the emphasis on the allegory will have changed, probably changing other things as well; the allegorical stuff should be background, the kind of thing that movies usually seem to skip in order to stuff as much adventure and special effects into a film as possible :)