PROCRASTINATION!!!!!

Anyone else watch the Nostradamus thing on the Hitl- er the History Channel? I'm watching it right now, and it's crazy ridiculous, linking a picture of a tower in flames to 9/11. I guess I can see the rather hazy link, but the picture could also be representative of Nationalistic Isolationism and the eventual self-destruction of those nations that practice this foreign policy. The show is also saying that he predicted an Islamic invasion of Europe, and saying that it relates to now, even though the Ottoman Empire was strong at this time. I'm not saying he couldn't have maybe been a prophet, I'm just saying that people have a tendency to see what it is they are looking for. Such as authors that are looking for oppression... anyways, I need to actually start those essays...

EDIT: some guy on the show just said that 9/11 is THE biggest event in world history. period. Are these people serious???

EDIT 2: One of the ladies on the show just now blamed God, no matter your religion, for terrorism and global warming. *sigh* now back to work.

peace


p.s. a couplet I have seen in the shadows of my ceiling:
"The blind followers of the image shall be shown the way
the pictures, moving, disable the men, the words being inane."

these people know not the difference between their holes.

Been awhile for one of these

Halo 3 is fucking awesome!!! If you play the campaign, take the time to go find the IWHBYD skull, as it changes a lot of the interactions with NPC's outside of cutscenes. It gets pretty funny listening to marines, elite, and your enemies scream all kinds of madness. Really, just go get all the skulls and play with them until you find your favorite modification. Mine is: Gold Skulls: Tough Luck, Catch, Famine, Thunderstorm, and Mythic; Silver Skulls: Grunt Birthday Party, Cowbell, and IWHBYD. This combo provides lots of fun events, but normally results in grunts blowing up everything explosive in the level, as well as near-immortal hunters and high level brutes. Have fun blasting everything that moves!!!


peace (lol)

9 parts of desire part 1

I'm only through the first chapter, but this book so far to me is striking a weird balance between criticizing the way Islam has been used to oppress, while also saying that those same actions are enabling the women to live better and more complete lives. The duality that comes across because of this seems to exemplify the feelings of the women she deals with. Or maybe that's just me misunderstanding it all. I don't know. But I'll be updating again when I finish chapter 2.

Lady M

The letters of Lady Montagu are very interesting and informative, and her observations are detailed and actually useful, especially in comparison to some of the other authors we've read. Especially interesting to me is her description of the interactions between the women in the bathhouse. I believe she is right in her observation that women's faces would be less important if they always were naked. In her description, she also tells of how accommodating the other women were to her western sensibilities and initial modesty. Her interactions at the bath are basically
identical to what she is used to having in a coffee house in England, except without any fear of men overhearing or interjecting their opinions.


peace.