"If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music... and of aviation." - Tom Stoppard ( Read more... )

I'm off to Scotland, brb....

....in a couple of weeks.

Talk about a fascinating church and an interesting anthropological study... I heard about this guy about a year ago. He has a HUGE church in Miami and claims to be the second coming of Christ and all of his followers get a "666" tattoo. His name is actually Jesus (spanish "hey-zeus ( Read more... )

The following is a crazy Cliff rambling on Christianity, Absolute Truth, constructed moralities, and hard questions with presented with what is surely only a mere semblance of twisted logic. It is likely rife with poor grammar and unclear thoughts, but hell, this is my personal journal, I shall allow such. I don't expect really anyone to read it ( Read more... )

"True, we love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." -Nietzsche ( Read more... )

I promise to actually write a real update soon... for now, only the poetry of the Beatles is flowing through my mind. I can't wait for this movie!

Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and ( Read more... )

Wow... I just returned from a 3 am showing of Harry Potter at the mall of Georgia in full 3-D Imax... my senses are overloaded. And the sun started to rise on my way home... very bizarre and fantastical evening.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- The Vatican on Tuesday said Christian denominations outside the Roman Catholic Church were not full churches of Jesus Christ.
Very arresting headline, no ( Read more... )

Friends, Romans, Countrymen... I'm off to Greece! Such an interesting juncture in my life. Tomorrow, I turn 21... and I will actually do so as I cross various timezones over the Atlantic! Yes, I know, I have to be unique. To all my friends: I love you all and will miss you and will hopefully catch all of y'all when I return at the end of June!

Hmm... I haven't posted in a while. How's everyone in LJ world doing? I've just been working and hanging out with friends. Very enjoyable and relaxing summer. I suddenly realized yesterday that in total, I'm going to be spending a month in Europe this summer :) It all actually begins this week, leaving Friday for Greece. Oh yeah, that other little ( Read more... )