so the man lit the fire.and not because it was cold.and not because of the darkness.

he felt closer to home.as if he could whisper to the leaves and the sticks, and they'd answer back, glowing.he came to the spot where his father and he had prayed together, and here he knelt and lifted up his face to the stars.

see, my servant shall prosper/he ( Read more... )

it's a tough thing, building lives.

as a child, i spent a good deal of time looking for places to hide.  not necessarily because i was scared of something, or even that i was hiding from something; but simply for the joy of the boyish excitement that is found in disappearing from all the childhood realities (like parents and schools and detestable ( Read more... )

Subception:  subliminal perception as in the reaction to a stimulus not fully perceived.

it is commonplace that all research must start from a problem.  research can be successful only if the probglem is good;  it can be original only if the problem is original.  but how can one see a problem, any problem, let alone a good and original problem?  ( Read more... )

the imagination and the intellect have never been at peace.  Christianity was the first and only to rectify the two.  the story of the incarnation fills the imagination to its fullest capacity, while the historicity of the accounts baffle the intellect.  ~g.k.c.

i left my home for college, expecting to find here doting professors ready and willing ( Read more... )

Bands // Song Titles

Created by BourdiezFreak and taken 19059 times on bzoink!
Choose a band/or artist and answer only in song TITLES by that band:mewithoutYouAre you female or male:gentlemenDescribe yourself:i never said that i was braveHow do some people feel about you:we know who are enemies areHow do you feel about yourself:nice and blueDescribe ( Read more... )

we will own the world.

Jordan  eXploded: me and you
Jordan  eXploded: we will get big wooden sticks
xtheTragedianx: lets do it
Jordan  eXploded: shaped like swords
Jordan  eXploded: and the trick is
xtheTragedianx: yeah
Jordan  eXploded: to try and not let their sword hit you
xtheTragedianx: thats the best idea we've had in a week
Jordan  eXploded: ( Read more... )

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so i'm not the only one who thinks so

spontaneous

i've never given my grandfather enough credit.  coined him off as a dusty theologian toting a book of concord and quoting a catechism.  its a sad thing really, i think i could learn a lot from him if i would stop playing the bleeding martyr.

spontaneous & beautiful.

i wonder if thinkers have ever seen the two together.  they are ( Read more... )

the following is real conversation with susie & joel.

kickthewindows: ohh did i tell you im gonna buy some alphabet cereal when im home cause you got me in the mood to spell stuff with my food?
xtheTragedianx: it really is fun
kickthewindows: i havent done it for like decades
xtheTragedianx: the only problem is they don't have the whole alphebet
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i like this survey because it was the first one that didn't tell me i suck.

1. studded belt - 2 points: 0
2. dyed black hair/short - 2 points: 0
3. thick rimed glasses - 2 points: 0
4. tight shirts/pants/track jackets - 2 points each: 6
5. gaudy belt buckle - 2 points each: 6
6. clothing bought from a thrift store - 2 points each: 16
7. having hair with ( Read more... )