"...But, as you well know, appearances can be deceiving, which brings me back to the reason why we're here. We're not here because we're free. We're here because we're not free. There is no escaping reason; no denying purpose. Because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist. It is purpose that created us. Purpose that connects us. ( Read more... )

It might be 60ºF outside right now, but the Christmas season is officially upon us. As I've discussed earlier, I'm hardcore when it comes to Christmas and also when it comes to the boundaries of Christmas. The Christmas season starts the day after Thanksgiving and ends January 6th. For some of you, this may be overshooting things by four days, but ( Read more... )

Surely, famous last words of many an intrepid traveller. My Thanksgiving should have been perfect. It should have been fun. It should have been relaxing. It was none of those things. This post will probably turn out to be very long, so if you'd rather not listen to my ranting or just not taint the fond memories of your Thanksgiving, please hit the ( Read more... )

Hey, has anybody seen that cute sixth year Hufflepuff that always copies off my blog? I haven't seen her around here in quite a while. I hope You-Know-Who didn't get her. Well, in any event, I better get this review out of me before I totally forget what happened ( Read more... )

As I mentioned in a previous post, the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire is being released on Friday. If you are just hearing about this for the first time, you should seriously consider leaving your room once and a while and open some windows for god sakes. Those of you that have already read the book are probably just as ( Read more... )

Wow! I haven't done one of these in forever! I suppose I've simply been too focused in my rantings to need a Lighting Round, or it's all been disjointed boring garbage from the get go that could have gone in a single Lightning Round and nobody bothered to tell me. Well, I've got a lot of random crap I want to get out of my head, so pull up a chair.
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I love Christmas. To me, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year, or at least it would be if it didn't last 3 freaking months! This is a pet peeve that I have long held and I thought most everyone else was with me on this, so why is it that Walmart and Target had Christmas decorations for sale when I was in there shopping for a fan for my ( Read more... )

I've always found the relation between people and their sports teams to be fascinating. I, for one, am a Mets / Giants / Islanders fan. Basketball is stupid, but I digress. I just realized, while watching the sissy slapfight that is the Giants vs. Vikings game, that I have no idea why I like the teams that I do. I just do and I always have. It must ( Read more... )

As I'm sure you've all gathered by now, I hate the weather up here. Who could blame me? Seasons mean nothing up here. It was 70º yesterday and now it's looking doubtful it'll break 50º. Why can't it just pick a season and run with it. I want mountains and mountains of snow. I don't think it's too much to ask. I take heart in knowing that at least ( Read more... )

"...In moments of great stress, every life form that exists gives out a tiny subliminal signal. This signal simply communicates an exact and almost pathetic sense of how far that being is from the place of his birth. On Earth it is never possible to be further than sixteen thousand miles from your birthplace, which really isn't very far, so the ( Read more... )