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We Are on A Rock, Spinning Silently
Mar. 22nd, 2004 04:34 pmI don't want to be at work. One day I will actually *want* to be at work and I will post about it and everyone can die of shock. Of course, that will the the day I have a different job and crap. Now I've got "That'll Be the Day" in my head.
That'll be the day, when you make me cry
Oh, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
Cause, that'll be the daaaaa-aaay-ayy, that I die
That may not even be the correct lyrics - but that is what The Buddy Holly that Lives in My Brain is currently singing. He's kinda cute actually, TBHtLiMB, just persistant. He'll never shut up now that he has been all stirred up. Huh. He looks more like Chris Issak than the actual Buddy Holly, but I guess that is cause he lives in my head. Everyone get the automatic As Good-Looking As Chris Issak Upgrade.
That'll be the day...
My hair is just long enough to part and slick back in a low pony-tail, so I am wearing Aeryn Sun makeup (circa S2) today. I look nothing like Aeryn Sun,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
drdawn is like a cross between Loralei Gilmore and Aeryn but I look more like... well... people I look like don't typically get their own television shows. But - Aeryn style makeup is flattering for all skin/face types.
Ohhh, that'll be the day, whoo-ah
So I am obsessed with vidding again and that is good. For some reason, I decided research for the vid required that I read some Old Testament today, and that was not good. The Old Testament creeps me out. The God is just so... well Old Testament-y, y'know? I remember when I was a kid and mainly resorting to reading the OT for the smut during lulls at church. Seriously - the King James Version has like a thousand different words for "whore" and I was determined to find them all. I wonder how many whore stories there are in the OT? My fav was the one where God is trying to help the widow trick her dead husband's family into getting her pregnant and he has her dress up like a whore and wait along the roadside for her father-in-law. That story also had some moral about how the old man ejaculated on the ground and that was wrong - but I always felt that y'know - he has already raised his kids, leave the old man alone. But God apparently wanted this woman pregnant - hence the wacky scheme.
That'll be the day
Actually, what is up with OT God and his Wacky Schemes? God is either "I am LORD, GOD! Fear Me and MY WRATH!" or he is all, "So here is the deal, Satan - you be a snake. No, now just hear me out - go tell Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge. Yes *that* tree. No, I told her *not* to - just - trust me, no this'll be great. Oh really? Well, are you sure you wanna bet against someone who is omnipotent? NO, no I am not saying that your ideas are stupid, just that I have MY WILL and all going for me and..."
Why does God even need to have Wacky Schemes? It makes no sense. Is he bored? Does he just need a hobby? Are things on Earth just a little to calm and he needs to get in there and mix it up? And WTF was up with the Great Flood? Was God doing a lot of drugs? Not that I am judging, I leave that to him. He loves to judge - he is all like Mr. McJudgeyPants casting out here and smiting there and making certain that we all know he is Full of Wrath. It's just very difficult to figure out - cause apparently - everything is wrong at some point in the Old Testament - and then at another point, ehh, it isn't so bad - so go ahead, dress up like a whore and seduce your husband's father.
Maybe God just needed cable?
Also, they taught us wrong in Sunday School - they teach kids that the animals boarded the Ark two by two and even if you accept that a GREAT BIG FLOOD came and destroyed all the animals except for the ones on the ark (and the fish. And apparently ducks, but Eddie Izzard is much funnier explaining the Evil Duck concept) - even if you accept that this could possibly happen and make sense in a way, shape or form, well then you have to deal with the fact that they are teaching the story incorrectly to small children. I, for one, felt betrayed when I first learned the truth. Or one version of the truth. Or...well, you get the idea. I refused to sing songs about the Ark in Junior Worship (aside - Junior Worship was where they would snag you for the Puppet Ministry,tzikeh). It did teach me to look for outside confirmation of anything I am told by anyone. So I guess this is how attending religious services can be a lot like journalism.
I still believe most things, though, because I am just plain gullible. Dawn had me convinced that Lance Armstrong is not only a pro-boxer now (damned confusing commercial) but also guest-starring on Season 4 Queer as Folk.
That'll be the dayyyy
I remember the moment I decided that the Old Testament was pretty much insane. It was a big deal to realize this - especially considering the kind of religious upbringing we had, the fact that I am naturally obedient and trusting, and well, the whole damned to hell for an independent thought thing - these were all front and center on the big day...and oh yeah! I was at CHURCH CAMP! Hee! I pick Church Camp as the place to make a big X on what I will and will not accept as Truth. I think it was just self-defense, really, since I had one of two choices: I could read this and *not* believe it, or I could *not* read it and just accept what I am told. But then, I had to realize that I am not cut out to *not* read something. I pretty much need to read everything. So the choice was simple and most likely divine. But I kinda think my word is God, so hee! Of course I'd be full of divine inspiration.
Then I remember the moment that I decided that most of the New Testament was just repeating the Old Testament and I like to call that moment "Road to Damascus, My Ass" but I'll save it for another day.
That'll be the day...
ETA: FUCK A BUNCH OF IRREPARABLE MARKUPS! - The owner is trying to fix it it manually and LJ is an idiot. What is an irreparable markup? Is this God? Are you up to more wacky schemes?
ETA AGAIN: FIXED!!! We Lovemelymbrosia. Yes, we do. I am speaking collectively for the universe now - I am not using the royal we. Or maybe I am? Mely would know. Yet another reason to love her.
That'll be the day, when you make me cry
Oh, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye
You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
Cause, that'll be the daaaaa-aaay-ayy, that I die
That may not even be the correct lyrics - but that is what The Buddy Holly that Lives in My Brain is currently singing. He's kinda cute actually, TBHtLiMB, just persistant. He'll never shut up now that he has been all stirred up. Huh. He looks more like Chris Issak than the actual Buddy Holly, but I guess that is cause he lives in my head. Everyone get the automatic As Good-Looking As Chris Issak Upgrade.
That'll be the day...
My hair is just long enough to part and slick back in a low pony-tail, so I am wearing Aeryn Sun makeup (circa S2) today. I look nothing like Aeryn Sun,
drdawn is like a cross between Loralei Gilmore and Aeryn but I look more like... well... people I look like don't typically get their own television shows. But - Aeryn style makeup is flattering for all skin/face types. Ohhh, that'll be the day, whoo-ah
So I am obsessed with vidding again and that is good. For some reason, I decided research for the vid required that I read some Old Testament today, and that was not good. The Old Testament creeps me out. The God is just so... well Old Testament-y, y'know? I remember when I was a kid and mainly resorting to reading the OT for the smut during lulls at church. Seriously - the King James Version has like a thousand different words for "whore" and I was determined to find them all. I wonder how many whore stories there are in the OT? My fav was the one where God is trying to help the widow trick her dead husband's family into getting her pregnant and he has her dress up like a whore and wait along the roadside for her father-in-law. That story also had some moral about how the old man ejaculated on the ground and that was wrong - but I always felt that y'know - he has already raised his kids, leave the old man alone. But God apparently wanted this woman pregnant - hence the wacky scheme.
That'll be the day
Actually, what is up with OT God and his Wacky Schemes? God is either "I am LORD, GOD! Fear Me and MY WRATH!" or he is all, "So here is the deal, Satan - you be a snake. No, now just hear me out - go tell Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge. Yes *that* tree. No, I told her *not* to - just - trust me, no this'll be great. Oh really? Well, are you sure you wanna bet against someone who is omnipotent? NO, no I am not saying that your ideas are stupid, just that I have MY WILL and all going for me and..."
Why does God even need to have Wacky Schemes? It makes no sense. Is he bored? Does he just need a hobby? Are things on Earth just a little to calm and he needs to get in there and mix it up? And WTF was up with the Great Flood? Was God doing a lot of drugs? Not that I am judging, I leave that to him. He loves to judge - he is all like Mr. McJudgeyPants casting out here and smiting there and making certain that we all know he is Full of Wrath. It's just very difficult to figure out - cause apparently - everything is wrong at some point in the Old Testament - and then at another point, ehh, it isn't so bad - so go ahead, dress up like a whore and seduce your husband's father.
Maybe God just needed cable?
Also, they taught us wrong in Sunday School - they teach kids that the animals boarded the Ark two by two and even if you accept that a GREAT BIG FLOOD came and destroyed all the animals except for the ones on the ark (and the fish. And apparently ducks, but Eddie Izzard is much funnier explaining the Evil Duck concept) - even if you accept that this could possibly happen and make sense in a way, shape or form, well then you have to deal with the fact that they are teaching the story incorrectly to small children. I, for one, felt betrayed when I first learned the truth. Or one version of the truth. Or...well, you get the idea. I refused to sing songs about the Ark in Junior Worship (aside - Junior Worship was where they would snag you for the Puppet Ministry,
tzikeh). It did teach me to look for outside confirmation of anything I am told by anyone. So I guess this is how attending religious services can be a lot like journalism. I still believe most things, though, because I am just plain gullible. Dawn had me convinced that Lance Armstrong is not only a pro-boxer now (damned confusing commercial) but also guest-starring on Season 4 Queer as Folk.
That'll be the dayyyy
I remember the moment I decided that the Old Testament was pretty much insane. It was a big deal to realize this - especially considering the kind of religious upbringing we had, the fact that I am naturally obedient and trusting, and well, the whole damned to hell for an independent thought thing - these were all front and center on the big day...and oh yeah! I was at CHURCH CAMP! Hee! I pick Church Camp as the place to make a big X on what I will and will not accept as Truth. I think it was just self-defense, really, since I had one of two choices: I could read this and *not* believe it, or I could *not* read it and just accept what I am told. But then, I had to realize that I am not cut out to *not* read something. I pretty much need to read everything. So the choice was simple and most likely divine. But I kinda think my word is God, so hee! Of course I'd be full of divine inspiration.
Then I remember the moment that I decided that most of the New Testament was just repeating the Old Testament and I like to call that moment "Road to Damascus, My Ass" but I'll save it for another day.
That'll be the day...
ETA: FUCK A BUNCH OF IRREPARABLE MARKUPS! - The owner is trying to fix it it manually and LJ is an idiot. What is an irreparable markup? Is this God? Are you up to more wacky schemes?
ETA AGAIN: FIXED!!! We Love
melymbrosia. Yes, we do. I am speaking collectively for the universe now - I am not using the royal we. Or maybe I am? Mely would know. Yet another reason to love her.
