I'm Going Away For A While

Tomorrow I am leaving in my Altima and heading back to Graceville (my college town and home from August 1999 - January 2005) to see Chase and Donna, who will also be there. (Really, I guess, I'm seeing everyone I know who is still serving time in that small town.) Anyway, before I go, I wanted to make mention of some books I found at my school's annual book sale. I spent a total of fifteen bucks and found some amazing things. Some I bought for personal use (current or future), and some I bought mainly to sell on Amazon.com (none of which is listed here). So, without further ado:

1. A 1927 hardcover edition of The Philosophy of Spinoza
2. Four Volume set of Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (Retails $100)
3. A 1966 hardcover edition of The Jerusalem Bible
4. Holman Illustrated Pocket Bible Handbook
5. A Tapestry of Faiths: The Common Threads Between Christianity & World Religions by Winfried Corduan
6. New Testament Greek: An Introductory Grammar by Eric G. Jay
7. A 1970 hardcover edition of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Hebrew Bible) (Retails $50)
8. The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
9. A 1925 hardcover edition of The Philosophy of Religion by George Galloway
10. Four Volume set of Wuest's Word Studies In The Greek New Testament (Retails $60)
11. A first edition (1912) hardcover of The Meaning of God In Human Experience by William E. Hocking
12. A Harmony of the Gospels by A.T. Robertson
13. 1916 hardcover edition - Vols. 17 & 18 of The Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas

Pre-chewed Food

Hi, my name is Jeff. I wait until the day before assignments are due to write them. I don't know why I do this. I want to change. I've tried to change. I have changed. I have a 2-3 page (single-spaced) hermeneutical paper on Genesis 22:1-14 due tomorrow. I started this thing on Saturday. I have been doing research since then. Everyday, I read for two or three hours and I still cannot formulate enough words to write the paper. Due later this month, I have a key word study due on the Hebrew word 'ola ([whole] burnt offering). But, first, I have to do this background study on human sacrifice, as related to Abraham offering Isaac to Yahweh. So, instead of writing a paper, I post a blog. And that is why I am here, still writing. Bye.

I Hate Overnight Activism

I understand that people find new causes to defend and support all the time, but I'm getting tired of hearing people refer to themselves as activists. I admire those who defend the needs of the voiceless and helpless because I am a very selfish person who only concerns himself with my own needs mostly. And I realize that a single event can change the way you live, and reshape your outlook on life. A good example of this is the lady who started Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD). Her child was killed by a drunk driver, and because she was so distraught, she wanted to prevent others from having to deal with that kind of hell, so she started the organization. That activism is good. Calling yourself an activist just to be nominal is lame and the worst kind of fraud. Stand up for something because people need help, not because it will make you more appealing to the opposite sex or those you have conversations with. Activism is a lifetime role, not an overnight trend.

Fortunate Son

So, I like living in a country that believes so highly in the concept of freedom. But, maybe, if we changed the way certain things were done and had less 'freedoms' other things would work out better. Maybe not.

Friends Don't Let Friends

Friends don't change your myspace top 8 when you accidentally leave yourself logged in on their computer. They just don't. Especially best friends :)

I'm Kidding, Of Course

Tonight's the last night
I will see the heat escape from my breath
In the cool winter’s-end sky
Alive for this moment
While the thoughts replace my many lives
Too little to indicate
Devastated beyond repair
My opinions on the weather
Only selfless people care
What happens to those who cannot find shelter
And die in the below freezing temperature

All of my failures
Are because of my fears
Trusting in dishonesty
And not being sincere
Simply stated
I cannot just get by
Doing rudimentary things
Running to each temporal high
Pacing as living
Dying to redo
All of this uncertainty
Carelessness reviewed

Not knowing when I get to see you again
Inclines me to want to sin
Trying to replay the irony
An indispensable industry
Commonsense is not always available
Dependability surely isn't the most profitable
Selling yourself short for someone else
Living on islands of desire just to melt
Obligatory lines to reproduce
Possible friends you want to be introduced to
The moments that fill our day
Kisses we wish to save
All the things we can’t do
Anything just so we get to see you

The Song Remains The Same

Even though I haven't written anything new in a week, the post from last week would be appropriate for today's blog too. You see, I am once again writing a paper for philosophy class which is do tomorrow. This time, I am affirming some points of Aristotle's Realism. Fun, no?

Title Page

The only book I'm reading today is A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian because I have a 5-10 page philosophy paper opposing idealism tomorrow. I tried to start on it last night, and I did. I wrote one paragraph. I tried to start on it earlier today too. A couple of hours ago I started and now I've got the second paragraph. I really need to hurry this up.

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I have the song "Friday, I'm In Love" by The Cure as my ringtone on my cell phone. Just once, I wish it would ring on a Friday when I was in love. Or, maybe I just wish I knew what being in love on a Friday meant so that I could pursue that.