September 2008
9 posts
“There are more fat people in America than there are people.”
– Little Britain USA
Working in the city = awesome. Driving in the city = not so much.
I had a good first day of work.
‘Sarah Palin- If she shoots you in the face, it’s because she was aiming for it.’
I was on K-Rock tonight. True story.
Speaking of Pineapple Express, I saw Huey Lewis and the News live a couple weeks ago! I should have blogged about that, like, IMMEDIATELY. It was incredible. They are an amazingly tight band, and you can tell that they’re doing what they’re doing because they honestly love it. Huey Lewis is a fantastic front man, and you get the feeling that he doesn’t let it go to his head-...
Movies
Back in February, I wrote down a list of movies I really wanted to see. I’ve reposted that list here, with the ones I’ve actually seen crossed out.
Persepolis 3:10 to Yuma No Country for Old Men Atonement Michael Clayton There Will Be Blood Darjeeling Unlimited Eastern Promises Freeheld Sicko Be Kind, Rewind Last King of Scotland Sweeney Todd The Valley of Eli
Here are the movies I...
Will
Hiking that 5.5 miles today got me thinking: what is the hardest part of a journey? Either a very difficult hike, or any other goal one sets out to accomplish. Is it that first step, when one sees all the daunting challenges ahead of himself? Or is it that last, final step, when one has completely and totally used up all of his energy, yet still needs to find something within himself to push...
Today I hiked about 5.5 miles of the hardest terrain the NJ section of the Palisades Interstate Park has to offer. We stopped at the foot of a waterfall for lunch, and I ate a ham and cheese sandwich, two apples, and a baggie of granola for lunch, seated at the bottom of a gleaming cascade, overlooking the Hudson. I wondered to myself:
When did I become a hippie?
Reason
So I finished up The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. While I’ll admit that it absolutely needs to be read with a large grain or two of salt, he does make some excellent points. It’s easy to get caught up in it and start agreeing with everything, but while reading it you have to step back and ask if he’s addressing deism in general or just lashing out at hard right religious...