New Year's Resolutions

I hate New Year's Resolutions.  "WHY?" you say, no doubt appalled.  Well, because I really hate the whole "one-time-good-deal" aspect of it all.  I think that making resolutions is great, but I don't appreciate the fact that the whole New Year's aspect kind of makes one feel that there are only certain times that a person can change or make a difference.  As far as I'm concerned, waiting until the First of January to make a change doesn't really make a whole lot of sense.  I'm more of a mind to make a change whenever the idea strikes me.  What do you think?  What changes are you planning on making this year?

Movie Thoughts — Jesus Camp

I don't know about anyone else, but I have lately found myself quite interested in religion (and religions in the specific sense), and after taking a course dedicated to examining the differences between religions, I am more interested than ever in examining their little quirks.  For anyone who shares a like interest in religion, I would highly recommend viewing the film Jesus Camp.  While it takes an obvious stance on what it thinks about  religion (specifically Christianity), I think it shows some of the amazing sides to religion that we tend to forget about.  I won't try to create any sort of review of the film here, as I don't want to sway anyone's opinion this way or that before they view it, but I would recommend seeing it soon.  And simply considering what religion means to you.

Creation out of an Escape from Facebook

Dear all who have found this post through one avenue or another —

Hello!

As should be obvious from the title, this blog was created from the desire to escape from Facebook.  "Why?" one might ask.  Well, because Facebook is entirely absorbing and somewhat addicting, much like other hobbies of mine, such as organizing the closet. With the endless number of profiles and people to search for, and the albums upon albums of photos to look for, I was spending more time in the virtual world just poking (poking in the non-Facebook sense) around, then actually doing anything.  Though, I must say, I will greatly miss all of the people I have found on Facebook and who I have been able to contact through that wondrous device.  However, after successfully navigating my way through my first semester of college, I have decided to spend my time cultivating hobbies that are more — oh, perhaps, productive?  (Dear, that does seem harsh.  I mean no harm to those who still use Facebook!) Like writing.  I have always enjoyed writing, and perhaps having some incentive to write (like seeing it up on the World Wide Web in glorious HTML) would be a lovely way to nurture such a hobby.  So.  I hope you shall return to see what comes of this new interest.  Perhaps nothing.  We shall see.

Cheers!