This was a very interesting article. Basically, the argument is that Protestants have a softened, friendly view of Jesus and God, which makes it odd that so many of them seem interested in Gibson’s new movie.

I must admit that this view of Jesus as your pal has always confused me. Especially the people who feel called upon to pray for assistance with every minor decision in their lives. To me, that seems rude. You don’t pester important people unless you have an important question, and if you truly believe Jesus is the son of God then I think he has better things to be doing with his time than dealing with your random questions.

Jesus Fangirl: OMG, should I wear the blue blouse or the yellow sweater?!?!?!
Jesus Fangirl: HELP ME JESUS!
Jesus Fangirl: *prays*
* a light comes on in Jesus’s office *
Jesus: *stops what he’s doing and some crops in Africa die*
Jesus: WTF? It’s that stalker girl again.
Jesus: *looks at the message*
Jesus: !!!! Holy crap you interrupted me for this you stupid cow?!
Jesus: *grrr*
Jesus: wait, I’m nice
Jesus: *flings an anvil at the girl*
Jesus: here’s a sign. See, it’s kinda blue.

Anyhow, back to my original point, which was that the article made me think of the “Buddy Christ” idea that came up in the movie Dogma. And, in fact, if you think of Jesus as your best pal, who you can pester at any time of the night or day… your image of him is already the Buddy Christ. Which is decidedly at odds with the view of him I was brought up with, as somewhat remote, not really inclined to intercede directly on someone’s behalf, as that, after all, is the job of Saints and other minions.

It also seems to me that this view of the universe feeds very well into the arrogant, privileged attitude that so many of our Protestant leaders have…

New dining room table! Now we just need chairs. The ones from the card table just look so wrong.

Also, mom reports that Tom Brady is moving to Seabrook.

SEABROOK.

E: Seabrook, known for tattoo parlors, adult bookstores, strip joints, a nuclear power plant, and TOM BRADY
K: Don’t forget the cheap cigarettes.
E: Oh right! :) And fireworks!

Heehee. You too can learn to be an RPG Mary Sue.

Blah. So tired. I need to take a nap. I logged in to write something useful, but now I feel like I need some sleep before I can even contemplate stringing my thoughts on the matter together.

But I should put something at least mildly purposeful if I’m going to bother to post this entry. So, let’s see. Slate had an article yesterday about the stupid Quiznos ads which have so disgusted many of us. The content is not surprising, nor is it especially witty as Slate articles go, but this is an important issue which needs our attention. Really.

And this post made me think of certain characters on AF.

I’m sitting here watching Unwrapped and they do a segment on ‘Funny Face’, which is a kool-aid like substance marketed by the Pillsbury company.

They showed this guy that they always have on who collects a lot of food related stuff, and he was showing off his stuff, and he begins showing these pillows of the characters.

K: wtf?! Those things had names?! That was supposed to be a lemon?!

I had no idea they were related to a food item. I just thought they were strange pillow-toys my great aunt had picked up at a yard sale. And dude, that thing does not look like a lemon.

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Well, I was thinking of posting a wish-list like J has been, but of tv series I want to come out on DVD.

Today, though, I see that my number one wish list item is on its way!

woot!

I also saw the first season of Forever Knight at Best Buy, but that was on my second tier list, along with a lot of shows that are already out (and a few on my list..)

But for the sake of posterity, here’s the list:

Quantum Leap (see above)
Seaquest
The Cosby Show
Designing Women
The Brady Bunch

Do not laugh.

I am not careless with strong language. But fuck, this woman needs to be captured and forcibly sterilized. She is too stupid to continue to exist in the gene pool.

That was my first reaction upon hearing this.

But now that I think about it, maybe she’s on to something. Suing McDonald’s for making people fat was not going far enough. We should now sue ANYONE who does ANYTHING that causes us the slightest bit of stress or trauma.

Here is a preliminary list I have compiled:

PETER JACKSON:
Damn. I had to wait 2 fricking years to see Return of the King!! I should not have had to do that, man. I want some compensation for my lengthy suffering.

BILL BUCKNER:
This one needs no explanation.

RICK BERMAN:
Let’s face it, folks. This man is responsible for MORE BOOBS on television than MTV could ever hope to be. It’s time to fork over the cash, Star Trek man.

MARY KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN:
Crap, how did these little pipsqueaks manage to become worth $100,000,000?! They are rich, and it annoys me. So they should have to make me rich to alleviate my irritation.

BILL GATES:
Yesterday, Windows XP crashed and it really pissed me off. And two days before it did the exact same thing. Dammit, Bill! You are responsible for 10 minutes of inconvenience and trauma for me! What if I hadn’t saved a file! I get palpitations just thinking about it. You may deposit my settlement directly into my bank account.

BOOBAH:
I don’t think this one needs any explanation either.

I think we’re definitely on to something here. We could start a whole new industry.

Reason #153 that it’s stupid to Americanize spelling of British authored books

The main character writes out a list of facts, cleverly composing it such that the first letter of each fact spells out the conclusion the reader is supposed to draw.

H-A-E-M-O-P-H-I-L-I-A

Less than half a page later, another character looks at the list and mumbles, “H, E… hemophilia?”

Rar.