I ordered this CD over two weeks ago online from a company that is apparently based out of Belgium. I should have just ordered it from amazon.com. It would have been cheaper and probably have come much sooner. But if it makes Pentatone Classics more money and means they can sign more amazing young performers like Julia Fischer, then all the better. The CD i
i found out tonight even my little cousin has stumbled across my blog. that's kind of cool, but it also means i better watch what i write. i had fun hanging out with my family tonight. i get to see them all too infrequently, and i almost always enjoy it when we do all get together. i saw my brother for the first time probably in at least a month. he's busy
I feel the desire to write some more poetry, or create some art of some type....but it's so hard sometimes to express how I feel. Poetry seems to be the art form most accessible to me right now. Probably not my best talent, but a nice outlet nonetheless. I really need to get playing music again, but sometimes that seems so hard, so laborious. My sax is not in good con
1:30pm just got home from work. got off early, but it was an extra shift. i'm back on at 4:30ish 5. man, my job sucks. i made a decent buck this morning, but nothing of what i should make. working this job really makes me respect people that do this their whole life. i don't understand, though, how anyone can be satisfied doing this kind of work. no on
I thought maybe it would be helpful to add translations to the german: “Kommst aus München du?” -- Are you from Munich? (although, the german is intentionally very incorrect grammar) “Ich hab in Mainz studiert,” -- I studied in Mainz. (also has grammatical/spelling errors.) “kennst du?” -- Are you familiar (with Mainz)? Mein Deutsch -- My German "Mein auch" -- Mine also “ist Deutsch auch nicht
I decided to take a stab at writing a sonnet (thanks to my new-found inspiration). It's spenserian form. probably difficult to follow the cadence in some parts, but if you think about the form strictly, hopefuly it will make some sense. My hope is that it chronicles a beautifully chaotic conversation I had recently, that has turned into...more conversa
I finally had a day off from work today. I used it to basically catch up on sleep, relax, and watch a movie, a classic called "The Marathon Man". I also received three new books in the mail today: 1. Guns, Germs, and Steel 2. Latino Wave 2. Billions and Billions I'm excited to read them, though it will probably take quite so
thanks for all the nice comments everyone. it truly is motivation to keep writing. i'm surprised people liked this article so much, since it was mainly a stream of consciousness thing (i.e. no organization, editing, etc.) i will check out Ross. i'm interested in hearing the arguments of the other side.
maybe if you couched your argument without referring to "religious extremists", and implying that our country is being "F-U-U-C-K-K-D" by Christianity, then 65% of americans wouldn't feel their religious beliefs were being threatened by your science theories. well, look. i'm very religious. i believe
so i didn't make crap at work today. nobody valeted. so joe and i got out early and went to a movie. we got in for free. they didn't care (yes, i did ask). we also got free sodas and popcorn. i love free stuff. too bad the movie (Alexander) sucked though. later i went to columbo's (again) and played some cards. lost 7 bucks. losing in cards sucks. so the re
i saw a bunch of guys from my high school class tonight at a bar called columbo's. weird feeling.
I finally saw the clip from Monday night football where Nicollette Sheridan from Desperate Houswifes jumps naked into the arms of Terrell Owens. Now I can sort of understand why people made complaints about the seen being sexually explicit, seeing as how part of our population lives in a sexually-deprived, puritan culture. There is much more sexually explicit material
today was pretty boring. i slept most of the day. i'm on this pain-killer called vicodin, which can make me pretty drowsy. it's for a toothache, which i'm getting a root canal for on wednesday. tomorrow i'm going to try to actually get some things accomplished. i hope. i kind of have a crush on this girl, katie corey. i don't know though. she's kind
I worked 9 long, hard hours tonight. I made out pretty well in tips. I'm working, by the way, an unskilled no-education-required job--valet parking. It's nice to have spent 4.5 years studying physics, in order to move on to the glorious industry of luxury hotel services. anyways, i actually kind of like it, and it's good money for now. When I got home, I re
Hi Ximena! Yes, the river crossing was my favorite part two. It also showed the people that they don't need anything special to break through the divisions that were keeping the two classes of peope apart. All they need is willpower and the human spirit. And indeed that's all we need to break down the many divisions and barriers in our world. Thanks for writing Ximena! I hope you write more on joeuser.com, and I look forward to explor
I just saw the movie The Motorcycle Diaries . Beautiful movie, and beautiful story. I hope everyone sees it. It makes you think a lot about the injustice in the world, and what we should do about it. It also shows some great shots of some of the most beautiful places and people in the world.
Thank you all for your comments. I am still trying to digest all the results from the election. I'm also trying to deal with some illegal activity that I saw happening at the polling place where I worked at for 14 hours as an election judge. I'm now trying to get to everyone's replies, both here, and in emails I've received. Let me start just by saying this, since it was brought up in many of the replies: I break with the Chu
I care about abortion. I care so much that I called Cam Kerry a couple weeks ago. Cam Kerry is John Kerry’s younger brother, and he is the closest person to John Kerry I could contact. I called him to get the facts about John Kerry’s position on abortion. I needed to know, since we both John Kerry and I are fellow Catholics, whether abortion is an issue that is
Introduction As one priest put it, “The environment is the mother of all pro-life issues.” Despite the widespread evil of abortion, war, and violence, there is no other issue that more drastically impacts life than the environment. Even President Richard Nixon, in his 1970 State of the Union Address, demonstrated that the environmental
BTW, if you are a physicist then I find it odd that you are not sketpical of Kerry's 20% on renewable energy plan. If you are a businessman, I find it odd that you are not insistent that we have a renewable energy source. It's quite simple really: If we use our energy source at a faster rate than at whi
You apparently haven't read Bush's energy policy. Here are some facts: <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class="mb-Body-Quot
Thanks. I hope you find your way back to the Church someday.
What's wrong with Matt Morris? Don't count us out yet. We will fight to the death tomorrow night!
I appreciate your comments, and I will try to respond in full ASAP. Thanks.
In my last essay, I listed the Three Big E’s of Energy, Environment, and Education as the most important issues to me in this election. In this essay, I will focus on one, Energy. I will admit that many will see it as a stretch as to how Energy policy relates to Catholic teaching, but please bear with me for at least 5 minutes, and I’ll do my best to help you see why.
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