HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

My blog is officially 2 years old today, and Michigan Dan's blog is officially one year old today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both our blogs.

Yay.

Quotes

Someone sent this in an IM which I thought was a really nice thing to get.

"there are a number of people online right now on my buddy list. i have read over all of those names and chosen 4 of them. As I think about the four of I have, some of you may find this message absolutly insain, but Im sorry, you have to accept the truth that you deserve this[...] I know...its crazy. I LOVE YOU. You have effected my life in some indescribable way that compells me to send you this message. God, I can not put it into words how happy I am you exist. One more time, I LOVE YOU. Have a blessed life."

And then the other thing is, I just HAVE to quote Michigan Dan's blog (I've explained this before, its Michigan Dan to differentiate from all the other Dans I know). Here goes:

-(to a person in Goth regalia): "Hey, what made you decide to go Goth?"

Goth: "Because I don't want to look like everyone else. I want to be unique, and individual, and not like all the other freaks out there."

-: "But you look like all the other Goths."

Goth: (can't repeat it here)


I think reading this in his blog made my day.

Funny Quote...

I opened today and looked in the red book at yesterday's comments. One was that more than two people should have been scheduled to handle the Rec meeting. That means that someone wasn't at the bar helping out (probably Helene), since we DID have 3 people yesterday. The other comment in the red book was this: "Customer complaint: 'Music makes me want to kill myself.'" That made my day. Finally someone with the same mindset as me.

The other thing was after work, I went with my mom to Coldwater Creek. The end result was she found a leather jacket she liked, and another suit jacket that was also on sale. Then I found a different leather jacket that I liked, and then SHE found a leather jacket that she liked on me. All of this was jackets that were on sale marked way down- at least 50% off. So I got a jacket and then mom got me the one she liked, saying it was a Christmas gift. So that was cool.

And that's all I guess. I got yelled at by one of my coworkers for shopping at Coldwater Creek. "Coldwater Creek??! That's old-woman-clothes!" (As if I have never seen the clothes in there for myself.) "Why don't you shop at Express, or B.P.??" (Umm... cause I LIKE the clothes at Coldwater Creek...)

Ok now I'm done. The music comment was the highlight of my day... that and getting $200 worth of leather for $90. Half of which mom wants to pay for.

ahh philosophical discussions...

So, I had some time free today so I spent it talking on AIM to people I haven't talked to in a long time, just because I haven't been around much lately. The following question was raised.

What happens when: a person we'll call A sins, and knows its a sin and feels guilty but for whatever reason can't quite get the initiative to stop. So, God removes the entire opportunity for the sin all together, much like a parent removing that sticky white paste from the kindergartener's mouth. A is grateful for the help in the cessation of the sinful actions. However, instead of getting closer to God, as might be expected to happen from the removal of sin in one's life, A finds that he or she cannot stop thinking about how complete and fulfilled they felt, during that period of sin.

If such an instance were to happen, one would be forced to question the standard idea that God offers completion and fullness in all things that, say drugs or alcohol cannot offer. (Lets assume for a moment that A's sin was not drugs or alcohol but something more unique.) Essentially, this situation would cause a person to question God's omnipotence. This further leads to the question, "Is questioning God's omnipotence a sin in itself?"

I'm sort of rambling now, so I'm going to stop there instead of writing a Philosophy 101 paper. If anyone has any comments, feel free to share.