A Matter of Faith

Shepherd Book's quote

When I talk about belief, why do you always assume I’m talking about God? – Shepherd Book, Serenity. That there was a quote that launched a thousand thoughts over this Memorial Day weekend. It started on Thursday night when I watched Serenity with some friends.  As a Browncoat—fan of Joss Whedon’s Firefly series and the subsequent movie–I’ve watched this movie several times. At the core of it was about faith, not in a religious way, but a belief in something so strong that one is willing to live by it and die for it. A kind of faith I’ve always...
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Tumblr-ing toward you

tumblr

Yep. I have a Tumblr. OakMonster.Tumblr.com While this blog will continue to be my main source of ranting and raving, I set up Tumblr to be a photo blog to replace the use of Twitpic.  But now, I’m also going to use it as my meme central. All over Facebook, people have been posting their 30 Day Music/Song Challenge. I finally gave in to the challenge and started posting my meme on my Tumblr. After all, according to the social media specialists and marketers these days, my blog should be where I express my expertise and sell my brand. So...
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Remembering Prom

It’s prom. Everywhere. TV. Movies. Tis the season! While many people have horror stories from their proms, I was fortunate enough to not have all the drama or the aftermath. e.g. “My prom date never called me again” or “That was so romantic then he dumped me” etc. I actually had a great time and no consequences. Ah. The magic of going to prom with your best guy friend. (Well, he did come out later. So technically, my best gay.) I didn’t expect to go to prom. At all. After all, my two years of American high school life went without...
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Dreaming up a Law & Order SVU episode

Crazy Dream

If you’ve been around this blog long enough, you know about me and my vivid dreams.  Just take a look at my DreamBoat entries. Or the one about my imaginary pet pig named Mike. Last week, I’ve just finished the Hunger Games trilogy and Top Shot wrapped up.  I also started watching reruns of Law & Order: SVU because, well, what else is there to watch for an unemployed?  The latest edition of Orange Coast Magazine talking about road trips is currently in the bathroom.  And now with Osama bin Laden freshly killed, everything got rolled into a mad dream....
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