up posting on the web because i'm suffering through a bout of insomnia

so, enjoy:

kanye did NOT just say that! :D

mike myers' facial expression is priceless

virtua fighter 5 looks sick

can't wait til it *hopefully* hits the us...

the bible on marriage and divorce

1st Corinthians 7:

1-2
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

7-9
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10-11
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

12-15
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

so you see, the bible doesn't say you MUST stay single; however, paul states that he thinks that as a christian, it's better to remain a single virgin; however, if you have fleshly sexual desires, then it is better that you matter so as not to sin.

and do you see what paul says about divorce? either reunite together, or remain divorced; DON'T remarry. that is adultery, and sin.

i wonder how many cases of catholic priests molesting boys actually took place. the catholic church prohibits its bishops, priests, nuns to marry.

raccoons fascinate me

actually, a LOT of animals fascinate me...

the truth is, a lotta animals just aren't out to get you as you might believe; a lot of them simply are "defensive;" mess with them and they'll get all over you. leave them alone and watch them from a distance, or approach them cautiously, and they won't bother you.

i think the love's partially due to a lotta things; some of these being that i have always loved animals... loved watching how they react in certain situations, trying to understand what is their mentality...

part of it also comes from the appreciation of a god who created them simply cause that's the way he wanted them to be.

so it was very nice to see a buncha raccoons during retreat; i was surprised on the walk back from the beach on saturday night w/matthew that he also likes animals, and yes, raccoons a lot too. we saw one near the trash cans, and instead of trying to chase it away, we just stopped and watched it.

heh, i wonder if they legally sell raccoons as pets.

anyways, some facts off the top of my heads on raccoons.

-they wash their food before they eat it because it actually helps shrink the food size so they can just gulp it(remembered this from way back)

-they're often seen as scavengers, but they'll eat whatever; insects, birds, frogs, to name a few

-they often seem to be very inquisitive; almost like the way dogs act; the raccoon me and matt were looking at seemed to be wandering at random around the campfire site, even though the trash can was only in one spot; we can only figure that it was pawing and sniffing all sorts of smells and following them; quite interesting indeed.

if you wanna read more into them

feeling better

k, my skin's almost healed; healed, as in, i can touch it, and it won't cause a burning pain... which means i can finally get back to practicing electric guitar again...

(speaking of electric guitar, it would REALLY be nice if i had a 2nd electric guitar; kinda annoying tuning back and forth between dropped c# and standard e)

i have a feeling all that stuff is gonna chaff right off though; which would explain why my frontside never really looks dark at all.

ok, i don't know if you know this, but bengay doesn't really work by relieving your pain; it's actually a mild irritant; it supposedly irritates the skin where it's applied so your body sends a lot of red blood cells to that area to help you. you can see that this is the truth the next time you get hurt; like when you get a sunburn. touch the area and grit your teeth and ignore the sharp pain; you'll actually sense that all you really feel is a mild burning sensation; much like the feeling you get when you put on bengay.

it's always fascinated me how pain works anyways... like how much is it psychological, how much of it physical, does it seem to be composed of only sharp painful feelings, or a burning sensation, etc.

retreat was great

but i seriously have got to buy my own sunblock and bring wherever during the spring and summer; that's the absolute last time i get sunburned; i've gotten sunburned way too much; i'm pretty much just carving my own death warrant. good thing my evolution class just spent today reviewing the test we took on friday and tuesday i don't have class, so i can be a hermit in my apartment, and hope that my skin heals and gets a nice tan before wednesday.

i have a feeling that maybe i should consider doing a solo retreat sometime in the future, but i wouldn't know where to go.

i think perhaps the biggest aspect i got from retreat was that god's entire plan was to have us eat with him in fellowship, just like the garden of eden; that's what he's been shooting for all of time; to essentially reverse history and bring us back to eden.

unfortunately, i have very little secular friends; well, i do have some, but the ones in high school i have barely kept up with...

1 corinth 2:9

KJV:

9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

NIV:

9However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him"