It may sound cliche, but I've had a daily urge to just write out every feeling and thought that pops into my head...even if it makes no sense at all. I know I'll have a remarkable story to tell someday, I just need to grasp every moment of the day. I can't wait.
Tonight, I laid on my backyard patio with my dog and stared at the sky for what seemed like forever. It was perfect. Maybe I'm trying too hard to enlighten myself, but it's such a idealistic time right now. This Christmas break has been so personal for me, it's scary.
I'm aware that it's been said before by others, but I'm also starting to recognize and almost question my religious viewpoint, or lack thereof. It's not that I don't believe in God, it just seems like religion is a shield that people use sometimes. I don't ever want to have to be told what to believe. That is something I desire to uncover myself.
I've definitely seen religion portrayed in a good way, but I've seen how ignorant it can make people. They take it completely out of context, and use it as a sort of defense. Intolerance sucks. Sorry if I'm offending anyone, but frankly, you can suck my dick. The funny part of my questioning my religious beliefs is that as much as I may think I don't believe in a God, I still find myself praying a lot.
Getting back to reality. I saw Kinsey the other night and may I just say how suprised I was that it didn't get an NC-17 rating. Don't get me wrong...I really felt that I understood the point of the movie and I respect it, but it's bothersome that you can show penis insertion into a vagina, male nudity, homosexual themes, sexual language, etc. and still recieve an R rating. It's some heavy shit, but its very well acted, interesting plot, and shocking at times. Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State) kicks ass.
I also rented The Door in the Floor. Remarkable.
Here are the pictures that I've taken with my camera since my last post...all three of them. Enjoy...
Kimberly is on crack
The infamous "Brooklyn" shirt makes another appearance. Yes, that is a clown nose...actually a red headphone foam piece I turned inside out.
She should really look into taking a laxative
Laters for now...
6 comments:
good post
I laughed when I read that. Unfortunately this isn't the Academy Awards. OH DAMNIT! Wait, I should watch what I'm saying b/c I'm eternally evil now. All jokes aside, your idea of being defensive is fucked up. When you sat down to preach to me about my blog today, I never once raised my voice or shut you out. I sat and listened to you. If I were to tell you God wasn't real, you would automatically defend that. It goes both ways. I have reason to be defensive, although I do not believe I have overreacted. Not everybody is going to have the same morals and point of views as you (let's hope not), but I wish you would leave me as is. I know, I know, I'm just a stupid teenager whose consumption of television has directly effected and influenced my ideas, right?...wrong. Thank you!
It's probably not my place to jump into this argument/discussion, but I just want to say that the fact you wrote this post shows you are serious about understanding and figuring out what you believe, which should be honored along the same plane as any already established belief. Congrats, those first two paragraphs of this post are beautiful.
I too am often discouraged and desensitized by people screaming religious ideals without understanding them and then hiding behind them. Not everyone does, but not everyone doesn't, of course.
There is no shame in seing something various ways. This is as good a time as any in life to be asking questions, spiritual or otherwise. And, it's also ok to agree with the mainstream if you thought about it and realize you come to the same conclusion. Sure it affects us, but not always in bad ways. Remember Mr. Roger's Neighborhood? :-)
Here's to confusion, discovery, and tolerance.
oh, and I'm not so sure about intolerance of intolerance. that gets a bit too tricky to delve into, i think, because then what about tolerating the intolerance of discrimination based on race, sex, gender? that's quite the slippery slope. that can go different ways depending on what kind of intolerance or stupidity you need to either put up with or fight against. such is life and government and the choice of the individual.
Katherine you are brillant. I think this problem has more to do with open-mindedness than tolerance. Tolerance means just letting something be, but not really analyzing it or trying to understand. Homosexuality is a tricky subject, but if you are open-minded and not just tolerant, you get to know someone who is gay and not just automatically believe a book written by men hundreds of years after Jesus died. The bible has a lot of truth to it, but not as concretely as some people use it as. It is impossible to follow it a hundred percent because it contrdicts itself. I apologize to anyone who I may be offending, but I have given this a lot of thought and have been wanting to express it for a long time.
Thanks Katherine and Kathryn...like Kathryn said, i've contemplated a lot of contraversial things over and over, and it's so difficult to really...i hate this word...express them. Your opinions are welcomed...
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