“The only freedom left to my people is the freedom to starve. The freedom to die. The freedom to live in a world of chaos. Should I allow that freedom? I think not. I think not.”
-Adam Susan, leader of Fascist England
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“Her name is anarchy. And she has taught me more as a mistress [...]
Archive for June, 2009
29 Jun
Violence, Victims, Vaudeville, Vengeance, Victory: V for Vendetta.
25 Jun
We’re the problem, we’re the politicians.
Yes, I’m from South Carolina. Yes, I’m writing a blog with the word “politicians” in the title today. I’ll give you one guess what it’s about.
Yesterday, our governor arrived back in the States from a trip to Argentina. He then held a press conference, openly admitting to an affair with a woman who lives in [...]
15 Jun
Quiet and Intense
Earlier this evening, I went to the Bird & Baby, our local philosophy club/awesome place to hang out for a lecture on C.S. Lewis from a man studying to be a priest who received his Ph.D. in C.S. Lewis from Oxford and was president of the Lewis club there. The speech was on Lewis’ Abolition [...]
13 Jun
The Proof
A few images from Thursday night’s Fiction Family show, thanks to my good friend (and wonderful photographer) Jess Leister:
Sara Watkins, Jon Foreman, and Sean Watkins
Jon Foreman
That’s me. With Jon Foreman. Yep.
12 Jun
#32: Actually speak to Jon Foreman.
I love every bit of music that Jon Foreman has anything to do with. Seriously. So when I discovered that Fiction Family would be playing the Grey Eagle in Asheville–the day after my birthday, no less–I was super excited (which pretty much goes without saying, right?).
The show was wonderful. Sara Watkins (sister to Fiction Family [...]
3 Jun
The Sea of Trolls
“It was a world of loss far more terrible than the songs of vanished Utgard. It was more devastating than the destruction of Gizur Thumb-Crusher’s village. It was Everything Gone. The voices of the Norns whispered about the passing of all that was bright and brave and beautiful. You could only watch it die. You [...]
1 Jun
May Books
It’s June 1, so that means it’s time for my monthly update on my book challenge! Here are the books I’ve finished this month:
1. The Body Artist, Don DeLillo. You can read my thoughts here.
2. 3 Willows, Ann Brashares. The newest book by the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. It was decent, but [...]
