Another T&T Holiday on Monday 15th November, Eid. Eid marks the end of the Holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. Anyone who doesnt know what a Muslim is, see Webpedia entry for Middle East.
So, Eid Mubarak! to all Muslims. Especially in Iraq, Sudan and OPEC.
Definition: A phrase of greetings said among Muslims to congratulate each other on holidays. It literally means, "Blessed Festival!" The appropriate answer is, "Allah yubarak feek!" (May Allah bless it for you also!)
Didnt get Sawine, (knowledge is about the seventh down on the link), didnt go anywhere. Stayed home to be lazy. That didnt work as well. This is why. Ordinary Jigsaw puzzles are the most myopic, self absorbing, addictively frustrating thing on the planet. If you want to remind yourself what writing lines in a high school detention classroom was like, just open the puzzle box. 3d puzzles are aptly named...it increases the dementia another dimension. It got done, finished, fucking finally, but I dont have the willpower to dismantle it because I know I'll want to build it again. Its like self flagellation in the Da Vinci Code.
I havent finished reading it yet but here's my take on it so far. I read Angels and Demons, the ?prequel? to the Da Vinci Code and it was a let down. Dan Brown sends you around escher loops, jacks you a-la-Neo into your way out, only to drop you flat on your ass with the ending. Pulp fiction. Maybe it was the research for the Da Vinci code, who knows. TTD 69.95 at Nigel R. Khan Booksellers. Yes, a shameless plug for a high school mate of mine. The only reason I bought the Da Vinci Code was the multitude of books about the Da Vinci Code.
The Da Vinci Code is a thriller. It starts with an assassination. Read the rest. Come up with your own conclusions, its better that way. He gains your trust by repeating what you know, adding some verifiable trivia, like the "crux gemmata", and then launches into unravelling what you think you knew about the New Testament and the life of Christ. Best seller material. The most elegant phrase I've found in the book so far is:
" ... the sacred feminine ...". That phrase was designed for debate at the University of the Nearest Rumshop.
Everyone knows of the Catholic churchs' suppression of information, the recent spate of homosexual priests, the index liborum prohibitorum and its suppression of females while elevating Mary, Mother of God. This makes the Da Vinci Code believable reading.
In this global era of phantom WMD's, election rigging, corporate puppet shows, (can you say Halliburton?), big business corruption scandal, airport runways, political bags of cocaine, everyone loves a conspiracy theory. Dan Brown spins the best I've read so far. The book highlights paganism, in the original sense of the word, it posits that God is not personal but can be seen in all. Including wiccan nature worship. Not what the Church would have us believe.
Its a good book so far, reminiscent of a taxi drive from San Fernando to POS, a white knuckled, seat clenching affair, but knowing you're in the best hands to take you there. You think ...
Just dont believe everything you read.
So, Eid Mubarak! to all Muslims. Especially in Iraq, Sudan and OPEC.
Definition: A phrase of greetings said among Muslims to congratulate each other on holidays. It literally means, "Blessed Festival!" The appropriate answer is, "Allah yubarak feek!" (May Allah bless it for you also!)
Didnt get Sawine, (knowledge is about the seventh down on the link), didnt go anywhere. Stayed home to be lazy. That didnt work as well. This is why. Ordinary Jigsaw puzzles are the most myopic, self absorbing, addictively frustrating thing on the planet. If you want to remind yourself what writing lines in a high school detention classroom was like, just open the puzzle box. 3d puzzles are aptly named...it increases the dementia another dimension. It got done, finished, fucking finally, but I dont have the willpower to dismantle it because I know I'll want to build it again. Its like self flagellation in the Da Vinci Code.
I havent finished reading it yet but here's my take on it so far. I read Angels and Demons, the ?prequel? to the Da Vinci Code and it was a let down. Dan Brown sends you around escher loops, jacks you a-la-Neo into your way out, only to drop you flat on your ass with the ending. Pulp fiction. Maybe it was the research for the Da Vinci code, who knows. TTD 69.95 at Nigel R. Khan Booksellers. Yes, a shameless plug for a high school mate of mine. The only reason I bought the Da Vinci Code was the multitude of books about the Da Vinci Code.
The Da Vinci Code is a thriller. It starts with an assassination. Read the rest. Come up with your own conclusions, its better that way. He gains your trust by repeating what you know, adding some verifiable trivia, like the "crux gemmata", and then launches into unravelling what you think you knew about the New Testament and the life of Christ. Best seller material. The most elegant phrase I've found in the book so far is:
" ... the sacred feminine ...". That phrase was designed for debate at the University of the Nearest Rumshop.
Everyone knows of the Catholic churchs' suppression of information, the recent spate of homosexual priests, the index liborum prohibitorum and its suppression of females while elevating Mary, Mother of God. This makes the Da Vinci Code believable reading.
In this global era of phantom WMD's, election rigging, corporate puppet shows, (can you say Halliburton?), big business corruption scandal, airport runways, political bags of cocaine, everyone loves a conspiracy theory. Dan Brown spins the best I've read so far. The book highlights paganism, in the original sense of the word, it posits that God is not personal but can be seen in all. Including wiccan nature worship. Not what the Church would have us believe.
Its a good book so far, reminiscent of a taxi drive from San Fernando to POS, a white knuckled, seat clenching affair, but knowing you're in the best hands to take you there. You think ...
Just dont believe everything you read.
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