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I just added this movie to my profile, though I saw it when I was living in Tacoma.

I've wondered since watching the film if my life would have been a little better growing up with these principals, rather than the ideals I was taught through Christianity. I just felt the perspectives of the old man lined up better with my perceptive reality.

I remember when I was living in Japan and was talking with my Singaporean co-worker about Christianity and Buddhism. Having been exposed to Western and Eastern thought, I imagine she had made an informed decision. She said, “I prefer Buddhism.”

I’ve considered, though, that Christianity (as well as other religions, I imagine) do give some perspective of the way things are in the natural world and ourselves, even if we don’t like to hear it. I wonder if the problem is the canonization of principals…that makes people blindly accept and follow what others have told them rather than understand for themselves through their own experience.

That was the thing about this movie. The boy was taught his lessons after his experiences, not before.

I prefer to stay on the outside of religion so I can understand first-hand why the principals came into being in the first place.

Oh, yeah. Now I remember

It was these new lights I wanted to talk about. I bought this floor lamp at Bed Bath & Beyond…Wow. That sounds weird that I just said that. Anyway, yeah, I bought this lamp because the lights in my apartment are incredibly dim. But, like, this lamp could only take 60W bulbs, which aren’t that bright (well, I guess times three, that would be ok), but I saw these Daylight 60 bulbs; fluorescent bulbs that apparently have the full spectrum of natural light (if you’ve ever broken fluorescent through a prism, it doesn’t break into a continuous spectrum).

Anyway…um, yes. Natural light. Now I know what natural light would look like if our sun were a blue star instead of a yellow star. But seriously, they aren’t that bad. They’re a 60 watt replacement that only use 13 watts, and are way brighter. The light is a little harsh (and blue), but if you combine it with a yellowish light, it creates a nice ambient light that doesn’t strain your eyes. I recommend, aiming the Daylight 60 bulb at the ceiling (or at least away from you so that it’s not direct) if you’re using it to light a room.

I still have mixed feelings about these bulbs, but generally, I like them.

Settling in

I moved into my apartment on the 2nd, but I’m still getting things set up here. I got internet last week. Signed up with clearwire. Love it! Easiest internet setup ever. It’s just a plug and play modem that has… I think it’s the same technology as cell phones (Motorolla makes the modem). So you just plug it into the wall outlet for power, then connect the Ethernet cable from the modem to your computer. And that’s it. No software to install and no one to call to set up the connection. Because the internet signal comes from…I suppose it’s satellite, I can take my computer and modem anywhere in the country where there’s an outlet. As long as there’s a signal, I get internet.

Anyway, didn’t mean to go on about that. Um, other things…I’m really liking the location I’m at. I’m walking distance to most of my favorite places in Seattle. My commute to work has been cut in half. Though, on that note, they aren’t giving me many hours, so I need to find something else.

Hmm…what else was I going to say… I can’t remember, but I was sure there was something else I was going to say. Oh, well. It was time for an update anyway.

Well, it all worked out

I guess I should have written something the day after my last post, but that was New Year’s Eve and yesterday was New Year’s Day. So, I’m writing now.

Anyway, the fax was sent and I was approved to move into the apartment. In hindsight, it would have been better to arrange to move in on New Year’s Eve since my parents were in town, but that would have taken all day and I could think of better things to do that day...er, evening.

But everything is fine. I signed the lease and picked up the keys today. Now I just need to decide how I’m going to move my stuff.


By the way, I won’t have internet at first (unless, as in Lacey, I can find a wireless connection) so I may not post for a while after I move this weekend.