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Oct. 21st, 2002
I'm a SUPERSTAR!
Oct. 21st, 2002 10:51 amI'm bigger than Eminem!
Just check this out!
I caused 89 comments on this girl's LiveJournal!
w00t!
Beat that,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fearsclave! *g*
"So come on everybody just follow me
'Cause we need a little controversy"
Although I'm glad there are no hard feelings from the girl herself. I'd feel bad if I actually hurt her feelings; that's not the point of reviewing LiveJournals, after all.
Just check this out!
I caused 89 comments on this girl's LiveJournal!
w00t!
Beat that,
fearsclave! *g*"So come on everybody just follow me
'Cause we need a little controversy"
Although I'm glad there are no hard feelings from the girl herself. I'd feel bad if I actually hurt her feelings; that's not the point of reviewing LiveJournals, after all.
I'm a SUPERSTAR!
Oct. 21st, 2002 10:51 amI'm bigger than Eminem!
Just check this out!
I caused 89 comments on this girl's LiveJournal!
w00t!
Beat that,fearsclave! *g*
"So come on everybody just follow me
'Cause we need a little controversy"
Although I'm glad there are no hard feelings from the girl herself. I'd feel bad if I actually hurt her feelings; that's not the point of reviewing LiveJournals, after all.
Just check this out!
I caused 89 comments on this girl's LiveJournal!
w00t!
Beat that,
fearsclave! *g*"So come on everybody just follow me
'Cause we need a little controversy"
Although I'm glad there are no hard feelings from the girl herself. I'd feel bad if I actually hurt her feelings; that's not the point of reviewing LiveJournals, after all.
See, it's during moments like these that I have to make great efforts to remind myself that it is the institution and not the religion itself that is at fault.
Moments of great doubt when I wonder whether it's not all a large crock of shit.
Read this article to know what I'm talking about. ( This is the gist of the article in case the link is broken in future )
I'm a pretty devout Catholic, but there's a reason I didn't practise for so many years other than apathy. I still have many, many issues with dogma and doctrine that I have come to understand have nothing to do with catholicism and everything to do with an archaic and top-heavy religious institution.
There is a reason for the separation of church and state, and that is so that no man -regardless of his supposed relationship with God- should be above the law prescribed by his own state. How the Church can condone actions which surely make God sick to His stomach is beyond me. Having such individuals retain positions of power and influence undermines the credibility and holiness of the church and basically destroys everything that Christ suffered and died for.
Bah.
Humanity sucks sometimes.
Moments of great doubt when I wonder whether it's not all a large crock of shit.
Read this article to know what I'm talking about. ( This is the gist of the article in case the link is broken in future )
I'm a pretty devout Catholic, but there's a reason I didn't practise for so many years other than apathy. I still have many, many issues with dogma and doctrine that I have come to understand have nothing to do with catholicism and everything to do with an archaic and top-heavy religious institution.
There is a reason for the separation of church and state, and that is so that no man -regardless of his supposed relationship with God- should be above the law prescribed by his own state. How the Church can condone actions which surely make God sick to His stomach is beyond me. Having such individuals retain positions of power and influence undermines the credibility and holiness of the church and basically destroys everything that Christ suffered and died for.
Bah.
Humanity sucks sometimes.
Quotes needed!
Oct. 21st, 2002 07:40 pmHola folks!
I'm in the middle of a LiveJournal Modification Blitz, and am putting friendship-related quotes on my friends page. Tacky, I know, but I want to do it.
Unfortunately, I'm running out of quotes and I have a ton of space left over.
So I'm appealing to, well, my friends for help. Any quotes having to do with friendship (nice ones!!!!) would be welcome.
Thanks
I'm in the middle of a LiveJournal Modification Blitz, and am putting friendship-related quotes on my friends page. Tacky, I know, but I want to do it.
Unfortunately, I'm running out of quotes and I have a ton of space left over.
So I'm appealing to, well, my friends for help. Any quotes having to do with friendship (nice ones!!!!) would be welcome.
Thanks
Quotes needed!
Oct. 21st, 2002 07:40 pmHola folks!
I'm in the middle of a LiveJournal Modification Blitz, and am putting friendship-related quotes on my friends page. Tacky, I know, but I want to do it.
Unfortunately, I'm running out of quotes and I have a ton of space left over.
So I'm appealing to, well, my friends for help. Any quotes having to do with friendship (nice ones!!!!) would be welcome.
Thanks
I'm in the middle of a LiveJournal Modification Blitz, and am putting friendship-related quotes on my friends page. Tacky, I know, but I want to do it.
Unfortunately, I'm running out of quotes and I have a ton of space left over.
So I'm appealing to, well, my friends for help. Any quotes having to do with friendship (nice ones!!!!) would be welcome.
Thanks
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Oct. 21st, 2002 08:13 pmSolomon Gursky Was Here
Author: Mordecai Richler (Montreal 1931, Montreal 2001)
First Published By: Penguin Books, 1989
( Review Here )
I suppose the more anal–retentive of my readers will want some kind of scoring chart here. Besides, it'll be kind of fun to make one up. Here goes. I think I'll use stars to rate the books, with ratings of one to five.
Plot: ***** (well-wrought, well thought-out, no gaps, no continuity problems)
Style: **** (some of Richler's best writing, and he actually has veritable flights of genius in some passages, which is rare for him in my experience)
Durability (whether I think it'll stand up to the test of time): *** (it's got a fairly timeless quality about it, although it's rooted in a Montreal of a certain era and a lot of the references to the Bronfmans and the rest of the community may be lost after a while or at least lose their relevance)
Range of Appeal: **** (actually I think that the fact it's a book that deals a lot with Montreal's Jewish community won't interfere at all with the book's appeal to a vcery wide audience; it has something for everyone, it would seem)
Okay, I can't think of any more categories. If anyone wants to add some, let me know. All in all, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I'm letting my review reflect that.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, this has no pretention of being anything else than my personal opinion of the book. No objectivity here at all. ;)
Author: Mordecai Richler (Montreal 1931, Montreal 2001)
First Published By: Penguin Books, 1989
( Review Here )
I suppose the more anal–retentive of my readers will want some kind of scoring chart here. Besides, it'll be kind of fun to make one up. Here goes. I think I'll use stars to rate the books, with ratings of one to five.
Plot: ***** (well-wrought, well thought-out, no gaps, no continuity problems)
Style: **** (some of Richler's best writing, and he actually has veritable flights of genius in some passages, which is rare for him in my experience)
Durability (whether I think it'll stand up to the test of time): *** (it's got a fairly timeless quality about it, although it's rooted in a Montreal of a certain era and a lot of the references to the Bronfmans and the rest of the community may be lost after a while or at least lose their relevance)
Range of Appeal: **** (actually I think that the fact it's a book that deals a lot with Montreal's Jewish community won't interfere at all with the book's appeal to a vcery wide audience; it has something for everyone, it would seem)
Okay, I can't think of any more categories. If anyone wants to add some, let me know. All in all, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I'm letting my review reflect that.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, this has no pretention of being anything else than my personal opinion of the book. No objectivity here at all. ;)
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Oct. 21st, 2002 08:13 pmSolomon Gursky Was Here
Author: Mordecai Richler (Montreal 1931, Montreal 2001)
First Published By: Penguin Books, 1989
( Review Here )
I suppose the more anal–retentive of my readers will want some kind of scoring chart here. Besides, it'll be kind of fun to make one up. Here goes. I think I'll use stars to rate the books, with ratings of one to five.
Plot: ***** (well-wrought, well thought-out, no gaps, no continuity problems)
Style: **** (some of Richler's best writing, and he actually has veritable flights of genius in some passages, which is rare for him in my experience)
Durability (whether I think it'll stand up to the test of time): *** (it's got a fairly timeless quality about it, although it's rooted in a Montreal of a certain era and a lot of the references to the Bronfmans and the rest of the community may be lost after a while or at least lose their relevance)
Range of Appeal: **** (actually I think that the fact it's a book that deals a lot with Montreal's Jewish community won't interfere at all with the book's appeal to a vcery wide audience; it has something for everyone, it would seem)
Okay, I can't think of any more categories. If anyone wants to add some, let me know. All in all, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I'm letting my review reflect that.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, this has no pretention of being anything else than my personal opinion of the book. No objectivity here at all. ;)
Author: Mordecai Richler (Montreal 1931, Montreal 2001)
First Published By: Penguin Books, 1989
( Review Here )
I suppose the more anal–retentive of my readers will want some kind of scoring chart here. Besides, it'll be kind of fun to make one up. Here goes. I think I'll use stars to rate the books, with ratings of one to five.
Plot: ***** (well-wrought, well thought-out, no gaps, no continuity problems)
Style: **** (some of Richler's best writing, and he actually has veritable flights of genius in some passages, which is rare for him in my experience)
Durability (whether I think it'll stand up to the test of time): *** (it's got a fairly timeless quality about it, although it's rooted in a Montreal of a certain era and a lot of the references to the Bronfmans and the rest of the community may be lost after a while or at least lose their relevance)
Range of Appeal: **** (actually I think that the fact it's a book that deals a lot with Montreal's Jewish community won't interfere at all with the book's appeal to a vcery wide audience; it has something for everyone, it would seem)
Okay, I can't think of any more categories. If anyone wants to add some, let me know. All in all, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I'm letting my review reflect that.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, this has no pretention of being anything else than my personal opinion of the book. No objectivity here at all. ;)