Love is a five foot three Mexican
with happy crows feet in the outer corners of his eyes
and a gap in his two top teeth,
[...]
Archive for May, 2007
Last Night I Dreamt of Love and
Posted in Poetry on 25 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mile 24
Posted in Literary, Personal on 24 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Escaping the Text: Mina as metaphor in the metonymic world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Those painful “moments before the mirror”:Alyosha Karamazov and the Salvation of Kolya Krasotkin
“From every tribe, language, people and nation …”:The Authority of the Scriptures and the Problem of Translations
“You are betrothed both to a maid and a man”:Real Difference as a necessary [...]
The World does not revolve around me
Posted in Personal on 23 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
** Disclaimer: I am not an astrophysicist and I am not writing for astrophysicists. If my analogy is unsound, don’t tell me about it. Unless actual physics is cooler and more spiritually revelatory than Caitlin physics. Then tell me. **
Today in Spiritual Direction, Katie Peckham and I developed what might be my favorite spiritual analogy [...]
from Abby (age 7)
Posted in Personal on 23 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Becky,
It is exciting to know that you are going to be graduating from Biola! But it is sad to know that you are not going to be home for the summer. I wish you would stay for the summer, at home …
… And today, Mrs. Jordan gave us a piece of paper, [...]
“Wait. Wait. Wait.”
Posted in Food and Wine on 22 May 2007 | 2 Comments »
No! Wait some more!
Caitlin and I went on a date this evening … to see ‘Bridge to Terebithia’ at the dollar theater and then on to appetizers in downtown Brea. We made the wretched mistake of parking across the street and walking … This involved crossing Brea Blvd. Like people normally do, [...]
[Conclusion]
Posted in Uncategorized on 22 May 2007 | 1 Comment »
The problem is of course that when acting in a proper feminine role, the women are corrupted by Dracula. Prescott asks “how can she prove both her ability and her propriety when all signs of activity are read as proof of deviance? This paradox of femininity makes Mina a potential threat, especially [...]
(Dis)illusion(ment)
Posted in Philosophy and Theology on 21 May 2007 | 2 Comments »
Illusions are a strange sort of thing; they are often imperceivable and so natural that we have no idea they are surrounding our lives until they are quickly stripped away, like the curtain surrounding the “wizard” of Oz, leaving us reeling from the change of expectations. Growing up is a process of removing illusions, [...]
Boeotia
Posted in Personal on 20 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I know a place that we can go to
A place where no one knows you
They won’t know who we are
I know a place that we can run to …
Let me take you there
I wanna take you there
I know a place that we forgot …
I know a place we’ll be together
And stay this young [...]
“Twelfth Night” (March 23, 2007)
Posted in Literary on 19 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The backdrop was black, like the night sky
in Los Angeles; like the road
I drove on today.
Words spoken in stops and starts;
the evening traffic will presently speed up
into the peaceful darkness.
Cars weave in and out, faster and faster,
until one slips and
slides and there is a patchwork mess
threatening to swallow the world.
The accident is colorful, like the [...]
Call to Righteous Warfare
Posted in Personal on 18 May 2007 | 4 Comments »
As yet, I have no original thoughts about this song, except that every time I sing it I am breathless with the power that flows through the lyrics and the melody, especially the portions I’ve made bold. (Caitlin)
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage [...]
