Oh-my-gee!!

As I sit here at 3:40, watching an infomercial about the Magic Bullet (for the record, I wanted one before this moment in time). Nothing really exponentially amazing has happened lately. But life and happiness is all about the little events. Such as  this: I have tickets to see The Backstreet Boys. I don’t think my limbic system has been this stimulated since I was a teenager!

August 9, Rexall Place, 19:00, I will embrace and indulge my inner teenager. Again. And I’m forcing my boyfriend to come with me. Though I maintain the theory that he is secretly excited and would never admit it.
What else is new … I moved, which has been quite the rollercoaster ride. For a few reasons:

• I moved to north Edmonton… which is a huge deal only because I have lived on the south side since moving to Edmonton, eight years ago! I like this part of the city though… public transit is more accessible, making it easy to get to the south side should I feel the need for that comfort.
• I have a roommate for the first time since … pretty much ever. I lived with my brother for a year, followed by living alone for nearly five years. Which was followed by a year of living with a (now) ex-boyfriend. Which was followed by living alone for another year. This is the first time I’ve ever lived with a person with whom I didn’t have a developed relationship. It has been … a learning experience, to put it nicely. But nonetheless, I learned the lessons to be had. And I learned them quickly.

… I hadn’t found a job in the north end. I didn’t even try looking for one. Then the night before I was going to hand out resumes, my boss (from my old job) called me and offered me shifts for the next month. Yeah! It was very nice timing. Allowed for me to take my time to find another job, closer to home.

… I rediscovered a love for books. Right now I’m reading “A Nurses Story” by Tilda Shalof. It’s so good that I almost decided to be a nurse. I decided to not be a nurse for a good reason, so I’m sticking to my current career path (My mantra: must maintain focus!).

And I’m reading “Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life” by Richard Dawkins. A lot/most people are intimidated by the size of the book and instantly say “oh my god, that must be an intense book. I could never understand that.” To that statement I say “Bullshit!”, it’s not difficult to understand! Maybe it’s just that Dawkins explains it in a way I understand, but he explains himself well & the book is not a difficult read. Long, yes; difficult, no.

… I’ve finally decided to watch The Atheism Tapes. I have figured out the best way I can pay attention to the discussion is if I’m doing something else at the same time. So far I’ve watched four of the six conversations. I’ve been impressed by all of them, with the exception of the theologians argument for the existence of a god. Though, I can understand the point he is trying to make – he’s just no good at explaining himself. It seemed like he didn’t put in the effort, for whatever reason. Obviously he has arguments that maintain his belief in a superior being, but he didn’t explain those in a compelling, convincing way. The conversation I could understand, and whose viewpoint I could most understand, is Colin McGinn. He explained his perspective very well. Definitely worth checking out, I think you can watch it on YouTube.

I think I’m quite passionate about antitheism right now because of what is on TV: one of those televised Christian sermons. I do not want to feel guilty, thankyouverymuch. We are human, we have morality. Religious and non-religious people, at times, act immorally simply because we’re not perfect. We are capable of acting morally without religion. I know there are few, very simple points that every atheist person emphasizes and repeats. It is an act to de-villainize the meaning of the word “atheist”. There is nothing wrong with it.

With that, I say

Everybody love everybody!