Translations

September 30, 2009

I’ve sometimes observed the following meanings for religious sayings:

  • It’s god’s will – I think it’s fine; I want it to happen; leave things alone.
  • Amen – I agree; I’m right

Apparently, when you have a personal thought, you can shroud it in divine invocations to make it sound more legitimate and unquestionable. It’s really quite fascinating when you consider the complexity of what’s being communicated and how it’s being interpreted. I’ll add to this list as I encounter more of them.

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District 9

September 27, 2009

Just saw District 9 with Brian and Shay. It was great to see a sci-fi movie in the theaters (and I don’t mean the kind of sci-fi that Transformers is). Although there wasn’t much science in the movie. Still, fun to see aliens, and the parallels between how the humans treat the aliens and South Africa’s racial history were interesting to see. There were a few plot holes, I think, but it was still fun to watch. I got creeped out by the mutation and mutilation scenes. Ugh. I was hoping they’d show the guy being turned back again at the end, but oh well. The main character (I don’t even remember his name, it was a foreign one) reminded me of the British TV show The Office’s version of Michael Scott before he was told there was a way to save himself. All in all, good stuff. I’d see it again sometime.

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Bought My Holiday Flight Tickets

September 25, 2009

I figured that it would be cheaper to fly from the SEA airport in Seattle to SFO in San Francisco than to SMF in Sacramento, since there would probably be more flights on that route. I just checked and found to my surprise that SFO tickets are significantly more expensive. Maybe there’s more demand? Interesting.

I wish one of these flight booking web sites would create a feature that would find the best ticket deal for me for a given holiday. I could just say, “I want to fly from Seattle to Sacramento for Christmas and be there about a week,” and it would alert me when it found the best deal. Super sweet. Bing has some new tools that help you figure that stuff out yourself, but it doesn’t do it for you.
I just bought tickets for my flights home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. For the first time, I bought tickets directly from the airline instead of through sites like Priceline or Travelocity. The last time I bought through one of those sites I got sick just before the flight and had to eat the cost because the tickets were non-refundable. Never again.
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Around And Around

September 1, 2009

I just know Herbal Essences is scamming me. The shampoo bottle empties faster than the conditioner bottle, but both are the same size. So I get more of the same shampoo, but then the conditioner runs out, so then I get more of the same conditioner. Around and around. Curse you, evil cleansing company! Must you torment me so?

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