3.11.2009

Painting a can and quotes from the week.

It's Wednesday.

Some happy things are happening in the world today, and some very tragic things have happened in the world this week. I won't be talking about current events today on the blog, but yesterday, I did hear a recommendation for a new resource to stay up-to-date on what's happening in the world. It's a periodical called The Week. The online version is quite helpful. http://www.theweek.com/home

What I will be sharing today are passages from various randomn texts I've come across in the past week. I'd love for you to share a quote or two you've come across this week!

And here is my Creative Everyday Project. It's an old can painted and turned into an art supply holder. I bet there's a cuter name for containers such as these, but I don't know what it would be. So, I will just call it an art supply holder.


From In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan:
"Sooner of later, everything solid we've been told about the links between our diet and our health seems to get blown away in the gust of the most recent study" (page 5). Isn't this so true? The latest fad or tread is always changing and giving contrary information! This is a great book meant to get humans back on track when it comes to food.

From Constructive Theology by Serene Jones and Paul Lakeland: In this passage, the authors are discussing how humans relate to each other through both their similarities and their differences. "A typical way of dealing with others is through a minimalist attitude of tolerance, in which others or those deemed different are barely accepted or put up with within the community. Nevertheless, some theologians have argued that the message of the gospel transcends an attitude of tolerance to that of a posture of embrace. After all, Jesus does not simply put up with the marginalized; he engages them in their corporeality, as other" (page 81).

Alright. Your turn! What's something you've read this week in a book, in a newspaper, or on a website? Seriously! I'd genuinely love to know what you're reading these days.

4 comments:

  1. The Catcher in the Rye:

    "You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phony stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart. I'm not kidding."

    Holden in the Catcher in the Rye has the most incredible perspectives and unusual wit.

    I love your blog by the way. I'm glad I stumbled across it.

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  2. Well... this may be slightly inappropriate... but it made me laugh out loud at 12am when I read it. It's from Watermelon, btw. ;)

    "Fuck them, I thought cheerfully."

    And on a more thoughtful note:

    "An artist is never poor."

    (From Babettes Feast that we just watching in Worship class)

    p.s. I name random inanimate objects... so name your little art supply holder something fun... like Babette!! haha

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  3. The Catcher in the Rye:

    "You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phony stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart. I'm not kidding."

    Holden in the Catcher in the Rye has the most incredible perspectives and unusual wit.

    I love your blog by the way. I'm glad I stumbled across it.

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  4. Well... this may be slightly inappropriate... but it made me laugh out loud at 12am when I read it. It's from Watermelon, btw. ;)

    "Fuck them, I thought cheerfully."

    And on a more thoughtful note:

    "An artist is never poor."

    (From Babettes Feast that we just watching in Worship class)

    p.s. I name random inanimate objects... so name your little art supply holder something fun... like Babette!! haha

    ReplyDelete