The animal I really dig
Thursday, 28 July, 2005
Yesterday Paul Williamson preached at chapel on Exodus 1-2. Paul is Irish and has quite a strong accent. Of Exodus 1:7, he said, “This verse bristles with theological significance.” In speaking of Pharaoh's move to enslave the Israelites—a move which Pharaoh thought was politically astute and shrewd but which was really foolish—he said, “That's one of the quirks of being an autocrat with claims to divinity.” He pointed out that the midwives, who are nobodies, are both named, whereas the Pharaohs, who are supposed to be somebodies, are never named by their actual names.
Yesterday we had Peter Jensen for the first time for Doctrine 1. He started the lecture by reading us “The Three Little Pigs” from Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes (during the break he read us “Cinderella”.). The he lectured us on the Holy Spirit which was absolutely brilliant and relevant in ways I have no time to blog about. He speaks a little faster than John Woodhouse but I still manage to get most of what he says.
For my birthday, my dad and stepmother gave me this (I don't think mine is 20G though; more like 9). Yesterday afternoon I finally worked out how to load songs and playlists onto it (though it did take me 3 hours—the computer wouldn't recognise the audio player until I finally figured out that it didn't like the fact I was using a USB extension cord). So now I can join the ranks of those cool funky people who walk around with headphones in their ears all the time. The other really cool thing is I can plug it into the car kit.
Today I was ready to leave by 7 but Ben was not. Unfortunately, in Sydney, if you leave 15 mins later than intended, the journey takes the full hour instead of 35-40 mins and you are not guaranteed parking in Newtown. We were late for Old Testament 1 and, as these days it takes my computer 15 mins to wake up in the morning, I missed most of the lecture on Amos by Paul. Paul also speaks slightly faster than John Woodhouse but he says what he's just said several times in different ways. It's great doing the prophets with someone who actually knows stuff about them and can tell you where he disagrees with the Hebrew translation of particular verses.
This afternoon I followed in Guan's footsteps and added the people on my blogroll who have syndication to BlogLines (it's like an online RSS reader). Unfortunately this does not guarantee me keeping any more up-to-date with my blog reading but at least I'll be able to see who has just posted stuff.
Blinks:
A way of funding writing in the future: pitch and idea and get people to support it.
Place where you can hire play equipment for parties, etc.
How to recalibrate the home button on your iPhone.
Unsolicited manuscripts accepted by Pan Macmillan with certain conditions.
Thought Balloon is a group blog in which the writers tackle a new theme every week? month? with one-page scripts. This URL is for their Phonogram ones.
How to sew a zipper on a knitted garment.
Issues organised by tale.
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Funkier to walk around, hands in pockets, listening to the breeze and people chatting and being able to notice when people are speaking to you, I reckon.
To each their own.
Still annoys me that, when in a public space, people would rather lock themselves in their own personal world than engage with the world around them.
But I’ve ridden Sydney trains, so can sympathise with such a desire.
I think one day I might legislate the wearing of hats for men, and the doffing of them to ladies, now that I think of it.