Category: adventure

Working the Capitol…

Not quite I’m the one getting worked, or I soon will be. I started my internship with the Chief Clerk of the California Assembly last week. I’m part of the floor analysis unit, which means absolutely nothing to you, since you don’t really know how things work up at the capitol do you? I could explain it but it is all very complicated and redundant. What did you expect? I’m working for the government. The workload is light right now, I keep myself occupied with busy work. In May, June, and July it is suppose to get crazy because the Legislature has to pass a budget then.

I wish I could give you juicy gossip some of which I’m sure I have, but I just don’t know enough about anyone there to tell you anything, besides I’m in a non-partisan  position and I have to keep what I hear to myself, especially since I’m trying to make a good impression with my bosses in the hopes I get a letter of recommendation out of this.

As I get stories I’ll relate them to you here, I’ll just change names and such.

Stay tuned!

I’m still Alive

And I promise to post something! I’m just been adjusting to my new job at the Capitol! Keep your eyes on that RSS feed for something worth reading!

Sorry I’ve neglected you!

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I finished playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village look for my review over at Gamestooge soon. I enjoyed the game but you won’t find it sneaking onto my top 10 DS games. I’ve picked up Etrian Odyssey mostly on the recommendation of everyone at Toastyfrog. I haven’t gotten into it yet so I can’t tell you my thoughts on it, I know that when it came out there was no fanfare and that it still sold out of its initial run and can only be found at a high price on the second hand market, apparently its a sleeper hit.

Finished my two applications for the government fellowships and mailed them out just in the knick of time. I’m not getting my hopes up, if I get it fantastic if not I’ll live. I have heard back from the graduate programs I applied to sadly I did not get into any graduate school. I have my internship which starts in March it goes until August, what happens after that? I couldn’t tell you. I’m living for today, or for the next few months.

EDIT: The review is up now! Follow th HTML! Link

Thoughts on Atheism and being Alone.

I’m an Atheist and so I believe that the universe and this planet were not created especially for us humans, and that it moves on unaware of us and uncaring. Indeed it can’t do either as it isn’t a person and doesn’t have any intelligence. I was raised a Christian and I sometimes miss the wonderment and mystery that theology brought me, feelings I believe every faith brings to its followers. Let me explain:

I’m going to talk about Christianity first as it is the most popular religion in the USA, the modern Church doesn’t talk about it much, they like to play down the supernatural parts of their religion, for some reason they’re still trying to compete with Science which is a game you can’t win, but anyhow. There is all sorts of magic and mystery to the Christian faith. All types of angels, legions of demons, lesser gods, demi-gods, earth spirits, witches, the mystery of blood sacrifice, the mystery of communion, saints… On and on. A Christian world is one full of invisible and powerful forces working for and against you, forces that can be controlled or turned to your will! That’s pretty amazing! The same goes for the worlds that Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and every other theistic or supernatural inclined person lives in. The world I live in is empty, vast and completely indifferent to my struggles, furthermore it is indifferent to the struggles of everyone and everything. Humanity is alone in it. If we are not alone we are separated from anything else by such vast lengths that we will never know them and they will never hear from us. So yeah, a materialistic view of the universe can be full of wonder and mystery but it is a distant, uncaring one.

As a human I instinctively want the world and the universe to care about me. Narcissistic? Yeah, but that’s Humans for you. Religion answers that need, it makes you feel safe and cared for… I miss that sometimes…

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