religulous-- a film by bill maher.

after watching the trailer to this film, i headed over to the imdb boards to see what i expected to see-- you just can't help but become fascinated by all the complaints, debates, and witty comebacks that people are throwing at each other on that message board. it's absolute war. and that's the sad thing. there's ignorance on every side.

honestly-- to see this film being made, makes me upset. and no, it's not because i'm a believer. i just don't see why maher needs to justify his views through a film. there is no doubt that he has an athiestic agenda. in an interview with larry king, he clearly proposes that this is a documentary told from an atheist's point of view. maher hopes that the audience will laugh along with his journey because religion (like politics) is just so "inherently funny." well, there is no doubt that this is going to please the crowds.

michael moore made a film about how horrible our president was. but even people who did not support bush found the film absurd. even atheiests will find religulous absurd.

i get that maher is a comedian who has the freedom of speech. the problem is-- he is only on one side here. if his agenda was to build a reasonable debate between opposite views on the subject of religion-- then that would've made a worthy documentary.

the sad thing is that maher is a celebrity who has the star power, time, and money to produce a film like religulous. honestly, this guy is no different then any other average joe who gets heated up on religious topics on your (imdb) message boards.

great.. i really hope that no one gets the bright idea of making a documentary film on proving how "ridiculous" athiesm is. that would be just as bad.

i'm always stopping somewhere-- giving up. but not this time.

i really envy sons who have their fathers.. who talk to their fathers.

whenever someone talks about their dad-- like what he did with his dad, or even the not so good things like.. how his dad stopped him from doing this thing.. you know, like being principled for something.. i really wish i had something like that while growing up.

the other day, i went down to the garage to help my stepdad clean these pool chairs. we were scrubbing down these chairs for a good couple of hours. and i really enjoyed that time, you know? we didn't talk much, but we were working together on something-- and every now and then my mother would come downstairs, and nag at the both of us. and every time she left, my stepdad and i would just shake our heads, and laugh it off as usual. that was a lot of fun.

and when we finished cleaning up those chairs, my stepdad decided to take me out to dinner. that was really great. had a good talk. and i really wish that it didn't stop. but it always stops somewhere because we're still strangers to each other in the end.

that just bothers me. and i really wish it didn't.

life is so much simpler when you're fixing things.

indiana jones and benjamin button

i'm surprised by all the criticism the new indiana jones film is receiving.

i think some people are taking this movie way too seriously. just like all the other three films, kingdom of the crystal skull retains what these movies were always suppose to be about-- fun (and not necessarily believable).

it makes me wonder why no one really bothered to question how a knight was able to live in a cave for 700 years, or how evil mola ram was capable of tearing somebody's heart out with his bare hands. i think i'm okay with the fact that jones was able to save himself from a nuclear explosion by jumping into a refrigerator.

i liked it. it was fun. although i missed the nazis, i really dug how they introduced the new cold war era. note: bombing test site; milkshake bar fight; better red than dead!

one more thing,

the curious case of benjamin button... wow, looking for to it-- looks like a whole new thing for david fincher. 

when i loose that obedience, i look at where i am in the moment-- and i see nothing ahead of me.

somewhere along the way, i've lost a lot of confidence, and i've always wondered why. it kept worrying me until i figured out that there's no need for me to worry about anything. i need to still believe that God can look after the practical details of my life. i seem to have lost grasp of that throughout these past few months.

done

i am.. officially done with my first semester at aau.. and i'm feeling pretty great about it. really great actually--

i know this is gonna sound a bit cheesy, but.. i'm really proud of what i've accomplished this semester. i know that i didn't do a lot of things right in my life. and i know that i've always been letting my family, and myself down in the past. now i'm really proud to say that i've worked really hard during these past five months to get to where i want to be. i'm beginning to see a future for myself, and whatever that may be.. i'm stoked for it.