Handful of mud

I recently read a paper on human evolution entitled "Recent Genetic Science and Christian Theology on Human Origins: An 'Aesthetic Supralapsarianism'” by John Schneider.  Pardon the academic recycling, but I thought it a remarkably interesting paper, and so want to put my thoughts "out there" in hopes of being sharpened and refined.

Apartment photo shoot

Thanks to the wonderful Peter Morse, my apartmentmates and I were provided some wonderful photos to document the beginning of a wonderful semester. Here are some of my favorites!

I particularly like this one because I had just

cracked a joke about our positioning, and Jae and I are on the

absolute verge of losing it.

This one was taken (illegally) on top of

Frost Hall, Gordon's admissions/faculty offices building.

It's actually the reflection in the water on top

of the unfinished portion, and I would like to note that

two inches behind us the ledge drops down two

stories to the road. Oh, the lengths women go to

concretize their beauty. ;-)

This is why Jae and I get along so well. :-)

Dear October

1. Brendhan's Basic Training graduation
2. Graduate Record Examination
3. Richard Wilbur's A Hole in the Floor
4. Pride and Prejudice piano music
5. Requiems
6. Plane tickets
7. Bobotie and chutney and
8. South Africa overload
9. Wendell Berry's Fidelity and tears, tears, tears

Pilgrim's Chorus, from Richard Wagner's Tannhauser

Once more with joy O my home I may meet

Once more ye fair, flowr'y meadows I greet

My Pilgrim's staff henceforth may rest

Since Heaven's sweet peace is within my breast.

The sinner's `plaint on high was heard

On high was heard and answered by the Lord

The tears I laid before His shrine

Are turned to hope and joy divine.

O Lord eternal praise be Thine!

The blessed source of Thy mercy overflowing

On souls repetant seek Ye, all-knowing

Of hell and death, I have no fear

O my Lord is ever near

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Forevermore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=299iYHF4x1s

Dear September

1. Twenty one years
2. Goodbye, sister
3. GRE: <1 month
4. Aluminum foil
5. Greeting card fetish
6. What it means to love my dad
7. Paul Ricoeur
8. Gordon in Lynn and HOMES
9. Sugar Magnolia's