Thursday, September 22, 2005
My kitchen's been a battleground lately. First, my microwave waved itself out. It's all wave and light now, but no micro. You could stick your head inside the worst thing that could happen to you is claustrophobia.
Then my kettle plug dies out and threatens to take out the entire circuitry with it. Changed the plug, back to normal. Then my freezer door, yesterday, decides it doesn't want to shut itself tight. Let some cold air leak out why don't we? Seems the plastic 'suction' bands won't stick to the fridge. Not sure what I did, but eventually it closed well again. Then my water-warmer dispenser decides to spew out bits of dirt together with the water. Good thing my wife saw the black stuff in the milk bottle before my kid drank from it.
Small things. A lot worse than Hell, a topic I've got 20 minutes to speak about tomorrow in school. Various views on it. Some think it's a literal fire burning you alive for all eternity, some think it'll destroy you completely (soul, consciousness and all), some think it's a metaphorical burning which destroys everything truly relational about you. Others, well, don't think hell exists. These would be either the universalists (extreme optimists, I reckon) or those who don't think heaven exists either. Funny how the most 'pro-God' position converges with the most anti-God one, doesn't it? Very postmodern.
But another (even more) exciting session will be the Saturday one Sivin entitle EMO. We'll be talking about the History of Modernity and Post-modernity and its impact/influence on today's culture and churches. I already tremble at the thought of introducing radicals like Nietzsche (moustached guy), Foucault (baldie) and Derrida (whitey-haired) in 20 minutes but I'll give it the best shot I have.
Friday night's the night to get myself thoroughly loaded with this sexy threesome. Let's hope my sink doesn't flood.
