And I really have no idea of the answer, so if anyone has any thoughts, please chime in in the comments. I obviously know the "Queen" connotations, but, I still don't get it in this context. Why is the song "Dancing Queen" from 1976 by ABBA considered camp? Cos I cannot see it for the life of me, even with the "Queen" in the title. It totally escapes me 1,000%. So, anyone has any bright ideas, then let me know!
On an entirely different note, I will likely continue my moveable type blog over at its new combined archive home of here, and will likely continue to post puritannical quotes and other matters of theologia there. It may not be so frequently, (tho the quotes likely will be) but its better than having two or three webspaces of dead blog, to just keep to two. Of course there is general archives at that site from the past too, but in future will just be puritannical or theologic.
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I switched on the TV earlier tonight, and there was some proggie on supposedly celebrating the "meaning of easter". Even leaving my personal convictions about man made Holy days out of it, and they can read here, for anyone who wishes, but it was really the worst of Christian programming and all the things I hate about TV Christianity. (I use that term loosely) A feel good, visible by wearing crucifix kind of faith, and if you don't feel good by it, then something is wrong. Anyone knows that true Christian faith does not mean feeling good, all of the time, for some folks it will mean feeling good very little of the time. By that I don't mean one doesn't have the comfort of the cross, just that true faith often brings up internal conflicts and struggles, that a feel good kind of faith would never recognize. The evangelical sector of the visible church though, would likely approve of the above type of programme. Anyone who thinks Rick warren has all his theological ducks in a row, look closer, as I rather ignorantly a year or so ago, thought about reading one of his books, one of my regular readers actually enlightened me by providing links to Mr warrens thoughts, and since then I have heard more that makes me shy away from that type of so called Biblical Christianity. the last gaff I heard of him making was he expounding himself as a reformed believer while subtely exhorting different aspects of Arminiansm!
However, I digress, this song from the TV programme I had on however, somehow captured my mood, perhaps my all too frequent mood. and I don't ponderize or wonder if God exists, I KNOW He does, but the angst of this song spoke pretty much to the life I find myself all too often succumbing too emotionally, when trying to make sense of things I never can and the internal conflicts we all come up against at times. Alot of it is likely rooted in unbelief, and I think much of my unbelief stems from ignorance more than anything, in some ways, but we all have unbelief in us even so. And this song for me captured my all too often doldrums pretty well.
I'll sing myself to sleep A song from the darkest hour Secrets I can't keep Inside of the day Swing from high to deep Extremes of sweet and sour Hope that God exists I hope I pray
Drawn by the undertow My life is out of control I believe this wave will bear my weight So let it flow
Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy
Now I'm relieved to hear That you've been to some far out places It's hard to carry on When you feel all alone Now I've swung back down again It's worse than it was before If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy
Those who feel the breath of sadness Sit down next to me Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Those who find themselves ridiculous Sit down next to me Love, in fear, in hate, in tears
Down Down
Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy
Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy
And see? easter is a con. Someone already stoled the easter bunny!! And looks like they fed it steroids first!!
On with the quotes!
"In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday...."
I never apologize. I'm sorry, but that's just the way I am.
S T U P I D = Smart Talented Unique Person In Demand
If aliens are looking for intelligent life?! WHY THE HECK ARE YOU SCARED?!
The NHS regret to inform you that your birth was an accident. Please report to the nearest hospital to be put down. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Stop being so stupid.. it's my turn.
i swear to drunk im not God Before giving a piece of your mind, be sure you have enough to spare.
"A day without sunshine is like night."
One bright morning... in the middle of the night, two dead boys came out to fight. they stood back to back and faced eachother drew their swords and shot eachother. the deaf policeman heard the noise and came to kill those two dead boys. If u dont believe my story its true ask the blind man he saw it too!
Despite the levity of this post, I'm struggling quite badly at present. Theres alot going on in my body, mind and soul. Anyone who feels inclined to pray, it would be appreciated. while the rest of the world sits in merriment to a greater or smaller degree, I sit alone, and try to make sense of things I don't understand. And in some cases feel made a sport of, and mocked. Its hard to be so afflicted and alone and uncared for. Its hard to know that in some cases, you HAVE been mocked without question. Its hard to know that in other cases, I shot myself in the foot, and theres no way back. To think I could have another 10 or 15 years of this, is unutterably hard. My soul feels heavy with that thought.
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Which considering my sedentary lifestyle I'm surprised doesn't happen more frequently but is in actual fact a rare event for me to be bored. But I wish one of my buds, should as Jerry or someone else, would do something interesting, as it takes someone to have a good idea first, for another person to follow in there footsteps by seconding the good idea with a modified version of their own!! And new ideas keep boredom at bay!!
what do you any readers do when bored out there skull?
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"Truly my heart and soul have been far removed and deeply wounded by temptations and irritations of conscience, but I thank God that these have now largely relieved. So, then, it is my desire that I not be marked with the brand of a reprobate. I revoke all the questions and objections i raised and everything that may have tended in that direction. As for any ill-considered words I uttered in my trial, I ask forgiveness for them from a humble heart and the depths of my soul." [William Peacock]
And again:
"What powerful reason I have to praise God's great goodness. God who humbled me or rather exalted me to such a state of honour and glory--wretched miscarriage, poor and pitiful man that I am! The Lord has crowned me with his loving kindness. I am persuaded that he has gifted me with his glorious kingdom. The joy I feel in my heart is incredible."
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well I've resurrected my blogger blog, hence the huge time gap 'tween the last post and the current one. My archives from the movable type blog should be available at some point soon here
But looking at the date, this was about the time things started going pear shaped for me in a big way, so want to get back some of the joy from the time before that. the URL is the same of course, and, I will re-embed the graphisc for this page ASAP. I'll also remove some of the javascript, as its making the site run slowly. so, normal services will be resumed ASAP.
I was going to visit my dad today being Thursday. Until I actually tried to make it downstairs and could NOT! Yikes.. tis just like being a princess in a tower!! But shortly after the heavens opened so that probably explains some of it! Tomorrow I will try to aim for now. Lord willing.
On another note and at the risk of being GROSS! I HATE broken finger nails! Not talking about the wussie type but the kind that break half way down ones finger and tis ony where the nail is adhered to the finger itself which keeps it attached! Ewww! I've had one of these for a few days, and finally got around to putting a band aid on it to stop it catching all the time, as it gives me the eebijeebies. A friend told me how to fix 'em up like that a few years ago!!
But for now, since I can't go see my dad or do alot else, and can't sit here any longer, are going to bed to get Puritannical!! I may just move all my blog spaces over to blogger over the next few days. as all my buds, (or most of 'em) use blogger. Either past or present, bloggers. the archives on the sidebar I'll get working tomorrow, as blogger won't let me republish the entire blog right now.
Puritan Prayer
HEAVENLY FATHER, If I should suffer need, and go unclothed, and be in poverty, make my heart prize Thy love, know it, be constrained by it, though I be denied all blessings. It is Thy mercy to afflict and try me with wants, for by these trials I see my sins, and desire severance from them. Let me willingly accept misery, sorrows, temptations, if I can thereby feel sin as the greatest evil, and be delivered from it with gratitude to Thee, acknowledging this as the highest testimony of Thy love. When thy Son, Jesus, came into my soul instead of sin He became more dear to me than sin had formerly been; His kindly rule replaced sin's tyranny. Teach me to believe that if ever I would have any sin subdued I must not only labour to overcome it, but must invite Christ to abide in the place of it, and He must become to me more than vile lust had been; that His sweetness, power, life may be there. Thus I must seek a grace from Him contrary to sin, but must not claim it apart from Himself. When I am afraid of evils to come, comfort me by showing me that in myself I am a dying, condemned wretch, but in Christ I am reconciled and live; that in myself I find insufficiency and no rest, but in Christ there is satisfaction and peace; that in myself I am feeble and unable to do good, but in Christ I have ability to do all things. Though now I have His graces in part, I shall shortly have them perfectly in that state where Thou wilt show Thyself fully reconciled, and alone sufficient, efficient, loving me completely, with sin abolished. O Lord, hasten that day.
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