My uncle the muslim atheist

From a Guardian article

I have often been asked how it's possible for someone like me to carry two quite different world-views within, of Islam and the west; not, of course, that I do. Once my uncle said to me with some suspicion: "You're not a Christian, are you?" "No," I said. "I'm an atheist." "So am I," he replied. "But I am still Muslim." "A Muslim atheist?" I said. "It sounds odd." He said: "Not as odd as being nothing, an unbeliever."

Superfast

Ok! I'm giving myself 5 minutes to update my blog. Well it is the 16th day of the new year and I have done a good job on my resolutions. Apartment is still clean! I've been working out. And I've kept my budget. I've been limiting my eating out, but have been smacked upside the head with a 20 dollar parking ticket and a 55 dollar locksmith fee to get my keys out of my car. *SIGH* so much for saving money.

Barak obama is running for president. Woohoo! I THINK I like him. Barbara Boxer of California senator fame was unnecessarily mean to condoleeza rice and thus has lost some of my respect. George W Bush is squirming over the Iraq war, and I truely feel sorry for him as a fellow human. He is in a terrible mess. I feel incredibly heartbroken every time I think about the 2000 election and how close we were to having Al Gore as president instead. Any other year, I would say "oh, who cares. republicans democtrats same thing." But TO THINK of the difference between Gore and Bush! We wouldn't be in Iraq. Roe v. Wade would be safe. We might have made strides with respect to the environment. We might have made strides in stem cell research. We might have had more money for health care and eduction. I truely feel that George W. Bush's presidency has been overall very destructive. Maybe I am wrong, afterall what do they say? They say that if you are conservative when you are young then you have no heart and if you are a liberal when you are old then you have no brain. I don't know. Are liberals better than conservatives? Am I hopelessly an agnostic? Is anything real? If nothing is real, you might as well believe in everything, eh. why not.

Oh yeah I'm going to Italy on Saturday and I'm excited and sort of nervous because I don't know what to expect and I have stuff I need to prepare before I go.

Tonight is the camera club meeting and I find myself not wanting to go. But I have my beautiful camera and I need to stick to this project because I never stick to projects. And that

IS A BAD THING

(ok it took me 7 minutes instead of 5, forgive me!)

los rezoluciones

2007 is here! There are 2 main resolutions I have this year and one weak one, and many vague general plans. Also, I know, I know, nobody ever keeps their resolutions. But I've never really had one before so I thought I would give it a try.

Resolutions:
1. Keep a budget
2. Keep my apartment clean
3. exercise(this is the one most likely to be broken)

Vague General plans:
figure shit out!


This is the end of the 8th day of the new year and so far I have upheld all 3 of my resolutions and am working on my vague general plan constantly. I am more content today than I was last year at this time. So thats good! I pat myself on the back! happy new year.