I wish the internets weren't so quiet on the weekends

[theatokos]

Starting to feel the lack of close friends nearby. This must mean I'm getting settled in. I'm also pretty tired of running so much energy - energy to figure things out, energy to be present with all the change and a little boy who's teething molars and is SUPERHIGHENERGY and must nurse ALLTHEDAMNTIME, energy to sit still for several hours a time and think Deep Thoughts, energy to run more errands, energy to muster self-care.

Most evenings we just sit around and watch tv altogether. We're on a Glee and Avatar kick here. I really want Glee to work its kinks out. There is so very much to love about it, and hot holy shit can they sing. But the writers have bitten off a little bit more than they can chew. We just finished episode 5, so I'm hoping this is just first season kinks. Hope springs eternal.

And what is there to say about Avatar? It may be the perfect tv program. Bennett even has his own hand sign for it. He walks up, makes the sign and points to the computer room. Do you think a stuffed Apa exists? (pauses to google that - why, yes, they do!)

Speaking of spiritual stuff, I sang in chapel with the choir today for the first time. How boring is the Anglican service? Snoozefest. Some of it is really beautiful. I really like the priest, he is sincere and smart and has a wonderful speaking voice. But why must Anglicans be so serious and formal all time? And why do the readers sound like they're reading a dry academic tome? Especially when reading about shouting for joy at the wonders God has made! It was the first time in.... I can't even remember, that I attended a non-Orthodox service. Of course, it's been a long time since I went to church period. I realized sitting there today that I can't even 'translate' the creeds anymore. I am not 'over' Christianity, not by a long shot, but I am certainly no Christian anymore.

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[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, I think you'd love and so would Sam! It's a three season Nickelodeon cartoon. It's based on Asian cultures - I've read that the series uses a host of experts to help them. It's a world in which there are four elemental kingdoms- Air is like Tibet (and the last Airbender is the Avatar and every one is after him), Fire is like Japan, Water is the polar/Inuit tribes, and Earth like China and then some. Each have their own sort of martial art. It's the adventures of a group of kids who help the Avatar, a 12 yr old boy named Aang, to defeat the Fire nation who is taking over the world by war. The characters are great and the story telling is superb.

It's WONDERFUL. Seriously, it's like reading the Bible or something. I feel like I've learned something, been made to think, been wrapped up in the story, and entertained.