Update for Everyone VII: Insert Something Philosophical Sounding Here

[Kingpoleon]

You know that weird thing where you hear someone talking and you can know their next four or five words before they say it? It always freaks me out, but today I got like 16-17 words ahead. Creepy!

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

i've been spending most of my time on AAD since late-2015, but I graduated with my Bachelors degree and have moved from Indiana to Sweden for graduate school for (at least) the next 2 years

A little annoyed that I spent over 6 years learning Italian and 5 years of German, but thankfully Swedish isn't too hard to learn. It's just frustrating having to start over from the beginning for the 3rd time

Having a great time though. Everyone is very nice, Stockholm is a very pretty city (not like miserable, industrial Lake County, Indiana) even if it is very expensive and it's starting to get dark and chilly. I was worried that I wouldn't fit in or be able to keep up (academically or socially) at an "elite" school, but the student body is quite diverse and open-minded.

I also joined the Socialdemokraterna on my second day here I canvassed student apartments twice and handed out literature outside metro stations three times for a local candidate. I also attended their election watch party on September 9th.  They invite me to their monthly meetings and are incredibly welcoming. That's a very Atlas thing, I suppose

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I’m glad to hear you’re starting this new chapter, Clarko! I’m sorry to hear you’re involved in politics though—hope you feel better soon!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Sadly, I think I just attended the last service of my church where I'll consider myself a member. UU congregations vary, and the one I have attended for the last six years or so has gone into politics in a major way and I'm not wanting to mix religion and politics. Moreover, I'm worried if they have the capacity to do what they want to do, and that they haven't adequately considered if they can. Last and least, I don't think the tack they propose to take is the best use of time and resources to address the issue they want to address. Their hearts are in the right place, but I think their heads are in the clouds here.

However, I'd been drifting from them for a while anyway as the current pastor's sermons rarely speak to me.  They're social studies and/or lessons /civic holiday of the week/month more than spirituality insights. Today's sermon was a case in point.  It focused on National Disability Employment Awareness Month and how we shouldn't put disabled people in a box labeled "courageous" when they do the same things everyone else does.  All well and good, but even with that cheesy topic there was much more that could have been done that would have spoken to my spiritual side. (Or even someone else's!) There was no attempt to plug this topic into any religion or philosophy whatsoever. Even if it had been kept 100% secular, rather than simply being about how we shouldn't treat the disabled as "inspiration porn" for accomplishing ordinary tasks in a manner different than we do, I think a more effective approach would be to point out that we're all courageous and inspirational when we do the difficult task of living, not just the disabled. An effective sermon needs to about not just the other, but also the self if it is to speak to the soul.

She means well, but it's time to bite the bullet.  It looks like ELCA is where I'll be headed now. I've been attending an ELCA church occasionally, and regularly participating in bible study there. Moreover, the pastor there, she's the one who did our prenuptial counseling. My main concern is that I take creeds seriously, so I have yet to decide if I'll become a full member or just show up more often.

[HillGoose]

Brah im gonna get plastered 2night just watch lmao

[Ban my account ffs!]

Brah im gonna get plastered 2night just watch lmao

Awesome brah.  Be safe

[jamestroll]

I'm so cold.. lol.. hopefully I'll acclimate soon. I just refuse to use heat or air conditioning at home.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Interesting weekend. On Saturday I ran into a former classmate of mine I always had a thing for at a coffee shop and she said we should “catch up”; may be worth my attention. This morning I went hiking with a friend at a state park and we found ourselves sharing the trail with a 5/10K. We made sure to grab pizza and coffee from the table after we crossed the finish line. Mass tonight focused on the canonization of Oscar Romero; though Romero was a Dominican(?), the Jesuits at my school are very involved in Latin American issues and pretty activist, so they have a great appreciation for him.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Interesting weekend. On Saturday I ran into a former classmate of mine I always had a thing for at a coffee shop and she said we should “catch up”; may be worth my attention. This morning I went hiking with a friend at a state park and we found ourselves sharing the trail with a 5/10K. We made sure to grab pizza and coffee from the table after we crossed the finish line. Mass tonight focused on the canonization of Oscar Romero; though Romero was a Dominican(?), the Jesuits at my school are very involved in Latin American issues and pretty activist, so they have a great appreciation for him.

You should ask her out for coffee.  You know both of you like it.  It’s a day time date so if she’s with a guy already it’s not awkward and it’s laid back and open ended.

[Classic Conservative]

Interesting weekend. On Saturday I ran into a former classmate of mine I always had a thing for at a coffee shop and she said we should “catch up”; may be worth my attention. This morning I went hiking with a friend at a state park and we found ourselves sharing the trail with a 5/10K. We made sure to grab pizza and coffee from the table after we crossed the finish line. Mass tonight focused on the canonization of Oscar Romero; though Romero was a Dominican(?), the Jesuits at my school are very involved in Latin American issues and pretty activist, so they have a great appreciation for him.

Romero was diocesan, however, funnily enough he was a member of Opus Dei.

[HillGoose]

brah i need to clean up from last night :/

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Interesting weekend. On Saturday I ran into a former classmate of mine I always had a thing for at a coffee shop and she said we should “catch up”; may be worth my attention. This morning I went hiking with a friend at a state park and we found ourselves sharing the trail with a 5/10K. We made sure to grab pizza and coffee from the table after we crossed the finish line. Mass tonight focused on the canonization of Oscar Romero; though Romero was a Dominican(?), the Jesuits at my school are very involved in Latin American issues and pretty activist, so they have a great appreciation for him.

Romero was diocesan, however, funnily enough he was a member of Opus Dei.

Ah. I vaguely remember the name of his order beginning with a "d", but couldn't remember what had been said; "Dominican" is the one I happen to hear more. 

You should ask her out for coffee.  You know both of you like it.  It’s a day time date so if she’s with a guy already it’s not awkward and it’s laid back and open ended.

Was considering coffee or a drink.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Coffee first, then graduate to a drink

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Coffee first, then graduate to a drink

My only trepidation there is that I try to stick to depressants in the evening (though I try to avoid both depressants and stimulants during the week in general; a proto-date would be an acceptable exception), limiting me to the weekends, which is when I try to get things done. But fair enough point, I suppose.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Just signed on to support the existence of a SFL (Students for Liberty) Student Group in our univeristy. They're a very small group and needed 30 people to sign so that the group can keep its official status. Though I certainly disagree with their very libertarian views, I decided to sign because of a pluralistic worldviews- I find it important to keep their voices in the conversation.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Just signed on to support the existence of a SFL (Students for Liberty) Student Group in our univeristy. They're a very small group and needed 30 people to sign so that the group can keep its official status. Though I certainly disagree with their very libertarian views, I decided to sign because of a pluralistic worldviews- I find it important to keep their voices in the conversation.

PG’s move to the right begins.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Just signed on to support the existence of a SFL (Students for Liberty) Student Group in our univeristy. They're a very small group and needed 30 people to sign so that the group can keep its official status. Though I certainly disagree with their very libertarian views, I decided to sign because of a pluralistic worldviews- I find it important to keep their voices in the conversation.

PG’s move to the right begins.

Oh don't worry, one of them is a casual friend of mine and he already tried to indoctorinate me a year ago. I still have the "government, leave us alone!" with a pride flag sticker he gave me to try and woo me into supporting his cause

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Just signed on to support the existence of a SFL (Students for Liberty) Student Group in our univeristy. They're a very small group and needed 30 people to sign so that the group can keep its official status. Though I certainly disagree with their very libertarian views, I decided to sign because of a pluralistic worldviews- I find it important to keep their voices in the conversation.

PG’s move to the right begins.

Oh don't worry, one of them is a casual friend of mine and he already tried to indoctorinate me a year ago. I still have the "government, leave us alone!" with a pride flag sticker he gave me to try and woo me into supporting his cause

Good, good.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Youtube is down for now and it is very upsetting, hopefully it is up before the next person reads this so you won't be frustrated too.

[HillGoose]

I had a bad dream last night that I got banned from Atlas forever, in the dream I was like "what did i post to get banned?" you know.

quite the nightmare.

[Santander]

I really hope your dreams come true.

[HillGoose]

I really hope your dreams come true.

Well I hope your dreams come true too, all the good ones.

I'm not petty so I won't wish bad upon my haters.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I really hope your dreams come true.

Well I hope your dreams come true too, all the good ones.

I'm not petty so I won't wish bad upon my haters.

Don’t mind him, he’s a milder version of the alt right and other things, he will reap what he sows in the next world.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I am the founder of a nationstates region and almost everyone in my own region hates me right now because they say I can't run a region or something like that because we are a dying region.

Imagine how great of a forum administrator I would be.

https://www.nationstates.net/region=union_of_saxon_justice

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm seeing Bob Dylan for the fourth time in St. Augustine tonight! Well worth the three hour drive.