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ikea pillow.

I know everyone has already seen this.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)

But it's so great, that I don't care.

Plus, I saw he (of course) has a website and looked it over. There is just something about the whole idea that I like, plus his "about me" is pretty well written.

my one day in Ireland

That's right. I've been to Ireland. For a whole twelve hours or so.

I've only been to Northern Ireland, not the Republic. I went to Belfast for a conference in November a year and a half ago now.

And I took a picture of the ground, just in case from it you could tell I was standing on awesome Irish soil

St. Patrick's Prayer

My annual post of this rad prayer.

Its authorship is attributed to St. Patrick.


I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness
Of the Creator of Creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with his baptism,
Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,
Through the strength of his descent for the judgment of Doom.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of Cherubim,
In obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In prayer of patriarchs,
In predictions of prophets,
In faith of confessors,
In innocence of holy virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.

I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightening,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.

I arise today
Through God’s strength to pilot me:
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptations of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone and in multitude.

I summon today all these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul.

Christ to shield me today
Against poison,against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me abundance of reward.
Christ with me Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.

my light at night

terrible English words

Jeggings.

Signage.

Resource. (when used as a stae of being verb or whatever. eg, "We would like to resource you"

Ajudication. Not really; that word is cool.

Collate.

Linkages.

the one where I join fifth grade readers.

I just started reading Harry Potter book 1.

Collect yourself and keep reading. For various reasons, I've never read Harry Potter up until now. And I'm a reader. My little brother, who shares my taste in lit, has re-enumerated various times that I'm seriously missing out. And I trust him.

So I'm getting around to it. Just thought I'd share.

And yes I know Dumbledore dies. But I've only seen a few movies so don't go telling me anything else that happens past like book three.

jamie oliver

Just bought Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Food Revolution.

Rationale:
Tempted because Border is going out of business, and everything was on sale.
Reconsidered because I tend to like more spice than I usually found in English cooking.
Remembered that a lot of Americans had recommended it.
Pushed over into the positive because of the cache of curry and korma recipes.

Bonus:
Flipping through the book to find the pictures of British people.

symptoms

On my drive to work, there is this stretch of highway that looks exactly like a section of I-4 in Orlando. For five long seconds, I enjoy the feeling of being back in Florida.

This is what homesickness can do to you. I never liked driving on I-4 when I lived in Orlando. If I went back, I wouldn't like it. But because I'm not there, I indulge in the nostalgia.

the loneliest whale

This actually made me kind of sad.

And I'm not an animal lover.

Everyone empathizes with being alone.

image source.