Forgive the fact that this post is 'from left field,' but I feel compelled to write it anyways...
First off, I have found a lot to grin about in the "Cake Wrecks" blog. Seriously funny stuff there—this lady Jan compiles pictures of the most sad, disgusting, or unfriendly looking cakes, and writes about them on her blog. She also posts some of the most tantalizingly tasty ones as well (like these cupcakes):
Last week I braved a cold fall morning (with no sunlight to provide even a little warmth) to take some images in Forest Park (the best park inside a major city in the United States, says I!). I was really hoping to get a truly stunning image of the 'Art Hill' area of the park, especially during fall, when the trees start displaying very vibrant colors. The picture turned out pretty well, but I'm hoping to get another sometime this or next week, with more early morning sunlight (the clouds were hiding the sun during the morning I took this picture).
(The above picture has nothing to do with what follows, but is awesome anyways).
Yesterday afternoon, I attended soccer practice back at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary on a chilly, windy, and quite rainy afternoon. During the practice, I remember thinking to myself, "Why are you standing out here in this horrible weather, kicking a really slippery ball, and not sitting in a nice chair with a book and a cup of hot tea?" (I tend to think in long sentences!)... What can I say? I love the game! And getting to hang around with my Seminary friends is pretty awesome as well—even if we're slipping and falling on the wet grass!
Recently a friend of mine showed me a new blog, The Rock and the Sword, by two unnamed seminarians; one a U.S. diocesan seminarian, the other a Jesuit novice. So far they have written quite a few well-written reflections on life in the Seminary, the Church, and the World. It's definitely worth checking out!
In addition, I have spent the better part of an hour going through my links and updating them (especially the Seminarian section)... please take a glance at all the blogs and websites that have helped me along my journey as a Catholic (and former Seminarian)!
[UPDATE: Well, apparently, fsmdude has finally removed his videos, but not because YouTube required him to do so (which is a sad fact). He says that he did so because he was afraid someone might find his address and threaten physical violence. It's sad it came to that, but what's even more sad is the YouTube would not listen to all of the many flaggings that we Catholics did on his videos.]
I was going through many of my files today in an effort to somehow organize the over 2,000,000 files I've generated during the past four years in the Seminary, and I ran across a file called "I love Exposé.tif," showing a typical day's work on my computer... from a few years back, when I was working on two video projects, email, my website, iPhoto, and a few other things. I can only imagine how many windows I must open at once every now and then! I even noticed a picture from the Mars rover open in Photoshop CS in the middle center of the screen... No wonder I have no free RAM (even with 4 GB in my MacBook Pro)!
We shall see if I ever have so many windows open at once again... but, as I earlier promised, I will be posting soon with more thoughts on leaving the Seminary. It's a busy week, though, so don't expect any immediate results!