Henry Imler January 21st, 2008
The following is an excerpt from chapters one and two of the Acts of Thomas.
And when the Apostles had been for a time in Jerusalem… they divided the countries among them… And India fell by lot and division to Judas Thomas the Apostle. And he was not willing to go… And whilst Judas was reasoning thus, our Lord appeared to him… [Thomas said to Jesus] “Whithersoever you will, our Lord, send me; only to India I will not go.”
And as Judas was reasoning thus… Habban [an Indian merchant] [was in town and out looking for a slave skilled in carpentry to buy]. And our Lord saw him walking in the street and said to him, “You wish to buy a carpenter? He says to him, “Yes.” Our Lord says to him: “I have a slave, a carpenter, whom I will sell to you… And when he they had completed his bill of sale, Jesus took Judas, and went to Habban the merchant… Habban… said to him: “He has sold you to me outright.” And Judas was silent.
That is some slick maneuvering on ole JC’s part, no? “Oh, whats that Thomas? You don’t wanna go to India like I told you? Well, don’t worry, I won’t make you go to India… I’ll just sell your butt to this Indian merchant! Now you are free to go wherever your master wants to go. Oh, whats that Thomas? He wants to go to India? Who woudda guessed?”
I just love that last part - “And Judas [Thomas] was silent.” I can just see all of the other Apostles snickering in the background with their little toothpicks in hand.
Henry Imler January 18th, 2008
So, after messing around with people’s desks last week, I knew retribution was in the works. A couple of days ago, I walk into my office to this:
The person featured in the photos is a new professor who is notorious for ignoring the graduate students. This bugs me, because I try to be as courteous as I can to all new people, and people just get the cold shoulder back there. So, out of spite, I hung up her photo on my wall.
When I saw the my desk, I laughed for 10 minutes. Then I kept finding little pictures everywhere, on my fan, in my drawers, just for example. Oh, it was funny.
Henry Imler January 17th, 2008
Saw this today in the comments on this crazy youTube video of Tom Cruise telling us why Scientology is wack (HT Brendo):
stockpitch:
l. ron ripped off buddha’s teaching. scientology is buddhism for trekies
Right after I read that, someone ran by my open window and yelled “Snap!” I said to myself, “Those darn SPs! You are lucky you aren’t in Tom’s vicinity!”
Out of all the religions, Scientology is the hardest to respect - not only because of its very dubious origin, but also its bat-sh!t crazy people. Tom seems so sincere, but also so very crazy.
Henry Imler January 17th, 2008
The following is an excerpt from chapters one and two of the Acts of Thomas.
And when the Apostles had been for a time in Jerusalem… they divided the countries among them… And India fell by lot and division to Judas Thomas the Apostle. And he was not willing to go… And whilst Judas was reasoning thus, our Lord appeared to him… [Thomas said to Jesus] “Whithersoever you will, our Lord, send me; only to India I will not go.”
And as Judas was reasoning thus… Habban [an Indian merchant] [was in town and out looking for a slave skilled in carpentry to buy]. And our Lord saw him walking in the street and said to him, “You wish to buy a carpenter? He says to him, “Yes.” Our Lord says to him: “I have a slave, a carpenter, whom I will sell to you… And when he they had completed his bill of sale, Jesus took Judas, and went to Habban the merchant… Habban… said to him: “He has sold you to me outright.” And Judas was silent.
That is some slick maneuvering on ole JC’s part, no? “Oh, whats that Thomas? You don’t wanna go to India like I told you? Well, don’t worry, I won’t make you go to India… I’ll just sell your butt to this Indian merchant! Now you are free to go wherever your master wants to go. Oh, whats that Thomas? He wants to go to India? Who woudda guessed?”
I just love that last part - “And Judas [Thomas] was silent.” I can just see all of the other Apostles snickering in the background with their little toothpicks in hand.
Henry Imler January 16th, 2008
Darren’s Desk
Courtney’s desk,
the Feminist scholar.
Emily’s desk.
OK, I am an Imler and have been in an empty office working for almost a month. I can’t go that long without messing with someone’s stuff. I might have messed with some of my friend’s desks…. maybe…
I wanted to go with something funny, but not something that prevented anyone from actually working. Say, like spilling 100 cheap ballpoint pins on someone’s desk and then hot-gluing them all down in a random pattern (that would have been great!). Also, no physical harm was to come to the desk owner, such as hot-gluing a set mouse-tap upside down on a desk’s middle drawer. As such, I made sure I was there when Emily came in today to help her move her desk area back.
I tried to pay attention to detail. If you go to the gallery of this, you will note that I took the time to turn all of Darren’s wall hangings and food items upside down and that all of Emily’s postcards and comics have been reversed to the point of them being on the opposite side of the wall.
All of the owners of the desks to the right have been in the office. They all took the gag very well. As a matter of fact, I even helped rearrange Emily’s desk space a few times today.
I still have a couple of desks to go. I don’t want to reveal anything more on here on the off chance that one of the remaining read this. I don’t wanna spoil the fun. The last two involve more work, and I might wait until the semester actually starts to play the prank.
Henry Imler January 11th, 2008
Season 4 of Lost is starting in a few weeks (woot), but more exciting is the last season of Battlestar Glactica that starts later this year. The people at EW.com have a
Last Supper rendition of the cast up with hints about plots points of the upcoming season.
EW.com :: ‘Battlestar Galactica’: Season 4 Preview!
P.S. While you are at it, check out the top 25 sci-fi platforms of the last 25 years.
Henry Imler January 10th, 2008
Wow. The show rocks. Is that Wolf I hear a howlin’? Wonder if that will ever get old? (Answer: Yes. It got old mid way through the first time he howled.)
The events? Sweet. Although on the very first match of the show, a girl blew out her knee. I think my favorite is The Pyramid. The contestants try to run up this giant pyramid where two gigantic gladiators are waiting for them. See —>
The contestants? Either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Some are mouthy, some are d-bags, all are great to watch.
The Eliminator? So hard that last night both contestants stood next to each other gasping for air for a minute before trying that escalator of doom thing towards the end. Oh yeah, and the marine chick totally finished the eliminator with blood running all down her face.
The gladiators? Perfectly over the top, from Titan, to Wolf, to Helga. The only one that is annoying is Toa, for some reason flicking your tongue every single time the camera is on you is an ancient Polynesian ritual - or incredibly lame.
American Gladiators - a great show to watch with your friends.
Henry Imler January 9th, 2008
I am still working through the reason why I believe. I talked earlier about how modernist conceptions are not adequate for judging the merits of a particular religion because we don’t have access to the data needed to verify the claims of religion. In the second installment, I try to talk about another way of viewing this problem, from the postmodern perspective.
Theology for the Masses :: What is Postmodernity?
I basically claim that it is possible (and I think more profitable) to engage the world through a postmodern framework while remaining true to the tenants of Christianity. The post is explorational for me, over there I am kinda feeling my way around - if you decide to read it and have any insights or problems with what I am saying, please let me know in the comments.
The next post in the series will deal with the topic of narratives, why they are important and how they interact.
Henry Imler January 9th, 2008
I just finished one of the best games I have ever played,
Mass Effect, which Meredith got me for Christmas (bless her soul). Think of it as a greatly expanded Knights of the Old Republic with better graphics, better gameplay, a more expansive universe, and better storyline. I could go on and on. So good.
Now I have started Bio Shock, a game I bought with Xmas money (that is all I got for Christmas, video games and money that was used to buy video games - oh, and a beard). It is such a different type of game. μέν Mass Effect is a classic sci-fi exploration/adventure game; δέ Bio Shock is a classic survival/horror game, along the lines of a Doom title. That is not to say it is not a great game, but after spending 35+ hours with one game style, it is a bit of an adjustment going from lots of ammo and traveling from star system to star system going to dark, tight environments with barely enough ammo to get you through the next encounter. I am digging the Rand, however.
Henry Imler January 8th, 2008
Well, a trip that requires you to leave it at the door before you partake the journey.
My friend JR took a trip to the Answers in Genesis Creationist Museum in the great state of Tennessee this past year. Head over to Theology of the Masses and read about the first part of his experience (pictures included!) :: Creating a Universe of Certainty, or, If You Remove Reason, You Remove Doubt (part one) .
Immediately upon entering into the Museum Proper, we were faced with a series of displays that forced the singular question upon which the Museum’s entire theology rests: Do you trust in Human Reason or God’s Word? (we were unaware that the two are mutually exclusive).
You heard it here FIRST folks… the Bible does in fact speak about fossils. Buy this display, take it home and amaze your friends and family! (All rights reserved. Museum employees and their families are not eligible. Batteries and actual Scripture verses not included)
It is well worth your time.
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