Oh, the narrative!

Viola Davis seems to think THE HELP (the movie she starred in, not the book) doesn't tell the whole story which is not something I can definitively argue against not having seen the film but the criticism as seen in the Yahoo! URL above doesn't strike me as a convincing argument against any film.  No film dives deep into any particular story.  There's always an angle with which the story is told a viewpoint from which the scene is filtered.  I don't understand the complaint against "white savior" archetypes.  Mass lynchings didn't end because black people killed all the KKK members.  It didn't end because of Malcolm X or the Black Panthers.  It was MLK's leadership inspired by the might of God's Word along with his team of protestors who began the end of most of the worst of racism.  But if the mostly white media hadn't tuned in, very few would've even ventured to care.  I don't really know the premise of THE HELP.  I know its' characters are maids but beyond that I'm left wondering where's the need of a savior?  Should the savior have been a black person?  If so, who?  How?  If this were a film that took place today yes it wouldn't be entirely necessary for a group of black maids being criminally underpaid or systemically abused by their employers to be saved by a white person.  Idk.  I probably shouldn't be running my big mouth having not seen the movie.

GB artbook

https://www.amazon.com/Ghostbusters-Artbook-Insight-Editions/dp/1683837274/ref=pd_rhf_sc_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W28FJDJBXC3WTDRPQQR3

I can't believe how many folks have fallen for this pretentious gimmick.  The dozen give or take drawings I've seen from this book are sloppy or very random in nature.  The film's aesthetic was concise and grandiose.  Much of the film looks reminiscent of a painting when you take it apart.  In that respect it sounds like a no brainer that an artbook would compliment the film.  But what do you fill it with???  Genius art doesn't just magically appear when you say Ghostbusters three times.  You can't close your eyes and will it into existence.  So you end up with the crap that graces these pages.  Ug. 

The nature of a check mark; is it real?

Had to finally go ahead and email MyPoints.com customer service because I for the 15th time clicked on a checkmark and was directed to a graph that tells me how far away I am from amassing a specific qty of points with which I will/would earn a bonus in addition to.  The checkmark wouldn't be totally out of place except there's another aspect of MyPoints.com where you complete a specific set of task and regardless of how much or little you earn from those tasks, you get a bonus.  It used to be called "Daily 5", but it's now being referred to as "to-do list", which makes their use of the checkmark even more ridiculous.

OH well.  Was going to include the email I sent, see if I could garner a few laughs, but OK.  I copied it into my clipboard, but then I unwittingly inserted a screenshot into my clipboard.  Gysh!  Why can't screenshots be way more concise??  Ya know?  Like: CLICK! Done!  WThk?  They gotta make everything so damn complicated.

where's the bap?

Garg.  I'm up still, 3:37 A.M. + the time it takes to type this.
a little sleepy.  not a lot.

Wednesday was a definite improvement mood wise over Tuesday.  Felt nauseous and had a headache most of Tuesday and I was still sucked by Monday.  Today I don't know what to think about it.  I have an appointment with head pastor at a church nearby that I'd visited a few+ times.  It's at 3pm so if I'm awake by 1pm I'll be OK.  I just need to go to sleep no later than 7am.  And then I'll probably go to bed at 8pm and wake up at 2am.  Grr.
Been watching way more forbdn entrnnt than I really feel is even understandable from God's perspective.  I'm just way too out of it.  I kept meaning to read some of His word this past day, but never got around to it.  RRRR (yy!!!!!!!!).  It slips so easily.  Just a little distance and BOOM!  I need to do better.

Of course, watching 9or9 is only a side effect of the reality of my spiritual condition, which is my own doing,un.  I need to un-un-do it and keep it that way!!!  AAAYY! 

Ug.

idk if or when things will truly improve.  I anticipate wanting to crawl under the floor at about 3pm ish.

Yday was evil

I got pissed off ay my sister yesterday.  Then she got pissed off at me for being pissed off at her and her solution was to not talk to me. I'm still pissed off.  Nothing matters.  So I don't know what the benefit of going into specifics is. 

words + exaggeration = racism?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/arizona-councilman-sparks-backlash-after-saying-i-cant-breathe-at-anti-mask-rally/ar-BB15XCFi?OCID=ansmsnnews11

The phrase "I can't breathe" has been adopted as the chant of the anti-police brutality demonstrations that have been happening across the nation, but apparently people forgot that those words actually mean something.  The dictionary's definition of "I" "can't" and "breathe" have not been changed since George Floyd's death.  Exaggerations have not been outlawed either have they?
 Yeah, it's vaguely possible that Guy Phillips could have been mocking George Floyd by using that phrase, but....I mean, is it really necessary to assume the worst about every thing that gets said and done?  I think people should be more offended that he's not willing to cover his face when he goes about.  I just sneezed the other day.  It happens.  My first thought is not "I have COVID-19".  My first thought it someone else might be freaking out about the possibility that I have COVID-19.  How many people have 2 or 3 symptoms of Covid-19 and are not wearing masks and aren't in isolation?  I don't think I have COVID-19, and I think I'm smart enough to assert that in a fairly even light, but how many people are dumb as a doorbell and still think they can diagnose themselves?  There's people around who still think the virus is a media hoax because they don't know anyone personally who has it.  Freedom of opinion is one thing.  Clothing is not a constitution matter.  It's not a state or city legislation matter.  If anything, the government's right to regulate clothing has precedent.  Ever heard of "indecent exposure"?  Saving lives by wearing an extra (non-electronic at that) piece of cloth (of which you can pick your own style etc.-- lots to choose from now) is not unconstitutional.  In an alternate universe where the last words in a sentence are key to understanding it, you could read  LIFE , LIBERTY , and THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS as "be happy no matter how many people I maim or oppress"  The pursuit of happiness does not supersede LIFE.  It does not supersede LIBERTY either, and LIBERTY also does not supersede LIFE.  POH and Liberty are not equal in their value.  If you can't be happy without potentially spreading a virus that has thus far caused half a million people to leave behind a guestimate of at least 2 million loved ones to grieve then your happiness and/or the pursuit thereof is simply irrelevant.

Chaynge The Wuurld!

Was reading some of Ephesians yesterday.  Really got my heart pumped for God and the promises The Holy Spirit.  Was like yellin' "Yeeah!", except, ya know, inside....then I resumed normal living.  My sister proposed the idea that facing my sin for all that it is is probably what's holding me back.  I don't know what to do about that.  I guess God will deal with that in His time.  If it never happens.....idk.  I just think I'm not committed enough.  Not sure if that lack of commitment will have any harsh consequenes for me.  I don't expect to remain in ignorant bliss eternally.  I'm sure I'll get a real long hard talkin' to when I get to Heaven.  "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE????" and I'll be like "Um...." and He'll be like "LOOK!" and I'll be like "AAAGH!", but it'll be over at some point, and he'll probably be wiping my tears away and trying to calm me down.

Man.  Lots is riding on me.  I really should try harder.  Irrg.  idk.  It's too hard.  Ayrg.

oook.....not sure what to write about elsewise.  Mm.

figured I should post an update since it's been almost 2 weeks....don't want to turn that into 1 or 2 months...........

let's go to the mobies

Also check out Psycho Stick's debut "We Couldn't Think Of A Title"
I didn't know what Antebellum meant before Lady Antebellum changed their name from that to Lady A (What does the "A" stand for?  "Uhhm...none of your business!")
https://www.rt.com/usa/491567-lady-antebellum-name-change-slavery/


 I understand not siding with racism.  I understand that racist cops exist and its almost impossible to weed them out.  Cops need to have each others' back, but they need to uphold the law.  This whole mess of cops committing atrocities, and then weeks later, they finally lose their job AND their pay, and no charges are filed, is disgusting. 

However, I really don't understand why everyone is so hateful of police in general.  Thousands upon thousands of police departments, and how many cops per department?   There probably is a lot more corruption in most police departments than their should be, coercing of witnesses, tricking confessions from people...That stuff pisses me off.  There's nothing I can do to prevent that from happening to me except remain silent.  The police don't want to protect the innocent.  They want to punish the guilty.  If someone dies and you're the last person in their circle to speak with the person, the police don't assume you might be innocent.  So if you're in that situation, you need to call for a lawyer, because the interrogation room is probably the closest thing to a trial you will receive.

Because most of us aren't doing government for a living, it's easy to think there's something wrong with the police.  There isn't.  We are all corrupt on some level.  None of us can walk away from our homes and say that we've acted fairly toward one another in our assumptions or perceptions about every person place or thing.  One guy I went to class with back in high school said The Cure sucks.  I said "What songs by them have you heard?  He said "I haven't.  I just know they suck."  Then he balked at me being confused about that.  "Aren't I entitled to an opinion?"  I told him he had nothing to make an opinion from, so why does he have one?  I can understand having a low opinion of an individual or a style of music, but this guy mainly listened to rap and heavy rock.  It's not harmful to have a negative opinion of music, but if we as humans aren't practicing fair judgement on art, then how can we be trusted to treat each other well?

I'm not saying everyone is a hypocritical scumbag.  Many people do try and make an effort to be just and kind, but even such people have their weak spots or moments.

The link I posted above near the top says that "liberals" are saying Hollywood shouldn't make movies where the police are the protagonists.  Seriously?  We are all human.  Police deserve to be honored for their good works as much as any civilian.  Richard Jewell was exsonorated (spellcheck, you evilfffff!) by both the government and Hollywood.  That doesn't mean the cops didn't do a decent investigation and use common sense + scientific reasoning to get the job done.  It just means they got the wrong guy and as I said in one of the above paragraphs, if you are in an interrogation room, it means the cops already decided you're guilty and are only interested in evidence that supports that thesis.  Answer their questions, sure.  Don't keep answering the same questions or start yacking about random stuff.  Ask for a lawyer and shut up.  They really should say that to begin with, instead of waiting until you're charged with something.  But the same facts remain "You have the right to remain silent.  Anything you say can & will be used against you in a court of law.  You have the right to an attorney..."    I'm not saying the police didn't make mistakes in the R.J. case.  I'm saying the average person probably wouldn't have done a better job.

the times they'rrr a changgginggg

It's interesting to me to think that not too terribly long before I was born, pornography was not legal.  People cite the constitution as the basis for this and I really don't get how that argument makes any sense.  Hollywood makes movies for wide use.  If a screenwriter is forced to forfeit his pay if he doesn't tack on a "happy ending", how is that any more censorship than a state electing leaders to enforce the absence of influences that chip away at the steadfastness of their faith?  The government isn't allowed to force a religion on people.  They are required however to listen to their constituents.  The People chose George Washington over God.  We are seeing exactly what happened with Solomon's successors to Israel's throne.  The People chose to have a human king.  All was good for awhile, and then Solomon, king #3, started looking over across the fence and surely enough, his successors ruled with ever exceeding wickedness.  God dismantled Israel and then proceeded to send us Jesus.  Humanity has experienced historic triumphs since its' adoption of Him as King, but over the last 150 or so years, we have grown over confident in our abilities and have done all imaginable to discredit God's involvement with the triumphs we currently are graced with.  I don't think it'll be very long at all before God dismantles the Earth and picks up the pieces of humanity that were not over arrogant or dismissive or hateful toward The One Sovereign God.
People say that earthquakes and hurricanes are proof that God isn't there.  No.  It's proof that God IS there and is willing to warn you of His power.  You can make up whatever you want.  The Bible, made up or not, is real and nobody has proven it to be false.  People insist that Genesis' 1981 song "Abacab"'s lyrics are "non sensical", but they make perfect sense with a tiny bit of exploring.  Same thing with The Bible.  Many academic types refuse to explore it.  They assume it's rubbish and don't even consider the possiblity that isn't, except for maybe a brief moment but as soon as any paradox or confusion crops up, it goes back to being lumped in with every other religious text.  It amazes me how some people talk about that and talk about it like it's a completely different religion than Judaism.  True, The Bible was not delivered all at one time.  If you understand anything about the heart of man, it doesn't take much to read The Bible and imagine a bunch of neoandrathals (sp??) walking about, completely unprepared to accept Jesus into their hearts.  God added His word as the events in Earth continued to unfold.  If Israel had done what Micha 3:6 says and walked humbly with their Lord, seeking Justice and being Merciful, then The Bible have ended where Moses had left it before he departed

Hollow denial

https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/18/technology/zuckerberg-recode-holocaust/index.html


I can't easily imagine someone having any reason to think the Holocaust never happened.  However, if someone says it never happened, how can someone else assume that they're not in denial but are rather deliberately misinforming people?  And if someone were to deliberately misinform people about the reality of the Holocaust, what exactly is stood to be gained?  What is the benefit of anti-Jewish people in pretending to be in denial about the Holocaust?  What is the goal there?  The only thing I can think of is they want to complete the work Hitler started and can't do that publically nor can they do that discreetly if everyone is on guard about preventing another Holocaust.  Maybe such hatred for Jewish people still exists.  I don't understand it.  I'm not saying I believe the Holocaust never happened, but if someone is willfully spreading the notion that the Holocaust never happened, who are they spreading it to?  People post all kinds of stupid crap on Facebook thinking their sources are reliable.  What if a malicious anti-Semite comes across to some un-discerning pair of eyes as a reliable source of information and then the person who reads the words of this malicious anti-Semite believes it and then proceeds to post that information?  If that scenario is not possible, then what is the point of this "willful, deliberate and longstanding deception tactic by anti-Semites that is incontrovertibly hateful, hurtful, and threatening to Jews"