Religious Venting

[summer_jackel]

So I go to my truck so I can go obtain a burrito for lunch, only to find some little pamphlet about God or Bible verses or some such stuck under my windshield wipers. Maybe it's because I'm already in something of a mood, but this pissed me really very off, thanks...not only does it waste trees and lack any of the scholarly, literary or philosophical examination that might make me actually interested in looking at something religious, finding it on my car just feels invasive. I mean, if they actually try and find me at home to discuss this, I can at least tell them not to waste their material by leaving it with me.

Tell you what, guys; keep your unpleasant, vengeful god and the way you continually misinterpret the teachings of a guy you claim is its son the hell away from me and I won't assume you're ALL a bunch of misogynistic, homophobic asses aping the religion of several thousand years ago on another continent, with no sense of the actual history of you own religion, ok? (no offense to actual asses, Asiatic, Somali, domestic or otherwise, intended).

On the other hand, burrito. Om nom nom.

Comments

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

Mine isn't vengeful. Mine is just, merciful, and concerned with the well-being of all. Unfortunately some of his creations haven't been taking after him that much lately...

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd think any god useful in the modern era would want to distance itself as far as possible from these folks...

On a completely unrelated note, that Blue Upon the Plains of Abraham is niiiiiice, even though it gets a little cloggy in at least one of my pens. I've been playing with it a bit recently, while I impatiently wait for my bottle of grey to get here. I also didn't realize quite how 'spensive and hard to get it is in the states; thank you! My pretty, weird Canadian blue-with-magenta-undertones ink is fun.

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

Glad to be of service! *salutes*

It's only available in one store worldwide without reselling--Sleuth and Statesman in the financial district in Toronto. They helped Noodler's make it, so they got exclusive distribution. I'll have to try it in my Lamy Al-Star some time; I got a medium nib instead of a fine by accident, so it might more clog-resistant. I need a good bulletproof blue; the near-bulletproof Luxury Blue is nice, but feathers too much. The new heron blue looks interesting, though.

How much do you have left, by the by?

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

hmm, interesting. I haven't used too much of it; as I use it as a writing ink more than a drawing ink, I don't go through it fast. It is neat and pretty and very unique, though. I need to try it out in my medium nib pen; my others are fine and extra-fine because I do the little bitty inking with them.

I use Private Reserve Black Magic Blue as my favorite nice, deep, dark, professional blue. I don't know that it's bulletproof like the some of the Noodler's are, though. The only Noodler's blue I have is Legal Lapis, and though it's a very pretty blue-green teal and I do use it a fair bit, it is a blue-green teal. Legal what? You wouldn't sign any legal papers with that, sorry.

I want to try the Noodler's Zhivago, actually, but right now I'm looking for a nice medium gray with which to letter my comic. If Abraxas light gray doesn't feel right, I'm going to Noodler's Lexington, and if that doesn't work, I'm a little bit screwed. I'm holding all the unposted pages of the comic hostage until I find one I like, too.

/end pengeeking/

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

I mainly use Noodler's Black and Luxury Blue--which isn't as good as it sounds. It's a faded blue and it creeps like you wouldn't believe. Plains of Abraham would be nice, but I worry about it clogging in my very pricey Sheaffer Valor. I've used Diamine Sapphire Blue, and I'm happy with the colour, but it's not permanent, and I want something permanent. I do a fair bit of writing and I want a durable hard copy of what I write in case Atlas shrugs and my computer craps out without a current backup.

I agree, Legal Lapis looks like a colour you'd print on American dollar bills. Lapis should look like the blue in King Tut's funeral mask, not grey!

And pengeek away--I like it :P

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Noodler's black isn't black enough for me, but Heart of Darkness is really nice and is now my primary ink. (That it references a favorite work of literature doesn't hurt). Pvt. Reserve Black Magic Blue is very yummy, rich and satisfying, and also has that nice formality to it, but I dunno about its permanence. I'd be happy to send you a little phial if you want to test it out, though.

I really wouldn't put the Abraham in your nicest pen; it is a temperamental ink and really does settle quickly. It's probably one of those inks where you shouldn't let it sit in the pen for very long, or use a dip pen, which is how I handle it.

Do you know about http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/? They have a really awesome ink review section. Feed your pen geekery, man.

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

I think I have a bottle. I didn't use it much because it smeared and I didn't have a blotter yet. I'll have to get it out some time.

I have a glass dip pen that I'm still trying to master. I was going to use it for Christmas cards (message in green, signed in red) but I think my cards this year are too glossy for fountain pens :(

I'm a member of FPN, yes. Haven't visited much lately. I love the ink reviews section, but it's become a victim of its success--most of the ink scans have either been taken down or always have their bandwidth exceeded. Ah, well--I'm sure the perfect blue will turn up sooner or later!

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

I'm still not convinced that I've found my perrrrfect sepia...

[ladyringo.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Also, please remember, Jesus was not white, nor was he Christian.

I have had this arguement with people.

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

oh yes, two very good points. I don't know that I've ever seen a pic of Jesus where he or any of his followers look like the Middle Eastern people they undoubtedly were. Blond-haired blue-eyed natives of Bethlehem way back then? Don't think so.

I've had this argument too, although mostly with my family when I was in my teens. I think that the kind of resistance that comes up when you suggest Jesus most likely wasn't at all white speaks volumes.

[genmaicha.livejournal.com]

This article (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1282186.html) is pretty fascinating re: what Jesus (or a man of Jesus' time in the Middle East) looked like.

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

oooh, yeah, that's really neat! And honestly, much more in line with my internal image of him. When I was a kid...I forget exactly when, but my mom was still periodically sticking me in Sunday school, so pretty darn young...I got to thinking about these stories, and how they were all set in the Middle East with a smattering of Egypt and the occasional Roman, and how none of these people tend to be tall, fair, white guys. Shame I never asked the Sunday School teacher.

We create god in our own image. Also, that's a lovely bird and a lovely icon. Bird toes!!!!

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

AMEN!!

One fell out of a book I ordered used from Amazon today. I'm like, "Where the hell did this shit come from??"