Yesterday

Yesterday I went to CCS with Andrea to see Bill Plympton. For those of you unfamiliar with him, you're missing out, check him out. He talked about his history and about some of his works. We got to see the as yet unrealeased Guide Dog, the sequal to his almost Oscar winning Gaurd Dog. He also talked about about the business aspect of animated shorts. It put me in such a great mood. I am now determined to broaden my horizons in every way possible. I hope to go to a museum at least once a month. That is my starting goal.

In other news I've started budgeting. For those of you who have not, I suggest it. It gives a sense of accomplishment to see your bank account finally starting hitting four digits. For anyone who doesn't know where to begin, I would suggest picking up some material by Dave Ramsey.

I've finished Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. The single most challenging and imformative book I have ever read. I would suggest for anyone, regardless of religion. I'm now working on How To Talk To Anyone by Rosalie Maggio. So far mostly common sense but it's nice to have technique in a written format. Hopefully in about two months I will be a noticably better conversationalist.

Church was brilliant as usual. A nice kick in the pants. We covered Sloth, the seventh Deadly Sin. An amazing quote from Dorothy L. Sayers on this topic:

“In the world sloth calls itself tolerance; but in hell it is called despair. It is the accomplice of every other sin and their worst punishment. It is the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, loves nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing and remains alive only because there is nothing it would die for. We have known it far to well for many years. The only thing perhaps that we have not known about it is that is a mortal sin.”