"And victory remains with Love..."

ICTHUS · 08-18-2008, 05:52 AM

A few things have been depressing me lately. The Olympics, for one. Being carried out in a nation with such a horrendous human rights record. The 2010 Olympics being planned on unceded Skwxw7mesh/Squamish and Lil'wat (Lillooet) First Nation lands. It just seem like these things bring to mind, in full force, the inexorable tide of power in the world: men with money and power pull the strings, trample the innocent, and depose people of their land. And where is the hand stretched forth to stop them?

ICTHUS · 08-18-2008, 05:53 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lEXRcQ8EJg

Beautiful, beautiful song as Gaelige. Pity about the guy at the end, too.

The two guys talking at the beginning is interesting. The subtitles render "amhrán tír grá" as "songs about patriotism", but a more literal rendering of the Irish would be "songs on the love of country"

amhrán = song
tír = country, land
grá = love

ICTHUS · 08-22-2008, 06:33 AM

I have a seriously runny nose. It blows.

Seriously though, it's irritating.

I'm thinking of maintaining a diary. I can never think of things to say or talk about with my psychiatrist, and I want to dig deep at the things that are depressing me. I can't rightly put my finger on what those things are, though.

ICTHUS · 08-23-2008, 09:25 PM

...I wish I could point to a video or recording of what I'm listening to right now. Liam Ó Maonlaí's version of "Ar nÁthair" - the Lord's Prayer in Irish. The way he sings/chants it on his album, "Rían" is amazing.

Irish is a really challenging (but fun) language to learn. It's really not that useful unless you happen to live and work in the Republic of Ireland in a service or industry that serves the public (I believe all public services in Ireland need to be able to operate in Irish if the customer wishes to do business in Irish)...

...but, eh.

ICTHUS · 08-25-2008, 03:58 AM

LOL. I just found where someone had translated the Lord's Prayer into Klingon.

...that will be useful if we ever develop the ability to travel faster-than-light and need to evangelize the poor heathen souls in the Klingon Empire.

**dogfood** · 08-25-2008, 04:25 AM

heya dude
just been reading your last couple of pages of your journel.
have you got a gaelic background of sorts or are you just interested?

my ancestory hails from scotland, but that was abou 150 years ago
ian

ICTHUS · 08-25-2008, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dogfood

heya dude
just been reading your last couple of pages of your journel.
have you got a gaelic background of sorts or are you just interested?

my ancestory hails from scotland, but that was abou 150 years ago
ian

'Séa. Oidreacht Gaelach na hÉireann orm, agus tá me dalta na Gaelige.

"Yes. Heritage Gaelic of Ireland is on me, and am-I-student of Irish (language)" (I think I said that right)

Or, if you translate the various idiomatic peculiarities of Irish (such as saying that some quality or another is 'on me/on you' ('orm'/'ort')) into more normal English,

"Yes, I have Irish heritage, and I study the language"

As a Canadian linguist (well, linguistics student. Let's not kid ourselves, I'm not Noam Chomsky or anything) of Irish descent, it's really important to me to know the language of my ancestors and give it the honor it deserves, particularly since it's dying (in the opinion of one linguist from Connemara, at NIU Galway, the language is effectively moribund already and is destined to die off within one or two generations). If there is anything at all I can do as a Canadian to stem that tide, I'd like to do it. Learning the language is a good first step. =)

*edit* "Oidreacht" ("Heritage") should probably be inflected for the genitive case or something since it is being described as 'Heritage of Gaels', but as I don't know how to do that yet I'll leave it as is. It's probably badly butchered enough that the lack of genitive inflection is the least of my worries.

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Well, today I..

- Am expecting a call from social assistance
- Will hopefully look at a couple of places to live
- Will hopefully feel better from this damn cough/cold.
- Will call St. Vincent de Paul about finding a place to live
- Will call my mother.
- Am hoping to get word back from places I have sent resumes to for jobs.

Lord have mercy. I just coughed, and it hurt.

I'm on an Indian food kick right now. I made rogan josh twice in a row, except the first time was with bison and I seemed to make it a bit less spicy and the second time I used beef. The additional kick the second time around could be due to the fact that I used madrasa (hot) curry powder rather than my regular, generic bulk curry. I also ground my coriander seeds in a coffee grinder, which also probably made a difference.

On the upside, the heat from the curry and the chili flakes I used served to...unplug my nose. I was congested like a hot-damn until I ate supper last night.

ICTHUS · 08-26-2008, 12:37 AM

...I just found a place advertised on Craigslist as being offered by a UVic linguistics Grad student and their roommate (no indication on whether said grad student is male or female. I wonder if I know them already??

).

This could be either really good or really bad. I'm hoping on the former.

*sends email*

ICTHUS · 08-26-2008, 03:38 AM

I'm really struggling with this thread.

I find it funny that only three of the respondents to the thread (that I've noticed) have been female.

To me, as someone struggling with accepting the very notion of the authority of God in the Bible, this whole thread looks like a patriarchal Old Boys Club trying to exert authority over women and just hoping they'll submit to you. I mean, Comitatus admitted somewhere that he keeps his wife on an allowance, unless I'm mis-remembering something. That, to me, is a devaluation of another human being who ought to be looked at as one's equal - or perhaps even one's better - in every respect - someone intelligent enough to speak to about matters that interest you intellectually, someone emotionally strong enough to be able to be there for you when you need her, someone mirthful enough to laugh with you when times are good, and support you when times are bad - just as you are those things to her.

Maybe it comes from being at a university where women outnumber men 2:1 and the ratio of women to men in Linguistics classes is more like 10:1, but when some of your colleagues/classmates can talk intellectual circles around you (it's hard to hold a low view of women when you do group work with 3 young women who seem to understand the material you're reporting on just fine, whereas you don't...in the slightest..as happened in one of my classes last term), I'm sorry, but I just can't go for this 'submissiveness' argument.

But then I look at the Gospels and see that Jesus taught..and lived..that the way to be a leader is to serve the one you would lead. Thank God that those people (Comitatus1 et al) and their warped Christianity are not the standard of truth, but Jesus is.

*edit* I almost thought about deleting that rant. I didn't because, if I'm wrong, I want to go through the painful process of being redeemed and shown the error of my thinking.

**Leboman** · 08-26-2008, 08:21 AM

Ryan,

I tried to PM you my reason for deleting this post but your inbox is full. I have sent the post to the Admins and SMs for further review. The post was reported as a personal attack. If they (the higher-ups) don't feel that it is...I'll restore it exactly as you posted it.

Thanks for your patience,
Lee

**MtlMom** · 08-26-2008, 09:06 AM

Ryan, I'll PM you after I get home from work this evening and we can talk about this.

ICTHUS · 08-26-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Leboman

Ryan,

I tried to PM you my reason for deleting this post but your inbox is full. I have sent the post to the Admins and SMs for further review. The post was reported as a personal attack. If they (the higher-ups) don't feel that it is...I'll restore it exactly as you posted it.

Thanks for your patience,
Lee

Hi Lee,

I had a feeling it would be interpreted as such. Perhaps it was, I was angry as all get out last night. I do feel that that particular person is exactly as I described him, and him and his posts on this forum are a major stumbling block for me. You know me - I say exactly what I mean to say, tact and everything else be damned sometimes.

**Leboman** · 08-26-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ICTHUS

Hi Lee,

I had a feeling it would be interpreted as such. Perhaps it was, I was angry as all get out last night. I do feel that that particular person is exactly as I described him, and him and his posts on this forum are a major stumbling block for me. You know me - I say exactly what I mean to say, tact and everything else be damned sometimes.

The only real issue with the post was the perceived attack on a particular member. I originally thought about just editing that part out and leaving the post but I didn't want you to think I was automatically taking sides or not considering your feelings. I know we have had our own issues in the past and I sure didn't want you to think this was me being a jerk at your expense. I think you are completely justified in discussing your opinion on women's rights and oppression and I defend your right to do so. I realize that you were probably emotional when you wrote it and we all understand how that is. I know I've been there.

**Leboman** · 08-26-2008, 02:52 PM

Ryan,

As you can see...I put the post back up in a slightly edited form. I think I removed any perceived attack AND maintained your stance without compromising the passion you feel towards the subject. I hope this works for you.

In His Service,
Lee

ICTHUS · 08-26-2008, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Leboman

Ryan,

As you can see...I put the post back up in a slightly edited form. I think I removed any perceived attack AND maintained your stance without compromising the passion you feel towards the subject. I hope this works for you.

In His Service,
Lee

Yeah, that'll work. Thanks, Lee. I put in an edit of my own because part of the post didn't make sense as you'd edited it, let me know if it's okay.

Thanks for being understanding of my crazy liberal ass.

This brings up an interesting point. Is my issue with Scripture, or with certain people? People like BSPE and Bobthecockroach, in this particular debate, are a great inspiration to me because their position preserves the dignity and equality of both genders in the argument. But what if he is wrong and the Comitatus1/AdamK et al camp is right?

Then the Bible presents a reprehensible degredation of the dignity of half of the world's population, something I can't stand for.