9-11 photos in March

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Six months after 9/11, most of the photos we see of Ground Zero are still from the days or weeks immediately following the collapse of the towers, and I’ve had trouble searching for more updated photos or live webcams of the salvage efforts. But then I found this: Nine Photos of Ground Zero in March, with views of the WTC area as it is today.

Also check out the transitional memorial: Tribute in Light. (Renamed from “Towers of Light” after protests from victims’ families that we should be memorializing the dead, and not the towers themselves. Uh-huh.)

Goodbyes at church

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Today, I said my goodbyes at church. I’m really going to miss the folks at Berean Bible Baptist; it’s such a warm and closely knit church community. In the short time I was there I made friends with many of the participants at the young workers’ bible study group (one of whom was my travel agent!), and I grew to admire our pastor for his strict (but non-tyrannical) efficiency and biblical staunchness. Even if I didn’t agree with him on certain issues (viz. successionism, altar calls, “bible wines”), I certainly appreciated his powerful preaching and solid grounding in the essentials of the faith.

I’ve been richly blessed by this church, and I pray God leads me to a good Reformed Baptist church in Maryland.

Which reminds me: I haven’t packed. Argh. And I am completely unprepared for the weather there. I need to get some long johns and sweaters.

Two days to go. Panic.

James on Wisdom

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If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. (James 1:5,6)

Interview with a Lobster

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Dancing the Macarena for Lobster Boy.

Thursday, February 21, 10:30 am: Irked by my lack of success the previous day, I returned to Lobster Boy’s home with a friend. Like I had done alone one day previously, we walked close to the house, and screamed “Lobster Boy.” Suddenly, through an obscure window, I saw the red-costumed artist. He looked out to acknowledge us. In sync, my friend and I began dancing the Macarena, the world’s greatest dance, but Lobster Boy ignored us and turned away.

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A Beautiful Fight Club

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(Fight Club + Gladiator + Shine) = A Beautiful Mind, which ******* and I just watched. The portrayal of Dr. John Nash’s schizophrenic delusion was so successfully executed that up to halfway through the movie, we were still asking, “So when does he go all schizophrenic? After the communists get him, right?” When in truth…

Oh, wait. I don’t want to spoil it. I mean, that would be like telling you that Bruce Willis’ character was dead in The Sixth Sense. (Wait, you did know he was dead, of course? I mean, you knew that in Crying Game it was actually a guy, so you would know that Bruce Willis’ character in The Sixth Sense was dead, right? Or that Tom Cruise was actually in cryogenic stasis in Vanilla Sky?)

More from Rotten Tomatoes.

Over the Moon

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“Over the moon.” I unconsciously used an idiom which I picked up from Dani. Just brush up on my Australian accent and, hopefully, I can blend into the crowds of Sydney. Mate.

Validation Help

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Validating your XHTML? Read this for tips. Now I can fix my ampersand problem.

So, any openings in Baltimore for a graphic designer or nonlinear video editor? And anyone know where I can get a nice, small, cheap room? (After three years living in my cozy little 10-square meter box, nothing is too small!)

Plane Tickets in Hand

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Regarding my plans to move, I’ve told my friends that I regard nothing as certain till the tickets are in my hand. Well, the tickets are in my hand. Early morning of Wednesday next week, I’m leaving for Maryland. I need to start packing.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)