Aight, Stop! It's Hammer Time!

Reading C.S. Lewis's essays has made at least one thing abundantly clear to me. If my goal is to devour all the important philosophical, theological, and political literature I can find, I'm going to need to a) stumble upon an alternate dimension like Narnia where I could live a lifetime while 5 minutes passed here, or b) live to be a hundred and seventy. Neither of these seem likely, so I guess I'll just have to aim for the sky and hope to break free of gravity before I fail miserably. At least then I'd be free-floating.

Seriously, the man has read almost every book known to man. A few weeks ago I gave up trying to add his "suggestions" to my reading list online, keeping a notebook beside my bed instead. I've filled up an entire page, three columns, and I'm barely half-way through his writings. I guess studying literature at Oxford will do that for ya, but realizing the sheer volume of reading I want to do is starting to make me look at my plans. I have often said I never wanted to finish college. Maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I should teach while I do research and earn new degrees. I could always save up a little money and try to start some businesses. Or I could try to become a university president somewhere (those of you who know me best know there are two places above all I'd like to do this right now, but if I did decide to become a professor I would want to teach at different schools across the world, and who knows? I might fall in love with Stanford, or Cambridge, or the University of Stellenbosch or God knows where. Each school has different worlds of knowledge I could leech from while contributing my own brand of sarcastic wit to a bunch of post-adolescent neophytes (somewhat like myself right now...) Plus, you know I'd be the prof that students would love because I would party with them. ;-) I don't know. It's food for thought. A year just isn't enough for this zen road trip. A lifetime isn't enough. Or, better put, all life is is one big zen road trip. My life, anyway.

In other news, I'm officially incredibly healthy. I'm pretty sure I had the flu two weeks ago, but I didn't even realize it until two days in, and it was gone the next day. I had a mild headache (something I'm not used to), I was running a fever the whole time, but I made it to work both days, I stayed on my feet, I didn't even really feel that bad... Didn't really even notice that I might be "sick" and not just hung over 'til the last day. Plus, I'm back to running 3 or 4 times a week, I'm lifting just as much, and I've wrangled my drinking "tendency" into something much more manageable.... even enjoyable! Righteous.

Speaking of which, I'm learning more about God every day. Not that this is at all surprising, but I will never quench my thirst for knowledge about Him. (I haven't yet discovered a brand of knowledge for which I have no thirst. I just feel especially parched when it comes to theology.) More to come when I grow up. Stay posted.


On an unrelated note, I came across two noteworthy blogs in my infinite scouring of the internets this morning. I would've posted them for you this morning, but Blogspot was down. Frustrationation. Oh well.

1) MC Hammer has a blog! He seems to be doing pretty well. Mostly, he talks about his kid and sports and the state of hip hop. I'd surf on over there and check in on the baggy-pants sensation if I were you.


2) Hammertime was the lighter side of my surfing this morning. I did come across a blog of exceptional quality which struck my heart, compelling me to write this post in the first place. The blog belongs to Michael Brown, an unemployed graphic designer in Durham, North Carolina. He writes about his daily life with his wife and his three children, his on-going search for a job, and puts forth some insightful commentary on sociopolitics and theology as they manifest themselves in his life. But wait. That's not all. He maintains his blog from a computer terminal in a public library. Yes, Mr. Brown and his family are homeless. Most of his musings profess to help other homeless people across the country in coping with their predicaments. He gives some practical advice, some philosophical. I haven't had a chance to read through the whole blog, but I've definitely bookmarked this one. You might want to as well. I honestly think somebody should give this guy a book deal, quick. He's a fairly talented writer as far as I can tell. Given his social status, I'd say he can write plenty well enough to earn a buck or two.

As always, but particularly in this last matter, I'm interested in your thoughts. This is my life in the fast lane, folks. Live it. Love it. Learn it.