#1001

And we invented Halloween, so you're welcome.

#1000

         I think one of the things that defines me more than most people realize is my faith.  If you weren't aware by this point, I am Wiccan.  The rest of my family, however, is Catholic.  I was raised Catholic and even went through Confirmation back in 2009.  It wasn't until I moved to college that I really became aware of Wiccan or Paganism as legitimate religions.  I had pretty much always been told that they were cults or people just playing pretend, so once I was able to learn about them myself, I saw a lot of things that really appealed to me and resonated with my reservations about being a Christian.  I officially converted to Wicca in 2012 but even up until the point of me writing this, I feel like my faith hasn't sat terribly well with my parents.  Not long after I informed them of my conversion, my dad made a point of telling me that I wasn't allowed to perform magick in the house (in Wicca, magick, spells, and rituals can be equated to prayer and sacraments in the Christian faith).
         While I've never been persecuted for being Wiccan, being told I can't practice my faith at home has been somewhat of a sticking point in my mind.  In one of my college classes, I had to write a short screenplay and the story I ended up telling dealt with people who practice a fictionalized form of magic effectively in the same situation, albeit far more oppressive and dire.  The core idea was still there, though.  In other creative media, I jump at opportunities to insert my beliefs into the work I create and I feel like this comes from a lack of ability to express my religion easily outside of that.
         Perhaps the greatest indicator that Wicca is the best fit for me is that I'm drawn to learn more and as I learn it, I can see it in the world.  I won't bother going into the specifics of what I personally believe, but it's the desire to know more and grow in my faith that I never really felt as a Christian that tells me this is the right place for me to be.  And it's still funny to remember that I might be the most religious of my friends.


P.S.  Just to be clear, I'm not mad or resentful of my parents.  They're great people and it is their house, but they can't stop me once I move out.

#999

It's like if Satan was in Australia.

#998

I feel like I'll probably keep going at this point.

#997

So is the new guy a Jarknoid, Jarkroid, Jarkloid, or Jark Lloyd?  Because I've seen it written all of those ways.

#996

It seems like it's mostly songs about drinking and butts, not that there's anything wrong with that.

#995

If bright light can make you blind and loud noises can make you deaf, can you loose taste from too much flavor?

#994

The more I think about it, the more I think the word soup is kinda gross sounding.

#993

Snakes just want to cuddle.

#992

LeBron James has a weirdly wide mouth.

#991

I've paralyzed you with my love.

#990

Has anyone ever made super-stick cookware?

#989

You know the Africa section of the Animal Kingdom in Disney World?  I want a gyro from there specifically.

#988

If I had more money, Kickstarter would be a dangerous place for me.

#987

Is necromancy really a negative for a presidential candidate?

#986

Timone and Pumba totally should have taught Simba how to shoot fireballs from his paws and called it the Hadouken Matata.

#985

Ketchup is more food than celery.

#984

Gotta buy some repurposed sheep to sleep on.

#983

I made a whole sandwich but I only really wanted the mayo.

#982

Can I please just get a couple decent images of walking guys in suits that aren't watermarked all to hell?

#981

You can't just point out anything you're not personally a fan of and say it's the devil.

#980

The jiggy needs to be brighter.

#979

And Odysseus made up most of the stuff in the Odyssey.  Anyway, that concludes the Layman's Classical Mythology week.

#978

Remember that time that one lady wrote on an apple and left it at a party?  That's why the Trojan War happened.

#977

Remember that time some kid took his dad's car for a joyride and crashed it?  That's why some people have dark skin.

#976

Remember that time the guy in charge was hitting on that one girl so hard she turned into a tree, or a cow, or a rock?

#975

Remember that time that one mom gave her son a knife and told him to go hack off his dad's junk?  That's where flint comes from.

#974

Remember that time some lady couldn't keep her hands off this one dude's stuff and started looking through his boxes?  That's why anything bad in the world exists.

#973

Remember that time some guy who lives underground kidnapped and drugged that important lady's daughter?  That's why we have winter.

#972

Remember that time a seamstress made fun of the people in charge during a bet?  That's why we have spiders.

#971

This is not ok, exercise.  I'm being good, I come in regularly and you repay me with chafed nips?