Oct 31, 2016
Oct 30, 2016
#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.
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.
Oct 29, 2016
Oct 28, 2016
Oct 27, 2016
#997
So is the new guy a Jarknoid, Jarkroid, Jarkloid, or Jark Lloyd? Because I've seen it written all of those ways.
Oct 26, 2016
#996
It seems like it's mostly songs about drinking and butts, not that there's anything wrong with that.
Oct 25, 2016
#995
If bright light can make you blind and loud noises can make you deaf, can you loose taste from too much flavor?
Oct 24, 2016
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Oct 19, 2016
#989
You know the Africa section of the Animal Kingdom in Disney World? I want a gyro from there specifically.
Oct 18, 2016
Oct 17, 2016
Oct 16, 2016
#986
Timone and Pumba totally should have taught Simba how to shoot fireballs from his paws and called it the Hadouken Matata.
Oct 15, 2016
Oct 14, 2016
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Oct 12, 2016
#982
Can I please just get a couple decent images of walking guys in suits that aren't watermarked all to hell?
Oct 11, 2016
Oct 10, 2016
Oct 9, 2016
#979
And Odysseus made up most of the stuff in the Odyssey. Anyway, that concludes the Layman's Classical Mythology week.
Oct 8, 2016
#978
Remember that time that one lady wrote on an apple and left it at a party? That's why the Trojan War happened.
Oct 7, 2016
#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.
Oct 6, 2016
#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?
Oct 5, 2016
#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.
Oct 4, 2016
#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.
Oct 3, 2016
#973
Remember that time some guy who lives underground kidnapped and drugged that important lady's daughter? That's why we have winter.
Oct 2, 2016
#972
Remember that time a seamstress made fun of the people in charge during a bet? That's why we have spiders.
Oct 1, 2016
#971
This is not ok, exercise. I'm being good, I come in regularly and you repay me with chafed nips?
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