Love Thee, Notre Dame
When I woke up Saturday morning, the first thing I saw was a Navy ROTC guy.
Naked.
Quite a surprise, and a pleasant one if you take my meaning. Looking past the grade-A beef (which we should all do), he's also an intelligent and friendly person. He and his roommate, my good friend from Alaska, let me sleep in their room on campus for the Navy game at Notre Dame last weekend.
Navy games are special because the first football game Notre Dame played in the stadium in 1930 was with Navy. Additionally, Notre Dame has won the last 42 (43?) consecutive games in the long-standing rivalry.
The weather was perfect. I saw a bunch of old friends. The Liturgical Choir sang beautifully at the bookstore. Tailgates of course always rule. The Dome and Our Lady shined even brighter than last year.
blah blah blah
It was great to be back, and I miss college. But most of my friends from school are scattered across the world now, doing good work and studying for their professions. So in a way we can't go back.
Before I log off for another obscenely long and unannounced time, I just want to recommend four movies that I haven't seen. Please go and watch:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Loved the book. The movie should capture a lot of the spirit and clarify some of the crazy England-talk (e.g. "git", "wodger", "Prime Minister").
Rent. The soundtrack rocks on many levels. I haven't seen the play. BUT everyone I know that's seen it, raved about it. Like "Love! Valour! Compassion!", most of the actors from stage play their famous roles on the big screen.
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I recently finished the Chronicles by Lewis and I say, read them!! Oh, already done it you say? Read 'em again. Even though I disagree with his strongly paternalistic view of the world, the lessons he teaches are priceless.
Brokeback Mountain. Director Ang Lee and actors Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal present the story of two cowboys whose relationship shifts from platonic to physical. "Brokeback Mountain" examines the consequences of it. I don't want to make a controversial post about gay and lesbian relationships yet, but I will say I expect Ang Lee to do a fabulous job.
I got some comments earlier, and I'll get back to you soon.
Correction: The ban on married priests in the RCC is only 790 years old, not 890 years old.
Naked.
Quite a surprise, and a pleasant one if you take my meaning. Looking past the grade-A beef (which we should all do), he's also an intelligent and friendly person. He and his roommate, my good friend from Alaska, let me sleep in their room on campus for the Navy game at Notre Dame last weekend.
Navy games are special because the first football game Notre Dame played in the stadium in 1930 was with Navy. Additionally, Notre Dame has won the last 42 (43?) consecutive games in the long-standing rivalry.
The weather was perfect. I saw a bunch of old friends. The Liturgical Choir sang beautifully at the bookstore. Tailgates of course always rule. The Dome and Our Lady shined even brighter than last year.
blah blah blah
It was great to be back, and I miss college. But most of my friends from school are scattered across the world now, doing good work and studying for their professions. So in a way we can't go back.
Before I log off for another obscenely long and unannounced time, I just want to recommend four movies that I haven't seen. Please go and watch:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Loved the book. The movie should capture a lot of the spirit and clarify some of the crazy England-talk (e.g. "git", "wodger", "Prime Minister").
Rent. The soundtrack rocks on many levels. I haven't seen the play. BUT everyone I know that's seen it, raved about it. Like "Love! Valour! Compassion!", most of the actors from stage play their famous roles on the big screen.
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I recently finished the Chronicles by Lewis and I say, read them!! Oh, already done it you say? Read 'em again. Even though I disagree with his strongly paternalistic view of the world, the lessons he teaches are priceless.
Brokeback Mountain. Director Ang Lee and actors Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal present the story of two cowboys whose relationship shifts from platonic to physical. "Brokeback Mountain" examines the consequences of it. I don't want to make a controversial post about gay and lesbian relationships yet, but I will say I expect Ang Lee to do a fabulous job.
I got some comments earlier, and I'll get back to you soon.
Correction: The ban on married priests in the RCC is only 790 years old, not 890 years old.
posted by Day at 8:26 AM
1 Comments:
Good to have you back. And I can't wait to see Rent. There might be a group going, you're invited if you wanna come.
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