Sunday, March 17, 2002

 
Wake up, ya old bag-of-bones blogger!
~Shayla
posted by Luned Ketowisp 3/17/2002

Monday, November 12, 2001

 
Hello all ^_^

  I've got nothing to talk about right now, so I'll talk about something that'll make me feel like talking. After seeing "Waking Life" on Saturday (very good movie, for those of you who enjoy thinking and gaining new insights) and since then I've picked up Plato's Republic. I must admit, it's much more interesting than I thought it would be. Then again, I went in expecting to force myself through the book so I could gain some understanding of Plato.

  Actually, Plato writes mostly about Socrates, who was his idol. Socrates never wrote anything himself, nor did he ever go into teaching, but it is now apparent that doing so wasn't necessary since he had Plato to write all of his philosophy work for him.

  Socrates was a pretty cool guy though. Here's what the book says about him:

  It was during this time that Plato became one of the young men who followed Socrates about as he buttonhole stranger and citizen alike and engages the in provocative dialogue. Insistently, Socrates would urge his audience to define their terms, especially the ethical terms they were accustomed to using so freely. As he encouraged them to ask awkward questions, they became involved with him in exploring Socrates' own paradoxical views. These views included the belief that "the unexamined life is not worth living for a man;" that goodness is a matter of knowlege; that no an oes wrong deliberately, but only because he does not know any better, and that the essence of wisdom is to realize one's own ignorance. Socrates also tried to convince his fellowmen that every person is responsible for his own moral attitudes, which he described as a state of a man's soul.

  Doesn't he sound cool??? (Andrew, I know you'd like him ---> Stopping random people an engaging them in provocative dialogue? ^_~). If I was alive then, I'd probably follow Socrates around too (or I'd shrink him down and make him sit on my dresser and talk to me ^___^).

  Well, I think that's all the fun I can handle for one night. Later! ^_^

~Luned
posted by Luned Ketowisp 11/12/2001

Tuesday, November 06, 2001

 
Watch out!

  Here comes another debate. I�m writing in response to my boyfriend�s blog about the evils of religion.

   I find this view of religion somewhat altered from my own. Sure, it�s possible to take something like religion, which can be such a fulfilling and beautiful thing if interpreted that way, and twist it around so that it becomes something ugly. Sure, in some ways that�s what�s been done in this situation. But it doesn�t mean that all religion is like that.

   I�m Catholic. I believe in God, and what he stands for. I reject Satan and what he stands for. I believe that when I die my soul will be taken somewhere else. Right or wrong, these are my beliefs. If anyone out there has different beliefs, good for them. ^_^

   Religion is not a mind control. By being Catholic I still make my own decisions. I must say that if God came to me right now and told me to kill all of my family and friends, I�d tell him where to go. The point of religion is not to control people. If anything, it makes the world better. Most religions give us a set of rules to live by, and most are for the better. Rules like not killing, not stealing, not cheating, not lying. These are all worthwhile rules with good morals. Some religions may have rules that onlookers may find strict or silly, but for the most part all rules are reasonable and logical.

   �Thou shalt not kill.� Good rule. I�m not going to kill anyone, because that�s not a very nice thing to do. If I kill someone, they won�t be around anymore and they�ll miss out on a lot of good stuff. If I kill them I�ll bring grief to their loved ones. If I kill myself I�m going to make a lot of people upset. And if I killed someone I�d feel bad.

What happens sometimes is that religion gets taken a step further, and that�s where it starts to go downhill. When things like cults come into the scene. Cults are different from religion. I�m Catholic, I�m not part of the Catholic cult. My religion does not own me, it influences me in what I feel is a positive way.

   They say that some of the most successful and happy people were very religious. I�m not about to become a nun, nor do I enjoy church all that much, but I do pray, and do believe.

   What happened with this attack on the WTC was more of a cult than a religion if you ask me. It was not the fault of a religion, namely the Muslim religion. I know people who are Muslim, and they�re just the same as me, only they believe in a different religion, which is fine. The Muslim religion is as innocent in the matter as the Catholic, Jewish or any other religion.

   The terrorists were told many things. They were part of some sick, twisted cult. I�ve heard people talk on the subject. They said as children they were taught by their parents to fear and hate Jewish and Christian people. They were told that if they were ever caught by a Jew, they would be fried and eaten. That�s pretty sick if you ask me.

   In short, I have a religion. I think religion is a good, healthy thing, and it angers me that people�s view of it has been warped by other people�s evil.

~Luned
posted by Luned Ketowisp 11/6/2001

Wednesday, October 10, 2001

 
Hello there ^_^
  Yay! I've got a reply to my heredity/environment question!!! This next bit is from Sam. I took it from her livejournal which you can find here. ^_^

  With your age older question heredity or environment, I'll say I agree with you somewhat. I mean in a way it is true that a person turns out the way they do because of the environemnt that they live in such as an example would be: If you live with an abusive family, most likely you either because shaped to be much more timid and afraid around people, or you to because abusive and hurtful. It think it's some what logical...
  Generalizations scare me... I'm the youngest in my family but when you think youngest you think: Horrible brat who rats and tattletails and who like to piss off older siblings.
  Bah I hate generalizations... evil. It's like saying people who are overly happy are brain dead.
  See I disagree with you about the whole birth order thing, I kind of disagree with that because that doesn't totally effect them. I mean think about it, if your the oldest then people tend to depend on you the most (that is a dumb generalization), I just kinda don't get that... fuck I think I fried my brain on your topic.
  Actually a lot of the times I think it's heredity that affects the way you are. I mean you do get traits from both parents even if sometimes you can't admit to that. It's like your gene pool is spilt enough so that you are what your made of.

  A good point by Sam, generalizations do suck. But I do believe the one about birthing order. I've seen it throughout my life, every family is an example. I never said that I thought the younger children were brats (that's just in my family ^_~), but I do believe that they often turn out in specific roles. I find the oldest child is often most confident because they had their parent's undivided attention growing up. Younger kids never had that because while their parents were raising them they were also raising another older child, and therefore the younger child never got as much of that same special attention.
  On the other hand, because the younger kids had to work harder to get attention, they often are the ones who most out-going. I know that in my own family, I'm the oldest, the one who's known to be more intellectual, in a lot of cases. On the other hand, I look at my sister and she's wonderfully crazy and out-going. She works to get attention, entertaining. She's a born actress and a stand-up comedian (especially when I'm doing something important =P).
  The point I'm making is that while I believe each member of the birthing-order comes out different, I also believe that we're all equal. ^_^
  Ah, and a big THANKS goes out to Sam for replying to my debate. (Note to Sam: By debating against you I want you to realize that I'm not saying you're wrong. There is no right or wrong answer to the question, merely opinions. Thanks for sharing your valued thoughts ^__^ Love ya, buddy!).
~Luned
posted by Luned Ketowisp 10/10/2001

Sunday, October 07, 2001

 
Happy Thanksgiving!
  Most of the time I dislike Thanksgiving. Not because of the giving-thanks aspect (God knows I have a ton to be thankful for! ^_^), but because I'm a quarter Native American, and my Dad always bitches his way through Thanksgiving (you know, the first Thanksgiving, all those guys with feathers and belt-buckles on their heads ^_~). This year was pretty good though.  My family and I got up at eight-thirty in the morning (I know, too early! =P) and drove up north to my cottage and my grandparents' house. On the way there we honestly drove through a snow-storm! Seriously, THAT WAS SO COOL! ^__^ I love snow! We stopped to eat breakfast at this comfortable little small-town resturant with a fireplace and a homey air... It was really nice, especially with the snow falling outside. ^_^
  As we drove on, the snow faded and we got to enjoy the colours of the trees in fall... I love those really, really red trees best. ^_^
  When we got to my cottage we had to clean it out for the winter. Every winter we rent out to this big beast of a woman... (She looks like a grizzly bear with lipstick =P) And she sleeps in my bed all winter! *sobs* =P (Keep laughing Andrew, you slept there!)
  Dinner was good. Grama's home-cooking ^__^ We had chicken instead of the tradional turkey, which is cool for me, because I prefer it anyway. I don't think I've ever eaten so much in my life =P God, I might balloon up to 80 pounds! (jk) (Shaddup, Jamie =P)
  Okay, and here's a funny story... My grandfather has always been known for eating weird things. When my mom was a kid he used to pay her nickles to eat tadpoles. I've seen my grandfather eat flies, worms, tadpoles... As a kid I used to catch frogs during the summer, and he' always put them in his mouth and say he was going to eat them, and I' have to beg him not to swallow my poor frog. Now every year when we have our annual Krazy Karnival up there, there's a little note on the schedule saying "No live frog eating permitted." Yep, that's my sweet old grampa. ^_~
  Anyway, tonight at dinner, my mom was bugging my sister and I to eat sweet potatoes (those things are gross, but they're supposedly the healthiest vegtable you can eat). Anyway, my grandpa looks at the bowl of sweet potatoes and wrinkles his nose and says, "I hate that kwutch!" (Kwutch is my grandpa's word for gross food) So my mom and sister and I start bugging him to eat one, since, you know, he'll eat anything, afterall. ^_~ So he turns to my little sister and says jokingly, "You chew it for me and I'll eat it." So what does my sister do? She throws it in her mouth, chews in up, and spits it back on the fork. (Ew!)
  My grandpa takes one look at it and shoves the fork into his mouth (he said after that pre-chewed kwutch was no better than regular kwutch ^_~). Only my grandfather... ^_~
  So that was basically my Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a happy one, I hope none of you have a half-native father, and I hope you take the time to count your blessings tonight and be thankful for all the gifts you have. I know I am. ^_^
~Luned
posted by Luned Ketowisp 10/7/2001

Saturday, October 06, 2001

 
Hello again,
  Like the new layout? (Okay, not really new since I really just got lazy and swiped it off the realms on my site, slightly altered, but still...). Okay then, like the new graphics? ^_^ Sure, they may be all the same, and you may be already sick of looking at my repulsive face pasted everywhere, but screw you because I like it better than the last over-photoshopped design! ^_~ (And shaddup, I'm not that repulsive! ^_~)
  We were suppose to go up north today, but instead we decided to stay. We're getting up early tomorrow and going, and coming back late tomorrow night. Yay ^_^
  Alright, I've got another batch of philosophical bullshit to throw at all of you... The age old question, heredity or environment? My family and I were discussing this at breakfast today (we went out for breakfast at one in the afternoon... Only my family... ^_~). I think the way a person turns out is mostly environment. I mean, even look at the generalizations made about oldest, youngest, middle and only children. They turned out the way they did because their birthing order affected their environment.
  Maybe this will be the next topic I get to argue about, but I don't want to argue alone. If you have an opinion on the subject, please e-mail me, and I'll be happy to post your opinion here. If you already have a blog of some sort and you'd like to post your opinions there but still be part of the discussion, please send me the URL and I'll be happy to link you. ^_^
  C'mon people, give me and arguement! Infact, if you have an arguement about anything please send it to me and I'll write about it when I rush out of ideas. Is there anybody out there?! @_@
~Luned
posted by Luned Ketowisp 10/6/2001

Friday, October 05, 2001

 
I'm lonely =P
  A year ago I hardly ever got lonely, but now I am. It's probably because no one's online right now and I have no one to talk to. I hate Thanksgiving. I'm going up north to my cottage for Thanksgiving. That's why I want to talk to people now, talk to them while I can before I go up there and I'm lonely like I usually am.
  I'm on my wave (no relation to my menstral cycle =P). It's a lonely time. All alone with all my loneliness and insecurities. Don't laugh at me, all girls get it. It just happens every once in a while. And then you just feel lonely and sad for no reason at all. Or, rather, for all reasons.
  I'm talking in repeats, I know, but I'm in a daze, and I'm having fun playing with all the colours. Can you tell how bored I am? =P
  I'm gonna go now. I how everyone has a happy Thanksgiving. I hate Thanksgiving. =P
~Shayla
PS. I'm still lonely... =P
posted by Luned Ketowisp 10/5/2001