new book!

so i'm reading 'the year of living biblically. one man's humble quest to follow the bible as literally as possible' by a.j. jacobs. i just started it, mom read it first and then passed it on to me. i saw some interviews with the author when it first came out and it sounded hilarious, so i'm jazzed to read it. in addition to the big rules of the bible (the 10 commandments) he also tried to follow some other rules: stoning adulterers, he avoided wearing clothing made of mixed fibers, learned to play a ten string harp, etc.. there's a great page that shows a bunch of pictures of him as he grows his beard and the intro to the book talks about the reactions he gets from people on the street regarding said beard. it's pretty awesome. i'm super excited to read the book, and i'm sure i will post some amusing bits of it as i read. i'd recommend it already, this guy is pretty freaking funny.

i hope you're all having a great week. the karma thing is still sitting with me, and natron, i'm with you on the viewing it in the context of a lifetime or a bunch of lifetimes, but part of that is hard because then it doesn't matter how much of a good person you are you can still get screwed if you were hitler in a past life. but then isn't that what believing in predestination is kind of like? it doesn't matter what you choose, you already have a plan laid out for you so no decision you make is truly your own. you're deciding what has already been decided. oh that sort of thing makes my head hurt.

i'm off to bed. it's damn cold here in central pennsylvania. so i'm going to get under a million blankets and read and fall asleep.
time for bed marmalade.