"Phil, you're going to die alone"
That's what Morgan said when we were watching James Bond and I had commented on how cute and cuddly James Bond's new girlfriend in Casino Royale was. She is very attractive and I wanted to be gentle with her and I envied James for being so BA. I think this event was significant (because it reveals that I deeply desire a connection and community with another human being) and I forgot to include it in my last post. The fact that I long for an emotional intimacy and that I am unsatisfied without it, is that lust? This topic got DJ and I talking about whether romance novels can be pornography in the same way, fulfilling some kind of need at someone else's expense.
I finished Through Painted Deserts last night. So good. I love how theology is kind of thrown to the side for awhile, especially in the ending chapters, where Don just describes how brilliant and majestic God is and how many things are irrelevant. Passion pours through his writing at this point and it is authentic. Read it if you are a homosapien.
Paul made a completely new route for our trip. Looks like we are going to Colorado after all (I get to try skiing), which I am excited about. Generally, we're kind of going through the southwest and the north when we return, instead of vise versa. I like the new route. However, we will not get to spend Christmas Eve at Donald Miller's church now. Maybe someday....
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I've heard romance novels likened to the "females' version" of porn, since girls desire sex for the emotional intimacy while guys desire it for the physical pleasure (at least that's what i hear).
Book swap soon?
Are you going through Montana at all? I've heard that its majesty is worth visiting.
well I-90 is closed down for winter so Montana might be a no-go. Since we are going from Seattle to Yellowstone, the only other main route is through Twin Falls, Idaho, which is a place I have also been encouraged to go. We'll probably see at least a bit of Montana. I hope so anyways.
Did you want Through Painted Deserts? I definitely want to bring Under the Overpass with me on the trip (I still hav to read Sex God and a book Biz gave me as well....and finish some Shane Claiborne. So much on the reading list)!
Silly Montana and their lack of winter road maintenance... Well, summer's a good time to go to MT anyway; from what I've seen of my friend's photos (she worked at Glacier NP for a summer - wow.)
Yea! I've been itching to read that one for a little while now; and you should definitely bring UTOP with you on your long journey. Maybe you'll meet some people living under overpasses out in the nation.
Actually, according to Tara people do live under overpasses in Twin Falls Idaho haha. Though Danika also says great things about Glacier Natl Park. Wish we could do both. I'll walk out there someday or something. Let me know if you come out to powerhouse or something so we can make the swap.
Yea man... I'll text you or something if I come out on Thursday. Gracias!
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