Affairs of a Heathen

I’ve been off from work for the majority of this week due to some issue that came up Sunday. My abdomen was killing me and I left work early Monday and Wednesday. I went to the hospital after I picked Jenn up from work on Monday. I guess I need to change my diet since the on-call doctor looked at my x-ray and said I was “completely full”. I was forced to take Tuesday off after they gave me a bottle of magnesium citrate. Oi.

I think I’m ready for this Fall semester of school and have signed up for two classes this time. It’s getting down to the final classes and I’m almost done with my associates. Next I need to focus on my major. I’ve been looking more into a Computer Science / Software Engineering degree from FIT. I have to set some time aside next week to speak to an admissions counselor. What I really need to do is look into switching my general AA into a AS in Computer Programming although I’ve finished a majority of this AA.

I’ve been looking for new interests and after seeing Ian’s porch garden, I was inspired to start my own. It’s turning out to be an enjoyable hobby so far. I can already tell how excited I’ll be during the first harvest. It’s going to be a long project and will test my patience. I’ve gone through different attempts at growing from seeds but had little success. None of the seeds I had germinated with the exception of a few basil that reached sprouts. Currently I have a jalapeño and an orange bell pepper starting to produce some fruit. I have a mini-green house waiting for my next attempt at growing from seed. This time I have rosemary, sage, cilantro making up the herb side and Santiago hybrid, cheyenne, and Portugal hot on the pepper side.

I had a great conversation this weekend with an old friend, Craig. I took a trip up to his house for an experiment he was working on. It went better than he expected which led us to the discussion on the properties of God, existence, dreams, and the rest of our waking life. Its been awhile since I’ve had a talk like that. I originally planned on sleeping over but we ended up talking until the early morning like some gossiping teenagers. I was wide awake and decided to just head back home and pass out.

I really enjoyed my talk with Craig. It set my existential gears in motion once again. He kept bringing up something that confuses me. I’d expect the word to be used by a theist, but coming from him was odd. I hear it all the time: purpose. It’s one of the few things about faith and belief that I don’t know if I’ll ever understand. I never saw how people can reduces themselves to servitude to a higher power because they believe that this world isn’t it, and there is more to come after they die. I’m down for the idea of eternal existence but there are too many variables and fine details surrounding it that forces me to completely dismiss the idea.

On side note, Steve Harvey made some comments in the past months that are beyond words. I might write a follow-up post about it. Basically, he stated that Atheists have no moral “barometer” and that a woman (or man) of faith should “just run” when faced with a spouse who is an Atheist. I wish I had the link to a comment made toward Steve but I love what the guy had to say. It’s funny how Steve Harvey is embracing the religion that was once used to justify slavery.