Thursday 10 April 2008
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Frey Day, Fry Day, Friday
In dorms, men and women now room togetherCurrently Reading
Balder the Brave Limited Series
By Walter Simonson, Sal Buscema, John Workman Jr, Paul Becton, Ralph Macchio, and Jim Shooter
see relatedThe heat has come. Friday morning my butter was just starting to separate, so I had to put it in the fridge. It'll be there for months, until it's safe to leave it out come November or December when it cools off. Friday afternoon I also noticed that my sweatpad was still damp when I left work. If it absorbed enough sweat that it didn't dry completely during the work day, that's a sign that the heat has come as well. It's only going to be getting hotter, too.
Speaking of bicycling, I finally had to come to terms with the fact that healthy people who exercise are more unnormal that I ever expected. A week ago Friday Paula made sure to tell Jessica about my commute. I'm kind of used to people doing that, so I've become blase about the whole thing. But then she made sure to tell her something about my thighs. I didn't really understand what the big deal was, so I just let it go and stayed out of it. Then this Friday Stephanie did a similar thing. She made sure to tell Sandi about my commute, then wanted to see my calves. So, she hiked up my right pant leg and made a big deal about my calf, and made sure to show it off to Sandi. So I guess I can't deny it anymore. Trying to be healthy by exercising has made me a deformed freak. I mean, my body looks natural to me, but then again I don't focus on other people's bodies like many women do. It's not going to change my regimen, but at least I can be aware of how other people view me. I know a lot of times I can be clueless about that.
I also wanted to comment some on my weekend, but I have to go. More later.
"Plants cry their gratitude for the sun in green joy." ~Astrid Alauda
Comments (7)
Exercise is good no matter how one looks. Hey, you posted...good deal. I noticed you've been reading some Norse material. Isn't Balder somewhat similar to Christ? Meaning they have a few traits, etc, in common.
Don't worry about what they think. If I could actually ride a bicycle I'd ride one. As it is I'm thinking about getting a horse to take my daughter to school. Yeah, maybe not.
@felgild -
To be fair, Balder the Brave is a Marvel Comics character and thus only "inspired by" the mythological Balder. Just as the Mighty Thor is a Marvel Comics character and only "inspired by" the mythological Thor. I could do a whole blog entry on the Asgardians of Marvel Comics as compared to the Aesir of Norse mythology. Someday I may. After all, it was Walter Simonson's The Mighty Thor which was the first superhero comicbook I purchased. It was the lure of reading about mythological characters that gave me the courage to jump from reading only Star Wars comics into the mainstream Marvel Multiverse.
I think C.S. Lewis was the first to compare Balder and Christ. It's a fairly easy to make comparisons. Both are gods of light, joy, purity, reconcliation, wisdom, grace, et cetera. It was said that Balder radiated light because of his fair complection, while Christ and the saints are often depicted with halos (effectively the same thing). Balder died when he was pieced by the Spear of Missletoe, while Christ died when he was pierced by the Spear of Destiny (for those that believe the Spear of Destiny legends...). Both go to the underworld, only to be resurrected and destined to rule following the Last Day (either Ragnorok or the Rapture). That might also be worthy of a blog entry someday, when I want to do the research and find C.S. Lewis's comparison.
You know, I named my cat Baldr because he reminded me of the Norse god (Baldr being the archaic spelling as compared to the modern spelling of Balder). He has bright white hair, bright blue eyes, and a bright, cheerful personality. He's very loving, and even has had cat-haters in love with him (thus duplicating Baldr's near-universal belovedness). He has tolerated parking lot blacktop tar in his fur, having fur torn out by the neighborhood feral cat, et cetera with absolutely no effect on his health (thus duplicating the promise of nearly all things in creation to not harm Baldr). It was just natural (and much better than the many lame suggestions from others).
I had read somewhere that some of the Nordic peoples and Germanic tribes came to Christ after this comparison. May be only legend. I hadn't heard of C.S. Lewis making any comments that is fascinating! You are packed full of knowledge aren't you? Thanks for the info~
You don't use a car...you are killing me, lol.
@felgild - I could believe that, in which case I guess Lewis was just writing about that. It's been to long since I remember reading about that.
Ironically, I always think that you're the one packed full of knowledge.
Lol..I am..lol, but there are always a great many things I don't know and will never know. Iron sharpens iron, thanks brother~
The original is by far the best in comparison to Tim Burton's vision. There were four sequels... All before Star Wars!
* Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
* Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
* Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
* Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)