Author Archives: Jen

About Jen

Jen isn't quite sure when she lost her mind, but it is probably documented here on Meditatio. She blogs because the world needs her snark at all hours of the night... and she probably can't sleep anyway.

Going Home Again

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I’m in San Jose for a whirlwind trip to my parents’ house and it amazes me how things in the old neighborhood change. The local Greek Orthodox church has a Montessori school sharing its facilities, the library is now new and high-tech with a gym, meeting rooms, and revamped community center, the playground is now muchly expanded, and new shops have replaced ones that I remembered being there for 20 years!

The neighborhood has changed as well. Longtime neighbors have moved away, those who were kids when I left for college are now getting ready to leave for college, and the houses look different.

San Jose has even changed. The malls look different and the routes to places are all switched around.

It’s disorienting in a strange way.

Ya Think!

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CNN.Com: Pastor weighing plans to burn Qurans amid U.S. warnings

Apparently, “Burn a Qur’an Day” could create problems for U.S. troops abroad, especially in Afghanistan and the pastor is considering the request.

My response: YA THINK?!?!?!?!?!?

Pastor Jones, you are a freaking MORON!!!! Do you really think your idiotic hatred of Muslims is really helping us abroad??? If you’re going to claim that “these people are hateful and want to kill us”, DON’T GIVE THEM FREAKING AMMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some people seriously need muzzles.

Conspirare

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I was up late with a cranky little bear and I saw the tail end of a PBS special on them. They were performing “The First of My Lovers” and it was AMAZING. The music was breathtaking but what made it “beyond words” was the two soloists had the most joyful expressions on their faces. That joy would have been incredibly contagious throughout the concert hall and I wish I lived in Austin, TX so I could see them perform.

Me? A Hipster Christian?

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Taking a cue from Rich, I took this quiz. My result was:

Your Christian Hipster Quotient: 66 / 120

Low CHQ. You probably belong to the purpose-driven, seeker-sensitive, Hawaiian shirt-wearing Christian establishment, even though you are open to some of the “rethinking Christianity” stuff. You seem to like edginess in some measure but become uneasy when your idea of Christian orthodoxy is challenged by some renegade young visionary who claims the virgin birth isn’t necessary.

Yeah… I’m totally into traditional worship and would probably be Antiochian Orthodox if I wasn’t Lutheran. You know… incense (oh wait… allergic to that), standing for 3 hours (oh wait… can’t do that either because of the fibro), bowing/kneeling, acapella music, 1500 year-old liturgies…

I’m sure some Orthodox wear Hawaiian shirts.

I also would rather burn a copy of The Purpose-Driven Life than read it.

The World Is Ending

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When I was doing dishes this morning, I felt someone tap on my foot.

Daniel is now mobile.

I’ve gerry-rigged two baby gates together to take care of the entrance to the kitchen. At some point this week, we’ll head to Kids R’Us and get a baby gate that can span that space.