Nu es aules äwa

Okay, so it didn't last too long. Well it lasted as long as I thought it would in duration, but not in the number of posts. I was hoping to do a few more posts in Low German, but they are tougher than I thought they would be. It's one thing to think up what to say in another language, but when my only knowledge of that language is spoken, not written, then I have to either look up the proper spelling of each word, or transliterate them, which is tough when I'm not exactly sure on the proper pronunciation for each word. The idea was to improve my plautdietsch for my stint as an advocate and translator for a low german woman who was having an immigration hearing. That's over now, and all went well.

So I thought that I'd write up a brief synopsis of the other stuff that is going on with me.
Books: I just made a few purchases that should hold me over for a while. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible was acoincidentall purchase on a textbook buying trip, as was Anabaptist Preaching. I also ordered up a pocket sized version of the Hebrew-English Tanakh, which I will be using for my Old Testament class. To make that order ship for free, I needed to add another book, so I added The Politics of Jesus, which is a book I had earlier started to read, but hadn't gotten very far before I had to return it to a friend of mine.
Movies: I saw the movie Troy this past weekend. Here is a summary of the thoughts going through my mind as I watched it.
- This theatre smells like urine
- I need bigger pecs
- I have really become accustomed to watching people die
- This action is well done
- Diane Kruger is HOT! I have no trouble believing she would be the most beautiful woman on earth at that time
Music: A friend of mine lent me two CDs by Lyle Lovett, so I'm listening to them on a trial basis. "Road to Ensenada" is a decent song on the album by that name. I'm surprised at his eclectic style. But I guess he did marry Julia Roberts.
Church: I'm preaching this coming Sunday (the 23rd), and I will be using the non-apocalyptic texts from Daniel. They are surprisingly applicable to young adults.

   [ posted by William @ 4:51 PM ]