i am sparticus: Monday The 10th

Monday The 10th

At the Driving Theory Test Centre:

"Woman": "Uh, is Mark Wa-lley Here? Mark Walley?"
"Me": "Hi, yes"
"Woman": "Sorry how do you pronounce your last name? Whale -e? Wall -e? Walley?"
"Me": "Walley"
"Woman": "Oh wow! My son used to be called Walley at school. Although it wasn't his real name, just a nickname some people gave him."
"Me": "Oh."

At the Sandy Beach

Ha, I went to Frinton last week. Frinton is place that has that beach with lots of sand. Jealous? I think you might be.

At the Shingle Beach

There is a rule guideline concept in photography that says you should take photographs as if you've split up the photo into thirds horizontally and vertically and then you should put natural lines or things interesting along these imaginary lines. I spent at least ten minutes at another beach on Wednesday getting this photograph to perfectly aline along those lines. This therefore is scientifically the best photo ever.

At the Printing Press

I got interviewed a few months back about what I, as Christian youth worker, though about Scientology. It got published the other day and it's now online. Here is the part where I label Scientology a cult: 'When I asked Mark if he thought Scientology is harmless he replied “No, it seems to have the characteristics of a cult. New members often don’t know what they are embarking on; the truth is hidden from them.” Mark compares this with the way Christianity is presented, “it’s very open, and questions are welcome. No one is led into a false sense of security. If you try to hide the truth of a religion, it becomes cultish.”' Here is the part where the quote ends right before I start on about justification by faith: '[Scientology appeals because] it’s something that we achieve, something we discover.'¹ And here is the bit where I my wise words are quoted 'consider Mark’s words of wisdom'.

At the Drive-In

Thanks to "Thank you for all your hard work over the last few years" Amazon vouchers recently received today I should go home to the new Thom Yorke album, the new Hope of the States album and the last Malcolm Middleton album. Winner.

¹ In context the quote makes more sense. Also, I think I've learnt that it doesn't help in interviews to try and steer the questions around to what you want to say unless you do it really well. Inevitably they'll quote the bit where you try and steer the question away because at that point you're still talking about what they want you to talk about.

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