I went to Indigo today to pick up Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator for bed time reading today and walked past this:
I actually stopped, gazed into the distance and said “hm” aloud, then walked back while surreptitiously getting my camera out and turning off the flash. I mean, really? NON fiction? Call me a non-believer, really, go ahead, it’s ok, but I thought even the hardest of hardcore Christians were like, well, lots of the bible are just stories, parables as it were.
Let’s get this straight, for once and for all: I am Atheist. I was born and raised Atheist by Atheists. I’ve never believed in a higher power. Yes, I say ‘lord’ and ‘Jeez’ a lot, I know it, but I don’t really mean it. I am trying to break that habit. And for the record, I don’t mind that most of my friends DO believe in god. Or gods, maybe. So I would hope that they don’t mind that I don’t.
Ok.
Yesterday was my birthday, indeed, and it was a good day all around. I had an enormous lunch at Swiss Chalet with my boss and then supper with my family and a beautiful cake. I might be making a trip to Montreal to see my sister soon, that will be nice.
For the record: I am not pregnant. I repeat, I am not pregnant. I keep hearing rumours that I am, and I promise, I am not.
And ps, for Micheal, hope your surgery was a huge success and that we see you back home at Courtyard ASAP!
I’m glad you cleared that up. I was actually going to call you tonight to ask. BUMMER!
Gah, who told you?
hmmm, it’s sad tho, because based on the belief that you were pregnant I was planning on getting extensions in my hair and either getting knocked up or hiring a surrogate, just in the hopes of being you :) only better lol
Happy Birthday Caitlin, hope it stays weird for you.
I’d be happier if it got normal. But thanks!
did you seriously ask who told Cole? really…c’mon now girl, get with the program
and the wishes of weirdness for you were more tongue in cheek :)
I really hope things end up dull, normal, peaceful and happy forever ..thats my bday wish for you
oooh, and nougat…life is so much happier with nougat, even though I really have no clue what nougat is, but it sure makes chocolate yummers
When I eat an oh henry I nibble off the chocolate, peanut, caramel outside part leaving an unappealing log of…nougat, I guess, and eat that on it’s own.
Fucking delish.
omg I do that too, it has always disgusted my mother, she says it looks like poo
Yah, I really had a “Scooby-doo moment” there, shaking my head over the picture and the library sign!
Happy Belated Birthday, Caitlin! Your posts never fail to bring sunshine to my day.
My sister and I used to stir ice cream until it was just a soupy mess and eat it that way-my mom hated that, she’d be gagging. We also rolled white bread (minus crust) into balls and ate it. And other gross stuff.
Thanks, Donna! I do my best!
Happy 37, now my age… On the religion thing? Well, I hate it. I really do. Also the lemming-like behaviour that keeps it going. Egads. In the NON fiction section? *revolts inwardly*
Oh, I am agnostic. That means “I dont know” essentially, right?
That means you’re a fence sitter! ;)
I read an article on Rainn Wilson (yeah, that Rainn Wilson, from The Office)’s website about how most Athiests flip on their death beds and start praying. I found it somewhat offensive, true or not. Considering the entirely hypocritical lives most so-called Christians lead, comparatively it’s not that big a deal.
The first time I ever met Marc’s parents (Strict French-Roman Catholics) he took me to Tbay after our engagement and during our move-in together. Their first question was what religion I am, the second? Why I would do such things to myself.
Obviously not all… but the majority of religious extremists I’ve met, have been the most judgemental. A life of Jesus? I think many miss the real meaning entirely.
I gotta say I’m kinda bummed you guys aren’t expecting. Not for any real reason in particular other then being pregnant, you kinda want everyone else to be pregnant too. In more non-pregnant, realistic thoughts- You not being pregnant means we’ll have much more fun on future Toronto trips. ha.
Nicole, trust me, everyone is pregnant right now, it seems. Or they just gave birth and it’s the same thing. No one wants to go out and have fun anymore, but I never do either.
And I got totally screwed out of birthday nachos this year. Screwed!
Its all about the Kings Crown, baby!
Happy late birthday!
Btw, my old job was as a manager of a bookstore, and those books are probably there because it’s best to stick all religious books in one section. It’s weird that they have it under reference but unless you make a specific religion section (unlikely within a kids’ section), the best bet is just to stick religion in somewhere with history and so on. People get offended no matter what but that brings the least offense.
I had an atheism display up and almost every day someone turned all the books around so no one else would see the covers. Like maybe people would convert to atheism just from looking at the covers?