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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

7:54 PM

I am an atheist. I do not believe in God or any deity, supreme being or higher power. I don't really care if you believe as long as you're not always trying to convert me, take me to your religious/spiritual gatherings or are constantly spouting off things that you barely understand. Judge me all you want but keep it to yourself because I will let you believe what you want in peace without rolling my eyes, mumbling under my breath or arguing with you.

That being said, religious freaks bug the shit out of me. I hear you asking, What brought this on Andrea? (ha...)

Well recently I've found myself surrounded by a lot of people who go to Church every week and several of them also attend youth groups. More power to you, but tonight, oh tonight. I had to spend some time with one of those religious twats who don't shut up about God. Spouting off quotes from the Bible and making me listen to Christian rap. I kept trying to change the subject but God is fucking everywhere =.=

I don't like to argue with people that I don't know well...or with people who are doing me favors lol so I kept my mouth shut and tried to keep sane. It brought back awkward memories of my ex. He was a Pentecostal Christian. Really into it...I'm proud to say I stomped that out of him but not without being dragged to Church with him a couple times first and also being made to listen to Christian Rap. I grew up as a Roman Catholic Christian. Attending church with his was a wierddd experience for me. It's strange because I've been privy to some other religious celebrations but this was by far the "weirdest" to me. We got around a fair bit in studies of religion, we went to a Jewish Synagogue, Muslim Mosque, Hindu Temple and a Buddhist Temple. It was great but Christians...they're just wierd =P lol. They're also the only annoying ones and there's soooo many types of them too *sigh*

Anyway so there was a few reasons that I found the Pentecostal Church weird. Their structure was odd...or their lack of structure I guess. Too new age for me. With a stage and proper studio cameras, lights, big screens, COMMERCIALS before we started the "mass" and an ATM in the foyer. So fucking commercialised. They referenced the bible directly very little, all the stories were changed up and made fresh which was...good for people who can't handle tradition I guess. I found it annoying, that many of the people who went to this Church had "shopped around" for the right Church and congregation, one that made them excited to be a Christian and a believe. I find that so bullshit, you don't need fancy lights and gizmos to believe =.=

Anywho what creeped me out the most and made me want to run out of that place screaming was the "pentecostal" part of it all. For those of you who aren't Christian or haven't read the bible, there is a story in the Book of Acts that describes Pentecost. After Jesus dies he rises again and tells his disciples to spread the 'good news'. So the disciples are all hanging out somewhere and all of a sudden there is this gushing noise and a flame like thing sits on each of their heads (the Holy Spirit descends on them) and they all start jabbering in different languages that they could never speak before. They took this as a fulfillment of some prophecy Jesus made and off they all went to spread Jesus' 'good word' to other people whom they could now communicate with since they spoke more languages. And that was the day of Pentecost. I know Roman Catholics celebrate it as part of the liturgical calendar every year soon after easter.

So Pentecostal Christians, they lose it every so often in their sermons and start "speaking in tongues". It's fucking scary, some start shaking others just kind of tune out and start making weird noises. This is said to be the Holy Spirit descending upon them and speaking through them. What they say makes no sense...to me at least, and every person has their unique sounds and gibber jabber. It was truly scary. It only happened once out of the three times I went to Church with his family. Luckily none of them lost it but pretty much all other 300 people in there did. FREAKY stuff, some people were just moaning, some were barking, another lady was making bird noises. I just wanted to leaveeeeeee, but alas I was surrounded by people and I could not move without interrupting the crazy people. It suffices to say that I never went there again.

Here's one of the songs that use to really move my ex:

If I'm in the right mood it can make me sad...but not in a Jesus way, just in a 'I don't want to be a shit person' way. The person I was with today was talking about Lecrae, he's not a bad rapper I guess but..meh.

Back to my rant:

I can't help but shut down the second I hear someone worshiping God and quoting things from the bible, it's not even that I disagree with the teachings, I've read the damn thing, Jesus was pretty kool, the 10 commandments are tops, BUT SHUT THE FUCK UP. I went through 13 years of Catholic Education & 2 years of Studies of Religion. I know what's in the damn bible, I get the teachings, I get where it's coming from, hell I live my life by a lot of what's in there, most people who "follow the law" do. I just can't stand listening to you repeat yourself. I HATE being told the same story twice, it's like how you hate listening to your loopy grandparent tell you the same story for the 10 billionth time.

The thing that also makes me shut down really quickly with overly religious people is the fact that from previous experience I have found that they tend to be complete morons. You know the type that rely on like 5 different scripture quotes as the basis of all their rants, that just so happen to sound identical to the other idiots in their congregation who have also been brainwashed by their very charming pastor, priest or youth leader. People this easily brainwashed can be told anything as long as it's told in the right way.

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This person was so frustrating =.= making such broad, idiotic statements that only held a tiny bit of truth. Examples:

- Eating apple seeds will cure cancer but the doctors don't want you to know because they want to make money
-They lie to us as kids you know, if you eat seeds you won't really grow anything in your stomach (NA DUH!!)
- All the little kids on chemo die within the first week!

among other stupid things.

It's sad because this type of person isn't a 'bad seed' (ahaha..im so funny =.=)...they're just stupid, but they're good on the inside =]

I know it's cynical and jaded but I can't stand people who are all sunshine and roses, they act like they're oblivious to all the bad things happening around them and are just so fucking positive.

WE LIVE IN A CRUEL EVIL WORLD. Stop kidding yourself.

On a positive note, isn't scuzy the cutesstttttt

& Kitty goes MeOw.

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Español.

So one day I was hanging out with Kurt and we realised that there are some pretty wacky sayings in the spanish language. Each Spanish speaking country has their own sayings, metaphors and similies but these are a few that I have collected over the last year or so. Every time I hear my mum or grandma say a new one I text Kurt XD It has become somewhat of a little tradition for me now =]

Saying: La negrita astuta vende fruta.
Direct Translation: The (Astute, cunning, sly, crafty, fraudulent) cute/little black girl sells fruit.
Meaning: This saying is said as a sort of warning that you are/someone else is a cocktease

Saying: No calientes el agua (si no vas a tomar té)
Direct Translation: Don't heat the water if you're not going to drink tea
Meaning: This is also a sort of warning to someone who is being a cocktease. Kind of like, don't flirt and lead someone on if you have no intention of hooking up with them. It is also a play on words because in Spanish (Chilean at least) the word calentar (to heat) is also used informally as a way to say 'make horny'. So 'estoy caliente' = I'm hot BUT it means I'm horny. If you wanted to say I'm hot (because of the weather) you would say 'tengo calor'

Tongue Twister: Tres tristes tigres trigo trillaron tranquilos tragaron
Translation: Three sad tigers, wheat they threshed (To separate the grain from the straw or husks by mechanical beating), calmly they swallowed.

Tongue Twister:Pedro Pablo Pérez Pereira pobre pintor portugués pinta paisajes por poca plata para pasar por París
Translation: Pedro Pablo Pérez Pereira poor Portugese painter paints landscapes for little money to pass through Paris.

Saying:Buscarle la quinta pata al gato
Direct Translation:To look for the 5th leg of the cat
Meaning: Looking for problems when there clearly aren't any in that situation, so you're over thinking it and overcomplicating yourself.

Saying: Para ser bella hay que ver estrellas
Direct Translation: To be beautiful you have to see stars
Meaning: I'm guessing this is a fairly old saying because my grandad said it to me once, I kind of fell in love with this little rhyme/mantra. It means that no pain is too great to endure in order to look your best, this particularly refers to women having to wear painful shoes (stilettos) because it makes their legs look hot, wearing tight clothing to show off curves, waxing, plucking, dying hair, and I suppose nowadays you could extend that into getting cosmetic surgery. Just to clarify, my grandad wasn't a dick, I remember the saying coming up because we were watching a show with really attractive women and I was in awe of them and he explained that constructed superficial beauty comes at a price =) Oh and if you don't get the imagery, it's based on seeing "stars" when you hit your head/get dizzy, like if you've ever seen the cartoon representation of stars around the head when they get hit.

*To be continued