I'm So Confused
Sometimes I get so confused. (Of course, you should know by now that I am easily confused.) Yes, it's sad but true.
For instance, every once in a while I get a "referral" from the urban dictionary that leads people to a Christmas post of mine from two years ago. The urban dictionary?? I've searched that site from top to bottom for a link to my blog and I can't find one for the life of me. I do link to the site in my entry, but it still confuses me as to how people find me from there.
Here's another thing I don't get that I heard on NPR yesterday. Apparently, Quiverfull is a fast-growing community of people who believe that the Bible instructs them to "fill their quivers" and have as many children as humanly possible. It's based on Psalm 127, which says, "Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them." What I don't get is why people take one thing from the Bible and decide that it's a directive to live their entire lives by. It's crazy, not to mention probably not healthy! (Hey, maybe the Octomom is an closet member of this group--that would explain at least some of her insanity, although she's kind of missing the "patriarchy" part if she is.)
Lastly, a while back I heard an excellent song by British musician James Yuill. It happened to be a remix by Rod Thomas. Well, turns out Rod Thomas and James Yuill collaborate quite a bit. They remix each others' stuff and even sing together.
Well, I'm confused by something. What I can't figure out is when or if James Yuill's latest album, Turning Down Water for Air, has been released in the U.S. He self-released it in 2007 and it came out on Moshi Moshi records in the U.K. in 2008. It's available on Amazon.com in their mp3 department, but only to U.S. customers. The CD is still listed as an import. Anyhoo, this is a case of "it's new to me and might not be to you, but you should listen to it anyway."
And regardless of when or if it's been released in the States, James is a wonderful musician. He's has a lovely voice and he does something that I adore, which is to combine acoustic and electronic sounds. I guess you'd call him folktronica, but with an emphasis on the "tronica," if that makes sense. His music is sweet and rather sad but at the same time you can dance to it. The following songs are available on his website and I can't stop playing them. The album is excellent as well.
James Yuill--"This Sweet Love (Rod Thomas Remix)" mp3 (buy--This is a link to the album Turning Down Water for Air. I'm actually quite confused about where to buy the remixes.)
James Yuill--"No Surprise (Rod Thomas Remix)" mp3 You may recall I posted another remix of this song the other day, however this one is in a minor key and is darker than the one by The Operators.
James Yuill--"Winter Wonderland (feat. Rod Thomas)" mp3 Yes, I know it's not Christmas, but this rendition is unlike any other I've heard, so treat yourself.
You have no idea how long it took me to put this post together. Seriously, my brain is fried!
oh god, I do know how long it must have taken you! much appreciated!! xoxox
gave me a smile too :)
the duggars, like from that 17 kids and couting on tlc & discovery health
and all their kids' names start with the letter j, are quiverfull!
I'm confused by just about everything. I'm blaming my advancing age. ;)
tart--sometimes trying to find where to buy something is the most
time-consuming part of the whole process! i linked to your new site, btw. i
love the orange!
A few friends and I were discussing the 'quiverfull' movement the other
day. It's just another example of people going to extremes to satisfy
something missing in their lives (like Spiderman's arch nemesis, Octumom).
All that scripture implies (to any reasonable person - and I realize I'm
already asking for it by qualifying it in that way) is that family is a
good thing. Period. It doesn't say 'The man with more children than he can
possibly count is happiest and will get the biggest, shiniest, most
exclusive plot in Heaven'. I'm agnostic, at best, and even I can determine
that!
sean--you're absolutely right. it's the extremes of anything that are
problematic. unfortunately, some people just don't seem to get that.
moderation is key!! that said, i wouldn't tell someone what to do with
their life, as long as what they do doesn't impact unfairly on me or the
rest of society.
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