Thursday, April 17, 2008


In a nutshell, sociology attempts to explain/predict an individual's behavior according to the social structures that surround him. Attempting to understand the interaction between agency and social structures will be a lifetime process, and I do not claim to understand even a small part of it now. What I have learned is how every decision we make affect others. We all hold some degree of responsiblity for each other. Even if we will never see each other face to face. Imagine then, the responsiblity that may lay on our shoulders for those withwhom we do interact.


It's refreshing to hear a song that is addressing social problems and not just another romantic wail.

This song came on while I was listening to myplay.com as I did my homework. The singer reminds me of the inmates when I did my internship at the county jail. More than anything that internship opened my eyes to how normal inmates were. I remember observing a drug-rehab session when a rustic blond guy looked at me and asked, "hey, did you go to Timpivew?" I replied that I did. He had remembered me, but I couldn't remember him.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

i see blossoms again




This is one of my favorites of John William Waterhouse's. It's one of his lesser known works:
"Gathering Almond Blossoms"
This print looks a little too bright and needs more warmth, however it is still makes me want to go outside and gather some of my own blossoms.
I have a small cut-out version on the inside of my scriptures.
I think I love it so much because so many of the girls look like they could be Donaldson's, I'm not biased or anything.
here is a collection of his all his art:
http://www.jwwaterhouse.net/

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