RANDOM THOUGHTS THREAD part. 3

oh ic...well I hope everything is ok for ya and i"ll be praying for ya...

And I can't smile...its not something that i can do easily...I have way too many problems to deal w/ so I can't smile...

i'm kinda tired...

Im sleepy and im full....*yawns*

imma go eat...

Random thought: my head hurts!

Im sooo tired *yawn*

QUOTE (Estel @ Dec 15 2004, 09:48 PM)

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QUOTE (Estel @ Dec 14 2004, 11:08 PM)
Random thought: Don't be too pleased at another's death. Much as Scott deserved it, do not take pleasure in that fact. Weep! Yes, weep for the deaths of his wife and child, and weep also for him! I think we take death far too lightly these days, mostly because we do not value life as much as we should. I'm really kind of upset lately about people's callousness. I've been reading Crime and Punishment (for fun .... yeah, I'm weird) and it's really given me a lot to think about. Right now, I'm about on the verge of tears. Do you realize how incredibly precious life truly is? Stive to live in such a way as to not waste the vew moments give you. Seek to always live Coram Deo, before the Face of God. Seriously, learn to put more thought into your random thoughts. Weep..... God help us all.
~Estel

no, you're not weird!! i read that book and it is great. i loved the end. its just WOW .. i mean i love all russian written books, one day im going to read that in russian! yey. have you read any Merle books?

Well, thank you for saying I'm not weird 'Tis much appreciated. I was a bit ambivalent about the end. I would've liked more emphesis on the fact that Raskolinov started to read the New Testament, and less on him allowing himself to act on his love for Sonya. *sigh* It was a very thought-provoking read, though. And no, I haven't read Merle's books.... I should check them, I suppose? Next on my list is War and Peace. I'm reading that for fun, too. I'll let you know what I think of it when I'm finished. It's good to know that there are other people on here who enjoy good literature, and who don't think it's weird to love to read books of substance. God bless!
~Estel

NOOO WAAAYY im starting to read War and Peace too!!!! YEY we rock lol. yeah i getcha about the ending. i just liked how he found peace after all the ''suffering'' we went thru. now my dream is to go to St Petersburg and see all the places of these awesome russian pieces of art! ill probably get to moscow soon... but that aint st petersburg.
Merle, i just finished reading one of his books, its VERY deep. its about the director/commendant of the biggest concenrtration camp during the second WW, Auschwitz, where ive been.. how he found the quickest and useful way to kill all the jews.. its very gross and you'd ask, why read such a book?! but we just learnt the second WW and you really are curious how someone can go so far and actually think and make things that destroy innocent ppl. it explains it all. mostly.
its called: Death is my profession.

yey so lets read war and peace and then discuss it oks? isnt that about Napolean? if i remember correctly.. or about PEter the great..

Yeah, it'll be fun to discuss it. I'm really looking forward to reading it. I love long books! Les Miserables is my favorite. You should read that if you haven't already. And I'll be sure to check out that book my Merle sometime. Right now I'm starting in on The Art of War, so I'm a teensy bit preoccupied. Also, I'm writing a full length novel of my own while trying to finish some articles for a website. (Don't worry, Nick, I'll get 'em done soon!)

Oh, if you want to read a really good short little book, go here.

http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~banchoff/Flatland/

I was sooo excited to find it online in its entirety.

Thanks for bringing some sanity to the board. God bless!
~Estel

Ok, would you two mind giving me the authors and titles of the books and what they're about and whatever? I want to go find them now.....you make em sound pretty interesting..... =)

Crime and Punishment is the book we were discussing first. It is by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is truly fascinating. We are both starting in on War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as one of the longest, most intensive reads of any book. I'm sure that Les Miserables comes close though. That's by Victor Hugo. Currently it's my favorite, but we'll see if that changes. Kerikarika suggested books by Merle. I have yet to read those. Sorry! If you want to get started on a book right away, click on the link I posted. It will take you to one of my favorite short stories. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Really thought-provoking. Well, have fun reading. Oh, and if you want to read some more modern works, check out Black, Red, and White, by Ted Dekker. Easily in the top ten books I've ever read. God bless!
~Estel

cooooooooooool
i like lauren alot

Random thought: I'm gonna put highlights in my hair today.

QUOTE (Estel @ Dec 16 2004, 01:21 PM)

Crime and Punishment is the book we were discussing first. It is by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is truly fascinating. We are both starting in on War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as one of the longest, most intensive reads of any book. I'm sure that Les Miserables comes close though. That's by Victor Hugo. Currently it's my favorite, but we'll see if that changes. Kerikarika suggested books by Merle. I have yet to read those. Sorry! If you want to get started on a book right away, click on the link I posted. It will take you to one of my favorite short stories. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Really thought-provoking. Well, have fun reading. Oh, and if you want to read some more modern works, check out Black, Red, and White, by Ted Dekker. Easily in the top ten books I've ever read. God bless!
~Estel

alright, thanks, I'll check those ones out.....

Okay, here it goes:
....I wonder if every race has the same color of boogers. (that doesn't mean I'm racist, it means I've ALWAYS wondered that.
---TheeBiggestMater---

P.S. Scott Peterson is a BAAD bad man...!

Ill definetly read that short novell when i have time, although im afraid i wont understand much.. my english is terrible.. i read all those books in hungarian, which i speak better than english. but im going to try my best. maybe it will help my english..

wow, its awesome ppl are interested now in these books! have fun reading them! =) they are really good. and ppl these days need to read..everyone is so burried into the computer and tv.. ok anyway.. btw i dont think i wouldve ever read Crime and punishment if it wasnt obligated for school. im glad it was though.

ive never heard of Tedd dekker but im going to check him out. i wonder if they have his stuff here in europe...

oh random thought: ITS SNOWING!!!! and raining at the same time...