Tag: weird
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The Passions of Mark
What are you passionate about? First and foremost I am passionate about my wife. She is one of the few people that knows me well enough to decide whether or not I’m actually worth the trouble. She consistently decides I am and I love her for that. Second I am passionate about my digital art.…
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Pick a new name
If you had to change your name, what would your new name be? My name is a very classic one. A Gospel writer, a king, and a King of kings. I called it boring the last time I talked about it, but my mom reads my blog and defended her choice. So today I will…
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I’m Weird
What is one word that describes you? If you haven’t guessed it yet I’m weird. I’ve done personal study for thirty years. That alone separates me from the rest of the world including especially other people that have done devoted personal study. I am also pursuing my own aesthetic which puts me even further away…
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Letters and Calls
I have had a busy day. Along with my usual blogging, art, and scripture study I have also written several letters to debt collectors and made phone calls to a list of Elders Quorum members. To top it all off I drafted a promotional page for a new satirical religion. Don’t worry though I’m not…
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Weird Photography
My brother in law asked (because he’s a better photographer than I am): What kind of photography I would like to get into? My response was weird stuff. I’d like to take tiny slices of life from the 21st century and leave them to the world. If they survive like the pot sherds of the…
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Thursdays are Weird
I made a deal with my manager at Walgreens that I would work evenings and weekends in exchange for Thursdays (and usually Sundays) off. It has largely held through the three plus years I have been employed. The rationale is that I need one weekday completely free. Our family schedules appointments with doctors and therapists…
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Weird
I like to think I’m weird. I’ve certainly exposed myself to a broader scope of ideas than is typical in our culture. But even my weirdness seems commercial most of the time. For instance I grew up with “Weird” Al Yankovic. It has been described and I identify with the description as “music to keep…
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Bee Weird
I am a strong advocate that normal is boring. People need, I think, to be weird. Each of us is unique and when we use our imagination and creativity that uniqueness will certainly come out. I am a firm believer in individual expression and the need to relay to the world what we can and…