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Today is Pi Day. Because it falls so close to my birthday, I used to be obsessed with Pi Day and pi in general. When I was 17 or so I decided to memorize pi to the 314th place (NERD!). I broke up the task into chunks and memorized pi to the 31st decimal place […]
I know there is a lot of controversy around TikTok. At Purdue, we can’t even have it on work phones or access it on university-owned computers. This TechTarget article (linked) explains the various reasons why governments and organizations have chosen to ban or otherwise restrict access to TikTok. Generally these concerns center around data security […]
When I try to convey how it felt growing up without religion, the image of deep, stormy water is most helpful. This image is a common and easily understood metaphor- “I was in over my head,” “I was drowning,” “I was sinking” are all used to describe feelings of desolation, chaos, danger, abandonment. Contrast this […]
If you’ve read many entries from this blog, you know that I listen to music when I work or write. It is easier to focus if the part of my brain that is always humming a song or praying has something to think about. Another thing that helps is playing with one of those desk […]
When I first started going to Mass I liked to mark each song, the day’s reading, and the responses during Mass. At first, I used little strips of stiff watercolor paper, but then I worried that I’d forget these or drop them, and then I’d be littering in church. So I decided to paint the […]
Lately, I’ve been listening to YouTube playlists while working or writing rather than the ones I’ve made on Spotify. With the playlists on YouTube, I can’t skip through songs or search for one song in particular I really want to hear. That can get distracting and waste time, so YouTube is a good alternative if […]
I’m always shocked by how many songs I loved before converting either contain Christian themes or are straight-up church songs. I seriously had no idea. Reader, perhaps to you Panis Angelicus is obvious: Bread of Angels. Yes, that is a song about the Eucharist. You could say, well if you don’t know Panis refers to […]
I’m reading “Let Nothing Disturb You: 30 Days with Teresa of Avila” by Ave Maria Press. I bought the book a while ago, but I haven’t been able to stick to reading the entries for each day throughout the day. This feels like a good time to try though. Each day consists of a reading […]
I need to take a break from writing about my conversion. The next bit is particularly difficult to revisit and I’m not sure what to include or how to explain. So, let’s have an intermission and talk about books or music or nature or literally anything else for a while, okay? SoooooOoooo… The Tannahill Weavers […]
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