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More Matrix MusingsPosted by Rick on May 22nd, 2003

My post below wasn’t about the Matrix Reloaded really. It was more about some particular accusations. Overall, I don’t think I disagree all that much about the reviews. As we were leaving the theater, Rachel and I were discussing the movie:

Rachel: Well, it had less plot.
Rick: What plot?

After rewatching the Matrix last night, I am even more disappointed with Matrix Reloaded. I forgot how much much better the Matrix is. The two films really don’t compare. In the first movie, the theme was clear: “It’s the question that drives us.” This makes me think of every postmodern literature class I’ve ever had.

In modern literature, characters and narrators are often looking for answers. Things are fragmented, and they’re trying to put it together. They’re trying to find answers.

In postmodern literature, it’s very clear that the answers aren’t all that important. It’s the question that drives us. We don’t expect to really find answers.

Neo comes from the modern world. He’s looking for the answers. But he’s stepping into a world with total fragmentation that he can’t really find the answers to. He makes reality what he wants. But, I am getting off-track.

As far as the Matrix Reloaded, it had some eye candy, but the thought lines were muddled. However, I am not too quick to judge it before Matrix Revolutions comes out. When I read The Lord of the Rings Trilogy for the first time, The Two Towers was my favorite book. Why? There was lots of fighting. This tends to happen in the middle of trilogies. So we haven’t heard the end of the story. Was the fighting necessary? Maybe. Maybe not. We don’t know until the end of the story. So, have patience my children. If the Matrix really is the great story we thought it was in the first movie, then the Revolutions will justify Reloaded. Just wait, and withhold judgment for now.

And don’t say you won’t watch it. You’ve come too far.

Why, oh why, didn’t I take the blue pill?

Matrix ReviewsPosted by Rick on May 20th, 2003

In the Reformed world, everyone seems really suspicion of anything new or different.

Exegetical fallaciesPosted by Rick on May 19th, 2003

Today, Tim and I were going over portions of Proverbs 4 and 5 with our pastor.

Baptism BirthdayPosted by Rachel on May 18th, 2003

I was baptized 23 years ago today. You’d think I would have progressed much more in my sanctification.

Memories/ConfessionsPosted by Rick on May 16th, 2003

I often see these “child of the 80’s” forwards. My childness starts about 1984.

I once had lines in the side of my hair, to take after Vanilla Ice.
I’ve also had a rat tail…an orange one.
I’ve done the bald thing too.
I almost got a tattoo when I was 18.
I watched Saved by the Bell...every day.
Debbie Gibson was once cool.
Cyndi Lauper is still cool.
Madonna is the coolest.
My favorite Atari game was Berserk.
USA Up All Night with Rhonda Shear and Gilbert Gottfried.
Yes, I’ve seen all the Toxic Avenger movies.
I prefer rollerskates over rollerblades.
Pow-Pow-Powerwheels…I had the blue truck.
Garbage Pail kids stickers all over the windows.
The Challenger explosion is one of my most vivid memories.
I sang Eres Tu in Spanish class as a child.
Also: “Yo soy un hombre sincero. De donde crecen las palmas.”

Six o’clock – TV hour. Don’t get caught in foreign
towers. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself
churn. Locking in, uniforming, book burning, blood
letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate.
Light a candle, light a votive. Step down, step down.
Watch your heel crush, crushed, uh-oh, this means no
fear cavalier. Renegade steer clear! A tournament,
tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions,
offer me alternatives and I decline.

A Green station wagon.

My history lessons came from Billy Joel:

J.F.K. blown away
what else do I have to say?

We didn’t start the fire

Some people call me “Sir.” Ugh.
Braiding bracelets.
Braiding plastic bracelets.
Those abominable slap bracelets.
“Where’s the Beef?”
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, A, B, select, start
I no longer oppose year long school.
MTV is now unintelligible
Like, gag me with a spoon
gnaurly
radical
When I hear, “Monday, Tuesday,” my next thought is “Happy Days.”
Punky Brewster
Webster
Miami Vice
Knight Rider
A time when there was no PG-13.
Jaws shudder
I participated in Hands Across America. I have pictures to prove it.
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello aren’t just artists.
90210
Nelson, Slaughter, Warrant, Winger
MC Hammer, the Roger Rabbit, the running man
Gulf War-I’m Proud to be an American
No Fear
only one side connected on the overalls
only one strap on the backpack
Staight up now tell me is it gonna be you and me together? Oh oh oh.
Bell Biv DeVoe
Sike!
Wayne’s World! Party Time! Excellent!
“Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh, the right stuff” were profound lyrics.

When a couple of guys that were up to no good, started makin’ trouble in my neighborhood.

I’m Too Sexy for my shirt.
Kriss Kross makes ya wanna Jump! Jump! Uh huh
You want it? You got it? You want it, baby you got it.
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Big Johnson t-shirts were clever
Button Your Fly t-shirts
The original Nintendo
“Get down Beavis.” “I am gettin’ down.”
silk shirts were all the rave

PropheciesPosted by Rick on May 16th, 2003

For those of you interested in Douglas Stambler’s prophecies, he has a blog. You can find it here.

Posted by Rachel on May 14th, 2003

One of those days

Wednesday mornings aren’t always the greatest. I have a hard time crawling out of bed early enough to get to the class that I teach. But I do it. I make myself get there and teach those squeaky students, and by the end of the class, I’m happy that I forced myself to go and teach. But today, most of them were late, they had 5-second attention spans, and 2 of them had forgotten their music at home. I almost wished I’d stayed in bed.

But I had some chocolate pudding, and I’m all better now.

QuestionPosted by Rick on May 13th, 2003

What has red hair, black fingernails, and metal going through its flesh?

Update: As of 5:39 PM, hair slowly turning brown…fingernails losing color.

What is this creature that only last week had raven black hair, clear fingernails, and only two and a half weeks ago had not grown that metal appendage?

Christian NewsPosted by Rick on May 13th, 2003

Here’s an interesting knock-off of The Onion.

Posted by Rachel on May 12th, 2003

Isaiah, why didn’t you tell us?

I found this from a comment on The Fairy’s Veil:

hello: this is a a prayer request for isaiah eyre. isaiah has a long-term health problem: he gets migraine headaches, quite severe, actually. please keep him in your prayers. thank you.

I wish he’d prophesy his own long-term health problem.