Author: David Schwarm
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Pan’s Labyrinth
I went and saw this at the University yesterday at 2:10. I went alone and got a medium popcorn and a large water–they were out of small waters. I went in thinking that I was going to be scared out of my mind–the film had been recommended to me by Scott and Margie. It was…
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Vessia
Went with Lisa, John, and Emmy for St. Valentine’s Day. Steadman had given me a gift certificate for watching his mail. It was a very nice night–lots of fun and games. The food was medium. I had MOZZARELLA ALLA GENOVESE which was excellent–great cheese, fresh tomato, & really good pesto–there was a lot of pepper,…
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A Paid Ad In The LA Free Press–one of Frank Zappa’s attempts to steer his audience into the path of righteousness.
This is about the Mothers of Invention. We have watched them grow, and with their growth, we hopefully have grown. Their honesty has offended some and been provocative to many, but in any case, their performances have had a real effect on their audiences. The Mothers’ music is very new, and as their music is…
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Lisa, Jack, Kate, and I went and saw the Pacific Symphony at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall do a fantastic musical program for kids. This show was really one of the best, it included lots of tunes, the kids art was displayed, the questions were for the trumpet, the kids got to make…
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Something
1. Have something to do.2. Stay busy and focused when I am not sure.3. There is a first time for everything after that it gets confusing.4. Confusion is not something to be feared.5. Relax and take it easy.6. Make things easy.
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Smoking Aces
Went with Jason and Eric to the Spectrum last night–we were going to see Epic Movie, but it looked like it was going to suck. Smoking Aces was an FBI vs. Mob shoot ’em up–it pretended to be more complicated then it was. But the insane Hit Men were great. There were some classic mob…
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St. John Climacus
Let us charge into the good fight with joy and love without being afraid of our enemies. Though unseen themselves, they can look at the face of our soul, and if they see it altered by fear, they take up arms against us all the more fiercely. For the cunning creatures have observed that we…
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30 Rungs to Spiritual Growth
1. On renunciation of the world 2. On detachment 3. On exile or pilgrimage; concerning dreams that beginners have 4. On blessed and ever-memorable obedience (in addition to episodes involving many individuals) 5. On painstaking and true repentance which constitutes the life of the holy convicts; and about the Prison 6. On remembrance of death…
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Saint Germanos, Patriarch of Constantinople, 715-730
When we look on an icon of a saint–and this is true for every icon of a saint–we venerate not the panel or the paint but the pious and visible figure.
David Given Schwarm 