David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

Curse of the Golden Flower

Dave and I saw this at the University Art theater yesterday. I thought it was going to be Crouching Tiger 2.0–instead it was a much more arty exploration of vengeance. There was some good kung-fu & ninjas and stuff, but it was more about the inner workings and intrigues of this extremely psychedelic Chinese castle.…
Pirates of the High Seas

Lisa, Jack, Kate, my Mom, and I went to see this kids classical concert at the New Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. It is not that new, but the have added a new sculputure since I was last there in November. The sculputure is horrible and actually detracts from the awesome architecture. Additionally, they…
Flushed Away

Saw this with Lisa, Jack, & Kate. Lindsay & Scott were in the theater–which was completely filthy with trash (it had not been cleaned all day). The movie was good–the soundtrack was better–the Dandy Warhols were actually used! The character Sid was fantastic, a rude gutter rat who moves in–very comical and meaningful to the…
St. John Cassian

I shall speak first about control of the stomach, the opposite to gluttony, and about how to fast and what and how much to eat. I shall say nothing on my own account, but only what I have received from the Holy Fathers. They have not given us only a single rule for fasting or…
Westminister Court

This morning I went to the Westminister Court off Beach Blvd and meet with Kenneth Schwartz regarding some traffic tickets. Ken was smooth and efficient. I ended up paying US$325.00, which was ~ ten times what I thought I would spend, but the tickets were all my fault & I am really glad to have…
Getty

Lisa, Jack, Kate, and I went to the Getty on Friday night. It was a total blast. We drove up around 2:00 PM — it took ~two hours to get there because of traffic, but that was even OK because we spent the entire time listening to the Beatles and talking.
Marsilio Ficino – De Amore

The whole power of Magic is founded on Eros. The way Magic works is to bring things together through their inherent similarity.
Vincent Desderio – Sleep

I am really excited about Sleep. A picture that I really think that I understand–how it plays with past painting, how it move painting in some direction. The creativity and the precision. The very real desire to intend something. The book I have includes an excellent article on the painting, that stresses the linguistic effort…
Karma

In Hindu belief where the term originated, it is the idea that the good and evil a person does will return either in this life or in a later one. Among Pagans, the theory is that whatever negative or positive energies one sends out will come back to the sender in like kind. The “Three…
James-The Varieties of Religious Experience

a large acquaintance with particulars often makes us wiser than the possession of abstract formulas.