GhettoKitten: Zen In Chaos
#258 – Motorcycles and…
May 17th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
I guess if I get a motorcycle, I’m going to need to hit places like www.equote.com to get insurance quotes, since it’s a different insurance than normal cars. Doesn’t matter, I really want it and I’ll somehow find a way to make it work, though it isn’t at all practical when working conventions and having to carry huge setups and displays, lol.
#257 – So excited
May 14th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
So excited to be going to Anime South East!!! There are TWO indoor amusement parks at our hotel, and My Parent’s Favorite Music is going to be playing… Whole family is going, though only Gryphon and I are going into the convention. Everyone else is just hanging out in the Smoky Mountains. Oh, and we ALSO get to go to Pigeon Forge later this year!!! I love doing conventions as a job~
#256 – Helmets
May 12th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
I want a motorcycle SO bad, and there are some pretty nice helmets, like the Shoei RF-1100 Pious. It looks sort of like what Mello wore in his death scene in Death Note, even, so I could use it for cosplay as well! I really like it but need to buy a bike first so I could justify the expense, lol.
#255 – Rosaries and other things
May 8th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
I bought some 14k gold chains from a special at the store not too long ago, but I mostly use silver wire and gold wire to make my rosaries. For some of the wilder designs, I have green and blue and red wire, which is always fun to work with. I use thicker wire than most people, so my rosaries are not as fragile.
#254 – Call No Man Father
May 2nd, 2012 | GhettoKitten
Another great article from 100 Percent Catholic. Excerpt:
A common practice by Protestants and people against the Catholic Church is something called proof texting. Proof texting is when a single verse is taken from the Bible, usually out of context, to try and prove something. People often do this to “prove” that the Catholic Church teaches or does things that go against scripture. One such example is Matthew 23:9. It reads “Call no man your father; you have but one Father in heaven.” Protestants will claim that this proves that Catholics are wrong in calling our priests father. On the surface, this looks like a convincing argument. A Catholic that is unfamiliar with the Bible or this verse may begin to doubt his or her faith. But by digging a little deeper and reading the Bible as a whole (as opposed to pulling out individual verses like so many people do), you will clearly see that this argument is quite shallow.
It should be obvious from reading this verse in context that Jesus does not literally mean to not call any man father. If that were the case, it would be a sin to call your male parent father. The Bible would also be wrong because it tells us to “Honor your father and your mother.” Some will try to argue that Jesus is saying that we should not call any of our spiritual leaders or pastors by the title of father. But that is not what the text is saying. If you insist on interpreting the Bible literally word for word, then you must admit that the text says “Call no man your father” and not “Call no spiritual leader your father.” If you continue reading, it says “Do not be called master.” The word master is where we get our English word mister. So is it a sin if we call someone mister? Verse 8 also says “Do not be called Rabbi,” which means teacher. So is it a sin to call someone on Earth teacher? The word doctor also comes from the Latin word for teacher. So is it a sin to call someone doctor?
When Matthew 23 is read in context, it should be clear that Jesus is not condemning the use of these particular words, but the attitude behind them. He is rebuking the hypocritical Pharisees who “preach but they do not practice” (verse 3). They love the best seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect and called rabbi (verses 6-7). The Pharisees were trying to usurp the fatherhood of God by pridefully seeking titles and attention. Jesus is simply telling us in these verses to not put any human being on the same level as God. He is saying to not look at any human as a father in the same way that you look to God as a father. All authority comes from God and not from man, and we should never allow someone on Earth to command what God forbids.
Read the rest here.
#523 – Guitars
April 25th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
Was looking at Great Guitars for Travel… have always wanted a smaller backpack guitar for traveling, and Gryphon and I have THE best thing for raves – from the Wildhorse Saloon, we have a giant plastic guitar that holds water and has a giant straw. XD It is also glow in the blacklight green, too, so it’s really cool for going to convention raves. Sadly, I need to play Rock Smith some more so I can get better at guitar…
This site has a wide selection of travel guitars and all sorts of instruments, not just guitars. I rather like the Fender that can be found at: http://www.wwbw.com/Fender-MA-1-3-4-Size-Steel-String-Guitar-H72966-i1862273.wwbw – it’s the size I’ve always wanted, and it’s a Fender with steel strings, so I might look into getting it after I improve my playing skills. My son is also learning to play guitar and so this might be a good size for him until he’s fully grown, although he is already taller than me… But yes, they have a good selection and good prices, so if you’re a musician, it is worth checking out, even if you are only an amateur taking lessons. Travel guitars are good for practicing when you aren’t at home, you know?
#522 – Convention List
April 15th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
June – OMGCon
July – Anime SoutEast
October – GMX
October – PhreakNic
December – AmaCon
Dire Reflections will have a booth at the later ones, otherwise I will just be wandering around at OMG and ASE. <3 My parent’s favorite music is playing at ASE. (That is a band name not a reference to my parents, who do NOT like video game rap lol).
#520 – Useful business items
April 10th, 2012 | GhettoKitten
Lythande (Seti) and I have started working conventions again. MTAC was failure, because they’ve changed the layout, but we have other conventions coming up. It would be really useful to have a receipt printer rather than have to handwrite everything out for tax purposes, so we will definitely have to look into that before December. I’ll post a convention list soon. ^^
#519 – 100 Percent Catholic
April 1st, 2012 | GhettoKitten
I have a friend on FB who writes great articles about the Catholic life. Until I have my Catholic blog up, I’d like to share some of his posts here, because they’re really good…
Excerpt: You know the old saying: You don’t know what you got until it’s gone. Perhaps this can be applied to a boyfriend or girlfriend that you took for granted or a friend or family member that you did not realize the good that they did for you until they stopped doing it. In my case, I feel like I can apply this to the Eucharist. Let me explain.
I recently have been feeling extreme temptation for a particular sin. It is a temptation that I have struggled with my entire life and was only able to overcome it by praying the rosary and receiving the sacraments regularly. However, I had been noticing lately that the temptation for this sin was greater than it has almost ever been. I literally could not think about anything else. It was consuming me. I could not understand why the temptation was so strong all of a sudden.
Then it occurred to me. I had not received the Eucharist in weeks. This was an unintentional thing on my part. You see, I am the head of RCIA for our church. RCIA is for people who want to become Catholic or are already Catholic but have yet to receive their sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist). One thing that we do in RCIA is something called dismissal. This is where we take the RCIA catechumens that cannot receive the Eucharist out of mass after the Liturgy of the Word to reflect on the scripture readings from mass. This is a practice that has been around since the early church. Those that are not yet ready to partake in the sacred meal and cannot be fed with the Body of Christ are brought to another room to be fed more with the word of God.
Read the rest here.
#518 – Hospitals
February 23rd, 2012 | GhettoKitten
Despite having worked at a hospital, what I know about Medical Malpractice Insurance mostly comes from a TV show called Grey’s Anatomy, lol. I miss working at the hospital though. I was a histologist who assisted surgeons in cutting samples of tissue removed in surgery to see if they were cancerous. I also did frozen dissections with a machine, and made slides, then processed them. It was a very interesting job, even if my friends were squicked by me coming over in bloody scrubs and smelling like formaldehyde. Plus, it paid excellently.
