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[ frimlin - wizard, reflected ~ ] The Fantastical Voyages of Wizard Frimlin, continued...

Thursday, July 31, 2003

At 9:05 PM, Frimlin posted this: Bush says God intended boundaries on love The Bush administration will consider seeking a constitutional amendment to ensure a ban on same-sex marriages, a White House spokesman says. Not exactly unrelated to this little number from The Vatican. I find it interesting how much more liberal Europe is than America, yet America believes so much in Liberty, and many Americans have a view of Europeans as being archaic and behind the times. I am sorry that the Catholic church so fervently believes they alone can interpret the will of a divine entity. But I am even sorrier that lawmakers would then take this interpretation and run with it without first examining it from a truly empathetic and un-biased perspective. I think that would be wiser, and the divine entity would be more likely to be pleased. When I, and the man for me, unite, I believe it will be by the will of God. Because it seems to me that it'd have to take an act of God for it to happen in the first place! When I look back on my life, I do not see the life of a sinner. I do not see the life of a man misled by the devil's wicked way. I see the life of a man who grew up in the only way that man was ever going to grow up. The life of a man who made a tough choice to accept himself wholeheartedly, because he strongly believed that to do otherwise would be the greatest sin of all. Stop placing the barriers between us so neatly on the edges of your own comfort zones. And, for God's own sake, stop claiming you know what God wants and does not want. To me, God is the Universe, and the Universe is God. It took me a while to reconcile the two intellectually -- I was brought up with influences from both Christianity and New Age belief. But even Christianity accepts that God is in everything. The problem is, they also believe the Devil is in a lot of things too. Frimlin (Posted at 9:05 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [3 comments]

At 6:41 PM, Frimlin posted this: Vodafone exonerated, damnit Update: it seems Vodafone, however much it annoys me, is justified in charging the amount they have. It's just that the two people I call the most (my Mum and my best mate, Nigel) are both on a completely different mobile network from me -- ie, not Vodafone. But there still needs to be a solution. Either a new price plan, or I switch to a different network. I can no longer justify that kind of expense! As for NatWest -- still no word about the credit card fiasco! Amazing. Interesting thing I found out was that for some, at first, odd reason, my Vodafone bill almost doubled after the end of February. Then I thought about it for a while and realised that was just after Mum arrived in the UK! Frimlin (Posted at 6:41 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [1 comment]

Tuesday, July 29, 2003

At 8:22 PM, Frimlin posted this: Annoyance, expressed I hate Vodafone.* A monthly bill of Ł150 is just not right for only -- at the very most -- 2 hours of talking and 20 messages a month. I hate NatWest.* Apparently cancelling my credit card without any notification. No notion of online customer support. I love the weather today; grey, rainy & cold. Brilliant. (* My mother told me never to say "hate.") Frimlin (Posted at 8:22 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [2 comments]

Monday, July 28, 2003

At 12:57 PM, Frimlin posted this: What's up NatWest? My NatWest credit card was empty. I'd been very good and had paid it off recently, completely clearing it. So it was free to be used, if I so wished. So I decided to treat myself by buying some things online: some DVDs, CDs and a book from Amazon.co.uk and a fantastic new pair of jeans from Topman.co.uk. Also, because it was just about to run out, I renewed my membership to Gamespot.com for another year. After so long without any money or treats, it was about time I rewarded myself! All three transactions were declined. There was no reason for them to be declined -- at least none that is obvious. So you'd expect NatWest would contact me and tell me what went wrong. You'd think they'd write to me urgently and explain the situation. You'd think, after two weeks, I would have at least received something from them about it. But no. Nothing. And to top it off, my credit card statement is now no longer available on my NatWest Online Banking page. It is as though my credit card no longer exists. But it does. I can see it in my hand. I can feel it with my fingers. It does exist. So why is NatWest blind to it? And why aren't they communicating with me? It's utter rubbish. And for once I'm using this blog like other people do. To rant. Grr. Frimlin (Posted at 12:57 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [no comments, yet]

Monday, July 14, 2003

At 9:58 PM, Frimlin posted this: Yeah well it would be nice if I posted the link... Frimlin (Posted at 9:58 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [no comments, yet]

At 9:57 PM, Frimlin posted this: As an addendum to a previous entry I made, it appears the population of New Zealand has finally reached -- and healthily surpassed -- the figure of 4 million individuals. And we're talking humans here, not sheep! ;) Frimlin (Posted at 9:57 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [1 comment]

Thursday, July 10, 2003

At 2:23 PM, Frimlin posted this: If you're already disturbed by the sheer amount of extraneous detail I reveal about my daily happenings, just be glad I don't post every little thing I do, like this -- admittedly parodical -- blog. Frimlin (Posted at 2:23 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [no comments, yet]

Wednesday, July 09, 2003

At 9:46 PM, Frimlin posted this: It's really warm and sunny here at the moment. I just thought that needed to be said, for posterity. Remind me of the link to this post when it comes to Winter and I moan about endless cloudy English skies. I ate gorgeous red strawberries this morning, at work. They were so big -- like a small apple. I remember picking tiny red strawberries from plants we used to grow in our back garden when I was a teenager. They weren't even a quarter the size of the ones I ate this morning, but their flavour was much more intense. My Mum just rang and we had a wee chat. I told her that it was odd that at work I email my colleagues all the time -- even though they're in the same office -- but at home I hardly ever email friends or family. It generally seems for me that unless someone figures in my day to day life -- or if they somehow manage to get me on the phone -- that the only way to ever hear what I'm up to, or what I think about this or that, is to read this blog. That's why I made it. Before that it was just silence. And it's odd that I am okay with that. And I feel like deleting that last sentance, because actually, it feels just fine to me. That's the gist of it, if I'm being honest. Now that isn't to say I don't think about people I care about. I do -- sometimes with great intensity, with a longing or deep concern. It just means I'm a bit blinkered in the way I orient myself through this life. I don't mean it personally in the slightest, though I am sure some people think I mean exactly that. I'm sorry. There is a way of maintaining communication channels with me. There are many ways. The thing is, it's just something that happens and it can't be established by following a recipe from a book. I wish I were more user friendly. However, apart from the established "I'm busy" reason, I'm also fickle and I do things in my own fashion -- and not always to a logic obvious on the exterior. And apparently not always in a way that includes keeping those I love personally and individually assured of how much I care for just them alone. So my loved one, don't get me wrong. I care for you, think of you, worry for you, and remember all the things that made me laugh, cry, mad, sad and glad to know you. I just wish you figured in my day to day life again, or that you did for the first time. I may not be Mister Mega Communicator, but I wuv you love. Frimlin (Posted at 9:46 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [no comments, yet]

Tuesday, July 08, 2003

At 10:02 PM, Frimlin posted this: This is what a "semi-neglected online diary" is all about. Sorry. Frimlin (Posted at 10:02 PM) [archive link] [email frimlin] [no comments, yet]

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