Reading and writing my way through time and space.
Well, hello there, my lovely friends! I have returned to the interwebz! It's been too long since I used the intimidating graphics interchange format (.gif) images of my precious, psychopathic boi. 🙂 I sure missed writing for you all, but this month flew by so rapidly, and I needed the time off. Thank you all … Continue reading My Return to Civilization and Blogger-dom (feat. Andrew Scott gifs)
Good morning, beautiful friends! How are we all today? I have been doing some reevaluting and reconstructing this week, and it's been absolutely lovely. 2020 has been a year, hasn't it? Goodness, I am coming to the conclusion that no one who lives through 2020 will ever forget it for as long as they live. … Continue reading Ankündigung! (Announcement): July 2020 Blog Hiatus
Doctor Who series ten spoilers incoming... Last Monday morning was tough enough to begin with, but coupled with the fact that the previous night had seen me put myself through the Doctor Who series ten finale "The Doctor Falls," I could not help feeling oddly grief-stricken at the loss of one of my absolute favorite … Continue reading In Extremis: Doctor Who’s Missy and the Art of Virtue
Classical music is something you all know by now that I just love. I have been playing piano for twelve years now (since I was six), and each year I fall more and more in love with the myriad of classical composers, challenging pieces, and compositions written by 200-500-year-old dead men. It's a very nerdy … Continue reading In Which Ioan and I Nerd Out Over Classical Music and Beethoven (a vlog)
Good morning, lovely friends. I don't, as you can probably tell, have a long blog post planned for us this Monday. Until Friday, as a matter of fact, I'm taking a hiatus from all kind of technological matter. I'm not texting, I'm not Snapping, I'm not (this one was the worst) browsing on YouTube for … Continue reading Decompression Week: Trying to Eliminate “Hurry”
"Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe." Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among … Continue reading Christianity’s Misconceiving of St. Thomas and the Questioner
What's going on, friends? *exhales* I'm finally doing it! I've been wanting to write about Dracula ever since I finished reading it at the end of last year. The story captivated me, and I have been dying to share it with you all. It caught me by surprise and was so much more than I could ever … Continue reading In Praise of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Good morning, friends! How are we finding ourselves on this Memorial Day? Oh, and also...did you notice the new theme going on? As a writer, I've been investing a lot into my online presence lately, and I thought it was due time for an upgrade on this site. How do we feel about it? I'm … Continue reading A Theology of Heaven and Hell: Cantrapasso in Dante’s “Inferno” and “The Great Divorce”
Good morning, lovely friends! I hope this post finds you well on this Monday morning. And would you look at that? Another post about The Rise of Skywalker! That's right! Except this time, it's a vlog! Maribeth and I are so excited to release this video, in which we discuss the Christian themes and metaphors in … Continue reading Redeeming “The Rise of Skywalker” – A Collaboration Vlog Analysis w/Maribeth!
Well, it seems that after my Mystery Blogger Award post, a few of you showed interest in hearing about my two weeks abroad at Oxford University last summer. I was hoping you would, as I have been meaning to write about my studies and adventures for a while now. This post ought to get the … Continue reading My Oxford Scholastica Summer: Classes, Castles, and (lots of) Coffee