in M.S. Gundam E05, Amuro and an enemy Zaku are both about to get cooked by the Earth’s atmosphere, so the Gundam deploys… heat-resistant film?????

important clerical wear question that might be too Presbyterian for the 🕯️feed: I am attending the wedding of a congregant at the church *as a guest* this afternoon. The presiding minister is of the kind of PCUSA pastor who will probably be in suit and tie, rather than collar. Do I wear my collar?

the chief issue with the kids these days is too much blue, honestly

okay, this is me

also: I’m absolutely loving the “space opera” spirit of the OG M.S. Gundam — it feels like an anime version of the old Battlestar Galactica, and that’s an unexpected surprise (based on how the series evolves from here!)

literally this morning I ran into a comedy video about how artificial gravity never goes out in Sci-Fi but in M.S. Gundam E04, that literally happens!!!

quick someone make a Transformer out of this one!

— The Barmen Declaration II.5

I hope some of those attending the big faux-piety rally on the mall tomorrow walk over to the Jefferson Memorial and reflect on the inscription on its rotunda: “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

FWIW, he’s right.

after bingeing Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz (embracing that classic 90s era vibe), I've decided I'm just gonna watch all the Gundams - why not? M.S. Gundam E1 is WILD: abstract reflections on the meaning of war? ✅ mobile suit on mobile suit combat? ✅ traumatized teenagers? ✅ happy pop theme? ✅

my basic understanding of the doctrine of Election goes something like this: YOU, the person hearing the Gospel, have been elected by God! yes YOU!!!

FWIW, this is one of those principles you read in Aristotle where he’s concerned about the full application of pure democracy. There exists the danger of a headless mob driven by its brute instincts, rather than guided by Reason! this is one of the reasons for the “middle option” of polity… but…

I had a HUGE week this week, plus Presbytery, plus the church is hosting a wedding (thank God I’m not officiating that one!, I’d be dead!), and so midday on Friday (my day off) I figured out the direction for my Ascension sermon, and … it’s just Chapter 11 of the Scots Confession.

Original, AD&D, AD&D 2nd edition, 3rd, 3.5e, 5e, and Pathfinder

last Maganac post I promise (until I complete Sandrock)

okay, I’ve now rewatched all of GWing plus Endless Waltz, and………. … I really think we need a remake??

real talk: what if we made a Robert’s Rules of Order social media where everyone is required to make conversation ONLY following RRO procedure???

I used to be iffy on the NLT, and then I got better as an exegete and realized how seriously the scholars who composed it were at their craft. But I am a lifelong NIV stan in general.

Present, Future, Aorist, Perfect, Pluperfect, Aorist Passive 🏺

did a better scene setup for the Maganac and two Leos it looks like our Maganac buddy could use some help! so I need to start building Sandrock…!

“Also, Middlemarch is better than Moby-Dick,” the Pope stated, conclusively resolving the debate.

The Maganac is done! (and here with his proper loadout)

I haven’t finished the Maganac yet (it’s missing its weapons and hip shields), but at least I can stand it up and pose it against the Leos now 🥰🥰🥰

quick note: Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz is a Christmas movie

man, it sucks that I spent almost all my personal budget already… because…

wow, the rankings on Star Fox 64 just trolled me: I completed the easy route with the kids today and scored 795, and found that my previous high score (circa 2011 ish) was 1025, and my brother’s was 1026 ☠️☠️☠️

so far I’ve had ~18 responses, of which ~14 are firmly in the “no antenna, no cable, no satellite” category, and of the remaining 4, only 1 was like “yes, I do normal TV” small sample size — but I’m curious about the broader implications here!

if you are a millennial (born 1981-1996) do you have any *traditional* form of television in your house? that is: you have a device, hooked up to some kind of transmitter, that receives some combination of standard stations and/or satellite stations?

Look, I know we don’t live in a tiered universe, but something about “Jesus go UP!” makes me very happy.

“Alleluia! Not as orphans are we left in sorrow now. Alleluia! He is near us; faith believes, nor questions how. Tho' the cloud from sight received Him when the forty days were o'er, shall our hearts forget His promise, ‘I am with you evermore’?” Blessed first evensong of the Ascension, y’all.

I think a lot of modern evangelicals imagine that the fact that most of the Framers were in some sense “Christian” implies that they shared the modern evangelical’s worldview wholesale, a lot of which didn’t really even exist at the time.

Zohran Mamdani has fully balanced New York City’s $12 billion deficit — an uncomfortable reminder to the political establishment that governments can, in fact, function when taxpayer money isn’t funneled toward lobbyists wealthy benefactors

When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.

there’s a “Dr Tom Wright” in the STL area who has ads for cosmetic liposuction surgery, and every time I hear the ad I think “huh, I guess he’s not New Testament Wright these days”

we’ve got Maganac arms now!

okay, I need to come up with a Presbytery BINGO sheet for Thursday

huh, but also, makes (mostly) sense

here’s the torso + head, with some lining done (I am not ready in my life for painting, but this model is making me realize what paint can do that lining cannot…!)

it is MAGANAC time

Pink 3 Floyds

if i were going to run a left campaign for the democratic nomination for president i would also spend a lot of my time in black churches, fwiw

Springfield, IL is lame. The Khan, whose winter throne is located there, is glorious. But, gosh, what a backward, confused, nonsensical city.

so far, I have to say, the “people in G Wing are insane” narrative hasn’t fully landed for me — I think the American sub pulls out a “tone” that makes their actions make less sense than in the Japanese EXCEPT THIS LUNATIC

E48, everyone’s got their own thing going on: Quatre is fighting Dorothy (with rapiers??), Relena fighting with Heero (with love???), Zechs fighting with the Planet Earth (with a SPACESHIP????), and meanwhile Wufei is having a heart to heart with Treize

there are these jobs that we recognize as important, that somebody *should do* and that, curiously, me or my family etc “shouldn’t have to do that”

yeah, TBQH, I'm at my most anti-libertarian at this (which is saying a lot because I'm pretty darn anti-libertarian): we should have automatic plates-recognition speed and red-light cameras at every single intersection over a certain threshold of deadly incidents

Okay I knew she was a Christian but didn’t know she was a “name drop Deborah and Jabin” Christian

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“100 hours a week” come on. Even if you did it (lol) that's a skill issue and you need to get good at your job.