Akiramenaide hatenai hatena...

Means (very) roughly "don't give up until the end". Rapping in Japanese amuses me.

Today I was walking to Five Points, and I passed by that new apartment complex. I used to admire the yard, how the grass is so green even now. Anyway, I saw this guy in a truck stop in front of the yard, carrying this huge tube which was attached to it. Wanting to possibly witness the secret to the super-yard, I paused for a moment to see what he would do. Well, I found out the secret, all right- it turns out what was in the tube was green spray-paint. I laughed all the way to Food Lion.

I think it was a good idea to read Leviticus along with a commentary. Somehow taking these things in historical context helps it make a lot more sense. I think I've always looked at this from a big-picture perspective- you know, being able to appreciate Jesus' sacrifice for us more by studying all these rules and regulations the Israelites had to follow. But learning about why burnt offerings and grain offerings are different, for example, is really helping me understand it a little better as it applies to me(albeit in a very abstract fashion). Like, grain offerings were just to give thanks to God, often for a good harvest...but I wonder how much the Israelites would've remembered to thank God for something like that if they hadn't been commanded to. I know I'm prone to just jump in and take the good stuff that happens to me- and maybe God might get a quick thank you. But I'm so blessed right now- I should be thanking God every day for the life I have now. I like how important salt was in grain offerings, too. It was to remind the Israelites of God's promises to them, so it's kinda like when you're giving thanks, you can be sure that the best is yet to come. I like that.