The Bible & ontd_startrek

[rodo]

☞ Since I finished the first of my long reading projects last month (an abridged version of The Canterbury Tales), I started reading the Bible again. Just, you know, because it's part of our culture and all. I stopped somewhere in the Second Book of Moses (Exodus) the last time, because it's very, very boring. And I refuse to skip books. Anyway, I started with the ten commandments again, and read a few pages. I learned quite a few things: 1) If you beat up your slave and he doesn't die immediately but a few days afterwards, you won't be punished. 2) There are only three things listed under "offenses punishable by death" in my version (being a witch, having sex with animals and sacrificing to other gods). There are a lot of crimes you can be executed for, though. 3) God is weirdly specific when it comes to interior design. In fact, he goes on about it for several pages.

☞ ontd_startrek seems like a funny comm, but I really shouldn't follow any links there. My computer has less problems with InDesign, even though I don't have the RAM, the processor and the space on my hard drive that it requires. *sigh*

☞ Does anyone other than me watch Kings? I like the series, despite the fact that certain parts of it are rather problematic.

Comments

[bettina]

I watch Kings, it's really interesting. I loved the Jack bits in the latest episode!

[rodo]

Yeah. I was really afraid that they'd turn him into a villain, but so far he seems mostly ambiguous, which I love.

[bettina]

Yeah, me too. He seems a lot more interesting than David.

[rodo]

Hmm, I think David has potential too (mainly when it comes to him being torn between his family, his love, his king and his duty), and I don't mind him and the romantic plot, which happens to me quite often with other series.

But as a character, he really isn't as interesting as Jack.

[bettina]

He has potential, yes. But I find him kind of... boring.