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I tried Latin in hs, and got tired of the amount of homework. By the end of hs I was quite conversational in Spanish, though I've now forgotten most of it. Since then, I've tried Russian and Attic Greek. My Greek teacher moved, and I've no one with whom I could practice the Russian. Most...

It gets even more confusing for those of us that don't belong in either category.

I need to get back to my collection, including that book. Problem is, Chesterton can be intense, even though he's so fun to read, so I find myself having to sit back with a stoned-sounding "Wow!" every little bit. Incidentally Rusmeister, you might also want to check out Utopia of Usurers as...

Well, if we're talking tv shows, I think Resurrection Man could make a great series.

It all depends on your sources for this. The Greeks, and some early non-Roman, depending on how you consider what made a person a Roman, Christians had a few things to say. If I had to come up with something, naturalistic mystics would be closer than anything having to do with knights, as...

As with aliens and ghosts, I generally prefer to remain cheerfully agnostic here. I have no actual reason to doubt the existence, or one-time existence of fairies and such. Just because something is either pre-Christian, or not mentioned Biblically does not make it evil, any more than a...

The way it was explained to me, by Fr Nick Capilos of blessed memory, was that we don't actually own our bodies. They are ultimately the property of God, and we are just stewards. We are to take care of them, not to do with them whatever we see fit. Now, that being said, he wouldn't have...

Why purple?

Meh. I've been reading fantasy since before I was a teen, and I know a lot kids that did and do the same. I have yet to see any trouble discerning the difference. As Disney flicks have already been cited, they work as a nice substitute. Do you really think small children believe the...

I don't know where you are in relation to Knoxville, or I might be able to find out from some of the farmers I know, since they do tend to keep up somehow. Likely, you're looking for something 20-30 miles from the main part of the city, though I also don't know where that is in relation to Oak...

Wait. What is being posited here, another hypostasis, or simply an appearance of one of the three in an unknown context?

A point: It really is Saint Augustine. He has been in the Calendar for many centuries. My own patron saint argued against both those who uplifted St Augustine's teachings to highly, and those who called him a heretic, saying that either one was a way of dishonouring a great saint.

Unfortunately, the computers I currently have access to for internet (at work) don't have speakers.:( Tomorrow I'll be adding some Iron Maiden, and looking around on my personal computer for some other things to add to my player.

Personally, I'm eclectic, that being a fancy way of saying that I manage to remain picky even though I like a wide variety of music. On my MP3 player currently, though it's subject to change on a daily basis: Black Sabbath (my absolute favourite rock band, though I never got into Tony Martin...

I'm present, though I don't check it very often.

To some degree, all fiction is a form of fantasy. I personally tend to prefer fantasy for its greater tendency to concentrate on characters, rather than on the specifics of technology, xenogeology, etc. As to the original question, it's simply a matter of accepting a story on its own terms...

My favourite that I made up was for the old Marvel RPG. I kid you not, his name was Ed, and he was a low powered shape shifter.

Well, I guess that I should admit, for those who haven't noticed, after about three months, I'm back.... ish. I can only post when I'm at work, and that only leaves me an hour or so, on those nights I can get to it. Otherwise, it's those rare chances when I'm at someone else's place.

I don't know a lot about the film's history. I thought it was released in the late 30's, though. If that's the case, I have doubts about much a peace treaty with Germany. One thing I did like was that there is a sentence, that, at least in the subtitles, is almost identical to one from...

I didn't like the film Alesandr Nevsky. It was simply too much propaganda for me. I mean, the Teutons actually have the RC Pope with them, and he's got a swastika on his mitre. Also, for a great saint of the Church, I dislike how the only time Orthodoxy is really shown in the movie is some...