external monologue

jesus loves fresh air

yesterday i helped emily move from her downtown apartment to a house up on lookout mountain where she'll be living for the upcoming school year. as usual with any time that i'm moving something bigger than a book box, i borrowed josiah's pickup truck. those of you who have been in his truck before may recognize the "i heart jesus" air freshner. i won't say anything about this except that i like it, and i'm glad that it's not some lame attempt at irony... right josiah? right?

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last night i finished fast food nation, the eric schlosser book about the fast food industry in america that i've been reading. and, i have to say, i think everyone should read this book. even if some of it is a bit biased, and even if some of the research is skewed (which as far as i can tell, it isn't), it will make you think more consciously about the way you eat and how your burger gets from the farm to the non-biodegradable polystyrene box at your favorite fast-food joint. if you don't want to read the book, at least check out the original articles it was based on.

my brother joel mentioned the band the streets the other day. i found a video of their most recent single, "fit but you know it."

dan sent me a link about spirituality in higher education. i haven't dug into it too much yet, but it looks interesting.