Digressions
Jan. 11th, 2004 01:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarigwaemirAd Mundo Exteriore,
St. Hilary help me, I'm in a Photoshop mood and I shouldn't be. (Why St. Hilary? Because Tuesday, January 13 is his birthday and Tuesday is the day by when I should have my Rome of Augustus paper finished. Obviously, I haven't been working on the aforementioned paper, which is why I need help.) I've been working on a new Sasuke skin, and right now, I'm at the fun stage, when I'm not tired of the skin yet. Plus, it's going to be a 2D skin again, and those are always so much less painful than, well, 3D skins. ;_;
Argh. I just need to turn the computer off, and then I'll get some work done. Going to do so now. (Now, let's hope the computer will stay off.)
Oh, if you're interested, St. Hilary (of Poitiers) was a fourth century bishop in Gaul, who was born into a pagan family and known in particular for his "great learning". He used that education to become known as a defender of (current) orthodoxy against the Arian heresy, although he also tried his best to attempt a reconciliation between the more moderate "Semi-Arians" and the Western bishops. Generally failed, partly because the Roman emperor at the time supported the Arians and partly because the extremists on both sides pretty much despised him. Information obtained from this site.
The Arian heresy, in case you're still interested, revolves around the problem of whether the Trinity, and more specifically, whether or not the Son is divine and "in one being with the Father". I think the Arians don't precisely deny the Son as God, but they assign a weird, in-between state to the Christ, which I don't understand at all. To me, it seems to be mostly a matter of semantics, but apparently the distinctions are crucial in Greek and Latin.
Speaking of birthdays, today, January 11, is the birthday of our dear federalist, Alexander Hamilton, also known for being on the $10 bill. A Google search reveals that there apparently is a movement to take Hamilton off the bill and put Reagan's face on instead. Being a devout supporter of centralization, I find this bit of news rather insulting.
Oh, if you were wondering, I know all this random trivia thanks to my two 2004 calendars. ^_^
...Tari
Post-script: I think I'll post up various calendar tidbits more often. I know, I know, not all of you approve of saints, and even fewer approve of American history, but too bad. ^_^
St. Hilary help me, I'm in a Photoshop mood and I shouldn't be. (Why St. Hilary? Because Tuesday, January 13 is his birthday and Tuesday is the day by when I should have my Rome of Augustus paper finished. Obviously, I haven't been working on the aforementioned paper, which is why I need help.) I've been working on a new Sasuke skin, and right now, I'm at the fun stage, when I'm not tired of the skin yet. Plus, it's going to be a 2D skin again, and those are always so much less painful than, well, 3D skins. ;_;
Argh. I just need to turn the computer off, and then I'll get some work done. Going to do so now. (Now, let's hope the computer will stay off.)
Oh, if you're interested, St. Hilary (of Poitiers) was a fourth century bishop in Gaul, who was born into a pagan family and known in particular for his "great learning". He used that education to become known as a defender of (current) orthodoxy against the Arian heresy, although he also tried his best to attempt a reconciliation between the more moderate "Semi-Arians" and the Western bishops. Generally failed, partly because the Roman emperor at the time supported the Arians and partly because the extremists on both sides pretty much despised him. Information obtained from this site.
The Arian heresy, in case you're still interested, revolves around the problem of whether the Trinity, and more specifically, whether or not the Son is divine and "in one being with the Father". I think the Arians don't precisely deny the Son as God, but they assign a weird, in-between state to the Christ, which I don't understand at all. To me, it seems to be mostly a matter of semantics, but apparently the distinctions are crucial in Greek and Latin.
Speaking of birthdays, today, January 11, is the birthday of our dear federalist, Alexander Hamilton, also known for being on the $10 bill. A Google search reveals that there apparently is a movement to take Hamilton off the bill and put Reagan's face on instead. Being a devout supporter of centralization, I find this bit of news rather insulting.
Oh, if you were wondering, I know all this random trivia thanks to my two 2004 calendars. ^_^
...Tari
Post-script: I think I'll post up various calendar tidbits more often. I know, I know, not all of you approve of saints, and even fewer approve of American history, but too bad. ^_^
