Some time back, I wrote a post called “Dating a Christian Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea“. This is someone else’s story, as you can tell from the title. She is the one who helped me to realize I should gather multiple stories on the issue. Hello, lovelies. My name is Candi. I grew up … More Dating a Christian Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea: Candi’s Story
I had an interesting conversation on Twitter last night. I wanted to share because the other person made one very horrific tweet, and because I thought I handled the conversation very well, for once. Here’s the link to the whole thread. For those who don’t wish to read the whole thread, here’s what I tweeted … More Twitter Nonsense: No Gay People?
I found this article this morning: http://www.advocate.com/youth/2014/08/28/watch-christian-familys-terrifying-response-son-coming-out I encourage you to watch the actual video, if you have not already done so. However, I will warn you that it is horrifying. I have a couple of little issues with the article. For one thing, the title of the article has “Christian” in quotes, implying that the … More A Follow-up to the Viral Coming Out Video
I’m not sure what time I would wake up if I had the choice, but I do know I would not set an alarm. If it was early enough, I would start by getting some writing done; whether a new “short story” or a few more sentences in a novel or some characterization or even … More An Ideal Day
Disclaimer: This is based solely on my own experience. Other people will likely have different experiences, and the analogy does not apply to greenfield projects. Programming in College is like being given complete blueprints and all the tools and materials you need to build a nice little cottage on a neat and clean foundation. Once … More Programming: College vs Corporation
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Weekends are never long enough. Especially weekends where I end up having to do laundry and clean the gerbil cages. There are three gerbil cages now because I got little black ones because they are adorable and I might have a problem. The hamster cage needs cleaned again, too. I personally have not noticed any … More Another Link Collection
I’ve been having some arguments on reddit this weekend (big surprise, right?) that I hope to turn into two new blog posts. While I’m working on that, here’s some great ideas we should fund:
This person has a very valid point.
My boyfriend and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary of being together yesterday, so today I’m just going to share this image. It illustrates a lot of things, including that everybody is guilty of indoctrinating their child to some extent, especially if the child is young. Is it wrong to wait to teach children why … More Child Indoctrination
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 