Category: <span>General</span>

I’ve heard a little about the book – only really so much as have ‘seen it around online’.

Why We’re Not Emergent.

They have a chapter free up online. I was genuinely interested so I had a read – now, look I kind of a little bit get what their doing, but it feels rather semantical, and the first chapter was rather flat.

They seem to be still looking at issues of morals as defining imperatives in following Jesus?

And I had to laugh about the whole ’emergent pastors look cool’ thing…

What I want to know, is did they set out to find the holes? Knowing myself, I can usually find or make something exist like that if I’m trying to.

Regardless of the angle you’re coming from, this type of thing pisses me off as much as it pisses me off when my package lecturer slags off other universities.

It’s fun to be scathing (Especially when your uni tutors get to read it)..

The Eco & Ud House is positively terrifying. As a house of the future we are presented with an eco-friendly, comfort giving, insular module. On the surface the building is thoroughly desirable. Panasonic have created a perfect living environment with the Japanese cultural assumption of a generational home. While maintaining an eco-approach to practically all rooms of the house the Eco & Ud assumes that technologically aided living is way forward. In truth, electronic beds, computerised lighting and imagery are not necessary for everyday comfort and the removal of such items leaves a more simple design for living and consequently a more environmental one.

Domestic life in one sense is enhanced through communal spaces and digital ‘big-brother’ technology, creating a peace of mind for parents and yet life is lost through the reduction of freedom and the unseen constraints presented by an overwhelming level of digital instruction.

Housing in the future should take into consideration the technology available but should strip it back to it’s most simple form. This way true community and relationships can develop through conversation, complication and lessons of life learned through difficulty and hardship. Selfish living, as promoted by this type of house is not constructive for relationships. The people you meet are one and the same, prisoners of their carefully crafted environment. The indoor garden is a pale comparison of the outside green and further prisons the house occupants. The garden makes a strong metaphorical claim that perfect living is simply an illusion that technology cannot buy.

The process of turning twenty two has finally dragged itself to a slow halt. The Friday saw us at the Suburban, a sweet local bar (My first visit) and I’ll probably return. Last night was complete with ‘cook your own dinner‘ on the at the Matheson household and lively game of Settlers.

Saturday was a trip into the city and the comedy festival to see Good News Week (Showing on tv Monday night), so we had a good laugh and got to immerse ourselves the the psuedo true applause of television filming.

Last night I also made it to the footy and like every game I go in to see, the Tigers got thrashed.

Post of non-this-is-the-day coming soon.

I like you all, so I think I might tell you that today is my birthday (I did already anyway in the previous post).

Farewell oh 21, today is 22 and I’m finally sounding a tiny bit older.

(And Geoff gave me some nice presents)