"working men of all countries, UNITE!"

i spent the afternoon reading the communist manifesto. the was the first time i've read it in its entirity and i have to say i was somewhat amused, but found it horribly painful. first off, marx/engels, run-on sentences and improper punctuations are a "no-no." okay, so that said, it was amusing in that it was so dramatic in places. maybe i can't relate because i'm not living in the middle of an industrial revolution or in 19th century prussia where i'm about to get a beat-down from some nice ol' conservatives. my favorite line: "let the ruling classes tremble at a communistic revolution." haha, i want that on a t-shirt. second favorite line: "the 'dangerous class' [lumpenproletariat] the social scum, that passively rotting mass thrown off by the lowest layers of the old society..." damn boys! be nice.

[insert smooth transition here] ...if you're looking for some interesting reading (specifically on religion), i highly recommend this book. my aunt was kind enough to send it to me after reading my post questioning whether i could balance a career in academia and faith. i'm only in the third chapter, but i'm really eager to get through it. i think, for me, it's been really interesting because i just finished reading for a three-work module on secularization. for someone who was brought up religious, it was really discouraging. anyway, i'd recommend the book if you're trying to learn more about Christianity, especially if you believe but have doubts about whether it could really be true. okay, i'm done now.

my little brother comes to visit me tomorrow. i'm psyched!