Grumbling all the while, Hoshino hesitantly opened the door of the shrine, and
Colonel Sanders shined his flashlight inside. Sure enough, there was an old round stone
inside. Just like Nakata said, it was about the size of a big rice cake, a smooth white
stone.
“This is it?” Hoshino asked.
“That’s right,” Colonel Sanders said. “Take it out.”
“Hold on a minute. That’s stealing.”
“No matter. Nobody’s going to notice if a stone like this is missing. And nobody’ll
care.”
“Yeah, but the stone is owned by God, right? He’s gonna be pissed if we take it
out.”
Colonel Sanders folded his arms and stared straight at Hoshino. “What is God?”
The question threw Hoshino for a moment.
Colonel Sanders pressed him further. “What does God look like, and what does
He do?”
“Don’t ask me. God’s God. He’s everywhere, watching what we do, judging
whether it’s good or bad.”
“Sounds like a soccer referee.”
“Sort of, I guess.”
“So God wears shorts, has a whistle sticking out of His mouth, and keeps an eye
on the clock?”
“You know that’s not what I mean,” Hoshino said.
“Are the Japanese God and the foreign God relatives, or maybe enemies?”
“How should I know?”
“Listen—God only exists in people’s minds. Especially in Japan, God’s always
been kind of a flexible concept. Look at what happened after the war. Douglas
MacArthur ordered the divine emperor to quit being God, and he did, making a speech
saying he was just an ordinary person. So after 1946 he wasn’t God anymore. That’s
what Japanese gods are like—they can be tweaked and adjusted. Some American
chomping on a cheap pipe gives the order and presto change-o—God’s no longer God. A
very postmodern kind of thing. If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t.
And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.”
My Boy Builds Coffins [Premise]
“I can imagine being about 40 and looking for him again, only to turn up and find that he’s settled with a beautiful wife and beautiful kids and he’s completely happy… and I’m still on my own.” -Adele.
How Much Do We All Love Saturn?
Astronomer Mark Thompson shares his passion for the ringed planet, exposing some of its most enduring mysteries.
Of all the planets in the Solar System, there are none as stunning nor intriguing as Saturn. It has been known for thousands of years, though only with the invention of the telescope was its true nature revealed.
It’s an alien world that is easy to spot with the unaided eye and even with a basic telescope, Saturn’s true beauty is there to be enjoyed. April is a great month to take a look at the planet as it lies at opposition on April 12 — meaning it is opposite to the sun in the sky so is visible all night, rising as the sun sets and setting as the sun rises.
It only takes a magnification of around 20 to 25 times for the rings to become visible, so even a small bird-spotting telescope will resolve them, but a larger telescope is needed to see the gaps in the rings or the belts around the planet.
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They could ‘Stop the World’. (Aranda’s latest album review)
Known for Kelly Clarkson’s cover of their songs on her 2009 album ‘All I Ever Wanted’. Despite it all, Aranda has been one of those Rock band who is so underrated in terms of what kind of music they could offer to the Rock Mainstream. With the release of their eponymous album back in 2008, I know this band will work it out and could kick some ass (I highly recommend that album. It just got this soul and feel-bad tune in every tracks). ‘Stop the World’, their latest album and released in late of January this year, is one hell of Hard Rock inspired album that’ll sure let you bang your head as hard as they sing! They’ve put the effort to somehow stray away a little to their previous album and create music that has a tinge of brutality w/ every rhythm they play. Hands down to the tracks ‘Hey Sally’, ‘Satisfied’ and ‘Undone’ for these tracks I consider the highlights of the entire album.
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I’d give my entire life savings to see Bruce Springsteen come on stage and knock the piss out of Chris Brown. #neverforget
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