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“Did you wear through your sandals that are on your feet, and did you tear your garments that are on you while you were transiting heaven and earth?” —Ancient Egyptian pick-up lines for the win!

I found this on page 110 of The Literature of Ancient Egypt, a text used for my Ancient Egyptian Religion course. It might not have exactly been a pick-up line in context, but I can’t help but be amused by how similar this line is to today’s “Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”
Apr 22, 20117 notes
I haven't read very much for "fun" . . .

… over this past year and a half. At least, not much outside of what’s been required of me for school. Then again, I also have a terrible memory, thanks to which I have trouble recalling what activities I took part in even the day before, so I could just be confused.

In the past eight months, I’ve probably read over 50 books for school. Some required by a class/teacher, some simply necessary to meet source requirements for a paper. Last quarter, I must have read a good 15 books alone about the biblical book of Jonah for a single paper. Granted, I’m pretty sure I now know everything there is to know about those two pages of the Bible. =|

That’s another book I’ve been reading a lot from lately. The Bible. A lot of it for classes (religious studies major), but on occasion I find myself reading it just for funsies. I would most definitely recommend it. The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament—sort of) in particular is beyond fascinating.

So yeah, that’s where I’m at so far as reading goes. It hasn’t been for pure pleasure in quite sometime, but at least it’s never been exactly painful.

Apr 22, 20111 note
Read any good books lately?

It’s been a while and I’m not sure if I’m actually returning to start-up this tumblr again, but I’m thinking a post here, right now, might motivate me to return tomorrow or the next day (when it’s not one in the morning) and post something more worthwhile. In the meantime, if any of you still follow this blog, read any good books lately?

Apr 22, 20116 notes
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