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Batesy

steviebatesy

About Me

Son, brother, uncle, lover, lawyer, consultant, director, trustee, auteur, satirist, youth worker, historian, theologian, student, teacher, pastor, educator, polemicist, apologist, musician, songwriter, worship leader, unique, unrepeatable, precious child of God, friend.

My Interests

Theology, history, philosophy ...

I'd like to meet:

People seeking truth, but message me first!
Any friends of these guys ...

Music:

Little Earthquakes (Tori Amos); Blue (Joni Mitchell); Hatful of Hollow (The Smiths); The Bends (Radiohead); Dummy (Portishead); Night On Your Side (Gemma Hayes)

Movies:

The English Patient (Anthony Minghella); Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont); Star Wars (George Lucas); La Vita E Bella (Roberto Benigni); The Matrix (Andy & Larry Wachowski); American Beauty (Sam Mendes); Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee)

Television:

Rots your soul

Books:

Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder); Sons And Lovers (DH Lawrence); The Catcher In The Rye (JD Salinger); The Picture Of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde); Coming Up For Air (George Orwell); Far From The Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy); The God Of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)

Heroes:

Jesus; the dude abides ...

My Blog

So many songs, more songs than they can stand ...

Dear Diary, tonight I performed at the Tent Event in Shirley Park. Mot de jour: timbre, n., the particular characteristics of a sound as produced by a specific instrument....
Posted by Batesy on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:26:00 PST

Death at one's elbow ...

Dear Diary, a colleague of mine was killed in a road accident at the weekend. Mot de jour: thanatopsis, n., a reflection or contemplation on death....
Posted by Batesy on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:15:00 PST

But have you seen him go, though?

Dear Diary, for his birthday, I took my Dad to the Spanish GP. Mot de jour: celeritous, adj., swift, speedy....
Posted by Batesy on Fri, 18 May 2007 01:54:00 PST

Sad veiled bride, please be happy ...

Dear Diary, tonight I went to see Laura D in a production of Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical. It was very surreal seeing her in a wedding dress! Mot de jour: presage, v., to forecast...
Posted by Batesy on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:56:00 PST

So let's go where we're wanted ...

Dear Diary, today Laura and I went to see The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, performed by the RSC and starring Ian McKellen. Mot de jour: urbane, adj., having the level of sophistication characteristi...
Posted by Batesy on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:11:00 PST

She told me she loves me, which means she must be insane ...

Dear Diary, today Laura got her Occupational Health form, which officially certifies her as sane. Mot de jour: lyssophobia, n., a pathological fear of going insane....
Posted by Batesy on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:41:00 PST

But, you know, no one stays up for you ...

Dear Diary, I've been poorly sick all week with a tummy bug. Mot de jour: tribulation, n., grievous trouble....
Posted by Batesy on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:45:00 PST

Historians note, I am finally born ...

Dear Diary, this Easter I am celebrating my 21st birthday. Mot de jour: soteriology, n., the study of salvation....
Posted by Batesy on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:51:00 PST

Can you squeeze me into an empty page of your diary?

Dear Diary, I just have too much to do and not enough time to do it. Mot de jour: attrite, adj., worn down, weakened....
Posted by Batesy on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:41:00 PST

Would you look into those 'mother me' eyes?

Dear Diary, I'm trying to change my paradigm on people. Ultimately I just feel God got it right with the flood (Genesis vi:6). Mot de jour: malefaction, n., evil deed, crime, wrongdoing....
Posted by Batesy on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:39:00 PST