Monday Love: The Friendly Atheist
by Katie Kish on Mar.24, 2008, under Atheism, Blogs, Monday Love
I dont know if I’ve ever mentioned it in my many monday love posts - but those really are my lips and hand writing! I thought it needed a personal touch.
I have a problem when I read Hemant’s blog - I wish I wrote everything that’s on it… so I’m always like “I’ll just open this up in a new tab and write about it later” to the point where I have about 9 Friendly Atheist tabs open for like 3 days. Everything else gets closed because I lose interest in whatever topic happens to be there (unless it’s about dinosaurs) but his remain open. *sigh* But things like this post on a cheeto looking like Jesus - but really looking like a fetus is just absolutely hilarious, and I can’t just read it and go on with my life. I have to remain hung up on it for days.
So why is it that I don’t write about his blog ALL the time? Eventually I tell myself I’m being silly and close all my tabs in Firefox without doing anything about them. Yep. He’s like a drug. I flush it down, but I always get more. He’s like …Sufjan Stevens in blog form… only not religious. And I don’t picture him having an overly glorious singing voice. …
My group is becoming affiliated with the Secular Student Associated almost entirely due to the fact that we think it will be easier to get him into Canada this way 
mwa ha.
Anyway - the one thing I did want to take away from his blog has absolutely nothing to do about his blog or even him - but my Easter… rather, and the posts that are spawning from it. So watch for the following:
1. 9/11 wasn’t an inside job
2. skepticism doesn’t always mean atheism, and skepticism is nothing to be afraid of
3. The OUT campaign and why I am going to finally embrace it.
I *will* write them tonight. This is what I call “forcing myself to blog” because I really do want to do it more. The problem is that I’d rather be group blogging. So that I had someone else to be blog happy with. Who wants to take me on??? Any takers?? I’m atheist who likes dinosaurs! What more could you want? Nothing.
If you’re not familiar with Hemant’s blog (i know at least 5 of you aren’t) go take a read now. And mention to him that you know an atheist girl who would marry him, but she’s not indian.
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March 24th, 2008 on 10:48 pm
if i were this guy id be hoppin’ on a plane to canada asap.
i dont see anything special about his blog. have you read his book?
March 25th, 2008 on 12:55 am
You’re too sweet
Sufjan is amazing. I’m an incredible tenor. And my plane to Canada lands in 5… 4… 3… 2…
March 25th, 2008 on 7:02 am
hahahahahahahahaha
Oh Katie. Your crush on Hemant makes me laugh so hard because you’re so just so goshin’ cute and I know how excited/much you’ll blush when you read that comment from him.
hahahahahahahahahaha
March 25th, 2008 on 8:02 am
His blog is interesting, unlike most atheist blogs. Most atheist blogs simply write about I’d or how this/that is corrupting the world. The stories are good on his, unique.
His book is really well written. If you have him for a talk in canada let us all know - I’d love to go see him.
It looks like the friendly atheist and the liberal debutant are hitting it off quite well. That’s one unholy and we’ll written match.
March 25th, 2008 on 2:18 pm
sorry, i was typing on my pearl which automatically turns letters into abbreviations….”ID” and “well” sigh.
March 25th, 2008 on 7:58 pm
…oh dear. *blush* Well… I’m glad that you (Hemant) like Sufjan. It just adds to the mound of fantastic that had already piled up about you. (although I’m not so sure I believe the bit about being a fantastic tenor, you’ll have to demonstrate sometime.) And all in good time you won’t just be teasing me about landing in Canada. I will have you here.
Dave - Get the Curve, it’s better. Full keyboard is awesome. You’re right about most atheist blogs - a lot of them seem to have a sneer of pretentious or something. His is kind of humble, and cute.
Pharrell - Yes I’ve read his book, and I thought it was really really good, such a unique and interesting idea.
Lauren - shh.
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