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Somethings going down…

// January 22nd, 2010 // Comments Off // Life

Hmmm.

On another note… I’m going to try to make beef stroganof for some friends tomorrow.  Hopefully I don’t flub it up like I did last time.
I forgot the beef bullion and onions last time which is where most of the flavor comes from.

Spread a little happiness

// January 22nd, 2010 // Comments Off // Life

Coke is an amazing company… in terms of spreading "their" gospel… they’ve out done the church.  There is most likely coca-cola in places that havent even heard the gospel yet and for that we should be ashamed but in a small way inspired.  I remember a story pastor wes told during sunday night church a few years ago… he went on this mission trip and it took hours on a plane… then they traveled by jeep for hours… then by boat for hours and then a 2 day hike to reach this remote tribe that has never heard the gospel…when they had arrived the tribes people offered them a coke.
Just something to think about while you watch this funny video…

Stand by your word

// January 22nd, 2010 // Comments Off // Life

At the beginning of the year I heard this commercial on air1 radio for this web site manofhisword.net.

It was a challenge for men to read their bible everyday and through the whole bible in 1 year.  I signed up because that was already my resolution.   My reading time in the past has come in waves… sometimes I’d read it consistently for awhile and then I’d slack off for awhile and so on.

Growing up in the motorcycle community taught me a lot about respect and standing behind your word.  Bikers rely on their reputation a lot and if it were tarnished it could mean some serious consequences.

Seeing things through is something that I strive to do and yes I do fail a lot of times but it tears me up inside when I fail.  If nothing else everyone should know that when I say that I’m going to do something I will do my best to do it.

If you ever find yourself slacking off on your relationship with God… I challenge you to make Him a promise and stand by that word.
There are 11 months left in this year (2010) to draw close to God and its never too late to give God your word of commitment.

Google Nexus One Phone

// January 17th, 2010 // Comments Off // Life

So I was thinking of upgrading to a nexus one phone (googles new phone).   There are two options… I can either buy the phone with a two year contract and a new plan for $179 or I can buy the unlocked phone with no contract and keep my current plan for $529.

After I crunched some numbers I realized that if I keep my current plan which is more than enough for me I would save $444.00 each year which means by the first year it would come out to $94 cheaper for me to by the $529 phone instead of the $179 phone with the new plan.

It would also mean that I save $538 dollars in the amount of time that I would have been locked into that 2 year contract.

Gee wiz I’m glad I crunched some numbers.

With google voice and my fave 5 plan I have unlimited calling and data for only $65 a month which right now is a plan that I don’t want to get rid of so I think I may just buy the unlocked phone outright.
Now at $529 that is a lot of money for a phone… I wonder if there is a phone better than the nexus one for that price.

Poem: This Time

// January 15th, 2010 // Comments Off // Art

Here is a poem I wrote which could easily turn into a song down the line….

Innocence is a gift you are given
You are hurt and then forgive them
Its not as easy as it seems
people make it out to generally be

But sometimes you have to move on
Move on to a place that you can rely on
where faith and fear and peace they all collide
It is the place where you find that you’re alright

This is the time this is the place
when you lay it down on the line
and it breaks binds of the lies
that held you down from a new horizon
that held you back and kept you blinded

This time you’ve gone too far
This time you’ve cut too deep
This time is last time I will say this line.. this time.

In your opinion do you like hearing my opinion?

// November 18th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Life

I noticed today that for somebody who is pretty easy going I have some strong opinions about things.  I see the PROs and CONs of being stubborn about my own opinions.  The biggest flaw I noticed was that I a lot of times consider my opinion to be the majority. For instance I convince myself and sometimes assume that most people would agree with my opinion and in my mind it becomes the best opinion without any hard statistics to back it up.   Now it may be true if its a well educated assumption but the flaw here is that you’ll probably get as many votes for different ideas evenly across the board most of the time if you ask enough people.

I’m sure this sort of thing that I do annoys people even know no one has ever said anything.  I should probably correct this before anyone does say anything.

hmm how to stop doing something like this can be challenging… maybe every I notice myself having an opinion on the right way to do something I’ll try to think about my reasoning and find factual backing to that opinion.  Yeah thats what I’ll do.

Later space cadets!

Modesty

// November 2nd, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Life

I’m not one to join in many halloween events so I may be bias but I don’t think my opinion is wrong.

It seems like all modesty goes out the window for even some of the most innocent girls on halloween.  Its november 2nd and the halloween party pictures are starting to get added to facebook and yes it bothers me when I see some of these girls outfits.  I guess the persons attitude has a lot to do with their modesty but I can’t understand why some of the girls would dress the way that they did when they sure wouldn’t go out of the house dressed in such short skirts and what not any other day.

When I look at the bible and consider what it says in matthew chapter 5 "But I say to you that whoever looks at a women to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” I just can’t help but become disappointed with the christian woman that dress this way.  Its a very strong accusation and consequence that not enough people take serious enough these days.

I’ve been hanging out in isaiah this past week and the strictness of God’s rules just seem especially clear the way Isaiah puts it.

I’ll miss frank

// October 24th, 2009 // Comments Off // Life

Wednesday night while I was at church my dad’s best friend (frank) had a heart attack.  My mom left the voicemail and after church by the time I checked it…he was dead.
Frank and Dianne are like extensions of our family… pretty much the closest thing to an uncle and aunt.

After church I called my mom and she told me that he was "gone"… I was just speechless.  It felt like my brain had shut down and was not able to process anything.  I walked back into church, grabbed my coat and just left.  I ended up driving past my house for a long drive of silence.  I didn’t have the stereo on or anything.

I still can’t believe that he is gone… I really miss him and wish I got to see him more recently before he left for heaven.   I miss sitting around listening to him and my dad have theological debates haha.  Those two old men really kept eachother sharp.  I’ll miss seeing him driving around in his chevy cavalier that he turned into a 3 wheeler motorcycle.  He was one of the best metal fabricators I’ve ever met and a really good friend of our family.

Staying up

// October 20th, 2009 // Comments Off // Life

Sometimes the oddest things keep me up late at night.  I must have some sort of an insomnia thing going on.
I was thinking of what my life would be like if I adopted a baby… my mind was running and running last night about many things but that thought really kept me awake.
I thought about all of the joys and all of the things I’d have to give up to raise that little one.  I thought about how hard it would be raising a child by myself and all of the above.  I thought that even if I was married, I’d probably end up getting rid of a lot of my hobbies just to make enough time for the relationships.

It was an odd night of thinking.

Somewhere last night I wondered if I did go full-time with music, how it would affect my life.  I mean if you don’t have an interest in life, its hard to write music that people can relate to.  I really enjoy it part-time right now.

Family

// October 11th, 2009 // Comments Off // Life

I’m feeling a bit under the weather today and that old movie "Paulie" came on the tv while I was laying down.
It made me miss my family because I actually remembered when I was like 13 and we rented the movie for a family night.

Its hard living so far away from family sometimes.  Its not like I can take a drive or a train to go see them in a few hours.  I still don’t know how this living in oregon thing is working.  I love it but I’m missing a lot of my brothers and my parents lives.  They’re missing out on my life too.  I don’t think I’m really being nostalgic but more so real with myself.