For Good, Or For Awesome?

"For those about to Rock" I salute you.


That was an awesome concert! It had Pillar,TFK,John Reuben and Dizmas. John Reuben stole the show though! I don't even like rap, but his music kicked! He was on the mark, and his jokes were hilarious. He was manipulating the crowd like a master puppeteer. The most crowd participation gotten out of one T-shirt I have ever seen! It was so much fun.

Check it! My ticket in still perfect condition. It never got checked. I don't know why, but it didn't.

that's right! So next time you really should go! Because it was such a good concert. Besides, what are we going to tell John Reuben? We can't just tell him you didn't want to go! I mean, he deserves so much more than that! You can't just let him down! You wouldn't want him to let you down...

Well... Next time you'd better show up... So you can throw up your rawkfist with us!

Chau

Google.org

Google.org

Check it!

Google and its philanthropic dreams

We Love You Google!

Melancholy

Somedays thats just what I am.

Check out PostSecret. Yes its sad, but its the world in which we live. Those are the people you talk to everyday. The men and women who form your community. A lot of those people aren't anysort of special case.



Brr... My house feels cold and drafty today. I don't know why. I think that I will go put on a pair of socks. There now my feet aren't as cold. But it is still pretty chilly in here. I put on a jacket. It makes things a little better...

So I just got duped into taking a survey over at Gamespy, I totally thought it was for gamespy when I began, but the further in I got the more doubts I had about the survey. So I just held back a lot of information. Oh Well, as long as they don't send me junk.

I am almost ready to start using my template I made from scratch. We will see I guess. I really should start using it now so that I will get sick of it sooner and make myself a new one sooner.

Chau

Listen to my soothing voice...

Haha... Some how this makes me think of Kip from Napoleon Dynamite

Chau

SpaceMeat Is Soylent Green!

So... I am sick... and totally not feeling good...

I read an article in the NYTimes today about how watching T.V. really can make you smarter. The complex storylines woven in some of todays best T.V. can make people more cognitive. The person who wrote the article suggested that T.V. be rated by how much it makes viewers think. Some shows are informational, but don't really make you think. Neat stuff, all in all...

I really should have had more to say... but I am awfully listless when sick... I just lose interest in everything...


Chau

Lamblasted

I am so confused.

I just don't understand.

E-mail the Pope!

Send the Pope an e-mail! Telling him to excommunicate France!

Email him in English! benedictxvi@vatican.va
Email him in Italian! benedettoxvi@vatican.va

I don't agree with the Catholic Church, or its ways, but I do believe that the Pope could do a lot of good for the world morally. OR He could do a lot of bad. It isn't easy being Pope, I should know.


Space Pope!

"I'm Blogging This"

I discovered Google Scholar today! Its a very interesting to search with. You find all sorts of documents you might not every find otherwise. Like I searched blogging, and found a dearth of articles. I just finished reading an article from some students at Standford. They wrote on blogging. It was kind of stimulating, but not really. They spoke about blogs as a place for "thinking while writing" and such. *sigh* Yeah, only kind of interesting.

Don't forget to read the rest of my rant!

Oh! I just found the Visual Thesaurus! I have seen this before but never played with it. It looks wonderful! I saw it once, years ago on TSS. I miss those guys. I haven't downloaded the podcast, but I might. Since its done in podcasting, I don't know if I want to sit and listen to half an hour of audio. Maybe I will though.

I feel like my paragraphs are getting smaller and smaller. The more I write the more I feel like spacing my text dramatically. I keep putting less and less sentences together. I don't know why. I can't explain. I think it might have something to do with seeing so many posts from people who don't know that they can start new paragraphs. I am sure you have all seen them. People do it all the time. Especially at Xanga.com. I feel that Xanga has a lower quality blog out put than Blogger. I think its bloggers just tend to be younger at Xanga. And the web design skills displayed there continually appall me. Ughh... The neon frame designs kill my eyes.

I don't know what I think about places like Movable Type, My Space or livejournal. I guess its great that there are so many options, but sometimes I feel like the different flavors detract from the blogging atmosphere. Take my space for instance, it really just seems like a social network instead of a blogging tool. Which very well maybe what it is... In the end good blogging comes down to the individual person. How much time and effort he puts into it. I don't care if you write well, as long as you put effort into your posts.

Yeah... Well... I think that's it for this ramble folks.

Chau

Blogger... I hate you

Ok... Blogger hasn't been working at all today...

And all the blogs powered by it seem sluggish and slow to upload, if they do at all...

Chau

Getting "chewed out"

Ok... So I left the computer on up stairs, and I totally got chewed out for it. Which is ironic in away because BigZ was supposed to be there so people could be up there. But I am glad that I got chewed out and not him. I would have felt bad if he got chewed out. Although I was pretty certain that the announcement team was going to use the computer to edit a video for Wednesday. But whatever... I guess I take the blame for this one.

Chau

Blogging the Art, Blogging the Style

I feel that Blogging, in a sense, is an artform. A beautiful artform that can yield equally beautiful results. Some people have wonderful blogs, that are unique and special in their own sense. Built with love and care, long hours poured into making them something worth while. And on the other end of the scale there are blogs into which no time or thought has been spent. Poorly written posts bluntly making points about this or that. Written as though words were a cudgel and not a sword.

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Blogging does not come easily to all. Some need a great deal of practice to make something worth reading. For others it flows easily, going from their mind to the screen as though they were linked. Some need to look high and low to find something to post on. But for others its as though they have to hold back some of what they have, lest they never stop writing.

The best blog of all maybe the one that is done for joy, and not for greed. Some writers enjoy plying their trade, writing about this or that of interest. Their cheer making the posts almost come alive in their hands. Others plot to make easy money from blogging. Quickly spitting out posts, hoping for money to come just as quickly.

But however a person blogs, they shouldn't worry about what others think of it. If you are writing just for money, be proud of your entrepreneurship. If you write for the sake of writing, good for you! Be proud of what you have written!

In the end, it still comes down to the blog

Expandable Posting?

Hello! I think that I have made my posts expandable!

Which I hope will make my blog much more professional looking. Not that it really matters because no one reads it. But it will still be fun!

So About the Church blog...



I have been thinking that the easiest way to make the church blog real would be to just start making it! I would like to have two sidebars, one on the right, and another on the left. The one on the right having Links and such, the one on the left having pertinent information. It would be really easy to add video to it and sound. Podcasting might even be an option, all though I doubt the real use for it. Pictures of course would be a breeze. I would like to add permalinks in the left hand sidebar for information on the worship team and upcoming events. I guess I would like the template to be pretty simple, nothing to complex.

I don't know if I would like to add links to other blogs or not. Probably not, even though on some level I would love for my blog and my friends blogs to be linked to it. But there really isn't anything that you can do about it, they just can't be there. It wouldn't be right in some sense. I shouldn't gain from something I did out of charity.

Chau

You Vlog!

OK, here it goes. Lets follow my crazy trail to learn about vlogging!

So first, you are going to want to get an account at Flickr or PhotoBucket. I am using PhotoBucket. I just like that company more. Then you will need to upload a picture to your account. This picture should be of whatever your going to vlog about. As you can see in my previous post I used a picture of Bishop...

Then you will want to get an account from Internet Archive. And then you will need to Download the CreativeCommons Uploader. After you install the Uploader, you should run it and follow its step by step instructions. That will upload it to the Internet Archive, which in turn will process it. The process they run it through can take some time, but it shouldn't to long. Mine was processed in a couple of hours, but I assume it can take longer.

After you upload it, you should get its URL and the URL for your picture. Then you should put this bit of code in your Post to make it a picture you can click on like mine.

*sigh*

I am not really into hand holding so its not very in depth, but if you want some help, feel free to ask.

Chau

I vlog!

K! So Check it! I finally VLOG! It took me a while. Like 3 days of actual work, but its fun! K, so watch it now!




Click the picture for the video!

I will explain all about how I did it in the next post!

Chau

The Dying Christian to his Soul

VITAL spark of heav'nly flame!
Quit, O quit this mortal frame:
Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying,
O the pain, the bliss of dying!
Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife,
And let me languish into life.

Hark! they whisper; angels say,
Sister Spirit, come away!
What is this absorbs me quite?
Steals my senses, shuts my sight,
Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?
Tell me, my soul, can this be death?

The world recedes; it disappears!
Heav'n opens on my eyes! my ears
With sounds seraphic ring!
Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly!
O Grave! where is thy victory?
O Death! where is thy sting?

By Alexander Pope

That is my favorite poem.

Wish I had...

So... You all know that I am a tad net savy. Which always makes me want to be a bit more. I really wish I could register my own domain. So I could have my own site. However, I don't really know how. I suspect that no matter how one does it though, you need 3 things.

1. Money
2. A server
3. A constant Connection

Which aren't huge deals. I also wish I had a server so I could video log. And I could server music to myself, no matter where I was. That would be fun. Not to mention that with a constant connection I could server my own files for everything. I could use FTP or what not to server my own photos and video. It would be fun. Or at least I would have fun. Yeah yeah, oh yeah!

Chau

But wait, theres more!

K... So I found 2 good file hosts. One is TinyPic, and the other is RapidShare

I am also going to check out Flickr and PhotoBucket more. I might like doing things this way better than I like Hello.

Here is a pic from TinyPic:

Which is pretty Nice! I wish that I could type around it more though... Like all the way around it.

They shrink down all the pics you post with them. The one I have featured above started as about 900 kilobytes, now it is about 90 kilobytes. I don't know how long the keep them, they really don't say. But thats ok, since nobody will see this after a week. The maximum image "size" is 250, but even with such large file sizes they can get 4,ooo pics per gigabyte. But judging from how far down they shrunk my pic, they could be getting upwards of 10,000. Pretty sweet deal. I think that I like them even more than RapidShare. I will check out PhotoBucket and see how they are.

K....

Yeah...

I guess I am going to go...


Chau!

Sometimes I just wanna give up...

... and thats the truth

It isn't easy to see the bright side all the time. So when I look to the darkside, its pitch black. No light shines through.

Sigh...

Somedays I want so much to not have to fight anymore... Somedays I just want to lie down and die.

Chau

If it all worked right...

This Should be a link to a download for a movie of baby Bishop... idk though...

Check it out though... I am going to continue looking for free server space.

Chau

*Update*

So... It does work! Its not fantastic, but it works. I realize what I uploaded is also of a pretty poor quality. But thats ok, it proves that it can be done. haha... I am almost tempted to spend money and get a real quality file host. Oh well!

Bloggies!

I was just reading about this years Bloggies. Kind of interesting who won. I know that its been a long time since they happened, but still interesting.

Check this site out, its all about pirated web design. Pretty funny really.

haha, I just heard an awesome quote!

"that's like lemmings telling you that you have a problem with peer pressure."

Owww... My toe really hurts, I stubbed it really bad on the secretary. I was going to go vacuum but now that my toe hurts so bad, I would rather not. Oh Well!

Have all of you downloaded StumbleUpon yet? Well, you had better, because it sure can be fun!

This is so scary... Its as if "All My Base Do Belong To Them!"

Well... I suppose I should stop surfing the net and talk with you. Interesting as it is to go where I have been, I know you would rather know what's on my mind, right?


Ok, I can handle that. So... My Girlfriend has decided now that she is going to masters. Which is kind of sudden and new. I am a little bit disappointed, I will admit. She had been saying that she was going to move to Duluth and go to LSC. Which would have been nice. Instead she will be gone for 9 months to Master's commission in Dallas, Texas. But we can hack it, I guess. But only because we have to. In some ways I think that it will be good for us. But I am guessing that we are going to have to fall in love all over again, do to the drastic changes in our lives. Not that we won't be in love with each other while we are apart, its just that we won't be the same people we were when she left. But that is life, and I am confident in my God that he will see me through it.

Yeah yeah, oh...

My friend Big Z and I seem to have large differing opinions about Christian music. I guess I stand strongly for edification in music. I question some of the mainstream Christian music that I listen to, and its what everyone listens to. Some of the songs about girls and stuff. They are seemingly pointless. I really dislike the ones involving break ups. My favorite band is one that I question strongest. I really like the music but at the same time it seems like it can be very bitter and angry. Sigh... Its not an easy thing to think about. Rejecting your favorite band on the principle that its not edifying. I will be continually thinking about this until I reach my answer. Of course this all brings to light video games... Should I really be playing them? I guess I don't think about these things enough. I should examine in what spirit I am playing these games. How do they effect me? Do the have a tendency to make me sin? Do they draw me towards things they shouldn't? What about the books I read?

Sigh... Its sad that some Christians think that they shouldn't even ask these questions. Some just assume that whatever desire they have comes from God.

*Shakes Head*

Yeah... About time for introspection again, both Bobbie and I have been feeling that. Rightio...

I think I am going for a bike ride. Its a beautiful day out, and I will bring you my camera, hopefully I will have something to show you!

Chau

Girls just want guys with skills...

...Blogging skills...

Hey Hey Hey!


One thing I wish Blogger had was the ability to tab in. I mean seriously, how hard could that be? Oh well, Blogger does a good job, and I am hoping that they will keep up the good work. I wish that the status bar would come back up too... I really wish I knew how many words/posts I have.

Yeah Yeah Yeah YEAAAAAH!

K... well.. I am bored...

Chau

Wow... Some days I am depressed.

Not today though.

Ok, so I have an account over at DeviantART right? Well, I was reading what I had written a long time ago, and some of it was scary depressing. Like serious talk about suicide. No mamsy pambsy talk. Just straight up admission that I wanted to die. Decently good writting, but really scary.

I posted a couple of pictures there, not half bad ones either. Yeah!

So, I really need to sit down and finish my template.

Chau

Comment code...

K, so check this out. I have been writting my own template right? Right...

Which mean everything is less than beautiful, but it still functions. No comments. Why no comments you ask? Because I think that there is something wrong with the divsions I am using. I don't know how to fix it yet. I know how to make a link to the post page, but I want something a little more elegant than that. Well... maybe I will stick it on anyways. K...

Chau

You guessed it!

I'm doing my own template!

Woot!

yay!

K... well... right now I have all the functional code it. Next is the pretty graphical design!

Chau

Vlogging, now and again...

Hey!

Yeah, I still haven't changed my template, I know. But soon, I promise...

Ok, 2 totally cool links for ya!

This is Torrentocracy! It sounds so cool! That is exactly the sort of thing the internet needs. Pure personal content, with the ability to broadcast anywhere. So Sweet!

The other one is... MythTv! I haven't decided if its legal yet. I think it must be... But the name "Myth" has been linked to some other not so legal activities. Anywhoo, its all pretty neat stuff...

Chau!

Somtimes

I hate having such a public blog. I can't post all my feelings and thoughts here anymore.

*sigh*

I know no one can comment right now, but I know some of you still read it. I am going to get right on that comment thing, soon. Check out my other blogs in the mean time. I have 5 of them. Especially check out this one.

Talk to you all later...

Chau

I am never Giving Up

Never post out of anger and frustration.

Wha...

Huzzah!

Ugh... I feel gross... I think I ate to much. We had a chicken dinner at church tonight, and I had just a little bit to much chicken or something, because I haven't felt good since then.

Yeah...

I want to talk to my girl, but she isn't home... I hope she gets home soon...

Chau

Google, I LOVE YOU!

Ok, so check this out...

Not only is Google a really useful search engine, that is totally helpful. They also own Blogger, which is another sweet free service. Oh, and lets not forget Gmail, which is a "TEH" rockin' awesome email service, better than yahoo or hotmail. Boy, and just when I thought that they couldn't get any better the come out with Google Gulp! Google... I just wanted to say I love you...

hehe.


I love the privacy policy at the bottom... That rocks. Google you made me laugh today. I usually don't like companys that are bigger, but boy oh boy, I can't wait to see you when your done growing.

Chau