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Everyone has a Story – Even the Olympians!

I’ve been part of a campaign at University called iCraveChange. As part of the campaign, I had the exciting opportunity of getting my story filmed. Through the many stories that were put up (you can view some of them at the facebook page — http://www.facebook.com/iCraveChange), one of the things I learned is that everyone has [...]

Video Game Addiction: Amazing Must-Watch Video

Video games are a blessing and a curse. I know a gamer who lost his marriage over Counter-Strike. I also know a gamer who is still alive today because of her video gaming community. This video summarizes the two remarkably well — props to the author!

Question: What are your thoughts on the video? Have you [...]

My Story: Video

Growing up, I was deeply worried about my destiny — about what was going to happen when I died. I was also on a quest for meaning — which one of the gods I worshiped was real?
I Craved Change.
Many of you know I am a Christian, but don’t know why or what it means to [...]

Margin: A Day Without Internet – A Poem

LifeChurch.tv is doing a series on having Margin in our lives — I wrote a poem last fall when I didn’t have internet, and I think it fits in perfectly.

A Day Without Internet
A day without internet feels FREE.
No email to worry about, all wires unplugged.
Disconnecting is easy, and I can be fully here.
Although it won’t [...]

Haiti: What moved you?

In my last post, I confessed that I was not deeply moved for Haiti.
Bloggers helped change that – Anne Jackson shared about Haiti, and reading the comments left behind by people who were moved moved me.
Sandi’s blog post about Haiti helped nail the following to my heart:
“How can you take a nation of people who [...]

Haiti – Did you feel that?

Lately I’ve been watching episodes of Life – recently I watched an episode titled “Did you feel that?”, where in several earthquakes hit LA, and characters popped the question, “Did you feel that?” whenever the earth quaked.
On Tuesday, “the worst earthquake in 200 years” hit Haiti, “followed by 12 aftershocks“. Here are some shocking pictures. [...]

“I’m probably speaking to a tree” – Messages from Avatar, Part 3/6

“We will send them a message” – Jake Sully, Avatar

I just watched Avatar, and couldn’t wait to blog about a few thoughts that stood out in my head. This series is digested best after watching the movie – the movie is definitely worth watching. First the trailer to set the stage:

“I’m probably speaking to a [...]

“It is said the Na’vi are born twice” – Messages from Avatar, Part 2/6

“We will send them a message” – Jake Sully, Avatar

I just watched Avatar, and couldn’t wait to blog about a few thoughts that stood out in my head. This series is digested best after watching the movie – the movie is definitely worth watching. First the trailer to set the stage:

“It is said that the [...]

“I cannot tell which world is real” – Messages from Avatar, Part 1/6

“We will send them a message” – Jake Sully, Avatar

I just watched Avatar, and couldn’t wait to blog about a few thoughts that stood out in my head. This series is digested best after watching the movie – the movie is definitely worth watching. First the trailer to set the stage:

“I cannot tell which world [...]

To a future Mac: Why I succumbed to the PC

Lately I’ve been forced to rely on my laptop a lot. A/V glitches during presentations, videos freezing and sluggishness led me on a hunt for a new laptop. Yesterday I went out to get a Mac. But I succumbed to a PC. Here’s why.
I wanted a laptop that:

Could smoothly play videos etc. on projectors for [...]