I am sick.
Ick.
My head feels like a brick.
All I hear is the tock tick,
Of the clock, quick,
Run to the sink and try not to kick.
I need a walk stick,
'Cuase the ground is slick.
Man.
I need a latté.
Matthew
cold...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
So I tried running today. I found that it is not fun to run in 50 degree weather...
Matthew
Matthew
An Apple a week?
During the 20008 MacWorld Keynote, Steve Jobs said that they had come out with a new product every week so far this year, and "we still have 50 more weeks to go." At the time, I figured it was a hyperbole, but now look:
January 8th: Mac pros
15th: MacWorld / MacBook Air
22nd: Pink iPod Nanno
29th: iWork update
February 5th: updated iPhone and iPod Touch
12th: Aperture 2.0, 10.5.2, AppleTV Take 2
So far, Apple has come out with a new product / update every week since the beginning of the year (minus the first week). I think that Apple is trying to get away from the "two announcements a year" model and more into "we are an exciting company that is always innovating" model. I think that it would be totally awesome if Apple came out with something new every week this year! You can't say that about Microsoft!
Also, this is huge for advertising. The buzz generated by slowly releasing things is much larger than when you do it all at once... at least this way, the buzz can't be blamed on "drinking the Kool-Aid."
What are your thoughts?
Matthew
January 8th: Mac pros
15th: MacWorld / MacBook Air
22nd: Pink iPod Nanno
29th: iWork update
February 5th: updated iPhone and iPod Touch
12th: Aperture 2.0, 10.5.2, AppleTV Take 2
So far, Apple has come out with a new product / update every week since the beginning of the year (minus the first week). I think that Apple is trying to get away from the "two announcements a year" model and more into "we are an exciting company that is always innovating" model. I think that it would be totally awesome if Apple came out with something new every week this year! You can't say that about Microsoft!
Also, this is huge for advertising. The buzz generated by slowly releasing things is much larger than when you do it all at once... at least this way, the buzz can't be blamed on "drinking the Kool-Aid."
What are your thoughts?
Matthew
Running...
Saturday, February 09, 2008
So, I am trying to do more exercise... and past finding excuses not to, I don't mind doing it too much.
I used to live near a park that had a 1.5 mile loop around a lake, and I really liked going there to run. I would run several laps 2-3 times a week.
Then I moved near campus, and the rec center became my friend.
Then I graduated, and I don't feel like paying to get into the rec center, so I have been running around my neighborhood. I think that I found a route that I like:
You can see my apartment by the yellow pin, and you can see the loop that I like to take. I usually run on the North/South roads while walking the East/West sections. While it looks like the running sections are a lot longer, the two totals are basically equal: .85 miles.
Anywho, I am bored tonight, so there you go.
Oh, and the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a lot better than Stephen said it was. Yes, very creepy, but still funny.
Matthew
I used to live near a park that had a 1.5 mile loop around a lake, and I really liked going there to run. I would run several laps 2-3 times a week.
Then I moved near campus, and the rec center became my friend.
Then I graduated, and I don't feel like paying to get into the rec center, so I have been running around my neighborhood. I think that I found a route that I like:
You can see my apartment by the yellow pin, and you can see the loop that I like to take. I usually run on the North/South roads while walking the East/West sections. While it looks like the running sections are a lot longer, the two totals are basically equal: .85 miles.
Anywho, I am bored tonight, so there you go.
Oh, and the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a lot better than Stephen said it was. Yes, very creepy, but still funny.
Matthew
Strange from the start....
Friday, February 08, 2008
I read an article from Fox News. I saw the headline, and thought, "wow, this guy is messed up." Then I read the rest of the article:
Cops: Dad Used Utility Knife to Circumcise 2 Infant Sons
DALLAS, N.C. — Investigators say a man has been charged with child abuse in Caldwell County for circumcising his two infant sons with a utility knife.
Authorities said 32-year-old Johnny Eric Marlowe fathered children with his legal wife and another woman who live in their home. One gave birth to a boy at their home in the rural Kings Creek community in November 2005, and the other gave birth to a boy there four months later.
Caldwell County Sheriff's Detective Shelly Hartley said Marlowe denied the women prenatal care in both cases and circumcised the boys when they were 8 days old.
Marlowe later moved to Gaston County and is serving a 150-day jail sentence there on charges of resisting a public officer, assault on a female and multiple counts of child neglect.
Marlowe had a total of 11 children with the two women.
--
OK, really. So this guy has a "legal wife", a live-in mistress, and ELEVEN children... And ya, who would take a knife to his own children? I am sure glad MY dad didn't do that!
Oh, and for the quote of the day:
'LOST' video game should involve Ben shooting you, inexplicably regaining your trust, then repeatedly shooting you again. Forever.
~Merlin Mann
Matthew
Cops: Dad Used Utility Knife to Circumcise 2 Infant Sons
DALLAS, N.C. — Investigators say a man has been charged with child abuse in Caldwell County for circumcising his two infant sons with a utility knife.
Authorities said 32-year-old Johnny Eric Marlowe fathered children with his legal wife and another woman who live in their home. One gave birth to a boy at their home in the rural Kings Creek community in November 2005, and the other gave birth to a boy there four months later.
Caldwell County Sheriff's Detective Shelly Hartley said Marlowe denied the women prenatal care in both cases and circumcised the boys when they were 8 days old.
Marlowe later moved to Gaston County and is serving a 150-day jail sentence there on charges of resisting a public officer, assault on a female and multiple counts of child neglect.
Marlowe had a total of 11 children with the two women.
--
OK, really. So this guy has a "legal wife", a live-in mistress, and ELEVEN children... And ya, who would take a knife to his own children? I am sure glad MY dad didn't do that!
Oh, and for the quote of the day:
'LOST' video game should involve Ben shooting you, inexplicably regaining your trust, then repeatedly shooting you again. Forever.
~Merlin Mann
Matthew
Totally blessed...
Thursday, February 07, 2008
I have to say that I have been receiving replies from my "Official Graduation Announcement/Christmas Letter/Mission Trip Letter".
I have received letters and congratulations from people, and I want to say that I cherish each reply that I get. They are going up on my wall right next to my diploma. It is a constant reminder of the Grace, Love, and Family that God has surrounded me with.
And of course I have received checks in support of my mission trip. I have already been blessed beyond belief with the money and support that I have received. Remember that if I raise more money than it takes for me to go, then others in my group who are not as fortunate are able to go; or someone going to a different city will be able to go; or someone will be able to go on one of the out-of-country trips this summer; or it will go to a missionary that is already out in the field. Denton Bible Church (the church you are writing the checks to) currently have missionaries in fifty countries! I promise: any extra money will go not to me, but to God's use.
I was just thinking that it might have been a mistake to write my "combo" letters. I should have sent out graduation announcements, waited for the replies ("rewards"), THEN sent out my mission trip letters. If I had done this, I would receive more money instead of people just giving to the mission trip.
Then I thought how greedy that was. As much as God blesses my life with money, He can surely bless others with the same amount of money ten fold! For me, $50 can pay for my electric bill for one month, or it could support a missionary in another country for a few days. Which brings more blessing to God?
So while the greedy half of me is trying it's best to not type the following sentence, the religious half of me says: if you were going to give me money for my graduation, I challenge you to instead give it to God. You can wrap it into the amount that you give for my mission trip, or you can give it back to God some other way (see below). (know that if you have already given or are going to give me graduation money, I still see that as God's blessing on my life... it won't be used for anything outside of glorifying God)
I can make this challenge because I have full faith in God that as much as I give to Him, He will bless me back. Remember that all UrbEx (Urban Experience, the spring break trips) checks need to be in by February 23rd.
Matthew
PS: If you are looking for a place to give, here are a few that I am directly working with:
Argyle United Methodist Church is currently building a new campus and is raising money for the cost of our new sanctuary. Their mailing address can be found on their website: www.ArgyleUMC.org
CollegeLife is the college ministry of Denton Bible Church. Axcess (Tuesday night worship) has about 600 college kids worshiping a week. Their mailing address can be found under the "Locaion" tab on their website: www.CollegeLife.org
MorningTime Ministries (Cathy Brown) and I produce a 5 minute daily devotional that aires on TV around the world. We are currently trying to get two more shows off the ground. I don't have her home address, but you can contact her at: morningtime [at] sbcglobal.net
PowerFM is a local Christian rock station that plays the best music around. You can support what they are doing at their website: www.897PowerFM.com
Velugu Television Network is the first Christian/Family based TV station in India, and has spread to parts each of Iran, England, Canada, and the Washington DC area. Their mailing address (located in India) can be found on their website: www.VeluguTV.com
I have received letters and congratulations from people, and I want to say that I cherish each reply that I get. They are going up on my wall right next to my diploma. It is a constant reminder of the Grace, Love, and Family that God has surrounded me with.
And of course I have received checks in support of my mission trip. I have already been blessed beyond belief with the money and support that I have received. Remember that if I raise more money than it takes for me to go, then others in my group who are not as fortunate are able to go; or someone going to a different city will be able to go; or someone will be able to go on one of the out-of-country trips this summer; or it will go to a missionary that is already out in the field. Denton Bible Church (the church you are writing the checks to) currently have missionaries in fifty countries! I promise: any extra money will go not to me, but to God's use.
I was just thinking that it might have been a mistake to write my "combo" letters. I should have sent out graduation announcements, waited for the replies ("rewards"), THEN sent out my mission trip letters. If I had done this, I would receive more money instead of people just giving to the mission trip.
Then I thought how greedy that was. As much as God blesses my life with money, He can surely bless others with the same amount of money ten fold! For me, $50 can pay for my electric bill for one month, or it could support a missionary in another country for a few days. Which brings more blessing to God?
So while the greedy half of me is trying it's best to not type the following sentence, the religious half of me says: if you were going to give me money for my graduation, I challenge you to instead give it to God. You can wrap it into the amount that you give for my mission trip, or you can give it back to God some other way (see below). (know that if you have already given or are going to give me graduation money, I still see that as God's blessing on my life... it won't be used for anything outside of glorifying God)
I can make this challenge because I have full faith in God that as much as I give to Him, He will bless me back. Remember that all UrbEx (Urban Experience, the spring break trips) checks need to be in by February 23rd.
Matthew
PS: If you are looking for a place to give, here are a few that I am directly working with:
Argyle United Methodist Church is currently building a new campus and is raising money for the cost of our new sanctuary. Their mailing address can be found on their website: www.ArgyleUMC.org
CollegeLife is the college ministry of Denton Bible Church. Axcess (Tuesday night worship) has about 600 college kids worshiping a week. Their mailing address can be found under the "Locaion" tab on their website: www.CollegeLife.org
MorningTime Ministries (Cathy Brown) and I produce a 5 minute daily devotional that aires on TV around the world. We are currently trying to get two more shows off the ground. I don't have her home address, but you can contact her at: morningtime [at] sbcglobal.net
PowerFM is a local Christian rock station that plays the best music around. You can support what they are doing at their website: www.897PowerFM.com
Velugu Television Network is the first Christian/Family based TV station in India, and has spread to parts each of Iran, England, Canada, and the Washington DC area. Their mailing address (located in India) can be found on their website: www.VeluguTV.com
PPT doesn't stand for Pizza Party Time (but it should)
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
As many of you know, I create the PowerPoint files for our church every week to put the lyrics and other information up on big TVs. Ever wonder how much work goes into that every week? Well, neither do I, but if you did, you could check out my (almost) 2,000 word essay that I just wrote that covers the creation of the weekly PPT files. If you have nothing better to do (like me), go check it out:
Link
If you read it, tell me what you think!
Matthew
Link
If you read it, tell me what you think!
Matthew
My letter to You
Saturday, February 02, 2008
It has been nearly a week since I sent out all of my letters, so in case you didn't receive one, here is a copy! I should have sent one out to everyone that reads this, but there may be some people that have slipped through the cracks and/or I don't know that you are reading this blog. This letter is for everyone, and is not limited to anyone.
Link
Matthew
Link
Matthew
Tell me...
Friday, February 01, 2008
Hey, lets see if any of you can get this to work. I can't get it to work for the life of me...
Go here
In the middle box, scroll down about half way and click on "VTN - Velugu Television Network."
Click on "VTN Channel - English."
Click on "VTN-Daily Morning Devotion."
Click "Watch Now."
Tell me if you see video. And if you do, send me a screen shot of it. I want to see if that is the old version of the show (that someone else did) or the version that I did.
Matthew
Go here
In the middle box, scroll down about half way and click on "VTN - Velugu Television Network."
Click on "VTN Channel - English."
Click on "VTN-Daily Morning Devotion."
Click "Watch Now."
Tell me if you see video. And if you do, send me a screen shot of it. I want to see if that is the old version of the show (that someone else did) or the version that I did.
Matthew
24 hours!
There have been many 24 hour Filmmaking contests (where you shoot and edit a short story in 24 hours), but this one finally caught my attention for something that I want to do:
(click for their website)
If any of you are interested in helping out, and are free March 1st, just drop me a line!
Matthew
(click for their website)
If any of you are interested in helping out, and are free March 1st, just drop me a line!
Matthew
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