My bike was stolen. On 6/22/04 my new Gary Fisher bike was stolen from Cal State Fullerton between 6 and 7pm in front of the Humanities building. I parked it, locked it with a Masterlock combo lock and flexible steel cable, then went to class. An hour later at break time I walk outside and it was gone. No sign of anything. I filed a police report, but lets all be honest here, it's gone. This is the 3rd time I have been vandalized in my life, and the 2nd time I have had a bike stolen. Of course I am upset, mad and disappointed. I was so upset I couldn't stay for class, as I could not concentrate at all on the movie we were watching. If I saw someone riding my bike, I would thrown them down and beat them senseless, and I have never been in a fight in my life. It's not so much the money, but the personal violation, agony, wasted time, money, effort, and the fact that it was personally signed by Gary Fisher himself. I enjoyed riding that bike and starting up mountain biking, but that is gone for now. I am never buying Masterlock again, and neither should you. Though I am upset and disappointed, in the grand scheme of things, my loss is extremely minimal. People get raped, loose limbs, loose eyes, loose the ability to walk, loose other bodily abilities, houses, cars, and even their lives. My loss is nothing compared to those. But my loss is still genuine, and would be lying if I said I was not disappointed or hurt. Though the chances are slim, God can do anything. Thanks for praying for my video camera, which would have been a bigger loss, and that turned out ok, so please pray for my bike. If you see a bike that looks like this http://www.fisherbikes.com/images/bikes2005/walls/tarpon_black.jpg and especially if it signed in silver near the front left side top of the frame, it also had a good scratch that took off the paint of the right pedal crank tip, a water bottle holder on the frame, and a small under-seat mounted bag, call the police (CSUF police department: 714-278-2515, main police department: (714) 738-6800) . Thanks.

God even cares about electronics. A big thank you goes out to those who prayed for my video camera. When it got wiped out by an ocean wave, it turned on briefly after some prodding, but there was so much sand in it and parts did not move properly like they should. At home after I blew it out and disassembled some parts, it didn't work at all, and I was sure I had to buy a new one. I let it sit over the weekend, but actually had a peace that things would be ok, and God would provide. Monday evening after work I tested it and it worked!! Parts even swiveled like they should. I did some testing with it, and it looks like nothing bad happened, though after shooting for longer periods of time I will know for sure. Talking to God is a powerful thing, as He cares for even the smallest details of our lives. It also sounds so elementary, but it is easier to hear God when you cut the crap out of your life and please Him instead of yourself.

Ultimate Gaming Machine! I write this sitting on a comfy day-bed on a 43" HDTV monitor. My brother's friend, Adam has saved up enough money and wanted to get a gaming system. They said they wanted to go extreme, so they turned to me. I think an Alienware Athlon 64 4000+, 1gb RAM, dual nVidia 6800 SLI 256mb, 5.1 THX Certified speakers, and 43" DLP Samsung HDTV monitor will do just nicely. I think they will have a lovely summer :) Ohhh, Half Life 2 looks soooo good. I've been wanting a DLP HDTV myself for a while, but so far I have been able to differentiate between wants and needs. Of course it does not hurt to splurge once in a while, maybe someday...? (This picture gives you some size comparison, on left is a typical 17" monitor, too bad you can't see the astounding color and quality difference)

Pray for my video camera. I was trying to film some test footage at the beach when a bigger wave than I expected came up and lapped my camera. It does not work now, and I need it to work by this coming Wednesday. I will write more later.