So, so sad.

Best of luck with your new god...

Isa 44:17-18	From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Save me; you are my god.” They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
Matt 10:32-33	"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

The Last Lecture

If you knew you were going to die very soon, and could give one last lecture, what would it be about? How would your attitude be, what really matters in life, and how do you want others to live life? A CMU professor and Disney Imangineer, that is what Randy Pausch recently did recently before he died yesterday on July 25th, 47 years old of panceatic cancer. His last lesson was titled "Last Lecture: Really Acheving Your Childhood Dreams". There are some very good life lessons, new ways to look a brick walls and how to properly use criticism. The video is a bit over an hour long, filled with some suprises and a very touching moment near the end. I hope and pray he put his faith and trust in Jesus before he died, as no amount of human praise or wisdom could ever save someone.

I just opened Pandora's Box

When I want to know about something, I tend to really research the subject. Within the last year I have fully researched Walt Disney World, rechargeable batteries and MP4 video. The other week I decided to research Bible translations. OH BOY! I have opened up my biggest research project yet. Heated fights, passion, mystery, intrigue, sabotage, deception, even murder, its all there in the world of bible translations.

It is overwhelming, exciting, scary, joyful, frustrating, fascinating, humbling, and sad all at the same time. Already I have been up in to the wee hours of the night more than a few times already. I will post more updates on what I have found and hope you will find this information useful.

Gas Prices, Dubai, and the Demise of Walt Disney World?

I took this picture 3 years ago. Check out the price! I bet people would be lining up for blocks to get gas at this price. This may shock you, but I am not one of those really concerned about gas prices. Its a simple supply-demand scenario. We have a high demand, there is a low supply, prices go up. You learn these things in high school economics class. There is no global conspiracy and George Bush is not to blame. We live in a capitalistic society, and this is the way things roll. In fact, I wish they would go higher, as this would only spur the momentum to move away from fossil fuel and move to alternative, clean, cheap, renewable energy sources. Solar, ethanol, wind, hydrogen fuel cells, I have been hoping for these types of energy sources ever since I first visited Epcot at age 5.

Which brings us to the topic at hand. I read this fascinating article about the development of Dubailand out in the middle-east which will be twice the size of Walt Disney World and more densely developed. The scale of this project is unprecedented. Major names will be here (Lego, Dreamworks, Barney, Six Flags, MGM, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Warner Brothers, etc), and major design firms and former Imagineers are working on it. The oil out there is drying up and the middle-east is starting to switch gears from oil-exporter to tourist destination. The speculation is that if gas prices go up, international tourists will vacation there instead of Walt Disney World, resulting in the decline of Disney and turning Walt Disney World into a local destination area like Disneyland. Scary thoughts.

Almost ready for a Headthrash

I cannot tell you how excited I am for this album. The Plump DJs have been some of the most creative, hard-hitting pair of electronic artists since The Crystal Method and The Chemical Brothers. Definitely a big beat style, but as you can hear in the previews, each song is different, unique, with a style of itself. Slow, fast, calm, melodic, lyrics, instrumental, old style, new style, all dynamic. June 1st, I got my eye on you. If preview buttons on a website could get worn out, this one would be already broken.

Thank God I don't get my way

I am glad that God does not always answer prayers to my will. Sometimes I will ask for things according to my will, and when they don't work out the way I wanted them to it can sometimes upset me, but often in hind site I will say, "What was I thinking!?". Which is why it is all the better to ask for God's will, not ours.

Snow 20 2008 video is up!

Instead of putting tape on the bottom of your mouse so it does not work or take the batteries out of your remote, I have a present for all of you, no fooling. The Snow 20 2008 video for online viewing or download!

YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQQb1Jje4pI

Video Download:
High quality suitable for playback on your computer or loading on your video iPod, Zune, etc to take with you.
If it can't playback on your computer, use VLC, Quicktime, WinAmp, or Zune to view.
Right click > Save Target/Link As, and for those Mac users with only one button, Command+Click to save.
http://rasmussen.homeserver.com/share/

Enjoy!