man... stupid windows media player... stupid kazaa... basically, i wanted to dl "water" to play along to it on my guitar(i LOVE when the rhythm guitarist does XXX000x2, XXX000x2 in distortion in-between to transition from the chorus to the verse, or the verse to the chorus), but i don't have kazaa on my bro's cpu... so i dl it... and it turns out i need windows media player 6.4 or greater to install it(?)... no prob, i try to dl it... but stupid netzero keeps cutting me off everytime i try... it's really weird, and pissing me off... eh, bob, could i just borrow your matt brower CD whenever we finally decide to meet and rebegin Celebration of Discipline?

i actually watched more wimbledon today... since i do somewhat like tennis due to its fast pace... it's still a highclass sport though, so it peeves me how everybody MUST shut up when they're playing... so in between each point the crowd raves for a bit, claps, then... clamours down? anyways, here's what struck me:
grosjean wins over henman in the 4th set... i think he was the better player myself; henman is all net-play, but grosjean hits harder, and has a stronger serve... it pretty much came down to henman charging the net and grosjean staying back...
also, philippoussis won over popp... i love philippoussis... he's a good baseline player, slow sometimes, but man, watching him today, he's got my respect... those black obirigenese genes must be something... his serve is SO good... basically, he was down 15-40 in one round(tennis rounds go love, then 15, then 30, then 40, *advantage if necessary if both players are at 40 and one gets the point* and then game), and so he ACED 4x in a row to win the round... so that was 4 uncontested serves one right after the other... THAT'S amazing IMO... he mustve gotten 33+ aces that match... the other guy got only 12 or something... the other highlight i remember was him DIVING to volley the ball over and win the point...

later guys...

bob, i just saw this link during one of the ads on top of your blog:
Gospel Video Games

haha... funny eh? are we gonna go around converting heathens?

dr scholl's ball-of-foot gels:
$5.49 @target
not too bad; i think i'll get them; at least they look like they'll fit; i think this is what i need; my heel's fine; my ball on my left foot though, is anything BUT fine... there's something beautiful about looking at your callous though when it forms on the ball of your foot; looking at the way your footprints swirl around... touching it and realizing you have no nerves bordering that skin, hence why you can't feel pain there... it's in a way, mezmerizing, to know how God created it like that... on the subject, i have been feeling less pain in the area now, thanks... time to start up bballing again...

i was originally gonna buy an adapter from radio shack that converts my 4 button gamepad to a usb port, but it costs $15.49; consider that with the fact that i saw a 6 button gamepad @fry's for 6.50, and you do the math... i was mainly wanting to get this so that maybe i can get challenged on puzzle fighter more when i bring my laptop around, but i still need to get my other gamepad replaced... i'll go buy it sometime...

btw radio shack isn't a bad place for me to window shop; you see, i'm always kinda thinking of ways to improve my connections from electrical recording equipment to my laptop, so going here always gives me ideas... like a y-adapter, etc... playing rhythm guitar, recording that, then having to record my vocals separately isn't very satisfying, even if it's more accurate than recording the 2 at once; so what i think i'll need is a mic, plus a stand... also, i might want a guitar stand, since putting the guitar back in the case does seem to somewhat mess up the tuning occasionally

1st chron talks about david's life much like the way the US talks about our heroes; it blows them up; no, there's no lies in 1st chron, but you notice how all the bad things about david aren't talked about; half-truths, if you might call them that... although israel did need some inspiration at the time; it was written when the exiles were returning to jerusalem; as i'm reading, i'm just not taking notes unless something really stands out between it and 2nd samuel.

chorus fx pedal, phase shifter fx pedal, maybe one of those pedals which changes the line? eh, my wish list just gets bigger and bigger each day; i admit they're not necessary for happiness(thou shall not covet, remember?), but having them wouldn't hurt, ykno?

T3's out today... THE MACHINES WILL RISE... wait a few days, then maybe ask whether some of the other guys would like to see it w/me... NO, i don't think it'll be THAT good... YES, i am going to see it, just cause it's the terminator, and i've grown up on the terminator *reminisces about the good ol days w/sam*

sometimes, it's so annoying going through the bible; i just finished 2nd kings, and the chronicles don't look any more exciting than the kings; it's more or less just more rehashing+numbers of records, although i know every book in the bible has special purposes; chronicles was meant to inspire those people who came back from exile. i can't wait til i get to daniel... that'll be some fun times... trying to figure out his visions...

i think i'm not even gonna talk about whether or not i can finish "in the secret" tonight anymore; i'll just post when i'm done. basically, yes, it is ALMOST done, but who knows whether i decide to edit it even more to make the sound even better? i still think overall it's been a good job; just need to add a riff, and maybe edit the drums and vocals to make them stand out? it's not chock-full of riffs, but i think when going for the alternative rock sound here, simple isn't a bad idea; i tried adding fillers, but they kinda cloud out the rhythm guitar instead of complement it. you do have to remember that i want it to sound like some alternative rock rehash, which is why i'm trying to put more emphasis on the heavy distorted guitar, the snare drums, uh, etc... maybe i need a bass guitar... just playing w/the low strings of an electric doesn't quite give it the boost i need...

hmm... vitamin D may have more disease-preventive power than we think! according to the recent issue of reader's digest, D may be able to prevent colon cancer, osteoperosis, diabetes, and more; it's still not OFFICIAL i believe, but heck, when they say just 10-20 min, unprotected in the sun per day, that's not much to ask, eh? not to mention milk's fortified w/vitamin D anyways... geez, does this mean all the short, possible pale, asian girls i know are gonna snap their bones in half or something at 40? eh...

i've just realized recently, and i'll write it down now, that david and sam's brotherhood towards each other is looking funnier and funnier each passing day... reminds me of jon and louis, to some extent... and i can't believe how frikkin small sam is! i remember last year, during CTCC's youth group senior night, when we put sam in a luggage bag and zipped it up so only his head showed... and in another incident that day, when sam fell asleep, david picked him up and carried him into the living room... then when i played bball against him and david last friday, all i had to do to block his shot was walk up to him! :D or at least deny him a good chance that he'd make a good shot

i think it'll be some bballing later today, maybe visit radio shack, and work on my songs later this night... i SO wanna make a psalm 23.mp3! that is a good song... i just need to not get caught up playing puzzle fighter and CS-aimbot tonight! :D laterz

i'm gonna have to remind myself to update my list of favorite songs; there's a couple i'm liking lately:
ALL of sanctus real's songs(except for i love you)
your steadfast love? not too sure about the title; did sonicflood write this one? nevertheless, i like this worship song; the chorus is pretty much just "your steadfast love, is better than life" or something like that.
michelle branch- are you happy now
avril lavigne- losing grip
by the tree- far away
sonicflood- cry holy

i liked today's lesson in sunday school; more exploration into daniel; and thankfully, i now have a MUCH clearer picture of the visions that daniel had. the one question i'd really like answered though, is, "does the rapture occur BEFORE the tribulation?" that concerns me, cause in all honesty, i'm quite afraid of what type of final sacrifice God wants from some of his people... how will those persecuted die?

now, apparently, my bro said a while ago, they're essentially the same things as a flanger, but i really would like the chorus and phase-shifter pedals; chorus pedals would be nice for when i don't wanna play in hard distortion, but don't wanna hear any fuzz at ALL... it's good for verses in songs... phase-shifter is just fun... and i'd like to know exactly what it does more... in fact, i'd like to know what some of the other effects pedals do... like what a compressor does, etc.

only mandy and lydia showed up for church... no laura, none of the guys... strange... nobody likes CTCC anymore :( or me...

later, i'll write later.