NBA.com: Richardson, Dunleavy Spark Warriors Past Raptors
woohoo! get 5 warriors! get 5!
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
ESPN.com - NBA - Recap - Pistons at Wizards
i'm glad billups was billups, but if detroit wants to DOMINATE, they have got to start getting rid of those deficits in the 1st half... and they have to win by at least 10 pts.
i'm glad billups was billups, but if detroit wants to DOMINATE, they have got to start getting rid of those deficits in the 1st half... and they have to win by at least 10 pts.
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
BibleGateway.com Passage?Lookup: Matthew 15:21-28
i can't believe how inept i was not to discover what is more or less, the meaning of the parable in matthew 15:21-28 for 21 years, until just a few minutes ago...
i'll admit i was always thrown off by the part about jesus talking about not being right to throw bread to the dogs, where the canaanite woman responded that the dogs would eat the crumbs that fell anyways, and jesus responding that she had great faith.
now i understand; that's why jesus had said in verse 24 to the disciples that he was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel; the bread was meant for the children. he had responded to her in a symbolic picture of himself, and the canaanite woman, unlike the jewish crowds who would constantly go "huh?" about his parables, caught on and answered in the same way back.
that brings up a question though; why would jesus commend the woman's answer for being of great faith? does this mean that the dogs eat the crumbs, miniscule as they are, because they believe even the smallest of bread crumbs will fully nourish them? and does THIS show great faith? does it mean that the dogs eat the crumbs, in the hopes that they'll soon receive the FULL piece of bread for eating the crumbs? and THAT's their great act of faith? does it mean that the dogs sit under the table, in the hope that anything reminiscent of a bread, even crumbs, which are considered to be TINY, will come down? and is THAT the great act of faith?
apparently, in the book of matthew, jesus might've mentioned him being the bread that came from heaven, but maybe matthew was not around to hear it; however, he might've alluded to it in this passage. why else would he mention it not being right to take bread and toss it to the dogs?
man, this passage is STILL deep... there's layers of meaning behind verses 26-28... it's gonna be on my mind for a while...
(if i'm not fretting about my future, that is)
i can't believe how inept i was not to discover what is more or less, the meaning of the parable in matthew 15:21-28 for 21 years, until just a few minutes ago...
i'll admit i was always thrown off by the part about jesus talking about not being right to throw bread to the dogs, where the canaanite woman responded that the dogs would eat the crumbs that fell anyways, and jesus responding that she had great faith.
now i understand; that's why jesus had said in verse 24 to the disciples that he was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel; the bread was meant for the children. he had responded to her in a symbolic picture of himself, and the canaanite woman, unlike the jewish crowds who would constantly go "huh?" about his parables, caught on and answered in the same way back.
that brings up a question though; why would jesus commend the woman's answer for being of great faith? does this mean that the dogs eat the crumbs, miniscule as they are, because they believe even the smallest of bread crumbs will fully nourish them? and does THIS show great faith? does it mean that the dogs eat the crumbs, in the hopes that they'll soon receive the FULL piece of bread for eating the crumbs? and THAT's their great act of faith? does it mean that the dogs sit under the table, in the hope that anything reminiscent of a bread, even crumbs, which are considered to be TINY, will come down? and is THAT the great act of faith?
apparently, in the book of matthew, jesus might've mentioned him being the bread that came from heaven, but maybe matthew was not around to hear it; however, he might've alluded to it in this passage. why else would he mention it not being right to take bread and toss it to the dogs?
man, this passage is STILL deep... there's layers of meaning behind verses 26-28... it's gonna be on my mind for a while...
(if i'm not fretting about my future, that is)
bored, but anyways, here's the entire scoop on in n out's secret menu; you'll need to look @both wiki sites to get the full picture... i've known about both sites for a time though.
In-N-Out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Davis Wiki - In N Out Secret Menu
interesting... i could ask for chopped chiles eh? i could try that once... 2 cheeseburgers, animal style, one w/chopped chiles...
and, considering that they have chiles, it'd be cool to try fries animal style w/chiles once...
root beer float sounds kinda cool, but it's more for showing off your knowledge of the secret menu; it REALLY costs a LOT less to just buy the ingredients @safeway and make it yourself.
and my hands are FREEZING... i'm gonna make a cup of hot water before i go to bed.
In-N-Out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Davis Wiki - In N Out Secret Menu
interesting... i could ask for chopped chiles eh? i could try that once... 2 cheeseburgers, animal style, one w/chopped chiles...
and, considering that they have chiles, it'd be cool to try fries animal style w/chiles once...
root beer float sounds kinda cool, but it's more for showing off your knowledge of the secret menu; it REALLY costs a LOT less to just buy the ingredients @safeway and make it yourself.
and my hands are FREEZING... i'm gonna make a cup of hot water before i go to bed.
Monday, December 27, 2004
NBA.com: Pistons Prevail Over Nets
wow... wallace x2, prince, AND "dice" all had 4 blocks apiece. big ben also just cleaned the glass, and prince had a huge all-around night.
yay! warriors have won 2 straight! and not against suckage teams either!
eagles at rams wasn't THAT exciting... TO was out, and andy reid wanted his team to just play injury-free... hence, they were playing w/their secondaries...
wow... wallace x2, prince, AND "dice" all had 4 blocks apiece. big ben also just cleaned the glass, and prince had a huge all-around night.
yay! warriors have won 2 straight! and not against suckage teams either!
eagles at rams wasn't THAT exciting... TO was out, and andy reid wanted his team to just play injury-free... hence, they were playing w/their secondaries...
Sunday, December 26, 2004
As taken from ESPN:
12:20 PM "Shaq is the first Heat player introduced and gets a raucous ovation. He nods to his wife, who's sitting with family and friends across from the Miami bench, and then raises his right arm to salute the audience. Eddie Jones, another ex-Laker, is introduced next, meaning Udonis Haslem is the afternoon's first player to get booed. ('I think it was 89.2 percent cheers,' O'Neal said later, 'and 11.8 percent boos.' Folks were laughing too hard to tell him that adds up to 101 percent.)"
89.2+ 11.8 = ROFLMAO!
12:20 PM "Shaq is the first Heat player introduced and gets a raucous ovation. He nods to his wife, who's sitting with family and friends across from the Miami bench, and then raises his right arm to salute the audience. Eddie Jones, another ex-Laker, is introduced next, meaning Udonis Haslem is the afternoon's first player to get booed. ('I think it was 89.2 percent cheers,' O'Neal said later, 'and 11.8 percent boos.' Folks were laughing too hard to tell him that adds up to 101 percent.)"
89.2+ 11.8 = ROFLMAO!
R.I.P. Reggie White
yay for warriors for t3h win!
but nay for niners for the embarrassing way they lost...
(might as well be thankful for xmas day nba games... both of them went the way i hoped they would go)
i'm so stressed out at night these days... must be at least 1 hr each night i toss and turn... the future's unknown, possibly dark potential is getting me down... btw i still haven't checked grades...
yay for warriors for t3h win!
but nay for niners for the embarrassing way they lost...
(might as well be thankful for xmas day nba games... both of them went the way i hoped they would go)
i'm so stressed out at night these days... must be at least 1 hr each night i toss and turn... the future's unknown, possibly dark potential is getting me down... btw i still haven't checked grades...
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
actually met joe chung on monday at target... that was a surprise.
cupertino library's pretty nice... best thing is probably the huge aquarium they have downstairs. at first i thought they didn't have microsoft office on their cpus like saratoga, but i was wrong.
btw, i think heat's gonna win over lakers... or at least i'm hoping it turns out that way.
i need to mail packages more often; i have no experience doing this stuff; next time i try to mail phil a gift, i need to actually WRAP the gift before going to the post office; i thought they would wrap it at the post office... boy was i wrong... but since i already accidently paid for the postage, and had the guy slap it on before i could say anything, it would've been a waste of 5+ dollars to go back home, wrap it, then come back... it's PRETTY obvious what i'm giving to phil...
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there's nothing we can do to earn god's grace... there is everything we can do in a lifetime to show our thanks for it
but then, what is prayer then? it's not "earning god's grace," yet we know that prayer can change lives... so i've gotten weird thoughts about this... yes, the whole point of it is to talk with god, and yet...
what about the issue of selfISH prayer? i know god favors the selfLESS prayer when it comes to others, but what about the selfISH prayer? yet, i've known that he's granted these before, so you can only hope.
but no matter what selfish reason you approach god for a request, there's at least 2 things you're doing right for in this case; 1) you acknowledge that he alone has the power to change things (and your life), and 2) you acknowledge that he alone has the mercy to want to change things to help you. i like to think about hezekiah who was granted 15 extra years to his life, or the leper who approached jesus and said, "jesus, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
and where is the line of FAITH and OVER-CONFIDENCE? where's that lie? james states that when we ask for something from god, we must believe, or it's highly unlikely that we won't get anything. but how do i judge between what is true faith, what is being insecure(as opposed to knowing i have to pray more), and between that and what is overconfident?
then there's the matter of abraham and issac; in this example, we see that abraham desperately held onto the faith that issac would be saved, but ultimately trusted in god more to say, "ok, i'll obey you." however, i don't think all of us when we trust in god, will get our "issac" back, per see.
jesus himself in times of anguish stated that what he should've said was not "father, save me," but "father, glorify your name" of course, what all of us want to say is, "father, save me, SO THAT you can glorify your name." i don't think that'll work that way though.
which makes me all the more perplexed, afraid, and hoping that god will take care of my future, and HOPEFULLY, my plans match his. *deep sigh of distress."
i guess even though i know almost no one reads my blog, i'm still afraid to post my greatest sins on here.
cupertino library's pretty nice... best thing is probably the huge aquarium they have downstairs. at first i thought they didn't have microsoft office on their cpus like saratoga, but i was wrong.
btw, i think heat's gonna win over lakers... or at least i'm hoping it turns out that way.
i need to mail packages more often; i have no experience doing this stuff; next time i try to mail phil a gift, i need to actually WRAP the gift before going to the post office; i thought they would wrap it at the post office... boy was i wrong... but since i already accidently paid for the postage, and had the guy slap it on before i could say anything, it would've been a waste of 5+ dollars to go back home, wrap it, then come back... it's PRETTY obvious what i'm giving to phil...
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there's nothing we can do to earn god's grace... there is everything we can do in a lifetime to show our thanks for it
but then, what is prayer then? it's not "earning god's grace," yet we know that prayer can change lives... so i've gotten weird thoughts about this... yes, the whole point of it is to talk with god, and yet...
what about the issue of selfISH prayer? i know god favors the selfLESS prayer when it comes to others, but what about the selfISH prayer? yet, i've known that he's granted these before, so you can only hope.
but no matter what selfish reason you approach god for a request, there's at least 2 things you're doing right for in this case; 1) you acknowledge that he alone has the power to change things (and your life), and 2) you acknowledge that he alone has the mercy to want to change things to help you. i like to think about hezekiah who was granted 15 extra years to his life, or the leper who approached jesus and said, "jesus, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
and where is the line of FAITH and OVER-CONFIDENCE? where's that lie? james states that when we ask for something from god, we must believe, or it's highly unlikely that we won't get anything. but how do i judge between what is true faith, what is being insecure(as opposed to knowing i have to pray more), and between that and what is overconfident?
then there's the matter of abraham and issac; in this example, we see that abraham desperately held onto the faith that issac would be saved, but ultimately trusted in god more to say, "ok, i'll obey you." however, i don't think all of us when we trust in god, will get our "issac" back, per see.
jesus himself in times of anguish stated that what he should've said was not "father, save me," but "father, glorify your name" of course, what all of us want to say is, "father, save me, SO THAT you can glorify your name." i don't think that'll work that way though.
which makes me all the more perplexed, afraid, and hoping that god will take care of my future, and HOPEFULLY, my plans match his. *deep sigh of distress."
i guess even though i know almost no one reads my blog, i'm still afraid to post my greatest sins on here.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
wow, how did miami pull off that amazing comeback vs the patriots? i've never seen tom brady screw up that badly before monday's game, and suddenly, he's got more than 2 INT's in one night! he's overall, the most solid qb... his numbers from up-close to all the way out are very consistent... actually, new england's probably overall the most solid team all-around, and yet, miami refused to die... they made a game of it... unlike the niners... :(
i wonder if pacers had artest and j.o. and stephen, would pistons vs pacers then have been on abc this xmas day? (probably not sez a large part of my brain; no definite superstar for the casual bball fan to bandwagon on = abc's not gonna show it) i really want to watch this over miami vs la... both teams are built correctly from the ground up and play team ball and defense... although part of me says the game's in detroit's favor with a 7-3 chance... no o'neal, no artest, no stephen? oh sure, the crowd'll boo them all they want, and pacers have shown great heart despite them being out, but facts are facts; detroit, if they play well and don't do anything stupid, they got the game in the bag. detroit has had a habit of coming out weak in the 1st half almost every game this season though, so i think that seems to be their crux...
i would think, that for pistons to surpass the team that they used to be last season, darko needs to become better than okur, and delfino and coleman better than williamson... otherwise... they apparently gave up too much depth in the offseason.
i'd post more, but i promised i'd spend more time w/god each day starting after fall quarter ended, so i gotta read some before i hit bed
i wonder if pacers had artest and j.o. and stephen, would pistons vs pacers then have been on abc this xmas day? (probably not sez a large part of my brain; no definite superstar for the casual bball fan to bandwagon on = abc's not gonna show it) i really want to watch this over miami vs la... both teams are built correctly from the ground up and play team ball and defense... although part of me says the game's in detroit's favor with a 7-3 chance... no o'neal, no artest, no stephen? oh sure, the crowd'll boo them all they want, and pacers have shown great heart despite them being out, but facts are facts; detroit, if they play well and don't do anything stupid, they got the game in the bag. detroit has had a habit of coming out weak in the 1st half almost every game this season though, so i think that seems to be their crux...
i would think, that for pistons to surpass the team that they used to be last season, darko needs to become better than okur, and delfino and coleman better than williamson... otherwise... they apparently gave up too much depth in the offseason.
i'd post more, but i promised i'd spend more time w/god each day starting after fall quarter ended, so i gotta read some before i hit bed
Sunday, December 12, 2004
They never give a break w/the soap opera in LA do they?
you'd THINK it'd be over by now... just when it seems that kobe and shaq have moved on...
then the mailman jumps on...
and the surprising thing is... i think the general public, in a weird way, loves this type of drama... despite the fact that they're ragging on and on... "oh, kobe shouldn't do this, oh karl shouldn't do this..."
you'd THINK it'd be over by now... just when it seems that kobe and shaq have moved on...
then the mailman jumps on...
and the surprising thing is... i think the general public, in a weird way, loves this type of drama... despite the fact that they're ragging on and on... "oh, kobe shouldn't do this, oh karl shouldn't do this..."
did i mention how foggy it's been in davis for the past week or so?
it's so thick up til the late morning, and in the early night, that you swear you could cut it in two with a knife or something, but you can't...
it's almost totally symbolic of our limited ability to see into the future... what you think is there isn't necessarily there... til it's right in front of your face...
funny how we've gotten fog, but not rain... but i like it better this way... better not to know what the future holds, than to be drenched in the present...
3 more days...
it's so thick up til the late morning, and in the early night, that you swear you could cut it in two with a knife or something, but you can't...
it's almost totally symbolic of our limited ability to see into the future... what you think is there isn't necessarily there... til it's right in front of your face...
funny how we've gotten fog, but not rain... but i like it better this way... better not to know what the future holds, than to be drenched in the present...
3 more days...
dayamn, alter bridge's debut cd IS gold...
i am hooked already... and i'm writing this on the night i opened it and listened to 2-3 of the songs on the way back home...
you don't know what you're missing from rock music til you hear it(and if you think the cd is just noise, then you just don't get rock music); mark tremonti IS talent...
thank you, GGPO, and g'nite...
(btw, spurs just raped on saturday night... damn... i wish i could see highlights... how in the hell did they shoot over 80%? as a team?!?!?)
i am hooked already... and i'm writing this on the night i opened it and listened to 2-3 of the songs on the way back home...
you don't know what you're missing from rock music til you hear it(and if you think the cd is just noise, then you just don't get rock music); mark tremonti IS talent...
thank you, GGPO, and g'nite...
(btw, spurs just raped on saturday night... damn... i wish i could see highlights... how in the hell did they shoot over 80%? as a team?!?!?)
Friday, December 10, 2004
Wow...
i bet bob must be losing sleep tonight... geez, this is like reggie miller on knicks all over again...
i bet bob must be losing sleep tonight... geez, this is like reggie miller on knicks all over again...
Thursday, December 09, 2004
maybe it's time i finally consider sonics one of the tops in the west? i thought they'd be all shooting, but apparently, they've found ways to cover their lack of an interior, and their zone defense i hear, is great... sooo... lookout spurs... you got company... at least for now...
what the hell? bulls beat the cavs?
so remember your people
remember your children
remember your promises oh god
your grace is enough
your grace is enough
your grace is enough for me
what the hell? bulls beat the cavs?
so remember your people
remember your children
remember your promises oh god
your grace is enough
your grace is enough
your grace is enough for me
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
i'm @the hutchinson cpu lab right now writing up my paper which is due in less than an hr, and...
OH SHIT! it's the invasion of the freshmen whose passtimes are coming up really soon!
edit: it's actually the invasion of the idiot freshmen girls; there were these 2 idiotic girls who had the STUPIDEST reasoning for not taking a class... i'll try to imitate their convo:
girl 1: take asa 1 WITH mEEE!
girl 2: i don't wanna take THIS class! i HATE that building!?!?
girl 2: remember? it's the class we used to take philosophy in!
girl 2: (looks over some more other classes)
girl 2: and HART's so far!?!?! we have to walk so far!
girl 2: (more registration typing)
girl 2: i like THIS class... but i don't WANNA be waitlisted!
girl 1: what's your waitlist number?
girl 2: 1
girl 1: oh *names some other girl*'s taking that class...
girl 1: you'd take it w/her...
girl 2: i don't WANNA do so much reading!
girl 1: c'mon now, we're in bio and chem, we do a lot of reading!
to be fair, i don't remember the conversation that well, but some of the tidbits were pretty memorable... because while both of them were so idiotic, girl 2 was especially annoying with THE... MOST... STUPIDEST reasonings for not taking a class... i seriously wanted to stand up and just go, "WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU!?!?! BITCH, TAKE A CLASS CAUSE YOU LIKE THE SUBJECT, NOT CAUSE THE BUILDING'S TOO FAR, OR YOU HATE THE BUILDING! OH NO, I CAN'T GRADUATE, CAUSE THE CLASS I NEED TO TAKE IS AN EXTRA 5 MIN WALK AWAY!!!! JEEZ..." (and fyi, if you're waitlisted no 1, you're pretty much in...)
(yeah, i got anger issues)
OH SHIT! it's the invasion of the freshmen whose passtimes are coming up really soon!
edit: it's actually the invasion of the idiot freshmen girls; there were these 2 idiotic girls who had the STUPIDEST reasoning for not taking a class... i'll try to imitate their convo:
girl 1: take asa 1 WITH mEEE!
girl 2: i don't wanna take THIS class! i HATE that building!?!?
girl 2: remember? it's the class we used to take philosophy in!
girl 2: (looks over some more other classes)
girl 2: and HART's so far!?!?! we have to walk so far!
girl 2: (more registration typing)
girl 2: i like THIS class... but i don't WANNA be waitlisted!
girl 1: what's your waitlist number?
girl 2: 1
girl 1: oh *names some other girl*'s taking that class...
girl 1: you'd take it w/her...
girl 2: i don't WANNA do so much reading!
girl 1: c'mon now, we're in bio and chem, we do a lot of reading!
to be fair, i don't remember the conversation that well, but some of the tidbits were pretty memorable... because while both of them were so idiotic, girl 2 was especially annoying with THE... MOST... STUPIDEST reasonings for not taking a class... i seriously wanted to stand up and just go, "WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU!?!?! BITCH, TAKE A CLASS CAUSE YOU LIKE THE SUBJECT, NOT CAUSE THE BUILDING'S TOO FAR, OR YOU HATE THE BUILDING! OH NO, I CAN'T GRADUATE, CAUSE THE CLASS I NEED TO TAKE IS AN EXTRA 5 MIN WALK AWAY!!!! JEEZ..." (and fyi, if you're waitlisted no 1, you're pretty much in...)
(yeah, i got anger issues)
Monday, December 06, 2004
i was supposed to go to bed early, OR stay up late and get a lotta work done... didn't do either... lemme explain... some person started a thread on srk.com in the general discussion forums(where you can post anything not game-related) about how God contradicts himself, blah, blah, blah, etc, etc, etc... the thread is currently on its 22nd page, because the atheists won't believe the christians, and the christians are trying to keep going at it...
i had no idea this thread was up, until last night, so i spent a majority of it just reading what other ppl had to say... because i lurk on the boards, and don't really post, i just read(although i was seriously tempted to post)
i'm not gonna talk about it, cause you can find the thread on your own, but i'll post some reflections about what i think whenever topics like this come up...
-ever since i read The Case For Christ, it's more or less become obvious to me that although the Bible's main goal was not to be used as a tool to convince others that this stuff is real(the story of God's agape love is more or less the main goal), that you could do that... because the Bible IS truth, almost everything within it, when a grain or two of salt is applied, states the truth, and has never contradicted its original messages. so ever since that freshman year, every time i've seen an argument brought up, it's usually taken out of context, or there is some other meaning by going back to the original hebrew or greek text. but as i come back to every single argument, it has more or less strengthened my beliefs, not diminished them.
-a lot of the arguments you hear against christianity are basically things taken out of context. for instance, the person who started the thread(get this), basically said david and johnathan were homosexuals because they kissed each other and loved each other deeply... he was basically pulling quotes right out of the bible and taking them into incorrect context. another is how he states god contradicts himself because he essentially killed many people in the bible... (like sodom and gommorah, etc) when it should be obvious that god is a being of justice, not vengeance.
-i'd like to think that based upon what i am now, i think(given enough time to think), i could stand a *decent* chance of arguing/debating w/an atheist about the validity and context of the bible(in order to reaffirm god's nature), as long as i had bible.gospel.net next to me. however, i sometimes question whether i would be trying to win them over in Christ's love, or for my own selfish pride, so my fellow christians don't look foolish. the point of trying to talk with an atheist is not to, per say, pwn them at their game, but to try to win them over. it's not whether i win and they lose, it's whether THEY win or they lose. this is not a sport; it's an attempt to stop them from inching closer to the cliff. once i turn it into a "ha! you're wrong, you suck!" type of thing, that will put them off, and make it even harder to win them over... even if i am right, and my arguments are sound, if i'm not trying to actually suggest and reflect the same godly love in myself for them, their attitude will most likely be one of hurt pride, and even more unwillingness to concede and just say, "fine, you win, i convert..." i find that whenever i either read arguments here, or take part in them, i'm carrying a competitor mentality, not a mindset of love, not one of "please believe me..." that is a problem i need to change.
-many people who start the arguments have their mindset; they're not open minded about it... so they're not bringing up questions in the hope that maybe they'll find some end-all truth to the answer, they're bringing up the arguments in the hope that you'll fall... that is the truth.
-finally, every time i see something like this, i have to remind myself of the difference between head knowledge and spiritual knowledge. yes, i think i know an awful lot about the bible. but has that reflected upon the way i lived my life? not really; i tend to go about college with a slacker mentality, then don't even spend time w/god each day. how can i, claim to be a christian, when i don't reflect how a christian should live? even devils believe in god's existance. seeing and doing are two complete different things; to be a "true" christian, you need to do both.
ok, that's enough... contemplating for this long hurts my head.
i had no idea this thread was up, until last night, so i spent a majority of it just reading what other ppl had to say... because i lurk on the boards, and don't really post, i just read(although i was seriously tempted to post)
i'm not gonna talk about it, cause you can find the thread on your own, but i'll post some reflections about what i think whenever topics like this come up...
-ever since i read The Case For Christ, it's more or less become obvious to me that although the Bible's main goal was not to be used as a tool to convince others that this stuff is real(the story of God's agape love is more or less the main goal), that you could do that... because the Bible IS truth, almost everything within it, when a grain or two of salt is applied, states the truth, and has never contradicted its original messages. so ever since that freshman year, every time i've seen an argument brought up, it's usually taken out of context, or there is some other meaning by going back to the original hebrew or greek text. but as i come back to every single argument, it has more or less strengthened my beliefs, not diminished them.
-a lot of the arguments you hear against christianity are basically things taken out of context. for instance, the person who started the thread(get this), basically said david and johnathan were homosexuals because they kissed each other and loved each other deeply... he was basically pulling quotes right out of the bible and taking them into incorrect context. another is how he states god contradicts himself because he essentially killed many people in the bible... (like sodom and gommorah, etc) when it should be obvious that god is a being of justice, not vengeance.
-i'd like to think that based upon what i am now, i think(given enough time to think), i could stand a *decent* chance of arguing/debating w/an atheist about the validity and context of the bible(in order to reaffirm god's nature), as long as i had bible.gospel.net next to me. however, i sometimes question whether i would be trying to win them over in Christ's love, or for my own selfish pride, so my fellow christians don't look foolish. the point of trying to talk with an atheist is not to, per say, pwn them at their game, but to try to win them over. it's not whether i win and they lose, it's whether THEY win or they lose. this is not a sport; it's an attempt to stop them from inching closer to the cliff. once i turn it into a "ha! you're wrong, you suck!" type of thing, that will put them off, and make it even harder to win them over... even if i am right, and my arguments are sound, if i'm not trying to actually suggest and reflect the same godly love in myself for them, their attitude will most likely be one of hurt pride, and even more unwillingness to concede and just say, "fine, you win, i convert..." i find that whenever i either read arguments here, or take part in them, i'm carrying a competitor mentality, not a mindset of love, not one of "please believe me..." that is a problem i need to change.
-many people who start the arguments have their mindset; they're not open minded about it... so they're not bringing up questions in the hope that maybe they'll find some end-all truth to the answer, they're bringing up the arguments in the hope that you'll fall... that is the truth.
-finally, every time i see something like this, i have to remind myself of the difference between head knowledge and spiritual knowledge. yes, i think i know an awful lot about the bible. but has that reflected upon the way i lived my life? not really; i tend to go about college with a slacker mentality, then don't even spend time w/god each day. how can i, claim to be a christian, when i don't reflect how a christian should live? even devils believe in god's existance. seeing and doing are two complete different things; to be a "true" christian, you need to do both.
ok, that's enough... contemplating for this long hurts my head.
Sunday, December 05, 2004
1st time i've had communion @a campus-oriented church... so it appears that college-oriented churches have C & E communions, opposed to the avg church, which tends to have 1/month.
i can't believe how much phil cares for me... it's rediculous... simply christian-like... i should give him a call sometime soon.
heck, i should give god a call soon.
and tell him, thanks for caring for all these times, even when i put you aside.
i can't believe how much phil cares for me... it's rediculous... simply christian-like... i should give him a call sometime soon.
heck, i should give god a call soon.
and tell him, thanks for caring for all these times, even when i put you aside.
comcast's been so unreliable for internet the last few days... on and off... on and off... and i hate the fact that they're so overadvertising themselves on tv so much... to be that SOO reliable internet service that everybody wants them to be... sorta like how ea sports/games acts like they're the best gaming company in the world... when it should be blatantly obvious to everybody that they're not...
nice... warriors > pacers tonight...
nice... warriors > pacers tonight...
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Good, they punished the guy who threw the cup, and the guy who walked on the court, as well as the person who threw the chair
battle of the defenses this friday(and champions); yes, i like the pistons more, but i can't stress it enough, i like the spurs and the pistons... it will be interesting to see if pistons can hang, especially since their troubling start... they have all their pieces back though, so we'll see... btw, i think pistons' troubling start has overshadowed the fact that mcdyess has more or less, very well meshed w/the pistons... of course, you could argue that meshing only works if it equals more wins...
Rip's blog sez brown ain't gone retire anytime soon
ok, so it's been about a month or two into the nba, here's some reflections of mine:
-i was not surprised that rockets were NOT going to be very good; they gave up too much depth to get t-mac... it also annoys me how a lotta azn friends of mine suddenly jump on the rockets bandwagon... niggaz, plz... maybe in the future, but not now... not w/this crappy depth...
-i wasn't expecting nuggets to got suck dot com(talentwise they should be rolling)... wasn't expecting seattle to be GOOD(considering all they can do is shoot, admittedly very well, but just shoot)... wasn't expecting suns to be GOOD... and cavs look really good as well... buncha other surprises, like pacers holding their own despite their crippling losses...
-what i was NOT expecting though, was that magic were going to be REALLY good, really soon; everybody knew they were willing to sacrifice a few years to get good, since they gave up tmac; but i don't think i personally expected them to be in playoff contention right off the bat. i do like their cast though, much more than rockets; i've always been a francis fan, and it seems their team has a lotta depth now. currently, their strength is best determined by grant hill's ability to recover; in the near future, it'll be determined by how much dwight howard is the kg that he hopes to be...
-washington warriors being good, and depressed about why in the hell we got rid of them in the 1st place... nuff said... it also depresses me how gs wizards got suck, and suddenly, clippers being in playoff contention, AND better than gsw... did st. jean reincarnate into chris mullin?
-i've really admired dwayne wade's attitude towards the game... his selfless offense, his hard commitment to D, and his willingness to go to his strengths. i think he only took 1 three-pointer at one point, but i think i admire this sophomore the most, more than lebron, or melo.
-detroit pistons breaking near even surprised me... there's a couple of reasons for this though; one is that they could've been depressed after that brawl incident, and it's just carried into their attitude towards each night. another is possibly because they gave up too much in the offseason; maybe okur and williamson really help this team a lot more than we give credit for, and the last one, is possibly just cause they're taking games a lot easier... (fakers syndrome)... that said, i never rooted for detroit in the 1st place because i think they're the best... that idea is just stupid, and makes you bandwagon on teams more often than not. i've just always admired the defense that ben wallace and tayshawn prince bring to the floor, and everytime they play, i truly am awed by their effort and selfless actions. of course, that doesn't mean i don't hope they'll get another ring, but just that i won't jump on the spurs 100% because they probably stand the best chance of getting that ring this year IMO.
2 more weeks... to hang strong and not slack.
stop caring about horizontal depth, u scrub...
battle of the defenses this friday(and champions); yes, i like the pistons more, but i can't stress it enough, i like the spurs and the pistons... it will be interesting to see if pistons can hang, especially since their troubling start... they have all their pieces back though, so we'll see... btw, i think pistons' troubling start has overshadowed the fact that mcdyess has more or less, very well meshed w/the pistons... of course, you could argue that meshing only works if it equals more wins...
Rip's blog sez brown ain't gone retire anytime soon
ok, so it's been about a month or two into the nba, here's some reflections of mine:
-i was not surprised that rockets were NOT going to be very good; they gave up too much depth to get t-mac... it also annoys me how a lotta azn friends of mine suddenly jump on the rockets bandwagon... niggaz, plz... maybe in the future, but not now... not w/this crappy depth...
-i wasn't expecting nuggets to got suck dot com(talentwise they should be rolling)... wasn't expecting seattle to be GOOD(considering all they can do is shoot, admittedly very well, but just shoot)... wasn't expecting suns to be GOOD... and cavs look really good as well... buncha other surprises, like pacers holding their own despite their crippling losses...
-what i was NOT expecting though, was that magic were going to be REALLY good, really soon; everybody knew they were willing to sacrifice a few years to get good, since they gave up tmac; but i don't think i personally expected them to be in playoff contention right off the bat. i do like their cast though, much more than rockets; i've always been a francis fan, and it seems their team has a lotta depth now. currently, their strength is best determined by grant hill's ability to recover; in the near future, it'll be determined by how much dwight howard is the kg that he hopes to be...
-washington warriors being good, and depressed about why in the hell we got rid of them in the 1st place... nuff said... it also depresses me how gs wizards got suck, and suddenly, clippers being in playoff contention, AND better than gsw... did st. jean reincarnate into chris mullin?
-i've really admired dwayne wade's attitude towards the game... his selfless offense, his hard commitment to D, and his willingness to go to his strengths. i think he only took 1 three-pointer at one point, but i think i admire this sophomore the most, more than lebron, or melo.
-detroit pistons breaking near even surprised me... there's a couple of reasons for this though; one is that they could've been depressed after that brawl incident, and it's just carried into their attitude towards each night. another is possibly because they gave up too much in the offseason; maybe okur and williamson really help this team a lot more than we give credit for, and the last one, is possibly just cause they're taking games a lot easier... (fakers syndrome)... that said, i never rooted for detroit in the 1st place because i think they're the best... that idea is just stupid, and makes you bandwagon on teams more often than not. i've just always admired the defense that ben wallace and tayshawn prince bring to the floor, and everytime they play, i truly am awed by their effort and selfless actions. of course, that doesn't mean i don't hope they'll get another ring, but just that i won't jump on the spurs 100% because they probably stand the best chance of getting that ring this year IMO.
2 more weeks... to hang strong and not slack.
stop caring about horizontal depth, u scrub...
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
twenty-one might mean something you're the type who consistently likes to go out and get hammered... but i'm not that type of a person; in fact, i can safely say, that i have yet to even get drunk. i'm basically too busy to try to catch up with everything that i'm supposed to do, that i have no time to get hammered. because then i'd spend even more time trying to catch up.
i don't even make enough salmon steaks marinated w/miso to warrant that special privilege now... and if anybody younger than me goes up to me asking for me to buy alcohol for them, i might raise an eyebrow...
i also don't play texas hold em or blackjack, so you know where i'm going w/this...
so while i'm not exactly depressed about who i am now, it's not that i'm exactly leaping for joy either.
nevertheless, having made it this far on earth without getting shot or knifed, etc, or any other worse thing, is a blessing... so i'll thank god for that. i do have a lot to be thankful for, so rather than ponder about what useless garbage privileges i picked up today, i'll just reminisce on everything given to me, and be thankful for it all.
and i wonder, has joe stopped caring about his "punks'" b-days? no shoutouts now... wait, i know, socal has corrupted him... knew it... bastard...
i don't even make enough salmon steaks marinated w/miso to warrant that special privilege now... and if anybody younger than me goes up to me asking for me to buy alcohol for them, i might raise an eyebrow...
i also don't play texas hold em or blackjack, so you know where i'm going w/this...
so while i'm not exactly depressed about who i am now, it's not that i'm exactly leaping for joy either.
nevertheless, having made it this far on earth without getting shot or knifed, etc, or any other worse thing, is a blessing... so i'll thank god for that. i do have a lot to be thankful for, so rather than ponder about what useless garbage privileges i picked up today, i'll just reminisce on everything given to me, and be thankful for it all.
and i wonder, has joe stopped caring about his "punks'" b-days? no shoutouts now... wait, i know, socal has corrupted him... knew it... bastard...
Monday, November 29, 2004
ok, i know you can't see it too well(due to the blackness of the pot bottom), but that was my 1st try @hong sau neo ruo mein... tasted pretty good... well, i didn't cook the beef, i just reheated it... it was already pot-roasted, thanks to mom... but everything else i did... had no sesame oil though, so i had to use olive oil instead... and no bok choy, so spinach instead... but it's great... that was a pic of the leftovers, since i couldn't finish it...
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Who the hell cares? My thoughts exactly
Man, bay area fball and bball are t3h sUx...
Good thing sports aren't the only hobbies i'm into...
Man, bay area fball and bball are t3h sUx...
Good thing sports aren't the only hobbies i'm into...
Saturday, November 27, 2004
so far, this thanksgiving break has reminded me so much why i like this holiday 10x over christmas... nevermind the fact that xmas' significance totally owns thanksgiving flat up(jesus himself matters tenfold over whether some pilgrims managed to make it safely to america)... the attitude around thanksgiving, minus the gluttony is a hundred times more genuine... the commercialism of xmas has totally ruined its true value... not entirely, but it's pretty close.
i just wished i didn't have any hw to do over thanksgiving break...
i dunno if it's the fact that we were playing flag football, not tackle, but jerm is very easy to keep away from the qb... me, clement, and calvin had too much fun keeping jerm from getting close to mike. it was funny too.
to close, count your blessings this break; i don't care how many downfalls you've had this year, i don't think they'll compare to the blessings you've gotten from God...
i just wished i didn't have any hw to do over thanksgiving break...
i dunno if it's the fact that we were playing flag football, not tackle, but jerm is very easy to keep away from the qb... me, clement, and calvin had too much fun keeping jerm from getting close to mike. it was funny too.
to close, count your blessings this break; i don't care how many downfalls you've had this year, i don't think they'll compare to the blessings you've gotten from God...
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
http://worstlookingsiteever.tripod.com/3spowercombos.html
tayshawn prince, IMO, has the potential to become something of a taller, slower manu ginobili... hell, he already penetrates more than he spots-up shoots :D and if he does, it's usually as a 3 ball. and let's not get started on his d... (btw i still like both players on both teams, respectively... they're both fun to watch)
shortshort xx shinshoryuken flat up owns jerm... hell, anything in 3rd strike i shortshortsuper flat-up owns jerm
read the sports guy's comments(@espn.com of course) on artest punching the wrong guy... apparently, the identity of the guy who threw the beer was a fat, bald-ass idiot.(somebody plz find this guy)... that, and the guy who threw the chair; both should be punished heavily.
see you guys around in about 2-3 days... R U ready for sum 733T @$$ fb@11?!?!!??
tayshawn prince, IMO, has the potential to become something of a taller, slower manu ginobili... hell, he already penetrates more than he spots-up shoots :D and if he does, it's usually as a 3 ball. and let's not get started on his d... (btw i still like both players on both teams, respectively... they're both fun to watch)
shortshort xx shinshoryuken flat up owns jerm... hell, anything in 3rd strike i shortshortsuper flat-up owns jerm
read the sports guy's comments(@espn.com of course) on artest punching the wrong guy... apparently, the identity of the guy who threw the beer was a fat, bald-ass idiot.(somebody plz find this guy)... that, and the guy who threw the chair; both should be punished heavily.
see you guys around in about 2-3 days... R U ready for sum 733T @$$ fb@11?!?!!??
Sunday, November 21, 2004
aside from ron artest's insanely long punishment(i thought it should have been just SLIGHTLY larger than stephen jackson's, unless you can make a case to me that instigating the thing deserves a total season ban), i think david stern pretty much got it right. ben wallace seems a bit unfair, but then you do have to remember that he didn't do anything that huge... i don't think he was trying to get the crowd to start throwing stuff at artest(would you be mad if your team was down 15+, the game was pretty much over, and one of the better guys on the other team fouled you HARD when you went to the basket? yea prob), and it did seem like things were starting to cool down a bit before that idiot threw a cup full of beer @artest... if anyone's to blame, it's both the guy who threw the beer, and artest.
of course, pacer fans probably feel this is quite unfair, seeing how their pacers more or less lost playoff hopes in one night... look on the bright side though folks... it's like a replay of david robinson being injured, leading to them acquiring tim duncan... wouldn't be surprised if something similar happened to indiana.
the only thing besides adjusting the punishment on artest... the fans @detroit should be equally punished... ESPECIALLY that guy who started it all by throwing the beer cup... if that happens, then it'll be fair. if anything at all, find who originally threw that cup, and make him(or her?) take the majority of the blame.
ps controller sux... seriously...
level of proficiency for my most used 3rd strike chars:
1- chun-li, ken
2- ryu, akuma
3- yun
4- sean
5- dudley
once we get a joystick, hugo's going on that list somewhere... but for now, i'm going to try for yang and q... urien maybe in the near future...
of course, pacer fans probably feel this is quite unfair, seeing how their pacers more or less lost playoff hopes in one night... look on the bright side though folks... it's like a replay of david robinson being injured, leading to them acquiring tim duncan... wouldn't be surprised if something similar happened to indiana.
the only thing besides adjusting the punishment on artest... the fans @detroit should be equally punished... ESPECIALLY that guy who started it all by throwing the beer cup... if that happens, then it'll be fair. if anything at all, find who originally threw that cup, and make him(or her?) take the majority of the blame.
ps controller sux... seriously...
level of proficiency for my most used 3rd strike chars:
1- chun-li, ken
2- ryu, akuma
3- yun
4- sean
5- dudley
once we get a joystick, hugo's going on that list somewhere... but for now, i'm going to try for yang and q... urien maybe in the near future...
Saturday, November 20, 2004
ESPN.com - NBA - Fists, objects fly near end of Pacers-Pistons
yea i'm speechless...
it's kinda funny how they kept showing the replay of the fan approaching artest on the court, only to get dropped by him... then jermaine runs over and lays into him right when he's starting to get up...
ugly...
they should find whoever threw that 1st beer cup and punish him...
and quentin richardson had it right on; there's gonna be a lotta lawsuits going on... ppl are just too greedy not to take advantage.
i can't wait to play against eugene 3rd strike sometime in the future... when we've got a joystick...
yea i'm speechless...
it's kinda funny how they kept showing the replay of the fan approaching artest on the court, only to get dropped by him... then jermaine runs over and lays into him right when he's starting to get up...
ugly...
they should find whoever threw that 1st beer cup and punish him...
and quentin richardson had it right on; there's gonna be a lotta lawsuits going on... ppl are just too greedy not to take advantage.
i can't wait to play against eugene 3rd strike sometime in the future... when we've got a joystick...
Thursday, November 18, 2004
as to whether you think pistons can still hang w/the powers of the west, after everybody's back, and healthy, and hearing and watching them wipe the floor w/minnesota, which has to be one of the top 3 teams in the entire nba league, i think the answer is quite obvious. put another way, kg couldn't do what he normally did; he committed a lot of turnovers.
but personally, i'm just amazed that prince actually crossed over his defender and took it strong to the hoop in style... damn!
then there was billups running all the way back to block kg's layup.
man, i am in a perpetual state of exhaustion these days. no rest til thanksgiving break comes over for me...
and jerm's getting better at third strike.
but personally, i'm just amazed that prince actually crossed over his defender and took it strong to the hoop in style... damn!
then there was billups running all the way back to block kg's layup.
man, i am in a perpetual state of exhaustion these days. no rest til thanksgiving break comes over for me...
and jerm's getting better at third strike.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
MTV.com - Music - Video Premiere - Linkin Park / Jay-Z: "Numb-Encore"
???
ok, i like linkin park's style, and like jay-z some, but this is like white on black... i don't see this tour happening... skaters and gangstas all in the same arena? did somebody get shot? :D
not to mention jay-z is like a part owner of the new jersey nets... can you imagine him taking the pa before, in between, and after games to announce and promote his latest album/release? ugh...
yeap... pretty soon we'll be having wu-tang financial doing our retirement plans, just like chappelle's show jabbed at...
(joe hahn let his hair down as seen in vid? is he going fob-style?)
???
ok, i like linkin park's style, and like jay-z some, but this is like white on black... i don't see this tour happening... skaters and gangstas all in the same arena? did somebody get shot? :D
not to mention jay-z is like a part owner of the new jersey nets... can you imagine him taking the pa before, in between, and after games to announce and promote his latest album/release? ugh...
yeap... pretty soon we'll be having wu-tang financial doing our retirement plans, just like chappelle's show jabbed at...
(joe hahn let his hair down as seen in vid? is he going fob-style?)
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
i don't consider it being hardcore... you either play the game the right way, or you don't; either competent, or a scrub. either playing the game the right way, or you're LEARNING to play the game the right way. plz, that's not considered hardcore; that's considered approaching the game the right way. i don't consider you a hardcore cs player just cause you can awp better than me; i consider you a better cs player(and me a noob :D).
3rd strike chun-li basics for dummies(by me):
down/toward+heavy kick for up-close crossup; combos into crouching medium kick
down+medium kick in air when right above opponent; can do another air attack/parry before landing.
early heavy kick in air for air-to-air, also decent jump-in
medium kick in air for jump-in
crouching light kick for up-close poke; ditto with crouching jab; use these a lot; good for leading into a throw, keeping the opponent blocking low to pull a strong+forward overhead, etc. flows very nicely into other moves.
crouching medium kick(it's forward, jerm! forward!) for medium-range poking.
crouching roundhouse for anti-air, and medium-range-guarenteed hit when no meter
standing back+heavy punch for anti-air, as well as medium-range when you need to beat stuff out, as well as far-range whiff for building meter
standing fierce, for pretty much the same as crouching forward for poking uses, except you want the limb to hit opponents who are a bit further or standing.
main combo:
crouching forward, cancelled into super art 2, cancel the last kick with down, up/toward really quickly, follow with 2 fierces, or roundhouse.
(in REALLY, EASY TO UNDERSTAND TERMS: down+medium kick, then immediately before you even stop to see if the move's going to come out, roll the joystick a quarter circle forward 2x and press any kick... wait until the last kick comes out, then time a quick down-to-up/toward motion right when it comes out... time your air attack to hit the opponent while you're going up)
(i have still yet to see if chun can do shortshortsuper like the likes of shotos or dudley)
other decent moves:
crouching medium punch; much like crouching forward, but it's slower, but longer-ranged, and slides under a buncha stuff.
standing heavy kick; seems to beat out low attacks fairly well.
that's it; combine, watch some match vids.
and stay on the ground more often and use your normals, jerm! WATCH SOME COMP @OUR MU ALREADY! THEN YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO PLAY BETTER! NORMALS, FOO! NORMALS! NOT SPINNING BIRD KICK! NOT RYU'S HURRICANE KICK! NORMALS DOT COM!
(btw, i love shortshortsuper, because it's probably the one combo in sf where it integrates nicely into your offensive gameplan without being afraid of being retaliated if the opponent blocks instead; doesn't add too much damage to your super, but it's long enough for you to see that you need to stop @the 2nd short; best... sf... combo... ever...)
3rd strike chun-li basics for dummies(by me):
down/toward+heavy kick for up-close crossup; combos into crouching medium kick
down+medium kick in air when right above opponent; can do another air attack/parry before landing.
early heavy kick in air for air-to-air, also decent jump-in
medium kick in air for jump-in
crouching light kick for up-close poke; ditto with crouching jab; use these a lot; good for leading into a throw, keeping the opponent blocking low to pull a strong+forward overhead, etc. flows very nicely into other moves.
crouching medium kick(it's forward, jerm! forward!) for medium-range poking.
crouching roundhouse for anti-air, and medium-range-guarenteed hit when no meter
standing back+heavy punch for anti-air, as well as medium-range when you need to beat stuff out, as well as far-range whiff for building meter
standing fierce, for pretty much the same as crouching forward for poking uses, except you want the limb to hit opponents who are a bit further or standing.
main combo:
crouching forward, cancelled into super art 2, cancel the last kick with down, up/toward really quickly, follow with 2 fierces, or roundhouse.
(in REALLY, EASY TO UNDERSTAND TERMS: down+medium kick, then immediately before you even stop to see if the move's going to come out, roll the joystick a quarter circle forward 2x and press any kick... wait until the last kick comes out, then time a quick down-to-up/toward motion right when it comes out... time your air attack to hit the opponent while you're going up)
(i have still yet to see if chun can do shortshortsuper like the likes of shotos or dudley)
other decent moves:
crouching medium punch; much like crouching forward, but it's slower, but longer-ranged, and slides under a buncha stuff.
standing heavy kick; seems to beat out low attacks fairly well.
that's it; combine, watch some match vids.
and stay on the ground more often and use your normals, jerm! WATCH SOME COMP @OUR MU ALREADY! THEN YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO PLAY BETTER! NORMALS, FOO! NORMALS! NOT SPINNING BIRD KICK! NOT RYU'S HURRICANE KICK! NORMALS DOT COM!
(btw, i love shortshortsuper, because it's probably the one combo in sf where it integrates nicely into your offensive gameplan without being afraid of being retaliated if the opponent blocks instead; doesn't add too much damage to your super, but it's long enough for you to see that you need to stop @the 2nd short; best... sf... combo... ever...)
can someone tell me the last season that the 49ers got suck dot com? how in the hell do you lose to the panthers? pathetic... i'll still love the niners no matter what, but oh man...
here's my 2 cents though... i don't care if tim rattay is not a spectacular qb; just don't bumble the ball AGAIN! niners are, for the present time, a defensive oriented team; give the ball to kevan barlow as their main way of bringing it up the field, w/occasional passes. then stop them with d. plz, just, rattay either needs to leave, or stop bumbling the ball. a great team doesn't need an exceptional qb. don't believe me? look @the patriots. yes, tom brady's good. but he's not up there w/brett farve, donovan mcnabb, michael vick DOT COM... but he's solid; just does what's needed, at the right time, gets it done efficiently. kinda like what chauncy billups was during 2k4 finals in the nba. that's what sf needs right now, a solid qb, and we don't have that. i can't remember the last time niners had got suck dot com that badly.
t.o.'s still hilarious... i thought his figure skating dance was great. personally, i'm starting to really like donovan... i like how he acknowledges things screwed up because of him when plays don't go their way... just watch his body language. of course, that may just be him... the way he expresses it, but it's a cool thing to watch.
i'm amazed mu has not fixed mvc yet... it plays ok... but the screen is jacked up... 25% of the screen is off the screen, so you can't see your opponent when they get into the corner on either side. (imagines dumb reset possibilities that aren't supposed to be part of the game)
w0rd... if srk.com is down... JUST F5 THAT SHIT DOWN! :D
(btw, "andore" is the newest gamescrub to hit srk.com... opens his mouth before his brain begins to operate... srk.com should have a "dumbfuck" filter... say too many stupid statements/accusations and you get banned... it seems all these idiots are popping up all over on srk... ryurules21(now banned), gill(now banned), masterakuma(plz, somebody ban this guy), now andore(ditto w/the idiot before))
ok, essay revision time.
here's my 2 cents though... i don't care if tim rattay is not a spectacular qb; just don't bumble the ball AGAIN! niners are, for the present time, a defensive oriented team; give the ball to kevan barlow as their main way of bringing it up the field, w/occasional passes. then stop them with d. plz, just, rattay either needs to leave, or stop bumbling the ball. a great team doesn't need an exceptional qb. don't believe me? look @the patriots. yes, tom brady's good. but he's not up there w/brett farve, donovan mcnabb, michael vick DOT COM... but he's solid; just does what's needed, at the right time, gets it done efficiently. kinda like what chauncy billups was during 2k4 finals in the nba. that's what sf needs right now, a solid qb, and we don't have that. i can't remember the last time niners had got suck dot com that badly.
t.o.'s still hilarious... i thought his figure skating dance was great. personally, i'm starting to really like donovan... i like how he acknowledges things screwed up because of him when plays don't go their way... just watch his body language. of course, that may just be him... the way he expresses it, but it's a cool thing to watch.
i'm amazed mu has not fixed mvc yet... it plays ok... but the screen is jacked up... 25% of the screen is off the screen, so you can't see your opponent when they get into the corner on either side. (imagines dumb reset possibilities that aren't supposed to be part of the game)
w0rd... if srk.com is down... JUST F5 THAT SHIT DOWN! :D
(btw, "andore" is the newest gamescrub to hit srk.com... opens his mouth before his brain begins to operate... srk.com should have a "dumbfuck" filter... say too many stupid statements/accusations and you get banned... it seems all these idiots are popping up all over on srk... ryurules21(now banned), gill(now banned), masterakuma(plz, somebody ban this guy), now andore(ditto w/the idiot before))
ok, essay revision time.
Saturday, November 13, 2004
jedi knight's finished... on both sides... fuunny how they give more cutscenes when you're using the light side though. now onto the fun multiplayer game... i'm pretty sure i'll end up using light side more than dark side online, although that remains to be seen... or whether i might use the uber disciple ranking...
third strike: characters i play on learning sometime in the near future: urien and yun.
i bet i'm gonna turn out looking black in the next msm directory; when the guy tried to take my photo, i thought i heard, "one..." then he snapped the pic... so i wasn't smiling when that happened. ah well.
and we played mafia @msm fellowship yesterday. i was one of the mafia... and we won. it was great... good strategy on our part.
third strike: characters i play on learning sometime in the near future: urien and yun.
i bet i'm gonna turn out looking black in the next msm directory; when the guy tried to take my photo, i thought i heard, "one..." then he snapped the pic... so i wasn't smiling when that happened. ah well.
and we played mafia @msm fellowship yesterday. i was one of the mafia... and we won. it was great... good strategy on our part.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
i feel bad for ben wallace... he must have like at least 8 older siblings... that's a lotta peeps he's gonna mourn for if he lives to a ripe old age... anyways, get better soon man! pistons need your defensive effort!
i dunno whether i REALLY like the kings anymore... not that me considering myself norcal means i'm a kings fan at no 1, more like a warriors fan... i still like em, but... eh... you could say they're hella bad defensively... plus, now they look like the lakers of past(teammates bickering, etc)...
dreyer's pumpkin ice cream is hella good. has cinnamon and nutmeg in it. pumpkin pie style. now, if they made it ol skool 31 baskin robbins style(add chunks of cheesecake, complete w/graham cracker bits), that'd be top tier(btw, why don't they bring back that flavor? that was good stuff...)
speaking of which... mmm... pumpkin pie.
http://espn.starwave.com/media/nba/2004/0707/photo/g_kobe_frt.jpg
what the hell is kobe looking at in that pic anyways? :D
dialect is dialect... don't hate on it... what, you think you're better just cause you speak the language of a better society, or a better state, etc? bullshit.
our apt now has 3rd strike, and my fingers are just CRYING that i need a joystick... ps controller... so... frikkin... bad... for fighting games. but i still manage to have a 30+ win streak on jerm :D it's partially cause sometimes i'll just watch ppl playing 3rd strike in the mu, so i understand theory-fighter-wise how to play the game, but it's also cause he always has these patterns he goes into occasionally, like not tick throwing(hence i could just sit and block all day if i wanted to), not being able to combo into super, doing special moves that leave him in bad recovery if blocked, etc. he also almost always eats overheads when getting up. the big one though, is that he just doesn't know how to poke well right now. i have a lotta weaknesses too right now, but concerning what i'm playing with, they're manageable.
don't get me wrong though, it's not like jerm's trying to improve upon himself. but i guess i'm not the only one suffering from the crap ass ps controller. the d-pad sucks; you can't roll it at all. if you do, it feels really awkward. sony must've been on crack when they were designing the pad. and i'd say ditto w/x-box controller(crap ass)... best pad i've ever used of any system, was interact's propad 6. THAT was a good pad. not a lotta features, but it was smooth. i pulled off dragon punches on either side at will. if i couldn't do something, it was because of me, not the pad. of course, a mass stick is still the ultimate for me... when it comes to joysticks. but it costs even more than an x-arcade... so we'll shoot for that(should be fine for our purposes, unless we go slam-crazy on the joystick or yank it til it breaks)
i dunno whether i REALLY like the kings anymore... not that me considering myself norcal means i'm a kings fan at no 1, more like a warriors fan... i still like em, but... eh... you could say they're hella bad defensively... plus, now they look like the lakers of past(teammates bickering, etc)...
dreyer's pumpkin ice cream is hella good. has cinnamon and nutmeg in it. pumpkin pie style. now, if they made it ol skool 31 baskin robbins style(add chunks of cheesecake, complete w/graham cracker bits), that'd be top tier(btw, why don't they bring back that flavor? that was good stuff...)
speaking of which... mmm... pumpkin pie.
http://espn.starwave.com/media/nba/2004/0707/photo/g_kobe_frt.jpg
what the hell is kobe looking at in that pic anyways? :D
dialect is dialect... don't hate on it... what, you think you're better just cause you speak the language of a better society, or a better state, etc? bullshit.
our apt now has 3rd strike, and my fingers are just CRYING that i need a joystick... ps controller... so... frikkin... bad... for fighting games. but i still manage to have a 30+ win streak on jerm :D it's partially cause sometimes i'll just watch ppl playing 3rd strike in the mu, so i understand theory-fighter-wise how to play the game, but it's also cause he always has these patterns he goes into occasionally, like not tick throwing(hence i could just sit and block all day if i wanted to), not being able to combo into super, doing special moves that leave him in bad recovery if blocked, etc. he also almost always eats overheads when getting up. the big one though, is that he just doesn't know how to poke well right now. i have a lotta weaknesses too right now, but concerning what i'm playing with, they're manageable.
don't get me wrong though, it's not like jerm's trying to improve upon himself. but i guess i'm not the only one suffering from the crap ass ps controller. the d-pad sucks; you can't roll it at all. if you do, it feels really awkward. sony must've been on crack when they were designing the pad. and i'd say ditto w/x-box controller(crap ass)... best pad i've ever used of any system, was interact's propad 6. THAT was a good pad. not a lotta features, but it was smooth. i pulled off dragon punches on either side at will. if i couldn't do something, it was because of me, not the pad. of course, a mass stick is still the ultimate for me... when it comes to joysticks. but it costs even more than an x-arcade... so we'll shoot for that(should be fine for our purposes, unless we go slam-crazy on the joystick or yank it til it breaks)
Monday, November 08, 2004
retreat was great...
too many parallels w/the good ol summer redwood though... sometimes, i end up associating retreat with a place where you go to get back in touch w/nature, play bball on a saturday afternoon, eat so-so cafeteria food, etc... met a lotta ppl during the retreat, and saturday night's sermon really spoke to me.
the fact that me and jon went outside into the cold night on saturday night when they gave us time to pray, and just confessed our sins to each other, then prayed for each other(compared to just throwing prayer requests @each other), is a really great start to improving a christian relationship... i think the idea of corporate confession is great, i just never had the courage to try it... i think it'd be a good idea to expand this and see if me, jon, jerm can't like once a month get together and just confess and pray for each other.
it's funny though, in our small groups, two korean guys start going "so-CAAL!" two others then chime in with "sa-cra-men-TO!" then me and this other guy named david go "bay areA!" then i throw out "WO-RRIORS!" :D he echoes, and i follow w/"we got suck... and we're proud of it!" david then mocked one of the so-cal guys "that's right... who beat you in preseason?" :D
jedi knight's so fun... can't wait to start the whole multiplayer thing all over again. or just give one of my cds to jerm, so we can play together...
too many parallels w/the good ol summer redwood though... sometimes, i end up associating retreat with a place where you go to get back in touch w/nature, play bball on a saturday afternoon, eat so-so cafeteria food, etc... met a lotta ppl during the retreat, and saturday night's sermon really spoke to me.
the fact that me and jon went outside into the cold night on saturday night when they gave us time to pray, and just confessed our sins to each other, then prayed for each other(compared to just throwing prayer requests @each other), is a really great start to improving a christian relationship... i think the idea of corporate confession is great, i just never had the courage to try it... i think it'd be a good idea to expand this and see if me, jon, jerm can't like once a month get together and just confess and pray for each other.
it's funny though, in our small groups, two korean guys start going "so-CAAL!" two others then chime in with "sa-cra-men-TO!" then me and this other guy named david go "bay areA!" then i throw out "WO-RRIORS!" :D he echoes, and i follow w/"we got suck... and we're proud of it!" david then mocked one of the so-cal guys "that's right... who beat you in preseason?" :D
jedi knight's so fun... can't wait to start the whole multiplayer thing all over again. or just give one of my cds to jerm, so we can play together...
Friday, November 05, 2004
jedi knight: dark forces 2 is such a fun fps game. not to take anything away from counter-strike, but yeah... definitely underplayed... there's like only 8 consistent ppl on msn's zone.com playing that game. a lotta ppl might say the force powers take away from the game, make it unbalanced, but i actually think they're well-balanced enough to throw a sort of balance into the game you don't find in most other fps games... the force powers counter each other(i don't think there's one dominating force power; absorb uses a lot of energy, grip has a lotta ways to be broken, and protection gives up too much to be useful in multi), and no weapon is overall TOO dominating... they could've made the grenades function much like cs does; in jk, you have to hold down as long as you want to throw, and it changes the arc too while you're at it... so many times i've botched a grenade throw because i didn't hold the grenade long enough. technically, you could even rock w/fists and force powers alone... (haven't gotten around to multi yet, cause i'm gonna try to finish the single game first) light side's a lot better playing w/guns, but dark side does a lot better inside. so you notice the balance there.
it's funny, cause when i first tried to play cs, i drew upon my previous knowledge of playing the trial version of jk online vs others...(which, btw, wasn't too good, cause i played w/keyboard exclusively, not w/the mouse) now that i actually bought the real version for $10, i can't help but strafe and stop much like i do w/counterstrike. and sometimes i'll throw a grenade into a room right before i rush in.
but then again, sometimes i'll just run into a room and pull everybody's weapons away w/my force powers, then just proceed to hack the limbs off of everybody w/the lightsaber... just like old times.
there'd better be 30 game rooms up once i get done w/the single player and get back to playing multiplayer w/this game.
it's funny, cause when i first tried to play cs, i drew upon my previous knowledge of playing the trial version of jk online vs others...(which, btw, wasn't too good, cause i played w/keyboard exclusively, not w/the mouse) now that i actually bought the real version for $10, i can't help but strafe and stop much like i do w/counterstrike. and sometimes i'll throw a grenade into a room right before i rush in.
but then again, sometimes i'll just run into a room and pull everybody's weapons away w/my force powers, then just proceed to hack the limbs off of everybody w/the lightsaber... just like old times.
there'd better be 30 game rooms up once i get done w/the single player and get back to playing multiplayer w/this game.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
new nba season, new temptations to pull me away from doing work properly...
-for all those ppl who were hyping up the rockets to be the next shaq and kobe, detroit certainly made them look like them... prince made tmac shoot HORRIBLY(go prince!), and yao was also very limited in his shots... i love ben wallace and prince. both wallaces had putbacks, and sheed was on fire the 4th.
-how in the hell did ak get 8 blocks against the new lakers? :D well, i think we now know lakers are not invincible. jazz are certainly a step higher than the nuggets, since this team plays d. i'd still say, that the lakers might look slightly better than the heat, just cause heat is shallow, and lakers have a little more depth.
-and magic are gonna be good sometime soon... even as a rookie, dwight howard already had an extremely good well-balanced game. with francis, a returning grant hill, a developing howard, as well as various other former core rockets players, i'm gonna enjoy watching them.
me and jerm need to pool our money together to get an arcade quality joystick for the ps2 soon(we now have have 3rd strike and street fighter ae, thanks to jerm), and the regular ps2 controller is a BITCH when it comes to fighting games... jerm has a blister on his thumb, and my right index was bleeding yesterday. i like how jerm's a lot more committed to trying to play fighting games; most of my other friends don't want to learn.
and i should buy espn nba 2k5 sometime soon.
-for all those ppl who were hyping up the rockets to be the next shaq and kobe, detroit certainly made them look like them... prince made tmac shoot HORRIBLY(go prince!), and yao was also very limited in his shots... i love ben wallace and prince. both wallaces had putbacks, and sheed was on fire the 4th.
-how in the hell did ak get 8 blocks against the new lakers? :D well, i think we now know lakers are not invincible. jazz are certainly a step higher than the nuggets, since this team plays d. i'd still say, that the lakers might look slightly better than the heat, just cause heat is shallow, and lakers have a little more depth.
-and magic are gonna be good sometime soon... even as a rookie, dwight howard already had an extremely good well-balanced game. with francis, a returning grant hill, a developing howard, as well as various other former core rockets players, i'm gonna enjoy watching them.
me and jerm need to pool our money together to get an arcade quality joystick for the ps2 soon(we now have have 3rd strike and street fighter ae, thanks to jerm), and the regular ps2 controller is a BITCH when it comes to fighting games... jerm has a blister on his thumb, and my right index was bleeding yesterday. i like how jerm's a lot more committed to trying to play fighting games; most of my other friends don't want to learn.
and i should buy espn nba 2k5 sometime soon.
Monday, November 01, 2004
NBA.com: Rip Hamilton's Blog
wow... anyways, whadda team player; i loved this snippet from rip; shows how he knew how to defer to others, and as a result? he's maybe the best offensive player who moves w/o the ball:
"I just received the news that the NBA General Managers voted me No. 1 in the NBA.com poll as the player who best moved without the ball. It's quite an honor and also a little crazy considering that Reggie Miller, a legend, didn't get the nod. Reggie is still the Godfather of that distinction, especially coming off screens. I will admit that I stole a few tricks from him. A lot of tricks, actually. He's constantly in motion. You really don't want to guard a guy like that.
I first started to learn to move without the ball when I went to Connecticut. Although I never really took much pride in it until I got a chance to play with Michael Jordan when we were in D.C. together. When I played with him, he dominated the ball. Since I like to have the ball in my hands, too, I knew we both couldn't play with both of us dominating the ball. If we were both going to play well together, someone was going to have to move without the ball. Guess who that was? I had to figure out another way to make things work so I can still be effective. My coach at the time, Doug Collins, taught me how to make backdoor cuts and try to get easy baskets and eventually I learned how to feed off of M.J. Ultimately, that one season I spent with him really helped my game. Being voted No. 1 by the GM's really tells me how far my game has come."
and...
Ben Wallace Interview
here's to the warriors making the playoffs... good luck gsw...
here's to the pistons repeating...
wow... anyways, whadda team player; i loved this snippet from rip; shows how he knew how to defer to others, and as a result? he's maybe the best offensive player who moves w/o the ball:
"I just received the news that the NBA General Managers voted me No. 1 in the NBA.com poll as the player who best moved without the ball. It's quite an honor and also a little crazy considering that Reggie Miller, a legend, didn't get the nod. Reggie is still the Godfather of that distinction, especially coming off screens. I will admit that I stole a few tricks from him. A lot of tricks, actually. He's constantly in motion. You really don't want to guard a guy like that.
I first started to learn to move without the ball when I went to Connecticut. Although I never really took much pride in it until I got a chance to play with Michael Jordan when we were in D.C. together. When I played with him, he dominated the ball. Since I like to have the ball in my hands, too, I knew we both couldn't play with both of us dominating the ball. If we were both going to play well together, someone was going to have to move without the ball. Guess who that was? I had to figure out another way to make things work so I can still be effective. My coach at the time, Doug Collins, taught me how to make backdoor cuts and try to get easy baskets and eventually I learned how to feed off of M.J. Ultimately, that one season I spent with him really helped my game. Being voted No. 1 by the GM's really tells me how far my game has come."
and...
Ben Wallace Interview
here's to the warriors making the playoffs... good luck gsw...
here's to the pistons repeating...
here's the newest td victory dance that to's done...
this sunday, against the ravens, after t.o. did a td, he immitated ray lewis EXACTLY and did ray's funky pre-game warmup dance. call it a diss if you want, call it funny(that's what i'm sticking to), but all in all, this is the truth... once ray lewis is taken off the madden nfl cover(seems like everybody who lands on the cover, that nfl season, does poorly... mike vick last season, anybody?), he's gonna rip t.o. a new ass.
i got a usb keyboard, so i don't have to worry about my laptop keys crapping out on me anytime soon(and by thus, ruining a good laptop)
for some reason, i get dizzy playing single player fps'... dunno why.
this sunday, against the ravens, after t.o. did a td, he immitated ray lewis EXACTLY and did ray's funky pre-game warmup dance. call it a diss if you want, call it funny(that's what i'm sticking to), but all in all, this is the truth... once ray lewis is taken off the madden nfl cover(seems like everybody who lands on the cover, that nfl season, does poorly... mike vick last season, anybody?), he's gonna rip t.o. a new ass.
i got a usb keyboard, so i don't have to worry about my laptop keys crapping out on me anytime soon(and by thus, ruining a good laptop)
for some reason, i get dizzy playing single player fps'... dunno why.
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
i found it interesting that last night everyone in my apt was asleep by slightly after 12:00 considering that our internet, for some reason, was down... haha... that's funny... very funny. goes to show how much our life is attached to this thing called the internet. i would like to rag on the others some more, but i'm not invulnerable either...
there was this interesting diagram my dkc small group leader gave us on humans and stuff, how we've grown apart from our original design and how we're continuing to downfall(i described it to one of my group buddies as "when they created fox" :D) i think i'll try to capture it w/my webcam and post it up soon... once the apt internet is back to normal.
brett favre was #2 of fsn's top 10 toughest football players; mike ditka made the list at around no 8... here's what some guys had to say about him...
-you couldn't keep him down then, and you can't keep him down now, now that he has levitra...
-that one play, he's like bowling over 6 defensive tackles; he's not even trying to avoid them; once he finally gets into the end zone, he collapses, and he's just laying on the ground; exhausted; it's like he got an erection or something.
the curse might actually be broken! of course, anything's possible... red sox rallied from 0-3 to make it 4-3, but then again, this IS the world series. i'm predicting red sox in five. a sweep's not out of the question though. btw, you'd think, with all the red sox players giving thanks to god, that these are the CHRISTIAN sox...
sir charles suggested peja for ron artest... way out of the blue... but i could see it working... kings have concentrated too much upon their offense, and aside from a few gems in their lineup, their defense is simply not there.
there was this interesting diagram my dkc small group leader gave us on humans and stuff, how we've grown apart from our original design and how we're continuing to downfall(i described it to one of my group buddies as "when they created fox" :D) i think i'll try to capture it w/my webcam and post it up soon... once the apt internet is back to normal.
brett favre was #2 of fsn's top 10 toughest football players; mike ditka made the list at around no 8... here's what some guys had to say about him...
-you couldn't keep him down then, and you can't keep him down now, now that he has levitra...
-that one play, he's like bowling over 6 defensive tackles; he's not even trying to avoid them; once he finally gets into the end zone, he collapses, and he's just laying on the ground; exhausted; it's like he got an erection or something.
the curse might actually be broken! of course, anything's possible... red sox rallied from 0-3 to make it 4-3, but then again, this IS the world series. i'm predicting red sox in five. a sweep's not out of the question though. btw, you'd think, with all the red sox players giving thanks to god, that these are the CHRISTIAN sox...
sir charles suggested peja for ron artest... way out of the blue... but i could see it working... kings have concentrated too much upon their offense, and aside from a few gems in their lineup, their defense is simply not there.
Monday, October 25, 2004
w0rd...
that's all that matters...
not what you're wearing...
not how many wwjd bracelets you've got on...
not how many christian t-shirts you've got spewing catchy phrases and pics such as "jesus rocks" (which still cracks me up btw, even though i don't own it)...
not whether you've got a chain around your neck professing your faith, whether you wear it like you think you're the next big xn o-lang to hit the streets...
if THE w0rd is not in you, then you have no true faith. if you have no true faith, then you have no true deeds.
everything revolves around THE w0rd; it was spoken to give everything life, then it spoke again to give everything NEW life.
is the w0rd in you? is it in you?
because, without it, all things are lifeless. are you lifeless?
that's all that matters...
not what you're wearing...
not how many wwjd bracelets you've got on...
not how many christian t-shirts you've got spewing catchy phrases and pics such as "jesus rocks" (which still cracks me up btw, even though i don't own it)...
not whether you've got a chain around your neck professing your faith, whether you wear it like you think you're the next big xn o-lang to hit the streets...
if THE w0rd is not in you, then you have no true faith. if you have no true faith, then you have no true deeds.
everything revolves around THE w0rd; it was spoken to give everything life, then it spoke again to give everything NEW life.
is the w0rd in you? is it in you?
because, without it, all things are lifeless. are you lifeless?
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Friday, October 22, 2004
say what you want about it, but i've always felt that worship music is always better if you're in the spot, either in the audience, or playing the music yourself, surrounded by close band members, the beat lifting you up. a lot of times, the studio stuff by the artists tend to be too soft. honestly. i love it so much more when you're right there. the music is there. and you feel it. and today was good, great. but i always try to take care that i am not bouncing to the beat, but because i am joyful at god's presence, which is hard... so i always end up saying something like this in my head during worship: "please let my actions be about you, not the music."
i think i've never really told anybody new(or the worship team) at the fellowship in davis that i play the electric guitar, out of fear i might end up serving on the worship team doing it just cause it's "what a good christian would do", or feeling a sense of pride in my ability to play lead electric guitar, but oh man... how i crave to once again play alongside a good drummer and acoustic rhythm guitarist and bassist, free to just fool around and figure out how to back others up. sometimes i get so caught up with the idea that i start imagining the lead guitarist alongside the davis worship team and what he(i) would play for fills, or a possible riff... it is something you don't feel anyplace else. and honestly, if i were to do that 16 hrs out of a 24, that'd be heaven for me; singing and playing songs to god and getting all caught up with the whole shebang.
if i ever worshipped god like i do when alone at home, but at a fellowship, assuming it's an upbeat song and every band member's playing loud and stuff, i think i would end up distracting everybody else. you can already see it slightly... i'm clapping my hands, but my body's bouncing with the rhythm, head slightly bobbing... my posture constantly changes, from looking up at the screen, to closing my eyes, and head tilted downward, nodding slightly with the rhythm. i basically am not still. if i went all-out, not only would it be quite difficult for me to do so, but it'd distract others... basically, at home, sometimes i will literally jump... and not like a small hop... no, i'm talking about like one of those bball hops where you plant both feet, pump your arms and get up high. and i do that spontaneously during a song, usually during a melodious build-up(or did i mean harmonious? sorta like during the transitions)... it looks weird, to be frank, and not only are friday nights done in a lecture hall, allowing no room for movement in most cases, if i did so, i KNOW i would be distracting a lot of other ppl. so i refrain. but i wonder about me holding back... i wish i had the ability to mentally block ppl out... that would be so useful sometimes...
interesting thing of note: @msm, if they start out a worship song slow, then make it upbeat in the middle, no one actually starts clapping; you need to start the song fast for them to do it; case in point; i thought "prince of peace"(you are holy) tonight was awesome... but they started slow, then picked it up... nobody tried to clap; i tried to get it started, and jerm started following, but it was pretty much just us two, and so i gave up. at least with the loud, upbeat drummer, i don't think clapping was necessary.
you're my prince of peace, and i will live my life for you.
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here's something to shift the point; as christians, how are we supposed to vote for politicians and laws? some would say "according to what God would do." but we're being a bit vague; nevermind what the various small political sects are doing; let's look @the republicans and the democrats.
the 1st emphasizes that as christians, we need to uphold the law; we need to do what is right. we need to stand strong and hold our values, or we'll succumb, or something like that. do you let a blind person run over a cliff? hence, their negative stance of abortion, stem cell research, etc...
democrats, however, emphasize the "freedom of choice." to them, what you want to do is your right, or your problem/solution. they have no right to interfere. interfering would simply contrast with the principles this country was founded upon.
so what's a christian to do? many of us are very quick to say, based upon the elephant's enforcing of christian laws, i'm going republican. i am one too; my voter registration card says so(although i've never voted yet, just registered). we need to stand and hold our values, that's the stance we're supposed to take. however, jesus taught us that we should never turn religion into a crux for others; his harsh treatment of pharisees emphasized that. stop trying to turn christianity into a law, making it harder for others to follow. also, jesus did not force us to convert; he simply destroyed any obstacles in our path, so that, if we wanted to be near him, we could; if we wanted to simply stay away, we could do so too. the "freedom of choice" thing, is indeed very christianlike.
but hear me out; does that mean we should not lord ANY thing despicable over others? here's another way of putting it; if we had no punishment for robbery or murder, don't you think that would blow the crime rate wide open? some of those laws help keep down certain acts, even if it's still, more-or-less, "freedom of choice"(we're not chained down by the police 24/7, so we COULD commit murder if we wanted, but then we'd be pursued). the punishment helps keep those acts from occurring a lot more, from ppl who are less conscious-driven. so where do we cutoff the "freedom of choice," and where do we allow it? it's an interesting question, and i don't think i'll be able to answer it in this entry. but i would like the reader to mull out it; so many of our political bickering is basically, over whether to enforce a law or give "freedom of choice."
my personal opinion is this; if it causes harm to another person, it should not be allowed. of course, now we dig into deeper debate; some will argue the fetus is not really a living human being. do we punish ppl for squashing ants? those are living creatures too. if we spilled our semen while during sex, that would be essentially, killing a human being, is it not? etc... others argue that we will be endangering the life of a mother if it came down to the mother either being able to live, OR the fetus(ie one will die). how can we judge who will live in cases like those? etc. and of course, if we put in exceptions in the banning of abortions/etc, couldn't some lawyer slick-talk his way to explain the ability to use abortion in a lot more cases than allowed? etc... i've taken many philosophy classes(at least 2 where i had to ponder medical stuff, so i know), but i think at the end of road, even if we come to a definite conclusion, it wouldn't be definite for some; some will continue arguing.
the whole point of this entry though, but not to really reach a definite conclusion... but take things into context, and continue thinking of counter-point to counter-point to counter-point to... and pray... that always helps. consult your bible, and maybe we might someday reach the end of this... and hopefully, either find a convincing end-all argument to ban abortion, or convince others the value of respecting each other, so we don't need to worry about the need of enacting stupid laws like these.
(man, my fingers are like asleep; i think i saw so many grammer errors while typing... but i hope you understand what i'm saying enough to not need me to repost... i'm kinda tired... but if anything looks confusing, you can also comment, asking for clarification)
i think i've never really told anybody new(or the worship team) at the fellowship in davis that i play the electric guitar, out of fear i might end up serving on the worship team doing it just cause it's "what a good christian would do", or feeling a sense of pride in my ability to play lead electric guitar, but oh man... how i crave to once again play alongside a good drummer and acoustic rhythm guitarist and bassist, free to just fool around and figure out how to back others up. sometimes i get so caught up with the idea that i start imagining the lead guitarist alongside the davis worship team and what he(i) would play for fills, or a possible riff... it is something you don't feel anyplace else. and honestly, if i were to do that 16 hrs out of a 24, that'd be heaven for me; singing and playing songs to god and getting all caught up with the whole shebang.
if i ever worshipped god like i do when alone at home, but at a fellowship, assuming it's an upbeat song and every band member's playing loud and stuff, i think i would end up distracting everybody else. you can already see it slightly... i'm clapping my hands, but my body's bouncing with the rhythm, head slightly bobbing... my posture constantly changes, from looking up at the screen, to closing my eyes, and head tilted downward, nodding slightly with the rhythm. i basically am not still. if i went all-out, not only would it be quite difficult for me to do so, but it'd distract others... basically, at home, sometimes i will literally jump... and not like a small hop... no, i'm talking about like one of those bball hops where you plant both feet, pump your arms and get up high. and i do that spontaneously during a song, usually during a melodious build-up(or did i mean harmonious? sorta like during the transitions)... it looks weird, to be frank, and not only are friday nights done in a lecture hall, allowing no room for movement in most cases, if i did so, i KNOW i would be distracting a lot of other ppl. so i refrain. but i wonder about me holding back... i wish i had the ability to mentally block ppl out... that would be so useful sometimes...
interesting thing of note: @msm, if they start out a worship song slow, then make it upbeat in the middle, no one actually starts clapping; you need to start the song fast for them to do it; case in point; i thought "prince of peace"(you are holy) tonight was awesome... but they started slow, then picked it up... nobody tried to clap; i tried to get it started, and jerm started following, but it was pretty much just us two, and so i gave up. at least with the loud, upbeat drummer, i don't think clapping was necessary.
you're my prince of peace, and i will live my life for you.
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here's something to shift the point; as christians, how are we supposed to vote for politicians and laws? some would say "according to what God would do." but we're being a bit vague; nevermind what the various small political sects are doing; let's look @the republicans and the democrats.
the 1st emphasizes that as christians, we need to uphold the law; we need to do what is right. we need to stand strong and hold our values, or we'll succumb, or something like that. do you let a blind person run over a cliff? hence, their negative stance of abortion, stem cell research, etc...
democrats, however, emphasize the "freedom of choice." to them, what you want to do is your right, or your problem/solution. they have no right to interfere. interfering would simply contrast with the principles this country was founded upon.
so what's a christian to do? many of us are very quick to say, based upon the elephant's enforcing of christian laws, i'm going republican. i am one too; my voter registration card says so(although i've never voted yet, just registered). we need to stand and hold our values, that's the stance we're supposed to take. however, jesus taught us that we should never turn religion into a crux for others; his harsh treatment of pharisees emphasized that. stop trying to turn christianity into a law, making it harder for others to follow. also, jesus did not force us to convert; he simply destroyed any obstacles in our path, so that, if we wanted to be near him, we could; if we wanted to simply stay away, we could do so too. the "freedom of choice" thing, is indeed very christianlike.
but hear me out; does that mean we should not lord ANY thing despicable over others? here's another way of putting it; if we had no punishment for robbery or murder, don't you think that would blow the crime rate wide open? some of those laws help keep down certain acts, even if it's still, more-or-less, "freedom of choice"(we're not chained down by the police 24/7, so we COULD commit murder if we wanted, but then we'd be pursued). the punishment helps keep those acts from occurring a lot more, from ppl who are less conscious-driven. so where do we cutoff the "freedom of choice," and where do we allow it? it's an interesting question, and i don't think i'll be able to answer it in this entry. but i would like the reader to mull out it; so many of our political bickering is basically, over whether to enforce a law or give "freedom of choice."
my personal opinion is this; if it causes harm to another person, it should not be allowed. of course, now we dig into deeper debate; some will argue the fetus is not really a living human being. do we punish ppl for squashing ants? those are living creatures too. if we spilled our semen while during sex, that would be essentially, killing a human being, is it not? etc... others argue that we will be endangering the life of a mother if it came down to the mother either being able to live, OR the fetus(ie one will die). how can we judge who will live in cases like those? etc. and of course, if we put in exceptions in the banning of abortions/etc, couldn't some lawyer slick-talk his way to explain the ability to use abortion in a lot more cases than allowed? etc... i've taken many philosophy classes(at least 2 where i had to ponder medical stuff, so i know), but i think at the end of road, even if we come to a definite conclusion, it wouldn't be definite for some; some will continue arguing.
the whole point of this entry though, but not to really reach a definite conclusion... but take things into context, and continue thinking of counter-point to counter-point to counter-point to... and pray... that always helps. consult your bible, and maybe we might someday reach the end of this... and hopefully, either find a convincing end-all argument to ban abortion, or convince others the value of respecting each other, so we don't need to worry about the need of enacting stupid laws like these.
(man, my fingers are like asleep; i think i saw so many grammer errors while typing... but i hope you understand what i'm saying enough to not need me to repost... i'm kinda tired... but if anything looks confusing, you can also comment, asking for clarification)
Thursday, October 21, 2004
This may help you Jerm, if you're planning on taking class Tekken 101 w/me
the Ling Xiaoyu FAQ by JKim looks fairly good; give it a try.
(note: not every FAQ here is good)
the Ling Xiaoyu FAQ by JKim looks fairly good; give it a try.
(note: not every FAQ here is good)
don't forget, jerm... we finally tekken tomorrow... prepare to get raped everytime i decide to choose nina or jin... or law... maybe bryan. :) and bring some lube; you gonna need it :D cause the rape GONNA BE HARD!
(in the near future, i may decide to actually post some pics of what i cook using my webcam, just for fun, for those peeps who don't live in my apt...)
think the curse is gonna be broken? :D
and lastly, is it just me, or do gel pens seem to run out of ink faster than regular ink pens? it's been 1 month, and i've already gone through 4, maybe 5 bic gel pens. compare that to last year, where i pretty much only ran out of ink from my bic pen 60% of the way through the school year.
(in the near future, i may decide to actually post some pics of what i cook using my webcam, just for fun, for those peeps who don't live in my apt...)
think the curse is gonna be broken? :D
and lastly, is it just me, or do gel pens seem to run out of ink faster than regular ink pens? it's been 1 month, and i've already gone through 4, maybe 5 bic gel pens. compare that to last year, where i pretty much only ran out of ink from my bic pen 60% of the way through the school year.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
HOOPSWORLD.com | Will Tayshaun Prince ever become an All-Star?
i almost most certainly agree... but add one more thing to tayshaun's list of things to improve upon:
his handle.
but i gotta admit; i LOVE his defense. hold that shit down, foo!
i almost most certainly agree... but add one more thing to tayshaun's list of things to improve upon:
his handle.
but i gotta admit; i LOVE his defense. hold that shit down, foo!
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Counter-Strike Tactics, Tips and Guides @ FidosRevenge.com!
pretty good guide; surprised i never found it
pretty good guide; surprised i never found it
Sunday, October 17, 2004
i love this dog tag that i wear on my neck, because besides looking kinda kewl, it has reminded me of god being by my side at the moment more times than not(at least more than the wwjd bracelet i ALSO wear, but on my right wrist), as well as reminding me to do the right thing and to press on w/it, to not go lazy, or give up. it's great; wearing bible verses on yourself aren't bad in themselves, as long as you don't think you're more righteous than your fellow man for doing so.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
ucla got pwned dot com by cal...
usc pwned dot com arizona state...
but auburn had THE play of the day... a triple reverse handoff to a long bomb, connecting to devin aromashodu, who then ran for a 67 yrd td... that was so nasty... i have never seen such a flashy offensive play like that for so long...
usc pwned dot com arizona state...
but auburn had THE play of the day... a triple reverse handoff to a long bomb, connecting to devin aromashodu, who then ran for a 67 yrd td... that was so nasty... i have never seen such a flashy offensive play like that for so long...
fellowship was fun... the drawing other ppl's faces time though was messed up...
call me stupid, but i REALLY realized the full potential of the m4a1 when playing tonight... in cs...
i always assumed the pros/cons of having a silenced m4a1 were these:
+silenced; absolutely no sound
-weaker damage per hit(due to the muffled sound); it's not TERRIBLY weaker when silenced(m4's still pretty powerful even when silenced), but it's a slight downgrade
-worse accuracy per hit
the 1st two were more or less on the money; however, after i fooled around a bit, the 3rd needs to be modified; the 1st hit that you fire is going to be a bit more accurate if you are standing still with an unsilenced m4; HOWEVER, the silenced m4a1 has less kickback afterwards, so you don't have to wait as long after firing in 2-bursts to regain good accuracy. stupid me... so, whereas i used to stick w/the unsilenced m4a1 til near the end, when i was alone, and then stuck the silencer on, i now think that maybe it's a better idea to stick w/the silenced version, til maybe i get into more up-close situations or circumstances where i need to fire through a boulder to reach the enemy, to use it. and you can't argue w/results; i ended up doing a LOT better whenever i played w/a silenced m4 today than not.
call me stupid, but i REALLY realized the full potential of the m4a1 when playing tonight... in cs...
i always assumed the pros/cons of having a silenced m4a1 were these:
+silenced; absolutely no sound
-weaker damage per hit(due to the muffled sound); it's not TERRIBLY weaker when silenced(m4's still pretty powerful even when silenced), but it's a slight downgrade
-worse accuracy per hit
the 1st two were more or less on the money; however, after i fooled around a bit, the 3rd needs to be modified; the 1st hit that you fire is going to be a bit more accurate if you are standing still with an unsilenced m4; HOWEVER, the silenced m4a1 has less kickback afterwards, so you don't have to wait as long after firing in 2-bursts to regain good accuracy. stupid me... so, whereas i used to stick w/the unsilenced m4a1 til near the end, when i was alone, and then stuck the silencer on, i now think that maybe it's a better idea to stick w/the silenced version, til maybe i get into more up-close situations or circumstances where i need to fire through a boulder to reach the enemy, to use it. and you can't argue w/results; i ended up doing a LOT better whenever i played w/a silenced m4 today than not.
Friday, October 15, 2004
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trainingcamp04/columns/story?id=1901715
wow... joe dumars seems hella smart... here's some interesting snippets:
"Dumars grew up in rural Louisiana, the son of a father who worked in a local poultry factory.
While he was naturally gifted at sports, he never wanted to rely on it as a crutch to better his situation. After practice each day he'd sneak into the library to read books, a no-no for jocks in his community."
"Before his 14-year career ended, he began planning for the future – a future that initially didn't include the NBA.
"I had no intention of getting involved in the league when I retired," Dumars said.
"I just went out and starting looking for something that challenged me and would help me succeed after my playing days were done. Basketball was my job, but it wasn't necessarily my life."
Dumars started his first business, Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse, in 1994, six years before he retired.
The Fieldhouse is an indoor-recreational facility that gave kids and adults access to basketball and hockey courts for round the clock pick-up games or organized leagues.
The business has blossomed to the point that last year the Fieldhouse hosted 182 different local basketball teams in tournaments and another 50,000 pick-up games.
His new facility, set to open in just off the Eight Mile road in Detroit later this month, has the potential to even be bigger.
Two years later, Dumars founded DTI, Detroit Technology Inc. The business sells interior parts like leather seats and trunk systems to automakers like GM, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota.
If you own a P.T. Cruiser, Lincoln Navigator, a Ford Expedition or a Toyota Camary, chances are you sitting on something created by Joe Dumars. "
"With a wealth of experience on the court and six years of business experience off it, Dumars decide to buck conventional NBA wisdom and build the Pistons based on proven business principles.
"There's a sense of discipline about running an automotive business that I thought would translate," Dumars said. "
""Say what you will about us," Dumars said, "but know that we're not trying to follow the pack. We're trying to lead it.""
wow... joe dumars seems hella smart... here's some interesting snippets:
"Dumars grew up in rural Louisiana, the son of a father who worked in a local poultry factory.
While he was naturally gifted at sports, he never wanted to rely on it as a crutch to better his situation. After practice each day he'd sneak into the library to read books, a no-no for jocks in his community."
"Before his 14-year career ended, he began planning for the future – a future that initially didn't include the NBA.
"I had no intention of getting involved in the league when I retired," Dumars said.
"I just went out and starting looking for something that challenged me and would help me succeed after my playing days were done. Basketball was my job, but it wasn't necessarily my life."
Dumars started his first business, Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse, in 1994, six years before he retired.
The Fieldhouse is an indoor-recreational facility that gave kids and adults access to basketball and hockey courts for round the clock pick-up games or organized leagues.
The business has blossomed to the point that last year the Fieldhouse hosted 182 different local basketball teams in tournaments and another 50,000 pick-up games.
His new facility, set to open in just off the Eight Mile road in Detroit later this month, has the potential to even be bigger.
Two years later, Dumars founded DTI, Detroit Technology Inc. The business sells interior parts like leather seats and trunk systems to automakers like GM, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota.
If you own a P.T. Cruiser, Lincoln Navigator, a Ford Expedition or a Toyota Camary, chances are you sitting on something created by Joe Dumars. "
"With a wealth of experience on the court and six years of business experience off it, Dumars decide to buck conventional NBA wisdom and build the Pistons based on proven business principles.
"There's a sense of discipline about running an automotive business that I thought would translate," Dumars said. "
""Say what you will about us," Dumars said, "but know that we're not trying to follow the pack. We're trying to lead it.""
i am so getting "alter bridge's" 1st cd... i can't believe the talent that mark tremonti exhibits on it, just by listening to the samples on the website... it sounds so much like ol skool rock. GOOD ol skool rock. i don't think i could play any of the songs he plays on the cd anytime soon... all these awesome techniques that you ONLY hear from ol skool stuff, and never find these days... and i'm not just talking about the riffs; it's the way he's playing them that make them stand out. utilizing the wah pedal to full effect, how he hammers with his left fingers to play the note, instead of strumming it, bending to emphasize the note, pull-offs, vibrato, etc, etc... not to mention his left finger speed is amazing... he's seriously way... too... crazy... yeah, it's hard and heavy. but the techniques... i've seen my bro do stuff like this, so i know... i have a visual picture of what mark is somewhat doing with each song... it's too crazy. maybe that's why i like hard rock so much... you don't see ppl in any other genre doing stuff like this on their guitars... they just strum it... the rare gems of hard rock and classic rock are top tier guitar, period.
and i'm scratching the fantasy of getting an electric violin a while after i get a job; after listening to yellowcard, a punk rock band which SUPPOSEDLY sets itself apart from other bands by having an electric violinist, i don't hear the difference. i really don't. i couldn't even figure out that they had a violinist until reading it; just sounded like a 2nd guitarist.
here's to the warriors making the playoffs this year... it's about time...
here's to the pistons repeating(if warriors don't make finals, of course :D)... and proving the doubters wrong again, and showing that they play the best d in the league(who else can hold so many teams under 70 pts? right after they got rasheed last year, their d just REALLY caught on fire and they even held the showtime lakers to under 70 pts one finals game... that was sweet)... ben wallace better go crazy blocking shots again... it's why i love him so much.
here's to the lakers not making the playoffs... given that they're the lakers, they'll probably be in the post season eventually, but if they could not make the playoffs this year, that'd be so sweet...
here's to the celtics actually doing better this year... paul pierce better be on fire now that he doesn't have to do the majority of the dribbling...
here's to the mavs sucking... because quite frankly, i hate erick dampier for leaving us, let alone leave to dallas, of all places... it's like the equivalent of giving up shaq for gs... i dislike him the same way sam dislikes arenas for leaving... if i ever go to a dallas vs gs game, i'm booing damp everytime he touches the ball...
here's to someone stapling shaq's mouth shut for the rediculously stupid things he says, and somebody else crushing kobe's love for money...
there's probably more nba shoutouts of mine, but these are the main ones... damn... the west is like one huge power struggle right now... just for fun, if i were to name the top 5 of each conference:
west:
1.spurs
2.twolves
3.kings
4.grizzlies
5.nuggets
1 and 2 are no-brainers, maybe even tied, or exchangeable; both are well-balanced, and can pretty much hang w/anyone. i put spurs over though, cause their backcourt talent is slightly better, and duncan has a better center to help him out; IF(and that's the big word), parker gets on fire, he can be very hard to contain and then just draws d to him like metal shards to a magnet when he's running amok. after that, it gets kinda iffy, IMO; you could throw in rockets, maybe even dallas(or a ton of other teams, to be honest; utah you could make a case for). kings i'm still wondering about, cause they lost divac, and it seems a bit of their chemistry, but if they learn to play d again and just torch others on the perimeter, i think they can hang. grizzlies did surprisingly good last year, that's why i put them there. nuggets have kenyon martin, so yea... i am P.R.A.Y.ING DOT COM that lakers don't make this list... but then, they DO have kobe...
east:
1.pistons
2.pacers
3.heat
4.celtics
5.cavs
no 1's a no brainer; they can hold any offense down, and easily the deepest team, so they're the obvious number 1 dot com. i put pacers above heat because they're deeper, and j.o. bulked up during the summer. but that doesn't mean heat sucks; if you have a selfless player and shaq, that's already a good team. 4 and 5 i'm still kinda iffy about. however, both seem to be well-balanced teams, so they stand a chance. on the celtic side, mark blount seemed to get better. and the addition of payton means pierce can concentrate upon shooting. cavs have lebron, so yea... you could also make a case for philly since samuel is only going to get better defensively. nets aren't there cause they lost kenyon martin.
and i'm scratching the fantasy of getting an electric violin a while after i get a job; after listening to yellowcard, a punk rock band which SUPPOSEDLY sets itself apart from other bands by having an electric violinist, i don't hear the difference. i really don't. i couldn't even figure out that they had a violinist until reading it; just sounded like a 2nd guitarist.
here's to the warriors making the playoffs this year... it's about time...
here's to the pistons repeating(if warriors don't make finals, of course :D)... and proving the doubters wrong again, and showing that they play the best d in the league(who else can hold so many teams under 70 pts? right after they got rasheed last year, their d just REALLY caught on fire and they even held the showtime lakers to under 70 pts one finals game... that was sweet)... ben wallace better go crazy blocking shots again... it's why i love him so much.
here's to the lakers not making the playoffs... given that they're the lakers, they'll probably be in the post season eventually, but if they could not make the playoffs this year, that'd be so sweet...
here's to the celtics actually doing better this year... paul pierce better be on fire now that he doesn't have to do the majority of the dribbling...
here's to the mavs sucking... because quite frankly, i hate erick dampier for leaving us, let alone leave to dallas, of all places... it's like the equivalent of giving up shaq for gs... i dislike him the same way sam dislikes arenas for leaving... if i ever go to a dallas vs gs game, i'm booing damp everytime he touches the ball...
here's to someone stapling shaq's mouth shut for the rediculously stupid things he says, and somebody else crushing kobe's love for money...
there's probably more nba shoutouts of mine, but these are the main ones... damn... the west is like one huge power struggle right now... just for fun, if i were to name the top 5 of each conference:
west:
1.spurs
2.twolves
3.kings
4.grizzlies
5.nuggets
1 and 2 are no-brainers, maybe even tied, or exchangeable; both are well-balanced, and can pretty much hang w/anyone. i put spurs over though, cause their backcourt talent is slightly better, and duncan has a better center to help him out; IF(and that's the big word), parker gets on fire, he can be very hard to contain and then just draws d to him like metal shards to a magnet when he's running amok. after that, it gets kinda iffy, IMO; you could throw in rockets, maybe even dallas(or a ton of other teams, to be honest; utah you could make a case for). kings i'm still wondering about, cause they lost divac, and it seems a bit of their chemistry, but if they learn to play d again and just torch others on the perimeter, i think they can hang. grizzlies did surprisingly good last year, that's why i put them there. nuggets have kenyon martin, so yea... i am P.R.A.Y.ING DOT COM that lakers don't make this list... but then, they DO have kobe...
east:
1.pistons
2.pacers
3.heat
4.celtics
5.cavs
no 1's a no brainer; they can hold any offense down, and easily the deepest team, so they're the obvious number 1 dot com. i put pacers above heat because they're deeper, and j.o. bulked up during the summer. but that doesn't mean heat sucks; if you have a selfless player and shaq, that's already a good team. 4 and 5 i'm still kinda iffy about. however, both seem to be well-balanced teams, so they stand a chance. on the celtic side, mark blount seemed to get better. and the addition of payton means pierce can concentrate upon shooting. cavs have lebron, so yea... you could also make a case for philly since samuel is only going to get better defensively. nets aren't there cause they lost kenyon martin.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Hahahaha...
If Ben Wallace came up w/this commercial idea himself, he is seriously more funny than I originally thought.
so what if they're preseason wins... i'll take em if gs can get them; it shows that their benchers are not bad players.
If Ben Wallace came up w/this commercial idea himself, he is seriously more funny than I originally thought.
so what if they're preseason wins... i'll take em if gs can get them; it shows that their benchers are not bad players.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
This is current of me as of today, I guess, for your reading pleasure:
Music equipment:
Fender Squier II Stratocaster electric guitar
Boss SD-2 Dual Overdrive effects pedal
Dod FX-75B Stereo Flanger effects pedal
Dod FX55B Supra Distortion effects pedal
Dunlop Crybaby Wah Wah effects pedal
Fender Deluxe 112 amplifier
Peavey Blazer 158 amplifier
Various electric guitar strings
Various guitar cables of different lengths
Jim Dunlop .73 mm guitar picks
Other equipment:
Panasonic earbuds
Power Strip
Power Strip saver
Boss PSA-120T AC Adaptor
Electro-Harmonix AC Adaptor
Radioshack 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo adapter
Toshiba laptop
Yamaha speakers
Main software:
Cakewalk Music Creator 2K3 software
Hammerhead Rhythm Station software
Audio Phonics Guitar Tuner software
dB power AMP Music Converter software
Main guitar setup:
Stratocaster -> Dual Overdrive pedal -> Flanger pedal -> Wah pedal -> Amplifier -> Laptop -> Speakers/Headphones
I run a guitar cable out the "preamp out" or "output" end of the amplifier, then connect it to the 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo adapter, and then plug that into the sound card slot on my laptop. This is the main way I set up my equipment for recording, or tuning. I also run out of the output section of the sound card of my laptop to some yamaha speakers. However, when I do vocals, I plug some headphones/earbuds in instead, so that the mic doesn't pick up any extra sound; I also have to unplug the amp from the laptop and connect a mic in its place.
Music equipment:
Fender Squier II Stratocaster electric guitar
Boss SD-2 Dual Overdrive effects pedal
Dod FX-75B Stereo Flanger effects pedal
Dod FX55B Supra Distortion effects pedal
Dunlop Crybaby Wah Wah effects pedal
Fender Deluxe 112 amplifier
Peavey Blazer 158 amplifier
Various electric guitar strings
Various guitar cables of different lengths
Jim Dunlop .73 mm guitar picks
Other equipment:
Panasonic earbuds
Power Strip
Power Strip saver
Boss PSA-120T AC Adaptor
Electro-Harmonix AC Adaptor
Radioshack 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo adapter
Toshiba laptop
Yamaha speakers
Main software:
Cakewalk Music Creator 2K3 software
Hammerhead Rhythm Station software
Audio Phonics Guitar Tuner software
dB power AMP Music Converter software
Main guitar setup:
Stratocaster -> Dual Overdrive pedal -> Flanger pedal -> Wah pedal -> Amplifier -> Laptop -> Speakers/Headphones
I run a guitar cable out the "preamp out" or "output" end of the amplifier, then connect it to the 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo adapter, and then plug that into the sound card slot on my laptop. This is the main way I set up my equipment for recording, or tuning. I also run out of the output section of the sound card of my laptop to some yamaha speakers. However, when I do vocals, I plug some headphones/earbuds in instead, so that the mic doesn't pick up any extra sound; I also have to unplug the amp from the laptop and connect a mic in its place.
this happened a WHILE back on aim when jerm was still @home... but it was so friggin funny that when i pulled up the .txt file i had to break out in laughter... here we go... (caution: do NOT read if you do NOT like having too much bad imagery shoved in your mind...)
jerm: hey. rich.. where do you buy your sheet music from?
me: i don't haha
jerm: oh. lol darn
me: well, when i was still in violin, maybe from world of music
me: but unlikely, seeing my last violin teacher just photocopied my music
jerm: haha
jerm: i had the same teacher as yu
jerm: he would just walk outside to the copier
jerm: and the thing would move left then right
jerm: it was annoying. for me at least haha
me: haha
me: haha me and sam were talking about me adding weight training to my hops program, then i suggested swimming
me: and then we just sorta started talking about swimming
me: did you ever get 1st in your comp?
jerm: haha
jerm: yea
jerm: all the time
jerm: butterfly and backstroke
jerm: actually i only got first like 4 times.. haha
jerm: i got mostly 5ths and 7ths
me: i see
me: but that's still good; i never got 1st... EVER
jerm: really??
jerm: that's proly cuz you swam at the hard meets
me: i think once, if i had chosen to do 100 m backstroke, i would've gotten 1st
me: cause there were only 2 swimmers in my age group that day
me: haha
me: and so i would've swam backstroke solo :-D
jerm: lol
me: but i did get 4th at a finals, so i guess that counts for something
me: i forgot the exact name of the swim meet then, but yea, that was cool, although i took it hard on myself that i could've got better
jerm: haha
jerm: i think you woulda been good at breaststroke
me: haha just like tim duncan :-)
me: i wanted to be better at butterfly, but i just don't have the arm strength or the ab strength
jerm: haha butterfly is sooo hard
me: i'd maybe get about 40 yrds in good form, and then i'd fall apart
jerm: haha
jerm: that's why when i dive i spend like half the lap underwater
jerm: and then sprint the last half
jerm: and win heheh
me: haha
me: i had this thing i used to do during swim meets
me: to get myself to burst
me: like maybe about 10 yrds outside of the other side, i'd stop coming up to breathe
me: and tell myself not to breathe til i get to the wall
me: so in that sense, it forces you to swim that much harder to get to the wall
jerm: haha
jerm: but you lose sooo much oxygen
me: heh
me: not really
jerm: lol
me: although it works great for freestyle
jerm: your just lucky.. you didn't go like won't breathe until wall
jerm: and faint ahaa
me: not so good w/butterfly
me: i think the breathing is part psychological
jerm: haha
me: when you start getting excited, you start needing to come up for air a bit more
jerm: but your workign your muscles so hard
me: if you just calm down your mind, you can push a bit more underwater
me: true, true
me: but i think part of the burning in swimming naturally comes from your lungs
jerm: yea
me: since swimming's prob the only sport where you have that additional factor of oxygen to worry about
jerm: but once you swim a lot. your lungs expands a lot and you can hold more
me: that's true, so more time underwater :-)
me: now you start not breathing @20 yrds out :-)
jerm: haha
me: man, so wish it was high school again
me: i would've tried to stay on the sunnyvale swim team
jerm: hehe
jerm: i woulda stayed on DACA
jerm: and not gotten so fat
me: instead of opting out
me: cause the main reason i quit was cause i thought i took so much timeout of hw
me: but it's not like i used my time wisely after that anyways
jerm: oh
jerm: hahaha
jerm: if we only knew how to mangae our time wisely
me: i'm sure you would've benefitted from swimming a couple extra years too
jerm: yea
jerm: wouldn't have gained so much weight
me: haha i never got to swim against you
me: i went to daca for a meet once though
me: but i got burned
jerm: haha
me: everybody at daca's so good i think
jerm: maybe it was by ME!
me: haha
me: prob
me: wouldn't be surprised
jerm: lol
me: plus i miss the good ol days when ppl wouldn't mock you for wearing a speedo ohimean thong
me: haha
jerm: hha
jerm: mine wore down near the crotch/butt area once
jerm: and i didn't know
me: haha
jerm: so i bent over to dive
jerm: and ppl behind me were like.. OMG I SEE YOU JEREMY I SEE YOUR PRIVATES
jerm: AND YOUR BUTTCRACK
me: hahahahahahahahhahahahahha
jerm: i was like wha???
jerm: and hella embarassed..
jerm: i hella messed up my dive and went belly flop
jerm: hhe.. good 'ol days
me: dude, have i ever told you when my speedo got RAGGED UP?
jerm: nope!
me: shoot man, worst 2 hrs of my life
me: basically, my speedo got pretty damn ripped up usually
me: but i never really consider it, cause, it never gets that bad
me: but once it started ripping pretty badly in the back
jerm: haha
jerm: ripping???
jerm: lol
me: and so the other guys kept going "hey rich i can see your crack" one practice
me: but i was too timid to tell the coach i wanted to quit for the day cause my speedo was ripped up in the back showing off my butt
me: so i just kept swimming
me: and it just got worse
me: shoot man why did i even wear that thing? i should've just swam naked, it would've been the same thing
me: and every time i finished a set i would like turn my back so it faced the wall so ppl wouldn't see, but they knew, oh they knew
jerm: hahaha
me: and just kept making fun of me :-)
jerm: LOL
jerm: it was ripping!!??!!!
jerm: lol
me: yea
jerm: pretty much you were just swimming w/ a loincloth ahha
me: from top to bottom... in the back
me: pretty much
me: i'm only glad the coach didn't laugh at me
jerm: how'd you get out of the pool?
me: that would've done it in
jerm: hehe
me: jumped and ran :-)
me: for the locker :-)
jerm: hahaa
me: covering my ass with my hand
jerm: lol i can seey ou doign that for some reason eheh
me: and THEN for the stupidest reason i still want to have a shower
me: so you know how like swim showers are all together in one place?
me: more mockery and shame for me
jerm: yup
jerm: lol
me: yea...
jerm: shoulda jsut showered naked =)
me: haha
me: eh, why not... should've, would've been the same
jerm: roflmao
me: well, the only plus side was that the speedo did cover my privates
jerm: this definitely desereves a roflmao
me: like adam w/fig leaves :-)
me: now i know how he must've felt after eating that apple
me: damn adam, if he didn't eat that apple, i would've felt NO SHAME
jerm: hahahahahaa
jerm: alrite time for me to sleep
jerm: i'll ttyl
jerm: have a goodngiht
me: later man
jerm: hey. rich.. where do you buy your sheet music from?
me: i don't haha
jerm: oh. lol darn
me: well, when i was still in violin, maybe from world of music
me: but unlikely, seeing my last violin teacher just photocopied my music
jerm: haha
jerm: i had the same teacher as yu
jerm: he would just walk outside to the copier
jerm: and the thing would move left then right
jerm: it was annoying. for me at least haha
me: haha
me: haha me and sam were talking about me adding weight training to my hops program, then i suggested swimming
me: and then we just sorta started talking about swimming
me: did you ever get 1st in your comp?
jerm: haha
jerm: yea
jerm: all the time
jerm: butterfly and backstroke
jerm: actually i only got first like 4 times.. haha
jerm: i got mostly 5ths and 7ths
me: i see
me: but that's still good; i never got 1st... EVER
jerm: really??
jerm: that's proly cuz you swam at the hard meets
me: i think once, if i had chosen to do 100 m backstroke, i would've gotten 1st
me: cause there were only 2 swimmers in my age group that day
me: haha
me: and so i would've swam backstroke solo :-D
jerm: lol
me: but i did get 4th at a finals, so i guess that counts for something
me: i forgot the exact name of the swim meet then, but yea, that was cool, although i took it hard on myself that i could've got better
jerm: haha
jerm: i think you woulda been good at breaststroke
me: haha just like tim duncan :-)
me: i wanted to be better at butterfly, but i just don't have the arm strength or the ab strength
jerm: haha butterfly is sooo hard
me: i'd maybe get about 40 yrds in good form, and then i'd fall apart
jerm: haha
jerm: that's why when i dive i spend like half the lap underwater
jerm: and then sprint the last half
jerm: and win heheh
me: haha
me: i had this thing i used to do during swim meets
me: to get myself to burst
me: like maybe about 10 yrds outside of the other side, i'd stop coming up to breathe
me: and tell myself not to breathe til i get to the wall
me: so in that sense, it forces you to swim that much harder to get to the wall
jerm: haha
jerm: but you lose sooo much oxygen
me: heh
me: not really
jerm: lol
me: although it works great for freestyle
jerm: your just lucky.. you didn't go like won't breathe until wall
jerm: and faint ahaa
me: not so good w/butterfly
me: i think the breathing is part psychological
jerm: haha
me: when you start getting excited, you start needing to come up for air a bit more
jerm: but your workign your muscles so hard
me: if you just calm down your mind, you can push a bit more underwater
me: true, true
me: but i think part of the burning in swimming naturally comes from your lungs
jerm: yea
me: since swimming's prob the only sport where you have that additional factor of oxygen to worry about
jerm: but once you swim a lot. your lungs expands a lot and you can hold more
me: that's true, so more time underwater :-)
me: now you start not breathing @20 yrds out :-)
jerm: haha
me: man, so wish it was high school again
me: i would've tried to stay on the sunnyvale swim team
jerm: hehe
jerm: i woulda stayed on DACA
jerm: and not gotten so fat
me: instead of opting out
me: cause the main reason i quit was cause i thought i took so much timeout of hw
me: but it's not like i used my time wisely after that anyways
jerm: oh
jerm: hahaha
jerm: if we only knew how to mangae our time wisely
me: i'm sure you would've benefitted from swimming a couple extra years too
jerm: yea
jerm: wouldn't have gained so much weight
me: haha i never got to swim against you
me: i went to daca for a meet once though
me: but i got burned
jerm: haha
me: everybody at daca's so good i think
jerm: maybe it was by ME!
me: haha
me: prob
me: wouldn't be surprised
jerm: lol
me: plus i miss the good ol days when ppl wouldn't mock you for wearing a speedo ohimean thong
me: haha
jerm: hha
jerm: mine wore down near the crotch/butt area once
jerm: and i didn't know
me: haha
jerm: so i bent over to dive
jerm: and ppl behind me were like.. OMG I SEE YOU JEREMY I SEE YOUR PRIVATES
jerm: AND YOUR BUTTCRACK
me: hahahahahahahahhahahahahha
jerm: i was like wha???
jerm: and hella embarassed..
jerm: i hella messed up my dive and went belly flop
jerm: hhe.. good 'ol days
me: dude, have i ever told you when my speedo got RAGGED UP?
jerm: nope!
me: shoot man, worst 2 hrs of my life
me: basically, my speedo got pretty damn ripped up usually
me: but i never really consider it, cause, it never gets that bad
me: but once it started ripping pretty badly in the back
jerm: haha
jerm: ripping???
jerm: lol
me: and so the other guys kept going "hey rich i can see your crack" one practice
me: but i was too timid to tell the coach i wanted to quit for the day cause my speedo was ripped up in the back showing off my butt
me: so i just kept swimming
me: and it just got worse
me: shoot man why did i even wear that thing? i should've just swam naked, it would've been the same thing
me: and every time i finished a set i would like turn my back so it faced the wall so ppl wouldn't see, but they knew, oh they knew
jerm: hahaha
me: and just kept making fun of me :-)
jerm: LOL
jerm: it was ripping!!??!!!
jerm: lol
me: yea
jerm: pretty much you were just swimming w/ a loincloth ahha
me: from top to bottom... in the back
me: pretty much
me: i'm only glad the coach didn't laugh at me
jerm: how'd you get out of the pool?
me: that would've done it in
jerm: hehe
me: jumped and ran :-)
me: for the locker :-)
jerm: hahaa
me: covering my ass with my hand
jerm: lol i can seey ou doign that for some reason eheh
me: and THEN for the stupidest reason i still want to have a shower
me: so you know how like swim showers are all together in one place?
me: more mockery and shame for me
jerm: yup
jerm: lol
me: yea...
jerm: shoulda jsut showered naked =)
me: haha
me: eh, why not... should've, would've been the same
jerm: roflmao
me: well, the only plus side was that the speedo did cover my privates
jerm: this definitely desereves a roflmao
me: like adam w/fig leaves :-)
me: now i know how he must've felt after eating that apple
me: damn adam, if he didn't eat that apple, i would've felt NO SHAME
jerm: hahahahahaa
jerm: alrite time for me to sleep
jerm: i'll ttyl
jerm: have a goodngiht
me: later man
Monday, October 11, 2004
We... WON?!?!?!??!?
stop bsing me... NINERS ACTUALLY WON A FRIGGIN GAME?!?!?!?!?
(on the other hand, i'd rather they lose this game if it would've kept julien peterson fresh; he's a pro bowler and clearly our best player, let alone our best defensive player; where does that leave us, if this niner team is not one which airs it up as well anymore, and where our d was supposedly a bit better in quite a few years, but now loses a big chunk of it? d# wins championships after all...)
i know by myself i don't have the strength to do it, but with god's strength i can do it... that is my motivation these days for spurring on and not letting off...
everybody with your fist raised high/ lemme hear your battlecry tonight/ stand beside or step aside/ we're on the frontline
-chorus from pillar's frontline
stop bsing me... NINERS ACTUALLY WON A FRIGGIN GAME?!?!?!?!?
(on the other hand, i'd rather they lose this game if it would've kept julien peterson fresh; he's a pro bowler and clearly our best player, let alone our best defensive player; where does that leave us, if this niner team is not one which airs it up as well anymore, and where our d was supposedly a bit better in quite a few years, but now loses a big chunk of it? d# wins championships after all...)
i know by myself i don't have the strength to do it, but with god's strength i can do it... that is my motivation these days for spurring on and not letting off...
everybody with your fist raised high/ lemme hear your battlecry tonight/ stand beside or step aside/ we're on the frontline
-chorus from pillar's frontline
Sunday, October 10, 2004
http://www.irenejackson.com/genres.html
interesting indeed... i used to say what i liked was "rock," and left it at that; i couldn't really classify what i liked about it, only that i tended to like the more "talented" versions of it like guns 'n' roses and creed, but that i also tended to like the heavier versions of this stuff, like um, alter bridge and 12 stones. this website kinda helps sort that out. and i agree w/the website; a lot of the stuff we pass as alternative rock these days(jars of clay) is more akin to indie than alternative rock. in fact, WHAT THE HELL IS ALTERNATIVE ROCK? it's probably one of the most vague terms ever given to music. some of the stuff i've heard on this genre ranges from all the way soft to all the way hard.
so basically, with that website in mind, i changed my profile yet again(i seem to spend more time changing my profile than updating my blog).
and yeah, the 70s was the golden age of rock. talent abound.
which brings me to another thought... perhaps the deterioration of rock has been linked to another culprit; the increasing emphasis upon rhythm, and deemphasis upon melody and harmony. well, harmony's more or less always been there. but it seems that we seem to take the rhythm more seriously now. you could say this is partially linked to R&B and hip-hop, two genres greatly associated with rhythm and not harmony and melody. people want something they can dance to or something. it's pretty damn hard to dance to 70s style rock. but anyways, just go listen to any punk song on the internet. it sounds like they're hacking the same 3 power chords over and over again, and singing/screaming some weird thing. no variation of melody. rock has never really been danceable to, but at the least, the modern stuff is a bit more danceable. granted, the 70s rock wasn't exactly nice on the ears when it came to the vocals(remember the good ol feminine vocals coming from a male's throat? since i still listen to this stuff, i most certainly do), but i'm referring to the guitar, the essential soul of rock. guys like eddie van halen, jimi hendrix, guns n roses, (my brother used to LOVE rush) used to go nuts on their axes, and you could tell it. nowadays, those type of guys are rare... because of what i've said; the overemphasis upon rhythm. (mark tremonti, i salute you)
of course, i can't tell people who love indie and alternative and pop to drop their preferences and go for the throwback, since maybe these artists aren't trying to go for that type of sound, but i dunno... i end up feeling like they aren't bringing out their talent fully in their songs... do i throw a 2nd yr violinist into an ochestra just cause that's the minimum time he needs (if there was such a requirement), so he can (supposedly) start making money as soon as possible? it feels something like that these days; bands simply forming cause they can make money at the earliest point in time, not because they have good abilities and are willing to flex it despite what the public wants. "hey! i've learned 3 power chords! let's form a band!" i guess what i'm trying to say is, don't bring down classical rock, and don't act like the modern stuff you listen to is the best thing ever. some of the stuff these days is good, but the overall picture is that it's a bit... lacking. because music companies are about making money, not about talent. why else are the purists saying "rock is dead?"
interesting indeed... i used to say what i liked was "rock," and left it at that; i couldn't really classify what i liked about it, only that i tended to like the more "talented" versions of it like guns 'n' roses and creed, but that i also tended to like the heavier versions of this stuff, like um, alter bridge and 12 stones. this website kinda helps sort that out. and i agree w/the website; a lot of the stuff we pass as alternative rock these days(jars of clay) is more akin to indie than alternative rock. in fact, WHAT THE HELL IS ALTERNATIVE ROCK? it's probably one of the most vague terms ever given to music. some of the stuff i've heard on this genre ranges from all the way soft to all the way hard.
so basically, with that website in mind, i changed my profile yet again(i seem to spend more time changing my profile than updating my blog).
and yeah, the 70s was the golden age of rock. talent abound.
which brings me to another thought... perhaps the deterioration of rock has been linked to another culprit; the increasing emphasis upon rhythm, and deemphasis upon melody and harmony. well, harmony's more or less always been there. but it seems that we seem to take the rhythm more seriously now. you could say this is partially linked to R&B and hip-hop, two genres greatly associated with rhythm and not harmony and melody. people want something they can dance to or something. it's pretty damn hard to dance to 70s style rock. but anyways, just go listen to any punk song on the internet. it sounds like they're hacking the same 3 power chords over and over again, and singing/screaming some weird thing. no variation of melody. rock has never really been danceable to, but at the least, the modern stuff is a bit more danceable. granted, the 70s rock wasn't exactly nice on the ears when it came to the vocals(remember the good ol feminine vocals coming from a male's throat? since i still listen to this stuff, i most certainly do), but i'm referring to the guitar, the essential soul of rock. guys like eddie van halen, jimi hendrix, guns n roses, (my brother used to LOVE rush) used to go nuts on their axes, and you could tell it. nowadays, those type of guys are rare... because of what i've said; the overemphasis upon rhythm. (mark tremonti, i salute you)
of course, i can't tell people who love indie and alternative and pop to drop their preferences and go for the throwback, since maybe these artists aren't trying to go for that type of sound, but i dunno... i end up feeling like they aren't bringing out their talent fully in their songs... do i throw a 2nd yr violinist into an ochestra just cause that's the minimum time he needs (if there was such a requirement), so he can (supposedly) start making money as soon as possible? it feels something like that these days; bands simply forming cause they can make money at the earliest point in time, not because they have good abilities and are willing to flex it despite what the public wants. "hey! i've learned 3 power chords! let's form a band!" i guess what i'm trying to say is, don't bring down classical rock, and don't act like the modern stuff you listen to is the best thing ever. some of the stuff these days is good, but the overall picture is that it's a bit... lacking. because music companies are about making money, not about talent. why else are the purists saying "rock is dead?"
Saturday, October 09, 2004
tree63 - king
we have heard the thunder/ and we have seen the storm/ echoes of your kingdom coming/ rumors of our home/ where one day we will stand before you lord/ our altogether beautiful reward
and we will give you glory/ bring you honor/ king above all kings/ you deserve our everything/ we will lift our voices/ with your praises/ jesus you are our king
for now we walk in darkness/ for now we see in part/ right now we warm by the burning flames of the fire in our hearts/ you promised you would lead us to your throne/ well we will worship you/ and you alone/ its you alone
(we will give you glory)and we'll lift you up jesus/ (we will give you glory)and we'll give you glory/ (we will give you glory)jesus/ (we will give you glory)and we'll lift you up lord/ (we will give you glory)we will give you glory/ (we will give you glory)/ (we will give you glory)yeah yeah/ (glory)
and we will give you glory/ bring you honor/ king above all kings (king above all kings)/ you deserve our everything/ we will lift our voices/ with your praises/ jesus you are/ jesus you are/ jesus you are our king
we have heard the thunder/ and we have seen the storm/ echoes of your kingdom coming/ rumors of our home/ where one day we will stand before you lord/ our altogether beautiful reward
and we will give you glory/ bring you honor/ king above all kings/ you deserve our everything/ we will lift our voices/ with your praises/ jesus you are our king
for now we walk in darkness/ for now we see in part/ right now we warm by the burning flames of the fire in our hearts/ you promised you would lead us to your throne/ well we will worship you/ and you alone/ its you alone
(we will give you glory)and we'll lift you up jesus/ (we will give you glory)and we'll give you glory/ (we will give you glory)jesus/ (we will give you glory)and we'll lift you up lord/ (we will give you glory)we will give you glory/ (we will give you glory)/ (we will give you glory)yeah yeah/ (glory)
and we will give you glory/ bring you honor/ king above all kings (king above all kings)/ you deserve our everything/ we will lift our voices/ with your praises/ jesus you are/ jesus you are/ jesus you are our king
http://www3.telus.net/jefmil/stairwaybackwards.htm
interesting site... i don't think jerm will be so happy to find out pokemon contains satanic messages when played backwards... IT'S A SCAM PPL! OUR KIDS ALL GONNA DIE!
interesting site... i don't think jerm will be so happy to find out pokemon contains satanic messages when played backwards... IT'S A SCAM PPL! OUR KIDS ALL GONNA DIE!
foxtrot - college fball
quite reflective of the priorities of men vs women, as well as college fball eh?
p.s... for those of you who don't get it... the guy's doing the right thing :D
quite reflective of the priorities of men vs women, as well as college fball eh?
p.s... for those of you who don't get it... the guy's doing the right thing :D
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
i find it funny that yesterday, as i was waiting to fill some time before the physics lecture, that i spent some time at the mu games area, and some ppl were crowded around the big screen near the bowling lanes... boston > anaheim(yes!) 9-3... (down w/socal!) and down w/the yankees!
then i go outside a few minutes later, attend lec... come back, there's another tv outside at the cafe area... a bit MORE ppl are crowded around... i wonder what's up, so i walk closer, thinking it's gonna be some espn recap of the game... it's the presidential debate... (now here's where it gets funny)... my initial reaction is "AWWWW! they're only gathered for the presidential debate? whatever!" and walk off... of course, i didn't say it out loud, but pretty much my thoughts were "i need to know whether or not socal's gonna suffer miserably like us, NOT whether kerry burned ppl to the ground in vietnam!"
and personally, i have to wonder why we even have presidential debates. because seriously, a lot of the ppl who want to vote this year, have already made their minds up. nobody goes into the debate w/an open mind, well, maybe 20% of the ppl. the rest just want to see their party rival's leader screw up in front of millions, so that they can justify their choosing of their leader. and since this is ca, i bet most ppl(ESPECIALLY ON A UC CAMPUS) watched it hoping bush would say something stupid or something like that. and that is the truth. even if they do go in w/an open mind, i know they're still slightly partial to whom they're gonna choose... "well, i think some of the stuff kerry said on the debate was stupid... but i'm still voting for him, because i don't like bush."
i wish we could get somebody else OTHER than kerry or bush as president. that's my personal opinion. i think bush has never admitted once that he's wrong, which probably makes a lotta ppl lose trust in him, and i have reservations about kerry. but this is america; nobody wants to vote for some small ass party. they wanna jump on the big party bandwagon. so it'll never work. which is ironic, because that's the same attitude ppl take towards NOT voting... "oh, it's only 1 vote, what can I do?"
http://www.yojoe.com/commercials/93/streetfighter93.rm
this is perhaps THE cheesiest commercial i have ever seen... had me rolling a bit the 1st time i saw it.
then i go outside a few minutes later, attend lec... come back, there's another tv outside at the cafe area... a bit MORE ppl are crowded around... i wonder what's up, so i walk closer, thinking it's gonna be some espn recap of the game... it's the presidential debate... (now here's where it gets funny)... my initial reaction is "AWWWW! they're only gathered for the presidential debate? whatever!" and walk off... of course, i didn't say it out loud, but pretty much my thoughts were "i need to know whether or not socal's gonna suffer miserably like us, NOT whether kerry burned ppl to the ground in vietnam!"
and personally, i have to wonder why we even have presidential debates. because seriously, a lot of the ppl who want to vote this year, have already made their minds up. nobody goes into the debate w/an open mind, well, maybe 20% of the ppl. the rest just want to see their party rival's leader screw up in front of millions, so that they can justify their choosing of their leader. and since this is ca, i bet most ppl(ESPECIALLY ON A UC CAMPUS) watched it hoping bush would say something stupid or something like that. and that is the truth. even if they do go in w/an open mind, i know they're still slightly partial to whom they're gonna choose... "well, i think some of the stuff kerry said on the debate was stupid... but i'm still voting for him, because i don't like bush."
i wish we could get somebody else OTHER than kerry or bush as president. that's my personal opinion. i think bush has never admitted once that he's wrong, which probably makes a lotta ppl lose trust in him, and i have reservations about kerry. but this is america; nobody wants to vote for some small ass party. they wanna jump on the big party bandwagon. so it'll never work. which is ironic, because that's the same attitude ppl take towards NOT voting... "oh, it's only 1 vote, what can I do?"
http://www.yojoe.com/commercials/93/streetfighter93.rm
this is perhaps THE cheesiest commercial i have ever seen... had me rolling a bit the 1st time i saw it.
Monday, October 04, 2004
Got milk but can't stomach it?
Sounds like my Food Science & Technology 10 class' textbook all over again. I must have the caucasian gene somewhere inside my cells then, cause I seem to be able to handle an extremely high amount of milk per day(which I greatly thank God for; genetics only accounts for so much of your build; if you don't intake the proper nutrients, you only produce of shell of what you could be); only once in my lifetime have i managed to reach that limit, and it was not from a milk-drinking contest either. it was when i ONLY wanted to drink milk one day, and then it hit me(i'll spare you the details unless you want me to go all out, heh heh)
basically, our body only produces the substance needed to digest milk during our childhood, then gradually slows down production of it as we age. without those substances, you get the runs. however, if you keep ingesting diary foods, your body will think it still nees to produce the substance. and that is why i am not lactose intolerant for quite a large degree; i'm not ENTIRELY lactose tolerant, but my tolerance is pretty high; i could go for maybe 6 or even 7 tall cups a day if i wanted, if i spaced them out and drank them like the 8 cups a day for water we all need.
Sounds like my Food Science & Technology 10 class' textbook all over again. I must have the caucasian gene somewhere inside my cells then, cause I seem to be able to handle an extremely high amount of milk per day(which I greatly thank God for; genetics only accounts for so much of your build; if you don't intake the proper nutrients, you only produce of shell of what you could be); only once in my lifetime have i managed to reach that limit, and it was not from a milk-drinking contest either. it was when i ONLY wanted to drink milk one day, and then it hit me(i'll spare you the details unless you want me to go all out, heh heh)
basically, our body only produces the substance needed to digest milk during our childhood, then gradually slows down production of it as we age. without those substances, you get the runs. however, if you keep ingesting diary foods, your body will think it still nees to produce the substance. and that is why i am not lactose intolerant for quite a large degree; i'm not ENTIRELY lactose tolerant, but my tolerance is pretty high; i could go for maybe 6 or even 7 tall cups a day if i wanted, if i spaced them out and drank them like the 8 cups a day for water we all need.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
who would've thought college football would contain so many cool highlight reels on espn's top 10 countdown?
no 10: some defender is tailing a streaking wide receiver; the qb bombs it; the defender jumps up over the wide receiver, REACHES OVER with 1 HAND, and picks it off.
somewhere along no 7: notre dame get a kickoff return; the returner takes it all the way for the touchdown, but not before doing this NASTY spin move shaking off his defender
no 2: another punt return; different game. one of the defenders just RAMS over the returner; they just kept replaying it, it was so crazy; you could hear the crack, and the returner looked like he was gonna flip over falling backwards.
i'm not gonna get into what no 1 was; i think everybody in norcal knows what it was... sadly...
no 10: some defender is tailing a streaking wide receiver; the qb bombs it; the defender jumps up over the wide receiver, REACHES OVER with 1 HAND, and picks it off.
somewhere along no 7: notre dame get a kickoff return; the returner takes it all the way for the touchdown, but not before doing this NASTY spin move shaking off his defender
no 2: another punt return; different game. one of the defenders just RAMS over the returner; they just kept replaying it, it was so crazy; you could hear the crack, and the returner looked like he was gonna flip over falling backwards.
i'm not gonna get into what no 1 was; i think everybody in norcal knows what it was... sadly...
Friday, October 01, 2004
http://www.espnvideogames.com/
hahahahahah... ohhhh man...
i was wondering when they were finally gonna put a defensive player on an nba video game cover.
guess who's on sega's espn nba 2k5?
none other than "big ben" wallace!
hehehe... i'm just getting a big grin as i'm looking at it and contemplating this... fear the fro, bitches! :D
hahahahahah... ohhhh man...
i was wondering when they were finally gonna put a defensive player on an nba video game cover.
guess who's on sega's espn nba 2k5?
none other than "big ben" wallace!
hehehe... i'm just getting a big grin as i'm looking at it and contemplating this... fear the fro, bitches! :D
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
never listen to pillar, or any hard rock album beyond 11:00, or 1 hr before whenever you plan on sleeping. christian or not, you won't be able to fall asleep for a bit. that's the truth. lesson learned... the good thing is that today is not the 1st day of class for me.
now, i dunno exactly how i'm gonna say this next, so bear with me...
i wonder how much(if any) of what is holy/evil can be decided superficially? it's more or less established that christians are to test everything, then hold onto the good, right? and more or less, most of the cases are determined by what the "internal" mindset is. that's why we're smart enough to know everything with a devil+horns on it doesn't automatically make it evil, like how everything with feathery wings and a halo on the head is not always considered good. the fact that satan himself tries to tempt us by changing into an angel of light is hardcore evidence on that part.
so... what about music? is everything based upon the lyrics? does a song with the words "praise god" in it already make it holy? i think they're been research on classical music aimed at plants vs hard rock, and they found that the plants failed to grow a bit more when exposed to the heavy metal. however, we can't just brush a song with the words "praise god" in it away... (on the other hand, it's like saying "praise god" while killing innocent ppl, or stealing, or something like that... is THAT right?) so it's this weird debate, if you can call it that, that i've been recently mulling over for a bit. is there such thing as an "evil melody/harmony/rhythm?" i mean, in all honesty, hard rock can often sound quite in a word, "evil" at times. but isn't that just a superficial view?
or do we classify such music as neutral, like water; hurts or harms depending on the user, and the way it's used? i mean, there's a lotta things in life that are, "neutral." even during paul's time, eating meat was a problem, because we all knew how some of the jews were having a hard time adjusting from this idea of a kosher lifestyle to a "free-for-all-unless-it-causes-you-to-sin." i have a verse that i personally linked at the top of my journal here(forgot which one, but it's there), which addresses that; if anyone eats meat and falls into sin, i shall never eat meat again.
i dunno... i don't think i'll be able to arrive at a conclusion w/this debate. how can we say that music does NOT induce a person to do harm? it's sorta like the whole debate against video game violence; yeah, i don't believe that it in general causes a kid to want to kill a person on the spot, but it's not like it's making them holier either. in the same way, yeah, hard rock probably won't ever induce me to kill anybody or the like, but there'll be times when it rears its ugly head inside of me.
that said, hard rock does have one good purpose; pumping yourself up. the beauty of music is that while ppl like it to soothe you down, it can also be used to amp you up. i get truly annoyed everytime ppl try to shut hard rock down by saying it's too loud, too hard, doesn't make me feel relaxed. to be honest, i never truly thought hard rock was MEANT to soothe you. go listen to jazz or classical if you want to feel relaxed. go listen to hip hop or hard rock or something equivalent if you want to pump yourself up for a game or something.
which probably brings me to the very last thought for today on music; as a songwriter; does this mean that if i want to pump others up, i have to bring a hard rock feel to a piece? does this mean that when i want to soothe, i go for a slow, not-distorted, quiet feel? probably. so MAYBE the conclusion on music is this: match the lyrics with the melodies/harmonies/rhythms... don't be singing about god's love and not worrying when you're overloading the amp with some power chords and distortion... bring some lyrics about a spiritual war and staying hard and on the path like it's a war or something... that's the way to go.
so yes... pillar - frontline, fits quite well...
now, i dunno exactly how i'm gonna say this next, so bear with me...
i wonder how much(if any) of what is holy/evil can be decided superficially? it's more or less established that christians are to test everything, then hold onto the good, right? and more or less, most of the cases are determined by what the "internal" mindset is. that's why we're smart enough to know everything with a devil+horns on it doesn't automatically make it evil, like how everything with feathery wings and a halo on the head is not always considered good. the fact that satan himself tries to tempt us by changing into an angel of light is hardcore evidence on that part.
so... what about music? is everything based upon the lyrics? does a song with the words "praise god" in it already make it holy? i think they're been research on classical music aimed at plants vs hard rock, and they found that the plants failed to grow a bit more when exposed to the heavy metal. however, we can't just brush a song with the words "praise god" in it away... (on the other hand, it's like saying "praise god" while killing innocent ppl, or stealing, or something like that... is THAT right?) so it's this weird debate, if you can call it that, that i've been recently mulling over for a bit. is there such thing as an "evil melody/harmony/rhythm?" i mean, in all honesty, hard rock can often sound quite in a word, "evil" at times. but isn't that just a superficial view?
or do we classify such music as neutral, like water; hurts or harms depending on the user, and the way it's used? i mean, there's a lotta things in life that are, "neutral." even during paul's time, eating meat was a problem, because we all knew how some of the jews were having a hard time adjusting from this idea of a kosher lifestyle to a "free-for-all-unless-it-causes-you-to-sin." i have a verse that i personally linked at the top of my journal here(forgot which one, but it's there), which addresses that; if anyone eats meat and falls into sin, i shall never eat meat again.
i dunno... i don't think i'll be able to arrive at a conclusion w/this debate. how can we say that music does NOT induce a person to do harm? it's sorta like the whole debate against video game violence; yeah, i don't believe that it in general causes a kid to want to kill a person on the spot, but it's not like it's making them holier either. in the same way, yeah, hard rock probably won't ever induce me to kill anybody or the like, but there'll be times when it rears its ugly head inside of me.
that said, hard rock does have one good purpose; pumping yourself up. the beauty of music is that while ppl like it to soothe you down, it can also be used to amp you up. i get truly annoyed everytime ppl try to shut hard rock down by saying it's too loud, too hard, doesn't make me feel relaxed. to be honest, i never truly thought hard rock was MEANT to soothe you. go listen to jazz or classical if you want to feel relaxed. go listen to hip hop or hard rock or something equivalent if you want to pump yourself up for a game or something.
which probably brings me to the very last thought for today on music; as a songwriter; does this mean that if i want to pump others up, i have to bring a hard rock feel to a piece? does this mean that when i want to soothe, i go for a slow, not-distorted, quiet feel? probably. so MAYBE the conclusion on music is this: match the lyrics with the melodies/harmonies/rhythms... don't be singing about god's love and not worrying when you're overloading the amp with some power chords and distortion... bring some lyrics about a spiritual war and staying hard and on the path like it's a war or something... that's the way to go.
so yes... pillar - frontline, fits quite well...
Monday, September 27, 2004
Mixed Blessings - Are secular life ceremonies the wave of the future? By Michael?Kress
errrr... or it could just tabloid hype... will have to depend upon how the general public feels. however, the general public has generally been known to feel like they believe in God, but aren't religious. something that seems like something that this thing is advertising.
ppl gotta stop getting married in LA... i felt like i had attended a youth group on sunday. sunday's message wasn't THAT biblical based IMO, but felt more like a spokesman pitch for gideons. but you have to still appreciate the effort they put into their work. i see these guys appear during about the 1st 2 weeks in ucd, handing out green booklets, knowing that some of them will be refused, others taken, but thrown away, ripped, etc. i should've asked them what the percentage of people who got converted off of the pocket bibles in college, over say high school and jr high. however, we'd have to factor the various college campuses too; those probably have more impact, since they relate more, than the old guys handling out their alien green book. last school year, i saw some of them forced to talk with someone at a nearby high school who probably wanted them to leave. then i see some high school kids who boarded the ucd bus take their bibles and throw it outside at the people. and my blood boiled... but i didn't do anything. because i'm too shy to get up and smack the kid around in a fit of rage. (so i'm ashamed; i didn't do anything, but it was for the wrong motives)
how did the niners not even score a field goal? that's just sad... no defense, no offense... what else to say? at least with good offense(something ppl usually associate with sf), you'd trade blows, but they didn't even have that. meanwhile, the raiders did a lot better, because raiders have always been a bit more grounded in defense. and they have sapp now too.
i predict trouble for philly down the road... i love t.o. and donovan, but their defense suX... they won the game vs the lions, but that was cuz the lion's defense sucked... philly sucked at defending against kickoff returns, and against rushing...
and the chiefs pretty much went down the drain... definitely not the same team compared to last year... too bad...
pillar - bring me down is not that bad of an album... if anything, it's probably the best cd that i have for pumping myself up. pillar - frontline is one of the best at doing that. i'm making sure that before turkey bowl, that i pop it into the saturn and blast it while driving to kennedy :D i just hope i don't milk the song til it feels numb on my ears. i have a tendency to, whenever i hear a new song that i like, "milk it;" listen to it exclusively until i don't like it that much, instead of working it into my playlist on windows media player. tree63 - king is already starting to feel slightly like that.
errrr... or it could just tabloid hype... will have to depend upon how the general public feels. however, the general public has generally been known to feel like they believe in God, but aren't religious. something that seems like something that this thing is advertising.
ppl gotta stop getting married in LA... i felt like i had attended a youth group on sunday. sunday's message wasn't THAT biblical based IMO, but felt more like a spokesman pitch for gideons. but you have to still appreciate the effort they put into their work. i see these guys appear during about the 1st 2 weeks in ucd, handing out green booklets, knowing that some of them will be refused, others taken, but thrown away, ripped, etc. i should've asked them what the percentage of people who got converted off of the pocket bibles in college, over say high school and jr high. however, we'd have to factor the various college campuses too; those probably have more impact, since they relate more, than the old guys handling out their alien green book. last school year, i saw some of them forced to talk with someone at a nearby high school who probably wanted them to leave. then i see some high school kids who boarded the ucd bus take their bibles and throw it outside at the people. and my blood boiled... but i didn't do anything. because i'm too shy to get up and smack the kid around in a fit of rage. (so i'm ashamed; i didn't do anything, but it was for the wrong motives)
how did the niners not even score a field goal? that's just sad... no defense, no offense... what else to say? at least with good offense(something ppl usually associate with sf), you'd trade blows, but they didn't even have that. meanwhile, the raiders did a lot better, because raiders have always been a bit more grounded in defense. and they have sapp now too.
i predict trouble for philly down the road... i love t.o. and donovan, but their defense suX... they won the game vs the lions, but that was cuz the lion's defense sucked... philly sucked at defending against kickoff returns, and against rushing...
and the chiefs pretty much went down the drain... definitely not the same team compared to last year... too bad...
pillar - bring me down is not that bad of an album... if anything, it's probably the best cd that i have for pumping myself up. pillar - frontline is one of the best at doing that. i'm making sure that before turkey bowl, that i pop it into the saturn and blast it while driving to kennedy :D i just hope i don't milk the song til it feels numb on my ears. i have a tendency to, whenever i hear a new song that i like, "milk it;" listen to it exclusively until i don't like it that much, instead of working it into my playlist on windows media player. tree63 - king is already starting to feel slightly like that.
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