on the internet: back up your mouth with your name...
in real life: back up your mouth with your actions...

2nd one's pretty well-heard. the 1st i think needs some explaination; i just really hate it when someone says some really outlandish claim, and they have a really fake name to back it. so that if you couldn't tell who they were, as if it would give them some sort of shield. for instance, last year i read something like this on the web when the kings were sucking(and didn't have artest yet):

kings will make more than 50 wins, and they'll make the playoffs.
-sactown

or last sunday on fox football:

to is the worst wide receiver ever
-phillyphool

i understand that we all have weird quirky internet names and such, but i believe what i'm trying to say is this: if you're going to make an outlandish claim, then put your name behind it, for crying out loud. otherwise you're just telling me that you won't say those words when your buddies aren't there to back you.

-richard tsai

se-ga-ta san-shi-ro!

soccer
baseball
bomberman

japanese sega commercials F.T.W.

found this while searching for youtube videos on amare stoudamire:

amare wrecks havoc in less than 1 minute

no wonder sam likes him so much... damn...

and this is probably my favorite putback of all time:

ben wallace vs the suns

i actually have the realtime clip on a cd at home; i'll try to update that once i go home near the end of this month.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In this world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

-such comforting words

check this

click on "understanding the king james bible;" this chapter was taken straight out of the author's book "new bible versions" which i have; i consider this guide in the appendix in the back to be a very good guide for understanding the bible better.

the best thing i like about the introduction is that the author reminds us that the bible is a spiritual book; hence the distance between us understanding the bible is not words, but sin. hence why we don't necessarily self-help books in order to understand the bible better. he points out that jesus used the common language of the day with peter, but peter was not able to understand him.

this guide is partially why i wanted to start memorizing bible verses again. it will help you to think about God more often during the day.

(fyi, while you're at the site, check out the author's credentials.)

Gheorghe Muresan! want to smell like me?

More Gheorghe Muresan!

i still can't find the snickers commercial where he's desperately trying to nail a half-court shot backward while saying "for the kids." that was the absolute best commercial ever. EVER.

i'm gonna try my own weak-sauced version of podcasting...

stay tuned...

(the benefits of having a voice recorder on your mp3 player)

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Another free batch of music downloads, this time from Tooth and Nail Records

I think you need to sign up first, but for 30 songs, that sounds fairly good.

FYI, Anberlin might be my favorite non-popular rock band. i seem to always go back to playing "a day late" on my player.

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i skimmed chris liu's latest entry.

and in response, one of my "mini-goals" for a future house(assuming i make a decent amount of money) would be to get a dog AND a cat. the dog's gotta be like Ace in Batman Beyond, and black(basically a silent badass). the cat, well, gotta be a tabby. i always loved both types of pets, as opposed to people who just like 1, and always wanted to know how'd they get along in the same house. not all cat-dog relationships are hostile.

and i have to get them at the same time when both are kids, so the dog doesn't straight up rip the cat up upon sight.

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gonna end this entry by posting up a short list of artists on my mp3 player; probably will miss a couple:

12 stones(cd)
alter bridge(cd)
anberlin
bush(cd)
chris tomlin
creed(cd)
downhere(cd)
dragonforce
guilty gear xx#r soundtrack
guns n roses
jeremy camp(cd)
jewel
joe satriani(cd)
lifehouse
lincoln brewster
linkin park(cd)
megaman 2 - dr. wily stage 1(haha... it's catchy)
metallica(cd)
michelle branch
pearl jam(cd)
pillar(cd)
relient k(one song)
sanctus real(cd)
santana
the presidents of the usa(cd)
timothy james meaney(cd)
tree63(cd)
u2(one song)

basically, lotsa rock, rock-pop, classic rock, instrumental rock. and christian.

the pearl jam are 6 songs from their "ten" cd, one of their earlier, more successful cds. which is why i sincerely believe lifehouse, pearl jam, and creed do not sound the same; vocals are the same, but the guitar work is just too far apart.

pearl jam guitarwork > creed guitarwork > lifehouse guitarwork.
that being said, mark tremonti was not allowed to cut loose on creed.
alterbridge guitarwork > pearl jam guitarwork. although what type of guitar style you like listening to is of course preference; mark is a lot more high shredding on high distortion.

enough talking; i gotta eat.

Remember this?

i get chills everytime i watch something on this guy...

Raaaoooowwwwlll...

hahahahahahahahhaa...

2 roads diverged in a wood...

if you think about robert frost's famous poem, there is a benefit to taking "the road less travelled;" you run into less traffic, and so you can cruise through with the greatest of ease.

but if you take what Jesus said about taking "the road less travelled," you realize it's not necessarily faster; the road width is thinner, and razor-straight; there is significantly less room for error.

(you see, if you go by what Frost said, then as a Christian, you should run into less conflict from others; but if you think about what Lord Jesus Christ said, then you realize all the conflict comes from yourself; it's not the multitudes of people which hate on you for being a Christian, it's how you react to it; nobody's taking the steps along that road for you; only you are)

i believe that what is popular is not necessarily wrong(though most of the times it is) or right, but many people simply do what is popular because everybody else is doing it, without thinking about the inherent value(or lack thereof) behind what they do and think. it took me until i was deep into college ie my 2nd or 3rd year to realize that.

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niners, eagles, bears all win; saints won by the heroics of bush; it's a good sunday for football.
(i hope now drew bledsoe knows to keep his mouth shut about taunting defenses to go ahead and blitz him; i saw him repeatedly get hurried or get his passes blocked against the eagles, which is probably the most rush-happy defense in the league)

bears might be the best team in football as of right now.

yankees and dodgers are both knocked out; it's a good week for baseball.

should be quite clear now why dragonforce's songs, especially the solo parts are so long

damn, that's crazy shredding... by both guitarists

Free music CD from Inpop

just found this today... hey, it's free... might as well take it...

fyi, i've heard tree63's version of amazing grace, because i have their live cd; it's fairly good.