August 2008

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• Ideas, Perspectives, Random

  How To Walk With Someone: Stairs

  Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  Some of you know me to be pretty observant. Some of you know me to be slightly obsessive-compulsive. Some of you know me as a very one-on-one type of person, in terms of how I prefer to hang out or go out with friends.
  To those of you who know me as all three of those, [...]

• Music

  Near The Cross (Instrumental, MP3)

  Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  The first recording on my new guitar! Excuse the mistakes; I did this in just one take after trying Come Thou Fount a dozen times before giving up and deciding to switch songs instead. And the tone’s a little bright for my tastes, but they’re brand-spankin’-new strings.
  Near the Cross (Instrumental)
  Original Melody by William Howard Doane
  Arrangement [...]

• Music, My Life, News

  New Guitar!

  Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I have been playing guitar for ten years now… leading worship, giving lessons, performing, and even taking silver at a musical competition… *drumroll*… all without ever owning an acoustic guitar! (I have owned an electric Fender Strat all these years though; some of you will remember her name is Jasmine).
  But that’s right: I’ve been borrowing [...]

• Open Letters, Perspectives

  An Open Letter To College Freshmen

  Friday, August 22, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  For a while I’ve been thinking about starting a new blog series called “Open Letters,” each addressed to an individual, but available for all to read. I already have a few in mind, and I’m hoping to write one every few weeks. I believe it’ll be a way to reveal my mind while also encouraging [...]

• My Life

  Almost Bitten By A Black Widow Spider

  Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  The first day of my paint-stripping project could have started out terribly. Since I was using highly toxic, industrial-strength chemicals, I had purchased some chemical gloves at Lowes. I used them last week for my trial run of paint stripping, then stored them away in the backyard.
  Well, this morning I picked up the gloves and [...]

• News

  Conjoined Blogs!

  Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | Permalink | Add Comment

  Hi everyone! Now things are configured such that when I post to my Wordpress journal, my Xanga and my Facebook notes are automatically updated with the same content! Thanks Addison and Steven! For now, my photoblog will remain separate. Only Xanga will receive joint postings from my photoblog and my journal.
  So if you like Facebook, [...]

• My Life

  Pole Stripper

  Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  My job for today is: pole stripper.
  And if that doesn’t sound right, let me clarify: I’m stripping paint off of wooden poles. As some of you may know, we’re in the middle of redecorating the interior of our house: repainting, reflooring, maybe adding track lighting to the hallway. Along our entryway, we have four turned [...]

• My Life

  Wish List

  Monday, August 18, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  So, there are a few recent developments that have added or rekindled my desire for some big-ticket items. I’m struggling to put them into a reasonable order of purchase without acting rashly or outside of my means, since I’ve already made a few big purchases in the last 5 months: Photoshop CS3 and two trips [...]

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