Snowed in....

So.... we got snowed in this weekend! Atlanta just doesn't know what to do with snow.... 2" and they just shut down!

They canceled all four services at Perimeter this weekend (and then added an evening service at the last minute)

So... um... snow is nice... when you don't have to live in it. I only had to "interact" with it for about 10 mins today... i.e., getting it off my windshield. I can easily see that living in places where snow is a normal thing IS NOT FUN!
It's really cold (duh) and everyone who knows me, knows how much I hate cold. Then, when it warms up to 33°, it turns into wet. Which.... when combined with the still very cold air... makes things feel even more cold.

The 7|22 Set

heartofEsther's CD Album Art

For those of you who are particular about their music libraries and the album art.... here's the album art for hoE's CD! I scanned it in, straighted, cropped and did some other edits to make it look a little better. Enjoy!

Our New Set!

New Years

I saw something I have never seen before...  New Years in Atlanta, GA.  I didn't really expect it to be different, but in a way it was.  There are a LOT more people in Atlanta than in Mobile!  So... the time came where everone shoots fireworks in celebration of the new year...  As I was walking in my apartment, this is the picture I got...  on the horizon, I could see a fairly long way...  with fireworks all over the city going up in the air and exploding, the sounds in the distance, the smell... it was everywhere... all around me!  it was really cool!

Well... I stood there watching (and freezing my butt off) and had this thought process...  This is a hint of what war nowdays must sound like... explosions, the sounds (all around) the smell, the cold.  (I was also kinda hungry too) I could see in the distance... at various distances, "the rockets burting in air" and at various times and volumes, the sounds of explosions...  I could imagine, being a soldier in WWI or II or any other war, how scary it was.  Never knowing which explosion would be right next to you...  never knowing exactly where it was coming from or going to... and being around friends fighting for their very lives.  What it must be like to see friends die right next to you or even from a distance (knowing where they should be and seeing a large explosion and not knowing if they made it)

I have made comments over the years stating that I would love to do special ops stuff or air force stuff...  but... all the "fun" would be taken away by the things I mentioned above.  

Coming Home

I am coming home for Christmas!  I'm sorry I'm just now posting the dates but here goes...  I'm coming in friday night and staying until Wed.  I will be going to CCM on sunday and hangin with fam on Christmas!  yea!

Long time, no post...

So I've been a little busy this past week.   We just got finished with our Christmas production.  What that entails for us is stage setups, lighting, audio setups, tear downs, rehearsals, regular weekend services, then we had to set everything back again, do 2 preformance, and then tear down and clean up.  

I thought it was going to be really boring.  Christmas music, readings, carols, and something new to me... ballet.  I wasn't dreading this event, but I didn't see anything cool about it.

Well... after it is all said and done...  it turned out to be fairly cool.  Some of the songs were cool and while I don't have a particular appriciation for ballet, it ended up fitting very well with the service.

I learned a few things about set design, stage setups, lighting, and digital sound mixing in a studio enviroment.  I also learned a good bit about politics during this past week.  I hate politics.  Lots of talking, meetings and people.  And then you never get what you really want.

Anyways... that's what's going on these days....

Running camera at Perimter

Here's pictures of me running stage cam at Perimeter.... This was during "Night of Worship a few months back... I really hope we can do this type of event again... it was totally awesome!

 

random cookies

After lunch today, when we returned to our offices, there was a bag of cookies and a note sitting on our conference table. It was addressed to me. Why? I could not think of anyone (other than Karla who had also recently given me cookies for helping her with a project. However, I also knew it most likely wasn't Karla, 'cause we just got finished with a meeting involving her)

The note was hand written and those who know me, know I really struggle reading other people's handwriting when it's in cursive. It was very neatly written, but I couldn't make out most of it. Steve took it from me to read it for me (curiosity was killing him and didn't want to wait on me to figure out what was being said) and what he was reading was clearly not what was written.... :)

After finally getting an accurate reading, it turns out to be from a lady I helped with some moderate projection issues for a last minute event several days ago. The funny part is Herman is the one who gave me this task "cause he was busy" :)

watt usage

I have used up 1,952 kilo watts of power in my apartment since I moved in . (June 2007)

I'm not sure if that's a lot or not.