Love The City, Hate The City
We love living in the city, we love the city life...that is of course until those-that-we-dont-speak-of come in the middle of the night and smash our car window or slash our tires like it happened a few months ago...what are we supposed? We called the police and I guess we made the joke of the day because they didn't even bother to come to our house. $200 later I'm so upset I can't even contain myself, it's not about the window or the money but how stupid you gotta be to just go and smash someone else's window or slash their tires, so ignorant. I pity the fool.
Posted in: broken, car, city, vandalism, window on 12.17.2007 at at 16:34
Company Holiday Party
Today is my work's Company Holiday Party (CHP). The ultimate social event for people lovers and those who love to hang out with a thousand other people they don't know. Not my favorite kind of event. Let's face it, CHPs can be really awkward sometimes; Some people shouldn't be there, others do things they shouldn't, while there are others you don't even know why they are even there. It's even more interesting when you work for a large corporation and that's all I'm going to say about that.
MentalFloss had two really great posts today about the subject, one is about incentives at work and another one about corporate holiday parties, I must confess I've been laughing the whole day reading the comments, that's why I wanted to share them with you for your own entertainment.
So as I take off to the CHP tonight I guess I can feel better that there are others that are really having a much worse time at their CHP. Enjoy.
Posted in: christmas, holidays, party, work on 12.14.2007 at at 17:13
You Better Watch Out...
Google is coming to town!
The Twin Cities were added to GoogleMaps Street View. This means you can navigate through the streets of the TCs using Google Maps' feature Street View. Basically you move the little yellow man where you want to go and it will show you a 360 degrees view of that street, and of course, you can navigate through like if you were driving in it.
Yes, I already checked out my address...I'm 99% positive it is the first thing everyone does and I'm pretty sure it is the first thing you are going to do too.
Next I will check my work, school, church, friends' houses, etc... Like if I've never been to those places before... :-
Posted in: cool, google, maps, twin cities on 12.11.2007 at at 07:24
Shooting at YWAM in Colorado
Please pray for all of those affected by this tragedy. We have friends in that base and as many of you know we are part of YWAM as well.
Posted in: shooting, tragedy, ywam on 12.09.2007 at at 10:11
The Devil's Advocate
One thing I've learned about myself lately is that I like to play the Devil's Advocate, at first I didn't like it but I think it is necessary sometimes.
Last night at church Pastor Rob was talking about the nativity scene, how Joseph who wasn't Jesus biological father took Mary to Bethlehem and took care of her and Jesus was born. So I started thinking, the bible says the Messiah (Jesus) was to be from the line of David, Joseph was from the line of David, so, if Joseph is not considered to be Jesus' father, because Mary was virgin and it was all by the Holy Spirit and Mary was not from the line of David, how come Jesus is considered to be from the line of David?...hmmm...
I'm pretty sure if I do my homework and do a little research I can find the answer myself, but, I thought it was an interesting question.
In case you are wondering, no, I'm not about to start a new cult.
I guess this one will go on the list of "Questions to God for when I get to heaven" which includes "God can you show me a new color different to all the known ones?" and "Do Aliens really exists?"
Posted in: bible, devil's advocate, god, questions on at at 09:22
Tuesday
Today is Tuesday and I spoke on the phone with an employee whose name was Tuesday, yes, her name was really Tuesday; I looked up her employee profile and there it was: Tuesday.
For such a name like that I can only hope she was born on a Tuesday and that it was a beautiful Tuesday, otherwise, why would someone name their kid Tuesday or Monday, Friday...
I like unique names and I can even like odd names...but Tuesday? Give me a break.
Parents get over your selfishness and be smart when naming your kids, they are the ones who will be putting up with it not you.
My Ubuntu Experience
I've been using Ubuntu for a couple of weeks now and I must say I'm very pleased with it. I will think it twice before going back to Windows. However, Ubuntu is not perfect yet but they are working hard on it and there is already a new released scheduled for April '08 (I got the latest version that was just released a couple of months ago).
So, what things do I like about it? My internet connection got really fast, no kidding. Before it wouldn't go past 100-150 kbps, now it rarely goes below 1000kbps... Another perk: No more system maintenance, Ubuntu does it all by itself... The systems is really stable and plus other good stuff like the system boots up really fast.
Things I'm not quite happy about: Mouse cursor! I usually like my mouse very fast, Ubuntu's cursor is quite slow even after setting it up really fast.... Programs, programs, programs: There are many more options available for Windows than Linux, which makes sense sinces Windows is still the most popular. I really hope to see this improved.
One thing I'm not quite decided whether I like it or not is the way programs are installed. It's not hard it's just very different and I don't have a grip on it yet. I'm talking about the terminal screen and BASH Commands. I'm undecided because it involves knowing what commands to type and when to type them on the other hand the system does it all...so, there it is, that how my experience with Ubuntu is going so far.
Are You Chuck Approved?
If I could vote in the "US and A" Mike will definitely get mine. I don't know if he is being serious or just kidding but this ad is awesome. I wonder if he realized that he probably won't win so he might as well have fun.
Chuck Facts - www.chucknorrisfacts.com
[Thanks Paul]
Posted in: on at at 07:26
Go Vikings!
Yesterday I was able to go to a Vikings game for my first time ever. It was awesome. Even better because the Vikings won. I was able to enjoy the game even though I don't know all the rules and my good friend Scott was always ready to explain whenever I didn't understand what happened. Good stuff.
Posted in: football, sports, vikings on 11.19.2007 at at 07:44
Beyond - Monterrey, MX
Last night at Beyond we pushed a little bit the upcoming missions trip to Monterrey, MX by showing a short video put together with last year's trip pictures, after the service we had an information meeting for those interested in going. I was really impressed when we had over 20 people show up, many of them showing real interest in the trip...it was awesome.
The trip is still four months away and I'm already excited for it, can't wait. Stay tuned for more.
Posted in: beyond, mexico, missions, monterrey, video on 11.09.2007 at at 17:22
Ubuntu...yay, Windows...booo
For quite some time I've been courting the OpenSoftware idea, I just didn't know where to start or how to go about it. I'm definitely not a big fan of Windows or Microsoft, I think somewhere along the line they just got too greedy and evil plus Windows is not even that great.
For the last couple of years I've been hearing a lot of buzz about Ubuntu, a free, open software, Linux based operative system. So, I went ahead and downloaded the installation cd.
I burnt the image cd, popped it on the cd rom and restarted my computer. I've learned there are many different ways to go about it. I can install it right away but that will get rid of windows (not that I care) if I don't have a disk partition, I could also do a disk partition and have both installed and boot whichever I want but it's kind of a hassle. I can also run it from the cd (LiveCD) and use it as normal just to test it out without installing it and when I'm done I just need to restart my computer and get the cd out. So that's what I did, what can I say? Ubuntu ROCKS!
I must confess I haven't used Windows Vista enough to give an honest opinion about it but I haven't heard/read anything good about it either. To the point that Microsoft tried to stop supporting Windows XP and they couldn't because Vista wasn't really that good. Or the fact that when buying a Dell you can choose which operating system to have installed on your computer: XP or Vista (Ubuntu it's also an option).
Basically pretty much any major application available for Windows is also available for Linux (Ubuntu) and just like OS X (At least what I've heard) Ubuntu is faster, lighter, safer, virus-free, spyware-free, crash-free, freeze-free, and it makes better use of computer resources, the best part: It's FREE!
So my question is: How come most of the world is still using Windows?
Cool Fact: Did you know that 389 (77.8%) of the world's Top 500 Supercomputers run on Linux?
"I Can See Clearly now..."
For the last two years we have been paying a monthly premium for Eye Care Insurance, Carolyn wear glasses, so when I saw we had Eye Care insurance at work I thought this was a great option; pay the insurance and everything is covered when we need new glasses.
Last night we went to get our eyes checked. Everything went as expected, my eyes are good and my wife needs new glasses. She picked her glasses and sunglasses, placed the order...cha ching... +$500 [WHAT?] and this is after insurance?!
So, I was sitting there at the doctor's office with my pupils dilated looking around thinking how shiny everything was and wondering how this came to happen. At the same time flashbacks from The Fight Club or any other "rebels-against-the-system" movie start going through my head while I keep looking around in amazement how the Christmas decorations at Target look shinier than usual, oh, did I mention all this was at Target? Yes, Target, the same with the red bulls eye and the "expect more pay less" slogan.
Last time we had to get glasses we didn't have eye care insurance, went to a different place and we only had to pay like $100 total, so how come this time with insurance we have to pay more than $500 for the same stuff? Go figure.
Needless to say, we will return Target's $500 glasses and go to this other place and pay without insurance way less than with insurance. When it comes to the eye care insurance plan, I'm kicking that rip-off bye-bye...
Where is Michael Moore when you need him? (ooh...I bet I touched a few sore spots with that one)
Last night we went to get our eyes checked. Everything went as expected, my eyes are good and my wife needs new glasses. She picked her glasses and sunglasses, placed the order...cha ching... +$500 [WHAT?] and this is after insurance?!
So, I was sitting there at the doctor's office with my pupils dilated looking around thinking how shiny everything was and wondering how this came to happen. At the same time flashbacks from The Fight Club or any other "rebels-against-the-system" movie start going through my head while I keep looking around in amazement how the Christmas decorations at Target look shinier than usual, oh, did I mention all this was at Target? Yes, Target, the same with the red bulls eye and the "expect more pay less" slogan.
Last time we had to get glasses we didn't have eye care insurance, went to a different place and we only had to pay like $100 total, so how come this time with insurance we have to pay more than $500 for the same stuff? Go figure.
Needless to say, we will return Target's $500 glasses and go to this other place and pay without insurance way less than with insurance. When it comes to the eye care insurance plan, I'm kicking that rip-off bye-bye...
Where is Michael Moore when you need him? (ooh...I bet I touched a few sore spots with that one)
Posted in: eye glasses, insurances, sucks on 11.08.2007 at at 07:34
Think Deep...
What does this picture make you think of?...Think Deep
Posted in: on 11.02.2007 at at 08:56
Top Gear - Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter
OK, this one is for the guys and it's just a.m.a.z.i.n.g
Posted in: on 10.30.2007 at at 15:28
Ctrl+Alt+Del
I work in IT Support, yes, I have endless stories about user "naivete"
A very common one is the Ctrl-Alt-Del...I wouldn't even know where to start, so I'm just going to share a couple of true stories...
1. Don't admit that you know how to do something when you don't:
1. Don't admit that you know how to do something when you don't:
Me: Do you know how to do CAD? (Ctrl+Alt+Del)
User: Yes
Me: Go ahead and do it
User: Do what?
Me: CAD
User: How do you do that?
2. User just received a new monitor because the current monitor is too dark. User called us to install new monitor:
Me: Let's go ahead and do CAD
User: Where? On the new monitor or the old monitor?
User: Yes
Me: Go ahead and do it
User: Do what?
Me: CAD
User: How do you do that?
2. User just received a new monitor because the current monitor is too dark. User called us to install new monitor:
Me: Let's go ahead and do CAD
User: Where? On the new monitor or the old monitor?
What else can I say?
I like Flickr, but sometimes....
I like Flickr, it is a pretty cool service, unlimited storage and affordable even if you pay for it, although the free account they give you has some pretty nasty limitations. My pro account just expired this weekend and seems like I'm going to be forced to shell those $25/yr if I want to see all my pictures (with the free account you can only see your most recent 200 pictures...arghh).
On the other hand, it seems like they are against embedding slideshows in a website. With Picasa I just click a button and it will embed a slideshow or give me the code to embed the slideshow in this blog or website, not the same with Flickr, nada.
With Flickr you can only blog one picture at a time, however, there are several websites out there where you can enter the URL for your photo set and it will generate a code for you to copy and paste into your website/blog and "voila" you have a slideshow from Flickr.
This seems to work for everyone except for me. I have an idea that it might have something to do with the fact that I used to use Yahoo Photos and then my pictures were moved to Flickr.
I like Picasa a lot better but it has limited storage which grows very slow and the paid option doesn't compare to the paid option from Flickr.
So, here I am trying to figure out which site to use once and for all, not an easy choice if you cherish your pictures and want to have them online and don't like to pay a yearly fee and both sites has pros and cons :-
When is the World Wide Web going to evolve and truly become free for all? Probably never...
So, if you click the link below you can access the pictures I was talking about on my previous post. As I was only able to post one, I chose one of my favorite one from that set, by the way, if you are not a pro photographer and don't know how to use your digital camera very well (like me) you will find it hard to take pictures like these under the same circumstances.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/campero/sets/72157602561000654/
On the other hand, it seems like they are against embedding slideshows in a website. With Picasa I just click a button and it will embed a slideshow or give me the code to embed the slideshow in this blog or website, not the same with Flickr, nada.
With Flickr you can only blog one picture at a time, however, there are several websites out there where you can enter the URL for your photo set and it will generate a code for you to copy and paste into your website/blog and "voila" you have a slideshow from Flickr.
This seems to work for everyone except for me. I have an idea that it might have something to do with the fact that I used to use Yahoo Photos and then my pictures were moved to Flickr.
I like Picasa a lot better but it has limited storage which grows very slow and the paid option doesn't compare to the paid option from Flickr.
So, here I am trying to figure out which site to use once and for all, not an easy choice if you cherish your pictures and want to have them online and don't like to pay a yearly fee and both sites has pros and cons :-
When is the World Wide Web going to evolve and truly become free for all? Probably never...
So, if you click the link below you can access the pictures I was talking about on my previous post. As I was only able to post one, I chose one of my favorite one from that set, by the way, if you are not a pro photographer and don't know how to use your digital camera very well (like me) you will find it hard to take pictures like these under the same circumstances.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/campero/sets/72157602561000654/
Volume Skateboard Comp - Rochester, MN
Thanks to my friend Scott Shull and Volume I was able to be part of a skateboard competition they sponsored in Rochester, MN. It was really cool to see the kids perform their tricks and make the effort to win the comp.
I also tried to be a photographer and with my not-so-pro digital camera was able to get some cool pictures. I'm trying to embed the slideshow to this post but in case it doesn't work here the Link
Posted in: comp, mn, rochester, skateboard, volume on at at 11:15
Up North
Our weekend up north was awesome, fun and re-energizing, we really enjoyed and it was a lot of fun. The highlight of the trip was the bed and breakfast we stayed on, it is called Mountain Meadows and I can't explain how great it was to stay there.
Mountain Meadows is a cabin in a 60 acres property in the middle of the wilderness in South Gillies. Its owner, Margaret Walsh, it's an awesome christian lady who has lived all of her life in the wilderness. Sometimes you just wonder how she manages to do it all, she is amazing and with cool stories to tell; I would definitely recommend this place anytime.
While in Canada we also went to some other attractions nearby and we visited Thunder Bay, if we would have known better we would have stayed the whole time at the b+b, nothing really interesting in Thunder Bay nor the attractions around.
Margaret has a wild black bear that comes every night for her to feed him/her. She's also visited by a moose, timber wolves, deers, etc... We'll definitely go back if we have the chance to go up north again.
We also had the chance to spend sometime in Gooseberry Falls, Duluth and Grand Marais; awesome places to visit and hang out, of course, the drive along Lake Superior is just a treat in the fall season.
Posted in: bed and breakfast, canada, road trip, up north on 10.03.2007 at at 11:44
ROAD TRIP - Destination: Thunder Bay, Canada (Eh?)
We are going to Thunder Bay, Canada for the weekend. We are taking the scenic route (61) along Lake Superior, fall colors should be awesome. I'm really looking forward for the Lutsen Alpine Slide, I've done it before and it is way better that what it looks in the video, you actually get to go faster, I guess it's not an easy thing to do while taping it. Any ideas what to do on the other side of the border??
Posted in: canada, road trip, thunder bay on 9.25.2007 at at 08:02
Christian vs. Christ Follower (Pc vs. Mac Style)
In case you haven't check GodTube out let me tell you that you can find some pretty good stuff in there, there is also plenty of tacky and cheesy stuff, of course.
One of the coolest videos I've seen so far have to be the series of videos of Christian vs. Christ Follower which are made in the same style of the very popular Pc vs. Mac commercials.
I have embedded one of the videos here for your entertainment...to see the other videos just follow the links below.
Kudos to Community Christian Church in IL whom are the makers of these videos, very clever idea I must say.
Video #2
Video #3
Video #4
Posted in: christian, funny, god tube, mac, pc, videos on 9.18.2007 at at 21:41
Golf: A New Discovery
Yesterday my good friend Scott took me to hit golf balls for my first time ever; I have to say I got a whole new appreciation for the game. If you don't know how to hit a golf ball, let me tell you, it is harder than what it looks like and if you know how to hit a golf ball it is not easy to put the ball where you want. I was able to hit a few balls, but I still have no control over my swing at all, I think they were all lucky swings. It was really fun and now I feel challenged to learn how to play, Carolyn wasn't that happy, she thinks I'm hooked now.
The lesson I learned yesterday is that the hardest you swing doesn't necessarily make the ball go farther, it's all about the swing!...and a few other things of course.
After hitting golf balls we went back to his house and finished watching the FedEx Golf Cup, it is just nuts how those guys play.
Too bad I went for the first time at the end of the season.
Changes
Lot of changes happening lately, everywhere.
School started, I like the classes that I'm taking this term although math is already killing me. I definitely need help.
Season change, for Minnesota the summer is pretty much considered over, now we go through the fall and then into the long months of winter. Fall is definitely the best season, the temperature is nice and the colors are awesome.
New iPod introduced yesterday, if you haven't heard about it yet, Mr. Jobs introduced the new iPods yesterday. The new sensation? iPod touch, which is an iPhone without the phone. They all definitely look really good, I admire Apple's designs in their products, however I don't admire their prices and how they rip everybody off. Just a little more than two months ago the iPhone was released and yesterday they announced a price slash for the iPhone: $200 less! I always laugh at those who feel the desperately need to buy electronics as soon as they are released without thinking that they are just going to get cheaper as time passes by.
Once thing that hasn't changed is the loosing streak I had in softball this year. I played the whole summer with the church team and I think we only won one of many games. I then joined the team at work to play on the fall league and pretty much the same thing happened, we have lost every single game. Hmm...is God trying to teach me something here?
Changes are good, they make things different...(wow, what a thought)
Posted in: changes, ipod, school, season, softball on 9.06.2007 at at 07:34
Church Bulletin Bloopers
Once again the Church Bulletin Bloopers are back...These are awesome:
- Ushers will eat latecomers.
- She sang "I Will Not Pass This Way Again," giving much pleasure to the congregation.
- Sermon this morning: Jesus Walks on the Water. Sermon tonight: Searching for Jesus.
- The patient is having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.
- Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "hell " to someone who doesn't care much about you.
- A letter to the men’s fellowship reads: "All members are requested to bring their wives and one other covered dish to the annual banquet."
To see previous Church Bulletin Bloopers click Here
Posted in: bloopers, bulletin, church, funny on 8.30.2007 at at 08:22
Valor (Courage)
The car you see in the picture (click picture for better detail) is a Geo Metro, a subcompact car very very tiny. The car shown is pretty much beat up all around, the car is literally falling apart, you can notice how the trunk is kept together with bungee cords. I see this car almost every day in my daily commute and it always makes chuckle because of its license plate. The Spanish word "Valor" can be translated into English as Value or Courage. I personally believe they mean it to be Courage, why would you pay $5o for a personalized license and put Value on it?
So Courage the courageous car always makes me laugh because there is this tiny Geo Metro falling apart with a license plate that says Courage (or Value), it's funny. Either the owner (we assume is Mexican) has a great sense of humor or a lot of Courage. Or maybe the car is of a lot of Value for him.
By the way, avoid at all cost to take a picture while driving a manual shift car on the highway during rush hour, it is absolutely insane. I always get upset at people who drive and speak on their cellphones, I can't imagine all the things that were said to me while taking a picture of Courage.
Posted in: car, funny, license, plate on 8.28.2007 at at 19:29
Rodrigo Y Gabriela Rocks
The other day I was watching MTV at a friend's house (we don't have cable at home) and I noticed every commercial was preceded by a short clip of a couple playing amazing classic guitar. That couple was Rodrigo Y Gabriela. To my surprise I just found out they are Mexicans and their style is very unique, it sounds like rock but on classic guitars and with a touch of flamenco. It's kind of a weird sound but it is really good. So if you enjoy classic guitar you will definitely like Rodrigo Y Gabriela.
For more videos go to their website Here
Posted in: guitar, music, rodrigo y gabriela, video on 8.26.2007 at at 01:40
Safety Tips for the Post-Nuclear Existence
In case you didn't know ;-)
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Safety Tips for the Post-Nuclear Existence
1. Never use an elevator in a building that has been hit by a nuclear
bomb; use the stairs.
2. When you're flying through the air, remember to roll when you hit
the ground.
3. If you're on fire, avoid gasoline and other flammable materials.
4. Don't attempt communication with dead people; it will only lead to
psychological problems.
5. Food will be scarce; you will have to scavenge. Learn to recognize
foods that will be available after the bomb: mashed potatoes,
shredded wheat, tossed salad, ground beef, etc.
6. Put your hand over your mouth when you sneeze; internal organs will
be scarce in the post-nuclear age.
7. Try to be neat; fall only in designated piles.
8. Drive carefully in "Heavy Fallout" areas; people could be
staggering illegally.
9. Nutritionally, hundred dollar bills are equal to ones, but more
sanitary due to limited circulation.
10. Accumulate mannequins now; spare parts will be in short supply on
D-Day.
Safety Tips for the Post-Nuclear Existence
1. Never use an elevator in a building that has been hit by a nuclear
bomb; use the stairs.
2. When you're flying through the air, remember to roll when you hit
the ground.
3. If you're on fire, avoid gasoline and other flammable materials.
4. Don't attempt communication with dead people; it will only lead to
psychological problems.
5. Food will be scarce; you will have to scavenge. Learn to recognize
foods that will be available after the bomb: mashed potatoes,
shredded wheat, tossed salad, ground beef, etc.
6. Put your hand over your mouth when you sneeze; internal organs will
be scarce in the post-nuclear age.
7. Try to be neat; fall only in designated piles.
8. Drive carefully in "Heavy Fallout" areas; people could be
staggering illegally.
9. Nutritionally, hundred dollar bills are equal to ones, but more
sanitary due to limited circulation.
10. Accumulate mannequins now; spare parts will be in short supply on
D-Day.
Posted in: Existence, funny, Post-Nuclear, Safety Tips on 8.15.2007 at at 09:34
Small Coffee Pot
I remember the good ol' days of peer pressure at school, I'm pretty sure most of us did stupid things trying to be in the "In" crowd. Although this time is not really the same it kinda' reminds me of those days of peer pressure.
The other day when we had people over, after enjoying some delicious lamb chops I asked our guests if they would like to enjoy some fresh brewed Venezuelan coffee, obviously the answer was yes. Turns out we have a small four cups coffee maker, which I thought would take two pots to satisfy everyone's caffeine needs, eleven people...errr...WRONG. Now, this is a good time for a little cultural comparison; if we would have been all Venezuelans two four cups pots would have been enough...yeeah...not the same here. I was barely able to pour coffee for two when my little pot ran out. So, needless to say I had to make like five pots before it was enough for everyone, me and my little coffee pot were the joke of the day.
You might be wondering why we do we have a four cups coffee maker, well, we really don't need a bigger one because we don't drink coffee at home and we barely have people over, so the expense is not really justified (call me "el cheap-o"), we even have a espresso machine we got for our wedding and we have only used it twice.
Skip to the next day, I don't know if it was coincidence or what, while reading through my reader's feeds I get a deal thanks to Spoofee: ten cups Cuisinart coffee maker for $10 after $10 rebate; well, in less than what you can say "1-2-3 Karate Kid" I bought a new coffee pot...I mean, a deal like that justifies any expense!
So everyone is welcome to come to our house and have some nice Venezuelan coffee. Maybe next time I will use both coffee makers and the espresso machine at the same time...call it my own little coffee shop.
Posted in: coffee, coffee maker on 8.14.2007 at at 05:59
Speed Racer: The Movie
Speed Racer is definitely my favorite cartoon hero ever, although it is a cartoon from the 60's, I think it's one of those that will never go away. I pretty much grew up watching it every afternoon as he would race through the hardest circuits against the most evil racers. The Mach5 is a car like no other, with all the special functions on the steering wheel that car can take you anywhere. My favorite buttons are A, C and G which sends the bird robot, man that bird comes in handy sometimes...(sigh) good memories. So, I just found out that Speed Racer: The Movie is on the making (YES!) and it is being directed by the Wachowski brothers, you might remember the Wachowskis from The Matrix and V for Vendetta, so that's just a big sign that the movie it's going to be just great and full of amazing special effects... The movie is set to be released on May 9th, 2008. I can't wait!
Speed Racer: The Movie - Official Website
Posted in: movie, speed racer on 8.10.2007 at at 13:30
YouTube? No, GodTube!
GodTube is a very good alternative for Internet video addicts whom are worried about the not so clean videos you can stumble upon on sites like YouTube or Google Video or else. Yep, you can find funny stuff, a lot of religious content, of course, and it wouldn't be complete if we didn't have some people preaching really weird things. It's a pretty cool initiative, hopefully it will become pretty popular.
Posted in: christian, godtube, religious, videos on 8.09.2007 at at 14:33
Barry Bonds' Homerun No.756
So Barry Bonds broke the Homerun record last night...(yay)...yep, it is an awesome thing to accomplish but it is really not that great when there is a believable chance that there was some cheating involved. So, my question is: should we still celebrate those whose integrity is in doubt? Those that might have cheated to get to the top?
How about if we make the use of steroids legal in sports and let all athletes perform awesome and amazingly.
I guess we will never know what really heppened, since there is a chance that he might not even go to trial. I don't know what to think anymore.
I guess we will never know what really heppened, since there is a chance that he might not even go to trial. I don't know what to think anymore.
Posted in: barry bonds, baseball, record on at at 12:01
Facebook vs. MySpace
I'm not a very big fan of Social Networking sites but unfortunately is the "In" thing these days, you are out of the loop if you are not present in MySpace or Facebook. I have to admit though, it is cool to look people up and connect with old friends. We have a MySpace account and it is there collecting dust, I didn't even like MySpace it felt so clumsy and cluttered and crowded. Banners everywhere, spammers, inappropiate pictures, you name it. Then came Facebook, same thing with different name and looks, so everyone moved to Facebook. So we opened a Facebook account now, yea it looks nicer, cleaner and seems to be more useful, but I still don't buy the whole idea of social networking sites, I mean what's the point? maybe I'm getting old...
So since Facebook is the coolest thing these days what a better way to celebrate than to post a cool video song.
UPDATE: Earlier I had the video embedded but for some reason is now gone. Here is the link for the video.
Posted in: facebook, funny, myspace, song, video on at at 08:20
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist is a two hours video documentary that is creating quite a buzz in the Internet, so last night I sat and watched the whole thing so I could be informed whenever the bubble bursts and everyone starts talking about it.
This video is like a combination of The Da Vinci Code and Fahrenheit/911 spiced up with conspiracy theories. The documentary is divided in three parts, each part deals with a different subject and although they don't explicitly connect them all it is pretty obvious that's what they are trying to tell you.
Part 1 consists of "revealing the truth" about Jesus and Christianity, they basically say it's all a myth based on pagan cults and astrology, needless to say I was pretty uncomfortable about it because more than proving anything is mostly opinions and even insulting, it didn't make me question my faith but it actually helps me reflects of what I believe and why.
Part 2 moves onto the political scene and most of it is explaining the facts why they believe 9/11 was all staged. I have to admit they make some pretty good points, however, whether it is true or not many people died in that tragic day: fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, spouses, so I think we need to be respectful to those directly affected by it.
In Part 3 they talk about how the whole economic system is geared to be controlled by a few powerful people whose only aim is to eventually rule the whole world. They also talk about War and how it is used as a tool of economical manipulation and so forth.
I'm pretty bothered by the fact that the movie has no credits, no body claims responsibility for it which I think it is cowardly, I mean, if you know you are right and you know what you're talking about put your name on it.
Another thing I want to say is that it is very bias and subjective and obviously made by someone in the extreme left and involved with the Gnostics. I noticed that in the same style of Michael Moore they take a little bit of truth and stretch it and twist it to be able to make their point.
I don't recommend or condone this movie or the views expressed on it and I definitely don't recommend it to anyone who is easily offended with strong political or religious views. However if you make the choice to watch it, be warned that it has strong language at times and some graphic footage.
Also remember that there are two subjects you never talk about with family: Politics and Religion, so forget about talking about his movie with family.
Posted in: documentary, movie, politics, religious, video, zeitgeist on 8.07.2007 at at 08:11
Our weekend was packed, we had so much going on; here are the highs and the lows. On Saturday I had a softball tournament, our last event for the church team, unfortunately I had a Charlie Brown moment, my worst nightmare came true. It's the bottom of the last inning, we are behind for one run, we have men in first and second, two outs and it is my turn on the plate. I'm not the best player but I know I can hit that ball, I just haven't figured it out how to hit whenever I want. I get ready, pitcher gets ready. First pitch, ball. Second pitch, strike. Third pitch, it looks good so I swing at it, foul ball behind me, the catcher gets ready to catch it and he gets the ball. Arghhh!. It is the worst feeling to be that last out for such a close game. Needless to say I spent the rest of the day beating myself up because of it. Sunday we had 18 people come to our house for an evening BBQ, we had delicious lamb chops and an awesome time to talk and hang out. It was a very good time we got to spend together. Nothing better than food and friends. On top of all that I've "battling" a cold since Friday. I feel much better today but last night I was so hyped after the BBQ that not even Tylenol Night could put me to sleep. So today is one of those day where I need to find ways to stay awake through my shift. Good luck with that.
P.S.: The car abandoned across from our house was also towed last night, yay!
Posted in: bbq, recap, softball, weekend on 8.06.2007 at at 09:49
The Darwinian vs. God Contest
It has been a while since I last posted a religious joke...so I thought this one is one of those that is funny but at the same time makes you think...
The Darwinian vs. God Contest
One day a group of Darwinian scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one Darwinian to go and tell Him that they were done with Him.The Darwinian walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We're to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don't you just go on and get lost."God listened very patiently and kindly to the man. After the Darwinian was done talking, God said, "Very well, how about this? Let's say we have a man-making contest." To which the Darwinian happily agreed.God added, "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam."The Darwinian said, "Sure, no problem," and bent down and grabbed himself a handful of dirt.God looked at him and said, "No, no, no. You go get your own dirt!"
New Look
Well I found this template and I really like the final product. The blog looks simple and cool. I gotta say though the original template was way different than what you are looking at, so I had to put my little knowledge of HTML to work and got it to look the way I wanted it. The polls are still not working though and I also have to restore the other widgets I had. I hope they fix the polls soon, I really like them even though I don't get many votes, I think they are cool though. Well hopefully I will keep this template for quite a while, it is not easy to find cool, free and unique templates for Blogger. Again if you know of any cool websites please let me know.
Another cool thing about this template is that it manages to keep the Blogger navigation bar hidden, cool.
Posted in: new template on 8.02.2007 at at 21:52
Messing Around
I'm ready for a new template for our blog, I'm looking for something cool, modern, unique, simple. However, it seems like I picked a bad time to do this, I'm getting all kinds of errors and bad messages from Blogger whenever I try to install a new template, even the in-house templates. By now I pretty much lost all my widgets, I guess I'll have to do 'em all over again. If you know of any cool websites with templates for Blogger please leave a comment. In the meantime let's see what happens...
ATM In Churches
It is not easy to be a church outside of the ordinary. Whenever churches try to do something different seems like everyone has something to say about it. We humans by nature oppose to change, to new things but it seems like that feeling it's even stronger when it comes to churches. It has always been that way and I guess it will always be that way. Sometimes I even need to remind myself to be open minded and filter it through the bible whatever differences I don't agree with.
The newest paradigm we are facing touches on a very sensitive subject: Money. We all get uncomfortable when the M word is mentioned at church, I still don't know why. These days it is very unusual to carry cash or do any cash transaction. I would say 90% of our monetary transactions are done in some kind of digital/electronic form. This is where the subject of this post comes in, I heard before about churches with ATMs or Credit Card Readers machines where you are able to tithe with your plastic but it wasn't until now that I was able to confirm it.
The Pastor at Stevens Creek Church decided to go for it and founded a...how do you call it? Church ATM Service Company? Basically his company provides ATM machines for churches where you can give your tithes or else and of course he provides this service to the same church where he pastors. That move awarded him an interview with CNN and I agree, it doesn't look good that the pastor of the church also owns the ATM services for his and other churches, but that's not the point, the point is that it is something new and different and seems like some people are having a hard time adjusting. I think CNN wasn't very bias as I thought they would be, however they did a lousy job quoting scripture, that verse in Matthew they quoted was so out of context. Anyways, I still don't get used to the idea of walking into a church and seeing an ATM machine in the lobby, I definitely like how our church does it. I don't know, what do you think? is it tacky? or cool?. I'm still divided about it. I don't think it's a matter of right or wrong, I just think it looks kind of tacky...I don't know...maybe we should have the ones where you pay with your fingerprints :-)
To watch the interview you can click Here
Posted in: atm, church, different, new, paradigm on 8.01.2007 at at 16:50
I Called The Cops
I did it. Yesterday I called the police station and reported that this car has been sitting across from our house for over a week after being pulled over. They sent an officer to make some marks on the tires to monitor the car and make sure it doesn't move (pretty smart). They said after a few days (?) they will tow the car away if they see it hasn't been moved. I'm still "weirded-out" about it, no body gets a flat tire and abandons the car just like that, unless you have so much money and that's just one of the so many cars you have. That's why I think there is something wrong about the whole picture.
By the way the officer that came didn't show up in a new charger, I wish!...they look so intimidating now with those new cars.
Posted in: car, cops, police, pulled over on at at 16:10
Free Parking?
Remember the post earlier this week about that lady that got pulled over in front of our house because of the flat tire? So because the cops wouldn't let her go with a flat tire they parked the car across the street from our house and gave her a ride...well to this day the car is still parked across the street from us!!...hmm...it is getting suspicious now. I think the car is stolen but don't they run the plates on the computer when they pull you over? I mean how do you just abandon a car like that unless there is something else going on?
So, the question is: Should I call the police or just ignore it?
Posted in: abandoned, car, pulled over on 7.28.2007 at at 15:41
Let's Go To GAP
Hmm...interesting...
Posted in: men vs. women, shopping habits on 7.24.2007 at at 10:07
The "Sick Room" Rocks!
So I found the best way to stay awake when you are tired after an eventful night like last night (See previous post).
At work each floor has a little room called the "Sick Room", it's basically a small cozy room with a recliner chair where you can go and rest for a while hoping to get better. I don't know if being tired qualifies as being sick but I asked for key anyways and took a nice 25 minutes nap. Now I'm back in the game and boy did it make a difference. I know I rested because when my alarm went off it felt like 2 minutes went by instead of 25. Whoever had the idea of the "Sick Room" deserves a prize.
Posted in: nap, sick room, tired, work on 7.23.2007 at at 12:02
To Serve And Protect
It's 3:45 in the morning, we had a long day on Sunday (See previous post) and it took me longer than usual to fall asleep. All the sudden I hear a noise, very unique noise, it sounds like a horse riding in our street (all I can think of is that the mounted patrol is in my street, remember I'm not fully awake) I have to wake up in an hour fifteen minutes so I ignore the sound trying not to wake up. The noise fades away and then comes back and stops right in front of our house and I hear loud voices (We love to sleep with the windows open during the summer, fresh air is nice) "Great the mounted patrol decides to stop a pedestrian right in front of our house". I open my eyes a little bit and I see police lights reflected on our walls "wow, I didn't know the horses had those lights too..."
Then I realize what's going, the person being pulled over has a flat tire, "good" I think "there is not much to argue, they'll leave the car and give her a ride". Well, no exactly, for the next 20 mins I hear more about this woman's life than what I needed to know. The cop kept questioning her about things irrelevant to the flat tire. By now I'm fully awake, "couldn't this happen on a Saturday or Sunday? why Monday?"
Well now that I'm awake I got my camera and took a couple of pictures, hoping for something exciting to happen and become famous because of my amateur video footage. No such luck, I get back to bed and lucky me I fall asleep on the average time (7 mins) just to wake up to the alarm clock in 50 mins.
Now I'm at work trying to figure out a way not to fall asleep. Coffee doesn't do anything for me, I usually drink a cup of coffee after lunch everyday and I still feel sleepy. Energy drinks, no way, I've only had energy drinks three times in my life and every time I had acid reflux, so, no thanks. I have some Vojo energy mints in my desk, is supposed to give you a kick along with a nice breath, well the mint breath is true...I'm still waiting for the energy kick though.
On the positive side is good to know that the police is still doing its job at three in the morning. I always pictured them sleeping parked in front of a convenience store with a donut in one hand. This is the first time it happens and hopefully the last, at least for a long time...Thanks SPPD!
Posted in: police, pulled over, saint paul, sppd on at at 03:45
Stihl Timbersports Championships
Sunday we spent the whole day at Lumberjack Days in Stillwater, MN
More than Lumberjack Days we went for the Stihl Timbersports Championship, what can I say, it was awesome. I have to say that the pictures doesn't make justice to the action though, these guys are amazing! They are "wicked fast" and "precisely tuned chopping machines". Enjoy the pictures. The event is going to be on ESPN2 on December 9th at 11:30...sweet I'm going to be on ESPN!!
Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.
Posted in: lumberjack days, minnesota, mn, stihl, stillwater, timbersports on 7.22.2007 at at 23:12
FlightView Live
My Cousin is on her way from Venezuela to stay with us for a few months. While we wait for her arrival it was so cool to stumble upon the FlightView website. When you go to FlightView you enter the airline and the flight number and they will show you the flight live in real time. I think it's pretty cool to have the little window open to keep an eye on where is that flight at. That way you'll know for sure is that flight is delayed or not.
Click on the picture to see details.
Posted in: Flights, flightview, track flights, travel, Websites on 7.20.2007 at at 12:45
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