Saturday, April 23, 2011

The Hobbit: First Look

After a few delays, production has begun on quite possibly the most anticipated film of all time.


Tuesday, March 15, 2011

A Hobby

I haven't blogged in quite a while. This semester has been nuts.

But I did get a hobby: photography.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS LensIt's an expensive hobby, so I'm starting slow. I've been saving for some time and bought a Canon Rebel EOS T2i. Nothing crazy.

I am very excited. Here are a few pics I snapped within the last week:

Monday, January 31, 2011

Only Your Blood is Enough

From Sojourn Music, Over the Grave, "Only Your Blood is Enough"

No bleeding bird, no bleeding beast
No hyssop branch, no priest;
No running brook, no flood, no sea
Can wash away this stain from me.

For only your blood is enough to cover my sin;
For only your blood is enough to cover me.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Beacuase the Voices Where Pretty Good

That's not a genuine typo in the title. Just watch the video. You'll see.

Swagbucks

So you should all check out Swagbucks. No joke.

Click this banner, sign up, and start earning Swagbucks. It's totally free!

Search & Win

You can do as much or as little as you want. You can simply use the search engine to win Swagbucks, but you can also take a daily poll, take surveys, send in old electronics, clip coupons, and lots more.

Seriously, it's pretty awesome. I just redeemed my Swagbucks for a $5 Amazon gift card.

I know this all sounds like a infomercial dorkfest, but I can see no legitimate reason why you wouldn't sign up for Swagbucks. Do it.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Keep Calm and Check This Out

No doubt you've seen the "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters like this:



Well, here are some fun variations:








There are lots more out there like here and here.

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

(Via)

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Buy Your Competitors

We received this fax at the seminary today:

(Click to enlarge)

 Yeah. No thanks. Who are we going to buy anyway? The Presbyterians?

Friday, January 21, 2011

Resolved: Never Own a Moleskine

Canada.com reports on the Moleskine cult:

"What we're finding is that once people buy one, they get hooked so they keep coming back to buy more in different styles," says Suzan Roerich, the category director for paper at Indigo. "We introduced agendas this fall, and we sold out very quickly. It was fantastic. Unfortunately, we couldn't get any more."

It sounds like a narcotic. Seriously.

You can read the whole article here.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011

Mini NYC

I can't even conceive of how one would do something like this:

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Where a Fool Looks for Logic

Taken from O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Pete: You miserable little snake! You stole from my kin!
Ulysses Everett McGill: Who was fixin' to betray us.
Pete: You didn't know that at the time.
Ulysses Everett McGill: So I borrowed it until I did know.
Pete: That don't make no sense!
Ulysses Everett McGill: Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.

Amazing Timelapse Videos





Thursday, January 13, 2011

Created, Bought, Indwelled

Our body has not only been created by God and will one day be resurrected by him, but it has been bought by Christ's blood and is indwelled by his Spirit. Thus it belongs to God three times over, by creation, redemption and indwelling. How then, since it does not belong to us, can we misuse it? Instead, we honor God with it, by obedience and self-control. Bought by Christ, we have no business to become the slave of anybody or anything else. Once we were the slaves of sin; now we are the slaves of Christ, and his service is the true freedom.
-John Stott, The Cross of Christ