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Funny Story
Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 4:47 am
Ok - yesterday was a fun day. It was Vanilda Reyes' birthday and we had a pizza birthday party. I don't know if it was a joke or what, but Vanilda's name is only one letter short of Vanilla - so we had Vanilla Coke, Diet Vanilla Coke, and also Sprite. Right before we started eating, Debbie Blankenship announced what our pop choices were (using Vanilda's name). "There's Vanilda Coke, Diet Vanilda Coke, and for those of you who don't like...umm..." I think that's how it went...and if she had been saying "for those of you who don't like Vanilla," she would have been fine, but that's not where she was going with it. OOPS. Anyway, that was yesterday. Today I locked my keys in my car. It took the locksmith almost two minutes to unlock my car. That cost me $45. At that rate, rounding up to a full two minutes, his hourly rate would be something like $1,350... Yeah.... I just spent way too much money on food. I'm gonig to have to start a second PANT-try. That's all for today.
Freaky Friday
Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 9:25 pm
Last Saturday, I watched the movie "Freaky Friday." It is a great movie about a mother and daughter switching bodies and finding out just how difficult each other's lives are. Another Disney movie I have been forcibly compulsed to go to because of their constant advertising for whatever their current movie is. It was a great movie, thouhgh. I started to think about something...what would happen if, during Jesus' time here, he and someone traded places somehow and that person had to face life as Jesus. What if it was their job, instead, to be a teacher and a healer? What if they were under constant scrutiny by the public? What if Jesus had to live with our past? What if he had to suffer for it? What if that change was permanent? One Freaky Friday, or Good Friday as most of us refer to it, that very thing happened. Jesus suffered for our sins, and we received the gift of the Holy Spirit if we accept the switch. Also just like the movie, the earth shook to signal that the change was imminent. We now have no blame for our sins, but it is up to us to tell God's good news to the world and pray and heal. It is us now under public scrutiny. We no longer have to fear wrath over our sins because that exchange is permanent. That is one window to look through when you look at the verse:
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
Galatians 2:20
In other news, I finally got all my stuff moved in. Click to see a picture of it- that's as neat as it will be this semester, but it's just beautiful! If you're wondering about that pair of pants hanging on the side of my bed...it's my PANT-try. There you'll find many foods including peanut butter and cereal. I can't believe I found a place for everything. As soon as I get to work on something, it will start to fall apart. Luckily, I still will have a place for everything when it is time to rearrange - which is most important. I'm happy. I haven't even posted for a full week. I can't wait for this campus to be full of people once again... That's all I have to say for now.
From bad to worse but still good
Thursday, August 14, 2003 at 1:37 pm
Let's just say yesterday was the classic bad day. After losing my place in the music video, I lost a $20 bill. Later, I accidentally locked myself on a balcony porch thing in my residence hall. I was stuck up there for an hour before someone helped me. All I had with me was my cell phone, and it didn't help me as much as I'd hoped - CSO the people on campus taking care of things like this, had a nice voicemail greeting on their "emergency" line. All got better by the end of the day. I rented the movie "Agent Cody Banks" (yeah, the one with Hilary Duff and Frankie Muniz). After going to Wal-Mart to get some food, I watched the movie. How great - it's about a boy who's in an elite organization who loses his position for falling in love with his job and is also very bad with the girls. Hmm..me: lost a position in an "elite" organization, I don't appeal to the girls, and I see a connection here. Anyway, he keeps on working even though he was kicked out and by the end of the movie he gets his position back AND gets the girl. Hmm...well...at least I can have the plot in common... All in all the movie is HILARIOUS and I would recommend it to anyone - it made a perfect end to my perfectly classic bad day. In the end, nothing to complain about.
To See Unspoken Dialogue
Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 5:18 pm
I always expect people to say things to me directly when they want me to know something. I've found out for sure that's not always the case. I spent the weekend waiting to edit the thirstborne music video - especially since all summer I had been waiting for the moment. It has been really the only thing other than camp that I've had to look forward to since I left Greenville in May. Since I have had nothing to really do during all the test shooting, I ended up looking at every little detail and finding something wrong with half of it. On the one hand, they were legitimate criticisms and would need to be considered (or would already have been considered) on a professional job. On the other hand, Rod and Joe have spent all summer working out the details of the project and they are way too attached to find any flaws. I understand - I've been the same way so many hundreds of times. As a matter of fact, over the weekend I had time to decide how I was going to avoid saying anything more like that so I wouldn't cause them more trouble. Today, instead, I got cancelled from the project. It was the most devastating news I could have heard, which I later realized was half for the wrong reasons. One reason was that I couldn't bear to tell anyone. The other was that I really looked forward to being on campus again. And I also had to deal with the fact that they and I both knew that we will most likely lose quality from the finished product without me. That was a chance they were more than ready to take. Their soft-spoken complaints of how I was acting didn't give me enough indication that there was a real problem - I mean, I'm used to being annoying. After moving out my computer and packing everything into my car, I decided that they were better off at this point - and if I didn't get kicked off I would have never learned the lesson that I needed so badly. I wished them the best, gave a little advice, and offered my help anytime they needed it on the rest of the project. They are more than willing to have me back for the next project, so I figured they might need me sooner. In an hour I find out if I can move onto campus. I would be hurt severely again if I don't get to. For one thing, I can't afford to drive back home. For another, my room is already in use by someone else. Life will continue. Thinking that the music video was my only life only hurt me. Interestingly enough, last night I again realized just how important a part God has in my life. I found an interesting article that helped me today: http://www.truthwalk.com/archives/122800.html.
The music video
Wednesday, August 06, 2003 at 2:35 pm
Things are starting to come together. Thirstborne placed in the top 5 in the GMA competition, which means that by the time this music video is done it could make it pretty far. After doing some test shoots yesterday, we decided on widescreen for our format and had some great new ideas. The only thing I regret is not being able to keep in touch with anybody lately. I guess that's ok - this project will only take a couple week and it's real experience for myself. I have no time at the moment to say any more.
