So, here I sit in a hair salon, waiting for my turn to have my hair trimmed; and this is the first time in over two weeks that I’ve felt enough incentive to post on my blog. Part of the problem is that I haven’t had much time over the last few weeks, amongst busyness at work, becoming strata council secretary and taking on some freelance and volunteer design work. But then there’s the issue of motivation, under which looms the depressing question “does anyone actually read this thing, anyway?”
Google’s analytics tell me “no, not really,” as I haven’t had more than one or two hits a day in the last two weeks. So what’s the point? My hope in starting up a blog again is that it would be read, and a a result of reading my blog, internet surfing citizens would be informed, inspired, entertained and/or challenged. So what kind of posts accomplish those sort of things? How do I write posts like that? And the bigger question is: even if I do write posts like that, will people read them?
Well, it’s my turn soon so I’ll stop rambling aimlessly. Obviously posts like this won’t draw any more readers, but I was bored and thought I’d share my thoughts on the blog.
Busy. Stressing.
Still obsessing.
Rushing. Waiting.
Irritating.
Bleeding. Paler.
Fear of failure.
Stealing. Lying.
Multiplying.
I hate life but I love you.
I hate life but I love you.
Continue reading ‘Hate and love.’
I was at Shekinah tonight. For those who don’t know, Shekinah is a monthly worship event put on by Hungry For Life that utilizes music and prayer for a passionate encounter with God. It was really good (as always) and during the message tonight, we were challenged to ask God what it is that he wanted us to work on in our lives. His answer to me was: “learn to love.”
Continue reading ‘Learn to love.’
I purchased the movie Slumdog Millionaire on DVD a few days ago. It’s a fantastic movie that I saw twice in theatres, falling in love with the beautiful cinematography, wonderful soundtrack and unique storytelling. Consequently, I was looking forward to not only watching it again, but also viewing the making-of featurette and deleted scenes that were advertised on the back of the DVD. In a frustrating discovery after watching the movie, I found that none of the special features were on the disc.
After some quick research, I learned that Fox had made a mistake and shipped the wrong discs with the retail versions. If you encountered the same issue that I did, you can visit this website and sign up to be sent a replacement disc. I wanted to inform others of that, but I also thought that the reason this mistake was possible in the first place might make an interesting topic for discussion…
Continue reading ‘Where are my special features?’
My sister, Kimi, is starting up a non-profit organization in Uganda to provide sponsorship for orphans in need of schooling, clothes and food. She needed a logo and asked if I could come up with one for her. Since designing logos is one of my favorite things in the world, I was thrilled to fulfill her request. I thought I’d share a little bit on my blog about the logo design process I went through.
Continue reading ‘Designing a logo for His Hope.’
Well, I had hoped to have something of substance up by now, but alas I haven’t found the time to gather together the pieces. I do have some ideas in mind for what I plan to post in the near future, which is dangerous for me to say, since after mentioning them there’s a good chance I won’t be able to follow through, and thus potentially dissapoint. That being said, I thought I’d mention them just so anybody who’s interested can get an idea as to what this blog is actually going to be about.
Continue reading ‘A second post.’
Well, it’s been what seems like forever since I had a blog. With the new popularity of Facebook, blogs seem to have dropped in popularity and my desire to post to one has been quenched by the wide audience that Facebook offers me.
So what’s changed? Well, I’ve recently helped to set up a website for Pockets of Change that required me to dive back into the world of blog creation and customizing websites. I liked the taste, and I decided that I wanted a blog for myself again. So here it is.
What will become of this blog? I hope for it to become a place where I post my thoughts and opinions about life, music, design and God, and perhaps some tutorials and tips on design and photography. I also want it to become an outlet for my creativity, which I’ve been holding back from doing at Facebook recently because of the whole Terms of Service uncertainty. It’s not that I’m scared that Facebook will mess with my photos, but I realized that I don’t have a lot of freedom with posting creative content to Facebook, so I’d rather post it on my own site anyway.
So there you have it. One small post, with hopefully many to follow. This first post feels rather rough, but I just wanted to get something out there. With luck someone will see it, like it, and return to read another.