A Mac: Oh How I Want One (my recent thoughts about computers)

Oh good people of this blogging community who never read my blogs....

Things have been happening, so I will say the following as a person of French nationality might say: "Je vais vous racontez l'histoire de se mois passé". Or in in other words, I'll tell you what's happened this past month.

Sometime near the beginning of the month, this obsession of macs began in me. I'm saving up for a Macbook now but it's kind of expensive. I think it's worth it. Having read most of what there is to read and watch videos about them the obession has died down a bit. When the Macbook Air came out on maybe the 15th or something like that I drew a great picture of it, almost like the real thing. That thing isn't for me, but for the wireless community. And even though it isn't for me I think in maybe 5 years most computers will be like it. Good job Apple, you've made a revolutionary computer again!

One of the things that has drawn me to these beautiful things, not that they're worth praising compared with many other things, is the iLife program. That looks sweet! And of the iLife programs I was most interested in the iMovie program because lately I've been spending a lot of time on youtube. And youtube is a really great website for the most part. There's something for everyone and for me there's a lot, if I only had the right stuff to make the videos. Well hello Macbook and iMovie, you're just what I need. I think I may have briefly mentioned yesterday that the user Mattg124 has inspired me to make video blogs, aka vlogs. Too bad my PC doesn't have a built in camera... His videos make the most everyday things interesting, and that's cool. Before I go on I'd like to mention one more thing about video blogging and why it interests me, so here it is: not that these types of websites aren't good, but it would be if a few people actually watched them and became interested in my life, maybe subcribed and followed up on what you're up to. If you think that's too much or you don't like the idea, than don't get in on it. Also, one last thing I like about vlogging, is that you get a glimpse of the person personality, what they're about and whether they're worth respecting. One person on youtube that is passionate about what the vblogging community could be is Renetto, if you're interested. He calls it the revolution I think.

This is becoming long but I guess that's ok. Another thing I'd love to do if I had iMovie is make short animations, that interestests me! I love Disney/Pixar movies, the ones that are all done digitally. Every time I get one for Christmas or something, I'll always watch the director's commentaries and other things like that about the movie in the bonus features. That's just the way I am. And there's a couple reasons why I like animation movies: First, they involve art, I love art. Second, Pixar's movies are usually well done in every aspect. My favourite so far is Ratatouille, I wouldn't be surprised if I've mentioned it before in some other blog. (By the they use Macs to make those movies, just so you know). I'm taking a media arts course next semester, maybe we'll get a little bit in to that stuff hopefully. Maybe I'll try some stop motion.

This whole time I thought I didn't even have any kind of movie program on my dumb PC, well maybe I shouldn't say that. I am grateful that I have it and I'm sure that lots of people would enjoy having what I have if they could afford it. But anyways, it saddened me every time I ever dreamed of making a movie. Just this morning however, I accidentally discovered that I do have a movie maker program. It doesn't do much. I guess it's the basic thing, but it's much better than having nothing! I can't upload videos because I don't have a camera. But I today I posted my very first videos on youtube tube ever! Just a song with one picture, for each of them. There's nothing to them, but I prefer them that simple if a person doesn't actually have the music video for it, or something just as worth while. The exciting thing is that after just a few hours a couple people have already started to view them! Aside from the obvious thing, that this program is not iMovie, one downer for me is that my music is all on iTunes and so when I wanted to put a song on youtube, I had to wait for one of my CDs to be ripped on to the Windows media player, which I am not a fan of. Whatever, this is good enough for me until that distant time when I get a mac.

So if you're reading this, by chance, and are wondering what those videos are on youtube that I posted, just look up basschic40, which is my user name. Yeah and then you can watch them.

Now you may also be thinking, "you're not talking about what's happened the last month, you're just talking about you're stupid computer obsession". Well for you who are thinking that, that's what has been on my mind lately. Thanks for reading guys, later.

who needs titles anyways.

Blogspot is good I guess. But whatever. I really wish I had a Macbook right now to be making a video blog and then post it on youtube. That would be amazing. But I don't so I guess this will have to do. One youtube user, Mattg124, I've been watching a lot lately. He's funny sometimes. Sometimes he's inappropriate but I watch him anyways. What this guy has really done though is inspire me to make video blogs but I can't. And that's all I'm going to say because I just got distracted for the last hour or more watching youtube videos. So maybe I'll write a follow up blog tomorrow.

This Year

So it's come to the end of January 1st, which means that there is a new year that just started.

Last year, my "new year's resolution" was to read the Bible everyday. That was really important because two years ago I wanted to read my Bible everyday but there was no consistency.

Now at the beginning of 2008, looking back on 2007, I did read my Bible nearly everyday although I did miss a few days. However, some days were simply just a verse or two because I had put it off til the end of the day and and might not have had the time or the energy to read something that would bringing me closer to God and on those days... I lost my train of thought but they really do much for anybody.

Just a few minutes ago, I was praying to God and telling Him of my passion to get to know Him better and just how much I love Him. So for this next year I'd like to read my Bible everyday but not just leave it at that. Each day I want to dive deeper into God and get to the Friend who's not gonna leave me for anything. (That's amazing right there).

Also I think for the first time since I went to Africa, and this is what motivated me to make this into a blog, I said, "I want to go on a missions trip". The past summer I went on missions trip to Malawi, Africa and I wanted it truly to be about God but that wasn't fully my desire, I wanted to make friends that last me for years to come, which was a big part of it, I wanted to have fun and have just a really great experience.

A lot of my energy was spent focusing on those things that weren't about God, and I say that wishing that it could be different. I don't think I got as much out of the trip because I wanted those things so badly, my heart ached because I wanted friendship with the other girls so badly and I was hurt. Please don't that that was only what was on my mind because it wouldn't be the truth. I wanted to go there for God it just wasn't the only thing, which it should have been. One thing that I learned a lot was teamwork while being there.

Things have changed a lot since then, which I'm glad about. It's funny how it doesn't seem like so long ago and I thought I was so mature. Not that I'm mature now, but looking back I've definitely changed.

Another thing that's changed since then is my relationship that I have with my friend Morgan who went on the trip with me. It changed on November the 19th, and I only know that because I journaled about it on paper when it happened. But what happened was that it was a Monday and we do this group/team thing on Mondays and we were talking about gaps that there are in teams and stuff. I don't know how much, if I have at all blogged about that group but it's a really great group that's focused on Jesus and I'm really glad to be a part of.

Anyways, that's a whole other thing that I won't get on to. So we were talking about gaps and that whole time I was thinking about how I was hurt in Africa by Morgan by the sarcastic comments she through at me. When I got home I called her up and told her what I was thinking about and told her that she had hurt me in Africa. And she was so good about it when I called her, she so understanding and loving, she was everything I was afraid she wouldn't be. I was so happy that I had called her but it was really all the Holy Spitrit that was at work in me that night. Before I had even finished talking with her I felt this enormous sense of freedom and when I did get off the phone I cried for a long time and started drawing picture, which I love to do. I'd still like to spend more time with her now but it's a much better place to be than where we had left off after Africa.

That was a tiny bit off topic but it was important and it did relate. So just tonight, recapping now, I had this desire that just came out of me to God to go on a missions trip and to totally be focused on Him, to go to do His work and to serve Him in everything. It's also very important to live like that day to day, focused on God!

Long enough, eh? Well, happy New Year's!