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There were several pieces of art there (sorry, I did not want to take any picutres, maybe tomorrow). Many of the oils and watercolors were great to see, albeit somewhat bland and normal in subject. There were a few sculptors and one knitter presenting, which too were neat. Also there was a person playing a guitar and singing something that was good enough to stop and listen, but low enough to be background noise.

It was not until I had went into an art studio near the festival that I realized how much I miss and participate in art. The studio houses about 26 artists I was told. And much of what I looked at made me just want to get a pencil out and start rolling. It was interesting how a person there, probably one of the caretakers, asked if I am an artist. He said that I have the look of one who is an artist. I told him that I used to, but now my art is in web design. It was then that I realized that God really has crafted me still as the artist that I've always wanted to be, just with a different canvas.

I walked out of there and started thinking about this site. How I used to redesign it every three months in Flash just because I wanted to see something different. I though about how it is now, the skins and how I get an inspiration and then make a skin, crafting a picture of this site not unlike an artist that paints the same picture with different paints or from different perspectives. I realize that I haven't left that artsy side at all, but I am growing in it still.

My former art teachers would hopefully be very pleased.

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My first though was that the iPhone was a classy Palm TX and that part was not off. Like the TX, the interface is intuitive and takes very little towards getting used to. There is a good deal that you find is not there or as easy as it should be, but simple playing mitigates that.

The browser is really good, not great though. It fails on some of the skins I've posted here. And most notably, cannot change to a mode where one can view a mobile formatted version of a site. That all being said, navigating a page is great, and readability is very well due to the screen resolution and DPI.

The iPod touch is really interesting. Almost too thin, it begs for a case as it looks like it would break easily. Too bad you cannot add calendar events right on the device, else it would be a PDA completely for a lot of people.

The new nano (the 'fatty') is slick, and something I can see many people washing by accident. The iPod Classic is a marvel, however the stuttering when using Cover Flow while listening to songs is unacceptable.

Overall, not bad. I am glad that I have waited as long as I have in terms of looking at it. Would I go for any of them? No. I'm more than happy with the usability and utility of the 680. But, I can make recommendations now and for some, either of those Apple products will be solid.

My Treo might not be as pretty, and hopefully that can be addressed, but it is on point, Apple met the usability line and exceeded it.

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Last night, I attended a Hispanic church in Kannapolis. Baiscally, I found out about them thru some of their members who were evangelizing in my apartment complex a few weeks ago. I was not just impressed at their heart to share the ugrency of knowing the Gospel, but also their ministry to the Hispanic community in the area of Charlotte where I live.

Well, I told the guys that I at least wanted to visited their side of the Body and what I got was a very humbling experience. First of all, the entire service was in Spanish. Considering my lack of knowing much in speaking or listening, I was lost for good bits of what was being said. Even still, I settled down and relaxed and just asked God to provide some intrepretation and then I was notified that there was someone who would translate for me. Literally out of nowwhere. I was thankkful, and at that moment, humbled.

As the service went on, the translator I had could only translate bits and pieces, but he really did a great job. The key points he told me, and pointed me everytime there was a verse being quoted. The pastor quoted tons of verses, and it was pretty cool.

The entire message was "don't wait till tomorrow to choose Christ." Just bangin'.

I talked a bit with my translator after service and then made my way back home. But all I could say was amazing. In time, I was understanding pieces of what was being said and sang. And it was just cool. I undersand the other side of being somewhere and feeling out of place, but then feeling welcomed as best as the host can.

For me, that made the fact that I slept the entire weekend much of a moot point. The Body is really cool when it works together.

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The first was Fearless. Jet Li's last wushu movie and it was great. In the commentary, he said that he did it to show the real reason behind why he does martial arts. Reminded me a lot of the teaching that I got when I was doing that when I was younger. And it also was a story that was a bit of a journey for him in finding out who he is. I feel that me in NC now is a lot about that, and while I do get discouraged, I am here to learn more about myself and take the next step in that area.

Gotta love how a few friends hav e really spoken things to help me get in alignment with a slew of issues too. Good to have friends that speak into your life, not below or under it, but just in such a way that you're willing to hear things out.

I think I like the mode of sticking o Jaiku for blogging during the day. Makes keeping my brain focused easier, and I don't have to deal with labels, formatting, etc.

I did think about taking this site down last week. It's not at all a finished thought either. Depends on mobile and a few other things ya know.

Still rollin on the Treo. Had I not spent so much on me this weekend, I might have thought about the Palm BT keyboard. I think that I am in a freeze on accessories for the most part though. While the BT keyboard was really great, I have one already and am getting a good use out of it. Maybe if this breaks and I need a new one, but better to not think too far on that, wants can drive a lot of silly things.

Peace, a bro has got to rest now.

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