December
1

Playing with fire

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I can’t really explain the title of this post at the moment. Remind me later to explain it. Trying to prepare for my upcoming convalescence that and keep myself from freaking out every few minutes. I am going to be hospitalized for at least a week so entertainment will be an issue. Reading and tv will only go so far. I acquired an early Christmas present, well I can’t play with it right now since that wouldn’t be fair, but I got a PSP to keep me entertained.

Attention family members, that opens the doors right open for some cheap gifts! I only got one game with it, Silent Hill Origins, so by all means go nuts.

Back to the story, I will be fairly inactive after I get home for awhile too. Not sure how long on that but any time at all is too much to me. I am hoping to start searching for a job in the near future, that is if I don’t get my photography biz going.

Anyway, I need to get my beauty sleep so I am done for now.

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November
28

A quick note to you

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I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was alright despite everything that was working against me.

My surgery has been scheduled for December 26th, yes that is the day after Christmas. Yes that means I will not be partaking in the traditional Christmas meal. Yes that also means that I will be spending the last half of Christmas in the restroom. No, I am not going to let it ruin everyone else’s Christmas!

That’s all I have right now. More to come, I hope!

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November
24

Patience is a virtue

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I am not virtuous I guess. I have not heard anything yet from the surgeon. I am still hoping that they can fit my surgery in this year so I don’t have to meet my deductible again. Then of course there is the fact that I may not be able to afford to maintain my insurance after then end of this year. That would be a whole other problem. Cobra is kind of expensive!

I am not really able to be up for long periods of time now which has pretty much put any photography on hold. Unless I find something that I can shoot pretty quickly. I don’t leave the house for more than maybe a half hour at a time so I can’t even handle church at the moment, that one is really killing me. I have to reposition myself every few minutes in order to be comfortable in this chair, and after awhile that doesn’t work either. Like right now, I really want to go lay down but I really want to finish this post also.

I guess that is all I really have at the moment, I thought I had more in me than this, but apparently I am empty!

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November
21

Crash

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funny pictures
moar funny pictures

I don’t need to explain this one, do I?

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November
19

(book review) The New Media Frontier

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Title: The New Media Frontier Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting for Christ.
Editors: John Mark Reynolds and Roger Overton.
Publisher: Crossway Publishing
Authors: Multiple
Pages: 254

This book was right up my alley. A book about blogging for Christians. I admit I was really psyched up for this one. I also admit I felt a little let down. It is by no fault of the authors or publishers for my disappointment but rather just the facts of Internet life. The tools and the players on the Internet are constantly evolving, so unfortunately what you write today may not be the latest news in a month or so.

That said, this would still be a great book for someone just starting out with blogging or looking to move forward in their blogging. They start out with a brief history of how we got here and then a little about where they think it is heading. From there they point out a few of the dangers, three biggies and then move right into the basics of blogging.

The chapter entitled Beginner’s Toolbox: Blogging starts you out on the basics such as read first - blog later. Great advice, read blogs lots of them, especially on the subject you want to blog on. Get a good feel for what works and what falls flat. Know why you want to start a blog, a very simple question that you should ask yourself before you start. ( I should have asked myself that one as well, oh well, hindsight!)

They then move on to tools of the trade, blogging software. Whether you want to go for a free blog or spend a few dollars and go with a hosting service and your choice of blogging software. (Psst, WordPress is the way to go!) They even give some advice on choosing your blogs name. It is good advice, a bad name can kill a blog before it even gets started. The next chapter covers pod-casting and video blogging. Two areas of blogging that I shy away from as it puts me out there a little too far. Never the less, they give some solid advice to those looking into that form of blogging as well.

The next section of the book covers many different ways of blogging, from evangelical to politics. They give you a quick breakdown in the subsequent chapters of the many different ways to blog. I will admit that I had a few stumbling blocks here as well. I felt that some advice was being repeated in chapters and there was at least one chapter that felt like an advertisement for the authors blog. He did pass on useful information but his constant referal to his own blog get distracting for me. That is one of the downfalls of multi-authored books. You will sometimes find repetition and there will always be someone that you either don’t agree with or that just makes you want to take a nap.

Final word: This is a good book for beginners. As I stated earlier, if you are just starting out I recommend reading this book before you put yourself out there. If you have been at it for awhile now, nothing in here is really new or going to change your world but it may give you some ideas. I am going to give this book 4 stars out of five. I would have given it five if not for those few qualms I had. They may not be issues for most, especially newbies!
Rating: ★★★★☆

The book The New Media Frontier was provided to me at no cost for review purposes by Crossway books and Active Christian Media.

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