I got this shirt in the mail the other day... I LOVE IT and plan on wearing it proudly! It's okay... that feeling you are feeling is called jealousy... it'll pass. HA!

Wow! Let me say that again... WOW!!! I had no idea what to expect when walking into the theater to watch "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Well, other than there is a baby born old who turns young. I was very excited to see a new film from David Fincher (Seven, The Game, Fight Club, Zodiac) who has directed a few movies i consider to be among my favorites. To say the least, i was definitely NOT disappointed. I would easily count this movie in one of my all-time favorite films. A great balance of story and cinematography. I smiled, laughed and cried(don't tell anyone). It is absolutely amazing and i whole-heatedly recommend seeing it!

When the Floodgate Team looked back on 2008, we all recognized that there were a lot of people we need to thank. We targeted our annual Christmas Party as the opportunity to do this. Most Christmas parties highlight the organization's staff team, and their families are invited. We decided to do the opposite. The Floodgate Staff Team would pick people who have actively supported our ministry for the past three years. These are the people who have INITIATED support for us. We decided we'd throw a party in THEIR honor, and creatively thank each of them for giving us the continual support and encouragement any start-up business needs. The party happened on December 10, 2008. Amazing. Absolutely amazing. Everyone ate authentic Italian food at a local restaurant called "Luna's". After the meal was finished, we gave every person in the room a unique award. We called these awards "The Floodies". We had our flatscreen there, with a sound system (overkill for 30 people in a small room, but not for us!). Jason created a video bumper for each award - different and unique for each person (yeah... that took forever, ...

Before this past February, I hadn't been to Disneyland in about 13 or 14 years... and if you would have asked me about it, I would have told you I wouldn't have cared if I ever went back. But that was then... This past February some friends of mine talked m in to going with them to the park and begrudgingly I went. And boy am I glad I did! It's now December and I am sittin on a bench in ToonTown in the middle of my 7th trip down to Disneyland this year. There's just something about this place that's awakened a side of me that's been gone for a long time. Too long of a time... I walk around this place believing that anything can happen... Rediscovering that joy is in smiling, laughing and just enjoying the people around you. I know it all sounds over simplified, but for me, it's true and I can't explain it. I don't really have point to all of this, but if I could instill one thought in anyone's head, it would be to take time to stop, look around, laugh more and enjoy the peole around you... even in the unenjoyable times.

Check out this video below... Papervision - Augmented Reality (extended) from dpinteractive on Vimeo. I saw this posted on Motionographer which led me to the creator's site at Digital Pictures Interactive which let's you try it all out yourself. If you have a webcam or iSight, it is definitely worth playing around with.

This morning as i was rearranging the icons on the home screen of my phone i wondered what things others iPhone users have on their home screen. So, if any of you out there are iPhone users... snap a quick shot of your home screen(push the home button and the On/Off or Sleep/Wake button on the top right at the same time) and share with me what things you are using on your phone. Please?

I saw this video on Carlos Whitaker's website(www.ragamuffinsoul.com) and laughed so hard that I thought I'd share it with the one and a half of you that follow my site. Enjoy!

Heading out to watch the UFC fights tonight with Jared and Kristen. I can't wait!!! Seems like the day has drug on and on in anticipation of the fights. That is all...

escape me at the moment. Just experience it for yourself.

here is the third part to the Zach Lind, Rob Bell interview. Rob Bell Interview, Part 3 from Zach Lind on Vimeo.

Zach Lind(drummer for Jimmy Eat World) does a cool two part interview with author Rob Bell. I love technology... who would have thought i could listen/watch the drummer of one of my favorite bands interviewing one of my favorite authors from the comfort of my office chair? Too cool! I have almost finished reading "Jesus Wants to Save Christians", the book they are discussing in the first interview. It is definately worth picking up and reading! Thanks to Scott McClellan(editor of Collide Magazine) for tweetin' about the interview! Rob Bell Interview, Part 1 from Zach Lind on Vimeo. Rob Bell Interview, Part 2 from Zach Lind on Vimeo.

The folks over at Worship House Media wrote a new blog post about one of our latest videos. The video was created for the upcoming Veteran's Day holiday. You can check the video out on our site or from the link above that takes you to the Worship House site.