Muahahaha (Psst... see the bloggy before this if you haven't already)

Hihi!
How are y'all today, eh?
Likin' that font?
Yah, so am I. :D

So, now I have this Firefox add-on (in case you didn't figure it out yet, I downloaded Firefox recently. :D)... it tells me what time it is in Adelaide, Aussie... in Ukraine... in Paraguay... and in Alaska! No more checkin' Skype! :P :P

Yeah, I love it. My only issue with Firefox is that IT WON'T PLAY MY MOOSIC ON TEH INTERNET!!! >=[
Humph.
So I still use Internet Explorer. If I wanna use my myspace or Rhapsody to play a song, or two. So my browser usage... about 95% Firefox and the other 5% is IE. Yah.

Haha, it's already Wednesday in Ukraine and Aussie. Kewl.

I also have multicolored tabs. XD It be kewl, too. On IE, if I did more than two tabs, it would be SUPER slow... on Firefox, I can have 5 tabs up, and it STILL runs like a dream! :D :D

And Firefox also has something called Fireshot... I can make little screenies of a page, or whatever I can view without using the scroller thingy over on the right... yeah. I like it, especially since it's compatible with IE, too. XD

I have a Facebook toolbar... Google toolbar... Smiley Central toolbar... I loves it.

Though I think some of the better add-ons are for the older firefox browsers, which irks me greatly. Oh, well. Family Force 5 makes it all better. XD

Yeah, I've been gettin' into them lately. I still have to listen to 'em a little more, but dude, they ROCK! Like, OUT LOUD. :D

So, I'm a-thinkin' that's it...

CZYA


What, you didn't see my post? Sorry. It's incognito. XD I stole Kopatopie's bloggy trick. Sorry, I couldn't resist!!

FUNNEH VIDS FOR YOUUUUUUUUU!

I have vids for you again. I have three!! But sadly, there's nothing very pretty to look at...


This is the first one, for Kopatopie, the big tMac fan here. XD Tell me whatcha think... be as brutal as you like.


This is a Relient K song... makes me think of Hannah Montana, but it's still a great song. :P


And the last one is a Superchick song... I love this song, and this recording is just plain hilarious to me. XD

And that be it.

CZYA

Okay...

I need to tell you guys a couple things... that I REALLY want y'all to see...

First, my youth group experience, as I told Jess:

Well... The tough part begins when one of my youth leaders comes up... and uses a scene from the movie "Facing The Giants..." As an analogy: are we giving our absolute BEST for God? Next, we're all offered a pen, a piece of paper, and a nail. First thing that popped into my thought process: Oh, boy... We were asked to write down our sins on that little piece of paper... After all of us were done, the same guy demands that we try and force the nail through our palm. And I was immediately thinking "WHAT?!" So we all tried to stick ourselves with the nail. And obviously, it was painful. But when he started screaming "PUSH IT! PUSH IT!" I was thinking, "What? Do you want us to self-mutilate ourselves?" Then, he suddenly stopped screaming, and said in a calm voice, "Jesus was nailed..." (or something like that). And meanwhile, another youth leader was slamming two nails into two blocks of wood. At this point, both he and I were crying. And after a few minutes, we prayed, and then told to nail our sins that we had wrote down to the two pieces of wood, which had turned into a cross.And after I had nailed mine in... I started singing elleldee's sig on the nb boards to myself ("tears were filling Heaven's eyes the day True Love died"), and I started crying again.

So, I guess you could say I got a lot out of it.

And there you go. I will NEVER forget what I took from this particular service. It was so touching.

Now, for the other one... I found this on myspace, and I was amazed. Remember these analogies for when you try to convert an atheist!!

SCIENCE VS GOD

"Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?"
"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"
"Sure! God’s good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I’m evil."

The professor grins knowingly.
"Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment.

"Here’s one for you: Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."

"So you’re good..!"
"I wouldn’t say that."

"But why not say that? You’d help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn’t."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
"He doesn’t, does He? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"
The student remains silent.

"No... you can’t, can you?" the professor says.

He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?"
"Er...yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"
The student doesn’t hesitate on this one. "No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"
The student : "From...God..."
"That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything, correct?"
"Yes."

"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil; since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues: "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"
The student: "Yes."

"So who created them?"
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. "Who created them?"
There is still no answer.

Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom.
The class is mesmerized.

"Tell me..." he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"
The student’s voice is confident: "Yes, professor, I do."

The old man stops pacing.
"Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

"No, sir. I’ve never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?"
"No, sir, I have not."

"Have you ever actually felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"
"No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t."

"Yet you still believe in Him?"
"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, Science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?"
"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes... faith..." the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own.
"Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There’s heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there’s cold too."

"No sir, there isn’t."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.

"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don’t have anything called ’cold’. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise, we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room.
A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor... is there such a thing as darkness?"
"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn’t darkness?"
"You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? That’s the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?"
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him.
This will be a good semester.
"So what point are you making, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor’s face cannot hide his surprise this time "Flawed? Can you explain how?"
"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought. It uses
electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it."

"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"
The class is in uproar.
The student remains silent until the commotion
has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The student looks around the room.
"Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor’s brain?" The class breaks out into laughter.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt the professor’s brain, touched or smelled the professor’s brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers.
"I guess... you’ll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man’s inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. It’s like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.


And there you go.
Have a nice evening.

CZYA

Houston: We Are GO

The above cover is NOT the final one... sadly... most of us newsboardies agree that this was the better choice as the final cover, not the one they chose.

And if anyone can even FIND the final cover for me, that'd be nice... I couldn't find it last night for my iTunes, so I ended up using this one... which I think was a great idea. XD

Hmmm... perhaps they thought this cover was too reminiscent of the Take Me To Your Leader tour... humph. They still shoulda used it.

As for the album...

The sound is great! It shows that they did a LOT of work to make it sound perfect... the vid is pretty good, too... especially if you didn't get the chance to view the GO tour. And for those of you that HAVEN'T seen it... dang, that light show is something ELSE!

The intro... comprised of the "It Is You" remix playing, with Peter singing part of GO (the title track). Actually, I had never seen the full extent until I saw this. Yeah, it rocks.

I had never experienced the full measure of the catwalk, either... so I was happy to see it, when I never got to see it in person.

The B-stage... I'm kinda sad Peter didn't tell the longjohn joke... that was a good one. But an unexpected surprise did happen... I won't reveal it, but it was kewl. XD

And more comes after it's released to the world... juuust wait...

CZYA

I'm A Pail On Your Boat With Slow Leaks...

Hooray for random bloggy titlez!!
:D

Yah, I'm so boredness....

Uh.... what to bloggy...

Oh! How about I post in Oppish, and then I will translate it when I'm done. Kopatopie's new blog name is an example of Oppish, btw... and she can translate what I wrote, no problem. ;)
Here goez...

OPPISH:

Hopi! I amop copallopedop Boplopuehop. I amop a bopigop fopanop ofop tophopisop Cophopropisoptopianop bopanopdop copallopedop "nopewopsopbopoyopsop." Tophope nopbop arope Popetoperop Fopuroploperop, Dopunopcopanop Pophopillopipopsop, Popaulop(ipopopopsop) Copolopmopanop, anopdop Jopeffop Fopropanopenopsoptopeinop. Tophopeyop arope kopewoplop popeopoplope, anopdop tophopeyop arope topotopalop Cophopropisoptopianopsop. Esoppopecopiallopyop Popetoperop. Hope'sop mopy fopavoporopitope nopewopsopbopoyop. Yopahop.

Okay, that's oppish.
ENGLISH:

Hi! I am called Blueh. I am a big fan of the Christian band called "newsboys." The nb are Peter Furler, Duncan Phillips, Paul(ipops) Colman, and Jeff Frankenstein. They are kewl people, and they are total Christians. Especially Peter. He's my favorite newsboy. Yah.

And there ya go. :)

Guess Whose Birthday??

Yah, you guessed it... IT'S JODY'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Happy birthday, dude! Hope you spent time with your family. LOTS of time with your family. Wherever you're living now. :P

I guess you figured out that I miss Jody terribly. Can I help his gentle demeanor?? And his impressive singing talent? And his super-impressive guitar skills?

If Jody never existed, I think I'd still be irked at Rusty... "Bleed" (clicky for lyrics) has helped me through quite a bit of forgiveness problems... and other problems, seeing as the song asks why we have to suffer. I think what gives me peace is the fact that I know the answer.

And that's why Jody is special to me. He rocks. :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HELMET!!!!!!!!

CZYA




















AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!!!!

If you're wondering why the vid is low quality, that's cuz it was uploaded from a cellphone, soz...

Hi therez.

It's meh again. Rejoice within your hearts! :D

Well, let's see, I had a TERRIFIC, GOD-CENTERED DAY today! Yah, it was uber-awesome. I want EVERY SINGLE DAY to be like the past two days. :)

I officially named my laptop and my Nano... they're nb-related names, so hang on to your... whatever. :P

SWAMPIE is the name of my laptop. Yah, I think I know what you're thinking... but I think it fits!! I named it after Peter's nickname for his youngest brother, David.

SQUIZZY be the name of my Nano now. Now, if you don't know, Squizzy is one of the MANY nicknames Kopatopie's "Uncle Duncan" has. XD. Again, I think it fits, especially since I got a new slip cover for it, manufactured by the same company that made our internet modem. :P

Today, I took Swampie to Youth group. EVERYONE who saw 'im seemed to be amazed that I owned a laptop. XD. And I tell you again: Swampie is equipped with WINDOWS VISTA. Yeah, the new Windows. I don't think it's that bad, but to each their own (truth is more than that, y'know. Sorry, I couldn't resist! XD)
I played more of my new nb DVD (y'know, the one every nb fan is DYING for, and it hasn't been released yet... that I got at the nb concert last weekend for $20...). Now I'm at "Entertaining Angels," or EA for short. Now, I realize the statement I'm about to make may be pretty bold, but this is MY opinion: I think that this recording of EA has to be the absolute BEST I've ever heard it, with or without Phil. *awaits tomatoes*
It sounds THAT GOOD. Peter handled the high notes SUPER well, I was impressed.

And that is about it. :D

CZYA