Keep it in the oven

I grew up checking the oven to make sure it was off at least 2 or 3 times every week before going to bed. I worried that it may have been kept on and the house would explode. For a while I wasn't really into swimming indoors because dang what if the roof collapsed and we all drowned. That would suck. I eventually got over that one.

I like to say that I've gotten better about reducing this worry type of mind set, where if I'm not worrying about something I'll find something to worry about. I think I'm getting better at it.

But every once in a while, I think, well hey maybe that's the way I'm wired. God wired some people to take things in stride, and other people to worry about stuff and perpetually over-analyze the crap out of everything and get trapped and be paralyzed by their mind.

Then truth kicks in and I realize that this is a lie from the pit of hell. No one is wired to worry. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:27). Since I am created in the image of God, and God is not a worrier, then I wasn't created to worry. Right?

So the challenge I am learning is having a complete paradigm shift in my mind, because the more I worry the less I trust God. So my life goal as of late is to change my mind, and a big part of doing this is self-discipline. If I start to worry about something, then I can choose to STOP and pray about it. I'm finding this tough as nails to accomplish, but I'm stoked about where I will be a year from now in this area of my life. I pursue and hope in anticipation.

PayPal (dot com!) setup for IDMKF

(capped off. I feel kind of bad asking for donations. donate button is now disabled.) So far I have $19 pledged! Go ahead and click that little button up there, if you're feelin' the force (don't force the feel tho). This is for the Ian Davis Mario Kart Fund, to make the upcoming Wii Party a great success. Giggity. Hopefully Blogger doesn't take my Blog down for accepting donations. Look at me, just livin' life on the edge!

Ian Davis Mario Kart Fund (IDMKF)

So there's this Wii Party coming up w/in the next month or two. So far I have Wii Sports, because it came with my Wii, which is great. And I won the Wii at some conference, doubly great.

In order to make this Wii Party the best party in the universe, Mario Kart would be SWEET! I am now accepting donations to the Ian Davis Mario Kart Fund, and whoever contributes will take part ownership in the game. It will thus, therefore, ipso facto, become a publicly traded game once I get it, given that I get enough contributions. I have no idea what that means or how it plays out, but, if any stock holders want to borrow it they can.

So far I collectively have $11 from Beas, Eric, and Matt S.! Here here!

Google Gadget: Search the Bible / Daily Verse

Check it - a little gadget for searching the bible for Google Gadgets. It was the recent recipient of the Best Gadget in the Universe Award. It includes a Daily Verse tab which refreshes (every day). Wait, or is it every 4th day. It depends on the strength of the yen.

But seriously, add it here.

Photoshop Challenge

At work the design team will do a Photoshop Challenge from time to time. They all start w/ the same image and tweak it using their creative mojo. Another web developer and I get in there sometimes and participate.

Check it out! - http://picasaweb.google.com/illushop

4/16

This is a day late, but that's about right b/c I managed to busy myself enough this week to not think about what happened a year ago. I sort of pushed out that part of my week, off to the side so I wouldn't have to deal with it, all the questions and anger and confusion around it.

Until my drive home tonight from Core. It's as if God was like, "now is a good time." I thought about the time I went to visit the marching band to see the tone section after I graduated a couple years ago. It felt so good to be back, and when I walked toward the back of the field to see some tones, Stack went into really-ecstatic-full-of-joy mode immediately when he saw me. I felt so, missed. It was good to see Stack and it was good to see the tones.

I also thought about how we always sat next to each other in psych class and would walked over to practice afterwards. We usually laughed a good bit on the trek over to the field, and it did my heart good.

And then I thought about how he's dead now, he's not at Tech anymore, he's not around anymore. And to this I cried.

I parked my car outside of my place, and I cried. And then I felt the presence of my heavenly Father, Abba, the all-compassionate God. And it was like He sat with me while I cried and wrapped His arms around me, and mourned with me. Now as I write this I feel a hint of rejoice, because the loving, compassionate God whom I trust was willing to meet with me.

San Francisco Pictures

I recently went to San Francisco for a conference and it was lots of fun. You can see pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ihdavis/SanFranciscoSpring2008VSLive