We are moving!!!

I have decided to move this blog to Wordpress. They got better themes and simply look great. You can continue to follow this blog here:

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This will be the last post here....go to the address above and bookmark that as the official JD blog. You can also click the link on the right hand side of this post. Thanks for your continued support.

Iron Man 2 Trailer is here!

This show makes me cry

Every Sunday night I watch a show called Extreme Makeover Home Edition. I watch it without fail because it has some extraordinary stories of regular americans who do extraordinary things for others. The show has a design team that goes and rebuilds houses for these everyday heroes. There are heroes among us everywhere and most of us have no idea. From that nice lady down the street who secretly buys groceries for needy families, to that normal looking teacher who identifies needy students and gets them the supplies they need.

So many stories of good people in this country who are making a difference. Sometimes I feel so guilty because even tho I'm not rich I have so many things that others would like to have but van never afford. This show gives me hope that there really are people out there who are taking their time, money, and abilities and using them to help someone else instead of helping themselves. It makes me want to reach out myself and do something for someone else. I strongly encourage you to watch this show...if you're not touched by what you see then you gotta be dead or something. Extreme Makeover Home Edition airs on ABC channel 7 on Sundays at 8:00 pm.

Crossing Guard

Let It Snow

I love that expression...

...such an innocent look isn't it?

My iPod

Oh nooo...they're lost!

Keeping them safe...

This is the life....

This is how I came to work on Wednesday. It's great to work for a company that lets you be comfortable.

iPod touch

Ok, so I got my new iPod touch 64 Gb and I just got one question...what the heck took me so long??? This thing is awesome! I love the wi-fi, the touchscreen is really good, the navigation is so easy. No way can I go back to a clickwheel. I love the fact that apps take up so little space and oh, there are so many apps!! So far I've downloaded some cool free ones for photography and some games. The only other thing that would make it even better is if it had a camera..but who cares...this thing is awesome!!!

That Boy!

Crickey!!

Lookit the size of that rock!

Back from Camp

Camp was really really good. The ladies sure know how to party! Now, the place was really nice...everything was within steps and you did not have to go far to get to the chapel or the pool or the dining hall...everything was right there. I stayed in the nurse's station which had a living room and two guest suites. The whole place has security cameras to keep everyone safe. All in all this camp was so nice...the food was really good too.

Come to http://picasaweb.google.com/jdfonline/WomenSCamp2009# to see the album and photos of the place.

Off to camp....again.

Well, I am off to the second women's camp of the year. I have to leave str8 from work and drive at night so please pray for me. I am really good with directions but sometimes a lil help is needed. We are going to a new camp which is closer. I will take pictures of the camp which I will post exclusively here and nowhere else...not the church site, not my picture site. If the camp has wi-fi then I will upload as I shoot, so if you wanna know what this new camp is like, then check back here!

Classic

Stone Cold is back baby...yeeaaa!!!!

After the awesome movie "The Condemned" Stone Cold Steve Austin returns with "Damaged". This is the story of John Brickner, a man recently paroled from prison after serving seven years for 2nd degree manslaughter. Remorseful of his crime, Brickner tries his best to re-start his life on the outside.

Then he is approached by Veronika Reynolds, the widow of the man he killed. She tells him it was her letter to the parole board that enabled his early release from prison. She explains to him that her daughter needs a heart transplant, but won't survive long enough to qualify for a donor. She wants him to secure the $250,000 needed to buy a black market heart. Despite his unwillingness to fight, he is offered a chance to make big money in an underground fighting circuit if he is willing to move up the ranks.

He soon finds himself engulfed in the world of fight promoters, desperate gamblers and steroid freaks that are too proud to quit. Brickner must put aside his fear of going too far in order to serve a purpose greater than himself.

Marcela Gandara

That soft, soothing voice! She is one of the best singers I've heard.

The Nighmare Begins...

Way back in the 80's when the first Nightmare movie came out we were all scared spitless. The story was intriguing tho...a guy who comes after you in your dreams?...that was really unique cause we all assume we're safe in our beds. This story is one that a lot of people think of as some guy killing just because he wants to, but really, he kills because he was murdered himself. The remake has just finished shooting right here in Chicago (I think it was shot here cause we actually have an Elm Street) and it looks real good. Check the trailer below.

Amazing Talent

Ok you've got to see this guy. He is an amazing singer and his name is Sam Tsui. He does a lot of acapella singing...meaning he sings all the instruments. This guy will go far if he continues, Anyways he sings this amazing medley that I wanted to share...what a voice!



Check out his MySpace for more info: http://www.myspace.com/SamTsui

This Is It!

I am soooo going to go see this!! The final footage of the greatest (yes...THE greatest) artist of all time deserves to be seen and shared with the world!

Is he crazy???...or just plain stupid?

Last night at the MTV Video Music Awards the most unbelievably retarted stupid thing happenned. Teen singer Taylor Swift won the award for best video and as she went to accept this happened:



What is he thinking??? Nobody cares Kanye...nobody cares! You are just rude and opportunistic. Nobody is buying your records and that's why you act like a child. This was totally rude of you to do...a gentleman doesn't do this to a lady.

Thankfully Taylor pulled it together and performed her hit beautifully and with no problem. Kanye however got kicked out of the awards and had to finish watching it from his house. MTV did the right thing. Beyonce was a class act, she was a total lady and when she won an award later this is what happened:



I commend Beyonce for doing the right thing and correcting Kanye's rude behavior.

New Music - Fireflight

I just got this new CD from an awesome band called Fireflight. It is a Christian rock band in the style of Skillet, FM Static, etc. The lyrics are totally amazing and the musicianship is awesome as well...these kids know what they're doing. The lead singer is a girl named Dawn and wow...she rocks. I love it when lead singers are all in your face and sing the words with confidence and conviction and Dawn definitely delivers. The CD is named Unbreakable and the song is about the woman that was caught in adultery but was not condemned by Christ. You can check the band out on their MySpace at this address: http://www.myspace.com/fireflight. You can also visit their website at http://www.fireflightrock.com.

In Remembrance....9/11

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America"

President George W. Bush
September 11, 2001

My day at Steven's house

Today I spent the day with Steven and his dad. The day was so awesome. We had breakfast (prepared by his mom before she had to go on a ladies trip to a waterpark) and I got to know Steven and his dad a bit better. His baby sister Joyce was there and I got the chance to shoot some pics of her...she is quite the little model! I am honored to have been invited to come out there; Steven is quite a kid; I learned a lot about him just from watching him and talking to him as well. Check out some of the photos I took today below.

Hanging out with Steven

This weekend I have been invited to hang out with Steven and his Dad at their home. For you that don't know Steven is one of my Sunday School kids; he is really into church and Jesus and is one of the most awesome kids I know. He's also a good photography model (that's him in the picture above). I am really excited and honored to have been invited...I'll let y'all know what happens. By the way, you can visit Steven's blog by clicking on the link to the left.

Happy Birthday MJ!!!

You are so greatly missed.

Finally!!!!

I cannot wait for this!

My Personal Worship Playlist

Some people have asked me what songs I listen to when I want to have a private personal worship time. I usually do this every morning on my way to work and these are songs I chose specifically for this purpose. It's important to start the day right and doing some personal worship really helps us to connect with God so that the rest of our day goes smoothly. So, here are the songs on my iPod's Personal Worship playlist. I have them in this very specific order on purpose because I find this order to be just right based on the song. They are listed by song name-artist-CD

Healer-Hillsongs-This is Our God
Mighty To Save-Michael W. Smith-A new Hallelujah
Amazing Grace-Michael W. Smith-A new Hallelujah
Deep In Love With You-Michael W. Smith-A new Hallelujah
Healing Rain-Michael W. Smith-A New Hallelujah
Majesty-Michael W. Smith-A New Hallelujah
You Are God-Gateway Worship-Wake Up The World
We Cry Out-Gateway Worship-Wake Up The World
Save Me-Gateway Worship-Wake Up The World
Awesome God-Michael W. Smith-Worship
Let it Rain-Michael W. Smith-Worship
Ancient Words-Michael W. Smith-Worship Again
I Give You My Heart-Michael W. Smith-Worship Again
I See You-Michael W. Smith/Worship Again
Come Holy Spirit-Planetshakers-All For Love
The Anthemn-PlanetShakers-All For Love
We Exalt Thee-Petra-Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out

Murder was the case...someone's in trouble!

The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide. The coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson's death. Dr. Conrad Murray told cops he had been treating Jackson for 6 weeks for insomnia -- giving him 50 milligrams of Propofol every night through an IV. Dr. Murray reportedly told cops 10 minutes after administering Propofol ... he "left Jackson's side to go to the restroom and relieve himself. Murray stated he was out of the room for about 2 minutes maximum. Upon his return, Murray noticed that Jackson was no longer breathing.

He's in so much trouble!

Where's that post???

Earlier this month I posted about the Q&A and asked you to send in your questions to my e-mail. Well I have gotten soooo many questions...more than I thought actually. I didn't think that many people read the blog...so thank you for reading my crazy stuff. Unfortunately I was doing some cleaning up here before the Men's camp and I accidentally erased that post...ooops! With all the business of camp I have been trying to answer the questions you have sent...but I am a little behind, so please forgive me. I will try to answer a good bunch to post for the first part. Stay tuned...they will be posted soon.

New lens!

So...a few weeks ago my zoom lens died on me. It happened suddenly and with no warning; it just stopped focusing properly. After much anguish, with the men's camp coming up I decided to buy a new one. My camera is a Sony and my busted lens was a Tamron which was fine. This time I decided to buy a Sony lens and...woow! Much better! The pics seem sharper and more vivid. This is the lens I should've bought to begin with. So the moral is: stick with the same brand lens as your camera...your pictures will definitely be better.

Men's Camp food

If you take a look at the food from the ladies camp and the food below you will notice a difference. Menno Haven food is better quality and there are more choices. The food doesn't look mass produced and seems more appealing. If the new camp shapes up the food then it will be a more well-rounded place.

Men's Camp 2009

We're back from an awesome camp! Those three days seem like a week of fun and great times. Once again we had a variety of people come and participate in the awesome fellowship. But, we also missed those who couldn't come. As usual Menno Haven was very accomodating. The food I have to say...awesome as always I sure will miss it when we switch camps. Of course I ran around as usual with my camera stuck to my face trying to capture everything. Heck, I even had a chance to drive around outside the camp with the Apostle and see some awesome fields of corn and soy and even some windmills. Ok, enough talk...here are some pics.

Procs catches one as always


One of the glorious services


The boys gather to discuss the day's plans


Esdras gets all huggy about it


Nasser shows the right way to kiss a dummy


Steven strikes a pose at the pool


"I once caught a fish this biiiig!"