Worship Confessional 10-12-08 (late)

Technical difficulties (or lack of technical abilities) are killing me.

Got this from Ross King's blog....

To quote Ross, "Don't click unless you're at a place where you can cry like a baby and maybe lift your hands like a crazy person."

Check out his blog here.

Worship Confessional 10-05-08

First things first, in my ADD state, I failed to mention that Brad was his consistent bad(as in good) self on bass.

Okay, got that handled. The sound quality isn't as good as I would like on here, but I'll continue to work on it. And apparently, I got the lighting effect off my chin and now my forehead glistens like an icy pond.

Piracy is only bad if.......it doesn't get you a Flip Video

Below is Todd Wright's blog from September 21st. I talked to him last night and guess what? He got a Flip Video for his birthday. As a party to this event through the absolutely convincing and spectacular email I sent Kristen, I thought it only fair that, since Todd is my hero and I strive to be all things Todd, I should employ the same tactic. Therefore, I am co-opting his blog post for my benefit. Need your help folks. I'm changing the few things to "make this mine" but I'll highlight them for you so you'll know the key details.


Sunday, September 21, 2008

Help Me, Blogfreaks...You're My Only Hope
Dear ChrisBloggers,

I am in desperate need.

You see, I would like for my wife to buy me a black Flip Video. Preferably in December as it is the month of Christmas (my birthday is in June) and therefore I deserve muchos presentos, no?

If you would do me the honor of "encouraging" my wife with a nice, polite, pleasant email, it would mean all the world to me. Now, emailing my wife is a tricky thing, so I'd like to offer a few suggestions that will make your message catch her eye.

#1. Use one (or all) of these words in the subject line of your email message: "The Amazing Race," "America's Top Model", or "Dancing with the Stars". Trust me. She will open that email.

#2. Extol her a bit, but don't over-flatter. She's a no-nonsense kinda' girl. Something like "Your hair looked terrific yesterday" or "I wish we hung out more because you so funny and me and my friends can't stop talking about you" would probably be just the right amount of praise.

#3. Work the family angle. DO NOT mention vlogging, blogging, confessionals, or church videos as reasons for purchasingthe Flip Video. Stick to "capturing wonderful family memories" or "he'll be sure and use this to video you opening that huge, yet-to-be purchased jewelry for Christmas." It's all marketing, gang.

Thank you for your help. I know the influx of emails will move her to action. Her email address is anita.caraway@farmersinsurance.com. If you're so inclined, you might also ask her to start blogging period.

And for those of you who are my REAL friends and who care about me more than life itself, you can just go here and buy it for me yourself.

Grace, Peace, Justice, Love, Faith and Power,
Chris Caraway


Labels: birthday, blogging, flip video, anita

Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full

The things that go through your head when you wake up, NOT ON PURPOSE, at 4:20 a.m.

I've always considered myself as a kind of realist, or what I like to call, "a skeptical optimist". I like to believe the best about everybody, with just a hint of doubt. Why?

Well, we all know that eternal optimist, that person that would find the beauty in the color of the lava as it flowed out of the volcano and over their house. Be honest. You want to strangle them on site. No one should be that happy all the time. They are missing the joy of a good *&^%@ session and probably ruining yours. Who wants to be that person?

Then we all know that person who, if you gave them a $100 bill, they would gripe because they wanted five $20s. They have yet to find a silver lining in anything they've ever done. It's usually like a cardboard lining for them. Any amount of time with them and you want to tell them to just end it right there, jump off a cliff or something, and if they aren't willing, you wish they'd push you off instead. Who wants to be that person?

So where do I fall in this? I would say I am the sarcastic version of both combined. I do view the glass as half full and honestly, never look at it as half empty. However, my view is that that glass used to be ALL full. What happened to the other half? Where did the rest of it go? Why can't we have an all full glass? Why do we always half to refer to a half full glass as if that is the best it's ever gonna get?

Now the reality is that I probably tripped and spilled the other half of whatever was in my glass. Sidebar: What is in the glass is something we never really address. What is in our glass? Coffee? Diet Dr. Pepper? Sweet tea from Chicken Express? Some favorite adult beverage? Or is it sour milk? Hot water? Some nasty medicine your mom used to make you take? I think your choice of half empty or half full beverage says a lot about your whole state of mind as well.

But, in conclusion, my thought on the "half full" glass, because, of course, mine is always half full, is this: Somebody has been drinking out of my glass and I want a free refill.