I’ve been a little crazed of late and haven’t given the blog the time it deserves (I have some fun posts coming very soon, including my Comic-Con wrap-up), but for now enjoy this bit of Summer Happiness.
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New David Crowder Band EP
I love the David Crowder Band and was excited to see they released a new EP today. It’s a 4 song acoustic set and it’s great.
Track List:
- Alleluia, Sing
- How He Loves
- Oh, Happiness
- Shadows
You can get it from iTunes today:
Summer Happiness (Acoustic) – EP – David Crowder Band
Send Your Kid to Apple Camp
Last summer I signed my daughter up for one of the free day-camps they do at the Apple store and she learned all about photography. She had a great time. I was excited to get an email this morning about this summers program. It’s all about making movies this year. I’ve already signed her up because spaces go fast. Did I mention it’s FREE? I thought I’d pass it along to any of you who may have kids between 8-12 who would love a fun activity for a few days this summer. They are even having a film festival for all the films the kids make. Should be fun.
If you’re in San Diego we are doing the early session at Fashion Valley on July 19 – 20. Maybe I’ll see you there.
LOST: The End
One of my favorite TV shows is coming to an end this weekend. After Sunday we won’t have the survivors of Flight 815 to lead us through a mysterious island complete with time travel and side-ways universes. I admit I was a little late to the LOST party, I didn’t start watching it till last fall, and thanks to Netflix streaming I got through the first 5 seasons in time to join in with everyone else when the season 6 premiered in February.
I love the story of these messy people and the journey they have been on. I look forward to the final act and see how they end up. I hoping I’m not disappointed, I’m trying to keep my expectations in check.
If you need one final LOST fix your should check out this amazing art by former Simply Youth Ministry creative director, Ty Mattson. They are great.
If you want to dive into theology and what we can learn from LOST, there’s a great book by Chris Seay. His book covers some of the ideas of faith and connection that are expressed on the show.
Check it out HERE: The Gospel According to Lost
For all you lost fans, enjoy the finale, I know I will.
YouTube Again
The number one tech question I am asked is still, “How do you download a youtube clip?” Well I have a new favorite and a Vimeo video grabber that has been great! The youtube grabber is simple and sweet! Just remove the “http://www.” and replace it with the word “kick” and you will be redirected to a new site where you can choose your format and download. Here is the countdown clock I used at SYMC, click the link and try the “kick” and download it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ieR706LjrQ.
The Vimeo grabber I have been using is called Clip Nabber…Check it out clipnabber.com.
Enjoy!
Some Christmas Freebies
There’s a lot of Christmas Freebies floating around this year. I thought I’d let you know about some before it’s too late.
- Free Media from the Simply Youth Ministry Media Store
- Free Media from Centerline Blog
- Free Training from Cadre Connection
- iTunes Holiday Sampler
- Appvent Calendar – Free iPhone games
- Free Christmas PowerPoint Game
- Free Christmas Backgrounds
- Free Christmas Message – “The Christmas Killers”
Some of these are daily or every couple days. Even if you missed a few of them, there’s still a lot of freebies left before Christmas.
The Decade According to 9-Year-Olds
Wow, this makes me feel a little old. The answers the kids gave is fascinating on so many levels. I especially like their answers to the technology questions.
The decade according to 9-year-olds from allie garcia on Vimeo.
