Sun - May 18, 2008 : 08:44 pm
excited
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ILMJ Video Almost Here
PoeticIntensity
I've been working a bit on adding the possibility of video journaling to ILoveMyJournal.com.
I'm not 100% sure if it will work well enough for those who are less technically inclined, but today I was able to get a proof-of-concept working.
One of my journal entries now has a video (the video is of the UVSC Car Show put on yesterday).
Just to ...
I Love My Journal
Sun - May 18, 2008 : 03:37 pm
no mood
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In CA
I'm in CA! So far I'm not sure how to judge this place. My ward is really nice. That's a big plus. I can't judge them just yet though. I'll get a better view of the youth on Wednesday at Mutual. My leaders are really nice (you ca...
Sun - May 18, 2008 : 10:24 am
exhausted
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2008 UVSC Auto Show
PoeticIntensity
To start, I must say that the video above was created using a very old digital camera. It shoots at 15 fps, so, that is why the video quality is so horrible. I'll see if I can't get a more decent video later on. Now, on with the entry...
I would have written about this yesterday evening, but I was dead-tired. So... I'll wri...
Audio / Cars
Wed - May 14, 2008 : 08:20 pm
confused
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Girls camp
koyote Dreams
OK girls camp is coming up fast. I have had a hard time with my Young womens teachers, The two I have a rearlly hard time with are not going, well one is. We have this fund raiser to get the money for camp, I'm going to auction off what I'm best at :-) LOL! I'm doing two reflexioalgy foot massages each is an hour. My hands are gonna die B-) B...
Wed - May 14, 2008 : 01:12 pm
content
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Gen. Conf. - Abuse - Scott
PoeticIntensity
While Elder Scott was talking about the justice of the Father, I couldn't help but remember a very simple conversation I had with a childhood friend named Jared Peck.
He was talking about scenarios of people hurting the ones he loved, and how he would get back at them. I sat and made the required remarks such as, "oh", and "y...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - May 13, 2008 : 05:05 pm
sick
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Gen. Conf. - Three Presiding - Walker
PoeticIntensity
I just finished reading through this talk, and it brought some thoughts to mind...
With Elder Walker's example of his grandparents displaying a photo of the First Presidency, I totally agree with the analogy, "Years later I concluded that displaying the picture of the First Presidency was equivalent to Joshua’s beautiful expression: '...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - May 09, 2008 : 09:43 am
no mood
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friends
nikki
Sometimes it doesnt seem like i have anyfriends at alll cause i always get ditched and ignored at school wen megan isnt there cause desie always seems to wanna hang wit the other ppl in our class then me cause she says me and megan are alot closer then me and her which is true but still.and i wish she could come stay wit me this weekend cause of my...
Thu - May 08, 2008 : 12:00 pm
pensive
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Gen. Conf. - Our Hearts - Lund
PoeticIntensity
This talk really got me thinking about where my heart is.
As I've grown older, my pet sins are still doing their best to have their portion of my heart dedicated to them. I'm still doing my best to assure they don't.
Often, I wonder how my life will differ in this aspect 5 or 10 years from now. Will I still struggle with the same si...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - May 07, 2008 : 02:05 pm
anxious
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Gen. Conf. - Testimony - Hales
PoeticIntensity
I've never noticed that by the way Christ speaks to his father, he is displaying total and complete humility.
If Christ submits himself to the will of the Father so willingly and completely, who are we to suppose we are above doing so ourselves?
"It is very enlightening and touching to me to consider how Jesus talks to His Father. In His g...
General Conference / Lds / Spiritual
Tue - May 06, 2008 : 11:20 pm
no mood
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Joseph and Cumorah's Cave
kelly miller
Hi, haven't come to your site in a while. I loved catching up on your scripture reading. I like to get emails from askgramps.com he was the mission pres. at the mtc at some point and you can ask him anything. well what do you think of this... please let me know.
Where can I find the account of when Joseph and Samuel Smith went into a room in the h...
Wed - Jul 20, 2011 : 12:35 pm
content
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Ether : 8 - Happiness vs Evil
PoeticIntensity
Setting your heart upon the glory of the world has always seemed like a bad idea to me, but then again, for most of my life I've been kind of the odd-man-out. heh.. My own siblings have mentioned to me that they "don't get me". Most people would consider this a bad thing, but for me, it's been life. The desire to &...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 15, 2008 : 10:00 pm
spiritual
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1st Nephi : 9 - Blind Faith
PoeticIntensity
Two things for tonight's study:
I believe the purpose of this chapter is the same as chapter 6: To give purpose behind the Book of Mormon. The things Nephi is writing are things of God - things pertaining to the ministry of the people in those days.
I love verse 5. It reminds me of when Adam was commanded to build an alter and...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Jan 30, 2006 : 08:40 pm
no mood
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Well it was one of those great stories...
PoeticIntensity
Name that tune... :)
Man... I'm having a hard time thinking of what to write about. (as you can tell from my last post)
Hmm..... Ya know... something I think I'm missing in my blog is the fact that I'm going to be a father (again) any day now. Sarah is due on February 10th and it's getting to the point where Collin Ryan Jones could join our...
Mon - Sep 15, 2008 : 11:10 am
happy
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Mosiah : 9
PoeticIntensity
While reading this chapter, the first thing that stood out to me was a misconception I've had about Zeniff going back to the land of Nephi.
I thought, until about 10 minutes ago, that Zeniff tried to go inhabit the land twice, when in reality, the first time he was by the Lamanites, he was spying on them. Nothing too earth shattering, just ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Feb 19, 2008 : 11:38 pm
happy
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2nd Nephi : 7
PoeticIntensity
I wrote for 2nd Nephi 6, that I was having a hard time understanding Isaiah. Well... This chapter is nothing but Isaiah, and I thought it was very beautiful.
Verses 1-3 are poetry.
I immediately thought of a person asking the question: "Where is the Lord now, during my time of suffering and trial?"...
...and this chapter...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Dec 15, 2008 : 05:53 pm
envigorated
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Alma : 2
PoeticIntensity
I find it interesting the way they referred to Nehor in verse 1: a man "after the order of the man that slew Gideon by the sword, who was executed according to the law". Why didn't they just say "Nehor"? Especially seeing that writing in plates was so hard.
In verse 10, Mormon notes the intent with which Aml...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Sep 21, 2011 : 11:14 am
okay
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Ether : 13
PoeticIntensity
So, this chapter, I hate to say it, wasn't very inspiring to me. I'm not sure if it's the state I'm in, or the chapter itself, or both, but there wasn't too much inspiration going on.
I did, however, 3 years ago, begin the journey of reading and writing about each and every chapter in the Book of Mormon, so I've gotta write something, if I ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Tue - Apr 28, 2009 : 01:03 pm
grateful
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Alma : 27
PoeticIntensity
What a great chapter this is. And what stupid people the Amalekites were. "Gee, we're having a hard time killing our enemies, so let's kill our own people instead. Yeah, that'll make us feel better." Freakin' idiots.
The parts I loved especially about this chapter were parts I've never noticed before, or at least...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Aug 31, 2007 : 09:27 am
content
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New Haircut
PoeticIntensity
I just thought I'd let ya'll know that I got a new haircut a couple of days ago. I think its swell.
I guess this just goes to show that I'm not entirely sane... pretty much... ever.
The mohawk has quite a story which I might as well divulge right about now.
It all happened about 7 years ago, when my brothers all got together for some event...
Personal
Fri - Aug 21, 2009 : 03:08 pm
okay
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m4a audio conversion in Linux
PoeticIntensity
Today, an audio file was sent to me in an email. This audio was compressed and encoded using the aac codec for compression and wrapped in m4a. In order to use it, I had to convert this file to a wav format. Usually, I receive files in mp3, ogg, or flac file types, and use lame, oggdec, or flac to decode them back to wav. Wit...
Audio / Gentoo / Linux
Fri - Jul 25, 2008 : 04:16 pm
bored
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Gen. Conf. - Today - Wickman
PoeticIntensity
I enjoyed this talk, but to tell you the truth, I have no idea what to write about it. I think it has to do more with my current mood than anything else.
The talk made a great point that we need to live in the now. We need to utilize the atonement of Christ in order to secure a great tomorrow.
And as far as yesterday goes, I believe...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Apr 20, 2011 : 04:10 pm
amazed
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Mormon : 3
PoeticIntensity
If there is one thing throughout all eternity that I do *NOT* want to happen to me, is what happened to the Nephites in verse 15 of this chapter. Having the Lord, God of this earth, proclaim, "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay", kind of makes the hair on my neck stand up. The Lord makes good on all of his promises, and...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Wed - Sep 24, 2008 : 03:02 pm
tired
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Mosiah : 14
PoeticIntensity
One question comes to mind this time reading chapter 14 and the beginning of 15.
Why in the world did Abinadi think these priests could understand what he was talking about?
An interesting perspective can be had when the audience of each scripture is considered.
The thing I don't get about these chapters (14 and 15), is that the doctrine A...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Jun 27, 2008 : 11:14 pm
happy
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Sam Payne 2008!
PoeticIntensity
Ya know, I'm not a very good critic in so many areas, simply becuase I'm not very picky. I like lots of kinds of food, I like lots of kinds of music, I get along with lots of types of people, etc... But, I simply must write about this.
Sitting here trying to figure out how to start this review is quite daunting considering the ma...
Current Events / Music
Wed - Aug 15, 2007 : 12:31 pm
irritated
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Another Mormon Myth?
PoeticIntensity
Wow... Three entries in a matter of a couple of hours. I guess I've got a lot to write.
A couple months back, I wrote about a pet-peeve of mine. Has to do with a phenomenon whereby people claim something doctrinal which really has very little, if any, doctrinal basis at all.
Well... I believe I remembered something else which just might...
Lds
Fri - Oct 19, 2007 : 12:24 pm
tired
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What is Fasting ... Really...
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... I didn't quite know what to write about today, but I knew I had to write about something. Some days, I've just got to write.
Fasting. Fasting, to me, is simply going without food or water for a duration of time with the purpose of showing God I am willing to sacrifice something which is very important to me, having h...
Spiritual
Tue - Apr 28, 2009 : 01:03 pm
grateful
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Alma : 27
PoeticIntensity
What a great chapter this is. And what stupid people the Amalekites were. "Gee, we're having a hard time killing our enemies, so let's kill our own people instead. Yeah, that'll make us feel better." Freakin' idiots.
The parts I loved especially about this chapter were parts I've never noticed before, or at least...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - May 29, 2009 : 01:27 am
tired
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"Good Times" Trip to Cali
PoeticIntensity
Man... I've been having mixed emotions about the oncoming trip to California for a number of reasons. I mean, this trip really has been putting both me and my wife through the ringer. First, I got a new job, and am being quite challenged by my new tasks there. Taking time off to go on a vacation right now isn't the best idea...
Sat - Jan 12, 2008 : 10:19 pm
content
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1st Nephi : 7
PoeticIntensity
Something I've never really ever thought of, and maybe simply because it's so obvious, but...
When Nephi goes on in his rant toward those who were desirous to go to Jerusalem, he keeps saying "How could you forget?". Things like "How have you forgotten the great things the Lord hath done for us" makes an incredible assum...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 04, 2011 : 12:43 pm
excited
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Website Re-design!
AudioGuru
About 2 months ago, a great musician, designer, and friend sent me a new design idea for AdvancedBudgetStudios.com. After getting various opinions, I decided to have a go at it. Also, with all the free time I had during the holidays, I thought it would be a good time to get crackin'.
So, without further ado, I present you the new and ...
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