A new Beginning

The guitar is sold.
The magazine subscriptions have been cancelled.
The airplane ticket is bought.
The news is slowly leaking out.
And I'm trying to give away old stuff that I forgot I even had.

After graduation, I'm moving to Vancouver.
I've already begun the long-goodbye.
The sound is sweet and it's calling me to follow my gut feeling.
I'm taking that chance, that risk.
A new beginning.

Micro Blogging

Well, it's been a while since we've last chatted. 12 days to be exact.
There so much to say and so little space, so let's try a bunch of small random
bullets to catch up:

-Saints won the Superbowl! Now they are selling the sod (chunks of turf) where certain "game-changing" were performed. This is getting ridiculous.... but the fans deserve it!

-Our week of "Crazy Love" dorm outreach has passed. Made some promising connections with some guys in the dorm. Praying for more divine appointments....

-A friend of mine sent me a wonderful gift: a hand crafted calendar.
You can pick one up here and you should. Because she is awesome!

-I'm currently working on my resume. I look back on all the video spots I've been a part of and thanking G. Who woulda thought: it all started with a wedding video and I can't believe they paid me!!

-yesterday was the first time I slipped in the shower in like 10 years. That's right I've keep track of these kind of things.

-CEC came and gone. Musical worship was truly life shaping. Aaron K truly is a W Pasture

see you soon!

Bucket List

My goal is to accomplish all of these within the next 2 years.

-Attend an international film festival

-End my college career on a sweetest note ever: Ultimate Frisbee, all my closest friends, and BBQ all on the back deck of the BCM.

-Attend an Andrew Osenga (my fav. artist) Concert April 9 2010

-Be part of the production crew for a short film
-Play on a semi-professional Ultimate Frisbee Team
-learn how to surf
-Celebrate Chinese New Year. In China
-Enroll in Seminary
-Move to a big city
-Learn martial arts

I am lame.

Today I forgot my mum's birthday. Yea I know, I'm sucky.
She sent me an e-mail:

"hi to day is 2 / 3 2010. my birthday. ar you forget? ........"

It's interesting how I can focus so much on making impact in other peoples lives and forget the most important woman in my life. Mum.

I'll make it up to her...... (Tony turns to camera) If it's the last thing I do.......

Beauty of the run

Breath in. Breath out.
Watch out for the mailbox.
Grass, gravel, pavement, sidewalk.
Look both ways before crossing.
In through the nose, out through the mouth.
Push it. Push it harder. Focus.

I tend to think a lot at night and it sometimes keeps me up.
And sometimes when I need to think I go for a run.
I did that tonight, it was damp and a cool 45 degrees.
I ran the route I've been running for years.
Down the neighborhood, next to the cemetery, pass the cathedral,
loop around the park and back to the ice cream shop.

It's important to breath when you run, but it's hard when it's cold like this.
So, you've got to remember to focus.
Breath in. Breath out. In through the nose, out through the mouth.
It also helps ease the mind.

I used to hate running, the stomach cramps and the chest pain just wasn't for me.
But everything is different now.
I've found joy in the beauty of the run.
I guess is some way, that's like my spiritual journey.
How something I once wanted nothing to do with became
irresistibly amazing and fascinating to me.
By grace I was saved and I've begun my own race, set out before me.
And you've got to remember to focus.

Breath in the word. Breath out prayer.
See to it that every moment I'm on the cross.
Morning, afternoon, evening, night.
Look for ways to leave a legacy.
In with the spirit, make no provision for the flesh.
Push it. Push it harder. Focus.