Out Of This World!

Getting fly!

2008-05-21T00:25:00.002-04:00

RealTours Flyer...Basic info...what do ya think?

Savvabilities and computer awesomtivitiesnesses

2008-05-20T12:02:00.002-04:00

Ok gents and gems, you can go here to test your abilities...feel free to list your results don't worry, we'll be "laughing with you"!

http://quiz.ivillage.com/uk_computers/tests/savvy.htm

No this is not led zepplin, but it's "been a long time"

2008-05-20T11:33:00.003-04:00

Woooo! time flies when your busy like crazy! But, don't get me wrong, all you busy little business bees and worker ants know exactly what I'm talking about.

To update a bit. Things are excellent here. Business is getting into gear as far as "taking off", pretty much at an expected pace. We've now shot Elegante, The Beehive, Copper Creek, Primetime, The Grace, The Paramount, Clark Gardens, The Zoo, Business Expo, Western Heritage, Vintage house, Cypress Street Station, and a couple of houses. (NOT ALL PAID FOR THOUGH!)

We've also been attending Chamber meetings, and business gatherings to do a bit of light networking. Getting a steady pace seems to be the hardest part, with the client's lack of computer knowledge a close second.

It's amazing that there are still so many uneducated computer users out there. I would have figured that with almost every element in our consumer world wrapped almost entirely around computers; from major technology, down to office applications, to the mundane, run of mill daily task (You can't even dry your hands in a bathroom now of days without a computer winking out at you from a wall mount,...waiting to stiff you on the towel usage as you feverishly swipe soaked hands back and forth back and forth) that we'd all be able to at least double click a mouse!

So I am now on a mission to find some sort of quiz or evaluation for all of you to test your Computer savvabilities (yes I made up that word...and yes it should be in the dictionary:)

Be right back!

CITY HALL!

2008-03-17T23:30:00.004-04:00

Please pray - I am meeting with Nancy Lyles, the top dog at the Abilene Conventions and Visitors Bureau today at 3pm (Tuesday). We are going to negotiate a price for producing VT's of the top 10 to 15 or so places in Abilene. This should be huge! Please pray for Wisdom as I speak with her, Courage not to cower in the face of negotiation, and Boldness to sell the product. Humility to honor the city representative with my attitude and language. And anything else you can think of.

Today I shot the MCM Elegante with a view to show it to the Executives next Monday, and I am developing my fliers etc., hopefully in time for my meeting with the AVCB.

Please also pray for a door to open into the Real Estate Market.

I love you all that read.

Good night.

How Time Flies!

2008-03-08T00:37:00.007-05:00

Ok...so my last post was February 15th. That makes it about...ummm...3 weeks since my last post. Damn it!

Thank You Jesus! I have been by myself since the end of October and all of my bills have been paid including a new transmission, water pump, starter motor, and 3 new tires.
I have not been sick at all.

Anyway, I finally got victory over my software and equipment and got the tour of Randy's house done. It took about 10 different trips out to the house, about 1000 pictures, about 4 nights of not enough sleep because tech support is in China, and a few doses of aggravation but I got victory!

Many of you have seen the tour but I don't know how. I thought Brandi had put a link to it on her blog but I couldn't find it.
Click Me!

Anyway, all is working well and as it should. I have finished Frontier Texas - It's awesome! click on the picture.
Today, I shot Copper Creek Restaurant and have already stitched the panoramics together. Tonight I shot pano's at the Warehouse. Tomorrow I am going to go to the Rattlesnake Roundup armed and dangerous. Next week, Steph has lined me up to shoot both Beehive locations, the Grace, the Center for Contemporary Art and The Paramount.

All of these jobs are pro-bono spec tours and so they need to turn into cash. I am confident that the clients will buy them, but if not, I am building a portfolio that I can take with me out of this market. If you know of anyone that might be interested, let me know.

I am in the middle of a video project for Allen Morris and a wedding video for Ira and Christina Akers, and I have just added a short video for TruBlu to the list.

I am busy because I can be, but I love doing it.

No Anaphylactic Shock here!

2008-02-15T10:53:00.002-05:00

For Valentines day, I took Steph out for dinner at the Beehive in Abilene for the first time. I had escargot for the first time ever - I like it. The Fillet there is ranked 4th best in TX by Texas Monthly magazine, and they aren't kidding! It was a beautiful night. The atmosphere there was probably the best in town, and HappFat poked fun at me with a wee serenade. 'Wee' meaning small, like a 'tad'.
We should go some time!

Anyway, after dinner we went to the late viewing of I Am Legend. I didn't really have any idea what it was about before we went, but I jumped out of my seat like a girl several times.

A wonderful evening all the way around!

Ali, owner of the Beehive has agreed to let me shoot a tour of the restaurant.

Only Joking!

2008-02-10T23:39:00.000-05:00

Ok, so you don't have to call me CHIEF! I am interested to see what all of blogvilles personalities come out to be.

I prefer this test to the DISC test, because the disc test tells me that I can be an ass, and this test tells me why!

Call me CHIEF!

2008-02-10T02:58:00.000-05:00

This is about the 5th time I have taken this test, and each time it comes out the same.
I am in very Good Company.

Al Gore - former American Vice President

Benny Goodman - Jazz musician

Bill Gates - Microsoft Founder

Candace Bergen - actress (Murphy Brown)

Dave Letterman - TV show host, comedian

Edward Teller - theoretical physicist

Franklin D. Roosevelt - American President

Harrison Ford - actor (Indiana Jones)

Jim Carrey - actor, comedian

Margaret Thatcher - British Prime Minister

Newt Gingrich - Speaker of the House

Patrick Stewart - actor (Star Trek's "Cpt. Picard")

Richard Nixon - American President

Sigourney Weaver - actress

Steve Martin - actor, comedian

Whoopi Goldberg - actress, comedian

ENTJ - The "Chief"
Myers-Briggs Personality Types (Free Test)

ENTJs are strategic, organized and possess natural leadership qualities. They are master coordinators that can effectively give direction to groups. They are able to understand complicated organizational situations and quick to develop intelligent solutions. ENTJs are outspoken and will not hesitate to speak of their plans for improvement. They are decisive and value knowledge, efficiency and competence.

"ENTJs are natural born leaders. They live in a world of possibilities where they see all sorts challenges to be surmounted, and they want to be the ones responsible for surmounting them. They have a drive for leadership, which is well-served by their quickness to grasp complexities, their ability to absorb a large amount of impersonal information, and their quick and decisive judgments."
- Portrait of an ENTJ (The Personality Page)

"...have a strong natural urge to give structure and direction wherever they are -- to harness people in the field and to direct them to achieve distant goals."
- The Portrait of the FieldMarshal Rational (Keirsey)

"leader, ambitious, hard working, dominant, prepared, hates to be bored, confident, opinionated, analytical..."
- Jung Type Descriptions (ENTJ) (similarminds.com)
""Unequivocating" expresses the resoluteness of the ENTJ's dominant function (Extraverted Thinking). Clarity of convictions endows these Thinkers with a knack for debate, or wanting knack, a penchant for argument. The light and heat generated by Thinking at the helm can be impressive; perhaps even overwhelming."
- ENTJ Profile (TypeLogic)

"At work, ENTJs contribute a wealth of energy directed toward the goals and those of the organization. Their sense of identity is closely tied to how they carry out their responsibilities. They are curious about new ideas and theories, evaluating them in terms of their goals. They are very efficient, competitive, strategic, and task focused."
- ENTJ - The Leader (Lifexplore)

Voice Of Truth

2008-02-05T23:13:00.000-05:00

Friday night I had the opportunity to go to the Casting Crowns concert...did anybody else get to go?

I love live concerts especially when it is a night of worship. This concert was nothing flashy, but God was there and He was lifted HIGH and glorified.

A couple of really cool things that they did was they had a splatter paint artist that did a painting during 2 songs - it was rehearsed of course, but the effect was powerful and anointed.
Another thing that they did was they all sat on stools at the front of the stage and one by one prayed over the audience, each praying over a different dynamic ie: the men, marriages, mums, addictions, etc.
This was very powerful!

I was especially excited to go because their lyrics are incredible and have been instrumental in lifting my head up and giving me strength over the last few months.

At the beginning of the year the Lord told me that the lyrics to 'Voice of Truth' would be the mantra for my life for this year.

"Voice Of Truth"

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win!'
"You'll never win"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"
And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a Sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again "boy, you'll never win!
"You'll never win"

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Last Day!

2008-02-01T09:34:00.000-05:00

YAY! No more early mornings for Tim.
I am extremely excited about being free to work during the day and persue my business and relationships at night. I look forward to socializing after hours without the stress of having to wake up at 3:00AM every morning.

The last month has been excruciatingly tiring as I have worked KTXS, Business Records Management and Lowe's and I have not had the strength to work on my business.

January Re-Cap

In January, my transmission died, my water pump died, my starter motor just died, and I had an attorney to pay. All of my bills were late, but they are being paid. I finish the month with a further $1500 of debt. What a year 2008 has been.
However, today is February 1, it is a new day, a new month, a change of vocation and God IS still Good!

Rumor Correction!

2008-01-30T09:00:00.000-05:00

At the beginning of the year I revamped my blog. I also updated my profile to reflect my new position and wrote:
"I am in love with my creator, and in love? with a girl."
Many of you are awkward around me and simply do not talk to me or have relationship with me and I feel that it is because of this statement and because of the girl.

The above statement was intended to be a tease not an announcement and I am sorry that it may have been taken as such. Rumors are terrible things because they bring division and hurt. And so are judgments for that matter.
I apologize for the statement and ask that if you are offended by me or feel awkward in your relationship with me because of this statement and subsequent rumor, to let it go. If there is another reason, please talk to me. I too need friends.
This is yet another lesson in 'Right Relationships' - Go to the person.

I am in a precarious position of redefining my identity with you all. You have known me as Erica's Husband and the video guy at church. Your relationship with me was based on this. I am no longer Erica's Husband and I am taking a hiatus from being the video guy. Therefore, I feel like you do not know me. I desire that you know me and have relationship with me.

2 more days!

Update!

2008-01-25T09:16:00.000-05:00

5 more days!

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

2008-01-25T04:19:00.000-05:00

Recently, I was diagnosed with Age Activated Attention Deficit
Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide
it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I
brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can
under the table and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the
garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take
out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table and see that there is only one check
left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house
to my desk where I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke
aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Coke is getting warm and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to
keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Coke on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've
been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to
water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water
and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the
remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I
decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the
flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the
floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the
spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to
do.

At the end of the day:

the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of Coke is still sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really
baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem and I'll try to get some help for
it, but first I'll check my e-mail....

I Quit!

2008-01-23T08:47:00.000-05:00

Friday, February 1st is my last day @ KTXS. Last Wednesday, God asked me why I was still working there and I said I quit! So I did. On Friday.

I am going to work for A. Laugh and Business Records Management and pursue business.

7 more early mornings and counting. yay:)

I'm Tired!

2008-01-14T09:48:00.000-05:00

Just a quickie...
Please say a prayer for me today!
I am currently working on the clock 7o hours plus my business. I need the money and I am getting tired. Breakthrough is soooo close.

Thanks mate!

Happy New Year!

2008-01-11T09:20:00.000-05:00

It has been a while since I last blogged and I have a lot of things to share, so check back often. But first:

While walking my dog, the Lord spoke to me about relationships:

I am my dog's best friend and she thinks she is mine. She loves to lay next to me on the bed at night, to shower me with kisses when I get home from work, to play with me. She likes to go out and play in the yard. She also likes to jump the fence.

This is not good because when she jumps the fence she comes back smelling like...well I'll say this first:
The dynamic of the relationship changes. I still love her to bits. I still want to do the things that we do together but we can't because of her behavior. She doesn't get that rolling around in cat poop drives a wedge between us.

I am not being judgmental of my dog, but she has to let me give her a bath before we can hang out.

This is a good picture of our relationships with one another and our relationship with God.

The moral of the story: Do you smell like cat poop?
Does your attitude, behavior, character stink?
If so, take a bath!

So Much To Blog, So Little Time!

2007-12-21T17:57:00.001-05:00

My Christmas Wishes:
Peace on Earth and Goodwill toward people. Besides this, I wish to skip Christmas entirely this year.

Anyway, now to my blog...Where to start?:

I'm an Alien, I'm a legal Alien, I'm an Englishman in Texas, Yee-Haw!!! I talked to immigration and my status in the U.S. is not affected by changes in my personal life. I am a permanent resident on my own merit until 2016. I don't have to camp out all night in Dallas and I don't even have to pay them any money.

Business is good. I am currently working on Prime Time and Frontier Texas. Several other projects are still on the radar, I simply ran out of time in the run up to Christmas. The week of Christmas, I am concentrating my focus on developing my infrastructure and producing these projects.

Last week, I taped 2 concerts, a play, and a wedding.

This week, I made DVD's of 2 concerts, a play, and a wedding.

Thursday, while eating lunch, I got a call from a producer in Seattle, seeing if I was available to shoot a football game in Brownwood on Saturday. I am, and they are paying me more than A.I.S.D.

Merry Christmas and Cheers Everybody!

Slow Like Wal-Mart!

2007-12-09T19:33:00.000-05:00

Well the weather sure is crazy isn't it? One day it's a whopping 81 degrees, and the next day it's meant to be the same, but no, it's 45. And then the next day is freezing precipitation. What the krap!
Anyway, Blogville sure is SLOW...kind of like............

Dial-up Internet
KTAB NewS

Slow like Wal-Mart!

Consumer Alert!

2007-12-07T04:28:00.000-05:00

Friends, Country Men, Blogville - Lend me your Ears!
These frozen waffles are by far the best I have ever had! Better than Kashi by far!

Real Tours Update!

2007-12-04T08:41:00.001-05:00

Here is the link to the Sample Tour. It is not perfect but impressive none the less.

And here is a business update:
Wednesday:
Shooting demo for Prime Time Entertainment Center.
Thursday:
Shooting full demo of one of Randy Hill's houses.
Friday:
Meeting with Realtor at Coldwell Banker who is ready to be impressed. He is prepared to give me an opportunity to pitch the product to all agents.

Spare time is spent on Product Development and Sales.

Next week:
Abilene Country Club and Fairway Oaks.
Frontier Texas
Abilene Zoo
Center for Contemporary Arts

In Process:
I am in correspondence with Taylor Custom Homes of Mason,Taylor,Trendsetter. They have properties in multiple states and a sample of the product.

Middle of December:
I will be shooting a demo for Nelson Farm and Ranch Properties.

If you know anybody who may benefit from a Real Tour , please let me know.

Cheers Mate!!!!!!

2007-12-03T08:46:00.000-05:00

Friday night I realized that I have been here way too long! I have no plans to return home to England, however a holiday is way overdue.
During my toast to Elliot and Billy at their birthday party I said 'Y'ALL' at least 5 times in 2 minutes.
That's terrible!
Cheers mate!

Boom Goes The Dynamite!

2007-11-30T12:52:00.000-05:00

Thank you Ira!

Thanksgiving!

2007-11-29T08:37:00.000-05:00

Ok..it's been a while.
I got to go out of town for 4 days. I went to Denton for Thanksgiving and had a good time with the in-laws. I am good on the Turkey for another year.
Friday, woke up with a stomach bug that lasted 12 hours. I never get sick and I felt like I was dying...correction...just miserable! We went to the ICE exhibit at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine. It was frigid cold, very busy but sooo worth it. Incredible!
Saturday, I spent the afternoon with Bobby Parham driving around in his interceptor, shooting laser, pulling over unsuspecting drivers, giving them warnings...it was fun, but then it got more funner...
The final stop of the day, was a damaged license plate, turning up a suspended license leading to an arrest, leading to a drug bust. The small amount of weed was so strong I was getting high just sitting there. Of course the kid claimed no knowledge of the stache, but by the time we were done booking him in it was clear that he was quite a connoisseur, an afficianado. Other cops think Bobby nabbed a bigger player than he recognized. Go Bobby!!!!!!!!!!
Must go to work...Chow!

Christ's Community Resource Center

2007-11-18T03:51:00.002-05:00

Ok...so this weekend my plan was to work at Shotwell Friday night and do the edit for CCRC (Christ's Community Resource Center) on Saturday (Today), but then I got the call about 2 games on Saturday. I said I was available to work, forgetting about the edit. So my day went like this... My kid woke me up at 7:30 as she does every Saturday. I took her for a walk, took a shower, posted my previous blog while talking to my parents in England for FREE on SKYPE! www.skype.com for an hour. I worked the ACU game and then returned home to take my kid for another walk before returning to work the second game which ended at 10:15pm. I went home to work the CCRC edit. The time is now 3:30am on Sunday and here is the CCRC promo:

Fortune!

2007-11-17T10:34:00.000-05:00

The other day, A-Laugh took took me to lunch at Buffet City. He had me laughing so hard as he impersonated DCR Enterprises on the Hunt of a Lifetime.

Anyway...this was in my cookie.

in bed!..............with a monkey!

What tag do you put on the end of your fortune?

The High-Lites!

2007-11-11T22:11:00.000-05:00

Ok...it's been a few days! Lets see?...
Thursday sucked. I enjoy my job at KTXS and every morning I go in to do the best job I can for them...however our producer needs replacing and she and I are like oil and water. My emotions are volatile and so it is treacherous. Management is cutting me slack...hopefully they'll give me Friday after Thanksgiving off so I can take a 4 day weekend away at my in laws. They love me!

Friday...a good day! Went by the Peter's place. I was encouraged by Kim whatever her name is now's, story. Received Divorce papers in the mail. Downloaded SKYPE on my computer and talked to my parents for free over the internet in real time. My brother was not available for a conference call. Erica came to my house to get a few things and cleared out her clothes. Shot the AHS/OHS at Shotwell stadium in the evening. That was fun.

Saturday - I woke up in a depressed funk. I did not want to get up. I got up and went to the Super Life Group Extreme Makeover Edition at Sherry Peter's place. I was producing a video of the event for Church on Sunday. I did not want to be there. In a funk all day. I couldn't figure out why. I finally figured out why. The big reveal was great. The workday was over! I went home and started editing. I called it quits and went to bed at 1:30am.

Sunday - a brand new day! I got up early to finish the edit. I got it done at 10am.

I am having a good hair day. Went to church! Awesome worship by startworldhunger.blogspot.com! Phenomenal arrangement of When I think About The Lord. Dancing is freeing, especially when you don't give a damn what people think of your dancing. Sam Weaver is doing a great job with the visual media.

After church went to lunch with the Belcher's at the First Methodist church in Baird. It was there annual Thanksgiving lunch, fund raiser. You know you're a redneck...when you have no problem paying $40 for a cake. From there I took my kid for a walk. She likes the scents and smells of other bitches. Went to Abilene to look for an Open House to shoot. Found one. Rejected at first, but told I could with no obligation! Duh!!! It was a 3500 sq foot house, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths for $500,000 reduced. I only shot a couple of rooms and spent 30 minutes talking with the builders' wife. They would be a very good client to launch with - Pray for favor! All of the usual suspects are dispersed far and wide, and so I watch the Cowboys beat the Giants - with Jimbo. (Jim Becker) Brenda calls and needs a spare car key. I delivered the key to an unlocked car - oops was that uncovering! Blogged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Went to bed!

Life's a bitch!

2007-11-07T19:06:00.000-05:00

Erica has filed for Divorce. Life's a bitch!

Metamorphasis

2007-11-05T22:26:00.000-05:00

Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's form or structure through cell growth and differentiation. This is usually (but not always) accompanied by a change of habitat or Behaviour.

I am 31 and currently going through a 'Metamorphosis' of my own. Today I have put to bed some details that have been representative of the previous life which will be disclosed in future blogs.

I got 2 disposable cameras developed that have been full for a very long time, one for 2 1/2 years.
I have WD40'd my car door taking care of the squeak.
I am replacing the stereo in my car which hasn't worked for months.
I have fixed the front door knob at the house.
Took down the pic's of Erica above my desk - Yes she is beautiful but I totally missed the message that she was communicating.
I am quitting smoking - it won't be long.
I am walking regularly.
I am praying regularly.
I am singing regularly.
I am dancing regularly.

Still to come:
Work out regularly.
Clear the back yard of junk. - HELP NEEDED!
Replace trim on outside of the house - HELP NEEDED!
Put up trim on inside of house - HELP NEEDED!
Make lots of money with RealTours. - Demo to post soon.
Purchase a new bed.

If you are able to help me please let me know. 325 721-4010

I'm back...and what's Becky's e-mail address?

2007-11-05T08:58:00.001-05:00

Hello everybody....I have been absent for a long time...in more ways than one - but I'M BACK!
Can somebody give me Becky's e-mail address so that I can join her blog.

More to come....Tim

Hot Off The Press!

2007-09-18T19:44:00.001-04:00

Before I begin, I want to bring your attention to the Top Right Box called Topics. This is a handy search tool to find blog entries that have a VIDEO. Right now there are 4.
I have started uploading videos, especially KLF related pieces, to my blog as it is an incredible marketing tool and it's free. I am still putting them on Youtube, keyword: kingdom life fellowship. On Youtube, our church has received 4,779 views. This means that people who don't attend KLF are viewing these videos. Please share with friends.

Anyway, to the blog:
It's that time of year again. The temperatures are shifting to the 80's rather than the 90's. Tree leaves have turned to hues of brown and orange and are falling to the ground. Pecan trees are loaded and ready for harvest, and Erica is on the campaign trail generating and finalizing support for the 2nd annual 'City Of Clyde' Hallelujah Night2007.
Here is the promo. Enjoy!

also, here is this weeks bulletin.

INFUSE Youth Ministry

2007-09-16T21:13:00.000-04:00

Ira Akers is doing an incredible job leading the youth @ KLF. He is also a powerful worship leader and I have the privilege of working with him on the Bulletin every week, which explains why his personality is in virtually every video that I produce for KLF. Ode to Ira - Ira Roy Akers.

Welcome to Our Family!

2007-09-16T20:05:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago was the New Partner's Lunch at KLF. Brandon Hawk, now in charge of that department, commissioned me to produce a 7 minute video to show at the lunch. This video moved 3 people to tears.

Where was I...?

2007-09-16T14:17:00.001-04:00

Everybody else has shared where they were and what they were doing on that day. I haven't yet and so here it is.
I went into college early to work on my portfolio. I was graduating in 2 weeks and had to submit the portfolio in order to walk the stage. Another student came into the computer lab where I was working and turned on the TV. She said the trade center had been hit by a plane. Not being from here, I thought that she was talking about the trade center in Dallas, the only trade center I was remotely familiar with. It soon became clear that we were witnessing a terrible day for America.
Anyway, all students were sent home for the day and college was shut down. A little frustrated that I couldn't work on my portfolio I went home and turned on my own TV and sat in front of it, numb, for probably a good 12 hours solid.
I finally got to return to college 3 days later, now with only a week to finish my portfolio. I worked extremely hard to pull the project together and was recognized for best portfolio, top of the class, and graduated with Dean's honors with a 3.9GPA.
Looking back on the portfolio, it is quite crap in comparison to my current work. Maybe I will share it some time.
This concludes Tim's entry for "What I was doing on 9/11."

cont.

Ok, so I have not visited the Land Of Blog for almost 3 weeks, primarily because I have been working alot. I have been working on several projects for KLF. This one is a :60 promotional for the Everlasting Seed Company, (the children's ministry at Kingdom Life Fellowship, if you are not already familiar.)

Does anybody pay attention to my blog?

2007-09-14T23:55:00.000-04:00

I feel like I am intruding on girl time. Is this the case?
I am also frustrated with the blogging. How do you know if someone has posted recently?

Dilemma!

2007-08-17T16:42:00.000-04:00

Ok...so I have a dilemma!
I have a relationship in Indianapolis, that could be the doorway to millions with an M. At this point we know there is a door.

KTXS just called me back, and I turned down the offer of Full Time Editor, because they weren't offering enough peanuts. They then called back a second time, crunching peanuts under the GM's orders.

What would you do?

The Real World - A follow up to 'If You Had Nothing...'

2007-08-17T10:35:00.000-04:00

If you answered
(A), rich dad would say you are programmed to be an employee.
(B) he would say you were programmed to be an entrepreneur.
(C) rich dad would say you were programmed to be an investor and entrepreneur.

Rich dad also said, "Most people are programmed from birth to go and look for a job. In fact they go to school to reinforce that programming. If you want to be able to respond with the latter two answers, you will need a different form of education, a form of education he called education for the reall world.

The following excerpt got me thinking...

"Most think they do," says rich dad, "but if the truth be told, most people today do their best to hide from the real world."..."There are many ways people hide from the real world...other than job security. Most people today spend their lives running from sanctuary to sanctuary, sanctuaries that protect them from the real world. For example, many people leave the sanctuary of home, and go to the sanctuary of college. After graduation, many run to the sanctuary of a job or profession. If they get married, then they create a sanctuary for their family, and the process continues with people running from safe sanctuary to safe sanctuary. When people lose their job, they often dust off their resume and run in search of another sanctuary...or if they get divorced, many run in search of another person to create a home sanctuary with."

Do I have the courage to face the real world?

Excerpts from 'Rich Dad's Prophecy' by Robert Kiyosaki

Hayel!!!

2007-08-17T09:20:00.000-04:00

'Hayel' is Englick!

BLOODY HAYEL!

2007-08-16T21:59:00.000-04:00

We have been watching the entire season of So You Think You Can Dance...every episode, twice a week...and tonight was the Big Cahuna, the Show Grande, the Giant Enchilada, the Grand Finale...all the dancing is over, Kat Deeley takes the stage and invites the final two, Sabra and Danny to join her. The music turns suspenseful, the lights dim...Erica's biting her nails...

Sabra

Danny

and then Dish Network loses a transponder!

We missed the last 8 minutes of the season.
Thanks to the Internet, we were able to find out who won - Sabra - via a forum, but no video - yet - This is TEK-NOL-OGIE!

If You Had Nothing...

2007-08-14T21:55:00.000-04:00

If you had nothing...no money, no work, no food, no shelter...
What would you do?
A. "I'd find a job to make a few dollars."
B. "I'd look for a business opportunity and build or buy a business."
C. "I'd find an investment and then look for investors."
Questions posed in 'Rich Dad's Prophecy' by Robert Kiyosaki

The Doors

2007-08-12T21:59:00.000-04:00

Back in 2006, when Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas first accepted me for college, their word for me was Rev 3:7-8.
This morning at church, 10 years later, the Holy Spirit spoke it to my heart again, and he also reminded me of occasions over the last 10 years that the doors were pivotal in my direction.

These are some of the DOORS:
I did not marry Charity.
I did not kill myself.
I was able to go to the Art Institute of Dallas, to study full time in Video Production.
I married Erica Pangburn.
The doors to work in Chicago were closed.
The door to move to Clyde was opened.
I accepted a position at KTXS-TV in Abilene.
We did not buy the house on Arch Street.
We did buy the house on Race Street.
I surrendered my position at KTXS due to a 'lost' letter from immigration.
I started Silhouette Cinematography.
I took a part time position at KTXS, working 4:30am-9:00am.
I took an opportunity to work at Lowe's, half a day a week.
This opportunity turns into 2 Lowe's stores.
The Door closes on a VW.
A Door opens to a BMW.
The Door closes to a Full Time Job at KTXS as commercial editor, despite 5 years of equity with them, 4 of which were in the same department.
I do have a Door , in the Real Estate Industry. Please join with me in prayer on this!
Mark 11:23
" Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

I was wondering...

2007-08-12T21:38:00.000-04:00

What is my point?
I am proud to be English, and proud to reside in Clyde America. I am husband to Erica of 5 years, and father of none. I have a Father, a Mother, a Brother, a dog, a cat, a job, a business, an opportunity, a chance to live, a chance to give, a choice to be free or a choice to be secure. I like good food and I am partial to British Beer. I am not survived by anyone!

The first step -

2007-08-12T21:01:00.000-04:00

Hello, my name is Tim. I am a blogger.