So, once again this tiring week of summer vacation comes to and end. Like last year, I led the music and drama portion of vacation Bible school, and I'd say it was as effective as any other year. I missed working with my youth pastor and sponsor, but the person I did get to work with was great as well. All in all, though, I'm glad to be done. This week has been absolutely crazy, between bible school and then three different meetings for work, and just working in general. I'm tired.
I don't get much of a break though, this weekend I'm working Saturday and Sunday, plus I have to work Saturday night (filming a promo video for an event happening at the fair this year- which, admittedly, is pretty cool. But I am very busy none the less).
What's keeping me going is the promise that firstly, Sunday afternoon will be free time to spend with my boyfriend, and that Monday, I will be able to sleep in. And then, once 11AM Monday morning comes around, it will be back to working on fair stuff. Or, depending on the e-mails I receive this weekend, a meeting might be happening earlier than that. I think this whole summer job is giving me a lot of adult experience. Like, I guess what I'm thinking is I really hope that my future job isn't quite this stressful and full of conflict etc.
Anyway, I must be off. This evening is the weekend program for bible school and I need to be out the door in the next ten minutes. Either way, I will be seeing you again tomorrow, hopefully sometime between waitressing and professional film making. I'm sure I'll make time.
Until then, DFTBA
-Katie
Friday, July 5, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Cute Preschoolers
Hello again, blogosphere. It has been a crazy busy week. It's only the fourth day of BEDJ, and I'm already struggling to find time to write. For instance, right now I'm typing this on the Blogger app on my phone, while on the way to vacation bible school.
All week long, I've been leading music and skits with the kids, which has been pretty fun. My appreciation for parents has definitely grown anyway.
Some of the preschoolers though are just the cutest things I've ever seen. One boy in particular, named Samuel, is very energetic and when I first met him, he said, "Hi! I'm Samuel! S-A-M-U-E-L!" He was just so proud to be able to spell his name. It was adorable. Another girl, during craft time, told me that she wanted to be an artist when she grew up, upon me telling her that her drawing was beautiful. She said that she did lots of painting and that once, she made a painting of her kitties and the sunset. Another time, during games after a crawling race, she acknowledged that she came in last, but she "never gived up" the entire time. I almost cried it was so cute.
So, all in all, the week has been pretty busy, between VBS, meetings for work and family and church events, I haven't been home much. Thankfully, though, the time I have been at home has been relatively productive. I've managed to release three videos this week on YouTube, which is my goal for every week this summer. We'll see if I can keep it up.
So I think that's all I have time for today. DFTBA and I'll see you tomorrow.
-Katie
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Collapsible Lung
So, yesterday, 2nd July, Relient K released their newest album Collapsible Lung, and to say that I'm happy with it would be an understatement. It's everything that I love about Relient K and more.
If I had any critique for this album it would be that I wish Matt Theissen would have done more writing. He is a brilliant lyricist and I think we're really missing out on some great lyrics because he wasn't the main writer on a lot of the songs.
A lot of people are upset about the lack of Christian themes in this album. They're right, we don't get any songs like "Getting Into You" or even "Hope For Every Fallen Man" but, just as many bloggers before me have already pointed out; everyone goes through seasons in their Christian walk. No one is in perfect communion with Jesus all of the time, let's be real. I think this album really represents a time in their lives that they fell short of that relationship. Lost Boy is a perfect example of this, "wandering, wondering" and being a 'stray." These words are very representative of that whole feeling of being lost or far from God. And I would argue that Relient K displaying their real relationships and not some unreal fabricated models of perfection is far more "Christian" than trying to be the perfect role models. Because that's not what their job is, as artists. They're not supposed to show everyone what a perfect relationship with God is, they're role is to express their own feelings that others might relate to. And I think they're done that perfectly.
So, overall, I'd say this album deserves an 8/10. The lyrics could be better, and the style isn't exactly classic RK, but it's great none the less. Buy the album, is what I'm saying.
Or, if you only want a couple songs, my initial recommendations are the title track, Lost Boy, and PTL- Don't Blink is pretty great too.
Those are my only thoughts for today, kids. Don't forget to be awesome.
-Katie
~summer stats~
nail colour: turquoise & caicos (esse)
money spent: 0
subscribers: 28
If I had any critique for this album it would be that I wish Matt Theissen would have done more writing. He is a brilliant lyricist and I think we're really missing out on some great lyrics because he wasn't the main writer on a lot of the songs.
A lot of people are upset about the lack of Christian themes in this album. They're right, we don't get any songs like "Getting Into You" or even "Hope For Every Fallen Man" but, just as many bloggers before me have already pointed out; everyone goes through seasons in their Christian walk. No one is in perfect communion with Jesus all of the time, let's be real. I think this album really represents a time in their lives that they fell short of that relationship. Lost Boy is a perfect example of this, "wandering, wondering" and being a 'stray." These words are very representative of that whole feeling of being lost or far from God. And I would argue that Relient K displaying their real relationships and not some unreal fabricated models of perfection is far more "Christian" than trying to be the perfect role models. Because that's not what their job is, as artists. They're not supposed to show everyone what a perfect relationship with God is, they're role is to express their own feelings that others might relate to. And I think they're done that perfectly.
So, overall, I'd say this album deserves an 8/10. The lyrics could be better, and the style isn't exactly classic RK, but it's great none the less. Buy the album, is what I'm saying.
Or, if you only want a couple songs, my initial recommendations are the title track, Lost Boy, and PTL- Don't Blink is pretty great too.
Those are my only thoughts for today, kids. Don't forget to be awesome.
-Katie
~summer stats~
nail colour: turquoise & caicos (esse)
money spent: 0
subscribers: 28
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
2 JULY
Yes, it is, in fact, the second day of July. And how many blog posts have I made so far this month? Zip.
In my defence, yesterday was busy for me. I spent my morning volunteering at vacation bible school, and my afternoon, uhm, editing my Tumblr theme. And editing some videos too!
I've made some great strides in my process of making my Youtube channel, like, a regular thing. I've devised a couple series that I plan to post weekly, one for Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Obviously, this is a huge commitment, so we'll see how it goes.
Recently I've been really into checking out new content on Youtube. I love watching other content creators with low subscriber counts, and they're all so talented! They definitely deserve a larger audience, but I'm happy to support them none the less. I'd love to be able to make some more friends on Youtube, too. It's great to have a community of mutual subscribers who all support each other in their content creation. I think that's something that was much more prominent on Youtube in it's early years, and has since faded away with the rise of corporation on Youtube. But that doesn't mean it has to end! I always love to see networks of video makers communicating, no matter how small the group might be.
Anyway, those are all my thoughts on the internet for today. I should get back to editing my Wednesday video, as well as getting some other work done for the day. I'll be back tomorrow with another BEDJ post.
Best Wishes,
Katie
~summer stats~
nail colour of the day: turquoise & caicos (Esse)
money spent so far this summer: zero (y)
subscribers: 28
In my defence, yesterday was busy for me. I spent my morning volunteering at vacation bible school, and my afternoon, uhm, editing my Tumblr theme. And editing some videos too!
I've made some great strides in my process of making my Youtube channel, like, a regular thing. I've devised a couple series that I plan to post weekly, one for Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Obviously, this is a huge commitment, so we'll see how it goes.
Recently I've been really into checking out new content on Youtube. I love watching other content creators with low subscriber counts, and they're all so talented! They definitely deserve a larger audience, but I'm happy to support them none the less. I'd love to be able to make some more friends on Youtube, too. It's great to have a community of mutual subscribers who all support each other in their content creation. I think that's something that was much more prominent on Youtube in it's early years, and has since faded away with the rise of corporation on Youtube. But that doesn't mean it has to end! I always love to see networks of video makers communicating, no matter how small the group might be.
Anyway, those are all my thoughts on the internet for today. I should get back to editing my Wednesday video, as well as getting some other work done for the day. I'll be back tomorrow with another BEDJ post.
Best Wishes,
Katie
~summer stats~
nail colour of the day: turquoise & caicos (Esse)
money spent so far this summer: zero (y)
subscribers: 28
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