I just finished these business cards for my sister this week:
Sher's business cards for JustEmbrace.org
She lovingly made a substantial donation toward my $3,000 I’m needing to raise to be a part of a mission team going to Swaziland, Africa this October! If you didn’t know I was going to Swaziland, check out the details at http://bit.ly/swazistevan. I’ve also recently finished a t-shirt design for another friend, a few more business cards for another friend and am currently finishing a prayer-card for a full-time missionary friend and his family!
I’m truly thankful for these who have offered to support me this way – and I still have a long way to go to reach my $3,000 goal. The first 1/3 of my fundraising goal is due in just over a month and I’m truly trusting the Lord to help provide the means for me to join our district-team on this incredible opportunity!
If you’re curious how you could help me(and I could possibly help YOU), visit – http://bit.ly/swazistevan or send me an email directly navets [at] gmail.com
Back on the 17th, I blogged a quick embedded video of Marc Scibilia’s song, “Ain’t My Home”. I also tweeted the link a few times to try and send my social media circles to my site to enjoy the great new music I had just found.
Yup, that's really him.
Scott Moore – one of my followers, a former college peer of mine and the Community Life Pastor at First Wesleyan in Tuscaloosa, AL soon messaged me on Twitter asking me what I thought of Scibilia. I told him I was probably his newest fan and that I was excited to hear more from this new-to-me talent. A few message-interactions later I find out that Marc used to sometimes lead worship for when Scott was on staff at Eastern Hills Wesleyan back in the day! How cool is that connection? Scott told me he had something he wanted to send my way a day-or-so later, so I sent him my address.
In today’s mail I received this:
The disc reads: "Stevan - Hope you dig! Best, Marc"
After carefully analyzing the handwriting and making sure it wasn’t Scott’s… actually I messaged Scott and he said it was legit – Marc personalized mine!
Pretty cool gift for doing nothing more than posting a video and Tweeting a link a few times! Now I’m able to enjoy Scibilia’s 6-song EP! Thanks Scott, thanks Marc!
Just last week, the Discovery Channel officially announced it’s green-lighting a brand-new show, “Unchained Reaction” – a 6-part show starring two of my small-screen heroes, Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage.
The show revolves around pitting two teams against each other in a Rube Goldberg-style build-off for a period of 5-days. The winning team will be judged by Hyneman and Savage and a special guest-judge for each of the six episodes.
Personally, as a huge fan of Mythbusters AND Rube Goldberg machines, this is a no-brainer win-win for me!
Discovery’s official press-release on the show:
(Los Angeles, Ca.) – Discovery Channel announces UNCHAINED REACTION, a new series executive produced by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MYTHBUSTERS. The duo also serve as judges for the six-part series, which pits two teams of varying backgrounds against each other to build an elaborate chain reaction contraption. But they’re not creating a mere string of dominoes – teams must utilize ingenuity, innovation and know-how to build contraptions on a massive scale. UNCHAINED REACTION is set to premiere on Discovery Channel in March 2012.
Each week, two teams made up of artists, rocket scientists, animatronic specialists, engineers and even your average Joe, are provided with identical sets of tools and materials and given five days to complete a series of mechanisms based on a specific theme. It’s the ultimate build-off pressure cooker, where refined mechanical movements, pyrotechnics and large-scale destruction are encouraged. Making a refrigerator a pendulum? Totally possible on UNCHAINED REACTION. Catapults? Flying saucers? Guillotines? Anything goes as long as they trigger the next link in the chain.
Teamwork and outside-the-box thinking are what it will take to be the UNCHAINED REACTION winner, as teams compete to see who can achieve the most impressive build in such a short time. Each week, Jamie and Adam are joined by a new guest judge to decide which team impressed them the most with their innovation, energy and how much spectacle they can create. “The spirit of UNCHAINED REACTION is at the intersection of art and engineering, and Adam and Jamie are the masters at celebrating teamwork and gee-whiz wonder at how the world works,” said Eileen O’Neill, Group President, Discovery Channel and TLC. “We are thrilled to bring this new series to our always curious and engaged Discovery Channel audience.”
Said Savage, “We wanted to craft a show that puts the process of problem solving and ingenuity front and center, and we’ve done exactly that with UNCHAINED REACTION.” Hyneman continued, “The innovative solutions and boundless energy demonstrated by the contestants surprised us every single time.”
UNCHAINED REACTION is produced for Discovery Channel by Discovery Studios and BermanBraun. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are executive producers. For Discovery Studios, Daniel Soiseth is executive producer and Derek Wan is co-executive producer; for BermanBraun, Lloyd Braun, Gail Berman and Gene Stein are executive producers, and Jared Heinke is co-executive producer. David Pritikin and Tracy Rudolph are executive producers for Discovery Channel.
Here’s hoping we see innovative creations like this throughout the show:
One of the most interesting people I follow on Twitter is @GiannaJessen. Her birth-story of being an abortion-survivor is incredible.
Recently she linked her followers to a movie coming in March entitled, “October Baby”. Jessen sings a track on the movie’s soundtrack and has a unique connection to the premise and story line of the movie.
The movie is sure to stir the pro-life / pro-choice communities – and I think it’s going to be an eye-and-heart opener for many who walk the line between.
Movie Description:
OCTOBER BABY is the coming of age story of a beautiful and naive college freshman who discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip with a host of misfits to discover herself and the answers she craves.
The movie trailer:
More information about the movie, its cast, and theatrical release locations available at OctoberBabyMovie.net.
A powerful reminder from singer/songwriter Marc Scibilia –
Lyrics:
I been to Paris, I been to Rome
Seen a little bit of the world that’s known
But it seems no matter where I go
I know this world, it ain’t my home
I got keys to a house that’s on loan
I got keys to a car with rust and chrome
I got keys to things I’ll never own
‘Cause I know this world, it ain’t my home
And you take me so very close
But I can’t cut down this thought that grows
That no matter where I rest or roam
I know this world, it ain’t my home
Sometimes it seems a far-off dream
Just inside, but out of reach
I don’t know where to go, but I just keep going
‘Cause I know this world, it ain’t my home
And you take me so very close
But I can’t cut down this thought that grows
That no matter where I rest or roam
I know this world, it ain’t my home
Maybe I could try to fall in love again
Find a little house with a picket fence
But you know, you know that I, I’m a travellin’ man
To a distant country in a far-off land.
And when my time is used and done
When I see that final settin’ sun
I’ll leave everything I’ve ever known
And that house above, it will be my home.
Just last week, the Discovery Channel officially announced it’s green-lighting a brand-new show, “Unchained Reaction” – a 6-part show starring two of my small-screen heroes, Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage.
One of the most interesting people I follow on Twitter is 
