News-els.

I’m getting married Sept. 27th.  Hooray!  Also, I now live in CT.  Perhaps, once, the dust settles I may share here once again.  We shall see. Until then, Ben.

dreamlike

 

dreamlike, originally uploaded by toalston.

This photo has gotten over 250 views on flickr. I’m sure that’s not a lot to most people, but it is to me. Pretty cool. It’s also featured in an article at photocritic.org called 100 amazing iPhone photos. Be sure to check it out!  A lot of people are doing a lot of cool pictures and such with their iphone.  I feel encouraged to take and share more pictures now!  Be sure to check out the flickr widget on the sidebar for my most recent updates!

snow

snow, originally uploaded by toalston.

I love the snow. Reminds me of home. Sigh…

the academy awards

the academy awards, originally uploaded by toalston.

We watched the academy awards. Well, the 3 hours that the cable box recorded at least. Which means we didn’t actually watch the last three awards. Those are the big ones. Whatever.

flickr

If you’ve not noticed there is a flickr widget in my sidebar to the right. Mostly for now I’ll be putting up pics taken w/ my iPhone. I’ve got a bunch of sweet apps that make it really fun to take pictures. Keep your eyes on it as I’ll try and update it often.
Please leave comments and let me know what you like. And if you have a suggestion/idea for a picture you’d like to see me take, let me know! Much love,

-ben

In the meantime…

Well, I haven’t written a follow up to my last post yet. I could have. You see, currently I am fasting using my computer, and will continue to do so for a while yet. Writing a blog post from this, my iPhone, doesn’t interest me, as the typing is rather cumbersome. In the meantime(as the post is titled), I may post shorter, more random, snippets here and there. Once I decide to use by laptop again I’ll write a more comprehensive review of my iPhone experience and perhaps some things of life my gracious Teacher is teaching me. Also, here’s a few pics I’ve taken w/ the phone…

the phone

It all happened when my family decided they wanted to switch cell phone providers…

The idea of switching cell phone service providers pained me, as we’ve had tmobile for such a long time. It’s been nearly 10 years. Through thick and thin, hell and high water, tmobile was there. It’s been a tmobile phone that has graced my pockets for a decade. It’s been tmobile radiation that has pulsed through my brain whenever the phone was to my ear. It was a tmobile phone that I either broke or lost time after time after time, forcing me to use my go-to-when-all-else-fails staple that is the nokia 3390. (green screen, snake, kick ringtone) I’ve probably been through at least 10 phones under the tmobile banner. Misplacements, mini-golf, high school theater, skateboarding, the list goes on Needless to say, the thought of switching services felt as though I were throwing a best friend to the ground, and kicking dirt in their face.

“Forget our history. Our past. Our bond. I’m through with you. I’ve got cooler friends now. Much cooler. Farewell.”

To be continued…

oh kids!

While working at the bookstore today, two younger gentlemen (and by younger I mean under the age of 10) were discussing how they should spend their collective funds of seventy-five cents.  Here’s how the conversation ensued…

Boy 1:  “Should I get one of these [notebooks] or should I get some candy?”
Boy 2:  “Candy.  I think that would be a good idea.”
Boy 1:  “But we haven’t eaten dinner yet.”
Boy 2:  “What’s your point?”

That’s what I’m  talkin’ about…

Fight.

The trick is not to settle.  But to fight. Continually.  Hold fast.  All the more so, as we see the Day approaching.

“Today is my day.”

“Force the moment.”

Victory is coming, and so already is.  Lay hold of it.  Fight.

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

May your dreams be merry and bright and may all your Christmases be white!

May the Holy Spirit haunt you, and me too.

Amen.