Background.

Hey followers,

I've been changing the background of my blog, you've probably noticed.

Well, some of them were too weird looking, and some of them just plain didn't match, or were hard to read...

So I found one that I like, but that doesn't mean you like it! So, tell me what you think of this one.

~Jay

PS. More to come on movies... sometime in the near future.

How to Watch Movies: Part 1

Over the last couple of years, I've been learning a lot about movies. I've been listening to tapes of Doug Phillips and the Botkins for a little now, and I've noticed a lot about movies that I didn't understand before. ...So this post is to help you to understand a little more about the movies you watch.

Ok. This is a bigger task than many of you might think... Films control so much of our life. just think of all the trends that movies have set, and all the things you hear people say that are from movies... you get the point - movies are powerful.

And with this thought in mind, let's take a look at the reasons that make films so powerful.

1. The Camera.
you've probably heard that actors aren't supposed to look into the camera while they're acting... Why is this the case? Well, I was thinking about it and the answer hit me!

the camera represents you, the viewer!

We've all seen TV shows where the host/hostess looks into the camera to inform us of something, right? Well, when people look into the camera, it kind of gives us the feeling like we're being told something of importance... That's when they want us to think about what they're saying.

Now in movies, you never see anyone looking into the camera... The whole idea behind that is that they want you (the viewer) to be transported into the surreal world that the director makes... Without noticing it! It takes you into the movie as an onlooker... Not as a participant. As it does this to us, we usually turn our minds off because we forget who we are for the time being. That's why films are so powerful, they can manipulate the way we think by throwing stuff at us in the name of entertainment, all while we aren't thinking.

I don't think that we should allow our minds to be turned off especially when we're watching movies.

"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." ~ Acts 17:11

My plea for you is to be like the Bereans... THINK about what you're watching. Examine the Scriptures to see if the messages/themes, in the movies you watch, are God honoring.

I know this is a long post, but there's a lot more... I'm going to be posting more stuff along the way - this is only part 1! :)

~Jay

Busy, busy, busy!

Well, now! I haven't posted anything for a whole week!

The reason I haven't is because I've been busy! :) ...And I'm going to be really busy this year (from now until this time next year). And the reason I'm really busy is because I'm trying to get all my school done in time to graduate next year. That includes (but is not limited to ;) Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, and Physics... Not to mention History, P.E., and all that extra stuff.

But yes, you can probably guess that I'll try and post in some of my spare time. :) I really enjoy keeping up this blog. Thanks for reading it.

~Jay

May Frisbee Tip

And Heeeere's another one! :) I almost forgot that I was going to give a tip a month. But I remembered, so here it is!

Give and Go!
Whenever you have the Frisbee, and you throw it, GO! Try and use that time while it's in the air to move around people, trying to get open for the next catch! The nice thing about doing this is that sometimes the person guarding you will look up to where your throw is going... While he does that - Take off running, because you might be needed after your teammate catches it.

There's one catch though... Don't take your eyes off the person catching it. I say this because I've done this soooooooo many times where the person doesn't catch it! Then you need to start running the other way to try and guard your own end-zone.

:)

I'm thinking about putting videos/pictures up here with the tip every month... How would that sound?

~Frisbeeman

HIS Team

I'm making my first real movie. :) Its name is "HIS Team" and its purpose is to glorify God. the whole film (all maybe 15min of it) is about a flag football team organized by a church, and their purpose is to play in their city's flag football league to give God glory through the way they play. :)

It is based on a true story that our pastor (from our church in IL) told us, about his church in WI.

Now, to do work like this, it doesn't only take one man. There are many spots where I need people to help. Thankfully I've gotten help from some people, but if you're interested in helping out, I'd be very grateful. :) If you have a brother/dad who would like to help out, I need a lot of guys who like to play football and don't mind being taped while they're doing it. :)

Plus, just because you aren't a guy doesn't mean that you can't help out making a football movie. If you know a little bit about making movies, or just want to share how I can make things better, that would help me tremendously.

Tell me if you think this is something you want to do. But most of all, pray that it gets done and that it glorifies God.

~Jay

GHEA (Part 2)

I'm sorry... I was so busy doing other things at the GHEA convention that I forgot to take pictures! :( But yeah, it was a lot of work, physically and mentally for those who volunteered their time.

I calculated that I got 12 hours of sleep in an 87h time period! That's not a lot by the way. :)

But besides not getting a lot of sleep, I gained valuable information about the real game of life and some experience in seeing for myself what it's really like.

I just wanted to put a Bible verse up here that kind of sums up why we work. [btw, thank you if you helped out at the convention!]

"With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free." ~ Ephesians 6:7-8

Frisbeeman

GHEA!

Woohoo! :) Wait... I'm not supposed to be happy that I'm going to get minimal sleep over the weekend. :( Oh, well. But I am happy that I'm going to be able to help out at this year's GHEA convention! :D

It's showtime! They are already setting up the halls that we'll be using -


Welcome to GHEA!


The "pipe and drape" goes up


Marking where the aisles are


Rolling out the carpet


Part of the vendor halls - the yellow things are electrical extension cords... Some of the vendors wanted them

The vendors and volunteers come in tomorrow, and then the crowds will show up on Friday. :) It'll be fun if I can keep my eyes open - lack of sleep catches up to you fast! ;)

-Frisbeeman

PS. I just put up 71% of the total of this blog's pics in one post! Thanks readers for your input! I'll get some more pics up after the convention... And after I get some sleep. ;)

Thoughts? (-Questions revised)

I've been talking with some people and we've come to a conclusion. - Something is wrong with the set-up of Frisbee. When we get a lot of people we split into 4 teams and have a tournament... But that takes a lot of playing time, not to say anything of being the last person to pick.

So, tell me what you think is the answer to the solution. (up in IL where we played, they split up into 2 games every week. 1 game was High School and up, and the other game was kids not in HS yet.)

We might try a couple different splits when we get enough people, but let me know your thoughts!

Justus

PS. When you reply to this, (as I hope you will!) let me know if you'd like me to put some pics up here that relate to my posts.

Questions?

Hey!

If any of you, visitors or not (Wait... do I even get visitors?! ;), have a question about the rules of Frisbee, how our group plays Frisbee, or how to do something (throwing, catching... etc.) or anything else - just put a comment with your question on one of my posts and I'll answer it as fast as I can. :)

If you ask a really good question, I might even answer it in my next tip, or do a whole post on it!

That's what the Frisbee blog is here for. I ramble and tell you about stuff, and you read/comment, like/dislike, and hopefully ask me questions. ;)

~Frisbeeman

April Frisbee Tip

Well, April is here and so is Spring! So that means (since it is another month) it's time for a Frisbee tip! :)

Well, I've been thinking that if I have to do one tip a month, I'll run out of ideas before next year!
You see, the problem is that I really like to play Frisbee... And I'm very experienced in it... But I really have trouble explaining things that go on inside my head to other people. :)
But here goes a shot at explaining some of it anyways.

OK. We looked at 2 things already.
1. Throw the Frisbee! -Gametime. (February)
2. Practice with the Frisbee! -Hometime. (March)

And so now we are going to add point three.

3. Prepare for Frisbee! -Post-hometime, Pre-gametime.

:) You might be saying "Hmmm... Jay just can't get off the 'prepare' theme". And, well, you might be right! But I think it's kind of important.

Take for example - Every Friday, I clean the house (same parts at the same time every week), listen to the same music, wear the same shoes, and get to the field the same way. It kind of gives you a feeling that you know what's going to happen next... Frisbee! It gets my adrenaline going just knowing that I'm going to play Frisbee.

This might sound like some physco-babble to you, but even in the pros (Baseball, Football... etc) they have what they call a 'routine' before they play every game. Routines vary from person to person, but if you have one, it should get you into your element like it does to me.

:)

I'm sorry that this one is a longer one, but as I said - I have trouble explaining things.

~Frisbeeman