The Journey December 26, 2009
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So my current personal journey is coming to close. A few months ago, I challenged myself to really discover what A Life Inspired means. What it really means. I came up with the idea and had a primitive understanding of what it was suppose to mean, but I never took the time to explore what it really meant to live a life inspired by God. So in the days to come, I’m going to start to explore A Life Inspired.
Merry Christmas December 24, 2009
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I really don’t have anything super important to say, other than Merry Christmas. Hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Churches that I Love December 19, 2009
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Some are churches you’ve heard of. Others are some that you probably haven’t heard but are still furthering the Kingdom
The Village Church- One of the big front-runners for changing the lukewarm Bible Belt into a real world changers for Christ. Matt Chandler, lead pastor, is very big on no longer being Moral Deists but living out true Biblical Christianity.
National Community Church- 75% are under the age of 35. How awesome is that?! Not many churches reach out to young adults, but this church proves that not only you can, but that they are just as passionate about Christ as any other people group out there.
Cornerstone Dallas- A local church here that has a dynamite homeless ministry. Our church sends a group over there at least once a month to help feed and clothe the homeless. Just one visit over there is a very humbling experience.
PS: Just for the record, I do love my church, First Baptist Richardson, but to add it to this list I felt would be a cop out and not the nature of what I was wanting to accomplish in this post.
Holiday favorites December 18, 2009
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With Christmas just around the corner, I’m going to wrap up my week of favorites with my favorite Christmas movies.
1. Muppet Christmas Carol
This was a tough choice. This and number 2 are shows I have to watch every Christmas. But I really I chose this because of the sentimental value that the Muppets bring. Plus Michael Caine is brilliant in this movie.
2. A Christmas Story
3. A Charlie Brown Christmas
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
5. It’s a Wonderful Life
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope God blesses your holidays!
My 30 Favorite Video Games December 17, 2009
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Video games are more than a hobby for me. It’s a past time. I’ve been playing ever since my dad got the original NES way back in 85. I was not even 4 years old when I started playing Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt. Then there were games like Dig Dug and Pac Man which I can play for hours one end. So coming up with 30 games that I love was easy.
Now, in the next gen console era, my love for video games has only continued. In fact, with the addition of XBOX 360 achievements I’ve ended up playing several games that I wouldn’t have normally played and discovering that I like some
Grading was mainly based on gameplay and replay-ablity. Graphics are nice, but is not even close to being a deciding factor in whether or not I like a game or not. So here they are, Gabe’s 30 favorite video games of all time:
1- Halo (XBOX)
Without question, probably the most replayed single game I have ever played. Yeah there are the Madden and NCAA Football games that I play a ton, but playtime is greatly reduced once football season ends and I end up buying the new game every year, but with Halo for almost 3 years my friends and I played this game over and over again until we were forced to get some sleep… then we played some more.
2- NCAA Football series (multi)
3- Civilization (PC)
4- Super Mario Brothers (NES)
5- Dig Dug (Arcade)
6- Halo 3 (360)
7- Link to the Past (SNES)
8- GTA 3 (XBOX)
9- Goldeneye (N64)
10- Super Mario 3 (NES)
11- Galaga (Arcade)
12- Guitar Hero 2 (multi)
13- Super Mario Kart (SNES)
14- Final Fantasy 7 (PS)
15- Madden Series (multi)
16- XCOM (PC)
17- Wii Sports (Wii)
18- Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX)
19- Rock Band 2 (multi)
20- Asteroids (Arcade)
21- Legend of Zelda (NES)
22- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega)
23- Tetris (multi)
24- Pac Man (Arcade)
25- Excitebike (NES)
26- Mass Effect (360)
27-Command and Conquer (PC)
28-Tiger Woods series (multi)
29-NBA Live series (multi)
30-Donkey Kong (Arcade)
My 15 Favorite Albums December 16, 2009
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1- Mettallica “Master of Puppets”
2- Nirvana “Nevermind”
3- Linkin Park “Hybrid Theory”
4- Linkin Park “Metora”
5- Jimi Hendrix “Electric Ladyland”
6- Red Hot chili Peppers “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”
7- *NYSC “Celebrity”
8- Guns N Roses “Appetite for Destruction”
9- U2 “Joshua Tree”
10- U2 “Actung Baby”
11- Foo Fighters “Colour and the Shape”
12- Smashing Pumpkins “Mellon Collie…”
13- The Eagels “Hotel California”
14- Michael Jackson “Thriller”
15- Rage Against the Machine “Battle for Los Angeles”
My 25 Favorite Movies December 15, 2009
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I love watching movies, even though I don’t really like too many of them. I’m what you would call a bit of a movie snob. My first year at North Texas I was a film student, so I rarely am able to take movies for what they are(except for comedies for some reason). As a result, 75 percent of the big summer blockbusters I can’t stand.
There is a website called Criticker that I use to grade all the movies I see. Based on what I grade all these movies, it comes up with a bunch of recommendations, and not only that but it will predict(with scary accuracy) whether or not you’d like a movie. It’s pretty cool.
To get to the point- I use the grades I’ve given movies on Critcker as the base for this list. So, without further adieu, here are my 25 favorites:
1- Star Wars
No doubt, my favorite movie of all time. ALL TIME. No movie will ever challenge this as my favorite.
2- Empire Strikes Back
3- Return of the Jedi
4- Raiders of the Lost Ark
5- Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
6- Monsters, Inc.
7- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8- The Dark Knight
9- Dead Poets Society
10- Back to the Future
11- Dumb and Dumber
12- Finding Nemo
13- Batman Begins
14- Aladdin
15- Toy Story
16- The Matrix
17- Lion King
18- cars
19- 300
20- Casino Royale
21- Star Trek 6: Undiscovered Country
22- X-Men
23- Batman
24- Office Space
25- Wayne’s World
So time for a little interaction, tell me some of your favorites. I’d love to know.
My 25 Favorite TV shows December 14, 2009
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I don’t really watch that much TV. It’s mostly ESPN and reruns. But, there are a few shows that I love and really can’t get enough of. So here you go, the first of many Gabe’s favorites list.
1- Seinfeld
I don’t care what anyone else says- Seinfeld is the greatest show ever on television. People who know me, probably are surprised that Lost is not first on my list, to me Seinfeld is leaps and bounds ahead of every show out there. With so many reruns all over television, I’ve probably seen every episode 5 or more times at least, but it never gets old.
2- LOST
3- Band of Brothers
4- Simpsons
5- Star Trek: Deep Space 9
6- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7- Battlestar Galactica
8- Big Bang Theory
9- Andy Griffith Show
10- Friends
11- Home Improvement
12- Sopranos
13- How I Met Your Mother
14- Saved by the Bell
15- Star Trek: The Next Generation
16- King of the Bell
17- WKRP in Cincinati
18- Whose Line is it Anyways
19- Scrubs
20- The Cosby Show
21- Glee
22- Cheers
23- CSI (the original)
24- Flash Forward
25- Heroes
