At the end of last year I decided to set up some goals for 2010 and the years to follow (2011 and 2012 perhaps). One of the goals was to blog more, and so far I am achieving it. Another one was to learn how to skate, and I also achieved it! There are many goals, some more important, some less important, but all of them are good and fun. The one I am really looking forward to achieving is “Learn how to fly”.
I don’t know exactly why I want to learn how to fly, but airplanes have always fascinated me… the sad part is that it is very expensive to get a license, and after I have the license, when will I fly? I don’t even have an airplane! I could hire one sometimes, but… for what? Sometimes I think I would like to be a commercial pilot, but I am almost finishing my Computer Science degree, and I am a software engineer! Ah… too many dreams, too many questions… I am a bit crazy, yes.
Nevertheless, some time this year I will have a Trial Introductory Flight (probably on a Cessna 152) to see how it feels like… apparently they let you guide the aircraft for a while, which is exciting and scary! What will happen after that? I don’t know…
(And that is only one of the goals in my list… lol)
I decided to start a new series (actually two series): “10 things I love about me” and “10 things I hate about me”. I am working on both lists, and I should start posting soon. I will post one item at a time, and probably one love item and one hate item per day (prime number day, don’t forget!).
When I decided to write those series I was hoping to evaluate my life and get better by the end of it… let’s see how it goes. I also plan to write some fun posts about some of the items… you will see!
Now, just some unrelated riddles that my friends from twitter couldn’t find the answer (even though Google knows them very well):
- When do giraffes have 8 feet? A: “When there are two of them.”
- What is the shortest mathematicians joke? A: “Let epsilon be smaller than zero.”
Today is the 17th (at least where I live) and since 17 is a prime number it is time for a new post! And to make things more simple complicated, I decided that the 2nd and the 17th will be dedicated for reviews (books, music, movies, blogs, whatever I feel like reviewing…)!
Today I want to talk about Libera, an alternative kind of boy band, as they describe themselves. They are a British vocal band of boys that sing unique arranged songs that sometimes remind me of Gregorian chants. Libera is a latin word that means “free”, and while many of their songs are (partially or fully) in Latin, they also sing contemporary songs including their own compositions. Musically speaking, I think they are incredible and their voices and harmonies are perfect. Theologically speaking, ignoring the songs about Mary, some of their songs bring me into a place of worship and awe before the Holiness and Majesty of God.
My favourite songs are “Sanctus”, “Libera”, “Love and Mercy” and “Time”, from their new album “Peace” that should be released already. You can listen to their album “Peace” for free on their Amazon page. You can also visit their website www.libera.org.uk to buy their albums or donate.
As you can probably see, I didn’t update my blog lately. The main reason is because I was away on holidays. Another, also relevant reason is that I don’t have defined days to update my blog, and this doesn’t help me. And now is when the awesome idea comes…
Inspired by my friend FMD and his The Thursday Blog (and also inspired by my own craziness), I decided to update my blog on every day of the month that is a prime number! In case you don’t remember what a prime number is, it is a number that can only be divided by 1 and by itself. For example, 13 is prime, and that is why I am announcing this today! If you are confused, the list of all prime numbers from 1 to 31 is: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31. That means that if you come here on any of those days, there will be a brand new post!
To understand why this will work you need to understand my mind: I like standards and when things follow some known or unknown defined logic, and I will not want to break a standard in my own blog…
I have many reasons to be excited and thankful to God!
First: I am going to the USA in 12 days! I am going to spend some time around LA and San Francisco, go to Disneyland and to Las Vegas to go to NAPKIN CONFERENCE! How cool is that?!
Second: I am going to Brazil for a week to spend some time with my family and a few friends! It will be awesome… I love my Country and I am happy to spend some time over there!
Third: I finally got my Australian Driver License last Friday! I transferred my Brazilian license and after an annoying test I got an unrestricted Australian license (no need for P1, P2 or similar annoying thing).
Last one (because I need to sleep): tonight we had an AWESOME kids service and I know tomorrow will be just the same… can’t wait to be a blessing to more children and families! And that is why I need to stop writing now… I need to go to bed…
Be blessed and see you in Vegas! (or at Church tomorrow, if you live in Sydney…)
Cadu
I am Carlos Dyonisio (aka Cadu), and this is my personal blog. I am a nerd, a Computer Science/Maths student, a Software (Kernel) Engineer, and in my free time a volunteer at Hillsong Kids.
I am a follower of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. I am very passionate about seeing children following Him.
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