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wish list of ‘08

tim — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:03:57 +0000

i feel a bit selfish making a christmas list, but the other day my mother asked me what i wanted and then i laughed…i have expensive tastes…well here it is, my christmas wish list of sorts…

muchos dineros:

01. red scarlet

+ lenses, battery, monitor system, etc.

02. canon 5d mark II

+ lenses, extra length battery, etc.

03. 15″ 2.53 GHz macbook pro with 4 gigs of ram

+ carrying case, sleeve, bag, etc.

menos dineros:

04. 20 inch lcd display (so i can run dual monitors again)
05. 500 gig external hard drive (preferably a western digital or another good brand)
06. american eagle gift cards
07. itunes gift cards
08. my fat bird t-shirt (size small, organic made in usa)

no dineros:

09. get accepted into any or all of the following: UCI, UCSD, CSUF. Chapman.
10. make cif playoffs

i think that’s about it.
i am continually reminded of how blessed i am.
of how much stuff i am privileged with.
the fact that everything i have is a God given gift.
everything we are allowed is only by the vast mercy of Christ.
–
live love.
breathe surrender.
with reckless abandon.
hold nothing back.

100 things to do…

tim — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:47:41 +0000

in no particular order, 100 random things i would like to do or have happen before i die….

001. bic my head
002. get carvings on my head
003. write a children’s book (and have it published)
004. burn coal
005. get married
006. sky dive
007. bungee jump
008. get my drivers license
009. go on the amazing race or the mole
010. get buff
011. become king of america
012. start my own company
013. graduate college….maybe…
014. go at least 3 days without speaking
015. eat at least 2 4×4’s in one sitting
016. kill a cow
017. eat that cow
018. go to south africa
019. live in new york city for at least 6 months
020. learn to drive stick
021. write a song/poem that gets published
022. drive a race car at least 200 mph
023. hang glide
024. discover a number and name it the wright number…pun intended…
025. fly on air force one
026. write an article for a big newspaper
027. drive the tumbler from batman
028. wrestle a bear…and win…
029. direct a full length movie
030. film a full length movie
031. edit a full length movie
032. get an iphone
033. have my face be on the first page of a google search
034. compete in the olympics
035. blow something up…like a semi or something…
036. snowboard
037. break down a door with my shoulder
038. shoot an rpg
039. break the internet
040. work at apple
041. throw a pc off the top of a tall building
042. light a pc on fire then throw it off the top of a tall building
043. own a chipmunk
044. fly an airplane
045. play in the pavilion (ucla)
046. play in a cif playoff game
047. defy gravity
048. go to a ncaa final four championship game
049. sit in the student section for a college basketball game
050. go to a nba championship game
051. drive on the autobahn
052. always be in basketball playing shape
053. still be able to hang in pick up games at the park past the age of 45
054. go to israel
055. sell a design for a lot of money
056. sell a photograph for a lot of money
057. get paid to edit a video
058. own a canon 5d mark II
059. own a red camera
060. own a mac pro, a macbook pro, and 2 cinema displays..make that 4….
061. get a coffee from every starbucks in seatle
062. get cancer and beat it, then beat it again for good measure
063. create a pill that gets rid of acne forever
064. be in times square for new years
065. design my own house and build it
066. catch a bunch of fire flies, at least 27, and put them in a jar
067. not wear a tux or suit in my wedding
068. forever get rid of the fonts comic sans, and papyrus i want to physically destroy them forever
069. watch a full season of 24 in 24 hours stopping only to go the bathroom
070. finish a newspaper crossword without using the internet….
071. be a part of an improv everywhere
072. make a video that gets on youtube’s featured video list
073. get a million views on a video
074. get 300 hits on my website in one day that aren’t all me
075. have a post from my site get on the front page of digg
076. throw a big rock at a glass house
077. pay over 100 bucks for a steak and have it be the best steak ever
078. weigh a 170 pounds and not be fat
079. make a documentary film that truly affects change in people’s lives
080. be able to say i have completely read every book i own…well…at least come close…
081. write a review for a restaurant and get paid for it, also have them pay for my meal
082. start a trend
083. study abroad for a semester of college
084. hit a buzzer beater game winning shot
085. fill up at least half of my passport
086. get a block where i pin it on the backboard
087. throw a legit alley-oop
088. jab stab right. dribble left. left hand dunk middle of the lane with authority over 2 guys.
089. have my hair cut with a blow torch
090. learn to draw well
091. bowl an almost perfect game
092. get a triple double
093. write a million dollar check to my church or a missionary
094. blow a bubble with gum
095. go to cupertino
096. have canon send me prototypes of their cameras before they are released
097. live love
098. breathe surrender
099. with reckless abandon
100. hold nothing back

last first…

tim — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:59:53 +0000

fourth day of school ended today.
last wednesday was my last first day of high school.
276 days left till i graduate on june 12th at 7pm. (Lord willing i do graduate….)
my class schedule is much more full than i originally intended or thought.
after day one i gotta admit i wanted to say forget it already.
yea i know its day 1, i’m still in high school, i haven’t had anything yet.
but none the less that is how i felt. overwhelmed on day one of thoughts of period 0 after having an away game in temecula and getting home late and instead of showering and going to bed having to shower, do laundry for the game the next night, do ap econ and precal homework. (ok attempt to scribble something that looks like precal homework)
but God is good. too good.
pastor matt in chapel that first day talked about God’s mercies being brand new everyday. that put an end to my complaining right there.
(for the most part…im a wicked sinner and complainer yet…)
with God giving me the time of day to listen to my prayers and offer me fresh beginnings on a daily basis how can i let my joy in Him be stolen.
God is just too amazing and too good.
God intended life to have challenges.
He gives us new mercies daily and not on some monthly or annual plan so that we learn to trust Him. to rely on Him. to have to take life one day, one hour, one breath at a time by His very grace and mercy alone.
“i need Thee oh i need Thee, every hour i need Thee, i need Thee, i need Thee, i need Thee every hour…”
i can’t help but be in awe.
it inspires to me know that at the end of every day i look forward.
at the beginning of every day i look back.
and whether looking forward or backwards i see God as sovereign.
sovereign when i fail.
sovereign when He allows me to succeed.
sovereign when i completely throw a day down the drain.
sovereign when i live a moment completely to His glory.
consistent when i am not.
consistent when i am closer to Him.
consistent when i am running from Him.
consistent when i embrace everything He is.
consistent when i turn my face on His love.
sovereign. consistent. consistently sovereign.
i can’t count nor depend on me or anyone or anything else.
but i can undoubtedly depend on my Maker, Savior, and Lord.

so here’s to a school yr. a life. a journey of living, loving, failing, falling, hurting, laughing, learning, repenting, crying, searching, discovering and getting back up every time i fall, repenting every time i sin, living when i just want it all to end, learning true satisfaction in my God, my Love.

its been a while since i have written. so i feel off. i need to get back into it. some how i need to keep this more up to date…or more hours in the day…that would work as well.

love to you.
live. love. learn. fail. fall. get back up. cry. laugh. repent. rejoice. be satisfied. glorify. exalt. the One.

the list 83.

tim — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:17:37 +0000

1. i do not like marshmallows.
2. i have an immense fear of being surrounded by water..pool,lake, ocean etc…
3. have noticed clothing companies are beginning to make their size smalls really big.
4. clowns freak me out.
5. i hate sit ups.
6. and dislike running more than about three-fourths mile.
7. i don’t like dirt.
8. or being dirty.
9. i watch mythbusters .
10. and the food network.
11. i often eat to fast.
12. and touch my face too much.
13. want go to chapman university.
14. and visit new york city.
15. and make a stop motion video.
16. i use aveeno lotion.
17. and old spice for deodorant.
18. drink black coffee.
19. otherwise it is a peppermint mocha.
20. am a clean freak.
21. i take 2 showers a day minimum(typically).
22. subconsciously i scratch my head. often it seems.
23. hoping to redesign this site at least 24 more times.
24. don’t like christmas music(the overplaying of it)
25. i want to read more.
26. live more consistently.
27. live in balance.
28. use a red one camera.
29. waste less time.
30. i find “lol” to be very annoying.
31. i want to completely shave my head.
32. want to learn to draw better.
33. want to work for apple.
34. greatly enjoy vitamin water.
35. and steak.
36. write a children’s book. (might be easier than say a novel)
37. hate microsoft.
38. i love sleep too much.
39. i think platypuses are phenomenal.
40. do not like the disney channel.
41. jeans. flip flops. polo.
42. i like the numbers 11 and 24.
43. the number 11 is the same forwards, backwards, and upside down.
44. i used to cut my own hair.
45. was told i needed glasses in 7th grade. wore them for 4 months then never again. have passed all my vision test since then just fine.
46. i had 5 wisdom teeth pulled. i typed that correctly. 5.
47. 3 musketeer bars and twix top all other candy bars.
48. have read half of uncle tom’s cabin.
49. i am half pacific islander(filipino) and half white.
50. i am not half asian
51. own one belgium soccer jersey and it is about 3 sizes too big.
52. own one nba jersey and it is about a size too small.
53. know at least 3 other tims
54. do not believe in capitalization. (for the most part.)
55. had braces.
56. am very thankful for running water.
57. am ok with waking up early
58. don’t drink milk. it hurts my stomach.
59. wear size 8 and half in shoes.
60. will respond to jim. jim-bo. doug. and t-dub. and wright.
61. my middle name is dizon.
62. i have trouble winking.
63. i enjoy acting.
64. i have my permit.
65. wendy’s is my favorite fast food place.
66. i love pasta and italian food.
67. i only have 3 keys.
68. i am starting to wear hats more often.
69. love ironwood. except that it is desert. not a big fan of desert.
70. i type poorly.
71. i have been to belgium twice.
72. i like the color brown. and red. and blue. and sometimes green.
73. and black. white too.
74. i do not like math.
75. or geometry.
76. sometimes i do not like science.
77. i like history.
78. and english.
79. and bible class.
80. i like it when the dentist clean my teeth.
81. i like the mountains.
82. i get scared going up and down the windy skinny roads.
83. i think 83 is enough.

uno mas listo

tim — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:48:53 +0000

about two weeks ago just about every store pretty much everywhere began playing christmas music.
please do not take this the wrong way.
i am not a grinch.
i do not hate christmas.
i love christmas.
just not christmas music…
see there are only so many christmas songs out there about oh i dont know only 25 of them.
and then there are about say 45 different versions of each of those songs by every singer out there.
some christmas songs i enjoy but for the most part i get tired of them.
i feel this way more so with the secular than the sacred christmas songs.
you go to the mall and every store is playing just about the exact same song at almost the same time.
walk out of one store in the middle of a song and as you walk into the next and lo and behold its the exact same song by a different person.

think what you will, but that’s just me.

on a more upbeat note, some things i do love about christmas.

1. people are typically a little nicer and a little more generous
2. the spirit of giving and wishing the best for one another
3. a whole day is set to honor the birth of the Savior
4. getting stuff, not gonna lie i do enjoy it
5. no school
6. peppermint mocha from starbucks
7. christmas starbuck cups
8. plenty of sports on t.v. to watch
9. brings the year to an end on a generally positive note
10. reminds me of just how blessed i really am

so i’ve written two lists in a row now.
not sure if that’s a good or bad thing.
i’d wish you all a merry christmas but seriously now, it’s still november.
love to you all.

people i’m thankful for

tim — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:24:45 +0000

i think we do a pretty good job of being thankful for stuff.
i’m thankful for tons of stuff from food to my mac to running water to vitamin water.
but something i have come to be even more thankful for is people.
for the community God has put me in.
for the huge safety net of people i have.
i know i have people in my life who want what is best for me.
people who will tell me the truth even though i may not want to hear it.
God didn’t leave us alone on this journey of life and for that i am truly thankful.
thankful that i get to live life with people and enjoy this journey with them.

we are told to count our blessings. to make them known. so i’m going to do just that.
in no particular order these are people who have impacted my life and for whom i am thankful.

1. my mom and dad- they have given me so much from their time to money to advice, i could not imagine better parents
2. mi hermano- even though things can get rough i love him to death
3. pastor matt- i don’t even know where to start, thanks for everything
4. eric – i can always go to him with anything, some of the best conversations i’ve had were with this guy
5. the leavells - i love you guys so much and am so thankful for what you do
6. angie- for listening, for laughing, for making me smile, for being you
7. tracy loi- my secretary who stole my yo-yo
8. tim higgins- who knows what i would do after a loss if it weren’t for you
9. aaron chidester - good talks man
10. bryant- attempting to write something worth while at starbucks with me
11. matt markulis- thanks for the talks, and the ipod too
12. bob - inspires so much creativity and out of the box thinking
13. biz- your awesome
14. coach- for all your time and energy you spend coaching
15. spencer- for teaching me sound and design and for all the rides
16. chelsea- for “making” me film youth activities, i am forever indebted to you for that
17. james - my fellow wordpress blogger and video guy
18. nick- for making ideas reality, t-shirts, the fort, etc.
19. hillary phan- for pointing out my faults
20. cesar- i miss you dude
21. katie collier- for missing marshall with me
22. lori- we cleaned bathrooms in a foreign country, how awesome was that
23. “marshall” mike ames- the few times i’ve had to listen to you have meant so much
24. jae- probably the absolute nicest and most generous guy i know
25. jonny lopez- we still need to work on that children’s book

i’m sure this is not a complete list but just the first 25 to come to mind.

and i leave you with some truth:
“if it weren’t for your friends, you wouldn’t have any friends”

love to you all and happy thanksgiving.