hope the lack of posting didn’t leave anyone with a big hole in their soul. the desire to post hasn’t happened in a while, and to be honest i am tired of looking at the blood and scabs on my page. so here is something much more pleasant to watch.
Ethan Plays Cards from Matt Knapp on Vimeo.
What defenestration looks like
So i am writing this entirely with my left hand. Why? Because I fell through our window in our living room and cut up my right forearm and elbow, my right butt cheek, and my right calve. 30-40 stitches and a night in the hospital later i am recovering at home. How did this happen? you might be wondering. Well, Cari and I we working out to P90X (an amazing home workout series) and we came to the wall squat set. i chose to do them against the window (stupid) and the window couldnt take the pressure. i went backward through the window and pulled myself back through. so there you go… dumb mistake. thanks for your prayers.
So lately - no not lately - always - I don’t really know what I want to do with fivefeetfour. Right now it is a kinda family update, random thoughts, funny things, youth ministry blog. There isn’t much focus it is just an outlet for me. I am not a great writer, photographer, thinker. I am not whining… I am just saying. I am more the kinda guy that will joke around with you in person and do something fun that sit down and commit to the web 2.0 world. I update the look every 2-3 months. I think I have ADHD, which might explain… oh look something shiny!
Sometimes I want fivefeetfour to be totally committed to youth ministry and being a part of the conversations like that going on at YS or Mark’s blog at Planet Wisdom. Problem: I got no time… and would have to be very intentional about it… and with the ADD thing, well you know how that… hey brownies!
Sometimes I want fivefeetfour to be about making some supplemental income… through web design or t-shirt sales or something. Problem: I would have to learn a lot more things about web design and graphic design.
Sometimes I just want to make it consistently random about something obscure that eventually becomes viral. Problem: That stuff isn’t really planned out… it just happens.
Sometimes I want to review all kinds of products (or at least promise to review products) like my friend Adam. Then corporations and people will send me stuff to try on my youth group and “spread the word” about the product while I get free toys. Problem: i don’t think i want fivefeetfour to be just about that. I would get bored and feel too obligated. Aside: If anyone wants to send me free stuff, if I really like it I promise to give it at least my MKSOA.
So for now fivefeetfour stays the same. I am standing at a crossroads and am ok with sitting there and eating a sandwich right now… ooo look a butterfly.
Two weeks after his surgery Ethan is doing just fine…
Wigglin’ Ethan from Matt Knapp on Vimeo.