Moving on.

So, many people have asked me “What’s this twitter thing”. Well, allow this video to explain. Then read my notes following. 

I now realize how sad my life is. 

Twittering can become an addiction. What is it that compels some of us to share so much of our lives on sites like twitter, facebook, dailybooth, youtube, and yes… even myspace. ::shudder:: I wont even try to mention linked-in, bebo, pownce and all the other dark allies of the socialsphere.

Some of you reading this identify with me. You, like me, are an “Internet Socialite.” However, others of you are thinking:

“Oh man, thats so weird. He shares so much private information with the world!”

Or maybe your thinking something like,

“How incredibly vain! Who really wants to know all this stuff?!” 

Well, before you get to critical, let me propose a thought: Perhaps you don’t directly suffer from a twitter addiction, but suffer from O.S.M.O.S.I.S. (Overly Stimulated Mind from Online Social and Informational Sites).

ADMIT IT! You crave information! You might not be the one pumping it out, but you scarf down every tid-bit of info that is thrown at you! You may not

• twitter ever footstep
• post a video on youtube of every major and minor event in your life
• tag everyone you know on facebook
• stream your entire music listening history on last.fm
• let the world know what you are eating on foodfeed.us

But! You DO

• Surf facebook at work
• Watch videos when you should be doing laundry
• Check your friends facebook status on your phone
• Read details about your friends lives looking for references to yourself.

So you see, we are all sick. We all need to just go outside. Then come home and blog about our experiences (or read about the experiences of others).

You know who you are.

For the last year now, I have been attending a church that meets on Sunday nights. For 20 years of my life Sunday mornings were always consumed with running around and getting ready for church, THEN running around DOING things for church.

This new found free time on Sunday mornings has become a time of weekly quiet and reflection. The one point in the week where I can relax and meditate (meditate sometimes means sleeping).

Morgan Hochstetler (Usticks555) introduced me to this AWESOME worship band The Ember Days. This group has been my music of choice on Sunday mornings… or any other time I want to relax and go into a quiet reflexive mood.

I HIGHLY recommend you check them out. Even if you do not consider yourself a Christian, their music is AMAZING and you might juuuusssst enjoy it.

Find them using the linkage below:

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• myspace.com/theemberdays
• purevolume.com/theemberdays

OH! And if you want to know what I’m listening to… check out my lastfm account: lastfm.com/user/karpadiem

Will there come a time when I am too “old” to be relevant to the majority demographic of social media? When do I need to just hang it up. How will I know when I’m ‘Trying to hard?‘

Apparently, as the video below shows, I really don’t have to worry about that.

You can bet that I’ll be doing the same at 80. You just watch.

Now, here’s another thought… could a 40 year old do this video and it still be considered funny?

Well, anyways, Brian has started a business building handmade guitars. Below is a video of award winning Thumb Picking guitarist Matt Thomas playing one of his orgional guitars (Jamestown series).

Check out his website for more information. OH! And subscribe to his youtube channel as well. He should be putting out some interesting videos soon!