verses read: 1 John 3:1-10
prayer: 5 minutes
We’re the Children of God, and as such should be dead to sin. These few passages are very similar to various parts of the Gospel of John; not a wonder that the authorship of this book is hardly contested. Yet the tone of the writing is a lot different; it comes from an older person, which is expected of course. And so, as Children of God, we should not be giving way to the devil. Kind of ties in to what Rev Wee preached at Fusion, that our old self is dead; sin is lawlessness. So stop doing the things that lead in that direction.
Today is my first day of class. That’s right, after an extended break, I’m finally starting classes, even then, not the full set of classes. There’s CG after that as well. I’m supposed to be leading worship, something which I’ve not done in more than a month. Which does seem strange, but it is a very much welcomed break.
Anyway, my arms are aching after a seriously long workout at the gym yesterday. Decided to do more muscle exercises than usual. Tried my hand at making fresh pasta yesterday; it’s easy but tiring. Would be a lot easier if I had a pasta machine. Cooked it just now, was pretty good! Took some photographs, will put it online some other time.
Have been hit with GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome). It’s a worldwide phenomena among guitarists and bassists. I should actually say I’ve been hit with BAS, because this time I’m thinking of getting a 6-string bass. But they are actually quite hard to fine. 3 brands have emerged, Cort, Ibanez and Yamaha; they have pretty decent and not that expensive 6-string basses. I’m actually seriously considering the John Myung bass, which is the cheapest of the lot, but the turn off would be it’s small string separation. It’s way too small for me; but will give it a try anyway.
Other than that, the Cort and Ibanez basses carry Bartolini pickups which is what is usually used in the way more expensive boutique basses like Fedora or that sort. And since they are solid bodies, the body doesn’t really affect that much of the tone. Then again, hopefully the BAS will pass, then I won’t be buying anything new!
Taylor has a new guitar as well. The Grand Symphony (GS) body shape; with properly aligned tonewoods; and they won’t come with stock electronics or cutaway. Unfortunately (or thank goodness), I don’t quit fancy the new shape. Well, they don’t make Taylors like they used to; that’s actually a blessing to my wallet!
Midterm talk is coming; need to hammer down some results before next Thursday or I will be slaughtered by the examiner. Had a sudden flash of inspiration yesterday and was able to think of some interesting way to proof a certain result, hopefully this inspiration lasts a little longer!
