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Well, sadly the summer is over and another year of college is about to begin. This year I’m a SENIOR! So here’s a little rundown of how my summer went and what this year of college is about to throw at me.
In a day when the term “google” has become synonymous with internet search (in fact, it’s even in the dictionary), a new search engine named Cuil (pronounced “cool”) is making some pretty bold claims.
Cuil searches more pages on the Web than anyone else—three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft. [source]
Coming out from under wraps just recently, Cuil is attempting to redefine the way web search is done. After noticing it via a news story on the home page of CNN.com today, I decided to take Cuil for a spin to see what it is made of. Some of what I found was nice, some wasn’t impressive at all. Let’s start with the good news. Read the rest of this entry »
I recently had a graphic design tutorial published online with the good folks over at Vectortuts. I wrote a tutorial showing how to create a coffee cup with vector art using the design program, Inkscape (www.inkscape.org). This is the first graphic design tutorial I’ve ever written or had published, and it probably won’t be the last.
Head over to http://vectortuts.com/illustration/creating-a-coffee-cup-with-inkscape/ and give it a read if you’re interested.
It’s been a while since I posted anything, and I didn’t want to go the entire month on June without putting something on my website - so… here’s a rundown of how my summer is progressing thus far.
As many or most of you know, I’m still working stage at BJU and doing my church music internship at Community Baptist in Greer. My internship is going very well thus far. It’s neat being able to interact with the people there and to get involved in their ministry. Though I was a bit skeptical at first, I think it was wise to go somewhere I hadn’t been before to get a fresh perspective on music ministry and, in a broader sense, church ministry. I have been able to sing in choir (and direct a bit), play in the orchestra, play the keyboards, and sing a few vocal numbers among other things. I’ve just finished a database program that will help Pastor Matt in his efforts to organize the music library (another one of our projects this summer).
Work at stage has been neat as well. I started off working in Rodeheaver during the month of May on some electrical wiring projects. Then we spent the month of June making some renovations to Stratton Hall (which will be finished this week). If you’ve ever been in Stratton Hall, you may recall the reddish-maroon curtain that covered the wall at the back of the auditorium (if not, follow the link above and look at the 360 panorama). Well, we took that down, and constructed a wood-paneled wall that matches the existing paneling on the side walls. In addition, we have swapped out the old ceiling tiles with newer, more acoustic ones. Overall, this should transform the acoustics in SH a good bit and make it more appealing for musical performances.
In other news . . .
That’s all from me for now. Leave a comment so I don’t get lonely, ok? 
As some of you know, demolition began today on the lobby of Rodeheaver Auditorium here at BJU. At 12 noon they began pulverizing the old lobby. When I got back from lunch break around 12:20, then action was well underway. I had brought my digital camera to work today so that I could get pictures of the demolition. So I snapped my first pic from the sidewalk (you see it on the right).
Not satisfied with this viewpoint, I rushed up to the light booth (the windows on the front of the building situated one floor above the lobby) and snapped 3 more pictures with the claw right below me. Sweetness.
Feeling pleased with myself, I walked back outside to chat with some stage crew friends who were among the 100 or so onlookers. They had noticed me in the window (go figure) and told me that we probably weren’t allowed to go up there. Oops. Whatever the case may be, I came away with a few impressive shots that nobody else was able to get because I didn’t get the memo about staying out of that particular room while I was at lunch.
Boldly going where no photographer dared to venture… dun-dun-duunnn.
Peter is a Senior Church Music major pursuing his B.Mus. degree at Bob Jones University. He enjoys playing the piano, composing music, having fun with friends, and talking about himself in 3rd person. Due to the utter craziness of the semester, updates to this website may be few and far between, but keep your eyes peeled.
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