Blog Moving

 

Hey guys!! I have been using the WordPress blogging engine for a while now under the crippled hosting that WordPress.com offers. Well, since I am already paying for hosting of my own webpage I thought I might as well start hosting the blog on that site and then be able to get ALL the features that WordPress offers.

 

So… My Blog is moving!!!  But no worries, you shouldn’t be able to see any huge changes (besides new cool additions). Just keep using Power3k.com as the web address and you won’t have to worry about anything.

 

So, my blog is officially at www.power3k.com now instead of this site. Just update your links and things will go on as normal! Thanks!

 

-Ryan

Cruel World

This world sucks a lot of the time… so I just wanted to share something that I thought was pretty awesome.

 

Simple Love.

 

 

 

I think I am going to start uploading music to my blogs. Jill Schaeffer got me thinking about the idea and I like it! WordPress has a cool MP3 plugin so I will be trying it out here pretty soon. Brendan Wilson (guy I’m staying with right now) has awesome taste in music and has been opening up my eyes to some neat bands! I promise to share!

 

This song sounds happy and deep at the same time. Perfect for this picture!

Damiak – Step Behind the Yellow Line

Oh, also got some great shots of a day trip to Bathurst with the year 7/8 Cricket team! Can’t wait to post them!

Midnight Ride

SLC Punk… that movie has the most amazing reactions. I remember the first time I watched, I than dyed my hair pink!

 

So I watch it here with a couple of the guys. After its done we talk for a few minutes then jump into my car. Destination: Sydney. Time: 12:15am. Why: Because we can.

 

Why were we doing that? Just to go… to be able to talk and feel united in something for 4-5 hours. It was beautiful… it was relaxing and freeing as well. We just drove the 2 hours down, stopped at a beach and prayed for each other, walked around talking for a bit, then turned around and drove home.

 

The thing was, it wasn’t the destination… it was 100% the journey together. We talked and shared so much in that car. It was just as powerful as traditional therapy… but without the hassle. It was just 5 guys taking the time to drive and let God (and the road) take us wherever we needed to go. Answers presented themselves tonight and will continue to be found as we look back to the midnight run. So much fun.

 

“Alex the D+M car” has lived up to its name every time now!

 

So returning, its 5:45. I am now updating the blog because I haven’t for a while.

 

My recommendation if your confused: Grab a couple close friends and DRIVE. Doesn’t matter where, just do it.

 

Oh.. and go somewhere beautiful too!

Midweek

I find myself running out of time to blog more and more often. It’s not as if I don’t have things to share… I just somehow run out of time to do just that. No worries…

 

Just found a new program called Live Writer that should make it a lot easier to post things. It uploads the pictures and everything automatically so it simplifies a LOT.

 

Let me fill you in real quick on what is going on in my life right now. I am planning out and preparing for a Bible study I am leading on the subject of Prayer. That is Friday night. Saturday is a big Youth Rally in Newcastle. Saturday night we’re having a Scavenger Hunt that I have to finish planning. Then next week I have 2 school trips and I am leading out in Sabbath school (A 4 week study of Philippians). Then I have to prepare for a school StormCo trip (mission trip) to Vanuatu from the 19th to the 27th. The 28th I’m leading out a Christian dating seminar and lastly on the 5th of Dec I am finishing up the Philippians study. Also, I guess I am preparing most of the drama for a christmas program (just found out about that) on the 19th or Dec. Go ahead and throw a LAN party in on the 5th (Dec), a camping trip on the 12th – 14th (Dec), and 3 birthday parties inbetween.

 

So, lots to do. Good thing its all fun stuff. I love not having to worry about homework and being able to concentrate on planning fun. GREAT STUFF!

 

 

EDIT: (9 Nov) Scav hunt was amazing!! Bible study awesome as well! Looking forward to Philippians!

Canyon Wonderland

Alright, so Australia wins again!

 

This weekend I was given the opportunity to go on a “canyoning” trip with the Charlestown Pathfinders. I had no idea what Canyoning was but whatever the Charlestown Pathfinders do is usually pretty cool. I was told to bring a wet-suit, and some warm clothing. We jumped in a bus and took for for the Blue Mountains, a set of canyons only slightly smaller than the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

I enjoyed the mountains but was eager to find out what this entire Canyoning was all about. I found out we would be doing some repelling (or Abseiling as they call it over here) so I was stoked about that. We started out hiking for a while into the bush and it was pretty cool.

I grabbed a quick picture of the group before we got too far into the trip. From that point on things just started getting cooler and cooler. I  found that Australians don’t like using trails very much, but would rather create their own or use a stream. We ended up using the stream method.

 The group gearing up to hike down the “trail” (stream).

So it all started out in good fun and quickly got a bit more extreme. The water was about 6 degrees Celsius or 42 degrees Fahrenheit so you can imagine it was a bit cold. We continued on anyway pushing our way through the water!

That’s the trail behind Sheldon. She didn’t realize the water
was as deep as it ended up being.

From that point on I became lost in all the wonder. The Canyon got deeper and deeper. Soon the rock walls were on either side with only the stream running through the middle. The picture at the very top was a common sight! There we a couple places were we had to either climb down small waterfalls or just jump them into bigger pools.  

I really felt like I was in some sort of wonderland… it was just all too cool! It was as if Tinkerbelle really could live in that place!

Soon we came to the end of the canyon and we got to repel out. It was right near the opening of a waterfall so it felt pretty darn cool… just kind of jumping off a cliff next to rushing water. WOW!

 

Go ahead and check out all the pictures on my Picasa Collection… There are many that almost seem unreal… really just something that blew me away completely. The Australians would keep asking me what I thought and every time I found myself at a loss for words good enough to describe it. I love this place so much…. if only you guys could all see this with me!!

Take care everyone at home! Love you all!