On a BUS?!?!?!?

Just found out I'll be taking a bus to and from Colorado. Oh My!!!! Lots of reading and music.

Im gonna take my camera so I can report back to you guys.

Nerds at their finest

Stacie sent me this and I can't stop watching! Just love the time and effort put into it.



and I thought my tie fighter was cool: l-0-l

My Decision

My trip to Full Sail was, oh wait correction ... Full Sail University(the real FSU!!!!!!) anyway it was amazing. I didn't want to leave, it took everything in me not to jump on a camera and start shooting the next star wars movie. We did our tour of the school then met up with my councilor and when she found out that we didn't take a tour of the film department she took us on our own special tour, we went behind, behind the scenes. We saw every thing, from the daily buzz show's control room to the storage facilities of all the pretty equipment. Kyle's (the guy that allowed us to stay at his place) roommate was actually a current film student there. And he didn't have one bad thing to say about the school. I'm SOOOO STOKED about this place. So the question of the day is: Is Evan Garcia, age 21, going to start at Full Sail University (FSU!!! woot!!!)?

...Nope...

Yes, you read right. Despite all my aspirations of becoming the professional I dream to be, I choose to take reality head on and accept that God has a plan for me to stay and grow to become the man He wants me to be right where I am.

Here's my situation. I have no money, work at publix barely making any thing. and I have really messed up in school at FAU My GPA is a mess, and because of that I lost my scholarship. So before the trip up I asked Him to please give me sign of what to do. And sure enough, He pulled through!

When I sat down and talked to my councilor Carina(which by the way is the best!) I told her my situation and she said because that they are a University they now accept the Bright Future Scholarship. When I heard this I almost jumped out of my seat. This means if I bring up my GPA and along with some other Fin Aid stuff I would be able to attend with very little out of pocket!!!! If not I would be about like 100grand in the hole! Talk about answered prayers!!!!!!

So here's what I had to choose from: Start ASAP leave everyone down here and be there but have this money burden. Or I could wait put my dreams on hold (which is heart breaking :( and finish my degree here get the scholarship back and be with eveyone then I could attend with no strings attached.

Making this decision was not easy at all, I'm tearing up as I'm typing this. This means that I have to endure a school that is pretty much crap, and put up with an okay home life for now. But what really helps is to have some great friends that I can count on.

Here's a verse that I go to every time I feel down and out. Mo brought it to my attention one night at small group: Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight your self in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust in Him, and He will do it. -Psalm 37:1-5

Sorry for the length... Whew that feels good!
Oh and here's a song that pretty much sums up how I feel and show that God's plan is always better:

My decision can not be put off again
I see the right choice but my heart is filled with dread
It all seems backwards in my head, my head

I know it seems too wrong to be right
This way is so much harder to fight
But in the end I know it is true
This way is better, it's better for you

Choose a little pain and gain a life with joy
Accepting pleasure now will earn a life of pain
It all seems backwards in my head, my head

I know it seems too wrong to be right
This way is so much harder to fight
But in the end I know it is true
This way is better
It's better for you, for you

Sometimes I wonder why it's this way
When it's done the burden is gone
This discomfort will be taken away
As soon as it's over, it's over for me

I know it seems too wrong to be right
This way is so much harder to fight
But in the end I know it is true
This way is better
It's better for you, for you

P.S. Colorado, here I come!!!!!!!!!

Just in case the "Sith" hits the fan

HAHAHA!!!!!!
You never know when one might show up.

Excited about the future, I am. mmm

I'm soooooo stoked! about the next month. This weekend is Easter, and with that comes the Beach Baptisms. Can't wait to see all the people being "Dunked" at 6:32 am!!!!!. Mo, Luis, Javi, and I are heading down there at six to help set up and film some of the baptisms. then we head on back to Cooper City where we'll be participating in the half a million services that we'll be having. Meanwhile Mo has put me in charge of ensuring that all the baptisms at the different campuses will be fillmed so I'll be preoccupied with doing that.

Once that is over My good friend Pablo and I are heading straight up to Winter Park to take a tour of Full Sails film department!!! We'll also be meeting up with some others from FRC that are attending Full Sail. We'll get back on Wednesday the 26th then Thursday day off from work!!!I won't be resting Ill be getting ready for Colorado!!!

Yup, Ian, Carolina, some others and myself are flying up to Frisco, CO on the 28th. to film the first scenes of a movie that Ian is directing!!!!. This is something I've never done before and is so freaking excited about it!!!! think about it, I'll be working on a good sized production in another state where I've never been to. Oh yeah!!! We should be back by the 2nd of April. Then on the 10th, its off to Passion!!!!!!!!!!

I've been waiting for this since December. Never have I been so excited about a conference before. David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio and many more are going to be there!!. Just imagine 15 college aged kids in a 15 passenger van driving up to the ATL and back. I have a feeling some really biiiiiig things are going to take place. Some, life changing.

Well, as you can see, Busy I will be.

An ACTUAL TIE Fighter!!!

Here's an interesting article describing NASA's attempt to travel to two large asteroids:

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/18/star-wars-tech-now-headed-to-asteroids/


The Star Wars connection is that the craft being used to get there and study the asteroids is being propelled by 3 ion engines. (TIE fighters used twin ion engines...um hence the name) That is AWESOME!!!See below for an excerpt:

"The ion thrusters push on the spacecraft with less force than a sheet of newspaper does on your hand, he said. Here, that thrust is puny, but in space, which lacks gravity and friction, it can add up to something else.

"It takes Dawn four days to go from zero to 60 miles per hour; that doesn't exactly evoke the image of a hot rod," Rayman said with a laugh. "I call it accelerating with patience. But, over time, the effort builds up. Over the long haul, we will be able to achieve fantastically high speeds."

Try up to 25,000 mph. Ion propulsion is a much more continual thrust — five years in total for Dawn — than conventional chemical propulsion and, he added, is more than 10 times as efficient. Without it, it'd be too expensive for NASA to make the trip.

Ion propulsion, Rayman noted, has been around a long time, once only in the domain of science fiction. He first heard of it in a "Star Trek" episode. Most people know it from the "Star Wars" movies and their TIE — Twin Ion Engine — fighters.

Alluding to Dawn's three ion engines, Rayman said, "We're doing the Star Wars' TIE fighters one better," and added, "The joy of turning that from science fiction to science fact has been very exciting to me."'

Carry Me Down

This is the new video from Demon Hunter

Carry Me Down

The Man Hug

This funny little video is to instruct us guys how to properly hug without the need of "No Homo"

"A circle and a rectangle..... Yep"

Here's something I came upon during one of my scientific you tube searches. Rob Bell does a good job in showing the evidence of God in everything. Its a little over an hour so sit down and enjoy!

Everything Is Spiritual from Evan Garcia on Vimeo.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just realized I use exclamation points way too much

Hallelujah!

I really like this song.

.... and the video is cool too

A sticky situation

Some friends decided to pull a prank.
LOL Thanks guys .

Look What I Found!!

I woke up today to find, on my desk, nothing other than the coolest mouse pad PERIOD! So cool I didn't want to open it! (now i think about it i shouldn't have might be worth some thing)lol

Well take care everyone!

Star Wars is back!!!!

The Star Wars Animated T.V. series, The Clone Wars, will premiere IN THEATERS August 15, 2008 and continue with 30 minute episodes on Cartoon Network and TBS.

Hilarious!!

Sorry , but I had to post this.
How often do you see a sneezing panda?

Well, Here I Go....

This is my first posting on my blog!! Oh Yeah!!!! I've been wanting to do this for while now. I worked hard on the banner. My Mac is AWESOME!!! Thanks Mo.

This is only the beginning !!!!