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Wow. I can tell from the comments that there are a few people that actually read this thing.

Weird.

In contrast to my last post, this one is going to be nice and short. I’m trying to be better about posting, and fighting the urge to only post if I feel like writing about everything that’s been going on.

The Easter Sunrise service went really well. I helped set up on Saturday afternoon, and then stayed there and awake all night with a couple of friends to make sure no one tampered with (read: stole) any of the equipment (sound, instruments, etc). We had a good time hanging out, playing cards, talking, and playing with digital cameras and glo-sticks.

Needless to say, I was rather tired Sunday morning when it came time for the actual service to start (6:15 AM), though I had less to complain about than some (I hadn’t gotten up until noon on Saturday, so I’d only actually been awake for 18 hours or so). The service went well, and the turnout was amazing. Our normal Sunday services average between 130 and 150 adults, and we had around 650 people come to the Easter service! Hopefully they came away from it with a clear understanding of the Gospel, and hopefully we’ll see some of them in the future at our normal services.

As I said, we had some fun with a digicam Saturday and Sunday, and you can see the pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fancyhands/sets/72157600063582730/. Some of the pictures are of setup, some are of the overnight party, and some are of the actual service (as well as a few random ones thrown in). I took a few of the overnight ones, but overall they’re Amanda’s (which explains some of the random ones – I assure you I didn’t take the ones of her and Wilma trying on clothes…)

(This is one of my favorites – Amanda decided to literally attack me with her blanket. I was leaning back in my chair, and I nearly toppled over…)

And for your further enjoyment, I’ve finally started uploading some of my pictures to Picasa Web Albums, so you can check out my pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/m.d.everhart/.

(As a side note, I’d really like to get a new digicam. I’m torn between a small, point-n-shoot, that I would actually take with me, and a digital SLR. I hate the zoom range you have to give up on the small p&s cameras, as well as the noise generated by their smaller, cheaper sensors, and the lack of full control (not that I’m a good enough photographer to really know better than the camera). I did some reading today, and I’m really tempted by the Sony Alpha 100 digital SLR. It’s gotten really good reviews, and it would let me use my Minolta lenses that I have for my 35mm. Unfortunately, I don’t have $600 lying around for the body alone, or $700-800 for the body and lens kit. I have lenses, but the camera has a 1.5x magnification vs. 35mm focal length ratings, so my 28-80 lens would be a far less versatile 42-120. Oh well, in due time.)

Night kids.