The Randonimity of Me
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Poster:
Oogyboogawa
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2007/08/24 06:26:54 AM
I'm considering being even more ambitious...
I would REALLY like to get my own screen printing equipment. That part, would actually almost be in my budget for my October 13th launch(for a low end model of the screen printing equipment at least). But if I did that I would also probably have to rent out a place to store and use the equipment and also would have to set up a dark room(part of the screen printing process requires a dark room kinda like with film). With all those expenses(assuming I found a way to pay for it), I would probably have to also have it set up as a screen printing business where I would make t-shirts and stuff for other people not just for my own site, to help add more to my profits to so I could make back the overhead. Part of me is seriously considering trying to go for it, but I haven't fully investigated it yet, so I'm not ready to decide. I need to look more into what it would require and also to pray about it more and see how I feel led. I get excited just thinking that that is a possibility though.
Hmm... who knows.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
I would REALLY like to get my own screen printing equipment. That part, would actually almost be in my budget for my October 13th launch(for a low end model of the screen printing equipment at least). But if I did that I would also probably have to rent out a place to store and use the equipment and also would have to set up a dark room(part of the screen printing process requires a dark room kinda like with film). With all those expenses(assuming I found a way to pay for it), I would probably have to also have it set up as a screen printing business where I would make t-shirts and stuff for other people not just for my own site, to help add more to my profits to so I could make back the overhead. Part of me is seriously considering trying to go for it, but I haven't fully investigated it yet, so I'm not ready to decide. I need to look more into what it would require and also to pray about it more and see how I feel led. I get excited just thinking that that is a possibility though.
Hmm... who knows.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Poster:
LES
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2007/08/24 14:02:19 PM
I do know how screen printing works -- I had some involement in it awhile back. It is intereting for evey now and then but all in all I found it a little tedious after awhile.
It will be very interesting to see what you decide to do. There is a small screen printing business in our little town -- they have been here awhile so I guess it is working for them !
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
It will be very interesting to see what you decide to do. There is a small screen printing business in our little town -- they have been here awhile so I guess it is working for them !
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
Poster:
Oogyboogawa
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2007/08/29 14:38:06 PM
A couple nights ago I had another t-shirt idea. I'll try to explain it when I've got more time(almost time to head to work). For now though, I'll just say that it's had me learning a lot about Egyptian mythology lol.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Poster:
Oogyboogawa
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2007/08/29 14:59:07 PM
Hah, well, I just got a call asking me if I could work 12-9 instead of what I was scheduled, so I guess I've got a bit more time. Here's my most recent t-shirt idea:
The text simply says, "And now you will see what I shall do." along with the scripture reference Exodus 6:1. Then below that, it would have pictures representing each of the plagues God sent on Egypt. i.e. a drop of blood, a frog, etc.
That was the original idea. When I mentioned it to my dad, he pointed out that each of the plagues was an attack on a specific false god that the Egyptians worshiped. So I'm considering taking the symbols of these gods/goddesses and trying to work it in there somehow.
I also found out that while the staff turning into a snake doesn't seem to be an attack on one of their gods, they did see the cobra as a symbol of protection, and now God is using it as a warning sign of a coming attack. Thought that was kind of interesting, and I was surprised that none of the lists I found showing which gods the plagues were bashing said anything about the snake.
Looking at the story from this angle paints an interesting picture though. Kinda makes you think maybe he meant something by that "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me," stuff huh(yes, I realize Moses didn't get the 10 commandments off the mountain until after this)?
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
The text simply says, "And now you will see what I shall do." along with the scripture reference Exodus 6:1. Then below that, it would have pictures representing each of the plagues God sent on Egypt. i.e. a drop of blood, a frog, etc.
That was the original idea. When I mentioned it to my dad, he pointed out that each of the plagues was an attack on a specific false god that the Egyptians worshiped. So I'm considering taking the symbols of these gods/goddesses and trying to work it in there somehow.
I also found out that while the staff turning into a snake doesn't seem to be an attack on one of their gods, they did see the cobra as a symbol of protection, and now God is using it as a warning sign of a coming attack. Thought that was kind of interesting, and I was surprised that none of the lists I found showing which gods the plagues were bashing said anything about the snake.
Looking at the story from this angle paints an interesting picture though. Kinda makes you think maybe he meant something by that "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me," stuff huh(yes, I realize Moses didn't get the 10 commandments off the mountain until after this)?
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Poster:
LES
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2007/08/30 11:52:22 AM
That would be a shirt with a very strong message -- I like the idea, I would really be interested in how the design turns out. I do hope this all works out for you Oogy.
Is the baby doing well and have your parents made it to California ! Have you seen pictures -- it must be such a happy time for everyone.
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
Is the baby doing well and have your parents made it to California ! Have you seen pictures -- it must be such a happy time for everyone.
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
Poster:
Oogyboogawa
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2007/08/31 04:53:27 AM
I think I've got another idea with a pretty powerful message. It's kinda funny, things just cleared up in my mind about what I think I'm going to do with the last idea yesterday and then out of nowhere today(I wasn't thinking about t-shirts or anything related at the time) this new idea came to me.
Here's the newest idea:
It will have a bunch of different sins "ranging" from lying to murderer and all sorts of others. The names of those sins will probably be scattered around the shirt, and then in the middle it will have the verse.
For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
James 2:10-11
I'm not sure if I'll put both verses or just verse 10, but you get the idea.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Here's the newest idea:
It will have a bunch of different sins "ranging" from lying to murderer and all sorts of others. The names of those sins will probably be scattered around the shirt, and then in the middle it will have the verse.
For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
James 2:10-11
I'm not sure if I'll put both verses or just verse 10, but you get the idea.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Poster:
Oogyboogawa
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2007/08/31 04:54:52 AM
It's kinda funny though, with how fast these are coming, I really don't have time to spend actually making the designs, I'm just stockpiling them in my head lol. Maybe I'll be able to find someone who is a good graphics designer. Then they would be able to do it better and faster than me and I would be able to spend that time working on other aspects of getting this all started.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Poster:
LES
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2007/08/31 13:02:11 PM
It is really interesting that you are having all of these ideas for shirts. I know money is important but you could do nothing without the designs so it looks like you are off to a good start. If you do find a graphic designer to work with it will be fun for you to see these ideas come to life. It should be very rewarding to pursue this.
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
Poster:
Oogyboogawa
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2007/08/31 17:54:42 PM
Well, I kinda know why I'm getting the ideas so fast right now, it's a long story, but I guess I've got time...
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me that she had been thinking about me all day and the words "Now you shall see what I will do." kept coming to her mind. The only place either of us could think of that that came from was Exodus 6:1 and neither of us really knew what it meant at the time. I was curious but decided not to worry about it for now.
Well, it was also around that time that I started seriously trying to get this t-shirt thing going. A couple weeks ago I started feeling that while I am supposed to be doing the online store idea, I also felt that God wanted me to do more than that and go ahead and do the whole screen printing shop.
Well, that's when the doubts started flooding in. The first one was, "Am I really the right one to do all this?" That's when that verse came back to me. That was basically Moses's argument that he wasn't the right one for the job and God should find someone else. Well, even with Moses's doubts about being the right one, look at all God did.
Nearly immediately after that, I moved on to "How am I going to get all the things done that need to be done?" Guess what I read about in my Bible the next morning? Noah! As far as God telling people to do things that seem impossible, he's gotta be one of the biggest. And look how that turned out when he listened. It's also kind of funny that a week before that I had started reading through Genesis but after a couple of days decided to read something else for a bit. Then it was that day that I decided to switch back, not knowing that it was Noah I would be reading about. Funny how God does things like that sometimes. If I'd read about Noah 2-3 days earlier, it wouldn't have been the right time.
So then the next one came, "What if I'm just a 'one trick pony'? Sure I've got a couple good ideas and a few other decent ones, but what after that? What if I can't come up with any more designs?" This doubt had been on my mind for a while now, but I didn't really admit to Him that I was letting it get to me until recently. Well, I think this is his answer.
Well, you'd think I'd learned my lesson by now... maybe not. Now, I'm wondering how I'm going to either make these designs myself or how I'm going to find someone to help me with it. I'm sure He's got an answer for me, but I'd like to know what it is :P
It's been an interesting road so far, and I'm still not sure how things are going to work out, but I believe they will.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me that she had been thinking about me all day and the words "Now you shall see what I will do." kept coming to her mind. The only place either of us could think of that that came from was Exodus 6:1 and neither of us really knew what it meant at the time. I was curious but decided not to worry about it for now.
Well, it was also around that time that I started seriously trying to get this t-shirt thing going. A couple weeks ago I started feeling that while I am supposed to be doing the online store idea, I also felt that God wanted me to do more than that and go ahead and do the whole screen printing shop.
Well, that's when the doubts started flooding in. The first one was, "Am I really the right one to do all this?" That's when that verse came back to me. That was basically Moses's argument that he wasn't the right one for the job and God should find someone else. Well, even with Moses's doubts about being the right one, look at all God did.
Nearly immediately after that, I moved on to "How am I going to get all the things done that need to be done?" Guess what I read about in my Bible the next morning? Noah! As far as God telling people to do things that seem impossible, he's gotta be one of the biggest. And look how that turned out when he listened. It's also kind of funny that a week before that I had started reading through Genesis but after a couple of days decided to read something else for a bit. Then it was that day that I decided to switch back, not knowing that it was Noah I would be reading about. Funny how God does things like that sometimes. If I'd read about Noah 2-3 days earlier, it wouldn't have been the right time.
So then the next one came, "What if I'm just a 'one trick pony'? Sure I've got a couple good ideas and a few other decent ones, but what after that? What if I can't come up with any more designs?" This doubt had been on my mind for a while now, but I didn't really admit to Him that I was letting it get to me until recently. Well, I think this is his answer.
Well, you'd think I'd learned my lesson by now... maybe not. Now, I'm wondering how I'm going to either make these designs myself or how I'm going to find someone to help me with it. I'm sure He's got an answer for me, but I'd like to know what it is :P
It's been an interesting road so far, and I'm still not sure how things are going to work out, but I believe they will.
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Just a pocket full of dreams
and a heart full of God.
Poster:
LES
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2007/09/01 20:44:25 PM
That is very interesting Oogy, it sounds like you are being led, your friend thinking that is really something. Yes Noah had to believe !
I am very interesting in hearing about your progress in all of this.
Thank you for taking the time to tell that story, I found it very interesting.
I do hope your parents have a pleasant trip and of course the time with Zoe and her mom will be exceptional ! It is too bad you could not go along but I suppose it is a little early in your employment to take a week off :)
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Lead me Lord and I will follow
I am very interesting in hearing about your progress in all of this.
Thank you for taking the time to tell that story, I found it very interesting.
I do hope your parents have a pleasant trip and of course the time with Zoe and her mom will be exceptional ! It is too bad you could not go along but I suppose it is a little early in your employment to take a week off :)
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Lead me Lord and I will follow