26 Mile Bike Ride

26 Mile Bike Ride from Tim Smith on Vimeo.

Sunset at Haleakala Crater

Sunset at Haleakala Crater from Tim Smith on Vimeo.

Waikani Falls

Angela and I visited Waikani Falls on The Road to Hana. Neither of us got sick. But it did end up taking us about 7+ hours to finish the drive and see all we wanted to see. Check out Angela's Facebook page to see more videos of our day today in Maui!

Waikani Falls from Tim Smith on Vimeo.

Airport Adventures

San Francisco Airport

People Mover from Tim Smith on Vimeo.

Ceremony Video

This video was played at Angela & I's wedding on May 22, 2010.

Tim & Angela Smith from Tim Smith on Vimeo.

Metrosexual Worship Leader

Wouldn't it be awesome to say, "You'll love my church and the music. We have a 78-point metrosexual worship leader"? Or if you were driving by a church and you saw a hipster "42" in the corner of the sign, you'd know instantly how metro the worship experience was going to be. Jonathan Acuff created an easy rating system to analyze how metrosexual your worship leader is:

1) Has a faux hawk hairstyle..........................................+1

2) Has more product in his hair than your wife.........+1

3) Has Rob Bell-style, black-rimmed glasses.............+1

4) Attends the Catalyst Conference..............................+1

5) Owns white Puma, Vans, or Diesel sneakers.........+2

for each pair

6) Wears jeans on stage.................................................+1

7) Wears designer jeans on stage.................................+1

8) Wears designer ladies jeans on stage.....................+1

9) Wears one of those Castro revolution hats...........+1

10) Drinks coffee you didn't know even existed........+1

11) Has a handlebar mustache......................................+1

12) Good at frisbee but hates getting sweaty.............+1

13) Owns a white belt.....................................................+2

14) Wears a scarf with a t-shirt.....................................+1

15) Wears a winter knit hat even in the summer.......+2

16) Owns a red and black flannel shirt........................+2

17) Named his kid after a color, number, or city.......+2

18) Casually references Norwegian punk bands

you've never heard of..............................................+2

19) Wears a tie.................................................................-1

20) Wears a tie as a belt................................................+2

21) Looks as if he might exfoliate................................+2

22) Has a man bag..........................................................+2

23) Has a tattoo..............................................................+2

24) Has a visible tattoo.................................................+4

25) Wife accompanies him on stage and

plays the tambourine..............................................-4

26) Was formerly in a punk new wave band.............+2

27) Is currently in a punk new wave band.................+3

28) Twitters and updates his blog while

leader worship........................................................+3

29) His toddler dresses better/cooler than you.......+3

30) Owns every NOOMA dvd.......................................+3

The point system is out of 50 points.

0 = Hymnal Hero

50 = Metrotastical

Senior Video

Schweitzer UMC Senior Video: Class of 2010

Senior Video: Class of 2010 from Tim Smith on Vimeo.

Spring in the Ozarks

A list, from Jeff Houghton, of signs it is spring in the Ozarks...

1) Your lawn has flowered. It will eventually look like grass, just not yet.

2) Your neighbor has busted out the cut off jean shorts you had tried all winter to forget.

3) You hear your tree gently weeping as it blossoms remembering how beautiful it once was before the various ice storms.

4) The fragrance of spring's rebirth wafts into your home as you open your windows. That smell is then overrun by the scent of cooking meth as your sketchy neighbors also open their windows.

5) An abundance of woodland creatures prance about moments before they are hit by an ironic Jeep Liberty.

6) The guy who flips you off while making a left turn into Bass Pro seems kind of friendly about it.

7) Battlefield Mall starts selling weird crap in the parking lot again. Anyone in the market for a rug or fine art?

8) Breathing out of your nose feels like trying to use a hose with a family of squirrels lodged in it.

9) Artfest + Rain

10) It's sunny and warm and raining and cold and hot and sleeting and fire advisory and flash flood warning out today.

If you don't have anything going on Friday night (5/7/10) you should head down to the Skinny Improv theater at 10pm for the Mystery Hour with Jeff Houghton. It's a late night comedy show, that looks a lot like Leno or Letterman, but with local celebrities and local bands instead.

You can also check out Jeff's blog HERE.

Authenticity

A question has been weighing on me lately...

-- Who is the real Tim? --

I am kind of frightened at my inability to answer it.

When no one is looking, who am I? The question scares me a bit. I can be a master of many roles... and each role is determined by my surroundings. I wear masks that change as the scenes around me change. But doesn't that mean there is a core, a real person that is me who is able to don the variety of masks? Wouldn't that make sense?

I hope so.

But if there is, we haven't spent much time together lately. And it is my goal to start spending time with the real me...

Are you afraid to be yourself?

Do you even know who that is?

Luke 12:7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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