a storyteller

working title… Christian. Seminary student. Apple fanboy. Lover of hockey. (@AnaheimDucks) Rec hockey player. Skydiver in training. Not @Matt_Redman.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 | View Comments

The flirty elevator at the Fuller Library. She loves the first floor.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | View Comments

Golden

Golden

I live in California. Finally. I do have to remind myself a little bit every day. It’s not hard. I walk outside and see foothills in the distance. Sometimes they’re a little hard to see because of the smog, but they’re there. The breeze is cool. It’s in the 60s at night and in the morning.
I sort of feel like I’m on vacation. I sort of am…

Friday, June 25, 2010 | View Comments

First video on iPhone. #nhldraft

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Friday, February 19, 2010 | View Comments

The Quest: Deus Ex Machina, an Epilogue

The Quest: Deus Ex Machina, an Epilogue

Deus ex machina is a literary device that introduces God or the gods into the plot to solve all of the problems at the story’s conclusion. It’s considered bad practice and the easy way out. It translates from Latin to mean “God in/from the machine.” It’s extreme form of divine intervention in storytelling. If deus ex machina is used in what ever story you are reading/watching/listening to, you feel a bit cheated in the end that your characters didn’t have to earn their happy ending or work to triumph over evil.