What do you do with your time?

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Yeraza_Bats

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higrace if you're that bored, you can start making soundtracks in a computer. All you really need is a digital audio workstation and some virtual instruments, all of which are free. Assuming you already have a computer, all it will cost you is time to learn how to use it.

Of course that is if you're into music. Some people aren't that into music. (I don't understand how anybody could not be really into music, but...)
If youre like me, and know nothing about computers, you can pick up a cheap instrument that you are interested in and work on learning to play it. Its equally as fun : p
 

Desertsrose

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Thanks for the warm welcome. What Bible study are you doing? An hour long Bible study much be just what I need.


At Beloved Truth there's a list of studies that are available. The teachers use either Free Conferencing or Zoom.

You download the app and usually before class they have a test day where you log into the
conferencing app so you know how to do it before the bible study begins. You are able to gather as a classroom and you're able to hear the teacher and students.

Some of the teachers use power points slides so students know what page we're on. The cool thing is - you get to talk to the rest of the students and answer the questions to the study audibly. It's fun.

I don't know if you've heard of Kay Arthur or not or Precepts Ministries. When you choose the study you want to do you purchase the workbook from the precepts website.

The workbooks have whatever book of the bible you're studying printed in the workbook so that you can mark it up by highlighting key words with colors or symbols. The study is broken up into 5 days so that you can do 1 hour of study per day.

Here's the site and page where you can see what studies are available and the time of day they're held.

https://belovedtruth.com/class-grid/


 
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higrace if you're that bored, you can start making soundtracks in a computer. All you really need is a digital audio workstation and some virtual instruments, all of which are free. Assuming you already have a computer, all it will cost you is time to learn how to use it.

Of course that is if you're into music. Some people aren't that into music. (I don't understand how anybody could not be really into music, but...)
I'm into music but don't think I would be good at making soundtracks. I might look into it more though.
 
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That sounds awesome. I will look into that.
 

Lynx

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Here's a good demonstration of how easy it is to make a soundtrack in a computer. This guy is using a different program than I'm using, but what he demonstrates is universal to digital audio workstations.

[video=youtube;MTcS_WbMiXM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTcS_WbMiXM[/video]

Of course you can do other styles as you want. Country, rap, bluegrass even. The simple track he makes in the demo is just to demonstrate how it works.
 
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Work, homework, go out with friends, working out....clean my place and cook :) I have been distracted and not myself for the past two years. In January, I was finally able to get back in the swing of things and to be fully myself and to be totally focused.

It's been such a rewarding experience for the past three months and am very grateful that I've been able to get back on track!
 
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Thanks for sharing this. I haven't had a chance to watch all of this but I will definitely check it out. I would definitely like to do something techno or dubstep. What kind of music do you do?


Here's a good demonstration of how easy it is to make a soundtrack in a computer. This guy is using a different program than I'm using, but what he demonstrates is universal to digital audio workstations.

[video=youtube;MTcS_WbMiXM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTcS_WbMiXM[/video]

Of course you can do other styles as you want. Country, rap, bluegrass even. The simple track he makes in the demo is just to demonstrate how it works.
 
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Thanks for replying. I am so glad things are back on track for you!

Work, homework, go out with friends, working out....clean my place and cook :) I have been distracted and not myself for the past two years. In January, I was finally able to get back in the swing of things and to be fully myself and to be totally focused.

It's been such a rewarding experience for the past three months and am very grateful that I've been able to get back on track!
 
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This looks really good. I will definitely check it out. Thanks so much for sharing Desertsrose!!




At Beloved Truth there's a list of studies that are available. The teachers use either Free Conferencing or Zoom.

You download the app and usually before class they have a test day where you log into the
conferencing app so you know how to do it before the bible study begins. You are able to gather as a classroom and you're able to hear the teacher and students.

Some of the teachers use power points slides so students know what page we're on. The cool thing is - you get to talk to the rest of the students and answer the questions to the study audibly. It's fun.

I don't know if you've heard of Kay Arthur or not or Precepts Ministries. When you choose the study you want to do you purchase the workbook from the precepts website.

The workbooks have whatever book of the bible you're studying printed in the workbook so that you can mark it up by highlighting key words with colors or symbols. The study is broken up into 5 days so that you can do 1 hour of study per day.

Here's the site and page where you can see what studies are available and the time of day they're held.

https://belovedtruth.com/class-grid/


 
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Find something to live for.
 

Lynx

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Thanks for sharing this. I haven't had a chance to watch all of this but I will definitely check it out. I would definitely like to do something techno or dubstep. What kind of music do you do?
Whatever style fits the song I want to do. I use this to make soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church. I've done a couple rock songs, couple folk songs, some light piano pieces, etc. I don't even know how to play piano, but it sure sound like a good piano player when I was finished. :D

I did do one techno track and it was the easiest one I ever did. I made a track for "Jesus is a Rock" for the Children's Church to sing with. Should'a done techno years earlier, it would have been a great boost for my self confidence.
 

Sonflower

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Or if you're really, seriously, chronically, terminally bored... you could get a dog.

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It's the truth. My dogs keep me super busy...and steal my coffee and keep me up all night wanting to play because they are over caffeinated leaving me exhausted the next day. OR waking me up in the middle of the night because they've decided to get into the bathroom trash and now have a tissue box stuck on their head. Or licking my cheek when I get home...curling up in my lap and sleeping the night away...

All the trouble they cause and I wouldn't trade them for anything. :)
 

Sonflower

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I play a video game from time to time, take my dogs to the dog park, Skype chat with some internet friends, hangout in cc chat or the forums, MUSIC - the best time filler.
 

G00WZ

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I do a lot of things with my time.. sometimes i just think and meditate on the things Jesus said, and various things in the bible.. sometimes i play video games while talking to some of my online friends.. sometimes i pray for people, sometimes i evangelize. Sometimes i read... It really depends on what i feel led to do at that moment in time.
 
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Whatever style fits the song I want to do. I use this to make soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church. I've done a couple rock songs, couple folk songs, some light piano pieces, etc. I don't even know how to play piano, but it sure sound like a good piano player when I was finished. :D

I did do one techno track and it was the easiest one I ever did. I made a track for "Jesus is a Rock" for the Children's Church to sing with. Should'a done techno years earlier, it would have been a great boost for my self confidence.
Wow, sounds awesome. Especially since you don't play piano and you can still come up with songs like that.

I bet the kiddos like the track you made. You sound like a very creative guy.
 
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Thanks for the new comments and ideas from Sonflower and Goonz. Definitely passing on the dog Sonflower - so high maintenance lol. Goonz - praying for people is awesome, something I don't do as much as I want to.
 

Sonflower

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This is pretty much sums it up for me...

[video]https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohzdIED41T1Hwjkkg/giphy.gif[/video]
 

Lynx

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This replaces the "read a book, realize you've been reading the same half page for minutes, let your mind wander, pick up another book" cycle.

 

seoulsearch

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"What do you do with your time?"

I stalk CC members.

Er, I mean...

I check up on them to see how they're doing (that explanation seems to work in court.)