ElePHPant Haven

I've won $100 worth of hosting credits with RimuHosting, so I'll be moving from this shared host to a VPS. I haven't felt this excited since we won :D

So there may be a point in the not to distance future where your DNS cache will need flushing or you'll get old content. At the start, that'll probably be the only noticeable change, apart from a possible speed increase. However, I'll be able to have my live and dev code sync (I haven't updated the sapphire framework on here since just after 2.3.3 got released, I think) so I'll be able to work on my planned updates then push them with a lot more ease :)

They'll shoot, he'll save. It's Mark Paston!

As some of you may know, I have this shirt, which is based off this comic. That particular comic is in this book, with an additional sketch that I really want on my shirt:

Shameless ripped from http://apostrophe.me/

Created by The Oatmeal

A Wordle from my tweets!

It's 0014 on Monday. I have just finished my reading log. The Level 2 English unit standard one. The one I needed to do to get my 4 reading credits for UE.

This means that I should now be able to get UE as well as have my party this afternoon/evening. YAY!

I've been doing some musing lately, (if you don't know what musing is, Sarah defines muse over in this post) ending with me deciding that I really need to fix the text size in the tinyMCE editor so I can stop squinting. Aaah, that's better.

This musing has helped learn a few tidbits about stuff.

I made some cookies. They are om nom nom nom nom and green. Mmmmm, cookies!

Most of the photos from my ball should now be available for viewing here. This were taken by Kilvington, so I have no idea what license they're released under. Not my works, blah-blah-blah.

You have led me
to the sadness.
I have carried this pain
On a back bruised,
nearly broken.
I'm crying out to You.

I will sing of Your mercy
that leads me through valleys of sorrow
to rivers of joy

When death,
like a gypsy,
comes to steal what I love,
I will still
look to the heavens
I will still seek Your face.
But I fear
You aren't listening
because there are no words,
just the stillness,
and the hunger
for a faith that assures.

I will sing of Your mercy
that leads me through valleys of sorrow
to rivers of joy. 2x

Alleluia 4x

While we wait
for our resuce
with our eyes tightly shut,
face to the ground,
using our hands
to cover the fatal cut.
Though the pain is an ocean,
tossing us around around around,
You have calmed greater waters.
Higher mountains have come down.

I will sing of Your mercy
that leads me through valleys of sorrow
to rivers of joy.
yeah

Alleluia 4x

I will sing of Your mercy
that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy. 2x

I am disappointed in Stuff. Their poll lacks any server-side validation, with the only validation being a simple jQuery cookie check. (This post might end up getting a little technical for those of you that don't care. Script kiddies that copy this: you need to get out more. Leave your mother's basement already.)

Energy drinks + screen == way too hard to see.

I've updated my ThinkGeek wishlist (removing a fifth of the items, fixing sizes and stuff) and have split it in two. Shirts and non-shirts. Just a small collection of what I would like, mainly because I'm too lazy to go through their stock and add more wants to them.

The countdown timer says it all.

So, I've aged another year. Do I expect my problems to be solved for some great purpose? Nope.

For the majority of you that are unlikely to know anything about Burkina Faso, it is a country in Western Africa with a population of roughly 15.8 million people.

Through TEAR Fund, I am currently sponsoring a young girl named Alice whom lives in Venemtenga, roughly 15 km southeast of the capital Ougadougou.

This region of Western Africa is currently experiencing a relatively large (compared to normal) rainfall. VOA News is reporting a 300 mm downfall in one day, with the yearly average of 1,2000 mm. Most people would agree that receiving a quarter of your average rainfall in a day, with more rain coming, is not that great.

This downpour has caused widespread flooding, resulting in 7 deaths, the displacement of 150,000 people, structural damage to most of the infrastructure still recovering from the 2007 floods and the closure of Burkina Faso's major hospital. The government has declared a state of emergency and water-borne diseases are beginning to spread more rapidly.

56 of the child development centres run by Compassion have been affected by the flooding and many of the sponsored children have lost their homes and possessions.

TEAR Fund is asking for prayer for God’s mercy on those affected by the flooding and that He will protect the children and their families from disease; as well as prayer for government leaders and Compassion staff as they address the overwhelming needs of so many flood victims.