#100picfriday – gafa opening night
taking 100 photos of my day. click here for the slide show… updated as each photo is taken.
taking 100 photos of my day. click here for the slide show… updated as each photo is taken.
yesterday, i was backstage when i saw an old, but never used califone set. i’ve known it was there. i have to move it every time i reach for the “bin of brokenness” (clear rubbermaid tub of faulty cables). but this time i had stored in my sub-conscious my growing need for a clear-com system. when i picked up the box i thought… man, there’s 10 perfectly good sets of headphones. so, i opened it and put a pair on. they fit snug and the noise cancellation was fairly decent. then i noticed the set came with a hub for the set of 10 headphones which had a 1/4″ source connector. so, i started rummaging for other spare parts. i know, i know…. bubbles. but this time my a.d.d. moment paid off big as one hour later… i had a crystal clear clear-com system… for no money. i am so serious. i think this is one of my proudest mcgyver moments ever.
so, you want to know how? (i know you are all on the edge of your seat. but, i’m going to tell you anyway. just humor me, i’m really proud of this.
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ok. this is what i did. fyi, we have a yamaha pm2500 sound board.
listening set up:
talk set-up:
now, i had all of this stuff laying around. but, this is how much it would cost if i were to buy the pieces to build this:
downsides… this system is definitely not a perfect clear-com system. but it will do in a pinch. here are the disadvantages i forsee.
i’m so thankful that part of god’s provision for us is giving us really creative ways to solve problems. it makes life more interesting, i think.
what really creative ideas has god given you?
what is your greatest mcgyver moment?
Instant Grant Program from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.
this is one of the coolest things i’ve ever seen…. i so want to do this. abbye, i think we should make this a gafa project. seriously.

a few weeks ago i blogged about wordle.net. i was certain i could find some great way to put that little piece of fun to good use. our next sermon series was perfect…more. i couldn’t actually use wordle to set it up since it doesn’t work so well with just one word. but it was really easy to execute. we ordered 4 custum gobos. i only got 2 of them installed for the first week. i just installed the other 2.
just when i start to think that the time i spend reading blogs is a waste… my time is redeemed back to me on projects like this. we were really down to the wire on artwork for this series. i got it knocked out in record time. what inspires you when you are under the gun?