Health Insurance In The U.S.

Today I watched Sicko by Michael Moore, and I was shocked by the things he reveals in this movie. Although I already knew how hard it is for a person to get health insurance, I never realized how bad it really was .

I was born in Portugal in a hospital out of town in a city caller Espinho, which translated to english means THORN. It is a great city don't take me wrong, but there, there are only two classes of people - the rich and the poor, really poor. The middle class is so poor that is conjoined with the poor class. Yet one day I asked my mother, how much she paid when I was born in 1975. She said: "I never paid anything. I was ready to leave after three days, I walked out."

It is interesting to say that this is still the policy for health care in Portugal. Just last week my mother spent two weeks in the hospital being treated for chemotherapy for two tumors she was dignosed four weeks ago. My mother walked out of the hospital last week, thank God she can already lift her left arm that was afected by one of the tumors and she is feeling much better. How much she paid, I aksed. She said it's the government who pays. Nothing came out of her pocket.

What I also don't understant is why the US being the richest country in the world, full of recourses, great practitioners, and technology, can't help its own people who pay taxes , SSI and Medicaire, deducted from their pay check every one or two weeks when they get paid, but they never get to use any of it. Most of Americans will die before they even use their retirement plans, if there is one, because they are denied medical attention.

The last itme I went to the hospital for a twisted foot, the doctor spent five minutes looking at my foot and asked the nurse to wrap my foot with a gause and gave me a cane and cream to help me walk. The following week, the bill arrived to the mail box. A $516.00 bill. $516 dollars for looking at my foot for five minutes . . . I could have done that myself - for free. I never cared to pay for that bill. It was a nonesense.

My problem was very simple, but I think of all those americans and non american who live in this country, work hard to keep it going, get hurt to keep its system going, but the system can't make them keep going. Health Insurance in America is a need, but those in power, make it a business. In Portugal we don't have medical insurance. I didn't even know what the heck that was when I came to this country nine years ago.

God forbid that I get sick and can't afford to be treated in this rich country. I rather pay a $1000.00 in a plane trip to Portugal and get treated for free, than to be slapped with a $200.000.00 bill for spending a week in the recovering room of the hospital and cared by expensive practitioners. This is why, America is in the 35th place of health insurance rank as of 2007 and I don't think it's going to get better. The government rather spend their millions in a stupid war, fighting terrorism in the wrong country.

I have to give Michael Moore an A+ on his movie SICKO, for revealing this truth about America. As an European, I'm scared. I'm considering moving into a country where I don't have to worry about healthcare, expensive rent and food price rises. May God have mercy on us.

It's Nothin'

Relationships and Hardships

I wish I could know what a relationship is supposed to be. Can anyone even explain it? Can we actually speak of beautiful and perfect relationships? I can say, I have an amazing relationship with my mother. I can't say same thing of my father, but I still love him - a lot.

But outside of family what the hell is it? Is it miscommunication between friends, or a disagreement between husband and wife? Or maybe just boyfriends arguing with each other! That's all I've always known of it to be . . . I wish I could really speak or write for that matter of what I feel about it. But still who cares? Who even cares to know what I even write in here. The only person who reads this is my roommate. I'm his shadow at home, outside, everywhere we go. He makes sure I have everything in place, including this blow sucking English. I need to thank him for all his support. I can't stress that enough.

The only relationship I still can count on is the one with God. I know He'll never fail. My only concern is for me not to screw up with Him, and that's one less problem to deal with on His faithfulness.

I hear many people talking about on believing in themselves, be self centered, self esteemed, and this will cause to bring power unto you. The only part I agree is that we really must love ourselves, take care of ourselves, give yourself be best treatment. But once we become self centered and feel too powerful, that will bring us down and destroy relationships. I've tried that. It doesn't work. I can't do it all, no, not by myself. I'm not God, Superman, or Batman.

But then . . . relationships. How long do they last? Does it depend on us? Do we have to be alike so we can fit a a marriage? Perhaps, adjust, learn how to live with the habits of that person. But how do you get it going, when you want to pull to the right and the other to left. One will fall, and when that happens, that's it.

I've had a girlfriend who only lasted two weeks, because she was too controlling.

The second girlfriend, I left her because she was to picky and exygent.

The third, I even married, but her mind was too closed to understand our living circumstances and I couldn't offer everything she wanted. She left me 5 times in the space of two years.

Was I too hard to handle? Because I watched movies, or TV? She expected me to pick her up at the train station on a rainy day. Her father did. She counted on me. She expected me to do it. Was I so wrong of not thinking of that? I didn't even have a car.

I tried to fix it and put ban days, but the damage was there already.

My fourth relationship I can't even say of it, or what to call it.

I wish I could make the world understand me. I wish I could let people enter in my mind and see, who I really am. To see the things unspoken, that I can't speak of.

I avoid the talk. It raises questions. Questions demand an answer, and the answer, if it's wrong will make us pay for it. Is saying no all the time really the solution? Or is it best keep saying yes and continue life as it is? I rather not say, and let God lead the way. He gave me His Spirit. It's like the wind that blows and we don't know where it comes from and where it goes. I'm letting the Spirit take me wherever He wants me to be.

I hope He'll bless me with the right relationships and perhaps fix the current ones and make them stronger, because . . . I'm letting it go into His mighty hands.

My First Miracle Performed In New York

Many people ask if miracles are still possible. If there are men who actually perform incredible things before the eyes of people. I know I have during my time as an Assistant Pastor. God knows how much I miss seeing people relieved from their pain, see the smile of a lady who fought for years to buy a house and bringing a testimony saying she bought it when I prophesied it to her.

It was in 1999, and as I walked down Fulton Street in Brooklyn back to the church coming from the supermarket, I saw this man struggling with his white car. It was a very old one. A white Oldsmobile I think. The man, a forty something years old with mustache, has his sleeve rolled up, the hood popped up and hands dirty from trying to make his car start. I walked by and I looked. I didn't want to stop, but it must have been God who told me, "Look, put me to test. Let me show you I am with you." I knew, the name and the honor of God can never be frustrated and I thought back to Him, "What do I have to lose? If You embarrass me, You'll be too."

I walked back to the car and I asked, "What's going on with the car?"
The tired man answered, "I really don't know. I'm here trying to start it for over an hour and I don't know what to do anymore."

When power rises in my heart I cry. I knew that was the time.

"Sir, do you believe in God? Do you believe He can make it work." I asked.
I knew the doubt in his heart was stronger than any belief. But I was believing for him?
"I think so." He said.
I laid my hands on the wet car from the rain pouring upon us. I said, "Lord in the name of Jesus, if there is any demon or any evil kind in this car remove it and destroy it. Touch this car, and with your mighty power make it work. Let your name be glorified, I pray, and I command all evil to GET OUT in Jesus name. Amen." I flanged my hand out as if expelling something with my hands.

I didn't know what the heck I was doing exactly. I've prayed for people to be healed, but for cars to be fixed was new to me. But God knew what He was doing.

I told him to start the car. He said, "okay" like a singing doubt.

What if the car didn't start? But because God is great, He never fails those who proclaim His name.

The man turned the ignition. The engine didn't even drag. The engine started immediately as if there never was a problem. The man was speechless.

"I. . . I, don't know how you . . . I'm surprised. It was dead!"
"Thank to the Lord Jesus. He was the One who blessed you.

I walked back to the church and I forgot this episode until today, 9 years later. I know He wants to use me. I'm not gonna say no to Him anymore. I'm just make it happen for Him. I know He'll make it happen for me as well.

May God bless us all.

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It's been something that always interested me and something I've never thought I that had and should give more importance too.

Imagine when your best friend tells you they are going in a trip and suddenly a film runs inside of you in seconds and you fear for her/him. It sounds like Final Destination.

Last night when I watched Next with Nicholas Cage and Julianne Moore, I realized how scary it is to have a gift like this.

I've thought it was the devil making me see visions, because at church it was considered for people to have vision dreams and visions.

The Bible says in the Book Of Joel "In the last days, I the Lord will pour down of my spirit upon my servants and your youth shall have visions."

Perhaps it is God trying to tell me, he just wants me to be a channel for him to communicate. The truth is that He does talk to me several times. My roommate Kenny calls it my Conversations With God.

I've questioned myself if it was just my own imagination and conscience, but when either both respond to any question you throw in your mind and through your mouth and you do hear the response inside of you like the wind whispering a storm is coming or the blowing the perfumed scent of the flowers saying Spring is about to bloom, you actually start to believe. Especially they they unfold before your eyes, next minute, 10 minutes later, or next day. Sometimes a year after.

It's scary sometimes, because I see things about people I can't and won't dare to say. I could be beaten and may lose friends because they'll think I'm a freak. I don't think it's selfish when someone doesn't believe me. I just sit back and watch my vision unfold like like the Book of Revelation in the Bible. Apostle John saw visions of 2000 years ahead of his time. Other prophets have had visions of just few years ahead of their time. I had seen visions of about two to five years from now, seconds, days, even months. Some time I won't believe because I don't if it's true of it will come to pass. Maybe I don't want them to happen.

Then I pray, because I know bad things can be stopped before they happen, if you know ahead of time. I've prayed about many other things. I've changed the course of my life in order to benefit me and everyone else around me. I just knew the consequences ahead of time. It's God making me relax, showing me what's going to happen. People pay cristal ball and palm readers to guess their future. I trust God who holds it in His hands with certainty. I often pray and I ask for direction and wisdom and strength to keep me going in his pathway. He still gives me more than I ask.

knowing what lies ahead of me makes part of my being at this point. It enhances when I feel closer to God, weakens when I feel at a very low spiritual level, I become deaf when I've done something wrong. It's like a block, a thick wall. It won't break until I pray and say: God, I'm sorry!

This is why I know what I'm revealed comes from Him.

I remember when I gave my life to him, I said, "Lord, whatever is mine is Yours, and whatever is Yours is mine. Let me live in You so You can live in me. This is our covenant. Your shame is my shame, and my shame is yours. Therefore if You let me down, it's Your name in the play."

By His mercy I know He loves me and helps run my race. I don't care if I'm last. I want to finish it.

Often it's me that sometimes goes astray, but I feel Him always helping and completing His side of the covenant. He doesn't want me to embarrass His name. He know I need His help because I depend on Him for everything. He lifts me up and talks to me.

Suddenly, while I read the Bible on Matthew 25, I saw Something I've never shared with anyone. I don't know if I'll be believed. Many Christian weren't when they saw Jesus sitting at the right hand of God the Father. But here it goes.

The first vision I've ever seen was of Jesus descending through the clouds and lights of unexplainable colors of white filtered with green, yellow and light blue. It was such a spectacular image. There were smaller balls of strong lights like little stars or suns. I think they were angels of light. They circulated in spiral around his white robe. There was a belt, I think it was red. Too many light to compreehend it. I didn't see His face. It was cover by the light. His was the source of it. He descended from the sky slowly and then I woke up from the Bible page I was reading. I realized my soul was taken decades ahead from that time. I know I will see that same thing happen again, because I was there ahead of time. I know I'm not dying of anything else unless my God says so. I've prayed to see it again. I'm waiting to see the outcome.

I wish I could tell my friends and loved ones what I see. But they will not understand. They will think I'm casting bad luck in the air, when their future is already happening in front of me due to what their doing now.

A friend of mine paid $200 to get his tax return the next day last week. I told him not to. It won't get until the 12th. He would have $200 if he had listened to me. He knows I have visions. I But hey, I'm just a friend, not the Boogyman.

Hew! Auditions are now finished!!

Since December we've auditioning actors and actress for our first film Fallen From Grace. I have about 5 to 6 hours of filmed auditions and brilliant performances. The hardest job now is to selected who is going to be who.

Not that we don't have an idea, but it's going to be a hard choice. And Jamil, wow, Jamil is real and he is the bishop of our story. Way to go Jamil! - Thank you.

Kendall Williams, Writer/Editor is the casting director and will be helping directing this film produced by CornerStone Pictures and Keneritz Media.

Check our websites for more details.

Casting Call - Fallen From Grace - February 2008

CornerStone Pictures and Keneritz Media are producing their first feature film - Fallen From Grace

Fallen From Grace is the story of a married immigrant's spiritual separation from his Christian beliefs as he navigates the sometimes turbulent terrain of married life, immigration, and life in the metro New York City area as he pursues the sometimes elusive American Dream. Along the way, he meets and interacts with an assortment of characters that test his emotional and physical resolve as he works a variety of jobs to remain afloat while pursuing his creative dreams and American citizenship.

This film deals with adult themes, ethnic identity, and contains brief nudity.

We are seeking a diverse, talented, and flexible cast for principle, supporting, and featured extra roles.

Principle roles include:

Attractive Hispanic/Latino male - lead role - late 20s, active/physically fit, approximately 6' tall. Should be comfortable with adult themes and brief nudity.

Attractive African American male - early 30s, medium height to tall, well-groomed, active/physically fit. This character is a mentor to the Hispanic lead. Should be comfortable with adult themes, and possible brief nudity.

Attractive Hispanic/Latina female - late 20's, brown to dark shoulder-length to long hair, average to curvy body, glamor girl, short to medium height (5'2" - 5'8"). This character is the wife of lead character. Should be comfortable with adult themes.

Attractive Caucasian female - late 30's, active/physically fit, medium height to tall (5'7" - 5'11"). This is the femme fatale of the film, and the wife's best friend. Should be comfortable with adult themes, and possible brief nudity.

This is a low-budget/no-budget/non-union film. All actors will receive film credit, copy of the DVD, and a free personal photo session.

Interested actors please forward a recent headshot and resume, and role that you feel best suited for. Additionally, there are a few supporting and featured extras.

Is There Life After Death?

Everyone often asks if there is life after death. Ever since I was a child, I was told so. I was told that I would go to hell if I did not behave and offended God. Later, I was taken to mediums and spiritualists who were supposed to cast out evil spirits from my body.

They said there were other spirits inhabiting me. I learned that when people die, not all souls cross over - some return to haunt us.

These same mediums often said that they usually read the Bible, and meditated on the Word of God "constantly". One question still remains in my mind: what did they miss in the Bible?

The following is the first mention in the Bible of a spirit retuning from the dead.

King Saul had sinned twice by disobeying God, and for the third time he sinned by visiting the witch of Endor. Even though she recognized Saul disguised in mantles, she was requested by the king to call upon the spirit of Samuel, the prophet of God who had died. When the image of Samuel appeared to Saul, it told him that Saul would be with him by the next day.

The book of 1 Samuel 28:1-25, explains this passage clearly.

If Saul was far from God at that point, how could he go be with Samuel who was with God? Moreover, Saul committed suicide, which according to the Bible, people who take their own life will not inherit the Kingdom Of God. Anything else we hear differently is against Biblical principles.

Then we have the parable of Jesus when it explains how a rich man died and was buried. On the other hand, Lazarus died and was carried to heaven by the angels. Jesus never said that the spirits of the dead wander waiting to pass over, or to hold a light to guide the spirits' way. If that spirit is with God, why does it need light, if God is light? Unless the soul is lost in the depths of hell!

When Jesus died, He did not wander in the land of Israel frightening the soldiers who killed him.

Rather the Bible states in the Book of 1Peter 3:18-20 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water."

This shows there were tormented (prison) spirits that had not been saved (not wandering around). Three day after Jesus' death, he was still working to leave our suffering in hell and preaching the good news to souls that never received salvation through Jesus Christ. Had He not done sot, they would have remained in hell for eternity.

You can also read Luke 16:1-31. However, I would like to stress what Jesus said at the end of the parable.

Verse 30: "And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31: And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."

The Bible says also: "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the JUDGMENT" Hebrews 9:27

This verse already responds to the question of reincarnation. We only have one opportunity to live. That is now!

As far as whether is lawful before God to consult the spirits, witches, medium and spiritualists, this is what the Bible states: "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch". Deuteronomy 18:10.

And in the book of Acts, a woman who had the gift of sight and had psychic powers was rebuked by the Apostle Paul after she harassed him several times. He commanded the evil spirit that possessed her to leave her. Immediately she was free of the spirit and as a result she was unable to divine anymore. Her managers became angry with Paul because he ruined their divination business.

There are more examples in the Bible, but it would take this whole site to talk about it, but these are just a few of the most important passages that clarifies the issue. There is life after death, but we do not come back to earth to live a second time or stay wandering. We choose our path today. We can either follow the world, its philosophies and fairy tales, or the Word of God.

Then who are the spirits who speak with mediums?

How many times we have witnessed people painting canvases and writing like authors who have died a long time ago? Does that mean the person is reincarnated?

The demons who is appointed to follow you all your life, knows everything about you. They are the ones who trace your path, if you don't have God in your life. They are the ones who speak to mediums about your life and people. Mediums and spiritualists are an open channel, and so these spirits can communicate and be heard. When they actually foretell your future, it is nothing else than what they are planning to do. Just like Samuel and Saul. Samuel was dead, but Saul was told he'd die too.

Devil by its Greek meaning from the original word "diabolos", means accuser. The Devil is a deceiver. The Book of Revelation often says that the anti-Christ will come to deceive the elected and make people believe he is God - The Messiah. Revelation 13. And millions will believe him!
I think if it was a message from God, He'd rather Tell Saul to repent, or to change his thoughts.

The reason why people see faces and not demons is because they have the power to materialize and take form of anything, including a person.

The book of Genesis states that "the heavenly things look upon the women on earth, saw that they were beautiful and had sex with them. Giants were born from this generation. The DNA from the "heavenly being were superior to ours. ". . . That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." Genesis 6:2

When Lot was visited by angels, they did not look like angels, but like men. The residents of that town wanted to have sex with them. "And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;" Genesis 19:1

"But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them (have sex with them - ASV)." Genesis 19:4,5

Demons were Angels. Isaiah 42. Having said that, they have the same power, you can call it "shape-shifter". The Angels are spirits of Truth and Blessing. Demons are spirits of lies, deceit and curses. They will do anything they can to drive your attention from true faith in God.

Don't miss my next blog. It will lift your hair up!

From Dreams To Reality

My mind was filled with images and crazy ideas as a child that I had to put on paper. When I was a kid I also used to draw comic books. I'd draw thieves stealing cars that wouldn't get too far because they were stopped by a superhero that drove a super car. I told stories of aliens invading planet Earth with a huge cloud that surrounded the planet, turning it into darkness. I called it "Climate". It was as if I could see the pictures moving at 24fps on the paper. I used to draw flip cartoon booklets with animation. It amazed me. I wondered what stories I could tell if I only had the right tools to make them real.

I could hear the voices and weird noises of ghosts and aliens hovering over the city, and I could smell the clouds with a foul odor. It was as if I could smell the scent of burnt cars and burnt buildings; I felt cold when the sun did not appear after many hours like a nuclear winter.

I created my own Christian action character, Tucker, who was always confident that God in His infinite power would deliver him from the evil maniac's hands who were trying to destroy the world.

I didn't end there. I continued with Genesix Forever, my first novella. I self-published it. The next book was a little bit longer; I called it 2051.

As I started a full length novel, Secret Gate, a promising adventure story, I became more confident as a writer.

I've since completed two screenplays that I will produce in the next few years.

Since I bought my first professional camera, it has been inspiring me to write the stories in my heart. I don't have any idea how I will make them happen, I just know I will.

I guess God knew why I drew, why I wrote stories and why now I write screenplays, and at the same time I draw my own storyboards. Everything has fallen into place now. I have a mission to bring my creativity to the screen like I always imagined as a child.

This is why I created my production company, to realize my dreams and to eventually help others. To make movies that will be remembered and pass on an everlasting message of joy and hope.

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Deus De Promessas

Ainda me recordo quando eu orava todos os dias para que Deus me desse o Espirito Santo. Ele o promete na Biblia a toda hora. Jesus falou que Ele enviaria o consolador para que nos ensinasse todas a coisas e que nos fizesse cheios da Sua presenca. Ele nao nos deixaria orfaos.

Recordo-me quando o vento soprou na sala da casa dos meus pais, e chorei ao sentir que eu nao estava sozinho - Ele estava ali. Uma semana depois num grupo jovem com seis presentes na reuniao, pensava eu que nunca nada se sucederia ali, mas ali Deus me abencoou. O Espirito do Deus altissimo me encheu do Seu amor e das suas promessas, do seu Santo Espirito. Ele comecou a cumpri-las apartir daquele momento. Nunca mais fui o mesmo.

Estava eu a pensar esta semana no que me sucedeu a 15 anos atras enquanto vinha para casa no metro, e a recordacao me renovou a alma. Deus me fez voltar ao primeiro amor.

As vezes os meu amigos nao entendem porque, e como eu resisto as vontades e os desejos do meu coracao e da minha carne, e eu ate respondo que nao sei, mas bem la no fundo eu sei. E Deus que faz tudo isso. Eu deixo que a minha vontade seja dEle na minha vida. O segredo para chegar as promessas dEle e esvaziar-nos de tudo deste mundo. O meu negocio, o trabalho, os meu sonhos, tudo o que sou e tudo o que eu quero e nada sem Ele. Eu nao quero saber de nada deste mundo se Deus nao esta comigo. Ele e a minha forca, a minha coragem, e o Espirito d'ELe me renova todos os dias.

Existe coisa alguma melhor neste mundo do que ter a presenca dEle dentro de nos e escutar-lo a falar no coracao, no teu interior? Eu acho que nao ha preco para pagar esse milagre de comunicacao entre nos e Deus. Por mais que eu esqueca ou me ocupe, Ele sempre me esta a chamar. Como posso viver sem o Deus que vive em mim?

Eu estou a sentir que as promessas de Deus estao a comecar a acontecer, e sei que estao a chegar. O diado esta a apertar a minha caminhada, mas cabe a mim me calar e nao revelar coisa alguma. Eu confio nele.

Ele tinha uma promessa para eu revelar para outros, mas me mostrou que e inescusado tentar trazer a palavra dEle, porque quando anunciamos as promessas de Deus neste mundo, o povo desconversa, e falam de coisas que nao tem nada a ver. Ele mostrou para mim o que os meus amigos vao ser no futuro, mas eu aprendi com o Senhor Deus que devo manter tudo isso dentro de mim. As promessas dele para mim sao como os sonhos de Jose. Quando ele os revelou, eles foram quase destruidos. Mas claro que a bencao e a misericordia de Deus sempre prevalece, e as promessas aconteceram. Assim sera comingo. Vou deixar que elas acontecam. Eu estou feliz e sinto-me descansado, eu sei que Ele vai fazer maravilhas.

Que seja feita a Sua vontade.

Day 1 - Weght Gain vs Weight Loss

My roommate and I started the day as many others, but with a difference. I looked into making sure I'd eat food that ads up to over 2000 calories per day. Due to the fact that I lose weight when I walk to work everyday, the stress of my problems and the crap of the subway delays making me arrive late to work or to church, not to mention the heartache the banks, credit and cable companies cause to my peace and of course my favorite - the coffee.

I'm learning to take one thing at a time and relax (but not too much though). I still need to work my business and be successful in my dreams. One of my dreams is to have an envious body that will make me feel good about myself and confident. But I also know that won't make me a better man if I don't act, think or behave like one and it starts with my habits, diet, and mainly my connection with God. "Everything else shall be added," including success and love.

My roommate in other hand will have his first run of the deal tomorrow. Our first video will start showing up soon in our blogs.

It's going to be a thrill to achieve our dream look.

The Weight Loss And The Weight Gain

Millions of people struggle to lose their weight around the world. It''s hard for me to understand what it really means to be fat especially when I hear skinny girls and fit guys complaining they're fat. I wish I could look like a few guys. I don't want to take over three seats in the subway or not fit in a car. If that happens it is obvious there is a problem.

My situation is that I can't gain weight. I'm 31 years old and I look like a 18 year old kid. Some teenagers have a body that look more masculine than mine. When I do gain weight I can't maintain it. All I need is to get stressed with a problem or not eat properly for two or three days or drink a coffee, that will take care of it for sure - not to count with other secondary effects that I rather leave untold.

I want to look like those guys from International Male catalog magazines and Men's Fitness. It looks easy to workout when you look at them, but it's the long process that makes you give up or feel disappointed. But when I workout I feel different and look different. So, it's time now to put it to the real work.

So I came to an agreement with my roommate. We're going to workout hard. While he will be fighting the extra weight bringing it down to 130lbs, I will be fighting to bring my body to a healthy 170-180lbs. We are going to film and photograph our progress along the way. and place those videos on the blog. Eventually when we reach our goals I'm going to put all the footage together and make a documentary. It will be available on my CornerStone Pictures website. This challenge will for sure keep us motivated, especially when we know that people around the world will be looking at us and tracking our progress.

Stalin and his car

Predit Crotector - My first Movie By CornerStone Pictures

Green Cards And Privileges

I went through a lot of stress in this country to survive hunger and incurring bills that chocked me with problems. The fact I couldn't find a real job left me behind from any privilege this country could offer. I was angry, angry the country, angry at the President, angry at everything and even hated the idea of a Green Card. I was too hurt to care about it. All I wanted was a regular life. My friends who were illegal were going through the same struggle - Money.

I thank God today that I have my Green Card and I can work, but I wish all those friends I love so much could have the same opportunity and blessing I had. I helped a few, and they're hanging on to their jobs but others are now even prostituting to make money. I wonder if this is the kind of country the legislation wants to make, because people are not seeing any other way to get through their lives. The immigration bill is stuck and the ideas are not helping anyone. And seeing a friend selling his body hurts me more than a shot in the head.

Do something America. Give a chance to those who want to make a better life for themselves and improve this nation.

Personal Video Profiles On The Internet

We often see more and more people leaving bios and introductory videos online other than writing them. Nowadays is easier for people to surf through images and videos than to seat still for 5 minutes and read someones' information.

CornerStone Pictures is now offering these kinds of bios and profiles that everyone can use to express themselves online. These videos can range from different types, it's up to you to find out what you wamt to talk about, what you want to present, what is the video about.

YouTube is now the leading website for personal videos and anything people want to share all over the world. We can can have one there too. Why not getting ourselves in the 21 st century market?

This is useful for dating sites like e-harmony, or profile sites like hi5, myspace.com, and even placing links in ads on websites like craigslist.org, adcloud, backpage, and many others.

Check us out, we're ready to work with you. Talk about yourself, talk about anything, talk about your business, talk about an issue and show it.

Being A Photographer

To stop time in a photograph is a beautiful thing, unlike the moving image of a video or film I learn each time I train my camera on an actor, model, dancer, or flower that I am freezing time. It's when you look at an old photo of yourself a in the future and realize that the moment will never happen again. It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. That is true. My roommate is able to write seemingly endless words based on a simple family photo, but I think he might not able to recreate that moment in time because there were things that happened before and after the photo was taken. I've seen some of his old, fading family photos, and when we've talked about them, I see a look of nostalgia in his eyes. It's this look that tells the story of his family and those moments that were not discussed. It's a lifetime story.

The work of making someone look good in a photograph or shooting a beautiful flower that may not be there tomorrow remains in the mind of the photographer.

How I wish photography was invented hundreds of years ago. What if the Atlantians had discovered that technology? Perhaps we'd be able to see images from the real Atlantians and Egyptians. If the technology existed back then, the images might have been in the microprocessors 9000 years ago.

As a photographer, I need to look closely at details right under my nose, and those just out reach that only my macro lenses can bring into focus. I will implement this discerning eye in my future filmmaking and creative writing. It's an adventure. There are other worlds to discover in the images of the frames.