Sometimes ... having to deal with drama is annoying.

On a lighter note, this was lots of fun to draw and shade, thanks to a Indigo Blue Prismacolor pencil I found at work. The yellow I added in Photoshop.

On another note, I am again under my daily calorie allowances, thanks to the fabulous Lose It iPhone application. If you want to join me, just add me as a friend in the app.

I found some photos of FCC of Boca's week at camp and I couldn't help but miss those wonderful days of summer and fun. Making scrambled eggs for two hundred people, flipping grilled cheese sandwiches like a pro, morning devotions on dewy grass, racing canoes, showering off after crazy mud football, winning n' losing ping pong and carpet ball tourneys, meeting my wife-to-be ... seriously ... I love that place.

If you haven't already, go watch ...

Rocky Ricardo from Oscar Cortez on Vimeo.

Here is another piece done in the wonderful Brushes iPhone app, on the way to Cocoa Beach. I didn't have any specific inspiration for it, but did think about that scripture in Mark:

The Parable of the Sower
Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all ...

Thanks to a silly cold I got from someone at work (still not sure who) and taking night-time medicine, I was late arriving to prep with the rest of the Southside worship team and kinda had to rush my pedal setup.I am guessing that is why during the service, both my tuner pedal and BOSS Blues driver kept dying on me … it eventually worked out, but was still kinda non-confidence instilling.I did however manage ...

Mystery (uploaded by DRA Studio)In case you missed it on the Flickr feed, be sure to check out this “mystery” sketch I did last Sunday. Everyone seems to have a wonderfully different interpretation of what it is, so I definitely want you to chime in. What do you see? Hmm?Oh, and here are the sermon notes from last week. This week’s are on the Flickr. Enjoy!

Make Sunday Special (uploaded by DRA Studio)Hopefully, I will be able to push out the new Southside site updates by tomorrow, but for now, please enjoy this little sketch and the notes from Ron’s sermon this weekend.

I’ve had the words of a song I heard at Status last week stuck in my head for awhile, and after shaking around in my head a bit, this wallpaper is what they turned into. I hope you enjoy, and for those interested, here are my notes from the speaker that night.

IF : Worry (uploaded by DRA Studio)My entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “worry”. It’s nice and big (1600px wide, to be exact), so feel free to use it as a wallpaper, if you like. Do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:34

FCC Winter Park – Mockup 2 (uploaded by DRA Studio)Here is an initial mockup for the site I am currently working on for Jim Book at First Christian Church of Winter Park.The logo was provided to me and the main goal of both designs was a tight integration with their new identity.The final design will use this layout and style, but the color palette of the other design.Let me know what you think.

Ropes Course (uploaded by DRA Studio)God has helped me find some focus in the past couple of days and it is really benefiting my freelance work a lot. The feeling of accomplishment in cleaning out my Inbox and progressing several projects is wonderful. Plus I have also found some time to update my city collection, as well as some casual reading. If you haven’t already checked out the bible reading Del.ico.us link I added a few ...

The Break – Curl Sand (uploaded by DRA Studio)Just finished up what will probably be the final version of “The Break” logo for Jared … now to work on a 2-color version for the shirt.

The Break – Proof 2 (uploaded by DRA Studio)Head over to flickr and check out the 3 mockups I did for Jared Curtis’ youth project, called “The Break”.I think I like one of these.

Substance – Black n White (uploaded by DRA Studio)A preliminary design of shirt artwork for Justin Pressly. The early black and white version, though the design did start in my Physical vs. Digital sketchbook.

Light Night 2007 – Proof (uploaded by DRA Studio)My newest design for Southside’s upcoming Light Night event. Should be pretty fun. The main stipulations I got from SS was that it couldn’t directly include anything Halloween related … since it is a Halloween alternative. So, pumpkins, skulls, blood, guns … all out. Josh had the idea of incorporating something to do with buildings or the city, since it happening in the Orlando area.This is what I ...

Venus Boy (uploaded by DRA Studio)A quick poem I wrote during sunday school today at Canoe Creek: Venus is beyond the moon.We’re hiding to see her soon.She is my morning star.Holding hands, running so far.Filling my space and mind.Let’s watch her rise one more time.

In the rushing wind and gentle breeze,you speak to me, O Lord.At the rustle of the autumn leaves,I know you are with me.In the bathing warm of sunlight,I feel your watch over me.Your presence gives me calmand I am free.

Just in time for all of your New Year's Resolutions, if you're interested in reading the Bible in its entirety this year, might I recommend The One Year Bible? Not only does it look nice, have a matching Google Homepage widget for convenience, you can also listen along with each passage.

My favorite part? The guy reading along sounds alot like Sideshow Bob! Seriously ... it's the best!

Our Wednesday night college worship has a new face. The leaders are still the same, but we will be changing our format to better accommodate you students. We will still be meeting at 7:00pm on Wednesday nights at Southland Christian School.

Click on the thumbnail for directions!

Come for the worship and stay for the contest!
For our last gathering of the semester we will be meeting at a Chick-Fil-A in Mount Dora. If you didn't already know...Chick-Fil-A has a contest at their Grand Openings. The first 100 people in line will receive 52 free combo meal coupons good at any Chick-Fil-A. It is a fun time while you camp out in the parking lot and play games and talk to people. ...

Just before one of our recent leadership meetings some of the ACT members played a joke on leader Jill Hantsbarger. It all started with one person laying inside the couch waiting for the unsuspecting leader to sit down.
This first shot is everyone sitting around until the meeting starts. Next Jill gets a little suspicious and thinks that I am taking pictures of her.
In between the middle of our keyword ...

On April 5th we will be fellowshiping by "breaking bread" (well not literally). Please bring a microwavable dish or two to eat and/or share. Yes you can also bring stuff that is not microwavable! If you have any further questions about this upcoming event please see Eric.

A few nights in February there was a rousing game of spoons going on in apartment 439. Some of the competetive players included Courtney, Christie, Eric, Katalina, Jennifer, Michelle, Erin, and Jodie. Sadly, for the losers, we were playing Spoons Dare on one of these nights and yes I made sure to take some blackmail photos!

Here is Michelle taking the first dare - eating a tablespoon full of ketchup

In these photos Katalina had ...

Philippians 3:1-16

Intro: Brethren, I do not regard myself has having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

I. vs. 1
Paul begins this passage by reminding the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord. Barclay says that Paul "sets down what we might call the indestructibility ...

The name of our group here on Wednesday nights is Advancing Christian Togetherness or A.C.T. as appropriately titled. The ultimate goal of being together is to fellowship with one another, building one another up in love and unity. The leadership for our group have named this group and set goals of advancing this �togetherness� with students from our own school and Valencia. Building relationships is a key goal to our group; we do ...

Today a group of people from ACT will be using brownies as outreach at Valencia Community College. Some people baked brownies and some are passing them out to the students. For those of us in class or at work today, please take the time to pray that this outreach will be good for ACT, Valencia Campus Ministry, and the individuals involved!