Drew Francis

Back to the workout

drew — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:36:25 +0000

I’ve taken off the last week from any workouts. I had started to see my mood change. I was irritable and frustrated with everything I was doing at work and at home. I know I’ve been pushing myself but I have a goal. The quicker I reach the goal the easier it will be and I can go back to a regular routine. I’m going to continue the two-a-days for just a couple more weeks. I may take it all the way to the New Year.

Something else that I’ve started to do and it’s helping me push a little harder and work out a little calmer. Worship music. Yeah that’s what I said. I’ve started to use that instead of the music I usually listen to. I’ve realized that I dont really respond as well with more aggressive music or at least the last couple times I hadn’t. My plan is to slowly get rid of all music. I want to enjoy running than try to avoid it while im running. That is what music is for me. It is my way to avoid the pain. So Austin Stone has a new album out and that’s been in my playlist.

Peace

Thanksgiving

drew — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:12:27 +0000

Thanksgiving. Today is kind of a two year mark for Hannah and I. We started dating 2 years ago this month and I knew in December of last year that I was going to propose to her. So here we are. It’s a good place.

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Right now the two of us have gotten hooked hooked on watching biggest loser. I’m talking about we can do 4 hours of the show. I even watch it while working out. It has become our background noise when we’re working around the house. Its somewhat sad.

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So thanksgiving. The Robinson’s and I have been doing thanksgiving together for the past ten years. We do the whole thing. Turkey, potatoes, olives the whole shabang. It’s always a great time and it’s been great to bring in new people every couple of years.

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I want to be the Biggest Loser

I have some goals next year.

1. Run a half marathon

2. Lose 30 pounds in the process

3. Become a competitive runner

A little more than a thanksgiving update.

Oh and by the way. I’m back again.

Pre-marital

drew — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:47:25 +0000

Hannah and I started Pre-Marital classes this week. It will be something. You see hannah and I have a habit of just asking each other how the other person would deal with whatever. We don’t really have pad answers to all the questions. So our first session was good but it seems kinda late to be trying to figure out the other person. Oh but do you really every figure someone out. Oh Drew you will learn so much you first year. Oh drew you don’t know what you are in for. Oh drew …. People tell me that before everything I do. yeah I usually go into things blindly. I have know idea what im doing. None the less we will be there faithfully each time. I do enjoy going somewhere together and leaving together. I think I would go more places if I had someone else in the car which may be a pretty stupid statement to make. Anyway we are in pre-marital class.

Decisions

drew — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:31:23 +0000

Every once and a while I get to say I made a good decision. One is my proposal to Hannah and another today was in hiring staff writers. We had our first read though of a script. A really good script. So what made it so good. Well it was good story telling first. Sometimes we get mixed up in the bells and whistles of a piece and forget good story telling. We rely on what would make a story look cool and forget what really makes a story cool is taking a simple idea and telling it to an audience. Now it could all fall apart in the following acts but it was a great first run. This weekend a couple friends and I are going to see Ira Glass at the alys stephens a professing atheist. (I dont really know if you can be a professing atheist but and atheist no the less) He has this show called This American life. They tell great stores of true life. A couple years ago a bunch of us were on the This American life train. I miss those days. It was during that time that we started looking for stories in real life. We will be back there soon. Good day today.

Work

drew — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:55:12 +0000

So there have been a whole lot of changes lately on the work front. Moved into a new office and pretty much have a new staff. For the last two years its been like that. As my department has been taking on other departments “new employees” is a thing we have been getting used to. I’m actually really excited about the people I’m working with. We had a great first week. It has almost been a changing of the guard sort of thing. People who didn’t have an office now do. Positions that didn’t exist now do. Now we have to deliver and deliver well. Not too exciting for a return to blogging but here is a picture that maybe will help. Heading back to here next month.

The Proposal

drew — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:44:29 +0000

I hope hannah will write out how it all went down but for now. Here is the video

Seth Godin told me to

drew — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:24:44 +0000

So I was part of that catalyst crowd this past week. Heros of ministries. Well something that Godin told me. he said. “Its that lizard brain that tells you to not write on your blog today” Any way I was challenged this past week. I kinda got the felling of what kids get when they leave our camp. They are ready to take on the world. Well Im ready to take on the world. There are a couple of things that I would like to try this next week. We will see how it goes. The office is about to do another change. I’ve now seen our creative department change over at least twice. We will see how it goes now.

Camp sort of Daytona Camp

drew — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:04:30 +0000

Well. We are winding down camp. If you were wondering where I was for the last couple of months that would be the answer. This past week I was in Daytona. I don’t get a lot of tasks so my goal of this visit was to show one of of our producers the event. The great Erin Moon also known as Madam Fatima. I was also there to be of help where needed oh and I figured I would take some photos and video. Really needed my staff there to do it right but as always we had other stuff that we were doing in the home office. Anyway I was at camp or as some like to say Daytona. This event is a little different. I don think just because of size. Everyone seems to come for different reasons just like any camp but when you have more of them well you have more people for more reason. A group at the front stage left side caught my attention. I think mostly because they were turned around with their back to stage while Louie was talking. I kept think I wish they would get it. I pray they would get it. As soon as the music started they rose to their feat…some started to hold hands with each other in the air while others hugged and swayed slowly. Go figure. I pray they get it. I hope they get it. Louie kept pleading with them to not waste their life. Lets hope. Sometimes I hate and love what we do. I wish I could go home with each of them to say do you understand what just happened….Here let me help you. I guess if there is any room that I want them in is ours. Chris and Louie do a great job in preparing for the stage. I don’t say this often but those guys are the real deal. Well this was Dayton Beach 2010

Why I like early mornings

drew — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:24:10 +0000

I don’t like going somewhere I just like early mornings. I can slide into my day. I hate rushing around and when you start early you have all the time you need. I dont have to go to be early but I find that I get bored at night really easy when I don’t have something to do. Today is flex friday. I am basically just sitting around waiting for my ipad to get in. I need to not be busy. I need time to think and write or at least become a better writer. It will happen.

A break

drew — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:00:48 +0000

Its hard to get into the rhythm of things. I am a creature of habit. Once I get out of a habit its pretty hard to get back into it. Writing is the habit I’ve been out of. I don’t tweet as much. I think I may have gotten bored of it. I tried fourquare but eh. I need a new thing. So that will be my search. I will be searching for a new thing. I need a new thing. If you have any ideas let me know. And now back to Lost.

Burn out

drew — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:30:18 +0000

Let me first say I’m not burned out. I actually got a good energy boost from some new people that have joined us at the office. That got me thinking about how do we stop it. I think I’ve written on this topic before. I really dont have any answers. I was hoping that some of you creatives out there may have some. What do you do when you don’t think you have anything left. I hope the people that work with me never get that way or I’m in trouble. I do like it that they don’t try to please me. They actually don’t know what I’ll like so that makes it real easy. Here is what I do.

Lost. Lost has rescued me from burn out many a times. I think part of it is that I never liked the show. I only got into it because of peer pressure. So I guess what I do some times to get out of my burn out is to watch other people. My title is creative director So many times I tell my self hey, I only direct creatives I don’t actually have to be creative. I dont really know if that’s true but that’s how it is. I also take pictures. I do that because no one pays me to do it. You know it’s all coming back to me. I have spoken about it before. So really what do you do?

Homeless shelter fish fry and more

drew — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:48:59 +0000

Giving some time. So yesterday Jared and I went to Brother Bryan to help with a fish fry that my church was putting on. I have to admit I wasn’t looking forward to do it. I had just finished moving Hannah which gave me just enough time to eat lunch then head back. The thing that my church has done is made me uncomfortable. That has been great for my spiritual life. It was a great time. If you would like to know more about what Brother Bryan does just click the link. I said I would start May 1 and this is my answer to why that didn’t happen.

We will return to new music Fridays, office talk, creative and stuff I don’t know anything about. There are a ton of goings on and I’m trying now to put it all together. This is what Erin and I have been doing at work lately

SLNation – Episode 5 from Student Life on Vimeo.

Drew Francis blog returns

drew — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:32:15 +0000

I will return May 1. Its on.

Kenya Day 4

drew — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:29:26 +0000

Kenya Day 3

drew — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:20:02 +0000