If you follow me on various outlets, you probably have seen this:

I’ve decided to go with a new brand for “All Things Bwana”. A lot of you are probably familiar with my cartoonme avatar as my personal brand, but I decided to change that up. I wanted something simple and easy to recognize, so I opened Pixelmator and typed a giant “B” and worked around that. I’m no graphics expert but I think it’s a good brand to move forward with. It represents all the various things I do.

There was a lot of confusion since I had a Bwana.org brand, a Bwana.TV brand and a Bwana.org Radio brand. This new brand will be everywhere and will represent it all. If you see the giant B, know that it’s me

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You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged in a while. If you didn’t, then it’s true. My last blog post is from December 2009. That’s last year man! I’ve been lacking motivation to do new media all around. The only schedule I’ve been keeping up with is my audio podcast, Bwana.org Radio. My videos have decreased tremendously since I sold my Canon Powershot TX1 (no more closeup videos since). I tried an experiment with Story of the Day which got decent response, but I’m not sure if I want to continue with it.

I wouldn’t necessarily call it writer’s block. It’s more like content creator’s block. I’m in the process of evaluating if I should continue in the way things are or change things up to meet my new demands in life. Either way, something’s got to change.

It’s just deciding what.

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Having come from Ustream.TV, I found Justin.TV to be a different live streaming experience than what I was used to. Thanks to the help of seasoned users such as jrblaze, I was able to create a decent channel of my own. I used Justin.TV in the past, but I felt loyal to Ustream since they integrated IRC so well. Since Ustream has dumped IRC and I continue to have issues with them, I decided to go Justin.TV for a while and see how things pan out.

I’ve been impressed so far.

It isn’t the feature set (which is impressive) that intrigues me, but it’s the stability. On Ustream, I couldn’t go a week without issue. My stream would crash, lose connectivity, or fail in the middle of a crucial recording. I haven’t had one issue on Justin.TV yet. Not one. This is why when I heard about Justin.TV pro accounts, I decided to try it for a month. These guys have put together great technology that seems to work very well. I’ll gladly give them $10 based on the couple of weeks of stable usage I’ve gotten out of the deal.

I know the main features pro accounts gives you is less ads, gifts, and an attention grabbing “pro” tag in chat, (the attention is not always good) but my main motivation behind buying a pro account was to thank Justin.TV for easing the pain that Ustream.TV has caused me. I love Ustream, and the guys over there are great, but I consistently had issues that I don’t have at Justin.TV with the same exact hardware. I’m hoping Ustream works out their issues, because I’d love to return, but for now, I’m happily streaming at Justin.TV as a pro user. Come by and check me out. I’m going to give the Pro account a month to see how it all works out and I’ll decide on whether I want to keep it after then. For now, I’m a happy camper over at Justin.TV.

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Yes, it’s all true.

1. FAITH: I am a follower of Yeshua and I’ve given my life to YHWH (Yahweh). No I’m not Jewish.
2. I play alto and baritone saxophone. I was pretty good. Not so much now, but I can play the Ocarina on the iPhone.
3. I was captain of my high school marching band, and an avid member of the Jazz ensemble
4. I was falsely handcuffed and harrassed in my Calc II class at the University of Florida. Mistaken identity.
5. I was hospitalized from March to November the year I was born with an unknown illness. Wasn’t supposed to make it. My family celebrated November 20th as “Bwana’s Day” since that’s the day I was released from the asylum hospital
6. I love basketball more than football. I never played football despite the fact my brother was a superstar and played at the University of Central Florida. I learned a lot from him (and I continue to)
7. I can not get on “spinning” rides at theme parks, as I get deathly sick.
8. I was allergic to milk for much of my childhood. I had to eat peanut butter on ice cream cones while my family and friends enjoyed ice cream. I’m not bitter.
9. I didn’t have access to a computer until I got to college.
10. I taught myself most of what I know about computers and technology.
11. I love Gospel music more than Jazz.
12. There’s a high probability I don’t agree with you.
13. I was voted “Most Talented” in my senior high school class.
14. I (and my friends) won our high school talent show by doing a dance routine to New Edition’s “N.E. Heartbreak”. I was Johnny Gill. No one knew I could dance prior to that.
15. I was awarded a Homebuilder’s Association scholarship for a house I designed in my high school drafting class. The house was built.
16. I love blue crabs. I mean, I really love blue crabs.
17. I believe the world is coming to an end sooner than you think.
18. I’m the most positive pessimist you’ll ever meet.
19. I believe additional species occupy the earth other than humans….and idiots
20. I grew up in a family of evangelists, singers, and ministers
21. I finished Super Mario Brothers on NES with my eyes closed. (Hint, use the music)
22. I was writing online web logs in 1994
23. I am an aspiring photographer
24. My wife and I met on an online dating service (blackplanet)
25. I haven’t met a person that I haven’t made laugh

Others: Shey, Mona

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