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Get Spotify in Canada

July 27, 2011 — 7 Comments

UPDATE: This appears to have stopped working. I will update if I find a way around it.

This summer one of the big announcements to the music world was that Spotify was finally coming to USA.. great.. if you live in USA.. what about us Canadians, why do we always get the shaft on these awesome things?

The truth is, you can get spotify if you live in Canada, and presumably other countries that don’t currently have it! This is done in a very similar way to getting Pandora Radio to work in Canada

The first step is to download Hotspot Shield which is a free tool that will hide your IP address from websites. Once you’ve downloaded hotspot shield, turn it on! Once it’s connected (indicated by the icon turning Green) direct your browser to http://spotify.com/ and click Sign Up… since the website can’t read your true (Canadian) IP address, it won’t give you that pesky “not available” error.. fill out the sign up form, and soon you will receive an email saying “you’re in”. My access email took about a week to arrive, I don’t know if this is normal, but thats what it took.
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The Hour(s) Before

July 25, 2011 — 2 Comments

Today’s post is part of a series of posts called “The Hour Before” You can get a full list of links to these posts by checking out the series here – http://robrash.us/blog-series/the-hour-before/

This is a typical Sunday during the regular calendar.. not the summer calendar

It’s Sunday morning.. an early morning like every other one.. 6am, Seth (2) comes into our room, “mommy, daddy, I slept in my big boy bed all night, and I didn’t pee… how was your sleep?” We exchange groans, grab the little guy and stick him in between us and put on his movie.. Land Before Time 10,000?

6:10 Seth can’t keep quiet any longer.. he just wants to play with his baby brother Micah (5 mos), so he pokes and prods at him until he wakes up.. always with a smile on his face. Jennifer, the saint of a woman she is feeds Micah, tells me it’s time to get up.. we all lay in bed for another 15 minutes or so.
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In blogging, Faith, Family, God, Music Monday, People, Prayer, Sunday Set List, Worship

Little man discovered his tongue!

June 17, 2011 — Leave a comment

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The Aftermath

June 9, 2011 — Leave a comment

We had a pretty wild storm last night/yesterday here in the Quinte Area. Mid afternoon it started.. we had to run outside and take down our gazebo, or we would have lost it.. I’ve never seen rain so intense.. About an hour later, the storm seemed to have stopped, so we went out and set the gazebo back up.. but within a couple hours, the storm decided to make another appearance… so again, outside we went to take down the gazebo.. again crazy rain.. once we were done with the gazebo, I decided to have some fun.. I took my shampoo outside, and took a shower.. it was pretty neat.. until the hail started.. but I got all the soap out of my hair.
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Gungor.. the Live Experience

May 16, 2011 — Leave a comment

This past year I was introduced to a new(ish) band, and I was told that I have to check them out. The band is Gungor and all the reviews are in.. and they are awesome. Fronted by Michael Gungor (famous for songs like “Say So” and “Friend of God”)

Gungor is a band who, for me, have redefined what worship music looks like. It is so raw, yet so profound and complex that every song I listen to on their CD “Beautiful Things” brings me to a place where I just can’t do anything but stop and worship.

When I was told about the CD I was also told that at some point in my life I would HAVE to see them live. The live experience with Gungor is apparently an experience not just for the ears or eyes, but every aspect of life. The opportunity has come, and tonight I will be making the 3.5 hour drive with Jen and 2 friends, for Oakville to experience Gungor. I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am about this. If I owned a Gungor CD, it would already be played so much that it wouldn’t work anymore (thank God for digital music)!!
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A Quick Update

May 13, 2011 — Leave a comment

I know some of you who read my blog have been praying for me in regards to my back problems. I got the call yesterday for my surgery date.. I head to Ottawa THIS WEDNESDAY for my surgery!! Keep praying, and thanks for the prayers you’ve been offering up for me.

In Faith, God, Ministry, People, Prayer