- Just discovered the @replies function on Twitter. For the love. No wonder Twitter has been so boring to me. Whole new world.
- Got the Killers new album last night with a gift card. Awesome sounds.
- Only three of us here in the Catalyst offices on New Year's Eve day.
- Brad Lom and I are headed to the Innovation3 Gathering in Dallas at the end of the month.
- I read that movie soundtracks are really the only CDs that are selling well. Everything else is digital. I have certainly helped the cause.
- Ainsley and I are expecting #3 in July. We've had four of our children's names picked-out long before we starting having them. And yes, they're all vintage American western names. =)
- Unfortunately, Ainsley's been flu-ridden for a week. Add 1st trimester sickness to that... and you've got misery.
- I've stumbled into a few God-appointed friendships over the last few months that are blessing my socks off: John Bryson of Fellowship Memphis, Ed Stetzer of Lifeway... and John MacMurray from Portland.
- We are 380% over our projected goal for Catalyst west coast in December. Unbelievable. LV Hanson on the west coast and Aaron Foster and Sally Heffner here at home are doing a remarkable job.
- I've been discovering ministry conferences out there that are unknown - aren't even discussed - in my circles of ministry, but are HUGE. It's like discovering life on other planets. It's amazing how absorbed we are in our own worlds.
Who I AM
- I help people launch great things. I'm the founder of STORY and Dream Year. My wife Ainsley and I live in Virginia Beach and have 3 cowboys, Wyatt, Dylan & Cody.
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OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!! Baby Arment #3!!!!!! This little kid hit the jackpot... I am SO THRILLED for you and Ainsley! Give her a huge hug for me!
Posted by: Bethany | December 31, 2008 at 11:34 AM
thank you Bethany!
Posted by: Ben Arment | December 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Congrats to you guys. Nice little sneak in on the list.
Posted by: robb overholt | December 31, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Ben you should do a post sharing some of those conferences you are talking about. Would love to hear about them.
Posted by: Gary | December 31, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Annie Oakley Arment ... rolls off the tongue so pleasantly. Couldn't be happier for you two!
Posted by: beth | December 31, 2008 at 01:28 PM
I'll do it Gary! Although there's a part of me that hesitates to promote other conferences. =) But I'll do it...
And Bethany, I don't know about Oakley, but you nailed one of them. =)
Yes, Robb, trying to be subtle.
Posted by: Ben | December 31, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Ben, great news on your third! We're last minute trying to nail down West Coast registrations today. I'm taking a crew... looking forward to it.
Posted by: Brad Russell | December 31, 2008 at 02:33 PM
I just read an article on Yahoo news that said for the first time ever an individual song outsold the best-selling album of the year. In fact, there were five individual songs that outsold the top album of 2008. I think we're all helping the cause ;)
Posted by: Nic Burleson | December 31, 2008 at 11:55 PM
@Ben- CONGRATS on #3!!!
And just got the @replies!?! That's what Twitter's all about!!
Posted by: Clayton Bell | January 01, 2009 at 12:24 AM
Nic what were they?
And Clayton you're going to make me feel bad?! Was trying to be vulnerable here. :)
Posted by: ben arment | January 01, 2009 at 08:12 AM
Ben,
According to Yahoo the top album of 2008 was Lil' Wayne's "The Carter III." But the year's top five individual songs all rang up more paid downloads than that album sold accoring to Yahoo. The top 5 songs were:
1. Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love"
2. Lil Wayne "Lollipop"
3. Flo Rida "Low"
4. Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl"
5. Coldplay "Vida La Vida"
Here's the link to the Yahoo article: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/25945/chart-watch-extra-the-year-that-songs-overtook-albums/
Posted by: Nic Burleson | January 01, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Ben,
Top five songs were
1. Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love"
2. Lil Wayne "Lollipop"
3. Flo Rida "Low"
4. Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl"
5. Coldplay "Viva La Vida
Top Album - Lil Wayne "The Carter III"
According to Yahoo, all the top five had more paid downloads than the Lil Wayne album sold.
You can check out the Yahoo article here: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/25945/chart-watch-extra-the-year-that-songs-overtook-albums/
Posted by: Nic Burleson | January 01, 2009 at 10:36 PM
By the way - CONGRATS on baby #3!!! We are expecting our first - a boy - in April and are beyong pumped!
Posted by: Nic Burleson | January 01, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Congratulations on the new little one!
Posted by: Deneen | January 01, 2009 at 11:13 PM
@benarment another baby! sweet. i hope you catch up to the brewsters. 4 is a lot. haha.
happy new year friend.
Posted by: brewster | January 02, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Congrats!
Posted by: Andy Norton | January 02, 2009 at 03:31 PM
thanks much guys!
Stephen, no fair, you're having them two at a time!
Posted by: Ben Arment | January 04, 2009 at 09:52 AM