sidekick cameras have such a cool-dirty-oldness to them. say "0mn1s!"
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
hiplog is back
my hiplog is back!!! today i received an update to my sidekick and the camera works!!!! hit the pic of the sidekick to see my sidekick's photoblog!
Sunday, December 24, 2006
christmas songs
christmas music
i'm no scrooge, or grinch, or jew (i say jew cause that's the first religion that came to mind that doesn't celebrate christmas), but i hate christmas music!
some people love blasting "CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIIIIREEE!" or "JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL ROCK!" every year. well, not me. no way no sir no way.
there are very few songs in the world that i can listen to every single year for a month solid, be it christmas song or not.
variety isn't the spice of my life, it's my meat and potatoes. i need to keep it mixed up just to maintain sanity. christmas music is anything but variety. the last tolerable christmas song produced was mariah carey's 'all i want for christmas is you' but that was released in 1994 -12 years ago!
yet every end of november to end of december we jam the same 10 songs every chance we can! commercials, stores, even at work, the lobby/bathroom area changed the station from soft pop love jam hits of the 80's and 90's to chrismas songs. and since we've been jamming these aged songs every year round the 11th month, i've got them all memorized. it's much easier to get a memorized song stuck in your head than one you've never heard before.
we listen to the same songs every 11 months. i don't even like these songs. there's 30 renditions of each song too, yet they all suck just as bad.
to top it all off, i once had a manager who didn't have a clue what the phrase "HR issues" pertains to, couldn't manage his way out of a wet paper bag, and played more solitaire at work than anything else. and yes kids, he sang christmas music year round. you guessed it, he also fueled my angst for the sounds of the holidays.
i like music, probably a bit more than the next guy, but there's not that many songs i can listen to every single year for one solid month. especially not christmas music.
*note: adam sandler's Chanukah song totally rocks, but that's not a christmas song.
i'm no scrooge, or grinch, or jew (i say jew cause that's the first religion that came to mind that doesn't celebrate christmas), but i hate christmas music!
some people love blasting "CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIIIIREEE!" or "JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL ROCK!" every year. well, not me. no way no sir no way.
there are very few songs in the world that i can listen to every single year for a month solid, be it christmas song or not.
variety isn't the spice of my life, it's my meat and potatoes. i need to keep it mixed up just to maintain sanity. christmas music is anything but variety. the last tolerable christmas song produced was mariah carey's 'all i want for christmas is you' but that was released in 1994 -12 years ago!
yet every end of november to end of december we jam the same 10 songs every chance we can! commercials, stores, even at work, the lobby/bathroom area changed the station from soft pop love jam hits of the 80's and 90's to chrismas songs. and since we've been jamming these aged songs every year round the 11th month, i've got them all memorized. it's much easier to get a memorized song stuck in your head than one you've never heard before.
we listen to the same songs every 11 months. i don't even like these songs. there's 30 renditions of each song too, yet they all suck just as bad.
to top it all off, i once had a manager who didn't have a clue what the phrase "HR issues" pertains to, couldn't manage his way out of a wet paper bag, and played more solitaire at work than anything else. and yes kids, he sang christmas music year round. you guessed it, he also fueled my angst for the sounds of the holidays.
i like music, probably a bit more than the next guy, but there's not that many songs i can listen to every single year for one solid month. especially not christmas music.
*note: adam sandler's Chanukah song totally rocks, but that's not a christmas song.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
"nobody goes to sleep alone"
"nobody goes to sleep alone"
my friend once told me the above quote.
initially i felt that this was a sappy quote, seeing as he just met his now-girlfriend it was fitting that he'd tell me a romantic quote. but i error on instinct far too often to trust myself. only until he explained the quote did it make sense to me what he meant.
i don't remember who said the quote, and google was of no benefit. my search results consisted of erotic stories and carpet care faq (frequently asked questions). so this post will credit nobody for the conception of this line.
my friend explained that people physically go to sleep by themselves all the time, but they never go to sleep alone.
simply put, the quote is saying that the last thought someone has before they fall asleep is always a good one. people normally think of a lover, friend, family, a fun memory, a joyous place, etc. this happy thought is the catalyst for people to fall asleep. a lonely or unhappy mind is a very difficult thing to put to rest.
not too long ago a friend called me very early in the morning. she lives on the east coast, and i was sleeping when she called. i talked to her for a minute or two and fell back asleep. i forgot 90% of the conversation, but she was in my dream after i hung up and fell back asleep. i told her later on that her early phone call placed her in my dream. she said "that's why i always read cookbooks before i go to sleep, so i dream of food!!"
in hemingway's the old man and the sea, one of few in my small repertoire of read books, the main character is a very lonely old man. he hasn't caught a fish for months, and has virtually nobody. he regularly dreams of lions on the african beach when he sleeps. it's told to us that he loves the memory of those lions on that beach. the time in his life when he saw them was his favorite.
i started to think about who/what i think about when i go to sleep. lately i've been reading insanelymac.com. a website dedicated to running apple's osx on a non-apple computers. perhaps i'm more like the old man and the sea than i knew? apple's operating system was called panther, tiger, and the new one is called leopard!
i now wonder about people with insomnia, are they simply searching for that memory or idea that'll put them to sleep? tyler durden could have just been lonely.
my friend once told me the above quote.
initially i felt that this was a sappy quote, seeing as he just met his now-girlfriend it was fitting that he'd tell me a romantic quote. but i error on instinct far too often to trust myself. only until he explained the quote did it make sense to me what he meant.
i don't remember who said the quote, and google was of no benefit. my search results consisted of erotic stories and carpet care faq (frequently asked questions). so this post will credit nobody for the conception of this line.
my friend explained that people physically go to sleep by themselves all the time, but they never go to sleep alone.
simply put, the quote is saying that the last thought someone has before they fall asleep is always a good one. people normally think of a lover, friend, family, a fun memory, a joyous place, etc. this happy thought is the catalyst for people to fall asleep. a lonely or unhappy mind is a very difficult thing to put to rest.
not too long ago a friend called me very early in the morning. she lives on the east coast, and i was sleeping when she called. i talked to her for a minute or two and fell back asleep. i forgot 90% of the conversation, but she was in my dream after i hung up and fell back asleep. i told her later on that her early phone call placed her in my dream. she said "that's why i always read cookbooks before i go to sleep, so i dream of food!!"
in hemingway's the old man and the sea, one of few in my small repertoire of read books, the main character is a very lonely old man. he hasn't caught a fish for months, and has virtually nobody. he regularly dreams of lions on the african beach when he sleeps. it's told to us that he loves the memory of those lions on that beach. the time in his life when he saw them was his favorite.
i started to think about who/what i think about when i go to sleep. lately i've been reading insanelymac.com. a website dedicated to running apple's osx on a non-apple computers. perhaps i'm more like the old man and the sea than i knew? apple's operating system was called panther, tiger, and the new one is called leopard!
i now wonder about people with insomnia, are they simply searching for that memory or idea that'll put them to sleep? tyler durden could have just been lonely.
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
list of priorities
priority list
when i was growing up, dad layed down the list of priorities. this list wasn't a suggestion or an option, it was my list.
1.) health
2.) familiy
3.) schoolwork
4.) everything else
of course, when i was a teenager, dad's list was absurd. so i made up my own list based on my life experience.
1.) friends
2.) health
3.) family stuff
4.) everything else
schoolwork came in last but i still had enough leftovers dumped into priority no.4 to get into an accredited college, lead a prosperous civilian consumer lifestyle, and almost contribute to society. but lately i've come to notice that dad's list wasn't as convoluted as i initially thought it was.
health
i've noticed that my body isn't as invincible as i thought it would always be. i don't heal as fast, i don't last as long, and i gain weight when i'm not careful. health has to take priority spot number one now, dad you were right on that one. without health, i can't do anything, the rest of the list is null if health isn't taken care of.
family
i have mixed feelings regarding family. i look at my parents, who are nowhere near their immediate family members (mom's family is in the midwest, and dads family is in the mideast). at some point family took a bit of a back seat to other priorities like friends. friends get you jobs, a wife or husband starts out as a friend, friends are there for you when family can't be. friends are there for you all the time, family is there for you during family time -or so i've experienced.
friends
tho friends come and go just as dad said they would, though i've found it has been very rare to not have a single friends at any given moment between now and when i was in school. friends are always there (for me) however it's not always the same friend.
everything else:
school, studying, working, jobs, money... the necessary evil. i say do as little as possible to get as much as possible. by definition, everything else simple gets stuck as last priority except for those few rare occasions when it has to be bumped up the priority list in order to make it appear that it's always on top (for those few who need to see it like teachers/bosses/managers/customers).
but i feel that my true list of priorities won't shine thru until i'm a parent or guardian, pushing down my "do as i say, not as i do" list. for now i'm experimenting with what works.
when i was growing up, dad layed down the list of priorities. this list wasn't a suggestion or an option, it was my list.
1.) health
2.) familiy
3.) schoolwork
4.) everything else
of course, when i was a teenager, dad's list was absurd. so i made up my own list based on my life experience.
1.) friends
2.) health
3.) family stuff
4.) everything else
schoolwork came in last but i still had enough leftovers dumped into priority no.4 to get into an accredited college, lead a prosperous civilian consumer lifestyle, and almost contribute to society. but lately i've come to notice that dad's list wasn't as convoluted as i initially thought it was.
health
i've noticed that my body isn't as invincible as i thought it would always be. i don't heal as fast, i don't last as long, and i gain weight when i'm not careful. health has to take priority spot number one now, dad you were right on that one. without health, i can't do anything, the rest of the list is null if health isn't taken care of.
family
i have mixed feelings regarding family. i look at my parents, who are nowhere near their immediate family members (mom's family is in the midwest, and dads family is in the mideast). at some point family took a bit of a back seat to other priorities like friends. friends get you jobs, a wife or husband starts out as a friend, friends are there for you when family can't be. friends are there for you all the time, family is there for you during family time -or so i've experienced.
friends
tho friends come and go just as dad said they would, though i've found it has been very rare to not have a single friends at any given moment between now and when i was in school. friends are always there (for me) however it's not always the same friend.
everything else:
school, studying, working, jobs, money... the necessary evil. i say do as little as possible to get as much as possible. by definition, everything else simple gets stuck as last priority except for those few rare occasions when it has to be bumped up the priority list in order to make it appear that it's always on top (for those few who need to see it like teachers/bosses/managers/customers).
but i feel that my true list of priorities won't shine thru until i'm a parent or guardian, pushing down my "do as i say, not as i do" list. for now i'm experimenting with what works.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
photoshop sillouette
photoshop-ing
i found a cool little tutorial online the other day, and decided to wasted a beautiful san francisco sunday applying what i learned.
before:
after:
i found a cool little tutorial online the other day, and decided to wasted a beautiful san francisco sunday applying what i learned.
before:
after:
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