Sleep Paralysis

"... when hypnogogic hallucinations are present, people feel that someone is in the room with them, some experience the feeling that someone or something is sitting on their chest and they feel impending death and suffocation."

This first happened to me when I was about 12 years old and and completely freaked me out. Over the years I researched these symptoms and figured out that I was experiencing was a documented syndrome called Sleep Paralysis. This happened to me continuously when I was growing up and can happen sporadically these days. I am able to control it better now and don't freak out as much as in the past. I just concentrate, control my breathing and the let out a big breath to help "stun" my body into waking up.


Sleep Paralysis | Stanford University

Puerto Peñasco Bright Colors

Puerto Peñasco Bright Colors, originally uploaded by Art Rodriguez.

Leslie and Me after having a delicious lunch at Flavio's Restaurant during our visit the beautiful Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico.

Camera Info: Canon D450 | 21mm(ƒ/16.0) | ƒ/16.0 | ISO 400 | 1/200s -- IS Handheld

Mono No Aware

This video reminds me of my sister during my younger years when me and her would use my dad's camcorder to try out different experiments and plays for our own amusement. I miss those days...

Music Tonight

For a while I have been feeling empty, empty of good music. I go through this every once in a while where nothing I listen to fulfills whatever it is that music fulfills. When I find myself like this, I go back and listen to music that just makes you feel amazing. This is what made me feel great today, while driving back to Tempe on the 202 at a rather fast speed.

The Knife - Forest Families

Fueling Up

Fueling Up, originally uploaded by Art Rodriguez.

Sideview of an Insomniac

Sideview of an Insomniac, originally uploaded by Art Rodriguez.

I was up late unable to sleep so I went online and imagined what I would look like this late at night, voila!

anon D450 | 33mm | f5.6 | ISO 800 | 1/6s - Resting on my ironing board

Blackberry in the dark

Blackberry in the dark, originally uploaded by Art Rodriguez.

Here is my first attempt at taking a nice shot of my messy desk with my desk lamp turned on in the far end.


camera info: Canon D450 | 55mm | f5.5 | ISO 1600 | 1/25s - Handheld