Beginning of the End

Tomorrow is the beginning of the end, and the start to a new chapter in my life. Tomorrow I make the first step to ending my life in Arizona, the first step towards my move out of my comfort zone. Everything I know and take for granted will soon be gone. My friends and family will be left behind. Tomorrow I commence my journey to New York City.

Tomorrow I will be talking to my boss at my current company where I manage the information technology department and letting him know that I will only be employed for two more weeks. Even though this is a very good company and a great opportunity for growth and advancement in my career, my adventurous side overpowers my desire for a stable life.

I plan to move in with my girlfriend who I met almost a year ago. I will also be searching for a new job there to sustain myself. These two things will keep me very busy when I get there so I will have so much to write about.

I am very excited and anxious to start my life there. The big city, the lights, the people, the cultures, the rapidness of life in "the city" are calling me. I plan to document my transition from Tempe, AZ to the island of Manhattan.

Road Rage

When you live in a big city, you are bound to get stuck in traffic. No one enjoys this and some people just go crazy. Perhaps if we got this app on people's phone they'd be able to release some steam without hurting anyone. ;)


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Search for files quickly with dir and findstr

This is a great way to search for files on your computer. Many people use Windows search or even download Google Search to their PC, but this method allows you to have an updated indexed list of all your current files.

c:\> dir c:\ /b /s > c:\dirlist.txt

After you run the above command, your computer will index all current files and list them in the dirlist.txt file located in the C:\ root.

After this, you can run a series of commands to pull/pipe information out of it.  For example, if you want to search for all .jgp files on your computer you can run the following command:

c:\> findstr /i /e .jpg c:\dirlist.txt

If you want to search for all .mpg files withing C:\Windows, you could run:

c:\> findstr /i /b c:\windows\ c:\dirlist.txt | findstr /i /e .mpg

I really like this method because once you run the dir, you can run searches on it and get results back quicker than other conventional methods.

Source:  Alex @Net

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.