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

Canon Digital Rebel XSI

I have been drooling over an DSLR for over 5 years. Ever since I bought my first digital camera, over 8 years ago, I have been craving to have an SLR so I could really take great composition shots.

Awwwww (angels sing & heavens shine light to me)!!!



I have gone forward and purchased my first DSLR, the Canon Digital Rebel XSI. I am so excited and can't wait for it to arrive. I honestly haven't felt this excited or anxious since the day my parents bought me my Nintendo and I had to wait 30 minutes for the ride home for me to play with it.

Great photography, here I come!!!

Why Macs don't have games

I was surfing the net and came upon an article on Lifehacker discussing Microsoft's new marketing strategy. Their pitch is that you can purchase a Windows systems and save hundreds of dollars over a Mac. As I finished the article I proceeded to the comments to see what the people had to say about this feud. Then I found this:

Anonymous816435
Why don't Mac have games? Their demographic's college students or young adults right?

Lazarus
@Anonymous816435:
Who needs games when you can make free homemade music and cool movies? That way you can sell those movies to pay your rent. Then go to the gas station and say, "I'll trade you this song I made on my mac, if you let me fill up my Prius. Dont worry, it doesnt take much gas, unlike your Chevy over there. ugh. Here, hold my Venti mochachino double espresso half soy/half skim milk."
Seriously, you dont need games on a mac when youre busy being creative and out doing exciting things in your hybrid car, like going to Starbucks, or driving out to the countryside to worship the holy fruit.

Bruwinged
@Lazarus: Best comment ever.

Phoshi
@Lazarus: I was going to answer his question seriously, like porting cost/audience being too low, but you've stolen my power of speech with that. Bravo :P

Lifehacker

Digital Sheep, wtf?

There are days when surfing the internet that you see pretty cool and funny sites/stuff. But then there are day when you have to say "WTF?!?". Today is one of those days for me:

Sheep In LED Clothing - WTF!?!

'Boys Don't Cry' will help you through a break-up

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure

Mi Primer Dia Sin Ti by Los Enanitos Verdes

Three Libras by The Perfect Circle

My first job:

My first work experience was in Northern California working in a sun-dried apricot farm. My job was to cut the apricot in half, take out the seed, then lay the apricot center up on a 4 x 7 board. You would do this until you filled up the board with apricots then you yelled, "board" and they would bring you another one which would get stacked on top of the previous one. You then continued filling that one up.

I got paid for $2.75 for each board I filled up. I was 13 years old. wtf?!?

I'll spend my golden years in Tangancicuaro, Michoacan

Life is very simple there. It is a town full of beautiful culture and traditions. Many of my family members reside there and it would be nice to be in a place where older people are respected and cared for.

Worst Music Videos Ever

So every now and then we come upon music videos that just suck. But what about the ones that really, really suck? They are so freakin bad that they can't help but to turn out being hilarious.

Here are Top 5 worst music videos ever:

5. Jan Terri - Losing You



4. Indian Thriller - Indian Version



3. Turu Turu?



2. Brave Warrior



1. Elektronik, Supersonik!

Voiceless Speaking

It is not science fiction, the new Audeo Neckbrace translates your thoughts and projects into speach, voicelessly. This innovation has many great applications, the first helping secret agents and spies like me take care of business. Other applications are for people with voice disabilities. Check it out.

Gigolo-Meter

This is what happens when surfing the internet out of boredom.

At least I got a great result seeing that the average is $195.00

If I were a gigolo, I'd have to charge...

Man vs. Girls Gone Wild

One of my favorite shows on the Discovery Channel is Man vs. Wild. This show teaches your survival techniques in case you ever get stuck or lost in extreme place and conditions. I found the below video which makes fun of the show, check it out.

Arizona Snowboarding

Snowboarding is an activity I enjoy doing, even though I live in the desert, a 2 hour drive north to Flagstaff, AZ is all a takes to go see some snow in the winter. This year we traveled up there for some fun in the snow. Check out the vid.

Working late

Here I am staying late at work and taking a break to setup Blogger on the Go. It looks like I'm tired on this pic, its probably from the lack of sleep last night.

New Beginnings

I have taken a step to kick-start my career again. Today was my first in a course for taking a certification exam which I really want. I was recently moved up to Network Administrator and I want to get all my certifications so I can become more knowledgeable. I just wanted to note that I am excited to be taking this course. I'll keep updating this as the course progresses.

In other news, I found out about this cool tool which enhances your Outlook. It is called Xobni which is currently in beta, but I believe this apps will change how we manage our email. Check it out.

Jack Bauer with School and a wall pc

So since I had recently broken my self promise to cut the amount of TV I watch I decided to tune in on Sunday and Monday for the the 2 day/2 hour season premiere of 24. All I have to say is that Jack Bauer rocks and Chloe is amazing. This is by far my favorite show and I can't get enough of it.

I start school today and I am actually pretty excited about it. I will be taking 2 technical classes that will deal with programming in Java and C++. I hope work doesn't get too busy so I can concentrate fully on these courses.

Other than that, work it going pretty good. Today I established a policy for email size restrictions because our users had huge email accounts. I know a lot of people don't like it but it will make our environment stay at peak performance as well as keep us more organized.

That's it for today, i'll try to get on here tomorrow and write how school went. Laters.

Here are some cool links:
Things Jack Bauer needs in a Cell Phone
-this one is great, where can I get his phone.
A PC you can install in your Wall
-I think this is awesome, one day a computer will be more like a power jack. In the case of a business you can install these in offices and cubicles and avoid having a desktop increasing space.
Build a World with your Internet Traffic
-this is kinda g33ky but I am going to try it out as it seems very interesting to me.
Breast-boosting beer
-this is awesome, not only will they get bigger, we'll spend less since we won't have to buy those expensive girly drinks. "beer is the nectar of the gods" /agreed

New Year, New Ideas

Happy New Year!!!
2007 has started and with it come new things, new ideas. I have set new goals for me to reach this year and I expect to keep them. I plan to completely become debt free by the end of the year as well as get my certification which I have kinda put off due to other things. I also on joining a gym and dedicate myself to going at least 3 times per week. I have previously joined gyms and after a while I stop going. Perhaps this time I'll use what I pay for. Unfortunately for the new year, I have broken one of my goals. I watched a lot of TV over the New Year's break. I watched a lot of news and TV Movies. I also watched some football games. It just happened, I didn't even know I was doing it until I got to my computer and realized what I had done. I am bad.

Anyways, I wish you all the best for this year, good luck with all your goals and aspirations. Here are some funny and interesting links your might want to check out.

86 Rules of Boozing
Worst Album Covers
JScreenFix
Original Super Mario Bros. in 3D

Techy Find find of the Day

Every once in a while I will attempt to post a blog code named Techy Finds. By Techy Finds, I mean stuff that caught my eye, which means it has to be something really cool cause I'm cool like that.

Anyways, here is the something that I think will become huge in no time.

divShare: Park Unlimited Files for Free

Sounds too good to be true. They claim you can upload almost any file format for free. There is no limit to how many files you can upload as long as they are 100MB in size. You can create picture galleries, save important documents, upload video. This can come in real handy when you need to access files from remote places and aren't close to your computer. You can also share files by email or by linking them an online social community (i.e. MySpace).

divShare Site [Diversion Web Publishing, LLC]

Television

So I haven't been a good blogger and kept on top of writing here at least once a week. A lot of things have happened since I last posted on here. Anways, regarding the TV thing I set for myself, I have been pretty good at it. I haven't sat down purposedly to watch TV. I have had to watch some here and there when visiting friends and family but I have mostly stuck to my computer. Right now I am watching the 1st season of 24 and I end up staying really late cause I keep wanting to watch another episode. Another new addition to my daily life is that I am another person that has began countless quests in the land of World of Warcraft. After being pushed by my friend Cesar to the point of annoyance to try the game, I decided to give it a shot. He was right, it is very fun and engaging. I am now working more hours at work so there is even less time for me to see any TV, but to tell you the truth, whenever I have watched TV, I have watched the series on PBS or political speeches on C-SPAN. Damn, I am getting old, or is it mature, i'll go for the latter. Anyways, we'll see how this turns out.

Birthday Night Out

Leslie's turned 23 years old on Wednesday, but didn't really celebrate it until last night. I decided to take her out to the Bamboo Club, a Chinese bistro restaurant, for dinner. The food was delicious and so was the service. After dinner was over, happy hour conveniently started and friends started arriving. I started off with a Lemon Drop Martini and Leslie got her fruity tropical rum drink. It was a good time just chilling at the bar and talking with friends. The girls then decided they wanted to dance so we walked down Mill Avenue to Suite 301 where the music was pumping hard. It wasn't long until the girls started acting crazy and us guys kept our cool and checked out the scenery. After a couple of hours of that, we decided to call it a night before Leslie got sick from all the shots she'd been taking that night. We headed back home, but not before stopping by Jack in the Box to pick some up food.

Overall, last night was a great time, we hung out, partied, and I got to celebrate a fun bday.

Tonight after work, I am heading to Yuma to visit my parents. My friend Daniel has asked me to help him out with his daughter's bday party on Saturday so I'll probably be flipping burgers and taking care of the pinata. Looks like it will be a relaxing weekend away from the big city. We might even go down to Mexico, which is always fun.

Peace.