Wednesday, July 28, 2004

My biological timebomb is ticking.

The pattern of your wake/sleep cycle is known as your circadium rythm. My shit broke, and it needs to be reset. I read an article somewhere, that says that the ideal ammount of sleep for the average adult is not 8 hours, we have been led to believe, but is instead 7 hours. Any more than that, and your body starts to get lethargic. After prolonged time periods of sleep, your body will go into a state of hyper-activity, which is alot like having adhd. you find that you become very fidgety for short periods of time. Also, when you have these long periods of sleep, your body has a harder and harder time going through the "wake up" process, which means that it takes longer and longer for a person to become fully concious and aware of their environment. Studies have shown that getting too much sleep can affect the way one absorbs information. If you sleep too much, you have more difficulty absorbing information. What about less sleep? Well, less sleep, remarkably, enhances your performance in the short term. By sleeping less, your body expells extra ammounts of energy to keep you going. This in the short term makes you feel a little more energetic and liveley. However, once your reserves start running out, your body attempts to shut itself down, which is sometimes reffered to as "crashing". After long periods of time, if this continues, your body will attmept to find a point of equilibrium, which results in lowered efficiency and less crashes. Less is the keyword, though, beacuse they never really go away. How does less sleep affect your learning abilities? Studies have shown that the less sleep you know, the more trouble you have remembering things. Instead of affecting your learning abilities, it affects your ability to remember things. It mostly affects your short term memory, which is what helps you remember the day to day things, but also affects your long term memory. It is shown that the less sleep you get, the worst it becomes. It does, however, reach its all time low at 4 hours, and actually starts going SLIGHTLY up again. It has also been shown that nay ammount of sleep under 3 hours usually unhealthy and can lead to permanant physical and mental damage (whatever that means). So, I get 4 hours of sleep, which puts me at peak forgetfulness. I t sux not being able to sleep all the time. It sux that I stay up all night accomplishing nothing. My circadium rythm is off. My maximum amount of sleep is 6 hours, but I usually only get 4. If anyone finds this interesting, tell me, and Ill try to find the article. I think it may have been in print, but Im not really sure (possibly Discover magazine). Good times, though. If it wasnt for my lack of sleep, you wouldnt be reading this. Goodnight.

Saturday, July 24, 2004

You know what sux?

It sucks that there is someone I like, but they will probably never know. God damned complications...

Friday, July 23, 2004

Confessions:

I found a site where people go to confess. Here are the ones that kinda relate to me.

sometimes i worry that people will figure out that i'm a nice guy and not a complete asshole.

Everyone that knows me thinks that I am not a shy person. But in reality I am so damn shy when it comes to asking women out on dates. I can easily talk to them, but when it comes to me trying to show interest...I must know that they are interested first. Damn I suck!

i want to be a boytoy.

i really did love [her], but right now i'm okay that we aren't together.


i ate my mom's last ice cream sandwich and blamed it on my dad.


i sometimes spend more time on the computer than talking to my son

i have the softest hair in the world. i keep asking someone to touch it, but no one steps up.
sigh, no one will really know how soft my hair truly is.

I recently gave my girlfreind my mother's phone number so they could talk. Not the wisest move.

I'm not ready to try harder

I have a really serious crush on an actor from a TV show. I'm about the same age as her, but there's no way in the world that i'm ever going to meet her. Whenever I tell my friends, they just laugh hysterically.


I spend way to much time reading this site. But I'm a loser and don't have anything else to do.







And there you have it.

p.s. the site is: http://grouphug.us/

Thursday, July 22, 2004

And so....

Well, seeing as how everyone else has gotten around to writing their blog that at the very least mentions the gig at the Gig, I may as well get to mine, while at the same time playing withe the new font editor that the people at blogger have so graciously provided us. So, the gig at the gig went well. We had a surprisingly small turnout for one of the potentially biggest gigs yet. I was very disappointed in some of my peolple, but on the other hand, if you did go, I like you that much more. So, how did it sound you may ask? I have no god damned idea. See, the problem was, we did a quick sound check before the show, but unfortunately, I didnt hear everything together... or maybe I just wasnt paying attention. But I am pretty sure that things were good, in general. Im actually very exited about some upcoming talks that I will be having with people on behalf of ph7. So, as it turns out, our roles in ph7 also become a little more defined. Linda is the drummer, and is our liason to the latin culture (cause she is cool with the latin youths). Nick is the guitarist (the good one) and is also equipment manager, because he seems good at that kinda stuff (cause hes pretty organized... well, at least in comparison to the others). Max is the bassist and financial advisor/treasurer (cause hes Jewish... but im still not sure I trust him...). He is also assistant equipment manager. I am a guitarrist (the loud one) and the public relations advisor/manager/spokesman/head of promotions (cause thats really ALL im good at, the oratory skills. Even then, im not THAT good.). Lastly, there is Steph, the singer. Ummmm, she also has the most important job from all, the ummmm..... singer? For the sake of giving steph a title, Ill make her my personal assistant. It is her task to assist me with the stuff I do, like, uh, stuff. You know... Whatever, she has her job. Well, I will be talking to some folks in teh upcoming days and weeks, and hopefully, one day well be good. But that doesnt matter, cause were having fun. At least I hope we are...

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Well...

Well, it seems my blogger mania is starteing to wear off. I no longer feel the need to post on a daily basis, but instead shall post whenever I have something to say. You know, time is a funny thing. It kinda reminds me of driving on the freeway at 75. It takes a while for me to pass up a car going 65, but as soon as I pass it, the distance between grows greater faster. In the same way, time goes slow as you are living through it, but once you look back, you realize that it wasnt just yesterday that something happened, it just seems that way. You know, sometimes life isnt fair. Sometimes you try soooo hard to accomplish something, only to later realize that it cannot be done. "Shoot for the moon, that way if you miss, youll land amongst the stars." Great, go ahead. Shoot for the moon, and land among the stars wandering aimlessly throughout the vast void that is space. Just dont worry, cause people love you for trying. Bullshit. People like someone who makes it. I hate the fakeness that society has us believe be the way the world is. People are not "shiny" and "happy". People are cruel motherfuckers who really know how to ruin your day with their "phoney"ness. You know, I jsut hope that someday, ill find someone who knows whawt Im saying and can explain it to me.

Monday, July 12, 2004

If the end of the world came...

Ever notice how little you truly know about how the world works? Do you really know how your car propels itself, or how your television projects images? Do you understand how a computer works? You know, if some cataclysmic disaster were to strike the earth, wed be pretty screwed. We would lose ALOT of the technology we have, because chances are, not very many people have the knowledge necessary to develop or maintain much of todays technology. Maybe I should learn a few things; make myself a bit more useful.

Friday, July 09, 2004

Sunday, July 04, 2004

A simple portaiture assignment.

Here it is. The assignment was to create a photo using a few different lighting elements (main light, hair light, and background light) and to add a setting or mood to the scene. This is what I did.

Saturday, July 03, 2004

Our nation

(To the music of "America the Beautiful")

Across the ocean we will fly,
We'll kill for oil rights.
And though the innocents may die,
We know will win our fights.
America! America!
How cruel can you be?
If you so will, then you can kill
All those across the sea.

If it is not our own belief,
Then we must go to teach.
We're not but a simple thief
Of cultures beyond our reach.
America! America!
God has passed on his plague.
Others must see christianity
Or be killed by our crusade!

-Dan Sandoval

Ooooooooooooo, shiny....

Santa Monica from Palisades. Its perty. I like it.

Friday, July 02, 2004

Warped Tour!

Today, was a good day. I went to the warped tour and saw mucho music. It was great. I go to the warped tour every year, not because the bands, necessarily, but becuase the atmosphere. Picture the LA county fair with a musical theme. Thats what it is. There are booths everywhere where you can get all sorts of cheap/free goodies. The people there are usually all there to have fun, and thats why it creates a very light hearted atmosphere. The only problem with it, though, is the lack of indoorness. I am burned. I am like the toast I make. But you know what? It dont matter, cause I had an awsome time, and its all about having fun.

Thursday, July 01, 2004

Ahhh well.

Whatever, im done with it. I quit that photo.