Thanksgiving is here. Friends and family gather to celebrate another year of blessings or at the very least the blessing of family at an unfortunate time. What ever your reasons this is a time, the usual string of holidays at the end of the year that make it that much more bearable, where there is one truth that I believe that we all can agree on. That the most important thing is to remember that the only "real" thing that we have is those we associate ourselves with, our friends and family. Material items may make the situations more fancy but no matter where you are, when you pass those buttered rolls around, chow down on some mashed potatoes and turkey, grab the stuffing and yams, and try to save enough room for pie, the last thing that is going through your mind should be the comfort you get when you enjoy life with those you love.
The end of the year approaches and we can look forward to another year full of possibilities. I think the thing we have to ask ourselves is how do we want to see it as......no matter what may be going on there is always good and bad in everything......
May your soul be as full as your stomach.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.....
Get up and go go !!!
Today I am in the mood to do something, and I don't mean running down the block or to the gas station to get a pack of smokes. I am talking about something that is big, something that is big enough to effect the world. Mainly for me it is music, I feel the vibrations of the universe coursing through the fibers of my being urging me to write and create new music only to be devoured by the unknowingly ignorant minds of the general public. But this is a good thing and let me tell you why. First let me say that I am a firm believer in "vibes" I trust my gut instincts and when I didn't I ended up paying for it, the universe is too big for there not to be a possibility for this nature. Second, the mass media that is streaming out of the radio and Tv is simply lacking of real/true creativity. Most of the bands today fit inside the box of conformism, I don't like nor appreciate this nature but there are few bands that have the talent and the gift to stray away from that path.
So back to my main point. My fingers are itching to create more music and I yearn for those ears to listen to the creative juices that make good and original music. Whether you are feeling up or down, sideways, upside down, inside out, outside in, slightly strange, or completely insane, the world is always at your finger tips. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise that you can't do something (with respect to humanity) because we all have the potential for something great and it is in my belief that humanity has lost sight of this which is why we are experiencing such sorrow and hardship.
Just like in Bill & Ted's excellent adventure and bogus journey, music will save the world. So could Tribal Path create music that instills World Peace? Stranger things have happened......
Let he who is without sin cast the first rift!
Today I am in the mood to do something, and I don't mean running down the block or to the gas station to get a pack of smokes. I am talking about something that is big, something that is big enough to effect the world. Mainly for me it is music, I feel the vibrations of the universe coursing through the fibers of my being urging me to write and create new music only to be devoured by the unknowingly ignorant minds of the general public. But this is a good thing and let me tell you why. First let me say that I am a firm believer in "vibes" I trust my gut instincts and when I didn't I ended up paying for it, the universe is too big for there not to be a possibility for this nature. Second, the mass media that is streaming out of the radio and Tv is simply lacking of real/true creativity. Most of the bands today fit inside the box of conformism, I don't like nor appreciate this nature but there are few bands that have the talent and the gift to stray away from that path.
So back to my main point. My fingers are itching to create more music and I yearn for those ears to listen to the creative juices that make good and original music. Whether you are feeling up or down, sideways, upside down, inside out, outside in, slightly strange, or completely insane, the world is always at your finger tips. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise that you can't do something (with respect to humanity) because we all have the potential for something great and it is in my belief that humanity has lost sight of this which is why we are experiencing such sorrow and hardship.
Just like in Bill & Ted's excellent adventure and bogus journey, music will save the world. So could Tribal Path create music that instills World Peace? Stranger things have happened......
Let he who is without sin cast the first rift!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Just feel like it could happen.......
Life brings opportunities in many different ways. We may not always know what it may be or what it may lead to. The ripples of life are always in motion and how far they reach out is grey. Sometimes these opportunities are obscure and sometimes rather obvious. I have recently experienced a brief glimpse of what is to come, and hopefully soon is what to come. Sadly I have also witnessed some negatives and some issues that I feel may be more intense as time goes on. I also fear my integrity. The last thing I want is to be left with nothing. All I can do is pray and have faith that whomever is watching, some supernatural being (has been known as god), will direct us on the course of the straight and narrow. Life is temptation and uncertainty and I hope that all is well and nobody, and I mean nobody, is unjust.
The power of equality...
The power of equality...
Friday, August 12, 2011
Experience is the mother of invention
The path we are familiar with has no stone unturned but the short cut that's parallel can destroy the unlearned.
The world is full of a variety of people. With each person comes experience and a priceless point of view that can never be replicated. Some people are all too ignorant of what is around them and hold a mind set that is stubborn and will not bend to the changes of time. Some people share what they experience and try to change the undetermined course of the future, hopefully for the better.
When we see a pathway that has already been walked we learn more and more about ourselves and the path we walk down until eventually there is not a single stoned that has not been seen or touched. This leads to curiosity and ingenuity, which are great. But it at the point that we ignore experiences, whether personal or shared, that problems can arise. It should be an effort of the general public to move forward. Sadly however this is not the case and we will forever be doomed to repeat history, in many cases not all.
It is all too sad that our society has evolved to its status and it is us dreamers that look for the light in the darkness.
The world is full of a variety of people. With each person comes experience and a priceless point of view that can never be replicated. Some people are all too ignorant of what is around them and hold a mind set that is stubborn and will not bend to the changes of time. Some people share what they experience and try to change the undetermined course of the future, hopefully for the better.
When we see a pathway that has already been walked we learn more and more about ourselves and the path we walk down until eventually there is not a single stoned that has not been seen or touched. This leads to curiosity and ingenuity, which are great. But it at the point that we ignore experiences, whether personal or shared, that problems can arise. It should be an effort of the general public to move forward. Sadly however this is not the case and we will forever be doomed to repeat history, in many cases not all.
It is all too sad that our society has evolved to its status and it is us dreamers that look for the light in the darkness.
Monday, August 8, 2011
When we focus on the negative, our lives reflect that. Let us think and feel positively and rest assure that life will not seem so dismal.
I love to be challenged. I love to learn and I am a bit of a perfectionist. This is a bad combination sometimes from what I have encountered. As some of you may know I attend school for software engineering, I work full time, I am in the band Tribal Path (currently getting ready for a recording), and I am a husband and father. I cannot spread time my time equally. This has created some problems for which I can only add to the plate that is already too full. I try to do the best that I can for everything but I find myself growing weary through the days, some more than others, some days I feel like lying in bed doing absolutely nothing except watching TV or playing some games. My brain is near a meltdown some times. I am not trying to complain, although it may seem like that, I am just want the important people in my life to realize that there is something to all this. It is to secure a better and brighter future, it is be the person that I want and can be and to make the possibilities to my loved ones come to a reality. What more can I do?
All that I ask is that the sacrifices that both sides make do not add to that plate. Life is hard enough as it is right now and the more we can enjoy what we have now the brighter life can be.
When we focus on the negative, our lives reflect that. Let us think and feel positively and rest assure that life will not seem so dismal. It is better to start from the bottom, knowing the trials and tribulations for respecting the journey to the top will create a throne for a life time. If you do not, then it is a long and hard some road back down that path.....
All that I ask is that the sacrifices that both sides make do not add to that plate. Life is hard enough as it is right now and the more we can enjoy what we have now the brighter life can be.
When we focus on the negative, our lives reflect that. Let us think and feel positively and rest assure that life will not seem so dismal. It is better to start from the bottom, knowing the trials and tribulations for respecting the journey to the top will create a throne for a life time. If you do not, then it is a long and hard some road back down that path.....
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Subconscious vomiting and words that string together......
So tired
and so alone
stuck in this shell with nowhere to go
no matter what happens
the feelings are true
one heart breaks
the other does too
so far and so long
are not to be blamed
the absence of faith
is the end of the game?
but what brings it out
is it numerous afflictions?
one becomes three
and sometimes treason
not without a care
a thought
or dream
moving through my book
is not as easy as it seems
where one chapter ends
another picks up
but like a child who can't focus
I keep getting stuck
just want the best
no matter what it takes?
one bird and two stones
but my heart is at stake
into the abyss of unknown but not yet new
is where the answers lie, for me and you?
tossing and turning, the thoughts scream all night
my dreams become nightmares, they squeeze me so tight
stare into the water, a reflection of truth
look beyond the misery that lies onto you
to have and behold
it’s all been said before
chapter 6 verse 1
is where they stole it but no more
i'm tired of not living
but living to work
for things that don't matter
as much as they should
sacrifice to those
who can't fathom the pain
two places at once
and it’s beyond repair
no answer, none at all
until 2 days have passed
the calls of what have been
are losing their grasp
still, the person I am prevents me from leaving
these feelings and situations are more than appealing
too tangled, such a mess
from my feet to my head
one shot from enlightenment
would cause such unrest
I digress and rest
on words that warrant sleep
from the mind of a troubled young sheep
short on years
but long on wisdom
still too much to learn
so where do I begin then?
one step at a time and i'm sure I’ll be alright
but that first step is in the dark
and I don’t have a light.....
Monday, March 7, 2011
The Truth is what you make it......
Sorry I do not agree Mr. Kierkegaard
Dear Kierkegaard,
In my one of my most recent studies, I came across some of your readings and lectures. While I find your intellect fascinating and certainly “outside the box” I feel that your take on an individual’s life is a bit saddening. Despair, fear, suffering, dread, all of those emotions that you declare fill the world are manifestations of an individual’s conflict with physical turmoil and ethical and religious dilemmas. I would have to agree with you, but then again I do not. For I believe in what you say as a small part of a whole in the metaphysical and physical realms of the world. Such as yin and yang, the sun and moon, the earth and sky, there is always a counter part to another and the more variables that one has the more counter parts you will have to balance out the equation. Life is and equation, a never ending process by which a variable, in this case a person, searches for and tries to define themselves at the end. Some may lose themselves along the path and only derive the result of despair, suffering, fear, dread, amongst other emotions. Then there are individuals who seem to parallel the same equation with a much more positive outlook on life full of happiness, luck, confidence, and warmth. Sure there are dark emotions that surface an individual’s life from time to time. Attitude is everything and our perception of the world determines our attitude. Along with attitude, comes an innate quality of environmental upbringings, meaning that our existence from infant to adult does shape our attitude and perspective on life. A beggar that lives in the slums with parents of negative attitudes, where food is scarce, warmth and shelter are in dismay, and the presence of hope is nearly all but gone will more than likely have the same attitude of despair, fear, dread. The beggar knows nothing outside the realm of darkness and so shall live in such. Take a wealthy family where the opposite of the beggar is obvious. Opportunities, shelter, food, things that the beggar could only wish for are present, does the individual brought up in this lifestyle have a much more positive outlook on life? That depends, you can take both situations with the same attitude and both individuals will have a negative perspective on life, regardless of what environment. The same can be said for the opposites of these. One individual with a poorer environment and one with a wealthy environment where both attitudes are positive will more than likely be on the other side of the spectrum. My point is that, while there is despair in the world, it is not what governs people. As humans, we have the ability to change our lives through a variety of medians including our perspective on our world. Do you find this irrational? Perhaps it may be, but even the declaration of an irrational world requires rational thinking and observation. To be able to observe the world around us, analyze and learn from it is one talent that we all possess but in each individual it is slightly different. I do not disregard the fact that there are certain truths in world. Truth means nothing if we cannot agree with one another. We agree that the sky is blue, we breathe air, the earth is round, those are the truths that we inherit from our ancestors, are these truths irrational? So I ask you, why do you believe in the darker side of life? What experiences have you led in your life to develop this perception of the world? Metaphorically, the truth is what you make it, and if you believe in a more positive world then you may find that there is more here than you first assumed. Let me tell you of a personal experience of mine. Earlier in my days, in my early teens, my parents moved a lot and my shyness only grew from the habit of being torn apart from the friends that I have gathered in each area we lived in. I grew up without a father, and my confidence in myself was low. These emotions of fear and despair were definitely present in my mind, and it showed. I eventually succumbed to pathways of enlightenment such as drugs, alcohol, and other things outside of nature to be socially acceptable for a glimpse of being a part of a whole. Eventually at some point I grew tired of the same anguish that I let myself endure of years and I broke out of my box. I was a new man, more confident, desired, and my true nature was shining. After this personal revelation was when I felt that I was part of a whole. It is when one can accept the environment around and make the best out of it, not letting the negatives control them, can someone break out of the box of despair. All it takes is the attitude.
Friday, March 4, 2011
If I only knew......
Just one of those weeks that you say to yourself "fuck". But lately I have been feeling like that, trouble with relationships makes me feel like becoming a hermit to clear my mind and soul. But then I have work, school, the band, kids, and everything in between that I have ties with so certain aspects of my reality are a bit dependent of me, as well as my well being.
Ok, so I can't escape, maybe I can drown myself in other modes of mindless self indulgence. Reading? Video Games? Countless hours on YouTube or Facebook? Writing Music? Ah i'll find something. But that is beside the point.
What I really am getting at is, there are phases in everyone's life that fate delivers. It will give you some bullshit to deal with and then at the wrong time (or right ) bring something that makes you feel so freakin' optimistic. Yea, that is happening to me lately, and the most exciting thing that I am looking forward to is recording this summer for Tribal Path's first album. From what I am hearing, and through my observations, is that the music industry is in dire need of a new jolt of fresh music, modern day pioneers in the field of music that will completely revolutionize music as we know it. It will be such on honor when that day comes, and I look forward to knowing what bands will follow us. I am not trying to be cocky here, just stating the fact that I am confident in this band and the events that will come.
Ok, so I can't escape, maybe I can drown myself in other modes of mindless self indulgence. Reading? Video Games? Countless hours on YouTube or Facebook? Writing Music? Ah i'll find something. But that is beside the point.
What I really am getting at is, there are phases in everyone's life that fate delivers. It will give you some bullshit to deal with and then at the wrong time (or right ) bring something that makes you feel so freakin' optimistic. Yea, that is happening to me lately, and the most exciting thing that I am looking forward to is recording this summer for Tribal Path's first album. From what I am hearing, and through my observations, is that the music industry is in dire need of a new jolt of fresh music, modern day pioneers in the field of music that will completely revolutionize music as we know it. It will be such on honor when that day comes, and I look forward to knowing what bands will follow us. I am not trying to be cocky here, just stating the fact that I am confident in this band and the events that will come.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
No seriously what the Fuck.......
Every once in a while life just decides to say hey, I know you are having a tough time but um..we thought we would make things even harder. Doesn't matter what it is, fate has a way of coming at the worst times. Sometimes I feel like I just need to hide for a little bit and let the storm die, collect my thoughts and let all the stress out before I hurt people.
What is going on, if you are really putting a solid effort in life and people can't appreciate that or fuck, whatever, maybe it is time to move on. But is moving on always the answer? I am not the one that can answer that, but one thing is for sure, life is too short to deal with all the bullshit, you have to find what makes you happy.
The meaning of life is to give life meaning.
What is going on, if you are really putting a solid effort in life and people can't appreciate that or fuck, whatever, maybe it is time to move on. But is moving on always the answer? I am not the one that can answer that, but one thing is for sure, life is too short to deal with all the bullshit, you have to find what makes you happy.
The meaning of life is to give life meaning.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
An inevitable inconvenience
Have you ever found yourself helping someone, doesn't matter what it is, and it seems like they don't really get at really what you are saying? I need to give them a smack in the head and knock that common sense back in place. Imagine someone that got into the drug scene, small town, they have been through a lot of shit and the people they surround themselves with are not the greatest people. Now imagine them trying to get out of that lifestyle. Typically for one to do this, the best mode for change is to COMPLETELY dissociated themselves with whom they friended (influences), the environment, and get a positive point of view, strict enough to keep them inline.
That is where I am at, my friend just does not heed my warning, it is their choice if they want to have a tag along, another social reject that did the drugs and now wants to come clean, but there are just somethings you have to do alone. The temptation of the old lifestyle increases that much more by having a physical and emotional reminder of what was.
What can I really do? Nothing, but I do not offer my ear to just anyone, hell no. ARG, so much frustration and really there is nothing that I can really do about it, that is what makes me even more frustrated. I don't know about people these days, seems I have grown up and half them try to be grown up. Being an adult doesn't just mean that you pay bills, have a home, car, whatever, no it is a mental status. The ability to critically think choices in life, not be easily persuaded by environmental pressures, and the ability to take responsibility for one's actions and the initiative to change it for the better....
If the future doesn't exist then what is it?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
More than a Feeling....
Ever get those days where you feel like all the mundane bullshit is not cutting it for some reason? Where you feel like you need or are going to do something great or meaningful but for some reason it just hasn't happened yet. Maybe it is helping someone who fell in the street or perhaps giving someone food or a few bucks, and hell let's face you might think booze but they turn around and take that change and make a difference in the world.
There is no possible way to know what the future holds for us, but we (at least I do) get these vibes, feelings, not exactly premonitions but some kind of awareness that something great is going to happen. I wish it would just happen already.
Not that I am saying I am not happy with my life, of course it could be better but I make do with what I have and the decisions I have made. Something is going to happen and I can't describe it but it is powerful but at the same time I also feel like something negative is going to happen with it. No one is going to do die or anything like that, but something is going to put a damper on this event and really put it through trials.
The worst part of it is the waiting, the awareness of your future but not knowing when, how, or even why.
There is no possible way to know what the future holds for us, but we (at least I do) get these vibes, feelings, not exactly premonitions but some kind of awareness that something great is going to happen. I wish it would just happen already.
Not that I am saying I am not happy with my life, of course it could be better but I make do with what I have and the decisions I have made. Something is going to happen and I can't describe it but it is powerful but at the same time I also feel like something negative is going to happen with it. No one is going to do die or anything like that, but something is going to put a damper on this event and really put it through trials.
The worst part of it is the waiting, the awareness of your future but not knowing when, how, or even why.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
What it really means writing a blog.
Writing in a blog is not the same as writing a journal or diary. Blogs are available to anyone to see so of course use discretion when putting something on here. No, I have these thought, random thought that chain with other thoughts that I need to get out and on to another format such as blogs or even paper.
I like to share, I like to put my spin on life and see how people perceive it, sometimes good and sometimes bad. There are no right or wrong answers in writing it is simply a physical manifestation of what is brewing inside someone's heart and soul.
The meaning of a blog to me is to share a part of who I am with the rest of the world, allowing anyone to see the world as I do. I may even make a difference. Words are a powerful tool, they can break a heart or mend it, put countries at peace or at war, make or break friends, keep you in trouble or out of trouble. The better you are with them the better off you will be.
Reality is a concept of the human condition.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
24 going on 40
What the fuck, is it just me or is that some people are just so fucking lazy these day. I did the construction thing for while. Get up early, work your ass off, take a break, work your ass off again and head home around 2 or 3 ( later if you have overtime).
I know people that just don't seem to have the same mentality as I do, I seem to have more in common with people 10years my senior. Perhaps it was being raised by my grandpa, or maybe while my mom went to school and work ( I love you mom thanks for supporting us, I am doing it now and I see how hard it really is) and I had to grow up fast. What ever it is if I have to drive somewhere that is an hour away I am leaving damn early to get off early and beat the traffic, that 's how I do it. But apparently some people don't like that even if they live 5 minutes away.
I don't know what's wrong with some of these people but they need a lecture from the older generations. Come on gramps tell them whats up!
It is what it is I guess, not much I can do except deal with it one way or another. But still I think the US wouldn't get as much shit from other countries anymore.
E=MC get the fuck to work..
I know people that just don't seem to have the same mentality as I do, I seem to have more in common with people 10years my senior. Perhaps it was being raised by my grandpa, or maybe while my mom went to school and work ( I love you mom thanks for supporting us, I am doing it now and I see how hard it really is) and I had to grow up fast. What ever it is if I have to drive somewhere that is an hour away I am leaving damn early to get off early and beat the traffic, that 's how I do it. But apparently some people don't like that even if they live 5 minutes away.
I don't know what's wrong with some of these people but they need a lecture from the older generations. Come on gramps tell them whats up!
It is what it is I guess, not much I can do except deal with it one way or another. But still I think the US wouldn't get as much shit from other countries anymore.
E=MC get the fuck to work..
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The influence, the inspiration of Cosmopolitician
So I was at the park today with family, a little grill and chill. It was the same park that one of my friend's ashes were buried with a tree in his honor, Nikko. Good guy, I didn't hang out with him that much, or get to ever really truly know him like others but I could tell you he is one of those guys that would just make an impression regardless.
In June of '08, he was shot and killed, wrong place and wrong time deal. And just like that it was over. That sparked the beginning of Cosmpolitician, a song about losing people you love because of what is going on in the US, it also has relations with the war and all that bullshit.
The part where there is a specific reference goes like this,
"like a politician who cheats and lies, no rules so wrong innocence dies, Nikko we called him he had the most beautiful eyes......"
Well at the park today his mom, Connie, was there too, odd the way it worked out. I told her about the song, and the show I managed to put on for him to raise money and all that. It was a moving moment, almost 3 years later. It is strange how somethings just hit us like that out of the blue.
A bit later she left and I noticed some kids looking at the tree, playing with the ribbons and shit. I was thinking to myself, where the fuck are your parents? No one was watching them while they were at the park! ARG, you don't understand what that tree, the ribbons, the notes, all of it and what it means.
You parents who just let their kids do whatever they want, get a grip on them. If I wasn't the decent person that I am now, I surely would have done something.
Nikko, god rest your soul brotha.....
In June of '08, he was shot and killed, wrong place and wrong time deal. And just like that it was over. That sparked the beginning of Cosmpolitician, a song about losing people you love because of what is going on in the US, it also has relations with the war and all that bullshit.
The part where there is a specific reference goes like this,
"like a politician who cheats and lies, no rules so wrong innocence dies, Nikko we called him he had the most beautiful eyes......"
Well at the park today his mom, Connie, was there too, odd the way it worked out. I told her about the song, and the show I managed to put on for him to raise money and all that. It was a moving moment, almost 3 years later. It is strange how somethings just hit us like that out of the blue.
A bit later she left and I noticed some kids looking at the tree, playing with the ribbons and shit. I was thinking to myself, where the fuck are your parents? No one was watching them while they were at the park! ARG, you don't understand what that tree, the ribbons, the notes, all of it and what it means.
You parents who just let their kids do whatever they want, get a grip on them. If I wasn't the decent person that I am now, I surely would have done something.
Nikko, god rest your soul brotha.....
Friday, January 28, 2011
R E S P E C T !
Ok so there is something ticking me off, just a little bit. How long does it take to drink a beer, can of soda, check your e-mail, play games on face book, brush your teeth, figure out what clever thing to say for your new post on these social networks, flip through channels, have a smoke, clip your toe nails, stare at yourself in the mirror BLAH BLAH BLAH!
But it seems no one talks a few minutes to actually read these blogs I am writing.
I am trying to get something started. And it is the same shit with Tribal Path, so much fucking potential and yet there seems to be no outlet for it right now. We blow 90% of bands out of the water.
Back to these blogs. I have "different" style of writing I like to think, and I think if I had some followers, readers, people leave comments, that someone might notice and that could bring greater things. but apparently everyone is to busy. If you read this leave a comment that you do.
But it seems no one talks a few minutes to actually read these blogs I am writing.
I am trying to get something started. And it is the same shit with Tribal Path, so much fucking potential and yet there seems to be no outlet for it right now. We blow 90% of bands out of the water.
Back to these blogs. I have "different" style of writing I like to think, and I think if I had some followers, readers, people leave comments, that someone might notice and that could bring greater things. but apparently everyone is to busy. If you read this leave a comment that you do.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
My ears are burning......
There are sometimes when you realize what you are doing is bad for such as smoking or drinking and eating fast food everyday. Well moderation could prove better in most cases but sometimes people just want something, let them enjoy it. I am smoker and while I am not a chain smoker I want to be able to enjoy my smokes when I have them. I just really hate it when I run into to people or some of my family members are giving me lectures on why I shouldn't smoke blah blah blah. Look I know the reasons why I shouldn't and I know what the possibilities are if I do, this is what I want right now and it is a small little thing that I want to enjoy.
What ever the reason for your vice, make sure that you can enjoy it without causing too much disturbance, then it really is a problem. You shouldn't affect the people around you, to a certain degree anyway. A little bit of moderation. Hell did you know beer in moderation is actually healthy for you? TRUE! There are a lot of new studies and tests that change our attitude about life and the things in it. "Tonight at 10, there is something in your house you you every day but could kill you at any moment, find out tonight", what the fuck is that shit, that is the real problem right there......
Pass the cigarette on the left hand side.
What ever the reason for your vice, make sure that you can enjoy it without causing too much disturbance, then it really is a problem. You shouldn't affect the people around you, to a certain degree anyway. A little bit of moderation. Hell did you know beer in moderation is actually healthy for you? TRUE! There are a lot of new studies and tests that change our attitude about life and the things in it. "Tonight at 10, there is something in your house you you every day but could kill you at any moment, find out tonight", what the fuck is that shit, that is the real problem right there......
Pass the cigarette on the left hand side.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
A little Yoga on the side please......
I hate working out sometimes. Sometimes I feel rushed and that I don't have enough time, which is the case most the time, so I squeeze in a quick work out. But does it really accomplish anything? Apparently you can lose 1800 calories just by sitting in your bed all day. So eat 1800 calories and sit in your bed and you will fine I guess. Nah doesn't work like that sadly. We are a fat nation sorry to say, but we are gluttons. We consume and consume and don;t do anything. Eat right do some exercise and the states would be better.
All it takes is that first step, hell find a group to motivate you if you need to, join a gym, or find something that makes exercising more fun and not like "exercise" at all. There s the Wii or Kinect, and that PS2 thingy too. I started doing the P90X thing and didn't have the motivation for it what with my environment and all. But when I did do it, it really worked and I felt better. Sad to say I have a problem with my sciatic nerve from construction so when it is acting up it hurts like hell, sometimes to a point where I need support walking.
One thing I found was yoga, from P90X, and I felt it really invigorating. It makes you use your whole body in ways that you never have before. It can be hard sometimes but at the end you are like "GIVE ME MORE". Well whatever works for you, eat right, eat healthy, and sexercise err I mean exercise.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A salad a day keeps the pounds away. Fastfood everyday will make the body pay.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sometimes life hands you some pretty shitty lemons.....
Sometimes life hands you shitty lemons and you have to learn how to deal with it. Make some shitty lemonade? Sure add a little sugar and it you can't taste the difference. Well for us that hold on to reality we know that life isn't all full of dreams, candy, bubbles, and people throwing confetti at you while shouting your name every time you walk by. Those are REAL people, the people that know you have to work hard to get what you want, the people that don't expect to have things fall in their lap (although will accept it), the people that would sit in a jeans and a t-shirt watching the game or whatever drinking a beer if they had 20 dollars or 2 million dollars.
I see these damn MTV shows where the 16yr old girls have huge parties for their sweet 16, what the fuck is that shit? "Daddy my brand new Mercedes is not blue you ruined my party!" Shut the fuck up and sit down and spoiled punk ass brat. My first car was a '96 Hyundai accent, hunchback, and I loved it. There are so many people that just act spoiled or basically are bitches or assholes who have tons of money and they think the whole world revolves around them. Yea sure, in case you didn't know most of them just are nice because they want your money or you give them stuff or take them to expensive ass places or parties. Those aren't real friends.....
Real persons would not do that, spend their money as much as they would wipe their ass with it. Honest, hard working people who know that if giving that kind of blessing their lives would change. And not just for themselves but for their friends and family, without a hesitation. The people that would have millions of dollars but still drive around an old Ford or Chevy or something. Not to say that they wouldn't spoil themselves cause I know I would, but there is a balance there. Have what you want and know that you work you ass for it, you came from living paycheck to pay check and weren't fed with a silver spoon.
The world needs more people like that, I hope something changes.
Is the Glass half empty or full?
I see these damn MTV shows where the 16yr old girls have huge parties for their sweet 16, what the fuck is that shit? "Daddy my brand new Mercedes is not blue you ruined my party!" Shut the fuck up and sit down and spoiled punk ass brat. My first car was a '96 Hyundai accent, hunchback, and I loved it. There are so many people that just act spoiled or basically are bitches or assholes who have tons of money and they think the whole world revolves around them. Yea sure, in case you didn't know most of them just are nice because they want your money or you give them stuff or take them to expensive ass places or parties. Those aren't real friends.....
Real persons would not do that, spend their money as much as they would wipe their ass with it. Honest, hard working people who know that if giving that kind of blessing their lives would change. And not just for themselves but for their friends and family, without a hesitation. The people that would have millions of dollars but still drive around an old Ford or Chevy or something. Not to say that they wouldn't spoil themselves cause I know I would, but there is a balance there. Have what you want and know that you work you ass for it, you came from living paycheck to pay check and weren't fed with a silver spoon.
The world needs more people like that, I hope something changes.
Is the Glass half empty or full?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
One step at a time....
Have you heard? A few companies are starting to make soft drinks out of REAL sugar!
That is incredible, of course isn't how it used to be? Now we have all this high fructose corn syrup and artificial sugars and flavors.
I was working with a company ( who shall remain nameless those bastards) that inventory Home Depots and such, well I didn't realize at the time that Home Depot carries Coca-cola that is made in Mexico. MMMMMMMMMM that was so damn good. I made it a habit to get one at every store, everyday , and anytime that I could. There is something about having a smoke and a nice cold, made with real sugar, coca-cola, well I guess beer too.
So come on soft drink companies, juice companies, shit anyone that makes a drink. USE REAL SUGAR! It taste better, is better for you, and more people would drink it. I didn't like coke that much until I had the REAL stuff. Mmmm........
Now I know a lot of foods we eat have processed crap in it, but in our world that is just how it is. Now of course we could all have our own farm and make our own food, raise our own cattle, blah blah blah, but that is just not going to work. Can we eat better? of course. In fact if more people would just watch what they eat a little bit more and watched how much they ate, I am sure America would not be the fattest nation in the world. It all starts with one step, it may be hard to get the motivation ( trust me I know) but just find something that motivates you and reminds you of why you want to be healthy in the first place.
Can we do this? Yes we can!
That is incredible, of course isn't how it used to be? Now we have all this high fructose corn syrup and artificial sugars and flavors.
I was working with a company ( who shall remain nameless those bastards) that inventory Home Depots and such, well I didn't realize at the time that Home Depot carries Coca-cola that is made in Mexico. MMMMMMMMMM that was so damn good. I made it a habit to get one at every store, everyday , and anytime that I could. There is something about having a smoke and a nice cold, made with real sugar, coca-cola, well I guess beer too.
So come on soft drink companies, juice companies, shit anyone that makes a drink. USE REAL SUGAR! It taste better, is better for you, and more people would drink it. I didn't like coke that much until I had the REAL stuff. Mmmm........
Now I know a lot of foods we eat have processed crap in it, but in our world that is just how it is. Now of course we could all have our own farm and make our own food, raise our own cattle, blah blah blah, but that is just not going to work. Can we eat better? of course. In fact if more people would just watch what they eat a little bit more and watched how much they ate, I am sure America would not be the fattest nation in the world. It all starts with one step, it may be hard to get the motivation ( trust me I know) but just find something that motivates you and reminds you of why you want to be healthy in the first place.
Can we do this? Yes we can!
Friday, January 21, 2011
NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!!
I was sitting there eating tasty salad as my wife prepared hers. She went into the bedroom while I was sitting there in the living room. I turned the T.V. on and the channel was already set to the History Channel. Sometimes there is some interesting stuff and sometimes it could put an insomniac to sleep.
Ancient Aliens, hmm what is this about. Well my curiosity got the best of me and I indulged it with a 2 hr show of this ancient aliens. It went along to discuss how aliens may have contributed to ancient civilization. The Aztecs, Egyptians, and countless other all over the globe influenced by beings from outer space.
Here is the kicker, apparently in their research there is some reference to beings that come from the sky or who look different ( they way we describe aliens today) in the bibles of all religions ( I think most of them anyway). There are also many depictions of weird looking beings on cave walls that have odd shaped bodies and heads very similar to what we describe aliens today. And this is all over the world not just cave drawings but glyphics as well and in Aztec statues.
They also went to discuss about how these structures would have been virtually impossible for them to complete with their tools they had at the time. I am talking about the pyramids, the cities, Stonehenge, and other artifacts that would have been impossible. For a civilization to complete temples that grand??? or walls in other structures to be so well fit together they they do not use any mortar substance, ALL BY HAND???
Things don't add up. How are ancient civilizations supposed to develop these structures (who by today's standards, architects even say is incredibly hard) by hand and man power. I honestly believe that there was assistance by other beings, aliens or whatever, the evidence is there in one way or another.
Some people believe that this is all false and they figured it out one way or another. Well you can't explain it all, how about the structures of an ancient city that was completely composed of dyerite ( I believe) which is almost as hard as diamond. Essentially the tools they would have would have to have diamond tips. That and the engravings are so damn precise, well everything was. Even down to math and also structures what would line up with stars or the pyramids that pinpoint the exact location of where the latitude and longitude lines are at their longest, the center of the world supposedly.
There are just too many things that cannot be explained, and the only conclusion that I can draw is that there was help from something not of this world. What's that you say? Where are the aliens now? Why haven't they returned? WHO KNOWS, and really why? We don't know the reason why these symbolic structures were built or even really how they were built. Lets expand the mind a bit and think outside the box that we are not alone in this universe, to think that is simply absurd. The universe is a rather large area and earth , even our solar system is just a piece of sand in a celestial beach.
Free your mind and the rest will follow.
Ancient Aliens, hmm what is this about. Well my curiosity got the best of me and I indulged it with a 2 hr show of this ancient aliens. It went along to discuss how aliens may have contributed to ancient civilization. The Aztecs, Egyptians, and countless other all over the globe influenced by beings from outer space.
Here is the kicker, apparently in their research there is some reference to beings that come from the sky or who look different ( they way we describe aliens today) in the bibles of all religions ( I think most of them anyway). There are also many depictions of weird looking beings on cave walls that have odd shaped bodies and heads very similar to what we describe aliens today. And this is all over the world not just cave drawings but glyphics as well and in Aztec statues.
They also went to discuss about how these structures would have been virtually impossible for them to complete with their tools they had at the time. I am talking about the pyramids, the cities, Stonehenge, and other artifacts that would have been impossible. For a civilization to complete temples that grand??? or walls in other structures to be so well fit together they they do not use any mortar substance, ALL BY HAND???
Things don't add up. How are ancient civilizations supposed to develop these structures (who by today's standards, architects even say is incredibly hard) by hand and man power. I honestly believe that there was assistance by other beings, aliens or whatever, the evidence is there in one way or another.
Some people believe that this is all false and they figured it out one way or another. Well you can't explain it all, how about the structures of an ancient city that was completely composed of dyerite ( I believe) which is almost as hard as diamond. Essentially the tools they would have would have to have diamond tips. That and the engravings are so damn precise, well everything was. Even down to math and also structures what would line up with stars or the pyramids that pinpoint the exact location of where the latitude and longitude lines are at their longest, the center of the world supposedly.
There are just too many things that cannot be explained, and the only conclusion that I can draw is that there was help from something not of this world. What's that you say? Where are the aliens now? Why haven't they returned? WHO KNOWS, and really why? We don't know the reason why these symbolic structures were built or even really how they were built. Lets expand the mind a bit and think outside the box that we are not alone in this universe, to think that is simply absurd. The universe is a rather large area and earth , even our solar system is just a piece of sand in a celestial beach.
Free your mind and the rest will follow.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Survival of the Fittest...
So I am doing my studies today, Life sciences which is basically biology and more, and we are talking about evolution. For those of you who think that evolution is bullshit, I am sorry to say that it isn't. Science doesn't lie, it may be incorrect as we find more information, but the purpose of science is to understand the world around us.
Anyway back to evolution. Was doing some research and read something really interesting.
"A new study suggests the need for endurance made us what we are. Hunting or scavenging on the African savannah was the genesis of the Nike empire, the thinking goes. Those who ran well separated themselves from the pack of apes and became the earliest humans, eating protein that enlarged their brains.
Anyway back to evolution. Was doing some research and read something really interesting.
"A new study suggests the need for endurance made us what we are. Hunting or scavenging on the African savannah was the genesis of the Nike empire, the thinking goes. Those who ran well separated themselves from the pack of apes and became the earliest humans, eating protein that enlarged their brains.
Running got us out of the trees and made us smarter."[(Miller, 2008)Livescience.com]
I mean how crazy is that. There is a reason for everything and everything has a reason regardless if we need it anymore or not. It was pretty interesting to find that evolution is so obscure but plays a vital role in every organism on the planet.
Some of my friends and I talk and occasionally these stories of rare feats of human accomplishments come up. For example uncles being able to take lug nuts off, change the tire, and put the lug nuts back on a car using their bar hands! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?
Of course this is the process of evolution and natural selection. In general our kind is growing smarter while the body grows weaker, by comparison. Not that it is weak and not that you can't make it stronger, I am just saying in general.
Maybe in 200 years our bodies will be stick shaped and our brains huge, like I really know. The innovation of mankind is never absolute as long as there is always something to motivate it. I look forward to witnessing the next tech revolution, if it is my time, I shall be happy to have a part in it.
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
High with a little help from my friends.
I was sitting here wondering what to write about today. I have lots of random strands of thought that flow through my head, but they aren't usually structured enough for a blog. As these fragmented pieces jumble around I started thinking about people I would like to hang out with. Then it hit me, friends! And I mean real friends, not peers or people you occasionally see. But friends you can count on when you really need them.
These friends are more than just friends, they are the ones that will talk with you when you got some real heavy shit on your mind. They are the ones that will stay up late playing video games trying to beat Killer instinct on 5 stars ( and the damn game didn't count a punch when you KNOW you had him down). They are the friends that help you stand up while taking a piss in the urinal and the bar. They are the ones that when you haven't seen each other for years, can still be hanging out on the couch eating a bowl of cereal and watch Saturday morning cartoons and you don't have to say anything.
Those are the friends we all need, the ones that are more than friends. They like brothers, sisters, fuck family man! Sometimes we get all caught up in the lifestyles we have, work work work and all that random bullshit. Take some time to rewind and hangout with the people you grew up with, the people that actually mean something to you.
I know at the drop of a hat if one of my friends needed me, for whatever reason, I would help them out. Doesn't matter if they needed a ride at 2 in the morning. We all (including myself) need to just make some time for the things that really matter in life. I am going to make an effort to do that more often, its good for the soul.
I work to live not live to work.
These friends are more than just friends, they are the ones that will talk with you when you got some real heavy shit on your mind. They are the ones that will stay up late playing video games trying to beat Killer instinct on 5 stars ( and the damn game didn't count a punch when you KNOW you had him down). They are the friends that help you stand up while taking a piss in the urinal and the bar. They are the ones that when you haven't seen each other for years, can still be hanging out on the couch eating a bowl of cereal and watch Saturday morning cartoons and you don't have to say anything.
Those are the friends we all need, the ones that are more than friends. They like brothers, sisters, fuck family man! Sometimes we get all caught up in the lifestyles we have, work work work and all that random bullshit. Take some time to rewind and hangout with the people you grew up with, the people that actually mean something to you.
I know at the drop of a hat if one of my friends needed me, for whatever reason, I would help them out. Doesn't matter if they needed a ride at 2 in the morning. We all (including myself) need to just make some time for the things that really matter in life. I am going to make an effort to do that more often, its good for the soul.
I work to live not live to work.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
A little explanation please!
What to do, what to do?
So I have been hearing a lot of shit going around in the political side of things. Concerning Obama, Bush, and a few others. Apparently all this BS you see in the media about how Democrats and Republicans and green parties or whatever is all for show, behind closed doors they are cool with each other. Apparently Obama's words are empty words which are just an more articulated version of Bush's scene. Apparently there is 14 trillion dollars that the U.S. government can't account for, so what the hell is going on?
I am not one that analyzes the political scene often, maybe when some thing interesting happens or maybe more mainstream, but when I catch something that leaves me with many questions I think the general public has a right to know.
In my opinion, based on things I have experienced and people I associate with and their experience, the government is full of crap. If that is really true we can never really know and how much crap they are full of. Regardless I feel that the general public is never really going to know what is going on in the government. BUT WHO WILL POLICE THE POLICE!?
Hell if I know but evidently the system needs good house cleaning if you know what I mean. I probably should research this more and see what I find but with big brother always watching you never know when they may intervene muah ha ha h!
In any case if shit its the fan I am moving to Australia or something I don't care, buy an island off the coast there and build a huge fort. One thing is for sure that if something isn't done to revamp the puppet strings, it is only going to get worse.
"Dance like the marionettes, swaying to the symphony....of destruction..."
So I have been hearing a lot of shit going around in the political side of things. Concerning Obama, Bush, and a few others. Apparently all this BS you see in the media about how Democrats and Republicans and green parties or whatever is all for show, behind closed doors they are cool with each other. Apparently Obama's words are empty words which are just an more articulated version of Bush's scene. Apparently there is 14 trillion dollars that the U.S. government can't account for, so what the hell is going on?
I am not one that analyzes the political scene often, maybe when some thing interesting happens or maybe more mainstream, but when I catch something that leaves me with many questions I think the general public has a right to know.
In my opinion, based on things I have experienced and people I associate with and their experience, the government is full of crap. If that is really true we can never really know and how much crap they are full of. Regardless I feel that the general public is never really going to know what is going on in the government. BUT WHO WILL POLICE THE POLICE!?
Hell if I know but evidently the system needs good house cleaning if you know what I mean. I probably should research this more and see what I find but with big brother always watching you never know when they may intervene muah ha ha h!
In any case if shit its the fan I am moving to Australia or something I don't care, buy an island off the coast there and build a huge fort. One thing is for sure that if something isn't done to revamp the puppet strings, it is only going to get worse.
"Dance like the marionettes, swaying to the symphony....of destruction..."
Monday, January 17, 2011
It's a curse and a blessing.
Call me a day dreamer, an optimistic wisher of things I have little control of, but there are just some things in this world that I wish I could do more with. Recently I have been playing Mass Effect, from Bioware (people who made star wars knights of the old republic), and I am really enjoying it. In a nutshell you are a bad ass soldier who saves the galaxy, set in the future, they have some really cool things I wish I had now. There are these people called engineers that use what is called an omni-tool, which is a computer on your wrist that, when activated, creates a hologram around the users forearm and hand. It can communicate with other people, hack into terminals, decrypt files, the whole shabang!
I was wondering to myself how could we do something like this in our generation. I would love something like this, and it doesn't even have to be all hologram. Feels like the world is in a stalemate of technology and we need a new resource or spark to start another industrial revolution.
What this ties into is that we have so much potential that we are not tapping into as the human race. Hell we only use 10% of our brains, so why not try something new?
There are so many things that I want to work with and work on, ask my wife, I want to go to all these schools to gather knowledge. I have this thirst for knowledge that seems only quenchable by doing something with it, and not just anything something big, something that is really going to change people's life.
Maybe it will be my software engineering, maybe my opinion and point of view on the world, or maybe it will be my music ( that would be awesome to do the whole Bill and Ted thing where their music established world peace lol).
In any case, I have all this potential that I feel inside of me, I need to find another source to put it into. At some point it shall be my children who will inherit this blessing/curse, but until then..........
The future is woven from the fabric of the past.
I was wondering to myself how could we do something like this in our generation. I would love something like this, and it doesn't even have to be all hologram. Feels like the world is in a stalemate of technology and we need a new resource or spark to start another industrial revolution.
What this ties into is that we have so much potential that we are not tapping into as the human race. Hell we only use 10% of our brains, so why not try something new?
There are so many things that I want to work with and work on, ask my wife, I want to go to all these schools to gather knowledge. I have this thirst for knowledge that seems only quenchable by doing something with it, and not just anything something big, something that is really going to change people's life.
Maybe it will be my software engineering, maybe my opinion and point of view on the world, or maybe it will be my music ( that would be awesome to do the whole Bill and Ted thing where their music established world peace lol).
In any case, I have all this potential that I feel inside of me, I need to find another source to put it into. At some point it shall be my children who will inherit this blessing/curse, but until then..........
The future is woven from the fabric of the past.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
To cool for school
I am in my second year of school at the University of Phoenix. WOW! It is definitely an experience I shall not forget. Going through school I was always like, as soon as I hit 12th and graduate I ain't doing school no more. LOL yea right, that is the only way to get ahead in life. Sure it can be expensive but isn't it worth it? I wish I would have gone straight out of high school sometimes, it probably would not have been UofP but something.
Anyway I just got done with my human systems assignment, making a 10-12 powerpoint and 2 systems ( I chose the nervous and cardiovascular systems) with speaker notes and images. I did it in about 2 hours without studying ha ha! and half the time was just finding the right images I wanted to use. My point is I feel so much more accomplished going to school, I am more educated for sure and I have this sense that I am really doing something to secure a better future for my family. And let's not forget the discipline, I take online courses and let me tell you it takes focus and discipline to do it online, there is no one to keep you inline or anything, its all on you to get it done for the most part.
I look forward to learning and honestly as I get older I want to learn more. Medical assistant, visual arts programmer (gamin), pilot (helicopter), I gotta learn how to surf, and loads more. When it comes it comes because I know first thing is first.
School isn't always easy but isn't your future worth it?
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Being a Father.
There are times in life that you are really put to the test. And it isn't so much the text itself but the way you handle it.
Yesterday I was in the hospital for about 6 hours with me daughter, who is only 15months, she had a bad accident on a chair and gashed her finger. While I'll call 911 my wife was frantic. I tried to calm her down but that was a failed attempt. Just keep some pressure, I said to her while I got some ice. 911 called over the fire department and an ambulance, they wrapped her hand and asked if I wanted to take her to the ER or prefer they would. Let's think about this, ummm you do it, get her down there STAT.
So they take off and I am following shortly, getting the bag ready and my son dressed and trying to clean up. When I arrive I see that they are sitting in the children's section of the hospital and my daughter is sitting quietly. I thought maybe they gave her something. WRONG, it was new bandage and it was getting saturated with blood. I mean how many hours does it take for this shit to be done with. I can see that if there are other injuries that may be more serious but come on this is an infant. What really pisses me off is when the nurse comes down to help change the bandage and clearly sees blood squirting out of the finger, UMM I'M NO DOCTOR BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS A BAD THING.
Fuck they pissed me off so much. Sometimes I feel like going to med school just to take care of my kids. Well a few hours later she was stitched up and we got out of there. Now she has a sock over her hand to prevent her from attacking the wrapping, luckily it isn't that bad and should heal properly, but there may be a little cosmetic surgery to fix the damage.
What this has taught me is that being a father you need to be a super hero, the ones you see out of movies and not the ones out of comics. Cool, calm, and collected is going to beat out frantic any day. Being a parent in any case is such a special thing, we sometimes forget how much of an impact they have on our lives. Take the ER waiting room for example, I was ready to start knocking things over to get her attention. It just is crazy to realize what we would really do as parents when given the situation.
I love my kids, and I would do anything for them.
Yesterday I was in the hospital for about 6 hours with me daughter, who is only 15months, she had a bad accident on a chair and gashed her finger. While I'll call 911 my wife was frantic. I tried to calm her down but that was a failed attempt. Just keep some pressure, I said to her while I got some ice. 911 called over the fire department and an ambulance, they wrapped her hand and asked if I wanted to take her to the ER or prefer they would. Let's think about this, ummm you do it, get her down there STAT.
So they take off and I am following shortly, getting the bag ready and my son dressed and trying to clean up. When I arrive I see that they are sitting in the children's section of the hospital and my daughter is sitting quietly. I thought maybe they gave her something. WRONG, it was new bandage and it was getting saturated with blood. I mean how many hours does it take for this shit to be done with. I can see that if there are other injuries that may be more serious but come on this is an infant. What really pisses me off is when the nurse comes down to help change the bandage and clearly sees blood squirting out of the finger, UMM I'M NO DOCTOR BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS A BAD THING.
Fuck they pissed me off so much. Sometimes I feel like going to med school just to take care of my kids. Well a few hours later she was stitched up and we got out of there. Now she has a sock over her hand to prevent her from attacking the wrapping, luckily it isn't that bad and should heal properly, but there may be a little cosmetic surgery to fix the damage.
What this has taught me is that being a father you need to be a super hero, the ones you see out of movies and not the ones out of comics. Cool, calm, and collected is going to beat out frantic any day. Being a parent in any case is such a special thing, we sometimes forget how much of an impact they have on our lives. Take the ER waiting room for example, I was ready to start knocking things over to get her attention. It just is crazy to realize what we would really do as parents when given the situation.
I love my kids, and I would do anything for them.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Nava-who?
How many of you know a second language? 3rd? 4th?
Sadly I was not given the opportunities that would leave me to be fluent in my native language of Spanish, although I try. I did the whole Spanish thing in high school and I got a B average, I would talk to my gramps and he would teach me to, the real Spanish not the formal shit you learn that no one really uses anymore. So there is that excuse.
Now I am super pumped to get Rosetta stone in Spanish. For those of you who never have heard of Rosetta stone check it out, it simple put is an amazing tool for learning a language that essentially immerses you in the language rather than memorize a bunch of words.
Now off subject for a second. I am also Apache, black foot tribe I have been told and from what my grandma used to say I am also in direct lineage of the famous Geronimo. I have been trying to learn more about that heritage but it seems the details are obscure and or not available at all. But what little I have read is that Navajo and Apache are pretty much the same, with the same language, being southwestern Athabaskan. So I decided to take it upon myself to learn my native tongue.
Sadly it is a dieing language, only 5% of youths can speak it in this culture.
In efforts to save this dieing language, Rosetta stone has started this program to save languages such as Navajo, they use donations to study and analyze the written and spoken words. Which is actually more of a feat than a task since most elders do not now the basics of how it came to be just stories their parents told them.
My point is that we all have heritage, some way or another we are in a giant cauldron of racial diversity. We all could benefit from learning more about our history. What is that saying? Those who don't know learn from their past are doomed to repeat it.
I am looking forward to getting Rosetta stone Navajo, I feel great about myself, preserving a language that has been around for so long. I plan to teach my kids.
knowledge is power.
Sadly I was not given the opportunities that would leave me to be fluent in my native language of Spanish, although I try. I did the whole Spanish thing in high school and I got a B average, I would talk to my gramps and he would teach me to, the real Spanish not the formal shit you learn that no one really uses anymore. So there is that excuse.
Now I am super pumped to get Rosetta stone in Spanish. For those of you who never have heard of Rosetta stone check it out, it simple put is an amazing tool for learning a language that essentially immerses you in the language rather than memorize a bunch of words.
Now off subject for a second. I am also Apache, black foot tribe I have been told and from what my grandma used to say I am also in direct lineage of the famous Geronimo. I have been trying to learn more about that heritage but it seems the details are obscure and or not available at all. But what little I have read is that Navajo and Apache are pretty much the same, with the same language, being southwestern Athabaskan. So I decided to take it upon myself to learn my native tongue.
Sadly it is a dieing language, only 5% of youths can speak it in this culture.
In efforts to save this dieing language, Rosetta stone has started this program to save languages such as Navajo, they use donations to study and analyze the written and spoken words. Which is actually more of a feat than a task since most elders do not now the basics of how it came to be just stories their parents told them.
My point is that we all have heritage, some way or another we are in a giant cauldron of racial diversity. We all could benefit from learning more about our history. What is that saying? Those who don't know learn from their past are doomed to repeat it.
I am looking forward to getting Rosetta stone Navajo, I feel great about myself, preserving a language that has been around for so long. I plan to teach my kids.
knowledge is power.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
So sue me?
Ok, I know I said I would write one a day but i'm sure you are all with me on this one.
So I am picking up my son from school right? And there is a a pathway that we all park right next to the gates where our kids come out, right in the middle is where the gate is. This bitch always likes to park right in the middle regardless if there is no one in front of her, ARG! MOVE UP!!!!!
Anyway, she drives the route that I drive home, it is not on the main streets but on the side streets. Today I notice her riding this guys ass, and I am talking just a few feet, keep in mind that this was a Chevy Cobalt and she is driving some kind of SUV. Well I drive an SUV too and I hate when people do that crap. So what did I decide to do? Get on her ass, I drove so dam close I swear if you were on the hood you could touch her car, sorry SUV.
But she would manage to pull away sometimes and at every stop there was something in my head that just said "don't break, just keep going" Grand theft Auto, how I wish I could do what I do in that world. Some times it should be done, call it vigilante you are really pissing me off.
In any case, I don't condone the GTA method, just load the game and take all your frustrations on the civilian on the side walks, then the police, then see how long it takes to get to 6 stars. hehe. BAM!
So I am picking up my son from school right? And there is a a pathway that we all park right next to the gates where our kids come out, right in the middle is where the gate is. This bitch always likes to park right in the middle regardless if there is no one in front of her, ARG! MOVE UP!!!!!
Anyway, she drives the route that I drive home, it is not on the main streets but on the side streets. Today I notice her riding this guys ass, and I am talking just a few feet, keep in mind that this was a Chevy Cobalt and she is driving some kind of SUV. Well I drive an SUV too and I hate when people do that crap. So what did I decide to do? Get on her ass, I drove so dam close I swear if you were on the hood you could touch her car, sorry SUV.
But she would manage to pull away sometimes and at every stop there was something in my head that just said "don't break, just keep going" Grand theft Auto, how I wish I could do what I do in that world. Some times it should be done, call it vigilante you are really pissing me off.
In any case, I don't condone the GTA method, just load the game and take all your frustrations on the civilian on the side walks, then the police, then see how long it takes to get to 6 stars. hehe. BAM!
All for the money!
Ok let's talk about music.
Now I am not the type that goes to bars and clubs and really listens to local music, but being in my band I hear local when i'm playing, some are good some are crap. What I have noticed is that the crap bands that talk about beer, sex, and other nonsense seem to get the crowd riled up (usually when they are already drunk I am assuming). So what! They sounds horrible, do I need to just randomly scream "LETS GET DRUNK MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!" and all of a sudden the band will go big??
Thats the problem with the music industry, not only it is over run with pop music and rap (which to me is just a rant with a beat) but any original music out there is few and far between. Take a look at who is popular, when I have the radio on I honestly feel like i'm listening the same crap over and over and over again. There are only a few bands that sounds different, Shinedown is one of them and they are newer, 5 finger death punch had that one good song, umm...thats all I can think of.
What about good original music, bands that don't copy themselves from another band, yes I am talking about bands like Tribal Path, bands that are what they are and may sounds similar to other bands, you can't really compare them (and no we do not sounds like maroon 5).
The music industry is so involved in looking at this like a business, which it is, but they just want what is going to make them money and do not want to take the risk.
That shit just really bothers me, now unique bands have to work ten times as hard as some crap band that sings about sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
What the music scene needs is a jolt of freshness, a new attitude on what music should sound like none of that pop culture. I am not saying that all of that pop is bad, I like Perry and.... well thats all I can think of at this moment.
Point is we all could do ourselves some justice in rediscovering older bands. Earth, Wind, and Fire is a great band, Kool and the gang is another, and what about the Bee Gees, the Beatles, Primus, Black Sabbath, old school Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pat Benatar, Heart ( I love Baracuda), Mountain, some Pearl Jam, the stray cats (now known as the Brian setzer group), and give me some more Muse too.
I don't know, it is what it is I guess, I hope it changes.
Don't be a puppet by the media, if you like something then you like it, shit when I was a kid people were listening to the backstreet boys while me and my buddies were listening to Queen, FREDDY!. Just because its popular doesn't mean its good. Love what you love and don't be afraid.
Now I am not the type that goes to bars and clubs and really listens to local music, but being in my band I hear local when i'm playing, some are good some are crap. What I have noticed is that the crap bands that talk about beer, sex, and other nonsense seem to get the crowd riled up (usually when they are already drunk I am assuming). So what! They sounds horrible, do I need to just randomly scream "LETS GET DRUNK MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!" and all of a sudden the band will go big??
Thats the problem with the music industry, not only it is over run with pop music and rap (which to me is just a rant with a beat) but any original music out there is few and far between. Take a look at who is popular, when I have the radio on I honestly feel like i'm listening the same crap over and over and over again. There are only a few bands that sounds different, Shinedown is one of them and they are newer, 5 finger death punch had that one good song, umm...thats all I can think of.
What about good original music, bands that don't copy themselves from another band, yes I am talking about bands like Tribal Path, bands that are what they are and may sounds similar to other bands, you can't really compare them (and no we do not sounds like maroon 5).
The music industry is so involved in looking at this like a business, which it is, but they just want what is going to make them money and do not want to take the risk.
That shit just really bothers me, now unique bands have to work ten times as hard as some crap band that sings about sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
What the music scene needs is a jolt of freshness, a new attitude on what music should sound like none of that pop culture. I am not saying that all of that pop is bad, I like Perry and.... well thats all I can think of at this moment.
Point is we all could do ourselves some justice in rediscovering older bands. Earth, Wind, and Fire is a great band, Kool and the gang is another, and what about the Bee Gees, the Beatles, Primus, Black Sabbath, old school Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pat Benatar, Heart ( I love Baracuda), Mountain, some Pearl Jam, the stray cats (now known as the Brian setzer group), and give me some more Muse too.
I don't know, it is what it is I guess, I hope it changes.
Don't be a puppet by the media, if you like something then you like it, shit when I was a kid people were listening to the backstreet boys while me and my buddies were listening to Queen, FREDDY!. Just because its popular doesn't mean its good. Love what you love and don't be afraid.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Really America?
ok, so I sitting on the computer and I hit the Youtube channels for some video surfing. I start watching something from machinema, which I cancelled my subscription from them cause they send like 10 videos a day, anyway, I am watching this expo of some sort with new tech and services and I see "The House of Marley", I don't care who you are but Marley had it right and I wish more people had point of view in the world. One love man, one love. lets get together and feel alright.
of course they probably are insinuating that weed is a tool used for the facilitation of diverse communications similar to how the native americans use the peace pipe. But thats what its all about anyway right? Getting to know a one another and forgetting all this political bullshit that isnt really necessary anyway. When it all comes down to it the leaders in this world are in a global "who's got the bigger stick" mess. They all have their countries to lead but when shit starts to happen they try the diplomatic solution, meaning they have to talk but what they really want to do is kick some ass.
Now at that point right there I am a bit divided. Part of me wishes that people would stop the violence and get along, work together, and learn to act under one house regardless of origin or belief (which probably mean a sudden advancement of the human race), but the realistic part of me knows that this "dream" is just that, a dream, and the likelyhood that any kind of world peace is applicable in our life time would be complete nonsense. While I am not one for war, I wish America was like it was back in the old days. Kicking ass and taking names, but now it seems much more obscure. I mean back then when someone fucked with us we came and and took a shit on them, take Pearl Harbor for example, Roosevelt was like nah fuck that bomb their asses, they shouldn't have messed with us. Now I know what you're saying, if we start shit then they will and nukes go every and destroy the whole world. I am not saying lets go bomb anyone that gives us a dirty look what I mean is the attitude that was there is gone and it's what we need.
I however am I thinker rather than a doer, I would not be on the front lines that is just something that I cannot see myself doing, but more of the logistics of things I could, that was off subject but it just kinda came up.
My feeling is that there will be another world war in our life time, and America needs to get its shit together. No more bullshit.
(Australia here I come)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Damn you Myspace
Ok so if you don't know I am going to school for software engineer at the University of Phoenix. Well I had to discuss webpages and designing or updating existing ones. I thought about it and realized Myspace was a prime candidate, my good friend also tells me he never gets messages sent out or received. So here is what I wrote.
I did some thinking and I figure that there are a lot of sites out there that could always improve or upgrade, but what about going over that line into information or graphic overload? Myspace, as i'm sure everyone knows about, is one of those social sites, reconnect with friends and family or browse through people and bands and make new friends. One thing that has turned me away from Myspace is the fact that it is way too busy. I would definitely improve the design of this site by limiting the amount of graphics and information that are on the page, it seems that it was made for people with ADD or something. Restructure the backbone so I don't feel like I am looking at an atlas of the web. Not only are there too many graphics (thank you ads and sponsors) but there also seems to me to be an unordered way that the pages flow. It almost seems to me that they just would fit it where they could and it takes me a few minutes to find my pictures. Ordered lists that are on the same spot every time would be great, bulletins or whatever doesn't matter I just think having it anchored would attract more than the teenagers who drink redbulls or monster energy drinks all day.
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