Saturday, June 28, 2008
Plant City
Since I moved into my apartment about 2.5 years ago I have been aquiring plants like crazy. My bromeliad's bloom died and I cut it off and rubber-banded the base of the plant together. I kept the two new leaf groupings (blooms-to-be) filled with water and 20 months later we have two new fabulous blooms! See for yourself:
Friday, June 27, 2008
whoop whoop
people. i was at a dinner last night and really fixated on this 8 GB ipod that was being given away. i won an iPod 4 years ago and another one @ Christmas and the 4 GB one was too small and i priced out Ipods on my last Fry's trip and they were too pricey. but. if i one this 8 GB ipod... problem solved! well i am a weener. i mean i won. whoop!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Chichen Itza Photo Gallery Up... Finally
Here's a few teaser pics on my new gallery of Chichen Itza from my trip to Mexico in April.
Here's a Cenote we went swimming in before the trip. Cenote means underground cave...
Here's Cenote Segrado (Sacred Cenote) from Chichen Itza
And the main temple, the temple of Kulkulkan or El Castillo. This is a time temple... Despite the fact that this temple was completed in 250 AD... It's staircases face north, south, east, and west. Magnetic north even! Think about it... they KNEW about magnetic north back in 250 AD... The Mayans were known to be crazy good @ math...
On the spring equinox and fall equinox... The sun reflecting on the staircases makes a "snake" made out of light triangles creep up/down the staircase... Respectively. I'm going to go now whilst you think about that....
Here's a Cenote we went swimming in before the trip. Cenote means underground cave...
Here's Cenote Segrado (Sacred Cenote) from Chichen Itza
And the main temple, the temple of Kulkulkan or El Castillo. This is a time temple... Despite the fact that this temple was completed in 250 AD... It's staircases face north, south, east, and west. Magnetic north even! Think about it... they KNEW about magnetic north back in 250 AD... The Mayans were known to be crazy good @ math...
On the spring equinox and fall equinox... The sun reflecting on the staircases makes a "snake" made out of light triangles creep up/down the staircase... Respectively. I'm going to go now whilst you think about that....
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
where's my clothes?
DOH! I hate it when *that* happens!!! One minute you have clothes on and the next minute! POOF!
A few preview pics
This is a pic of my friend C n Me although I forget who took it:
And my buddy H n Me...
And my buddy H n Me...
Monday, June 23, 2008
23 June 08 on the Big Love Show
I'm happily returning to the Big Love Show with Native Intelligence.
What: The Big Love Show @ KZSU Stanford, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay)
When: 23 June 08
3 PM - 6 PM
4:30 - 6 PM set
Listen Live on the Internet, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay) : http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/audio/kzsu-1-128.m3u
Who: Native Intelligence
DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen, Stirty Beats)
--Videos From Boom Boom Woods ---------
Video Download time DISCLAIMER: my new website location has a lot more
bandwidth then the old one but this is NOT streamed so you may have to
wait 1-2 minutes for download in the background...
Video Previews from Boom Boom Woods 08:
Me Digging for Plates:
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_01.avi
Spinning it just a Little Bit (4 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_02.avi
Spinning it just a lotta bit (26 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_03.avi
Native Intelligence:
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/Native_Intelligence.avi
What: The Big Love Show @ KZSU Stanford, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay)
When: 23 June 08
3 PM - 6 PM
4:30 - 6 PM set
Listen Live on the Internet, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay) : http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/audio/kzsu-1-128.m3u
Who: Native Intelligence
DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen, Stirty Beats)
--Videos From Boom Boom Woods ---------
Video Download time DISCLAIMER: my new website location has a lot more
bandwidth then the old one but this is NOT streamed so you may have to
wait 1-2 minutes for download in the background...
Video Previews from Boom Boom Woods 08:
Me Digging for Plates:
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_01.avi
Spinning it just a Little Bit (4 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_02.avi
Spinning it just a lotta bit (26 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_03.avi
Native Intelligence:
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/Native_Intelligence.avi
Boom Boom Woods w00t w00t
Hey
Look Mommy... I'm on YOu tube:
Since the other boom boom woods videos aren't on you tube yet you can see a few others here... NOTE: I only uploaded Native Intelligence and my videos FIRST because we're going to be on the big love show today... Your videos will be uploaded soon...
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_01.avi
Spinning it just a Little Bit (4 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_02.avi
Spinning it just a lotta bit (26 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_03.avi
Native Intelligence:
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/Native_Intelligence.avi
Look Mommy... I'm on YOu tube:
Since the other boom boom woods videos aren't on you tube yet you can see a few others here... NOTE: I only uploaded Native Intelligence and my videos FIRST because we're going to be on the big love show today... Your videos will be uploaded soon...
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_01.avi
Spinning it just a Little Bit (4 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_02.avi
Spinning it just a lotta bit (26 secs):
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/DJ_Zenith_03.avi
Native Intelligence:
http://boomboomwoods.org/2008-part-1/video/Native_Intelligence.avi
Monday, June 16, 2008
Why I'm proud of myself (COMPUTER DORK alert)
I did it! I got my new wireless router to work with SBC. I DID IT!!! i have an internal router again! w00t!!!! w00t!!!
alright. i'm calm now.
alright. i'm calm now.
Friday night
Friday night I had a strong reminder of why I DJ with Trev & O'Henry of Stirty Beats. When we play together there's a synergy and they both sounded great!!! This coming weekend is Boom Boom Woods '08.
The bass goes Boomty Boomty.
The bass goes Boomty Boomty.
Friday, June 13, 2008
space, virtual and otherwise
so i have now entered the digital age as far as DJing goes... granted... i don't actually *own* a CDJ machine so i'll be purchasing all new tracks on vinyl. however, i have now/am now starting to play CDJs out.
digital format is going to be handy for older plates i think... plates that i don't necessary want to lug to the club/party but plates that i want to have around just in case...
so i'm up now downloading, backing up, and moving stuff around. i promptly ran out of space on my backup harddrive so i will be buying two more external drives this weekend.
and i'm finally, finally, finally dealing with the mound of records that has almost entirely taken over my kitchen. SIGH. this solution involves a trip to berkeley to my favourite store for vinyl storage solutions.
it's amazing all the space that's required to keep up with being a DJ. even with the whole download thing going the amount of drives/space required is just growing by the minute.
if you don't hear from me for a few days... why don't you give a call to my mobile... chances are i got lost with all my music in the studio. seriously. it's like that.
digital format is going to be handy for older plates i think... plates that i don't necessary want to lug to the club/party but plates that i want to have around just in case...
so i'm up now downloading, backing up, and moving stuff around. i promptly ran out of space on my backup harddrive so i will be buying two more external drives this weekend.
and i'm finally, finally, finally dealing with the mound of records that has almost entirely taken over my kitchen. SIGH. this solution involves a trip to berkeley to my favourite store for vinyl storage solutions.
it's amazing all the space that's required to keep up with being a DJ. even with the whole download thing going the amount of drives/space required is just growing by the minute.
if you don't hear from me for a few days... why don't you give a call to my mobile... chances are i got lost with all my music in the studio. seriously. it's like that.
Service ??? We don't need no STINKIN Service!!!
so i called into SBC/AT&T to complain about the fact that I'm consistently only receiving 20% of the download speed i'm paying for. it took me 5 minutes of navigating through the automated system twice to actually get into a queue with muzak in background.
and thanks to the fact that i was calling on my mobile so i could get privacy at work when i actually *got* someone on the phone and that said mobile service is also with AT&T.... i got cut off right after i got through to someone the first time.
so we're back in the queue now 25 minutes later from when i started said process. on hold... they kept offering me service plus. question: Why would i pay more money for service from an organization who so obviously doesn't give a crap about me???!!!!
i know people who have built the infrastructure around these call centers... these companies are purposely cutting corners by not hiring enough folks. you see... if they actually hire enough staff then some of their executives may not be able to get that third yacht they require. life's a b*tch when you're rich & greedy.
sigh. anyway. i've complained. the cost of the amount of time spent on the phone FAR outweighs the amount of a monthly credit that they will undoubtedly offer me.
i say that because at the end of this 40 minute process... the rep told me they would call back in the next 4 - 5 hours on my mobile and i should be ready and keep the phone line free!
awesome! how about that service???!!!!
and thanks to the fact that i was calling on my mobile so i could get privacy at work when i actually *got* someone on the phone and that said mobile service is also with AT&T.... i got cut off right after i got through to someone the first time.
so we're back in the queue now 25 minutes later from when i started said process. on hold... they kept offering me service plus. question: Why would i pay more money for service from an organization who so obviously doesn't give a crap about me???!!!!
i know people who have built the infrastructure around these call centers... these companies are purposely cutting corners by not hiring enough folks. you see... if they actually hire enough staff then some of their executives may not be able to get that third yacht they require. life's a b*tch when you're rich & greedy.
sigh. anyway. i've complained. the cost of the amount of time spent on the phone FAR outweighs the amount of a monthly credit that they will undoubtedly offer me.
i say that because at the end of this 40 minute process... the rep told me they would call back in the next 4 - 5 hours on my mobile and i should be ready and keep the phone line free!
awesome! how about that service???!!!!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
23 June 2008 on the Big Love Show
I'm happily returning to the Big Love Show with Native Intelligence.
What: The Big Love Show @ KZSU Stanford, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay)
When: 23 June 08
3 PM - 6 PM
4:30 - 6 PM set
Listen Live on the Internet, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay) : http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/audio/kzsu-1-128.m3u
Who: Native Intelligence
DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen, Stirty Beats)
What: The Big Love Show @ KZSU Stanford, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay)
When: 23 June 08
3 PM - 6 PM
4:30 - 6 PM set
Listen Live on the Internet, 90.1 FM (Peninsula, South Bay) : http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/audio/kzsu-1-128.m3u
Who: Native Intelligence
DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen, Stirty Beats)
Ana Mandara
Ana Mandara is absolutely beautiful! Freaking beautiful. And the mini-setup O'Henry brought in was really nice for that space.
I got there late last night... The reason is that this mini-setup only included CDJs and I had to download enough tracks to play a set.
I don't know about you folks, you who also have DSL.... but it seems that I'm only getting about 20% of the download speed that I'm paying for. My coworker has noticed the same thing about her DSL. On a side note, I am going to call SBC today and complain from the office.
Anyway, because this was the first time I've ever purchased DJ music in a download format... It took me way longer than it should have. I was learning the search engines of the different sites also. So set-up time combined with glacial-paced DSL service put me there @ 11:45. Did I mention we were playing until 1 AM??
Anyway, my friends sounded pretty dope and we'll be doing this again soon! Stay tuned.
I got there late last night... The reason is that this mini-setup only included CDJs and I had to download enough tracks to play a set.
I don't know about you folks, you who also have DSL.... but it seems that I'm only getting about 20% of the download speed that I'm paying for. My coworker has noticed the same thing about her DSL. On a side note, I am going to call SBC today and complain from the office.
Anyway, because this was the first time I've ever purchased DJ music in a download format... It took me way longer than it should have. I was learning the search engines of the different sites also. So set-up time combined with glacial-paced DSL service put me there @ 11:45. Did I mention we were playing until 1 AM??
Anyway, my friends sounded pretty dope and we'll be doing this again soon! Stay tuned.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
New Gallery Up
Here's a new gallery from my first full day in Cozumel.
Here's my favourite pic although it's a little blurry due to low light... This is the coolest little coffee house called Rock N Java with dirt cheap internet and good food and awesome staff.
Here's my favourite pic although it's a little blurry due to low light... This is the coolest little coffee house called Rock N Java with dirt cheap internet and good food and awesome staff.
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