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| Happy Holidays! |
By: LuisM | On: Dec 14 2008 |
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I'm going to make this somewhat short, holidays are here! This year has made it kind of hard to afford anything nowadays, for the most part; I'm going to buy presents for the kids, such as my sisters, for the most part. Anyone else will and might just get a card, so unlike last year where I bought a good amount of gifts in the hundreds but this time has proven to be different, the economic crisis has really taken a toll on everyone and still is. I'm really hoping we can fix this issue soon; I'm getting kind of tired of seeing people struggle with money so much, this includes my own family and me.
I remember a time when I used to be able to go out and afford anything I wanted and even have money left over. One thing I'm glad for is that gas has gone down; I used to get gas in the high 50's now I fill up with $25 or less. It's awesome but everything else has gone up in price, I don't understand that, how are you going to try to help the economy by making things higher, shouldn't the point be to make it cheaper? I don't understand the system sometimes. One thing that gets me is that gas has gone down because demand has gown down, isn't that supposed to be the other way around? The more demand, the cheaper? But I guess it has something to do with the more demand the more gas and resources are needed and the less gas there is day by day. Where as a high demand for computers or GPS's makes the product cheaper, but alright enough of that.
School, finally ended! I had a huge torture with C++, and Photoshop was a bit hard too. The assignments were more and more challenging but it was fun, here's an outcome of one of my Photoshop assignments.
I can't show you what I did in C++ since it's an exe file and it only seems to work in certain computers so I'm not going to bother with that. But that was the most painful class I took yet, C++, ugh, that teacher sucked though she gave advantages in the class. Like if you get 90 points and above you don't have to take the final, which is this week, but I have over 100 points, so I'm done! And Photoshop was cool because the final assignment (as you saw above) was fun to work on, and the final was a bit hard but I got it done, I'm hoping for an A on both classes this semester, sweet.
With all that said, my birthday was pretty good. I had two birthdays, one with my girlfriend and another with my mom's side of the family, in both birthdays, we went to dinner, drank some liquor and then went to the movies, I had a good time, I didn't get to spend it with my dad's side of the family but maybe that will change next week, we'll see.
Okay, I said I'd try to make this short but I guess I had more to say than I thought. Anyway, I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays (just in case), and of course a Happy New Year! Take care everyone and party responsibly!
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| Pleasantly So... |
By: LuisM | On: Nov 14 2008 |
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So, it's been another long while since I posted a blog. I guess time has just been getting the best of me lately. But we shall see what else waits for the rest of the year, and to be honest, I can't wait. 2008 has been bumpy but not as bad as other years, I'm actually quite pleased with this year.
Why oh why? Well, first of all, we got rid of Bush once and for all. Thanks to all that voted and made the right choice, Obama sounds promising and I like the ideas, I just hope he won't be some other promise talker without action. But only time will tell, but for the most part, we all seem to be pretty pleased with the fact that we have finally changed presidents, whether it's someone you voted for or not, it was definitely time for a new president. And second, I'm pleased with this year because I found someone new, and couldn't be happier about it either. She makes my everything tingle, in the best of ways  , no but really, she's a truly awesome and amazing girl, and I'm glad that we found each other. We'll be together for five months tomorrow! And third, because of all the new experiences and excitement this year has brought, along a few bumps as I've mentioned before.
School has been kind of a drag lately, its classes like C++ that remind me why I'm not a huge fan of programming. Not to mention how much worse it gets when you have a horrible Asian (no offence to Asians of course) teacher that can't speak English that well or hands out assignments saying one thing but actually meant something else, hence why I get lower grades than expected but I bitch it out to her and the class and I get my points based on my argument. For instance, how are you going to say you want "the total of all even numbers entered" and instead you really meant to say you want "the total addition of all even numbers entered". It could go both ways depending on how you see it; either she wants the total number of even numbers entered, such as 4, or the sum of those 4 even numbers entered, such as 12. English, of course, is my second language, but that doesn't mean I'm an idiot and can't understand what is being asked. It's like saying I want you to give me two pieces of pie when I really meant to say I want you to give me two layers of flavors in one pie. I'm sure you understand what I'm trying to say. Anyway, enough of that, Photoshop class on the other hand is amazingly fun. And so far, getting all A's on my assignments. Here is a recent assignment I had to do, create or manipulate images together, add shadows, effects, blurs, whatever and make masks, so here is my outcome:
Cool uh? But so far so good with college from what I gather, aside from the little issues happening in C++ I still have an A so far.
I don't know why, but every year and I do mean every year, I get into this crazy gaming phase. Lately, I've been playing Gears of War again; it's still a favorite of mine. I do wish I could get the second Gears of War coming later this month, looks like it'll be an awesome game, and maybe someone can buy it for me for my birthday coming up in December?  I've also been playing Need for Speed Hot Persuit 2 and III as well as Need for Speed Most Wanted. Pretty cool games, and the usual Half Life game. Haha, but soon enough I'll get off the phase and go back to doing whatever else.
MUSIC! Guess what? I've been offered a gig in Baltimore two days after my b-day, December 13. Since I haven't played or released anything in about a year I may have to see if I still got the skills. But it shouldn't take too much, just need to practice. This would also be a good opportunity to get my name out again and of course, to get myself playing again. That means I need to get some new tracks and this may be the start of a new mix for the upcoming year. I'll post details about it if it comes through, hopefully this won't be another disappointment of little crowds, that's what got me to stop in the beginning, the lack of support for the music I'm into, psychedelic trance.
Alright, I think that's enough talk for now, enjoy thanksgiving everyone. And we'll be keeping in touch soon again, write me a comment sometime, will ya? Later.
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| Winter Already? |
By: LuisM | On: Sep 28 2008 |
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Well I must say, it's been a long and short month. If that makes sense, but sometimes I try to think back to the beginning of the month and see that it's already almost gone. A lot can happen in a short and long period of time, but I'm happy to say that it's been for the better, for the good, and I'm only hoping that it continues so.
Winter is coming soon; I can already feel it on my bones. It's going to be a cold winter, but sometimes that can be a good thing. Such as things being canceled or shut down, so you get some time to stay at home and relax. But I guess only time will show what it will be like, I'm hoping for a good winter, for a good birthday and hey for a good Christmas as well. We also got thanksgiving coming up, we usually make some pretty good thanksgiving dinner, and I just wish it didn't make us gain that weight, haha.
College is going alright, it's my first time taking a programming class and now I remember why I've always been so caught up in the design world, I simply do not like to look at blocks of code, I like to look at the outcome of my imagination, or my organization, of my ideas, of what I want others to see, what I see, and how I like to establish that look, starting from a blank digital image. Programming has its advantages of course, but I can honestly say it really isn't my field but in order to get a database certificate I need to take the course, and there's another coming up next semester too, I just hope I can finish it all. So I guess I can safely say that I like my Photoshop class a lot more than my programming class, haha yes I am.
I know I haven't been much on the music ball lately, and quite honestly, I haven't been getting a whole lot of complaints about it either. It's just sad to see that some people can't see or appreciate the real magic of psychedelic trance; much less the realm of what it's all about, everyone's reply is “is that techno?", I mean I can understand that it may sound next to close to what everyone else likes to call techno, but it's far from it. I just wish some people understood that there are differences, like rock and heavy metal rock. But in either case, it's just sad that the appreciation for it is close to nonexistent, mostly because it's not something you'd listen to on a daily basis, or that it has little to no lyrics, but alright whatever I guess I can't fight that, but I have had my chance to play some on my own, just haven't had the time to record anything, but maybe one day I'll just release something to see what the reaction is at that point.
Love life is still strong, though at one point it got a little rough through an argument that didn't seem to have an end, but an agreement has been met and I hope it can stay that way. Vanessa is really, an amazing girl. I can honestly say that I've never felt like this before, she means a lot to me and I am hoping for the best out of everything, I'm tired of looking, I'm tired of hurting, and I just hope to God that this is it, because I have not found happiness like this before, I have not found peace like this before. We're nearing our fourth month and I feel like a lot has happened between us, more than I can think of in a matter of minutes, yeah we have our differences but in the end we melt into each other's arms. And there's nothing better than to being able to look into someone's eyes and tell them that you love them with your all as they would say it in return. Love is conquering everything else, so I hope that it can continue so, and I can only pray for it to continue as it is, I hope to God it is so.
Well, this is long of a post as it is so I'm out of here. I posted some new photos, so check them out. I also did some other few updates around the site; see if you can catch them. Thanks for reading, feel free to contact me if you have any questions or just comment under this post, enjoy the rest of the month.
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