insomnia

I have a sleeping problem.

My standards of normalcy are what people might consider troublesome, unhealthy... to the point that I actually might need "help".

While I don't quite see the harm in falling asleep at odd hours of the night (or day), I won't deny that my severe lack of a "healthy" sleeping pattern does indeed take a toll on my psyche somewhat.

I just need another routine added on to my current one to balance things out.

change could be good

i set a goal for myself,
that when i eventually get a job, i'd get a new phone.
preferably a blackberry.
crackberry.
again.
LO AND BEHOLD.
the time has come.
but i need to prioritize.

BAH

we'll see.

that guy on that Lupe Fiasco dude's song

Thought I'd take it upon myself to put a name to that voice.

Matthew Santos.

( matthew santos . com )

He commands your attention in more ways than one: his vocal range is incredible, he's a good looking guy, and... whatever, you just need to see him live when or if you can.

if you’re filipino and don’t already know about him, shame on you.

I actually saw and heard him perform live with Lupe Fiasco when my sister and I went to see Kanye West in San Jose during the 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour (with N.E.R.D & Rihanna), and tonight - all thanks to my sister again - at The Mint along Pico Blvd. as Trevor Hall's opening act. 

Matthew at The Mint performing w/ Annalisa
10-10-10

I was flabbergasted with my sister's mention of how very few Filipinos are familiar with a musical compatriot, given his style and heritage. Okay, so he may only be part Filipino, but the fact that he keeps SANTOS in his stage name should be enough reason for Pinoys to identify with the guy and be proud of the connection.

Am I right? or am I RIGHT? and I don't think Matthew would be opposed to the idea of doing gigs in the PI either.


One thing's for sure, neither Lupe Fiasco or Matthew Santos get as much recognition and hype as they deserve. Matthew's musical style, however, takes on a totally different sound and feel from what you hear him doing with Lupe...  more laid back, oftentimes swoon-worthy...


No proper words could describe how much talent is packed into this guy. In a league of his own, you can’t compare him to John Mayer or Jason Mraz or Jack Johnson, he’s just… Matthew Santos. he takes your breath away and, if you happen to catch a show on this current tour, Annalisa will too.


Annalisa Nutt - My Remedy (Matthew Santos cover)

Annalisa Nutt joined Matthew Santos on tour after he found a video of her piano rendition of his song "My Remedy". He describes her as having the "voice of an angel" and it's not far from the truth. There's an ethereal quality to her voice, so positively haunting, and coupled with Matthew's musical prowess, you actually feel yourself being whisked away.

Lame? Yup. Told you I didn't have proper words.

entrepreneur/mastermind/inventor

It baffles me how people are able to conjure up ideas the way they do.

Everyone wants to make a lasting impression some time in their life in hopes of never being forgotten or in hopes of having bettered mankind in some way.

Am I capable of doing such a thing?

musical investment

the new BOSE IE2 audio headphones

I don't know how long it's been since I lost my last pair of earphones. Some months before I managed to misplace those sony earbuds, the wiring in the right or left ear was already shorted out. It was only a matter time until they would be replaced but how I've managed to go without a proper pair is beyond me.

Until this particular long overdue purchase, I'd been relying on my iPod earphones. 

Saying they suck would be an understatement.

The standard iPod earphones are a bane to my music listening experience. Unless I actually press the earbuds so far into my ears that they can almost bang on my eardrums, there really is no way I can enjoy HEARING music. The range of music I listen to requires IMMERSION: a lot of bass, sound isolation,  clarity. It's almost a must to get lost.  and the iPod earphones barely even try to deliver.

Enter, BOSE. Never the brand to disappoint in the audio quality department, they've managed to answer the cries of people who aren't willing to parade around with Bose's best-selling over-ear headphones. 

They take some time growing accustomed to, just as most in-ear headphones do, but just several hours after my purchase and now $100+ short (2-year warranty from Best Buy included) I can earnestly and confidently say they are up to my standards.

I don't expect anything less from a Bose product. 2 years after spending one of my first paychecks on a Bose Portable Sounddock, I still believe in the company and wouldn't even dare sell or give away my speakers.

Bose, Harman Kardon, Sennheiser offer top audio quality. I'm sure of it.

dot. e d u

Remember when Facebook was more about being a college student than it was just.... being?

It was that one other thing besides your college acceptance letter that validated your newfound place in the world. It symbolized a new milestone for people in our generation because it meant that we had graduated from high school, had become adults, and were allowed past doors otherwise ordinary people wouldn't be allowed through.

At that time, our new university student email address something@something.edu was the only possible way we could sign up for this strikingly plain-looking blue and white colored webpage we had caught our older siblings and their friends browsing on their laptops or desktops.

Fast forward several years later and here we are... accepting and/or ignoring friend requests from people who are blatantly unaware of the origins of this internet phenomenon: people who are too young to be accessing the internet, and people that really have no business being there e.g., our parents.

The exclusivity is gone... only just a memory for Facebook old timers. Also only a memory? "The facebook guy".

It makes you wonder: how much further is Mark Zuckerberg going to take Facebook? How much longer are we going to be a part of this? Good for him and how widely he'd expanded his company. But the world is so connected via the internet nowadays, that perhaps the only other option now is to disconnect. 

On a surprising turn of events, however, with the release of David Fincher's 'The Social Network' people like myself that have debated deactivating facebook (only to reactivate it again) find themselves reminded of the fact that WE as a people, as THOSE first million college students, contributed to Facebook's success. Success that's warranted expansion, expansion that has spurred competition (Twitter, Tumblr etc) and mergers, works of literature (in praise or scathing), and more recently, a film. An engaging one at that... generating well-deserved Oscar buzz.

It's come full circle now. 

Sitting in that movie theater watching previews roll as movie patrons trickle in finding their seats, think about how these people have at some point accessed Facebook and how big of a deal this all really is.

I almost forgot. At this point, I'm torn between pride and awe AND disappointment and boredom. Well connected as we are, Facebook isn't as special as it used to be. 


Or maybe I'm just being a snob.