DaTenGu's Xanga

just a quick thing

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:00:22 GMT

I've spent this entire week salvaging this corrupted data file and redoing more or less about a months worth of work in a week. Talk about freaking annoying. I suppose the bright side of things is that while it took me the month to do it, I was learning while doing. This last week I can look at as a test. And Hell it feels good. (overlooking the exhaustion from cramming) Finishing touches, and hopefully it can be uploaded by tomorrow. Finished product will be posted here, there and everywhere. But in the mean time, here's a song that makes me happy. Its also an interesting ol' vid...

Shit Disco - OK from Jo Apps on Vimeo.

And yet again...

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:58:50 GMT

.. it takes forever for me to actually write anything on here. Not that I'm obliged to any of my readers or lack there of, but I suppose I like to keep in touch with old branches. I actually blog more on myspace than on xanga and livejournal (yes, I have a myspace... 9079102...and even then blogging is sparse). Then there's the little snippets of information/links, pics that I come across that I like to share with people through my tumblr (ninjatengu) yet rarely ever spend the time typing in it, because most of them are kind of self-explanitory. People who know me now know my views and what I think of particular topics of interest. If not, I guess you might be able to extract that info from what I post, and what I've talked about here I suppose.

So upon my quiet return (who knows how long I'll be staying) to xanga, I find the homepage all reduxed and out of whack. wtf, mate? Change is inevitable yet, so I am attempting this alteration, resisting the urge to revert to the "normal" (such a relative term) home page. It took me a couple of minutes to find the link to create a new blog; obviously I found it, but the process was somewhat annoying. Such is the case when learning new things, when getting used to new ideas, with just new things in general. Sure, its a hassle, but it might be for the better. Usually it is. Usually. One thing you can count on about change? Its never monotonous. And I do so love every bit of it.

So this entry completely failed in informing ya'all about what's going on in my life, but I suppose that's how I write. For now. :)

till next time

AMSA PD

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:12:47 GMT

So I know this is long overdue, but, see, I kept pushing off posting this thing.

Up until now, at 3am on a Friday night. Haha, well at least I finally put it up. I'm going to post a real entry with substance though. I swear.
And if I swear/promise now, (even if its to no one) I'll end up doing it, cause if I can't live up to my word, what can I live up to?

Anyways, without further ado...

It's our very own commercial for HR 676!
Stay tuned for an unsolved mysteries version.. (I'm editing that one right now!)

AMSATube

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:35:40 GMT

So the Republican YouTube Debate is just around the corner. Tomorrow, actually (November 28) in Florida. Mirroring the Dems in their debate, every day americans can submit their questions to the presidential candidates. So being the way cool people that we are, we decided that it would be a good idea to ask our question during the Board of Trustees Meetings when almost all the national leaders and representatives from around the country convene in the national office to discuss the future of the organization that represents over 68,000 medical students in the US.

Directed, Recorded, and edited by yours truly. Here's hoping that it gets chosen tomorrow! Cross fingers!

VA

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:01:48 GMT

So I have to say... VA is amazing! DC is great! Whoever thought one could have fun while working, eh? haha.

Ah, man, its been a while since I've been on this thing. What to do, what to do, what to say.

I think that's all I wanted to say. I think a deep post is in order.. later.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:49:04 GMT

oh so kickass. Guitar Hero III. The playlist looks amazing too.!! 8-)

Salty grains.

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:03:29 GMT

...and in so doing, in this present life, here we find that things are never what they seem. As every situation should not be one that makes a concrete opinion. Each and ever theory demands its exception, for nothing is ever absolute. To what do we the owe the honor of stating the obvious? Reminders. What we say and do after a time becomes, I don't know, blasé I guess. Lest we forget why things are done with prudence, and why certain things need to be revisited. And the reminder this time is that nothing is to be taken at face value. We know that as a fact. One experience can mold and shape but it is only molded with soft clay. It isn't set in stone. It isn't dried. Not if we let it dry, because we are always growing. Who's to say we'll be the same person next month, next year as we are today? It shouldn't always be permanent. Nature evolves, humans are part of nature. Change is inherent in evolving and thus in nature and thus in humans. Why should one be so set in stone because of what one person says? Or because of what one experience teaches you? Yes, it may teach you to be prudent in the future, or it may teach you to distrust everyone in general. Not everything is the same.

Accept that it happened, but not that it will happen all the time. Sometimes it's chance, or luck, or whatever you call it. Sometimes it isn't. Look at the bigger picture and see what's staring back at you. There are other factors at work that you might never have guessed. Take those into account....

kickass folding chair!!

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:42:35 GMT

ooo, now that is a traveler-friendly chair!

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ghost problems

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:00:29 GMT

this is bloody hilarious...

waiting to wait

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:02:05 GMT

wow. its been a while since I've posted... ah well..
anyways, its the middle of the summer, and i'm still waiting. and still sending stuff in. oh well. there will be other things to happen and to look forward to, there are always other opportunities. You know, I was listening on NPR and I heard that the average 30 yr old (or somewheres around there) person nowadays holds about 6 different jobs before that age? Apparently they were doing an article on how america's twenty-something crowd takes more time to figure things out about themselves mostly due to the fact that society no longer puts pressure on the younger crowd to get their life in order so quickly. In our parents' era, they were expected to at least have their life in order by around 18. So that's either hold a job that they could get promoted in or go to college/professional school to get a better job or something like that. No it isn't like that. The self-styled "boomerang generation" no longer has the expectation to have their life set by such a young age. There is a growing population in this age group that are "wanderers." Which is by no means a bad thing. They're spending more time to discover new opportunities for themselves instead of thrusting their lives into something they might or might not enjoy. Maybe this will lead to a happier generation because they'll have the experiences at their youth that will give way to an occupation they're sure they'll enjoy. Maybe not. Who knows. Either way, actively waiting (sounds like an oxymoron) for your future isn't a bad thing. It isn't "putting it off" (which has such a negative connotation). It isn't being lazy. It just is. Society evolves. Rather, it changes. I think that word has to be somewhere in the description of what a society is.