The teachings, preachings, rantings, AND ravings of Great Cap'n Nacho IV.

2008

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:22:46 GMT

Spring: Real Analysis
Summer: Microsoft
Fall: The thing that happened that everyone was made aware of (in the most obnoxious of ways).

2009 will be a year for reinvention so 2010 can be a year for badassery.

Nightmares are back...

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:16:13 GMT

You ever have a dream so horrific and vivid that it wakes you up 5-6 times in a night, you feel nauseous and when you fall back to sleep it starts immediately where it left off? I'm not going to post the details here... I want to forget it as soon as possible. But I haven't been able to think about anything else all day.

Sometimes I hate my capacity to dream.

I'm honestly afraid to sleep tonight...

Some stuff for you, some stuff for me, some stuff for el Jesus, and some stuff for noone.

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:58:20 GMT

Why is it that most people I speak to that are absolutely miserable with their lives blame it on school? Relax people! There will always be something getting in your way of your dreams... either school, your 9-5, los bebes, los womenz, los menz, or any number of uncontrollable crises like having to stand in a bread line because the banks stole all of our moneys.

On another front, I've dropped below 120 pounds again. This is unfortunate, as I was almost 140 about 3 months ago. All I did was forget to eat and intake enough caffeine to make the heads of small rodents explode! So I've gone on a quest through burrito fields and hamburger highways to reach that land of non-sickly looking male-types.

An aside! Why did Tool just start playing on my Pantera Radio on Pandora? Thumbs down for you, good sir! I like Tool, but Thrash metal goodness bring, they do not.

Oh, and I am convinced the reason women aren't running into my recently single, manly, embracing arms at every corner is I'm simply so irresistible that they are afraid of being TOO satisfied. So women, next time you have your super secret committee meeting where you talk about your breasts and Hillary Clinton's next run for president, throw me on your agenda - there's nothing to fear! (maybe it has something to do with the Manorexic drag-rat look I've adopted, but go ahead and hold that meeting anyway.)

The self-diagnosed A.D.D. has owned this post. It is meaningless, forget everything you have read (does anyone actually read this thing? I sure as hell don't.) I bid you kthxbai!

Conflicting, Pseudo-Schizophrenic Tendencies

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:34:38 GMT

Hi all,

Long time no see.

Firstly, I desperately need to shave. I'm starting to resemble a mix between Kid Rock, Shaggy from Scooby Doo and a Drag Rat. The facial hair has become more of a sign of weakness and confusion than its original conception through laziness brought on by moving and beer.

Nevertheless, ONWARD to this overdue breaking of silence that can only be justified when coupled with the inevitable clusterfuck of life altering experiences that have recently defined the life of yours truly. I won't go into the details of my activities over the past few months; if you desire to be caught up, feel free to call me and we shall share stories over tea and, dare I suggest, crumpets too. I will, however, attempt to give you a mind's eye view of my current state of play.

I must preemptively apologize, this post has become quite emo-elitist.

I can't seem to remove myself from this dichotomous existence that can easily be defined by my absolutely separable left-brain and right-brain tendencies. I'm a musical IT philosophical writer code-monkey. Put that on my degree, UT. I'm not really sure what will become of me or my plans, but my recent experiences have taught me that happiness is here and that, at least for me, life always seems to work itself out. I'm definitely not the same person I was 3 years ago, which I consider progress.

Disregarding a strict anti-emo policy, I have to say... I still love her. The problem is, the person I am IN love with no longer exists. Perhaps the person that is in love with her no longer exists either. I left for Seattle hoping to discover the question that everyone looks for in life - the question that needs answering to find what truly makes a person happy, only to find that the answer to that question is that the question itself does not exist. The time apart seemed to be just enough to create an impassable rift between us given the changes we both experienced. Possibly the reason I wouldn't look at her right before she said the sentence that I have heard daily for a month now is that I didn't recognize the person that was saying it.

Enough of that. *Looking for a manly thing to say...* WOMEN SUCK. GOD. *man-beer-flex*

I promise I shall follow this post in the near future with happier news. Every chapter of life has an end.

</emo>

<3s
Nacho

P.S. Take care of yourself Tsung. We pray for your safety daily, even though we aren't even sure there is someone there to pray to.

The moment she said it keeps replaying in my head...

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:55:21 GMT

let me help you guys out here...

Pure genius.

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:51:51 GMT

The Feynman Problem Solving Algorithm:
1) Write down the problem.
2) Think very hard.
3) Write down the solution.

Pre-interview

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:04:22 GMT

soooooooooo dreams before the interview.

1) I was in my friend's house from childhood (I'm talking like age 3-7 childhood), and a meteor fell in his backyard. And, as it should be, a dog-looking alien comes from the meteor. It does everything you would expect an alien to do; talk, walk, have evil intentions, etc. Basically it came down to the fact that he had a vagina looking thing with teeth on the side of his back that ate living things - it would then absorb them, and those living things' heads would show up in random places on the dogs body (at one point in the dream it was this brown talking dog with an orange cat that looked like was popping out of his ass). I kept trying to convince my friends dad (who i havent seen in years) to shoot the damn thing, but he wouldn't for reasons I don't remember. Finally I ended up killing it after it ate a few people and some cats.

2) Interview related dream - I flew up here on Wednesday, and in the dream I "woke up" to realize I had flown back to Austin that night and had to be back in Seattle in like 2 hours for the interview. I then "woke up" again in the dream to realized I had dreamed that I flew back to Austin. I then woke up in real life to realize that I had dreamed that I had dreamed that I had flown back to Austin the night before the interview. Recursive dreaming is the shit.

<3 Nacho

sleeperz puweez?!1!?@!!!@?!

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:49:59 GMT

I been doing no sleeping since sleeping stopped.

That is all.

MY FIRST POST SINCE FEBRUARY 13TH!

Thu, 03 May 2007 15:41:19 GMT

I just pooped.

That is all.

I'm tumbling down a goddamn rabbit hole.

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:56:28 GMT

You scored as Neo, the "One". Neo is the computer hacker-turned-Messiah of the Matrix. He leads a small group of human rebels against the technology that controls them. Neo doubts his ability to lead but doesn't want to disappoint his friends. His goal is for a world where all men know the Truth and are free from the bonds of the Matrix.

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Neo, the "One"

83%

William Wallace

79%

Lara Croft

75%

Captain Jack Sparrow

71%

Batman, the Dark Knight

67%

Indiana Jones

67%

The Amazing Spider-Man

50%

Maximus

50%

The Terminator

46%

El Zorro

33%

James Bond, Agent 007

25%

Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0
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...whoa.

found my old blurty =P

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:43:11 GMT

I stumbled across my old blurty this morning, and I think this post is definitely worth sharing with the masses.

*Led Zeppelin enters the room*
*Robert Plant disembowels you with his unimaginably godlike voice*

YOU TAKE 80038 HP DAMAGE!

*Jimmy Page plays a note*

YOU ARE PARALYZED!

*Jimmy Page unleashes with a mighty F# chord!*

YOU TAKE 99999 HP DAMAGE!
YOU ARE DEAD!

TO REVIVE YOURSELF, YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LED ZEPPELIN IS THE GREATEST BAND THAT HAS EVER EXISTED AND THAT WILL EVER EXIST.

4 on 4 my friends.

That post was right when I was getting into Zeppelin, and, well, in the words of Otto from the Simpsons: "Zeppelin RULES!".

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:14:19 GMT

Hmmmm... about right I suppose.

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:50:09 GMT

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Foaming+Ape+Rape

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:27:47 GMT

singing is HARD.

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:08:00 GMT

Your mom just farted.

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:21:36 GMT

I just farted.

White and Nerdy

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:12:37 GMT

...so weird al is releasing a new album. This is his take on "Ridin' Dirty".

They see me mowin’
My front lawn
I know they’re all thinking I’m so white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Can’t you see I’m white and nerdy?
Look at me, I’m white and nerdy
I wanna roll with
The gangstas
But so far they all think I’m too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
I’m just too white and nerdy.
Really really white and nerdy.

First in my class here at MIT
Got skills, I’m a champion at D&D
MC Escher - that’s my favorite MC
Keep your 40, I’ll just have an Earl Grey tea
My rims never spin, to the contrary
You’ll find that they’re quite stationary
All of my action figures are cherry
Steven Hawking’s in my library
My MySpace page is all totally pimped out
Got people beggin’ for my top eight spaces
Yo, I know pi to a thousand places
Ain’t got no grills but I still wear braces
I order all of my sandwiches with mayonnaise
I’m a whiz at Minesweeper - I could play for days
Once you see my sweet moves you’re gonna stay amazed
My fingers’ movin’ so fast I’ll set the place ablaze
There’s no killer app I haven’t run
At Pascal, well I’m number one
Do vector calculus just for fun
I ain’t got a gat but I got a soldering gun
Happy Days is my favorite theme song
I could sure kick your butt in a game of ping pong
I’ll ace any trivia quiz you bring on
I’m fluent in JavaScript as well as Klingon

They see me roll on
My Segway
I know in my heart they think I’m white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Can’t you see I’m white and nerdy
Look at me, I’m white and nerdy
I’d like to roll with
The gangstas
Although it’s apparent I’m too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
I’m just too white and nerdy
How’d I get so white and nerdy

I’ve been browsin’, inspectin’
X-Men comics, you know I collect ‘em
The pens in my pocket, I must protect ‘em
My ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored
Shopping online for deals on some writable media
I edit Wikipedia
I memorized Holy Grail really well
I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL
I got a business doing websites
When my friends need some code, who do they call?
I do HTML for ‘em all
Even made a homepage for my dog
Yo, I got myself a fanny pack
They were havin’ a sale down at The Gap
Spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap
Pop, pop, hope no one sees me
Gettin’ freaky
I’m nerdy in the extreme
And whiter than sour cream
I was in AV Club and Glee Club and even the Chess Team
Only question I
Ever thought was hard
Was do I like Kirk
Or do I like Picard
Spend every weekend at the Renaissance Fair
Got my name on my underwear

They see me strollin’
They laughin’
And rollin’ their eyes ‘cause I’m so white and nerdy
Just because I’m white and nerdy
Just because I’m white and nerdy
All because I’m white and nerdy
Holy cow, I’m white and nerdy
I wanna bowl with
The gangstas
But, oh well, it’s obvious I’m white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
I’m just too white and nerdy
Look at me, I’m white and nerdy

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:05:17 GMT

ughhhhh im really freaking sick - more details to come - sry to christina and raymond for missing another one of their parties :(.

Tue, 16 May 2006 01:22:13 GMT

The first day back to kungfu after a break is so horrible - i can smell blood and my nose/teeth/sinuses hurt... maybe i worked out a bit too hard? meh - ill get used to it (or die) at some point =). Flexibility is still good though... almost in full splits - ill be back to a full splits by the summer.

As long as I don't get drunk and think I can fight anyone because of my Irish ancestry. Retarded? Yes.

wikky wikky!

Sun, 07 May 2006 01:38:57 GMT

Bought the boss me-50 multi effects board for my geetah. Now I can do the wikky-wikky AND water noises.

Life is good.

The first of MANY HAPPY lj posts.

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:13:02 GMT

My summary of matt's bday party:

Drive drive drive, fun fun fun, drive drive drive, fun fun fun, caffeine caffeine caffeine, drive drive drive, COPS COPS COPS (false alarm), fun fun fun, drama drama drama, talk talk talk, fun fun fun, drive drive drive, talk talk talk, drive drive drive, sigh sigh sigh. The drives by myself included No Control on 101x, so I rocked the FUCK out while driving around. Glorious? Yes.

I do have to admit though, staying sober at this party did GENERALLY make me have a better time. Regardless that at one point about 75% of the 25-30 people in my apartment I did not know =) [most of them seemed pretty chill though, so its all good]. It was cool to see all the people that showed up (really diverse crowd... but most of my friends made it, which is great).

I've been meeting new people recently - well its more or less getting to know people I didn't know very well, but im excited nonetheless. I've been stuck in this "hole" for a while, and I think I'm learning how to stay afloat as they fill it with water (i <3 metaferrs).

On a better note, my demolished ankle has almost full motion now, and the swelling is almost completely gone (I went from a shit load of pain yesterday morning to feeling amazing today). Depending on how it feels Monday, I may attempt Kung-fu again *excited, giddy 'n' shit*.

Ooooohhhh and KORN ACOUSTIC! Its.... interesting. Jonathan Davis has an amazing fucking voice - the music just doesn't work really well (as would be expected). If they would have spent more than 2 hours preparing for it, I'm sure they could've made their songs into some of the most eerie music I've heard - I'm just becoming increasingly intrigued by them. I want to see where they go next.

'tis about it. All is forgiven, from every end. Outside of finding a decent girl, nothing could be better in my life at the moment.

God why the hell did I bring this damn thing back? *EMO TEAR!!!*

ooo p.s.

Concert dates I wouldn't mind going to:

May 2 or 3 - Rob Zombie (sold out but wouldnt mind buying ebay tickets)
May 11 - Imogen Heap
May 20 - David Copperfield (anyone interested in this?)
June 23 - Slayer/Lamb of God/Children of Bodom
November 1 - Fear Factory

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:18:00 GMT

blah i gave in and brought this damn thing back.

why do you tempt me teh internet?! why?!

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:11:51 GMT

I've always wondered at what point karma repays good people for all the things that they do.

All that and a bag of potato chips! God im so funny i shoot cheese through my nipples.

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:31:52 GMT

and

This week in FATE

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:47:36 GMT

Popped a blood vessel in my right eye yesterday and woke up with a blood-caked right nostril (yay high blood pressure) from being... livid. Meh. Life moves on.

*emo tear*

On a good note I've been picking up the guitar every day since Matt's been gone. I've also started working out daily again, despite my demolished ankle from a drunken night of being part Irish.

Alot of shit went down with my friends and women this week though (outside of what happened since Saturday... concerning Saturday... on my front... I'm sick of even thinking about it so I won't go into it; it doesn't need to be posted publicly anyway). The consistent group this week has pretty much been me, Anthony, Tina (his GF), Heath, and Nic (representing the great city of New Braunfels, Texas). They've all been at my apartment every night until at least 5am, and Heath has made Matt's bed his own for the week (hope he doesn't mind, don't see why he would though...) Anyway, Nic had a huge woman problem earlier in the week, then I had mine, and Anthony had something HUGE happen yesterday too. All of which aren't normal woman problems for the respective people, but are in some way or another EXTRAORDINARY (key superhero music). I'm talking 8+ on the "what-the-fuck-o-meter" (which doesn't exist, but if I had one, it would be awesome).

I've been avoiding work all week accordingly... worked from home yesterday afternoon after reading the cause of my rare-as-all-fuck emo moment, then had my way with the punching bag in the fitness center. E-mailed in sick today, because I couldn't focus on my code anyway (passed it on to someone else in the office).

Now to get my truck fixed. Yay n' shit.