http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com Blog and journal; read about the life of Michael Montez in Los Angeles, CA. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:05:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What can I say - 2008 was a lot of fun 1) Music: That's Not My Name by The Ting Tings [audio:http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/mp3s/thats-not-my-name.mp3] 2) Images: 2008 Year in Review http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/2008-year-in-review/ The forecast for 2009 is out and it's looking good if you have about $300K to throw at a home. The housing prices in Los Angeles County are expected to drop 25% in 2009. 10 worst real-estate markets for 2009 The housing market hasn't bottomed out yet. For the third quarter, the ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/los-angeles-is-1/ Yes - this is going to be a rant about AT&T Wireless. This will be an act in four parts - enjoy. The iPhone incident - when the 3G iPhone came out, I wanted one. So I took a half-day at work and lined up at the Apple Store in Marina ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/god-damn-you-att-wireless/ The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced that tourism dropped by 10.2% in October. The drop is the largest since October 2001 when Vegas saw tourism decline by 14.1% in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks. In addition, the average hotel room price in Southern Nevada dropped by more ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/lost-vegas/ So Christmas is just around the corner. Most people have decided not to exchange gifts this year. But if you look real close, you can find some killer gifts for low low prices. However, if you have some money, there has never been a better time to be selfish. Here are ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/broke-ass-christmas/ So I have been using Yelp! for about nine months. It just keeps getting better. I first heard about Yelp! last November when I attended a Google workshop. At the time, Google was catering to small business and trying to get these business to spend some cash on ad words ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/yelp-vs-yellowbook/ So I met a girl at a bar (it was a birthday party actually) and I felt a bit of a connection. She asked me if I was on Facebook and I told her I USED to be on Facebook (and MySpace) but I canceled my account because I was ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/facebook-whore/ It's been five years since I started Noise Inside My Head. You need to read the whole thing - it's pretty amazing. Some of it really sucks, some of it is pretty cool. Thank you to all the loyal readers. http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/five-years-strong/ http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/o-ba-ma/ There was a time, back in the early 80's, when a revolution took over the country. It was a music revolution. It was MTV. MTV showed music videos from all over the world. It was the radio station of a generation. Now we have MTVM - aka Videos online. Please ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/music-videos-on-your-tv/ After weeks of wondering why the No On 8 Campaign has been playing games with schools, it was refreshing to see that they have a commercial that actually makes a statement about what the prop is REALLY about...Discrimination. Please enjoy the following commercial; please vote NO on Prop 8: http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/prop-8-finally-grows-a-pair/ Hello apple iphone/ipod touch/Android app developers, please build the following apps: 1) Evite App - so I can say maybe faster 2) Linked-In App - so I can update my resume 3) Netflix App - so I can update my queue 4) Yelp! App (already built, but you can not log-in to your account ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/apps-id-like-to-see/ So i have been using WordPress (WP) for about two years. I have not created my own Theme...until now. You are looking at the Montez 01BP WordPress Theme. I am still tweaking it and will later be releasing it to the WP community. I would like your feedback before I release ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/new-look-my-first-wp-theme/ I went to college, I paid attention in class, I took business classes, I don't know why the market is dying. I understand the housing bubble, I understand the bailout. But I don't understand how we got here. Enter NPR and This American Life, they will explain why we are ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/sowhat-happend-to-our-moneyand-why/ Hi loyal readers, There's an effort to elect an unknown random person as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee: http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=357563&altf=Njdibfm&altl=Npouf9 Jot back a note to let me know what you think! http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/im-running-for-presidentand-its-catching-on/ Here is a video of Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world and one of the smartest investors in history. In a recent interview with Charlie Rose, Warren stated that, related to taxes in the US, he has "never had it so good." (min 41:15 of the ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/trickel-down-economics/ I'm pretty sure John McCain is going to win this election. His knowledge of scientific issues is equal to that of the common voter. For example: John McCain's recent statement on embryonic stem cell research was ambiguous in some ways, but clearly misleading in another: He equated human embryos with fetuses, ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/mccain-man-of-the-future/ 2008 Pontiac G5 GT - Titanium A bit sexier than the bus (or the Toby van - thank you Toby for the use of your van in the interium). Purchased: Sept. 1st 2008 Added tint: Sept. 13th 2008 Looking for Rims: Oct. 1st - any suggestions? http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/my-new-ride/ Setting goals and writing them down helps them to get done. Here are my goals for the week of Aug 25 - 31st. Walk/run 4 times this week (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs) Finish the SatPurush Project I have been working on for way too long Play in the Conway's No Limit Hold ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/goals-how-many-of-us-have-them/ Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/runners-live-forever-kinda/ Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", on August 8, 2008. The three-hour show at Beijing's iconic national stadium was set to see more than 15,000 performers showcase the nation's ancient history and its rise ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/china-is-pretty-cool/ Undated handout proof of one of Greyhound's ads that the bus company recently pulled. The company made the move in response to the gruesome beheading murder on an eastbound Greyhound bus near Portage la Prairie, Man., which claimed the life of 22-year-old Tim McLean July 30, 2008. Photograph by : Handout ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/good-ad-vs-bad-timing/ NASA's Phoenix Lander has discovered water on Mars. We now have a place to go once we destroy this planet. If NASA wants to pay for itself, they should consider mining the water and selling it here on Earth. "NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander quenched a longtime scientific thirst yesterday when it ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/water-on-mars/ So Obama's recent trip to the Middle East did nothing for his ratings. Some people think that Obama would be a not-so-great leader during war-time, others think that Obama does not have enough experience in general. Is it possible that the alternate to George Bush may be more George Bush ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/obama-pleeeease/ So it's been a week with the itouch and I am still loving it. The best part (aside from having my music on my pocket again) is the apps store. Using these apps with the wi-fi is awesome. Here are a few of my favorites: Pandora - allows me to listen ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/itouch-you/ The location, a casino in Fresno, CA. Life lesson: weed is not currency, yet. http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/hey-neil-do-you-know-this-guy/ So I finally bought a new iPod. Toby had an extra one lying around that was brand new. I was planning on getting the new iPhone, but AT&T pissed me off (more on that later). So I've got my new touch, set it up on the network, load some music, and ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/sent-from-itouch/ Great movie. I want to see it again.Great action, good story. I had the opportunity to see this film at 12:01am Friday morning. I don't like to see films with other people, especially with block-buster films like this one, but I also didn't want anyone to slip and revel some spoilers. ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/batman-the-dark-knight/ So yeah, I've been busy. I left TDP, got a new job, and pretty much stay home and chill out. But what am I doing during the chill. I'm watching HULU. One of my favorite shows (recently added to HULU) is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Matt, you are going ... http://www.noiseinsidemyhead.com/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/