tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:45:26 +0000http://www.maguigad.com/noreply@blogger.com (Noel)Blogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-2815499948338964117Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:20:00 +00002009-07-22T11:49:44.087-05:00thoughtsmartialartsphilosophySome days, are just blah. There are so many things that need to be done and no time to do it. There are people, objects and circumstances that restrict us from doing what we really want to do. Why can't I just say "no, I don't want to do that" and just be free. It's like being in a fight... with yourself. I must follow these words... Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be http://www.maguigad.com/2009/07/be-like-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-79694224371734829Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-07-22T09:22:33.792-05:00videoautotuneworkmusicfunnyDaft Punk used Autotune in the 1996 release "Around the World" which I love. Then Cher, yes, Cher used Autotune in the catchy "Believe" in 1997. T Pain, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and other hip hop artists use the heck out of Autotune. You'll never know when you'll hear that distinct Autotune sound next.... country music maybe? Or worse ... *** on a side note... where can I get a job as just a "home http://www.maguigad.com/2009/07/autotune-its-gone-too-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-8679449934712496811Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:48:00 +00002009-07-21T13:25:21.774-05:00thoughtsdevelopertechnologytwittercoolnessTwitter is the Matrix ... it's not about YOUMost people think Twitter is useless noise and a soapbox for the self-centered web kiddie generation. Well, what it really is... is voluntary disclosure of personal information and thoughts... not to anyone specific but to the whole world. It is not about YOU. It is bigger than you and you are just participating in this big pool of information that, http://www.maguigad.com/2009/07/visualizations-show-what-twitter-can-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-916880393742783610Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:46:00 +00002009-07-20T16:01:45.356-05:00kidschicagocoolnesstoysI dont wanna grow up. Yeah, I still love toys and the idea of playing. Sometimes, my kids are the ones begging to go home already when we visit Toys R Us. It is the idea of being a kid and being free ... that's the reason why I have never outgrown toys and games. It's just fun and I like fun!Unfortunately the older you get, the more expensive your "toys" are. I love this store Rotofugi on the http://www.maguigad.com/2009/07/rotofugi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-4438799761973197112Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:28:00 +00002009-07-12T18:52:40.924-05:00artthoughtslifeDeath, life, the material and the spirit, and the effects of time ...10A decade has passed. Time keeps ticking. I have noticed the decadence in life hidden by societies measure of "progress". Sometimes we look at something for so long and we think we know it... and that we have conquered it, but the reality is that we have never fully known it... or owned it... and our perception of it changes http://www.maguigad.com/2009/07/that-which-i-should-have-done-i-did-not_8902.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-8808131427344629208Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:11:00 +00002009-04-04T11:22:03.149-05:00thoughtslifemusicIt's been a while. So many things have changed. So many things have come and gone. So many things I have done and not done. I have no more dreams but the dreams I have had before... they never end. Dreams Never End New Order playing Dreams Never End live in the Ukrainian National Home in New York on November 19th 1981 My promise could be your fiend A given end to your dreams A simple http://www.maguigad.com/2009/04/dreams-never-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-6377222670346555435Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:28:00 +00002008-12-05T23:32:01.987-06:00placeskidsthoughtstravellifeI used to spend a lot of time alone here when I was in high school. But actually, I was never alone because the animals were always there. The best time to go would be on a spring day.... Tuesday or some off day when most people are busy doing other things besides enjoying the zoo. This place was a special place. It would take me far away from everything just for a while. I could be in the vast http://www.maguigad.com/2008/12/my-old-favorite-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-5958011571560084534Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:36:00 +00002008-12-03T11:37:29.826-06:00thoughtstravellifeloveSometimes you have to step away from everything in order to find what you are looking for. You cannot find something this elusive unless you step outside of your bounds and let go of everything that is familiar and safe. No cell phones, no internet, no tv, almost no people, no support groups, no polution, no noise, no traffic, no air condition, no news, no more material comforts that we have http://www.maguigad.com/2008/12/hard-to-find.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-8382880811785344665Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:54:00 +00002008-08-27T17:58:11.162-05:00thoughtstravelIMG_4491.JPG, originally uploaded by MataMedia.It's been almost 5 months since I left the beautiful Islands of the Philippines. It was my first visit since I was born there some 35+ years ago and it was definitely a sort of homecoming. I remember the feeling of coming home when the plane touched down and the empty feeling I had in my heart as my plane left the earth to come back.I said to myself http://www.maguigad.com/2008/08/trying-to-get-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-7482082566522586201Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:38:00 +00002008-07-19T01:53:11.974-05:00artfilmeventsVoice of a Mountain, originally uploaded by MataMedia. I took Chloe to see this documentary film at a really cool cafe Star Lounge in Chicago on Friday July 18, 2008. It is a well done documentary on the struggles of Guatamalan people after 36 years of civil war. I admire my friends for their dedicated work for the Guatamalan people and working class people all over the world. Please support http://www.maguigad.com/2008/07/voice-of-mountain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-7834823415383690993Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:44:00 +00002008-07-08T00:48:11.273-05:00thoughtshomeDSC_7977, originally uploaded by MataMedia.I have spent 8 months in my Park Ridge apartment and I have finally said goodbye to it. When I first saw it, I said "this must be the place". And it was my place, my haven, my office, my kids' hotel, my playpen, my jail cell, my solace, my own. I did a lot of growing and self-reflection in that short time there and I will miss it, but it's time to move http://www.maguigad.com/2008/07/moving-along.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-5562269591699606226Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:33:00 +00002009-01-16T14:47:19.091-06:00videothoughtsmusicsummer Jason Mraz - I'm Yours This song and this video epitomizes my ideology this summer. It's quite optimistic and the video is filled with beautiful imagery that seem very familiar to me as of two and half months ago. This past winter was really long, cold, and difficult and everytime I see this video, it just makes me smile and think of summer. After what I've been going through, I really needed http://www.maguigad.com/2008/06/summer-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-1746557534921662274Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:16:00 +00002008-06-27T16:28:50.335-05:00kidsthoughtsphotographybellaIMG_1456, originally uploaded by MataMedia.bunso: buns´o' n., youngest in the family I love this photo of my little Bella. We were at Borders in Uptown when she saw the huge "B" on the building across the street. I love the way she is silhouetted and has her hand on the window, looking out. These small moments with my child seem insignificant, yet they will be the ones that will remain in my http://www.maguigad.com/2008/06/b-is-for-bunso-b-is-for-bella.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-571836057785106227Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:14:00 +00002008-06-25T13:59:42.805-05:00developerworkdesignflash i went to FITC (Flash in the Can) Chicago 2008 on Monday June 23. I got my fill of code and geeky stuff which i have not been surrounded by in a while. it was interesting, very inspiring, and is what i needed to get my butt in gear and get out of actionscript 2.0. i've decided to take the plunge into AS3 and once you go there, there's no turning back as it is not compatible with AS2 or AS1 and http://www.maguigad.com/2008/06/fitc-chicago-june-23-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-7548949189536697435Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:22:00 +00002008-06-22T08:44:39.127-05:00kidsfamilyBella, Max, Dillon and Noel in the backyardIMG_1649, originally uploaded by MataMedia.I spent my father's day goofing around with my kids... our favorite thing to do. Bella, Max, Dillon and me were playing Webkinz Olympics in the backyard and making all sorts of silly scenarios while I took photos and video. Chloe did not partake as she is a teenager now and as such, at that age where goofiness http://www.maguigad.com/2008/06/father-day-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-7661713032672322123Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:17:00 +00002008-06-27T16:29:31.941-05:00videomini coopertravelcars MVI_1114, originally uploaded by MataMedia. I hope to be doing some "MINI" road trips this summer in this thing. Cruising to nearby towns in this ragtop to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the monotony of the suburbs. This is my vehicle to get away. Just me, my dog, Q and some cameras. This is the summer to roam.http://www.maguigad.com/2008/06/mini-summer-roaming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-5454048599631861348Fri, 16 May 2008 03:29:00 +00002008-06-22T08:45:50.300-05:00kidssportsfamilybaseballIMG_1064.JPG, originally uploaded by MataMedia.I took my boys to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field to see the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-0. It was nice to see the Cubs beat those Padres as I will never forget Steve Garvey's game-winning home run in the ninth inning of the decisive Game Five of the 1984 NL Championship Series... killing the hopes of a Cubs world series.We had a http://www.maguigad.com/2008/05/boys-day-off-at-cubs-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-116414747330813498Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:56:00 +00002008-06-22T08:49:00.338-05:00strangeI saw these people outside my office today (11/21) loading this rubberband ball on to a truck with a forklift. It is HUGE. If you want to see it for youreself it will be on a float at the Chicago Thanksgiving day parade.This is the 4594-Pound, 175,000-Band Rubberband Ball, Sponsored By OfficeMax, Certified as World's Largest On November 21. 26-year-old Steve Milton started his ball in November http://www.maguigad.com/2006/11/worlds-largest-rubber-band-ball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-116339137525061093Mon, 13 Nov 2006 03:59:00 +00002008-06-22T08:51:14.913-05:00photographyworkStephen Talley Photography (Talley Foto) is a client of mine. I designed and developed their web site. I met Stephen and his staff during an all day photoshoot in which Chloe was hired for American Girl Magazine. Stephen, J and the rest of the staff are incredibly nice, unilke other photography studios I've dealt with in the past.Stephen has an incredible sense for good, natural looking lighting http://www.maguigad.com/2006/11/talley-foto-stephen-talley-photography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-116140300416509230Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:54:00 +00002008-06-22T08:48:25.409-05:00artwww.banksy.co.uk/http://www.maguigad.com/2006/10/who-is-banksy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-115776904272108734Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:10:00 +00002008-06-27T16:29:31.942-05:00videotravelOn August 26th, I rode out to Galena/ Jo Daviess County with Mark, Geo and Eric. Even though the day started out rainy, it eventually turned into a beautiful day to ride. We rode through the twisties of western Illinois and around the Galena area along the Mississippi River Valley... rode through quaint little downtown Galena... and had lunch at a Mom and Pop style restaurant. Northwestern http://www.maguigad.com/2006/09/ride-galena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-115042632683648846Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:18:00 +00002008-06-22T08:51:14.914-05:00workI must toot my own horn and give myself kudos for designing and developing a Flash based touchscreen application for One Rincon Hill, a major residential development in San Francisco. The interactive touchscreens feature detailed floorplans with links to views from each unit. The application also visually shows unit availability which can be updated by a custom content management system. The http://www.maguigad.com/2006/06/kudos-to-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-114879224582757414Sun, 28 May 2006 04:46:00 +00002008-06-22T08:52:59.626-05:00kidsfamilyevents Maxwell is now 6 years old! His Fear Factor birthday party was a ton of fun for all the kids who went through obstacle races, finding an eyeball in a bucket of liquid goo, eating mystery liver and 30 day old moldy cheese, and picking spiders out of a big bowl of worms with your teeth! Alyssa and Aidan were the big winners of the Fear Factor prize! Congratulations!Maxwell would like to thank all http://www.maguigad.com/2006/05/maxwells-6th-birthday-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-114806994014673481Fri, 19 May 2006 20:08:00 +00002008-06-22T08:47:03.367-05:00kidsfamilyEric (Bong) and Nizza Maguigad are the proud parents of their second child, Zoe Maguigad. She was born on Tuesday morning, May 16, 2006 at 9:00 AM and weighing 6 lbs 4 oz. Congratulations to the new parents! Mom and baby are doing great. >>> view more photos here!>> Send an EMAIL<<http://www.maguigad.com/2006/05/yet-another-maguigad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11876729.post-114806888584292500Fri, 19 May 2006 19:22:00 +00002008-06-22T08:46:47.551-05:00familyLeonardo, Glicerio, Wilma, Demetrio and Romeo Maguigad on a recent gathering in Maryland. Thanks to Elizabeth Maguigad for the photohttp://www.maguigad.com/2006/05/maguigad-elders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Noel)1