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a successful halloween

mr. diggles — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:28:30 +0000

justin kistner and his wife christine came over friday night and carved pumpkins with tracy and i.

justin was more serious about this than i would have expected. he had all sorts of gadgets and tools.

i decided to go with a hand with eyes.

tracy carved herself surfing with the sun in the sky and a shark in the water.

christine carved a sinister face with grace.

and justin went with some depth by using his veteran technical swagger.

this is the group together.

oh, and i busted out my turntables this weekend as well. TITE!!!

vegas is for vagabonds

mr. diggles — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:30:37 +0000

i was recently in las vegas on behalf of db clay. it is a small town in the heart of nevada that encourages self-sacrifice and donating money to the needy.

i don’t really have much to say about that town since every time i talk about it i say the same shit. let’s just say that if america was a toilet, vegas would be the handle.

i have been trying to convince my friends as of late that it would be neat to only take pictures that point directly up. so far i have little support. the three pointed up pictures below summarize my trip to the toilet handle.

eat your heart out dahmer!!!

it’s a christmas miracle

mr. diggles — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:51:50 +0000

this is hands down the best video i have seen in a long time. awesome that the parents put this up.

so you know what you are watching: these parents give their like 8 year old kid a new xbox 360 and he is speechless. he just can’t believe it. he even comes up to them crying and says this must have cost you a fortune… do we really get to keep it for ever?.

fuck me – most kids these days would be crying, kicking and screaming because they didn’t get the elite edition with a larger hard drive. i am sooo pumped for this little dude! way to go mom and dad!

back in business

mr. diggles — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:22:35 +0000

wowza! i haven’t been on here for a while. i had some solid time off of work and i slept almost the entire time. i tried not to open up my laptop any more than necessary. however, do not fret! i am back in business!

since this is my first post of the year i am going to briefly go over my simple goals for 2008.

first and foremost i am going to enjoy myself much more – stress has pwned me for too long!
every year i like to learn a new skill – this year i am going to try and crack open the entry level concept of rails. am i a programmer? no. thus why i used the term entry level
get married… oh yeah. that’s a big one. may 16th suckas!
write more music, read more books and build less websites! right now i am reading a book my friend brandon loaned me called 2012 but i think it may be having a negative effect on my first goal.
last – i am not taking shit this year. i generally don’t but this is a year of full transparency. if i am not jiving something then i am going to speak up! i learned the power of honesty in both my personal life and my business life in 2007. it is amazing how every wants honesty but very few deliver. hmmmm…

i apologize to all those who regularly check my shit and have seen nothing but a depressing picture of me for the last couple of weeks – this year i will have some of my best material ever! do not stray!

cheers to 2008! it has already started off right… besides the rain.

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not cot gift guide 2007

mr. diggles — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:56:54 +0000

db clay has been featured in The Not Cot 2007 gift guide.

it looks so good it makes my brain explode.

ps: i saw the movie the mist yesterday and it was soooo dumb. if you hate yourself then watch it.

halloween 2.0

mr. diggles — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:43:16 +0000

amid searching to count how many nw news stations are crucifying the washington state representative in the recent sex scandal*, i stumbled upon a bonkers article.

so some kid has figured out a way to map the hot spots to get candy in seattle.
no shit.

check it out here

* the news needs to quit calling it a “gay sex scandal” and the wa state rep needs to admit to his family and the public that he sucks boners. my 2.0 cents.

happy halloween yo

mr. diggles — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:23:01 +0000

yeah even though i already kinda celebrated this wacky holiday, i thought i would say happy halloween.

my friend dave sent me this link this morning that lets you cut up a pumpkin. a digital pumpkin. mine is above. i know – wow!

here is the link to make your own custom digital pumpkin

2007: music + mind + body

mr. diggles — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:22:02 +0000

happy new year! so i haven’t posted anything for a while. the holidays have had me sucked in and the truth is that i have been working on a lot of random projects that i haven’t been able to get away from. blah blah blah. well, it is now 2007 and i am pumped for the new year. i am a goal oriented person and i am proud to say that i executed my goals set in 2006.
i spent most of my year focusing on self reflection. my mother died at the beginning of 2006 and it spun me into a spiritual quest to ‘connect the dots’ for a lack of a better term.

my music

i usually write a ton of music each year and this was the first year i decided to ease off the gas a little and focus on the meaning of my craft. my music is something i do not talk about a lot because i have never understood what it was and what i wanted to do with it. i know that may not make a bit of sense but my close friends have seen me try to explain to others what it is i do. i hate explaining it. well by taking a break this year i came to this conclusion: i never intended to sell one minute of my audio. in fact i never intended for most people to even listen to it. i have been in constant question why i have not pursued the music industry and tried to sell my material. for me to be able to write a track, load it into my ipod, and go for a walk is the greatest thing i have ever experienced. knowing that it is my own reality. because of this walking has become my favorite past time. when i first started writing music my stuff was very influenced and i tried to share it with as many people as possible. when i finally let go of expectations i stopped sharing my material with others because it no longer mattered. i became selfish which not to be confused with being an elitist – however the truth is i write great music.

so before i start to sound like an ass i want to share my plan for 2007. i recently deleted everything off my website mano-destra.com which has been piling up in an ugly fashion for the past 7 years. by second quarter of 2007 i am launching a new site that will showcase everything i have ever worked on. i call it my open source music project. everything will be free for download including all of the source files i created to make up everyone of my tracks. a focused + clean interface that will allow users to grab all of the loops and samples from any one of my tracks so they can do whatever they want with them. i will also have a master mp3 bank so you can download a zip file with every one of my tracks in mp3 format for your ipod or zune or whatever the hell you use. if you want to take my source files and create your own song and sell it for a gazillion dollars then feel free for i am giving everything away. the only catch is that i will not be releasing my newest work until it is finished. this consists of about 10 additional tracks that represent the last 2 years. but once it is finished it will be added as well.

i am sure some of you are thinking who cares? which is a great question. fuck if i know – but it is something very dear to me personally and i have come to the conclusion that this is the only way it is going to work for me. here is a preview of the sound that i am currently working on: anyway you look at it god knows there is someone out there that is going to enjoy this material. stay tuned!

my mind

i remember the first time i was given the resources to build my own website. i was 18 at my first year of college. i remember going around trying to pump people up on the idea of the web. i was like everyone in the world can see this shit! if i wanted to sell something stupid for $15k all i need os one person to buy it! as you can imagine everyone thought i was a darsh. well, i have had a twisted love affair with computers ever since. those closest to me know i would have sex with my laptop if it were possible. the amount of things i can get done with a computer and an internet connection is exponential. 2007 i am continuing down the rabbit hole with the goal of creating an untouchable business model through the use of the web. i have been fortunate enough to have a business partner that has allowed me to exploit my passion for the web by applying to our daily work ethic. when people ask how did you guys make things happen so fast? our answer is always the internet. i am proud to say that i have a dream job at db clay and we are going to continue to make that exponential progress in 2007.

my body

i was fortunate that when i went into my last eye exam i was told that i have perfect vision. this came to me as a surprise considering how much time i spend staring at a computer screen. i am not going to take care of my body a new level this year for the sake of vanity. i am going to start to really pay attention to how i treat myself on every level for the sake of my mind. i am sure my mom’s passing has also been a motivator but the truth is that i don’t listen to my body as much as i should. really all it comes down to is that i need to stretch. i have been lucky to have stayed in great shape but i need not get too confident. maybe it has been all that walking and reflecting? however walking and reflecting with a beer in your hand kind of crosses itself out. what it all comes down to is that i need to stretch. so if you see me – remind me.

so that’s it. if you read this far then you must either A. like who i am, or B. think i am self centered. but if you have gone through all this then consider combining A + B. i needed to write this all out for the sake of kicking off a new year. thank you to all that have supported me and all those moments i cannot stop talking. i assure you there is much more to come.

ps: if you see any typos in thisâ€¦ keep them to yourself.

x-mas lights on crack

mr. diggles — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:02:12 +0000

i saw this last year. impressive + kinda nerdy – everyone that sees it thinks it’s cool.

i can’t help but boast: this song is really good

go to italy: drink wine + stare at the H20

mr. diggles — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:20:29 +0000

this is nothing more than me showing off the apartment my girlfriend and i stayed in while we were visiting italy. this place was only 65 euros a night and i highly suggest if you are going to europe to avoid staying in a tourist town. you can get 5 times the place for almost nothing if you do a little research.