Horror

My first time to Halloween Horror Nights will be tonight. I know nothing about the place and am very excited. It’s damn expensive though! I better get 50 dollars worth of fear from these greedy geeks in costume. Work is pretty chill today after some hectic ones. I really enjoy my iPod and listen to it for at least 4 hours everyday here in the office. We are scheduled to move locations in less than a month and I’ll have my own office. I’m very excited about that.

 

This weekend Angie has friends coming in that we are entertaining. That usually means more of me having too much to drink and being the one man show. At least the pictures always turn out good.

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com

 

Yo

What a weekend! Angie and I pulled almost a 24 hour stint as we broadcasted 6 hours of music over OGR from club Fuel. It was an awesome night and we had a lot of fun. Pictures are up on my site for any of you interested.

 

So what’s new? Lots of stuff going on right now actually. I have weekend plans for the next 5 weekends in a row, culminating with a vacation back to one of my favorites places ever: The mountains of western North Carolina. I am so excited about my vacation that it makes my days seem slower. We also have a free pass to go back to Sea World anytime we want through the rest of this year.

 

During the month of November I think I’m only at work for about 1.5 weeks total. I cannot wait as it has been a long time since I had a break from here. Things are going good though, as I am learning more and making some more progress in reforming some of the existing data structures. I have some challenging things ahead of me and it will require a lot of very intense learning which is something I welcome. Knowledge has always been one of my favorite things.

 

I purchased a new toy for the studio. You can see pictures of it on my website. I have developed a long term plan for djing that hopefully I will start on soon. I cannot wait!

 

 

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com

 

The Plan

After purchasing a new CD Deck and realizing how much I love to stay current with music, and that most of the music I really enjoy may never get pressed to vinyl, I came up with the following plan/goal for myself:

 

-        Starting within the next week, I am going to begin the process of moving the records that I want onto my hard drive. I have plenty of room there for them, and they would be ripped into a smooth, cd sounding mp3 file. This process will take a long time because I have 600 records and about 450 of them I would want to rip.

-        After I rip all the vinyl, I am going to sell them along with my two turntables and keep the cdjs. I am then going to purchase the Technics Digital Tables (slz-1200). The money from the sale of the vinyl and turntables will more than pay for the cost of the digital decks. Then my studio from a performing dj perspective will be complete. I will then look to seriously upgrade my keyboard and get a good drum machine.

 

I am very excited about making this happen J

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com

 

Sleepless Joy

Well I haven't been sleeping good. I don't know if it is because I've been so busy or because I have so much on my mind. I have slept about 7 hours in the past two days and the loss of slumber is definitely weighing on my perception of reality and alertness.

I have worked out now for almost a week straight and I'm sore enough to know that I am basically as "out of shape" as one can legally be. It's sad because I really used to be in amazing shape. I look at pictures of myself 4 years ago and cannot believe how much different I look. However what I realize, is that during those days it was my job to be in shape. Now, with no one making me do it, it has become almost impossible.

I just keep thinking about the vacation coming up and some time off. I think that I really need to get away and enjoy some time in nature.

Chillin

What a relaxing weekend. I spent the entire weekend by myself which is something I haven’t done in a seriously long time. I actually rented movies by myself for the first time ever. I spent a lot of time in thought about my life and what I’ve done and haven’t done. I sat out on the porch and drank whiskey and smoked cigars thinking of memories and things to come.

 

Life is so short and it is such an important thing for me to feel like I’ve lived a full life. Regret and remorse are things I cannot live with. The weather was very nice this weekend. It was hot as hell during the day which is typical, but about 5 pm things cooled off and there was a great breeze. I am so looking forward to the fall season here and cooling of the temps.

 

I’ve been doing a lot of really deep thinking about where I am right now in my life. There are still several things I want to change about myself or improve upon. These are things that have bugged me for a long time and I’m just now beginning to understand some of the foundations behind them.

 

Without a doubt, the hardest thing any human will do throughout their lifetime is learn to love themselves and accept themselves. It is the quest of self that yields both the greatest heartaches and rewards. Most people choose to focus on others rather than themselves. It is always easier to shoot someone else down.

 

I’m really looking forward to our vacation in November. I haven’t had a decently long break yet this year and I sincerely need one.

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com

 

Digital

I ordered a dual deck cd-j so I can continuously play new music on the show and stuff. I got tired of only having one cd deck as most of the music I am getting now is in mp3 format. I will now be able to consistently put out new music and mixes because I can go from cd to cd. I’m really excited about it.

 

In the future you will probably see me moving away from vinyl altogether. Although it is still the medium of choice for a lot of djs, the technology is now surpassing it so badly that many of the bigger artists use digital media only. It is smaller, cheaper, easier to transport, and lasts longer.

 

I have a very relaxed weekend planned. I’ve been on the go like crazy so it will be nice to catch up with some studio work and sleep. I’ll be back at it again next weekend so it will be nice to take a little break starting today.

 

 

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com

 

Updates

So what’s new in my life?

 

      Went to Sea World and a Luau at the Polynesian Resort this weekend. Both were amazing and pics are up on my website. Actually I now have over 600 pictures up on my site so if you haven’t looked in a while, snap to it and get caught up. There will be new pictures added weekly and with all of the things coming up, I’ll have over a thousand in no time.

 

      Work is much busier now than it was when I first made the blog earlier this year. I am working on two or three different things at a time and I finally feel like I’ve got a steady stream of stuff going on. I am still going to try the side job doing simple PC maintenance and repair to see if I can make some extra money.

 

      I am very excited about the trips that Angie and I have planned. We are going on an 11 day road trip the first week of November and have several long weekends planned before then. I can’t wait to actually take a real vacation this year and detach from all the day to day life stuff. I also can’t wait for the weather to change.

 

That’s all from base camp.

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com

 

Seppie

I don’t know what the reason is, but 2005 has been one of the fastest years I can remember. Maybe that is a sign of me getting older because I always hear those older than me say things like “Wow where did the last 5 years go” and “They just keep getting faster!”

 

I am still addicted to the hurricane footage. I can’t believe the amount of devastation and suffering that is going on in that region of the country right now. It is absolutely amazing to see the power of nature like that.

 

I miss the Mustang sometimes but not as much as I thought I would. The Camry is so much smoother and quieter. I can’t wait to have another performance car but for now I feel fortunate to have something as economic and practical as the Camry. Now that it has the 12s in it, the bass at least helps it a little.

 

Lucas A. Martin

Industry Analyst - Allyn International Services, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Strategic Sourcing Solutions

8529 South Park Circle, Suite 410

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-254-5826

Fax: 407-254-5849

email: lucas.a.martin@lmco.com