tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21703086782969302192012-05-06T04:46:04.971-07:00A Rey of ThoughtBy Reyna Villa (aka reinix). Technology, online culture, Nerdfighteria, and a few personal posts.Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-53827050560715525172012-04-16T20:43:00.000-07:002012-04-16T20:43:11.785-07:002012-04-16T20:43:11.785-07:00EchoErised25674Because we all need a blog post documenting our wand selection and house sorting.
I went into Pottermore fully expecting to be chosen by a holly dragon heartstring wand, and to be sorted into Slytherin. I was totally ready to wrock the green, as I did back in the early Potter days. I kid you not, my MSN name used to be something like .:~*The Death Eater*~:.. God, I loved those squiggly line Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-58828607762811818642012-04-12T16:27:00.002-07:002012-04-12T16:27:37.582-07:002012-04-12T16:27:37.582-07:00Hi. Sick here.Blogging while sick. Let's see how this goes. Sjcvoiswhuaewvhwdkvnsudjvbwhiuevhwir. Glad I got that over with. Mostly I just wanted to say hello. I'm still alive. Still working and going to school. Remember that time Josh and I tried to make CircuitBuzz happen? We stopped making videos after a while, but we're hoping to start back up again. This time, without keeping the channel a secret. I hope Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-7553620129899959322012-02-28T18:53:00.002-08:002012-02-28T18:53:35.609-08:002012-02-28T18:53:35.609-08:00The one where I go to Pasadena.Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-15084095364975670082012-02-12T20:14:00.001-08:002012-02-12T20:14:19.472-08:002012-02-12T20:14:19.472-08:00I'm not very Pinteresting.Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-86236689046693195022012-02-01T15:00:00.000-08:002012-02-01T15:02:45.563-08:002012-02-01T15:02:45.563-08:00Mac 'n' CheeseI don't have any photos or video, but I cooked again! Baked Macaroni and cheese this time. I hadn't planned on making it, until I was at the market and came across canned melted cheddar with the recipe for Mac 'n' Cheese on the back of the can. I pretty much followed the recipe, but added a few ingredients of my own. It wasn't the most delicious meal, but it got the job done. And since there Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-10814082963095598242012-01-24T19:29:00.000-08:002012-01-24T19:39:30.089-08:002012-01-24T19:39:30.089-08:00Last Night on EarthI've completed another task! Played a game I've never played before. This one was actually unintentional. A day or two after I created the list, I went to my boyfriend's house for his and his sister's birthday party. Once everyone had eaten dinner, finished the (cup)cake(s), and all that good stuff, the young'ns decided to play Last Night on Earth, a board game about zombies. Because it sounded Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-70113266353305688892012-01-22T11:34:00.001-08:002012-01-22T11:34:59.689-08:002012-01-22T11:34:59.689-08:00In which I attempt to make hamburgers.
I've completed part of a task! Yay!Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-82348030653373582632012-01-18T11:50:00.000-08:002012-02-01T15:01:02.770-08:002012-02-01T15:01:02.770-08:00Trying New Things (List)Here is my list of things I want to try this year. Some tasks were borrowed from other websites/projects and some are specific to me. I may add more bullets as I think of them, and I'll be crossing off each one I have done. Feel free to do any of these yourself and let me know how they went.
Watch at least 5 movies at Laemmle's Theater
Don't eat out for a week
Say "yes" to something I wouldn't Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-27044474326469233362012-01-16T19:45:00.000-08:002012-01-16T19:45:29.811-08:002012-01-16T19:45:29.811-08:00Trying New ThingsFirst blog post of 2012!
I've always been bad at keeping up with my blogs. I even forgot to post my most recent video here. But that's okay because more videos and/or blog posts are to come!
Inspired by my favorite YouTuber, Rosianna, I am going to try new things this year and document them. While I won't be taking part in the New Year Revolution project, I thought I'd compile a list of Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-18027900487425324872011-11-23T14:11:00.001-08:002011-11-23T14:14:55.823-08:002011-11-23T14:14:55.823-08:00Shamamwiches!In which I speak of a job I had, and a video I'm in.
Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-86891746732496399922011-10-20T22:43:00.000-07:002011-10-20T23:08:16.121-07:002011-10-20T23:08:16.121-07:00Lytro
I'm not too into photography, but I thought the idea behind these little cameras was crazy. Not only is the form factor really different from your every-day camera, but you can focus the photos after they take them. I can totally see this becoming a popular tool within the journalism industry. It's the quick and simple alternative to finding the perfect view from which to focus a shot. It Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-70822456396750595312011-10-05T18:02:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:02:14.918-07:002011-10-05T18:02:14.918-07:00Thank you, Steve.
Upon hearing the news about Steve Jobs' death, I felt really uneasy. I couldn't quite figure out why. I'm not an Apple fangirl. I don't even own an iPhone. Steve Jobs doesn't really affect my day-to-day activities, with the exception that I own an iPod Nano. Then I came to realize that my unease wasn't as much about Apple as it was about Jobs' contributions to technology. His visions, his Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-18389253215769242862011-09-28T22:29:00.000-07:002011-09-28T22:29:11.617-07:002011-09-28T22:29:11.617-07:00Panini et Crepe
A combination crepe and panini shop with the same menu for both. The more I think about it, the better the idea sounds. Not in the near future, but maybe ten years. Gives me time to keep working on graphic design and communications while experimenting with recipes and standardizing my style. Not to mention I'd still have to learn the business behind opening up a restaurant. But I can totally Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-53113283896035771892011-09-05T23:54:00.000-07:002011-09-06T00:00:40.287-07:002011-09-06T00:00:40.287-07:00Ay, there's the rub.This is gonna be one of those why-I-haven't-been-active-on-the-internet posts.
While I've been regularly checking my Facebook and Twitter accounts, I haven't been creating content to show you guys at all. I haven't posted videos on my YouTube channel since April, I haven't been making YouTube/Twitter backgrounds recently, I obviously haven't been blogging either.
It's not that I haven't been Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-80633404780164781092011-06-28T20:46:00.000-07:002011-06-28T20:47:31.886-07:002011-06-28T20:47:31.886-07:00CircuitBuzzMy friend Josh and I have started a new channel on YouTube called CircuitBuzz, where we talk about technology and online media. It's like a mini BuzzReport or GeekBeat and we're hoping it evolves into something more.
I've been referring to it on Twitter as my #sekritproject and haven't been linking it on Facebook at all. In fact, I won't even link to this blog post on Facebook.
The thing is, weReyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-92089787537353189462011-05-02T10:01:00.000-07:002011-05-02T10:29:18.665-07:002011-05-02T10:29:18.665-07:00Comic Relief via Social MediaMost Americans have heard by now that Osama Bin Laden was killed. While it probably isn't proper to be celebrating death, everyone seems relieved that there is one less threat out there. It must be the case especially for those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks. As a friend of mine said, she didn't let it get to her when the attack happened because she knew there was nothing she could Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-77779558137015829672011-04-27T19:02:00.000-07:002011-04-27T19:06:10.375-07:002011-04-27T19:06:10.375-07:00I finally worked up the courage to click play.
I'm not ready for this to end. ♥
Gonna spend the rest of the day reading the last half of the book.Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-24632231807349597502011-04-17T23:05:00.000-07:002011-04-17T23:07:05.465-07:002011-04-17T23:07:05.465-07:00Spring Break!Hey, everyone. Spring Break starts tomorrow and I figured I'd take the week to brush up on my Photoshop skills. I've made a page where you guys can request custom YouTube and Twitter backgrounds. All you need to do is fill out a form telling me what you want it to look like. Link in the navigation bar!
And in case you missed it, I posted a few videos on YouTube recently.
My first time at the Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-28539037400281274562011-04-07T13:06:00.000-07:002011-04-07T13:11:31.690-07:002011-04-07T13:11:31.690-07:00Quidditch IRLLast weekend, I attended an event called the Western Cup, organized by the International Quidditch Association. It was quite fun! It's not every day I get to watch people run around with brooms between their legs.
Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-27125316721182140842011-04-07T00:02:00.000-07:002011-04-07T00:06:22.793-07:002011-04-07T00:06:22.793-07:00Mexican Pointy BootsJust watch it.
The best part is a lot of the comments on the video basically translate to "Goddamnit. Now white people are gonna think we're fucking retarded" and "HAHAHA. LOOK AT THOSE DOUCHEBAGS." I think it's safe to assume pointy boots are the Ed Hardy of Mexico.Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-5993375469069876032011-03-25T14:41:00.000-07:002011-03-25T14:54:54.093-07:002011-03-25T14:54:54.093-07:00If You Don't Have an iPhone, You Don't Have an iPhoneNo shit, Apple.
I've never been one to hate on Apple products. Their specs are pretty great, after all. I have, however, commented on their over-manipulation of the media and consumers. But I figure that just as any other company, they're doing what they know how to do to stay relevant in such a competitive market. Sure, I've said that I hate the general consumer's Apple-centric view about Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-5056339899207469952011-03-13T13:40:00.000-07:002011-03-13T13:41:26.232-07:002011-03-13T13:41:26.232-07:00Two things.
1. This song is so catchy it hurts.
2. Miley needs to cover it.Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-27107966146697868012011-03-12T17:48:00.000-08:002011-03-25T14:51:03.656-07:002011-03-25T14:51:03.656-07:00I'm giving up meat for lent.So far it’s been great (except for that one tiny chicken strip that was forced upon me). I decided not to tell my family because I remember trying the whole vegetarian thing before and they would treat me weird. I’d get a lot of questions and a lot of people arguing about why it’s a bad idea, and then I feel sometimes my mom would feel bad that I didn’t always eat what she cooked. Since I’m not Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-36216866340897938422011-03-07T08:31:00.000-08:002011-03-07T08:31:28.321-08:002011-03-07T08:31:28.321-08:00Feedback, updates, etc.A vlog in which I talk read a few comments, and update you on my life.
Stuff I mentioned that might require links:
Alex Carpenter/Kristina Horner music video: http://youtu.be/ZUvV0f5SAZU
Web comic I like: http://questionablecontent.netReyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170308678296930219.post-65260301274034175072011-02-22T16:17:00.000-08:002011-02-22T16:49:53.202-08:002011-02-22T16:49:53.202-08:00Goodbye Missed ConnectionsSometime around 2006, when I was in high school, I remember sitting at a Burger King with a friend of mine. We were enabling Bluetooth access on our phones so that we could share files when we noticed there were about five people near us who also had Bluetooth enabled on their devices. We tried to figure out which Bluetooth device names corresponded to which of the people that were sitting at Reyna Villahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366496366565739140noreply@blogger.com0