When insomnia strikes...

So here I am again, 2:37am and I wake up unable to fall asleep again... It is getting annoying out of the last 5 nights 3 have been almost sleepless... I have so many thoughts racing though my mind... as I said in the past: "So many thoughts in my head, their footsteps keeping me awake..." and it almost feels like they are actually stomping on my head, I just can't clear it and drift off... I know that so many ppl have the same issue as me (not sleeping) but that's not much comfort.

I need to do something about this, and the good part is that I know exactly what. I already have a gym program at my work's gym (yaaay for free gym!). I will need to start going regularly, it will help me get in shape, release tension and improve my over all well being. Eating healthy is yet another important part. Too many lunches with colleagues at questionable establishments. I have been really feeling like crap lately. And I need that to change. Not sleeping is also causing me to be lazy and to make excuses about going to the gym, I need to change that, it's really the worst habit I can get into right now.

On a positive note, I also picked up some art supplies from Omer de Serres downtown, and have started to paint some artwork for home. I wish I could showcase my work on here but I currently find myself stranded with no camera in sight. (Note to self: get a nice DSLR) I do promise to get a hold of one relatively soon and update with some visuals :) My main objective in making my own art work is wanting to have unique pieces to decorate my place that I have not seen anywhere before, the gallery downstairs of my building certainly has been inspiring me to be more creative and to craft my own environment. I did just finish as very simple yet positive energy piece for the entrance of my place. I wanted to start with that to remind me that I am in my happy place when I walk in through the door. It being winter and all, everything is just too dull. Grey and cold. The loft I am living in has some coldness to it, being modern and all, so I need to warm it up.

Intellectual stimulation. I have been lacking in intellectual stimulation lately and that might be partially caused by being swamped at work and having lots of to do's on my list and all of that swallowing my time. I really want to build myself an EE (Electrical Engineering) Lab to tinker and be creative in all the nerdy ways. I have a few ideas for some projects that interest me, mainly RFID stuff, I really think that most of the stuff that RFID's are used for today are underutilizing the potential of the technology. I also believe that we are using this technology for way too many things that have a big impact on our everyday lives. RFID's as we know them are just not secure enough IMO. Anyone with some basic knowledge can grab a scanner online and have a field day ripping people off. Not to mention RFID access cards for homes and offices... cloning them is just a joke these days, if you feel secure with a proximity access card think again... Other interesting areas of tinkering would include Audio Visual Art set-ups, I think I briefly mentioned that there will be some nerdy art work coming in the future and believe me there is :) I also have been thinking about complete home automation, basing myself on technologies like Xbee's and Arduino's with some tinkering and custom coding should be a load of fun.

Anywho, that would be it for tonight... I am going to attempt to do some reading, will try to fing some super-technical boring stuff to put me to sleep. What can I say some ppl count sheep... I read white papers and studies...

Stay tuned more custom furniture posts coming in a day or two along with some cool tips. Ohh and I think I came up with an Ikea Hack that has not been attempted before :D will post that on here as well.