i don't do the blog thing anymore... there are too many options now to get what you want to say out. faster. shorter. simple. twitter.com/sinatao. or look me up on facebook. oh, also, thanks to zain, rosinatao.com is up for my photos =)

two types of pitches that i have been working on. one for people who care about the tech world:

From idea to launch in 54 hours? In a mere weekend, is it possible for more than 100 strangers to focus on one idea and produce a strong startup? True story. Startup Weekend, the creation of Andrew Hyde, is a social experiment which locks a team of strangers in a room and asks them to create magic.

Startup Weekend, San Francisco edition is hosted by Tyler Willis and producing an ambitious project that will improve the way people help their world become a better place. By connecting skilled volunteers and exciting service projects, HelpHookup.com will make it easier to pair volunteers with events that matter to them.

Hosted at Microsoft's office in downtown San Francisco, this weekend shows that even large corporations look to startups for innovation, said Anand Iyer, spokesperson for Microsoft. "This is about how we can better engage in the community and strengthen our ties to technologists," Iyer said. "We are close to Silicon Valley, the heart of startups and innovation, and we see the startup community as one we want to continue to engage with."

Developers, designers, business consultants, public relations teams all sit side by side in a room about the size of Bill Gates' bathroom, furiously creating a product that will be launched by Sunday, Nov. 18 at midnight.

While Hyde does not think these weekends are the future of the business world, they are part of the future. "The relationships that are created here are what you need to watch out for."

For further information, please visit www.helphookup.com. To keep tabs of our progress, just log onto our blog, flickr (http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=sw-sf) or twitter ( http://twitter.com/helphookup) for periodic updates.

We look forward to hooking you up for good!

Rosina
press@helphookup.com

hello. i didn't really have intention to post, but the previous posts need to be pushed out of the way a bit. things are very different now. things are very changed.

OMG! i figured it out! why i'm sad.
things can only get worse at this point. and that's terrible!

no. screw that. not letting this crappy gloom cloud get the better of me. i'm going to be productive today. and have a lovely dinner. it'll be a great day. no matter how horribly it started.

tired --> frustrated --> random tearful explosions

not sleeping --> time to think --> random bouts of crying


ARDlc: are you ok sina?
me: i'm so tired
me: i cant sleep anymore
me: i went to sleep at 1:30 and woke up at 6.
me: was able to sleep from 7-8 but...
me: i'm so tired
me: too tired
me: like when you are too hungry and you dont feel hungry anymore
me: i'm so tired and its frustrating... so frustrating
me: i think i'm going crazy
ARDlc: oh my
ARDlc: i hope nothing bad is on your mind
me: everything is on my mind
me: the fact that ... everyone leaves. always.
me: friends don't stay friends
me: in 5 years, who knows where you will be
me: will i still talk to you?
me: will you still like me?
me: will we still live in the same state even?
me: in 10 years, maybe all my friends will be different
ARDlc: ya that makes me kinda sad
me: and i think about that. and i get so sad. i miss you all so much.... even though it hasnt happened yet
ARDlc: this grp of friends has been the best ive ever had
ARDlc: ever
me: me too
me: i dont want to lose you
me: ever
ARDlc: aww ..wow i feel wanted
me: but...
me: i'm so sad
me: everything ends... and everyone leaves
ARDlc: god youre making me cry at work
me: maybe my mom is right. since everything ends anyway, what is the point of investing so much emotion into these people who wont care in 5 years . people who will barely remember you
ARDlc: oh my god
ARDlc: thats a sad thing to say =/
me: i'm not leaving. but i can't be sure of everyone else.
me: and the new people. what if i never find new friends as good as ours right now?
me: i wish alan didnt leave
me: and tim
me: and zain. i just fucking found him but he's leaving in 2 weeks.

i'm having trouble sleeping. i think i'm getting old. i used to be the best at sleeping. i was pro. i never had problems until this year. and lately! geez! the past couple weeks have been killer.

i was up early and start thinking. thinking. and it's so loud in my head. and behind all of that i can almost hear a grandfather clock ticking. timing. counting. how long it's been. how much longer there is.

i wish i knew what would happen. i want to know the future. but i don't. but i do. it's one of those things that everyone thinks of but then they become all disney and say things like "but then life yada yada yada. point of experiencing life blah blah blah..." you know?

it's like living forever. people always say they don't want to live forever. but. i have thought about it. i do. i want to live forever. at least i want to be assured that i will be able to see the future when it is the present. if i'm allowed to stay after i'm meant to leave, and just watch quietly without interacting, i'd be happy. i want to see what is going to happen. it's so fascinating to see what caused what and when and why and how long did it take and what other events occured in the chain that led to this point.

anyway. the point is, i'm tired.

i'm a sad person...
but also happy. like how everyone knows i'm an angry person, but i don't really hate anyone enough to do anything horrible. i don't like to see people hurt. but sometimes it's just another part of life that we have to work through.
anyway. the point is. i'm not who i want to be yet and someday i will be. i'm excited for that eventuality.

any commercial where people dance around with garden shears open and pointing forward...
any commercial where the ground is covered in "cute" scissors snapping at people's hands...

...bad idea

why would i want to live here? in a house where i'm not allowed to eat or go out when i want to. after living like a human, why would i want to be your pet? i can only eat what and when you tell me i can. i can only go out where and when you tell me i can. this is ridiculous. how old am i again? and you wonder why i never come home...