Luxury Jewelry for DJs
Not just for DJ’s but for all people who love music, Sydney artist Nathan Thomas for Darkcloud Silver. Consisting of rings and pendants make simple cultural items awesome accessories.
Share the Damn Road!
I’m all for sharing the road with cyclists. It takes a brave man or woman to get out there and deal with the idiots who speed past you, honk at you, and even give the occasional rude shout outs. Yes, a lot of them are hardcore. Sometimes, even scary with their focus faces on. Maybe if cyclists wore more jerseys like these instead of the advertising/sponsor banners that often look like a bunch-of-brands-puked-on-a shirt will help those ‘idiots’.
And if you don’t ride, we all know those crazy friends who love to bike 50 miles training for Ironmans, triathlons, or even the Tour de Donut (28/55 mile bike ride while eating donuts)– support the cyclists and share the road.
Thanks Jonathan!
Chuck Taylors: The Ramones
Inspired by Gabba Gabba Hey! You can now get Ramones Chuck Taylors. Nice.
SOL mixed by Vinny Troia – CD Release Party
“SOL” – mixed by Vinny Troia – CD Release Party!
Promotional CDs will be given out at the event. Doors at 10pm with opening guest DJ, D.C.
What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain
Caffeine Doesn’t Actually Get You Wired
Right off the bat, it’s worth stating again: the human brain, and caffeine, are nowhere near totally understood and easily explained by modern science. That said, there is a general consensus on how a compound found all over nature, caffeine, affects the mind.
What Caffeine Actually Does to Your BrainEvery moment that you’re awake, the neurons in your brain are firing away. As those neurons fire, they produce adenosine as a byproduct, but adenosine is far from excrement. Your nervous system is actively monitoring adenosine levels through receptors. Normally, when adenosine levels reached a certain point in your brain and spinal cord, your body will start nudging you toward sleep, or at least taking it easy. There are actually a few different adenosine receptors throughout the body, but the one caffeine seems to interact with most directly is the A1 receptor. More on that later.
What Caffeine Actually Does to Your BrainEnter caffeine. It occurs in all kinds of plants, and chemical relatives of caffeine are found in your own body. But taken in substantial amounts—the semi-standard 100mg that comes from a strong eight-ounce coffee, for instance—it functions as a supremely talented adenosine impersonator. It heads right for the adenosine receptors in your system and, because of its similarities to adenosine, it’s accepted by your body as the real thing and gets into the receptors.
