tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58121542011-04-22T01:17:29.241-04:00Blah Blah BlogMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comBlogger7991100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1175998148668919222007-04-07T22:08:00.000-04:002007-04-07T22:09:09.303-04:00

Hypno Toad.

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Lemony Snicket #13 ("THE END") came out yesterday, and I read it yesterday. I love it. It is beautiful. It has a lot in common with "The Dark Tower" and "His Dark Materials" as well as allusions to many classical works of fiction, including THE BIBLE. I've been talking about "mouthfeel" recently (for example, Mint Mentos have the best mouthfeel of any candy, they have a great crunch followed

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Name That Tune In ReverseYou scored 10 out of 10Take the Name That Tune In Reverse Quiz at Quizopolis.com

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Sometimes I wondered what came after being burned out.Turns out it's exhaustion! Who knew?

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Alpha In Training indeed.

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YMCK - Magical 8bit Tour

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We must be crazy but we were thinking about youtoday. We just don't believe you have given up onyour dreams and goals.

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Click + LaughIf I had any energy I'd come up with some of my own...Hmm...The Dark Tower Of Power Horns

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If my life were a high-concept movie, it would be The Sum of All Fears (2002) meets The Village (2004).Take the What Is Your High-Concept Movie? quiz.(via s.pants)(also, I feel like this would be better if it were a mashup (ugh) of the taglines... so... 27,000 Nuclear Weapons. One Is Missing. Their Days Of Peace Are Over. Hmm, that worked too well. How about: 27,000 Nuclear Weapons. One Is

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Coming back from Boston just now I got pulled over and got a speeding ticket. The annoying thing was that I was definitely, honestly, assuredly, not going as fast as he said I was. He wrote me up for 83 MPH (in a 65), but I was on cruise control somewhere between 70 & 75 -- there is no way I was going that fast just then. So annoying -- I am thinking of contesting it but, really, what's the

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Ladies and gentlemen... Bob Dylan covering LL Cool J:Click here.

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My netflix queue is ridiculous: what are all these horrible movies doing in it? I know I put them there, but when did I think I would actually want to watch "Logan's Run", to name but one, of 201. Sometimes I think I should start over from scratch. But what would I add in? Ah, the ennui, it's killin' me.

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Your Birthdate: July 31You're a pretty traditional person. If it's lasted, it's probably good.You seek stability - both in your career and your romantic relationship.In return, you're very loyal and predictable. Which is usually a good thing.Without a partner, you feel lost. Being with someone is very important to you.Your strength: Your dependabilityYour weakness: You hate being aloneYour power

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(via s.pants)So here's how it works:Open your choice of music player [iTunes, Limewire, Kazaa, ect.] and put it on shuffle.Press play.For every question type the song that's on.And when you go to a new question press the next button.No cheating.Ready?GO!"Opening credit:"Shook Ones, Part 2 (Saffron) (remix)" by MF DOOMWaking up:"Hey Blondie" by Amon TobinAverage day:"Exit Music (For A Film)" by

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Totally.

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click here (via kottke)

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Last week I was in Austin for a series of meetings (sorry Lauren S, it was too hectic to call you!). We had some delicious BBQ (see below post for horrible picture) and some deliciously productive meetings (suckup). Friday morning, we left for the Austin airport -- our flight had been delayed an hour to help deal with the weather in Boston, which was horrendous, so we hung around the Austin

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1147698945118117852006-05-15T09:13:00.000-04:002006-05-15T09:15:45.660-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Fake Baseball!, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. Atop the fake leaderboard... but for how long?

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1147698440726192932006-05-15T09:04:00.000-04:002006-05-15T09:07:22.603-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } BBQ From The Salt Lick, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. This was the best barbecue I ever ate. It was "family style", which means "fat family style" -- they would keep bringing meat (brisket, ribs, sausage) to our table

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1146575384174019052006-05-02T09:07:00.000-04:002006-05-02T09:09:44.186-04:00

So the new Mac ads are really funny, and they star John Hodgman (as a PC) and that dude from "Ed" (Warren Cheswick!) as a Mac.

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Prefuse 73 (May 4th at the Paradise, Boston)Talib Kweli/Blackalious (if Jared and Loren call me back before it sells out) (May 13th, Colby, Waterville, ME)Diplo (July 17th at Great Scott, Allston)

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This Is It.

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He's the author of this book which I believe I already mentioned (one of the few books that has made me laugh out loud basically the whole way through). He also appears on The Daily Show, where nobody knows quite what to make of him. If I were ever forced to become an on-screen talent, I'm afraid/glad it would turn out like him.

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That was a crazy episode of The Sopranos. This season is amazing, each episode better than the last. It's really impressive.Obviously I don't want to say anything because, I wouldn't want to read about it from some guy's blog either.

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I feel like I can definitely benefit from The Cure For Information Overload. (via Slashdot)

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So this year I decided to go to an accountant to do my taxes. Last year, when I was a freelancer all year, I made, honestly, a lot of money. And when you make a lot of money as a freelancer, you have to pay the government a lot of taxes. So I was worried about it, plus I don't really know how to do my taxes: in the past I have just used TurboTax and clicked wildly in random boxes until the

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1. Your Snake2. Your Lizard3. Your 75 lb Pit Bull4. Your Vulgar/Ironic T-Shirt5. Your 30 PackJaded? Moi?

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I can write you poems make a strong man lose his mindI'm no pig without a wig, I hope you treat me kind.Dude is DEEP.

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Tonight on my drive home I happened to look down at my odomoter. The odometer read 2919 miles, and the trip-o-meter read 291.9 miles. They lined up perfectly and it was very serendipitous. Now, can this ever happen again in the lifetime of my car? It may or may not be important to note that I reset the trip-o-meter every time I fill up.Note: It happened briefly when the odometer read 2920 and

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But this is totally worth it.What happens when you remove Garfield's thought/speech bubbles and leave only Jon's? A melancholy, depressing, and hilarious thing happens.(via Metafilter.)

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isolatr! Can I buy stock?

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Now I remember why I prefer Flash. Basically every time I do this certain series of things I get the good ol'-fashioned "Director has encountered a fatal error. Do you want to save?" dialog box. I remember from the past that if you choose to save at this point you will probably corrupt your movie. Stay classy, Macrodobe.

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Well, here is an answer. Or two. Or a MILLION.

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Check out this professor's page about his bicycle tours throughout the US and Europe. It's a really relaxing and educational thing to read. No ads, no snarkiness, no buzzwords. Just a guy who likes to bicycle, take pictures of his travels, and write about them.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1141148197498168172006-02-28T12:30:00.000-05:002006-02-28T12:36:37.530-05:00

So, there's this product I have started working with at work... the documentation is so bad it's funny. Here's a sample:But if first cursor READ lock one record.But second cursor set WRITE lock on OTHER record, then no problems.So, two main problems: 1. It was all written by this really smart guy who has created a really cool product but he cannot write documentation to save his life. I'm

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And here it is!

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I just thought of the best hipster album title: Fire Escapes. Think about it.

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So two weeks ago I went down to Austin with a group from SRM. It was a very fun trip. First of all all of my co-workers on that trip were really really funny, to the point of actually making me laugh. We stayed in north Austin (right by J. J. Pickle!), which, it turns out, is a very bland, office-park-y area. Our first night there we got ribs at a really authentic place (Art'z Rib Shack?) and

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It's a British show about cars; I'm sure I've posted about it before. Anyway, you have to resort to the internet to see it. I just saw a segment I had never seen before... in it a Toyota pickup truck is drowned in the sea, set on fire, demolished in a controlled implosion, and... will it still drive? Watch the video and see!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1139599876631669272006-02-10T14:31:00.000-05:002006-02-10T14:34:41.056-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Backyard Hawk, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. This mystery hawk was just eating something (I presume it was a littler bird) in my backyard. Sorry the picture is so grainy but it was hard to get a good picture of.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1139592763787361462006-02-10T12:30:00.000-05:002006-02-10T12:32:43.800-05:00

"Former President Bill Klinton uses Voagra!"Ah the Klinton years...

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HUG LIFE

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So I went to NYC yesterday with a group from SRM; we were there for a kick-off meeting today at one of the major educational publishers. Last night, though, I got to hang out with The Kruegs! It was fun: first we accidentally went to the only hillbilly bar in Manhattan but luckily we wised up and went to the bar with the screaming runway model rejects instead. When we ordered two Yuenglings

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1139458319951839822006-02-08T23:11:00.000-05:002006-02-08T23:11:59.970-05:00

I just got back from New York. Last week I was in Austin. I'm so tired. Tomorrow I will post about both trips. I promise.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1138584256857046002006-01-29T20:21:00.000-05:002006-01-29T20:24:16.870-05:00

Freudian reading of MarmadukeNext week: The Semiotics of Garfield (his hatred of Mondays: what is the signifigance?)

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Link!

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Yesterday I spent seven hours commuting. That's about seven hours too many if you ask me.

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I usually hate first episodes of TV shows, especially watching them again. But I am re-watching the first episode of Deadwood. It's incredible how quickly all of the major characters are introduced and "characterized". It's only been 18 minutes and we've even met Ellsworth. I had also hypothesized that the early episodes were extra swear-a-riffic to indoctrinate people, but that doesn't

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1137084688262986542006-01-12T11:51:00.000-05:002006-01-12T11:51:28.300-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } all-me, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. People I look like according to this:John Cusack;Chuck Palahniuk;Joan Baez;Julia RobertsAlso I hate this picture.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1137083383098354532006-01-12T11:29:00.000-05:002006-01-12T11:50:59.773-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 77, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. People I look like according to this:Laurence Olivier;Ted Bundy;Joaquin Phoenix;Ayn Rand(Link thanks to Lo-Digs)

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1136992758829771902006-01-11T10:19:00.000-05:002006-01-11T10:25:20.353-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Outback at Eastern Prom Beach, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. I'm thinking of naming the car Pete.

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In the past two weeks:New jobNew Cell phone (Hello Moto Razr)Brand-new car! (Subaru Outback; I'm sure I will post about it more very soon!)New attempt at facial hair (so far quite unsuccessful)

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1134839233256144012005-12-17T12:05:00.000-05:002005-12-17T12:07:13.326-05:00

Here is an awesome game: Link. I don't really understand it. Here are some instructions, but I recommend just clicking until it makes sense.

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I have a new full-time job! I will be working for a company in Boston doing what I like to do. I will go down there once a week to have meetings and synch up with my team, but the rest of the time I am free to watch the birds come to the birdfeeder up here in Maine. I am pretty excited about the job; this is a company I have freelanced for in the past so I know a lot of the people there

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1134697660916664972005-12-15T20:44:00.000-05:002005-12-15T20:47:40.943-05:00

It feels very 1999 of me to be posting cool websites, but I came across instructables today and it is a great idea: people post tutorials, illustrate them step-by-step with photos, and other people can comment, ask questions, etc. It's a nicely designed site that feels very usable. I'm not planning to make any super-bright bike lights or weird bookshelves anytime soon, but it is a nice resource.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1133534720500988902005-12-02T09:43:00.000-05:002005-12-02T09:45:20.516-05:00

1. I hate the smell of patchouli. Somebody in the coffee shop this morning smelled so strongly of it that I can still smell it in my nostrils.2. I'm off to Ithaca! Back Sunday. My mom is moving to a new house in the country on Monday, so this may be my last chance to salvage stuff from the old house.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1132326964103650802005-11-18T10:16:00.000-05:002005-11-18T10:17:02.943-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Birds At Your Backyard Feeder, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. I just put up a birdfeeder on one of my office windows. It is great fun! Non-stop chickadees! I have seen some cardinals prowling around and I would be

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That's officially a lot of mice.

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Dreamweaver has decided not to work. I have "repaired" it and re-installed it. It just hangs when it is starting up. It's frustrating since I use it every day, and depend on it to, um, work. I can't think of any legitimate reasons why it would have stopped working all of a sudden. Argh.

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I have now successfully caught five mice. Loren brought one to work for her friend to keep as a pet. Hey, not my idea. I have transported all of the others to Deering Oaks, a lovely park a couple of miles away. The one I just got back from dropping off must have been the cutest one yet; not necessarily the brightest: when I let him out of the trap, he ran right out into the road.They are so

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1131832639271935962005-11-12T16:55:00.000-05:002005-11-12T16:57:19.283-05:00

I know he's funny, but why do you pick David Cross so much on shuffle play? You practically never pick Mitch Hedberg, and he is funnier and there is probably more of his stuff in you. You must only pick comedians whose shows are dead.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1131639399952323492005-11-10T11:16:00.000-05:002005-11-10T11:16:39.966-05:00

"Tolerant C. Ferocity"

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1131636375221214102005-11-10T10:23:00.000-05:002005-11-10T10:26:15.236-05:00

Mouse Update:We caught another one last night; Loren accidentally let him escape in the kitchen. I'm sure we'll get him again.TV Update:Argh! So the repairman realized that my picture tube is still under warranty. So now I have to take the TV to Best Buy. Here's the catch: I didn't buy the TV; Chris did when he worked at Best Buy, so i could take advantage of his employee discount. How am I

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1131564277713230222005-11-09T14:24:00.000-05:002005-11-09T14:27:38.200-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Second Caught Mouse, originally uploaded by Matt Bargar. I was innocently working when I heard a very distinctive "snap" noise from the kitchen. I took him to the same place we brought his pal last night; they can be

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1131556902545453062005-11-09T12:13:00.000-05:002005-11-09T12:21:42.580-05:00

Mmm.... junk...My TV, which is only one and a half years young, stopped working the other day. It made a great radio, but the V part of TV, not so much. So I called a TV Repairman. Talk about an archaic profession! He made a house call and brought some gadgets, designed to make me think he was doing something fancy. He couldn't "solve" the "problem" (he thought maybe it was "a diode" that

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1131544965956189612005-11-09T08:58:00.000-05:002005-11-09T09:02:45.973-05:00

Mice! We have a mouse problem here in casa de Matt & Loren. There, I said it. A few weeks ago we tried these cheap plastic cruelty-free traps. The mice went in to them, ate the peanut butter out of them, and left. Not the intended effect.Last weekend I went and got a legitimate "Hav-A-Hart" trap. It came with several sets of nearly indecipherable directions, but I managed to set it up, and

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1130016522175609002005-10-22T17:17:00.000-04:002005-10-22T17:28:42.220-04:00

A few months ago, my office chair (an IKEA special) broke. For a few weeks after that I just used one of the kitchen chairs until my wrist hurt too much. Then I bought a goofy-looking (but very comfortable) faux Aeron chair. It is very adjustable, so for a time I had it very high, and now I have it quite low. I think I now need to get my desk lower. Ay carumba! How can I do that? It is a

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1129757855364109102005-10-19T17:29:00.000-04:002005-10-19T17:37:35.403-04:00

Why, again, do I like the Lemony Snicket books so much? I just finished the newest (and penultimate). Despite Mr. Snicket's promise that the book would be a denouement and unravel all of the tightly wound threads of plot, the book does nothing of the sort. This book, more than any previous, is like the classic (and annoying) puzzle with the two villagers, one of whom always lies and the other

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1129208886632147192005-10-13T09:06:00.000-04:002005-10-13T09:08:06.640-04:00

Hilariously white.

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Obviously I enjoy Flickr as much as the next guy. But looking at the truly, stunningly amazing photos that appear in their "Explore" feature (and throughout the site) is depressing to me. I know my photos are okay, and I do take inspiration from some of the good photos on Flickr, but... Basically, what does it take for me to have a picture on this page? I try to make sure and judiciously add

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1127746843928815202005-09-26T10:59:00.000-04:002005-09-26T11:00:43.936-04:00

but I found this list to be hilariously, laugh-till-I-cried, funny. I don't even get many of the jokes.

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I woke up this morning and realized what I have known subconsciously for a few weeks: I've been going about something at work the wrong way. Well, I've known almost since I started that it was the wrong way, but I just realized what the right way should have been. It's very frustrating, since at this point doing it the right way would mean discarding a huge amount of work, and I am roughly

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1127247859514359072005-09-20T16:22:00.000-04:002005-09-20T16:24:19.523-04:00

One of the MacArthur Genius Grant recipients is a Cornell Computer Science guy -- I remember him from when I worked there. Smart kid.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1126970255867612452005-09-17T11:16:00.000-04:002005-09-17T11:17:35.876-04:00

Up on Flickr: here

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1125935880979887082005-09-05T11:56:00.000-04:002005-09-05T11:58:00.986-04:00

I'm going on vacation to the Southwest until September 14th. I might try and write while I'm away but all I have to type on is a cellphone. Likewise, I might upload some Flickr photos but they'll be from the horrible cameraphone. I am SO EXCITED for the trip!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1125574919635085922005-09-01T07:38:00.000-04:002005-09-01T07:41:59.660-04:00

It is a beautifully shot, amazingly sad, very different movie. I don't mean to use the "C" word when describing a movie, but the cinematography is really incredible: exposures all over the place, mixing color temperatures, etc. And plus the story is really crazy and sad. And you get to see beautiful Africa (and ugly England).

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1124910913779822772005-08-24T15:14:00.000-04:002005-08-24T15:15:13.786-04:00

Good job, Hampshire.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1124209851991449282005-08-16T12:29:00.000-04:002005-08-16T12:37:02.926-04:00

(Toothpaste for Dinner, of course)

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1124200074161585472005-08-16T09:46:00.000-04:002005-08-16T09:47:54.170-04:00

At Arabica there is a new "barista". I don't think she has once gotten my order right. Today she forgot to give me my coffee and when I asked her about it she gave me the wrong kind. She's just a dumb person.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1124117145795724782005-08-15T10:45:00.000-04:002005-08-15T10:45:45.830-04:00

I'm too tired these days to think about posting here at all. But: Crispix tastes delicious!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1122659212422109592005-07-29T13:45:00.000-04:002005-07-29T13:46:52.446-04:00

Plus my chair just broke. And I hadn't even eaten my fat-filled Cooler Ranch Doritos yet. Boo. Double boo. Stupid IKEA chairs.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1122656217302111312005-07-29T12:49:00.000-04:002005-07-29T12:56:57.310-04:00

So this is how people get burnt out on work. I have been contracting for this company since roughly the beginning of July. Currently there is a due-date for a set of deliverables that is next Wednesday. This would be fine if anything had been finalized. the art is still changing, the content is still changing, the functionality is still drastically changing. It is impossible for me as a

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1122560007606047652005-07-28T10:12:00.000-04:002005-07-28T10:13:27.630-04:00

Matt Clement's son's name is Mattix!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1121629607954491852005-07-17T15:45:00.000-04:002005-07-17T15:46:47.963-04:00

I finished Harry Potter 6 earlier today. That is all.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1120928640990167132005-07-09T13:03:00.000-04:002005-07-09T13:04:00.996-04:00

I just want to know what's REALLY going on with Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise; is that so wrong?

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1120568174133221692005-07-05T08:34:00.000-04:002005-07-05T08:56:14.176-04:00

So yesterday was July 4th, which means a parking nightmare in my neighborhood. Loren and I went to a BBQ at Megan and Chris' house in South Portland (great fun!!!) and came back to the East End in time for the fireworks. When I turned on to my street, I saw that a big pickup truck had parked on our lawn. I parked on the street, totally blocking him in, and went off to see the fireworks. I

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1120324947803523552005-07-02T13:18:00.000-04:002005-07-02T13:22:27.810-04:00

I have now finished all of the Lemony Snicket books as well as the unauthorized autobiography. I cannot wait for the next book to come out! I'm glad I started reading them after eleven have already been published, since (if my theory is correct) I will only have to wait for two more books. Basically, so far every theory I've had about the larger story has been wrong. But I think we'll get

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119909775565224632005-06-27T18:02:00.000-04:002005-06-27T18:02:55.623-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Macro Circuitry 3, originally uploaded by the nibs. I recently learned a technique to take some really cool macro pictures. I took a few and they are up here!The technique is basically to use a lens flipped around

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119890615311076402005-06-27T12:42:00.000-04:002005-06-27T12:43:35.320-04:00

Do not see "The Adventures of Shark-Boy And Lava-Girl". It_is_ in 3D. But that doesn't make up for a movie that makes no sense, has the worst acting ever, and is just plain bad.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119799578328088792005-06-26T11:26:00.000-04:002005-06-26T11:26:18.326-04:00

What's up with that huge space, blogger?

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119638219912214442005-06-24T14:36:00.000-04:002005-06-24T14:36:59.936-04:00

Interesting article about getting clearances for use in a documentary. (I'd like to see this movie but I live in Maine.)

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119555809120518822005-06-23T15:42:00.000-04:002005-06-23T15:43:29.126-04:00

The plot thickens!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119554966390376072005-06-23T15:27:00.000-04:002005-06-23T15:29:26.396-04:00

I just went outside to tell the boys from the house next door not to throw rocks at our family of groundhogs. They did exactly what I said, right away!P.S. There are three baby groundhogs now in addition to at least two adults! So cute!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1119279594653846632005-06-20T10:59:00.000-04:002005-06-20T10:59:54.660-04:00

Batman Begins: Awesome.Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Awesome.Howl's Moving Castle: Awesome.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1117735963707414322005-06-02T13:56:00.000-04:002005-06-02T14:12:43.750-04:00

Total volume of music on my computer: According to iTunes, 26 GB, or 15 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes, and most importantly, 51 seconds.Song playing right now: Get By, by Talib KweliLast CD I bought was: I think the last physical CD I bought was the new Prefuse 73 album.Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me: Hmm. I tend to get in to ruts with songs where I will repeat again and

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1117147362082873182005-05-26T18:42:00.000-04:002005-05-26T18:42:42.610-04:00

Your Sexy Brazilian Name IsHenrique PeixeWhat's Your Sexy Brazilian Name?

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1117128145615594122005-05-26T13:19:00.000-04:002005-05-26T13:22:25.630-04:00

I just finished reading "Life, The Universe, and Everything", and I am now starting "the Big Sleep". These are the two most opposite books ever. One is florid and full of puns, witticisms, cricket, science fiction, what-have-you, and the other is a hard-boiled, no-nonsense, simple prose piece of noir crime drama. It's crazy to go from reading one to reading the other. Crazy, I tells you.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868643902829386804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812154.post-1117040356093879442005-05-25T12:57:00.000-04:002005-05-25T12:59:16.120-04:00

So when we were in Boston the other day loren got some foreign candy bars from Cardullo's for me. I've been working my way through them; I was down to my last one, a "Crunchie". I assumed I knew what was gonna be in there... I was so wrong. I guess I was thinking of "Flake" (same color scheme) but Crunchie seems to have a dense honeycomb-esque innards that tastes vaguely honey-like. Very

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