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About Me

my name is matt, i'm a junior at purdue university, and i'm a rocket scientist. for realsies.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: matthew
Birthday: 9/8/87
Birthplace: marietta, georgia
Current Location: west lafayette, indiana
Eye Color: green
Hair Color: brown
Height: 5'10" -ish
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: umm.....german, irish, british, and scottish mostly.
The Shoes You Wore Today: i've worn black sambas almost every day for the past 3 years or so. i just really like the way they look and feel, i guess.
Your Weakness: you can get me to agree to just about anything by scratching my back. that and i have a really hard time turning down dares.
Your Fears: im not really afraid of anything
Your Perfect Pizza: hand tossed cheese and pepperoni. its so classic, and yet so good.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: as always, grow closer to God
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: i don't instant message. i study.
Thoughts First Waking Up: i've gotta check my outfit to make sure it's cool. if i wake up with pajamas on, i'm like, "ok. i planned this." if you wake up and you're naked, you gotta, like, check your surroundings. "ok, i'm naked...she's pretty cute.....what's he doing here?"
Your Best Physical Feature: my appendix
Your Bedtime: whenever i get my homework done, usually. 3 or 4-ish.
Your Most Missed Memory: wow. that is a many way tie. i really miss camping and wakeboarding at first island on dale hollow lake in high school. i also miss playing outside all day during the summer with my friends as a kid. but overall i think i will miss going to the cornerstone music festival the most. i've been 3 straight years now, and i'm not sure if i'll get to go again, but it's my favorite place in the entire world.
Pepsi or Coke: coke all the way
MacDonalds or Burger King: macdonalds
Single or Group Dates: depends on what im in the mood for. both are great.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: i dont really like tea. that sounds weird since im from the south, but i never really got to like it a whole lot.
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate.
Cappuccino or Coffee: yuck
Do you Smoke: nope. never really had a disire to.
Do you Swear: eh, i try not to, but sometimes it just happens. usually while i'm playing mario kart.
Do you Sing: hahaha. i try. usually just in my car by myself, though.
Do you Shower Daily: usually.....
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: sort of. i mean, i'm already there and it's a lot of fun, but i have to work really hard, too.
Do you want to get Married: eventually. but i've had quite a bit of trouble finding and holding onto the right type of girls.
Do you belive in yourself: i believe that i'm the best natural all-around athlete i know and that when it's all said and done i'll be the best rocket scientist there ever was, if that's what this means.
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope
Do you think you are Attractive: not particularly, no.
Are you a Health Freak: hahaha. are you kidding? i mean, im athletic and i work out and junk, but i have horrible eating habits. thank you, fast metabolism.
Do you get along with your Parents: usually
Do you like Thunderstorms: heck yeah. i love em. i love to feel the energy.
Do you play an Instrument: guitar, trumpet, piano when i feel motivated, and the occasional fruit smoothie
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: no
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: not unless advil counts.
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yeah. i was just there last weekend, actually.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: i wasnt aware oreos came in boxes. so i guess thats a no.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yuck. no.
In the past month have you been on Stage: yeah, but i was the only one in the room, so i guess it doesnt count.
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: maybe.....
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: no
Ever been Beaten up: no way! ive always been too quick for anybody to catch.
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: in a blaze of glory. i dont care how, i just want it to be non-boring.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: i dont want to grow up
What country would you most like to Visit: australia. i'd spend the whole time talking in my crocodile hunter voice and doing extreme sports.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: doesnt matter
Favourite Hair Color: doesnt matter
Short or Long Hair: long, i guess. it doesnt have to be real long, im just not a big fan of real short hair on girls, ya know?
Height: i dunno. shorter than me, i guess.
Weight: wow. this is starting to get really shallow.....
Best Clothing Style: on a girl? i don't know. i don't really think about that kind of thing.
Number of Drugs I have taken: only prescription.
Number of CDs I own: couldn't tell ya. a ton. enough for about 30 gigs, however many that is.
Number of Piercings: none
Number of Tattoos: none yet
Number of things in my Past I Regret: i try not to let myself have any regrets. everything ive gone through, both good and bad, have somehow shaped me into who i am today. sure, im not satisfied with who i am, but i know that everything that happens, both good and bad, will bring me to where i'm supposed to be. that being said, i do have one really really big regret, but i'm not going to share it with myspace.
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Advanced Global Personality Test Results
Extraversion |||||||||| 36%
Stability |||||||||||||||||| 80%
Orderliness |||||||||||||||| 63%
Altruism |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Interdependence |||||||||||| 50%
Intellectual |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Mystical |||||| 23%
Artistic |||||||||||| 50%
Religious |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Hedonism || 10%
Materialism |||||||||||| 43%
Narcissism |||||||||||| 43%
Adventurousness |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Work ethic |||||||||||| 43%
Self absorbed |||||||||||| 43%
Conflict seeking |||||||||||||||| 63%
Need to dominate |||||| 23%
Romantic |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Avoidant |||||||||||| 43%
Anti-authority |||||| 30%
Wealth |||||||||| 36%
Dependency |||||||||||| 43%
Change averse |||||||||||||||| 70%
Cautiousness |||||||||||| 50%
Individuality |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Sexuality |||||||||||||||| 70%
Peter pan complex |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Physical security |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Physical Fitness |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Histrionic |||||||||| 36%
Paranoia |||||||||||||| 56%
Vanity |||| 16%
Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 70%
Female cliche |||||| 30% Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

thomas jefferson, james madison, albert einstein, burt rutan, josh scogin, and jesus.

My Blog

sympathy for the martyr

today the world lost a great man.  steve irwin, crocodile hunter, and one of my personal heroes was killed at the age of 44. he accidentally swam over a stingray in shallow waters and startled it...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:23:00 GMT

cool is just how far we have to fall

i really dont care if anyone reads this or not.  just to clear things up ahead of time. why do things bother us after the fact?  thats my question.  we notice a possibility and react wi...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:20:00 GMT

where'd all the good people go?

ok, so seeing as this weekend has not been overly fantastic, ive decided to list a few events from this weekend that have annoyed/frustrated me: almost being run off the road by people who have no id...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:42:00 GMT

hey, im a ghost

ok, so here's how my second semester looks: 1st period - AP calculusthis is going to be a hard class to start the day off with.  not that i dont love calculus.  i do, as nerdy as that sounds...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:01:00 GMT

the skyline drive

i have officially now decided that google earth is the coolest thing in the history of life. .....after the ninja turtles of course..... but seriously.  its neat.  you should check it out.&n...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:52:00 GMT

being apathetic is a pathetic way to be

Eight Friends Survey :[PERSON ONE] : joela. How long have u known this person?: well, about 4 years, but we met 6 or 7 years agob. do you go to the same school as him/her?: yesc. how old is this perso...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:43:00 GMT

Jesus doesnt hate santa claus

let the record show for all of eternity that today, december 19, 2005, coach wilkins gave me a compliment. but only one. i dont think he likes me.  but whatev. so am i a huge nerd or what?  ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:44:00 GMT

of lions, witches, wardrobes, and snow days

thursday night it snowed. hard. the roads were extremely slick and it got so bad that school friday was cancelled.....the night before!  so by about 10 oclock thursday night, we all knew we didnt...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:43:00 GMT

it's so close but we're so far away

well, we lost. big time. but ya know what, we were talking about it after the game, and in the big picture, it really doesnt matter that we didnt win state.  what really matters is that it was re...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:47:00 GMT

gobble gobble gobble!

ok, first and foremost, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!   ah!  i love it!  turkey is one of my absolute favorite foods ever, so today was really great.  yummy.  but also i really...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:26:00 GMT