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About Me

well, regardless of what you may have heard, it is not about me. but i hope that if you really want to know you will ask me. i do know that i used to be a jerk, and now i am just mildly annoying. i follow jesus.

My Interests

Jesus.
music of all kinds.
good conversation.
people.
clouds.
learning.
falling asleep to the rain.
driving with the windows down.
a good show.
history.
reading.
writing.
philosophy.
theology.
women are so beautiful.
cooking.
photography.

I'd like to meet:

the woman of my dreams. friends i will have for the rest of my life and not when it is merely convenient or efficient. people who will respect me, too. jesus.

just make sure to message me if you add me or i will not add you -- robots just do not make good friends.

Music:

just a slice of the pie:

Dave Barnes.
Frank Sinatra.
John Mayer.
Miles Davis.
Mute Math.
Nickel Creek.
Robbie Seay Band.
Sleeping At Last.
Stevie Wonder.
Tim Hughes.

Movies:

Anchorman.
Band of Brothers.
Better Off Dead.
Billy Madison.
Crash.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Finding Nemo.
Gladiator.
Good Will Hunting.
Punch-Drunk Love.
Schindler's List.
Snatch.
Tommy Boy.
Toy Story.
Waiting For Guffman.
When Harry Met Sally.
Zoolander.
+ etc

Television:

go outside already.

Books:

currently reading:
Graven Ideologies - Bruce Ellis Benson

Heroes:

those who clothe themselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

My Blog

The Origin of a Shadow

Vision requires three things:1. Eyes2. Spatial Cues3. LightThe first one seems pretty obvious: eyes are required for vision. Wow. Shocking. Thanks, Matt, for that vivid display of knowledge. But eyes ...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:26:00 PST

the tension of transition

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the li...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:27:00 PST

Late-Night Ramble

Someone requested that I post this on here so, here it is. This is a late-night ramble that started a few days ago at 2:49am. I couldn't sleep, wrote instead.It's been one of those nights where you ju...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:13:00 PST

new year's resolution(s)

I do not usually "resolve" to do anything dramatically different each year, at least not in some bold and/or daring statement on a (slightly) chilly night in Houston, Texas each New Year's Eve. You se...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST

experiencing the buffet of life

"All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. -- Paul of TarsusThere are lo...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:58:00 PST

waiting on the world to...

For all of his musical prowess, I'm growing less and less impressed with John Mayer's most recent installment of "I'm Better Than You At Everything: Vol 4". (Don't be alarmed if you've never heard of ...
Posted by Matt on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:07:00 PST

I'm glad you're my friend

I just wanted you to know that I'm glad you're my friend. Seriously. It's hard to pick a category on here when you think you'll end up talking about pretty much every single one of them. I've been fee...
Posted by Matt on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:54:00 PST

Like super glue to the flesh

Marriage is like taking industrial-strength super glue, a man, and a woman, and putting them together to become one; divorce is what happens when you try and undo that. The other day I overheard a div...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:32:00 PST

no parachutes or safety nets here

Mat Kearney - In the MiddleI meant it all and every partAnd every word right from the startI'll never let this love fall in the middle'Cause you know you broke the hardest partYou know you broke the h...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:39:00 PST

of knights in shining armour

my sincerest apologies for my appearancethis armour has its dull spots and so do iand beneath this exterior you expect frailtya fleeting sense of strength so simply wornit weighs me downbeneath t...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:43:00 PST