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Mat

I'm here to regulate the funky-ness.

About Me

Mainly, I just want to have fun. Sit back and enjoy life, stop and smell the roses, however you want to say it. Music is important to me, mostly writing my own and I am studying to be a music producer, you know, like in a studio. Want to know more? Send me an email, an IM, whatever, we'll talk. AIM = match1121

My Interests

Music, Photography, graphic design, art/painting, running, disc golf, enjoying the small things in life.

I'd like to meet:

Friends. People I can have good conversations with. Anybody.

Music:

Pretty much everything. My top three favorite bands are Emery, Further Seems Forever, and Jimmy Eat World. More would be I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, Angels and Airwaves, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Lydia, The Spill Canvas, Cool Hand Luke, Brad Paisley (and some other random country or hip hop), Michelle Branch, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Anberlin, Waking Ashland, Muse, it depends on my mood.

Movies:

I like movies, but I've never been able to name just one favorite or a few favorites. It depends on my mood. A few would be Boondock Saints, What About Bob, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sin City, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and I've really been into indie movies lately. I like movies that make you think.

Television:

The Wonder Years. Family Guy, The Brak Show/Cartoon Planet, CSI/other forensics/cop shows, NBC Thursday nights (The Office/My Name is Earl/Scrubs), Looney Toons, other old cartoons before this new anime garbage, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Books:

Wendell Berry, Don Miller, Velvet Elvis, the Bible, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton.

Heroes:

Of course Christ is my all-time hero (I really should be more like Him..), but I admire a lot of people...of course my family and friends, they influence me a lot, and a lot of musicians...

My Blog

Dusk and Summer

Dusk and Summer  The feeling of summer is beginning to set in.  Something about the way the air smells, the sunshine...it's absolutely beautiful.  I'm starting to listen to some of thos...
Posted by Mat on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:20:00 PST

I've come to a new revelation.

The state of Michigan has thouroughly convinced me that Hell is not what we imagined, but rather a very cold place.  And I've happened to be living here my entire life.Mat
Posted by Mat on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:55:00 PST

Apparently I need a title. I feel like that's the man putting me down.

    Right now it's two in the morning.  I'm sitting on the couch at home, while my poor mother, who can't sleep because of her meds, is watching the Discovery Channel, learning a...
Posted by Mat on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:29:00 PST

What's up, you say?

I guess it's time for an update, but like a "real" update.  So, let's recap.Things I've been doing lately:- Going to school- Continuing Parkview Drive- Listening to a lot of variety of music (I k...
Posted by Mat on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:08:00 PST

Honestly, are you being honest with yourself?

  I was thinking about it, and I think if there was one thing every person should be, they should be honest.  I think that's the most simple expectation that everybody should meet.  If ...
Posted by Mat on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:54:00 PST

I can't bring myself to say it, it's my own advice I need.

Ever just feel....unloved?  Sub-par?  Yeah, you're right.Mat
Posted by Mat on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:38:00 PST

Just so you all should know...

You should all really be listening to more Jimmy Eat World, because I'm pretty sure it's safe to throw Jim Adkins right up there with Thoreau or Emerson.  The guy has this ability to say everythi...
Posted by Mat on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:58:00 PST

Get your hands out of your pockets!

They say that you learn something new every day.  Or, at least, that you should.  What did I learn yesterday?  Walking on the freeway is illegal.  Quite illegal, and the cops real...
Posted by Mat on Mon, 01 May 2006 07:31:00 PST

Whoa!

This is me blogging.Mat
Posted by Mat on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:43:00 PST

Breaking hearts has never looked so cool

Well, I'm offically an "adult."  No longer a child, I have broken the 18 year mark.  Screw that.  I really never plan on growing up, but I do feel that unfortunately someday it will hap...
Posted by Mat on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:01:00 PST