Matt - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Letâ€™s see, what to say about myself? I grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA, went to school in Ohio, and upon graduating made the journey out West to Los Angeles. The city isâ€¦okay. Despite the lack of seasons, ever present smog, traffic, and angst that hangs over the place, there are still a few things about the place that are appealing.

Just donâ€™t ask me to list them.

Currently attempting the typical LA balancing act of being a drone by day and trying to make something of my own by night. Iâ€™m also a master of oblique statements that make little sense. Iâ€™ll let you know how that works out.
And now a link...

Tomorrow the World Blog

My Interests

Reading. Writing. Talking. Walking. Watching (TV, Movies). Schemeing. Planning. Listing. Wishing. Hoping. Sadly, I must admit to Singing...but only when the time is right. Cryptic, huh? Yep, that's how I role. Other "ings."

I'd like to meet:

I had a teacher in Elementary school that we called Mr. Rodernose. That wasn't his real name, it was just something that we made up at the time because, well, kids are kind of pricks. He must have done something at some point in time to warrent the name. Or at least I hope he did, like I said, all I really remember is the fake name we came up for him in what I can only assume was some kind of retalitory strike. Yeah, if I could meet someone, I'd like to meet him. To find out what his real name is, and to figure out why, after all of these years, I still remember all of that.

And these guys would be pretty cool as well...

Music:

And here is where I come up with nothing. I like Music, listen to it even. But I am totally out of it when it comes to what I like. I can tell you that as a rule I am NOT the biggest fan of country...but that's not to say it isn't good. You see I had a bad experience in a hotel where I didn't get a bit of sleep because the folks down stairs played Hank Williams JR into the wee hours and for a brief time I think it drove me crazy. Was that an overshare?

Movies:

Indiana Jones Anything. Jim Henson Anything. Chronos. Rushmore. The Life Aquatic. Dr. Strangelove. The Pink Panther. North by Northwest. The Birds. Jurassic Park. Austin Powers. E.T. Batman. Batman Begins. Shaun of the Dead. Spiderman. Ghostbusters. Jaws.

Television:

Heros. Boston Legal. The Office. Pushing Daisies. Life. The Wire. Scrubs. Rome. Arrested Development. The X Files. Man there are a lot of lists on this thing.

Books:

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. The Time Machine. Around The World In 80 Days. The Count of Monte Cristo. The Three Musketeers. Tales of Mystery and Imagination. A Tale of Two Cities. The Invisible Man. Of Mice And Men. The Great Gatsby.Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. The Historian. The House of Leaves. The Futurist. Fitzpatrickâ€™s War. Otherland. The Egyptologist. E.Of Paradise and Power. Power and Politics. On Bullshit. America The Book. The Singularity Is Near. Nano.Calvin and Hobbes. The Far Side. HellBoy. Y The Last Man. Fables. Jack of Fables. Lucifer. The New Avengers. Iron Man. The Mighty Avengers. Fantastic 4. Criminal. The Professor's Daughter.

Heroes:

Those who realize they can, and do. It doesn't matter what, but we live in kind of a vanilla pudding world, so it's nice when someone sets the sites a little higher and goes for...well I ran out of steam on the whole food analogy, but I think you might get the picture. Right?

My Blog

Audience Review: Enchanted

Theater Nine at the AMC Century City went for a mixed bag for the 8:15 screening of Disney's latest, Enchanted. A contemporary fairy tale, one expects a fairly narrow audience composition of cha...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:42:00 PST

An Open Letter to People Who Speak With Unnecessary Accents

You know who you are so don't try to hide behind your trench coat and umbrella. This is southern California by the way, it rains maybe three days a year so why in God's name do you feel the need...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:51:00 PST

Audience Review: The Mist

There are certain expectations one has when going to see a horror movie. First, you expect to see a diverse crowd on an opening weekend and indeed the folks packing into the Grove came from all ...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:38:00 PST

An Open Letter to the Man Behind the Taco Stand

We let society program us, we let the masses tell us what's right, what's wrong. We follow the program partially because of routine, and no doubt partially because of fear. What would happ...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:53:00 PST

An Open Letter to the Scariest House on the Block this Halloween

I wanted to take a moment and congratulate you on what might have been the creepiest house on our street this year. Halloween used to mean a lot to me when I was a kid and since moving west I ha...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:57:00 PST

An Open Letter to the Woman Sipping Her Diet Coke In Front of The Soda Machine

Don't mind me, or should I say us. Yeah, the five of us waiting to get fill up our cups with coke or sprite or even garden variety water can wait for you to finish. I insist, take your tim...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:20:00 PST

An Open Letter to The Viceroy

When I go into a taco bell, I'm going in for a chalupa, a nachos bell grande, and a soda. When I go into my neighborhood taco bell I am not going in to have my mind blown. For years I have...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST

An Open Letter to The Mythbusters

I'll kick things off by saying that I love your show. I'm not a regular viewer I'm what you might consider a marathon man; If I see a block of episodes scheduled for the day I will generally h...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:19:00 PST

An Open Letter to the Guy Dating Princess Leia

You are a better man then me my friend, a better man indeed. I often have trouble walking around outside without feeling that everyone I pass is staring at me, judging me as if I am walking ar...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:10:00 PST

An Open Letter to Jon Lovitz

During the winter of 1935, the Soviet Union launched their second five year plan, an important "stage two" in their grand Socialist Competition agenda. The agenda called for competition between ...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:44:00 PST