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Mathew

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About Me

I'm good at taking my time. I don't stay mad.At 3AM this morning, I was watching tv and CBS News reported that 10% of Americans think Barack Obama's name sounds too "foreign."

My Interests

Populism, pretension, contradictions, land-use laws, Sour Skittles, nutritional yeast, gift economies, the secondary market, thick drones, subtle gunts, impossible love.

I'd like to meet:

"After 34 years with LTV Steel I was forced to retire because of a disability. Two years later, LTV filed bankruptcy. I lost a third of my pension and my family lost their health care.Every day of my life I sit at the kitchen table across from the woman who devoted 36 years of her life to my family and I can’t afford to pay for her health care. What’s wrong with America and what will you do to change it?" - Steve Skvara, retired LTV steelworker at the AFL-CIO Presidential Forum

Music:

Kate Bush, Betty Davis, Pauline Oliveros, Leslie Keffer, and other weird women.

Books:

"I have a recurring dream where I'm a stand-up comedian. I'm standing on a stage with a blue spotlight on me, talking. I begin by telling jokes. Gradually, I begin to justify my life. I can't quite see the audience. The light becomes more and more intense. I can't remember what I say. I usually end up crying. " - John Fortune, creative supervisor for an advertising agency, from "Working" by Studs Terkel.

My Blog

More Travels

In the spirit of "It's Not Fun Unless It's A Little Bit Dumb," John Boilard and I took a trip out to coastal New Hampshire on our mopeds earlier this week. 280 miles round trip on two motorized bicycl...
Posted by Mathew on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:04:00 PST

Mancation, Addendum

Holyoke, MAI feel like it is important to note the milestone we crossed on our final day of vacation...It took us all week but before leaving the Pacific Northwest we did find good breakfast. Cup & Sa...
Posted by Mathew on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:29:00 PST

Mancation, Day 6

Portland, OR"I bet I need a girlfriend more than both of you." - B.G.Cool things about Portland, OR:-Pretty girls.-Unreasonably clean.-Record stores, lots of em.-Functional, affordable public transit ...
Posted by Mathew on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:45:00 PST

Mancation, Day 5

Portland, ORNick's wife count was up to 14 but I think it may have exploded when we got to Portland today. This city is filled with young people, a good percentage of whom are very pretty. And talk ab...
Posted by Mathew on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:38:00 PST

Mancation, Day 4

Olympia, WA"I guess I just don't watch a lot of gay porn."Today has been a day of firsts for me. It's the first time I've ever been to Olympia, WA and the first time I've ever eaten a pint of Ben & Je...
Posted by Mathew on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:55:00 PST

Mancation, Day 3

Seattle, WAHoly crap, people in Seattle eat GOOD. Aryana's Vegan Thai Restaurant was a winner three meals around but the clear champ was Ben's pumpkin curry. I, for one, am very fat now and Nick's on ...
Posted by Mathew on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:07:00 PST

Mancation, Day 2

Seattle, Wa"This is what happens when you give little kids money."This said by Ben while the three of us were seated on high stools at a fancy bar eating dessert and drinking coffee, but I feel like i...
Posted by Mathew on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:55:00 PST

Mancation, Day 1

Seattle, WATurns out that after a solid decade of not doing it, flying pretty much sucks. Take-offs are scary, landings cause an ache in my ears that can't be the worth the time saved not driving acro...
Posted by Mathew on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:16:00 PST

This Is New Radio

Something about the belated spring weather reminded me (and with no clear reason why) that Bikini Kill released a few 7"s in the mid 90s that pretty much ruled. Aside from having some of the punkest p...
Posted by Mathew on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:46:00 PST

Steely Dan Update

"Can't Buy A Thrill", despite having the awesome song "Reelin' In The Years", does not hold up well when stacked against their masterwork "Aja".In other Dan related issues, I may be one who believes t...
Posted by Mathew on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:05:00 PST