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Mateo

On the path to enlightenment... I think

About Me

Often times a bit lost, sometimes really lost, but somehow finding my way through it all. It seems that my opportunities are growing ever wider, and someday soon I may even find that I have taken advantage of some of them! I have a cat that has been called the most unsociable animal ever (but he's still adorable!), and take the term "random drive" to a whole new level. Once upon a time I used to write constantly, not so much anymore, but it's slowly starting to come back to me now.

My Interests

Music, books, baseball, travel, and trying to figure out this whole "internet" thing.
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I'd like to meet:

Clapton, Bach, Pachelbel (born the same day as me!), Hendrix, Mark Danielewski- he's a little wacko, and I think he'd be pretty cool. Same goes for his sister, Poe. (Musical artist, not the writer, though he's an interesting fellow as well.)

Music:

Five A. M., Sarah McLachlan, Live, Robert Randolph, Tori Amos, Dave Matthews (solo and Band), Jeff Buckley (totally awesome by the way, died way too young), Green Day, and far more than I could possibly, list, somewhere around three or four hundred artists, maybe more. I like almost all kinds of music, and love hearing just about anything I've never heard before. Chances are, I'll probably like it!

Movies:

The Breakfast Club, one of my all-time top favorite movies. I could of so written that paper. Lord of the Rings, Say Anything, Saved, Garden State, The Emperor's New Groove- so funny!

Television:

I actually don't find myself watching much anymore, thanks to work and trying to learn to play guitar, spending far more time doing more interesting things. I rarely even watch baseball anymore, which is kind of scary, used to be if there was a game, I'd be on the couch. Funny how things change...

Books:

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius- Great book, made me think alot about my life a few years past, remembered both fondly and not some of the things I was going through at the time.The Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay- Entertaining, made me wish I could start writing again, fantastical stories about all sorts of things, maybe I'll try again.The Five People You Meet In Heaven- An interesting idea, but it did make me think about what might come after, and all in all, not a bad way to go.Lord Of The Rings- One of my favorites, I love every word of every book from start to finish. Movies were good, but nothing beats the books.

Heroes:

Anyone that puts themselves out there and tries to make a positive difference in the world, whether it's the globe or their personal circle, they are making things happen and I admire the courage. MyGen Profile Generator

My Blog

A day in the life...

Okay not really, that would be terribly boring, seeing as with no job, no school and not a whole lot to do today, well, you get the picture.  Although I did just have a really nice soak in a hot ...
Posted by Mateo on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:33:00 PST

Opportunity Knocking

So for the first time in my Oilstop career, I was given one of the best opportunities, the chance to run the store for a day and be "the man" as it were.  I went into the day just hoping for a go...
Posted by Mateo on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:34:00 PST

Better than ever

So after some ranting and raving, probably about time to get over it, and move on to bigger and better things.  Most of the previous mess now behind me, I have some time to focus on the positive ...
Posted by Mateo on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:04:00 PST

Where has all the drama gone?

It's funny sometimes that I crave the craziness of drama in my life, and most of the time, everyone is trying desperately to escape it.  Of course, I think it mostly comes from a pure lack of wha...
Posted by Mateo on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:11:00 PST

Breaking Away

I am feeling a little bit strange these days.  I have been a certain person for so many years now, and everyone who has been in my life has known it, and now, away from home, away from the consta...
Posted by Mateo on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:07:00 PST

Resolutions...

So I've never made a resolution before, and I don't really see a good reason to break the string, but this year, this place in my life is so different from all those that have come before, so here goe...
Posted by Mateo on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 03:31:00 PST

New life, new me, really, I meant it!

Be bold, he said to himself.  For once in your frickin life, be daring.  Which is not totally true, being bold and daring is something he's done once or twice, but not terribly often, and no...
Posted by Mateo on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:38:00 PST

The Rain in Spain...

So finally it feels like winter has actually arrived, a little rain this morning that washed away the day, and made it all go a little slower.  I can never feel like winter has actually really go...
Posted by Mateo on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 06:25:00 PST

More changes?

So I've been here a month now, still trying to get totally acclimated to this place, get used to the different people, mentalities, etc.  Part of the reason that I came here is for some new oppor...
Posted by Mateo on Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:13:00 PST

Mine! The cape is all mine!

Okay, so I finally returned to the place of my upbringing after being gone in my new world for a month, and it was only slightly strange.  I mean, it's only been a month, so it can't be all that ...
Posted by Mateo on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:59:00 PST