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Matt

Raucous Caucus: The Lesser of Two Evils

About Me

I do bits for free. I work a job for money. I talk about traveling more than I ever will. I like Built to Spill far to much for my age. I get swells of joy out of seemingly dumb stuff. I find myself unhappy with great accomplishments. I find myself making poor choices just to see if they were in fact bad choices. I fight with myself more than I fight with everyone else combined. I try to convince myself that doubt is a normal part of adventure. I drink too much while with people I enjoy. I find myself feeding my mom false hope that I'll go to grad-school. I haven't owned a car since high school. I found honesty is a commodity that nobody wants to buy. I find myself giving it away for free instead. I'm good at talking to strangers. I'm great at talking with friends. I'm horrible with relationships. One of these is false.

My Interests

Science, Brewing Beer, Improv, Sketch, Movies, Festivals, Concerts, Fishing, Breakdancing, Solid Conversation, Finding New Restaraunts/Bars, A Good Jukebox, Darts, Summer Soccer, Films, Filming, Swimming, Cliff Jumping, Learning, Simple Healthy Cooking, Hoodies, Photography, Bowling, Sushi, Thrift Stores, Coffee

I'd like to meet:

People that need my attention less than I really want to give. People that know better than to tell someone they are nice to their face.

Music:

Beck, Built to Spill, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse, OAR, Sublime, Postal Service, Offspring (Smash), Cake, Weezer, Citizen Cope, All-time Quarterback, Nada Surf, Flamming Lips, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Dropkick Murphy's Dash Rip Rock, Flogging Molly, Sublime, Mountain Goats, Blue Scholars, Johhny Cash, Mad Caddies, The Thermals, White Stripes, Gogol Bordello, Beastie Boys, The Cars, Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, The Toadies, Iron and Wine, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, OK-GO, Mars Volta, Goldfinger, The Long Winters, Smoosh, Fisher Spooner, Brazilian Girls, Tapes 'n Tapes, Electric Six, The Lovely Feathers, Mates of State WOXY , KEXP

Movies:

UHF, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Goodwill Hunting, Full Metal Jacket, Serenity, Trains Planes and Automobiles, Ghost Busters, Ghost Busters 2, Boondock Saints, Ong Bak, Royal Tennebaums, Wet Hot American Summer, You, Me, and Everyone Else, Swingers, American Beauty, 28 Days Later, Day of the Dead, Caddyshack, City of God, Y Tu Mamma Tambien, Night Watch, Little Miss Sunshine, Super Troopers,

Television:

Red Dwarf, Firefly, Robot Chicken

Books:

Time Enough for Love, Starship Troopers, Go Ask Alice, Animal Farm, Farmer in the Sky, Choke, Anarchist Cook Book, Stab at Sleep, Juke All Over Your Face, Improvise, Survivor.
Magazines: Vice
Currently reading: Trashy Novels

My Blog

Dear Old Granddad.

Hey Old Granddad, Look buddy, we've had some good times.  Not a year goes by that I don't end up with at least one good story with you. But look bro, I think that maybe, you know, we should take ...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:19:00 PST

Rabble Rabble Rabble...

The Rabble, my iO Harold Team, just took some sweet ass pictures last night. Here is one of them. ">...
Posted by Matt on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:21:00 PST

Words on Death to Anders

I put up a review of this band Death to Anders which is in heavy rotation on my iPod. Yes, I own an iPod now. Feel free to check it out. http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2008/5/29/fictitious-busi ne...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 29 May 2008 09:01:00 PST

Two Ton Sloth words

I wrote them and put them here.  I need to update the cyberworld on my life more. I know everyone cares. I'm very modest as well.   Fuck....
Posted by Matt on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:45:00 PST

Causes.

New review up about an album I was less than pleased with. Also, I'm going home for Christmas.
Posted by Matt on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:47:00 PST

Reviews and such

Hello fine people of earth and cybernets. I have a few reviews that I have done for TheTripwire.com and thougth I would share them with you if you so choose to read them.  I should update m...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:35:00 PST

Dethklok Review

I just started doing music reviews for www.thetripwire.com Here is the first one!   More to come in the future!!...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:54:00 PST

Florida

As you may gather from the subject line I am indeed traveling to Florida for some fantastic adventures. Examples you ask for? Alright, here are a few: We will be hitting the Magic Kingdom of Disney Wo...
Posted by Matt on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:11:00 PST

Bye Bye Chops

My chops are gone because a friend of mine filled my head with the notion that they would keep me from getting a job. I don't have one now and would really like one. I have an interview on Monday and ...
Posted by Matt on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:49:00 PST

Show updates for the masses

Shows as of Today:   Sunday August 5th - Group name is "Name Drop Soup" 8:30 PM @ iO, 3541 N. Clark St. (Addison Stop via Red Line) They have a bar. - $5   Monday August 6th - "a Private Tea...
Posted by Matt on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:47:00 PST