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Matt

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About Me


"we cannot forget who we are or where we come from"
I'm a jack of all trades. I don't really fit into any particular box. I'm a friendly guy, but I find that not too many people really 'get' me. I'm a strategist, and a would-be leader. I'm also a healthy eater. Make me food and I'll adore you. Really too much to say on one little online thing, you can't just open the book of my life to the middle and expect to understand what's going on. So let me just say that my name is Matt, and if you'd like to get to know me more drop me a line, we can always talk.
One quick note, I finally got tired of all the fake webcam requests clogging my inbox, so from now on, if you want to add me you've gotta know my last name or email. If you don't know me, but would like to get to know me, my e-mail is hamstermph at yahoo.com
Dance like this...

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And here's another short film of me and my good buddy Darren over Spring Break (bonus props if you can tell me where this scene is originally from): Me and Darren takin over Hawaii

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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Matt
Birthday: July 19
Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN
Current Location: Denver, CO
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6'7"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Righty
Your Heritage: Dutch
The Shoes You Wore Today: My slippahs
Your Weakness: Good food
Your Fears: That I won't stay motivated
Your Perfect Pizza: Just Mushrooms
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Probably too many to list, I'm very goal oriented
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL (classic, I know)
Thoughts First Waking Up: Read the Bible
Your Best Physical Feature: My Back
Your Bedtime: Too late to get enough sleep, too early to have enough fun
Your Most Missed Memory: Hawaii
Pepsi or Coke: I don't really drink too much soda, but if pressed to choose, I'd go with Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: Not really either, not much fast food either. I like Carls Jr. better than either of them anyway
Single or Group Dates: Either way, ainokea
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Bubble Tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Meh.... Coffee
Do you Smoke: I don't know, I never checked
Do you Swear: Nope
Do you Sing: In the shower or in the car
Do you Shower Daily: Yes, daily...multi-daily
Have you Been in Love: Sure have
Do you want to go to College: I'd like to stay away from school for a while now
Do you want to get Married: The thought has occurred to me
Do you belive in yourself: I sure do
Do you get Motion Sickness: Nope, I GIVE motion sickness
Do you think you are Attractive: Yeah, I'm a true Don Juan...the ladies Don Juan anything to do with me.
Are you a Health Freak: Not really, I just try to keep my body running optimal
Do you get along with your Parents: From a distance
Do you like Thunderstorms: I AM a thunderstorm.
Do you play an Instrument: I play some mean drums, and I took piano for 9 years, but I can only remember 3 songs. Oh yeah, and I play the kazoo and the triangle.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Nope
In the past month have you Smoked: Nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Just about every day
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes I have
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Oh heck no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Oooohhhh yes! And I miss it terribly!
In the past month have you been on Stage: Sure have
In the past month have you been Dumped: LOL No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Ha. No.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: A few passes in basketball...
Ever been Drunk: Nope, but believe me it's been tried. But I'll say that I've taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
Ever been called a Tease: Not too much
Ever been Beaten up: Yes
Ever Shoplifted: Yes
How do you want to Die: I want to experience Monty Python's ideal death
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A fireman!
What country would you most like to Visit: Top 3 are Dominican Republic, China, and Trinidad & Tobago
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Brown
Favourite Hair Color: Dark
Short or Long Hair:
Height: Height doesn't really matter
Weight: Doesn't really matter, as long as she's not mordbidly obese
Best Clothing Style: Classy, but not prissy
Number of Drugs I have taken: None
Number of CDs I own: Maybe 15 or 20
Number of Piercings: None that were intentional
Number of Tattoos: None
Number of things in my Past I Regret: None

My Interests

Business, Leadership, Military, Politics, Investing, Real Estate, Religion, Christianity, God, Philosophy, Cars, Import Tuning, Road Racing, Woodworking, Welding, Firefly, Reading, Writing, Working Out, Swimming, Snowboarding, Boardgames, History, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby
And here is my debut in commercial advertising:

I'd like to meet:

People who I could learn from, such as leaders, decision-makers, investors, business owners. People with similar interests. The philosophers, the politikers, the strategists. I'd also like to meet old or new friends.

Music:

I thoroughly enjoy jazz, in virtually all of it's variations. I also listen to a WIDE variety of world music, including Soca, Reggae, Calypso, Hawaiian, Reggaeton, Mariachi, Merengue, to name a few. Add to that classical, dance/trance, a little hip hop, R&B, blues, you get the picture. I used to listen to rap a lot more, but I've toned it down a bit. I guess I'm just not frusterated with the world. I guess I'm pretty eclectic.

And here's a recent movie of me and my bro singing for our family get together over Christmas:

Some Charming Christmas Music
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Movies:

The Last Samurai, Hero, Fearless, Serenity, The Transporter, Casablanca, Surf's Up, Star Wars (the original three, not the new ones), Ratatouille, The Count of Monte Cristo, Aladdin, Treasure Planet, Pursuit of Happyness, maybe a few others that don't come to mind at the moment.Your results:
You are Derrial Book (Shepherd) Derrial Book (Shepherd) 95% Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 80% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 75% Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 55% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 45% Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 45% River (Stowaway) 45% Inara Serra (Companion) 35% Alliance 35% Wash (Ship Pilot) 25% A Reaver (Cannibal) 0% Even though you are holy and likable, you
have a mysterious past.
Click here to take the Serenity Firefly Personality Test

Television:

If I watch TV, it'll probably be hockey, or the occasional basketball game. The only channels that really interest me are the History channel or cooking channels. The Discovery channel sometimes has something good on. To be honest, I don't watch much TV. The only TV show that I could call myself a fan of is Firefly.

Books:

The Bible - Multiple
The Problem with Pain - C. S. Lewis
Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
The Art of War - Sun Tzu
How to Make War - James Dunnigan
Good to Great - Jim Collins
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Alexander Solzenitzen
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
The Death of Ivan Ilych - Leo Tolstoy
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
Gods Debris - Scott Adams
The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
The SAS Mental Endurance Handbook - Chris McNab
The U.S. Army Leadership Field Manual (FM 22-100) - The Center for Army Leadership
The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook - Terry White
Awaken the Giant Within - Anthony Robbins
V for Vendetta - Alan Moore
The Barefoot House - Marc Vassallo
A Brief History of Time - Steven Hawking

Just to name a few. Probably too many to list on here. Currently reading 'How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War' by James F Hoge, Jr.

Heroes:

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

My Blog

A bit of nostalgia, some thoughts on life, and a great movie

Hey, I've been meaning to type up a little something for a while now, it's been, wow, geez, almost two months?  I'm still alive, still kicking tires and lighting fires, all be it, small, controll...
Posted by Matt on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:13:00 PST

Bomb at work

So, I had a bit of an interesting day at work.  I stepped outside for my lunch break, even though the term isn't exactly correct since I eat lunch about mid-morning and head to the bookstore over...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:29:00 PST

How we view our surroundings

So, I think I mentioned before that I ride the MAX every day to and from work.  Which gives me a good opportunity to observe humans in public settings.  Well, this evening, I hopped on the B...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:22:00 PST

My favorite singer

I haven't written one of these in a while, I've even had a few people tell me this recently, so I figured I'd come on here and give it a shot.If you've seen any myspace surveys at all, or if you happe...
Posted by Matt on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:50:00 PST

One long, good week

I was on my way home from work, somewhere between Yamhill District and Skidmore Fountain, when a spot opened up next to me, and a cool old duffer came and sat down, reaching into his old-man-bag to pu...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:41:00 PST

A short story I typed this morning in about half an hour

Not my typical story.  I think I'll title it:  The interesting morning that Sarah had one morning.  I should also add that the views expressed in the story are definitely not my own.&nb...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:48:00 PST

New Happenings in the Life of Matty

My life's been in transition for a while, so I'll bring you guys up to speed.  I've been doing some very positive interviews with a good firm in Portland, OR, and I'm planning to move there for t...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:07:00 PST

Just a thought

I've had a thought that's been bouncing around in my brain, which I guess for me is normal, cause I tend to have a few of those rattling around in there at any given moment.  I've also had this h...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:50:00 PST

Update after MBA Week 64: Final Thoughts

Times come and times go, and each time carries with it certain unique traits that cannot always continue indefinitely.  Going into this MBA program, I've been able to make time for introspection,...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:01:00 PST

Update after MBA Week 63: Reflections

I was heading to Chicago earlier this week, and while I was sitting in the back of the bus I had a bit of time to myself to sit and think.  It was early morning, and I was just waking up, and as ...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:15:00 PST