Party album

Someone needs to make a party album with drunk people in mind.  It is a well-accepted fact that drunk people have awful music taste, basically enjoying any exciting sounds (e.g. yelling, whooping, drums).

Problem is, you can't enjoy your favorite drunk music while sober because it sucks, and you can't enjoy your favorite sober music while drunk because it is too refined and not exciting enough.  The solution is an album that starts with good music, and progresses slowly into being good drunk music.  That way, you are constantly enjoying the music as you destroy your own brain.

Okay I have had enough of this people

You are not racist.  Okay?  Why does everybody feel the need to throw around the word racist, like it is some kind of badge of humility?  People!

Ronald Reagan was racist.  My uncle’s girlfriend is racist.  You are not.  Racism is a very specific word with a very specific definition, and unless you actually believe that your race (or anybody’s race) is superior (or inferior) to other races, you are not racist.  Okay?

Do you judge people you don’t know based on race?  How about gender?  Clothing?  Weight?  Height?  Hairstyle?  Come on people, we judge each other for all kinds of stupid reasons, and race is definitely one of them.  All it means is that you are unfair and maybe judgemental, and those are things you can work on and second-guess.

But it doesn’t make you a racist!  Goddamn!

twitch

I feel restless.

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My first career fair ever was today

One of the guys I talked to seemed really impressed that my resume was two pages instead of just one.  “Wow! A two-pager!” he said.

Marriage

There are so many gay people who love each other, and can't get married.  How can I get married, knowing that?  How can I participate in such a system?  Well, I won’t.  I am not going to get married until gay marriage is legal across the US.

It’s only fair, you know?

Dear Sara

Sara if you are reading this please call me.

Dear potential employers

Hi!

Congratulations on finding my blog.  In case you haven’t yet checked, I will save you the trouble of looking and tell you that I do not have facebook or myspace accounts.  I understand if you don’t trust me, but really—I’m not into the whole friends-over-the-internet thing.

Anyway, I guess this is a disclaimer, if you will.  I am not going to go through my blog, deleting entries that show less fun aspects of myself.  I believe in giving you as complete a picture as possible.  I will also add that if you find anything here to be concerning, please do not hesitate to ask me about it.

Thank you, I hope you find what you are looking for!
Matt

Computer Ergonomics

This is all some pretty important stuff to think about when you’re at your computer, people!

• Your eyes should be at or above the top of your monitor (looking down is much easier for your eyes than looking up, and you won’t have to tilt your neck to do so this way).
• Which leads to: try to align your spine, all with your head and neck balanced on your torso, so you aren’t all hunched over all Igor-like.
• Elbow support! Armrests or something. Also your elbows should be close to your body, with your upper-arms essentially just hanging straight-down.
• Make sure your wrists and hands are in line with your forearms (that’s why those ergonomic keyboards look so weird—because if you follow this rule and the one above, your hands will be at different angles. You don’t want to have to twist your wrists to make up for this.
• Get a little pad that you can put in front of your keyboard if you use a keyboard and not just a laptop. That way your wrists have support.
• Obviously, make sure that your monitor is at a good distance. Make sure it is easiest to read when your head is in a good-posture position. Duh.
• Ideally, your desk-height is such that your forearms are parallel to the floor.
• You should put a cushion on your chair to support your lower-back.
• You should be comfortable with your feet flat on the floor.

British Typesetting

British typesetting is an abomination!

Things is looking up

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