Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

What a world...

Scary stuff. The headline alone is scary: Giant Lizards Kill Fisherman

I always knew that Komodo dragons existed, but I never really gave them due credit. I always assumed that the name was a misnomer, and that they were just an oversized iguana. I was wrong. Because it sounds like, from the above article, the only difference between these guys and full-on Anne McCaffery dragons are wings and breathing fire. Seriously! Read that article: they can cut you up with huge claws, they can bite you with POISON FANGS, they can kill you with their tail, they can crawl up ladders, they can run as fast as dogs, jump up on their hind legs, and apparently, kidnapp Swiss tourists.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Say 'Cheese!'

I've had two distinct "picture poses" my entire life.  I had one for a few years (the awkward thumbs up), then I suddenly changed it to the point-at-the-other-person technique that's served me well for years now.  Stephen Colbert's "Black Friend Allen" move was in the middle of this phase.  Note where my faces get... more intense.  Angrier.  That's post-colbert.
The "Point Technique" - A montage:


Monday, March 9, 2009

Quite A Change

A lot of Matt's lyrics are good - these have especially hit me. I may or may not have teared up a little when he busted the last lines out at the M-Shop (we'd never heard them before, they're new). The song itself is about the person you love dying slowly in a hospital (I think), but like all good songs, people internalize it and make it about whatever's going on in their own lives...

"so we bury our love in cemetaries
because its something pretty for us to look at.

And I'll come visit you...
And I'll bring flowers too...

And I know I can change myself!
And I know we can change our selves,
And I know I can change myself -
But who am I without somebody else?"

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Concert Calendar

On the local radio station's (105.1 Channel Q) "Concert Calendar:"
We're listed in the top two shows, and we're playing the Gross Domestic Product show at the bottom as well. Essentially, this radio station thinks that there are 5 shows worth noting in the next two months, and we're playing in 3 of them.

Nice job, Matt!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Cola Musings


Coke --> best in a glass w/ ice.
Pepsi --> best in a fountain cup w/ ice.
Mt Dew --> best in a very cold can.