<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633</id><updated>2012-01-30T08:03:29.684-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ice Is Back On A Brand New Adventure</title><subtitle type='html'>All The News Not Fit To Print </subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>175</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115197312838385519</id><published>2006-07-03T20:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T20:39:02.433-04:00</updated><title type='text'>UFC: ULTIMATE FIGHTING CATS</title><summary type='text'>(Via)



With my cat allergies, these two cats could totally kick my ass. But they are so cute, I wouldn't mind.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115197312838385519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115197312838385519' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115197312838385519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115197312838385519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/ufc-ultimate-fighting-cats.html' title='UFC: ULTIMATE FIGHTING CATS'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115194449406113727</id><published>2006-07-03T12:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T12:34:54.080-04:00</updated><title type='text'>KEYSTONE FEDS THINK ALL ASIANS LOOK ALIKE</title><summary type='text'>(Via)

Hui Ping Wang, a New Jersey woman, was returning from a trip to China with her husband when feds at JFK airport, thinking her a fugitive, arrested Ms. Wang.  She was held at Rikers Island for eight days.  The catch?Hui Ping Wang and her husband, Jiang Hong, pointed out that the fugitive had a different middle name, a different address, date of birth and Social Security number, according to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115194449406113727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115194449406113727' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115194449406113727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115194449406113727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/keystone-feds-think-all-asians-look.html' title='KEYSTONE FEDS THINK ALL ASIANS LOOK ALIKE'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190972427396752</id><published>2006-07-03T02:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:58:45.700-04:00</updated><title type='text'>SISQO WHO?</title><summary type='text'>
Here's Sisqo making a recent appearance at some PR event (looks like LG).  Has it really been that long since the summer of thong, thong, thong?  That summer, it seemed as though this man was on every channel (well, if the channels were limited to MTV and BET).

Looks like he's been keeping up his membership at Equinox, but if I was him, I'd spend less time doing ab crunches with my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190972427396752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190972427396752' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190972427396752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190972427396752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/sisqo-who.html' title='SISQO WHO?'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190930679160979</id><published>2006-07-03T02:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:48:26.803-04:00</updated><title type='text'>THIS MAKES ME LAUGH</title><summary type='text'>(Via)

The dog wants some of what the cat is eating and the cat is all like, "Aw hell no bitch.  I ain't going down like that.  Talk to ma' paw.  Talk to ma' mothafuckin' paw!  You wanna eat some of this?  Eat my mothafuckin' paw like the little bitch that you are!"

(Click on image if it doesn't appear to be moving)

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190930679160979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190930679160979' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190930679160979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190930679160979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/this-makes-me-laugh.html' title='THIS MAKES ME LAUGH'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190858631586298</id><published>2006-07-03T02:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:36:26.316-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CAN'T GOOGLE IT?  CALL THE LIBRARY.</title><summary type='text'>(Via)

If you've want an answer to a question, just dial 212-340-0849 between Monday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Your call will be answered by one of ten telephone reference research librarians at the New York Public Library. A schoolboy once asked if there were "cultural institutions" close to Coney Island. The researcher asked why.

Because, said the frustrated youth, "I want to go to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190858631586298/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190858631586298' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190858631586298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190858631586298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/cant-google-it-call-library.html' title='CAN&apos;T GOOGLE IT?  CALL THE LIBRARY.'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190855639285128</id><published>2006-07-03T02:35:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:35:56.393-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PARIS HILTON'S HAS ANOTHER SONG</title><summary type='text'>I don't want to ruin your weekend, but Paris Hilton has released another song.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190855639285128/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190855639285128' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190855639285128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190855639285128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/paris-hiltons-has-another-song.html' title='PARIS HILTON&apos;S HAS ANOTHER SONG'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190851758534286</id><published>2006-07-03T02:33:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:35:17.586-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I LIKE SUPERMAN (NOT THAT WAY...NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT)</title><summary type='text'>I saw Superman in DIGITALLL PROJECTION-TION-TION on Thursday night.  Digital Projection isn't IMAX, but the clarity is pretty sweet. 

So, while the dialogue occasionally dipped into the cheesy territory (although I suspect this is unavoidable when making a movie based on a comic book character, particularly one that wears red and blue tights), it was a pretty super movie.  If you haven't seen it</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190851758534286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190851758534286' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190851758534286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190851758534286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/i-like-superman-not-that-waynot-that.html' title='I LIKE SUPERMAN (NOT THAT WAY...NOT THAT THERE&apos;S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT)'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190839267774801</id><published>2006-07-03T02:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:33:12.676-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MOM HAS AIDS</title><summary type='text'>This is an addendum to my recap below.  

In the restroom at the Japanese restaurant on St. Marks, someone wrote on the wall "I had sex with your mom." 

Below it, someone else rejoined, "Haha.  The joke's on you.  She has AIDS."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190839267774801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190839267774801' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190839267774801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190839267774801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/mom-has-aids.html' title='MOM HAS AIDS'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190836759762660</id><published>2006-07-03T02:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:32:47.600-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LAST NIGHT'S PARTY</title><summary type='text'>To say goodbye to Hussain before he embarks on his European adventure, Kaizar organized one final get together at to wish him well at Kush Lounge in LES.  

We walked in not knowing there were live performances (which incidentally were terrible) and we got ambushed for "suggested" donations.  I guess I got my 2 dollars worth.  Not.  But despite that, the space in Kush is quite cool.  Ya'll should</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190836759762660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190836759762660' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190836759762660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190836759762660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/last-nights-party.html' title='LAST NIGHT&apos;S PARTY'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190834310002001</id><published>2006-07-03T02:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:32:23.100-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MEKHI PFIFER'S GAL</title><summary type='text'>(Via)

I woulda thought Future would date a better girl than some import car model:

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190834310002001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190834310002001' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190834310002001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190834310002001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/mekhi-pfifers-gal.html' title='MEKHI PFIFER&apos;S GAL'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190829871105045</id><published>2006-07-03T02:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:31:38.713-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PREGNANT BRITNEY ISN'T TOO BIZARRE FOR BAZAAR MAG</title><summary type='text'>(Via)

I think it's time for Britney to get a new publicist.  An upcoming Harper's Bazaar features a naked and very pregnant Britney on the cover along with a photospread inside.  I think Harpers should rename the magazine Bizarre.  Har har har.     

These pictures might be NSFW, so if your boss if looking over your shoulder, skip this one. 





















Yuck.  

The freelance </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190829871105045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190829871105045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190829871105045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190829871105045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/pregnant-britney-isnt-too-bizarre-for.html' title='PREGNANT BRITNEY ISN&apos;T TOO BIZARRE FOR BAZAAR MAG'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190826038319515</id><published>2006-07-03T02:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:31:00.386-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LAST NIGHT'S PARTY - JUNE 27, 2006</title><summary type='text'>On Monday night, I made a bit of a last minute visit to West 27th Street and met up with Lauren and Mike.  Lauren's friend was working the door at BED.


Mike says "Wha??  Going out on a Monday night??"


Mike and Lauren getting their groove on.


Word association?  Unfortunate.  


Dude rocking the cane. 


The ladies apparently love the cane and leg brace.  

Cane man told us (Said he was a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190826038319515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190826038319515' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190826038319515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190826038319515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/last-nights-party-june-27-2006.html' title='LAST NIGHT&apos;S PARTY - JUNE 27, 2006'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190821785723602</id><published>2006-07-03T02:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:30:17.860-04:00</updated><title type='text'>SUPERMAN IS JUST SUPER ON MYSPACE</title><summary type='text'>I logged onto the main website for the Superman Returns movie to double check when it opens and on the site, it had a link to its Myspace page prominently placed on the front page.  So I clicked on it (No worries Moye--No pink).  Superman is not only faster than a speeding bullet, but he can also obtain friends faster than anyone I know.  He currently has 63,172 friends (and counting...).  He's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190821785723602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190821785723602' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190821785723602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190821785723602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/superman-is-just-super-on-myspace.html' title='SUPERMAN IS JUST SUPER ON MYSPACE'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190815784112174</id><published>2006-07-03T02:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:29:17.843-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WOMAN FEARS PICKLES</title><summary type='text'>Life is indeed stranger than fiction.  Evidence: A girl with a phobia of pickles.  Yup, pickles.    

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190815784112174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190815784112174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190815784112174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190815784112174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/woman-fears-pickles.html' title='WOMAN FEARS PICKLES'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115190811049521164</id><published>2006-07-03T02:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-03T02:28:30.496-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LIMBAUGH'S VIAGRA RUSH</title><summary type='text'>Nicole sent me this and it amused me.  Rush Limbaugh was detained at the airport for possessing some Viagra without a prescription.U.S. Customs and Border Protection examined the 55-year-old radio commentator’s luggage after his private plane landed at the airport from the Dominican Republic, said Miller.

The matter was referred to the sheriff’s office, whose investigators interviewed Limbaugh. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115190811049521164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115190811049521164' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190811049521164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115190811049521164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/07/limbaughs-viagra-rush.html' title='LIMBAUGH&apos;S VIAGRA RUSH'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-115130160060886458</id><published>2006-06-26T01:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-06-26T02:00:00.626-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WEEKEND UPDATE</title><summary type='text'>[WARNING: Lots of pictures and words]

Friday was uneventful.  Sat at home and worked on a couple cover letters.  

On Saturday Jessica and I drove out to Gloucester, Massachusetts for Winer's engagement party.  

Fun Gloucester Trivia:

- Gloucester was used as the setting for the hit film featuring Marky Mark, "The Perfect Storm."

- Gloucester used to be a very well-known area for the import </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/115130160060886458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=115130160060886458' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115130160060886458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/115130160060886458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2006/06/weekend-update.html' title='WEEKEND UPDATE'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110999479500920849</id><published>2005-03-04T22:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-03-04T22:53:15.010-05:00</updated><title type='text'>PEACE OUT...TO MY TWO READERS</title><summary type='text'>So blogger is really lonely.  

You can resume your stalking at my other site where I'm more popular and people really love me.

www.xanga.com/mrod

See you around,

Matteo</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110999479500920849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110999479500920849' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110999479500920849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110999479500920849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/03/peace-outto-my-two-readers.html' title='PEACE OUT...TO MY TWO READERS'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110914478809521269</id><published>2005-02-23T02:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-23T02:46:28.096-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This Is What I Do While I'm On The Phone</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110914478809521269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110914478809521269' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110914478809521269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110914478809521269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/this-is-what-i-do-while-im-on-phone.html' title='This Is What I Do While I&apos;m On The Phone'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110914355241540621</id><published>2005-02-23T02:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-23T02:25:52.423-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuesday/Wednesday</title><summary type='text'>My week thus far has been relatively uneventful.  And if my liver was Marth Stewart, she'd say, "That's a good thing."  I drank way too much.  And although I went for a run today, I think I would have to run a marathon to burn off all the beer imbibed by me this past weekend.   

According to Nutritionbite.com: If you consume an average of 3 mixed drinks on three different nights a week, you will</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110914355241540621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110914355241540621' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110914355241540621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110914355241540621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/tuesdaywednesday.html' title='Tuesday/Wednesday'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110902791663036559</id><published>2005-02-21T18:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-21T18:18:36.633-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WTF NEWS OF THE DAY</title><summary type='text'>Regarding Hunter S. Thompson...Fuckin' A.  



.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110902791663036559/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110902791663036559' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110902791663036559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110902791663036559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/wtf-news-of-day.html' title='WTF NEWS OF THE DAY'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110902788557570553</id><published>2005-02-21T18:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-21T18:18:05.576-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Celebrity Ketchup</title><summary type='text'>I've had some quality hotdogs sitting around in my fridge and due to a lack of ketchup and mustard, I haven't had a chance to eat them until today.

On my way home after class, I stopped by the deli and picked up the relevant condiments.  The ketchup however, in particular, was special.  Like "outta-this-world" special:



What genius thought this up in the marketing department?  But I kind of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110902788557570553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110902788557570553' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110902788557570553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110902788557570553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/celebrity-ketchup.html' title='Celebrity Ketchup'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110902772478029456</id><published>2005-02-21T18:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-21T18:15:24.783-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Mobile Paris: Nude Pics on the Go</title><summary type='text'>I'm sure nearly all of ya'll have heard about some hacker or someone who  busted into Paris Hilton's T-Mobile sidekick account.  [Insert joke here about busting into Parish]  

Her pictures, phone book, e-mail and text messages all out there.  

I almost feel bad for this girl.  Total invasion of privacy.  But she's such a shrewd marketing mothaeffer that no doubt, like her sex video, she'll be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110902772478029456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110902772478029456' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110902772478029456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110902772478029456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/mobile-paris-nude-pics-on-go.html' title='Mobile Paris: Nude Pics on the Go'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110892680228919907</id><published>2005-02-20T14:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-20T14:13:22.290-05:00</updated><title type='text'>GMail: Not So Exclusive?</title><summary type='text'>Remember back in the day when Google's e-mail service, "Gmail" was a coveted account?  People were selling them on-line; I gave away a few extra Gmail invites to some of ya'll.   

Apparently, it ain't so special anymore:



Um, yea, so I have 50 Gmail accounts to give away.  

Fity.  

There's a bad 50 Cent joke in all of this.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110892680228919907/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110892680228919907' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110892680228919907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110892680228919907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/gmail-not-so-exclusive.html' title='GMail: Not So Exclusive?'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110891705773802870</id><published>2005-02-20T11:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-20T11:30:57.746-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Saturday Night: Stan Visits</title><summary type='text'>My boy from Brown and future doctor (I'm relying on all my med school friends to specialize in different fields so I'm always covered) came into New Yoke City and despite drinking heavily on Thursday night and Friday night -- my liver yelling, "Stop!  No More!" -- I still had to go out once again for my boy Stan's visit last night.

Mike and I met up with Stanley at Penn Station and then hopped </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110891705773802870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110891705773802870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110891705773802870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110891705773802870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/saturday-night-stan-visits.html' title='Saturday Night: Stan Visits'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110877781507829120</id><published>2005-02-18T20:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-18T20:50:15.080-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This Makes Me Laugh</title><summary type='text'>

Heh.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110877781507829120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110877781507829120' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110877781507829120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110877781507829120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/this-makes-me-laugh.html' title='This Makes Me Laugh'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110875416106996566</id><published>2005-02-18T14:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-18T14:16:01.070-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Coopted Fashion By Barneys</title><summary type='text'>Today was the start of the famous bi-annual Barney's warehouse sale at their Coop store.

I'm a dirty whore for clothing and particularly "cool" clothing at 50 percent and more discount, so after my morning class, I trekked down to W. 17th Street to bump elbows with other New Yorkers at Barneys.  For those of you who haven't ever gone, it's simply madness; imagine a pack of wild animals fighting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110875416106996566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110875416106996566' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110875416106996566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110875416106996566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/coopted-fashion-by-barneys.html' title='Coopted Fashion By Barneys'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110875409593377062</id><published>2005-02-18T14:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-18T14:14:55.933-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thursday Night: Beer Mishap</title><summary type='text'>Last night, my buddy Patrick came up for a little bit of drinking and Halo 2...make that, a lot of drinking and Halo 2.  First however, we went to the Columbia GSAS mixer at Philosophy Hall which was bumpin' (as "bumpin'" as it can get with a buncha Ph.D and M.A. students) with a couple kegs and wine and food, although by the time we got there all the poor starving grad students had eaten most of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110875409593377062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110875409593377062' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110875409593377062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110875409593377062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/thursday-night-beer-mishap.html' title='Thursday Night: Beer Mishap'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110862422724398090</id><published>2005-02-17T02:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-17T02:10:27.243-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Marriage: An Excuse To Let It All Go</title><summary type='text'>



Dear Britney,

Please rehire your celebrity personal trainer.

Love,

Matteo</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110862422724398090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110862422724398090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110862422724398090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110862422724398090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/marriage-excuse-to-let-it-all-go.html' title='Marriage: An Excuse To Let It All Go'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110859544963413344</id><published>2005-02-16T18:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-16T18:10:49.636-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Presidential Fetish</title><summary type='text'>This blogger noticed something one part hilarious and one part scary about Bush.

He likes 'em bald. 

Evidence?

Exhibit A:



















</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110859544963413344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110859544963413344' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110859544963413344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110859544963413344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/presidential-fetish.html' title='The Presidential Fetish'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110858803829989827</id><published>2005-02-16T16:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-16T16:07:18.306-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Few more Pictures of NYC Fun</title><summary type='text'>Some of ya'll hated on it, but I stand firmly in support of the Central Park Gates.  Go see them if you haven't yet.  They are only gonna be up for...another 14 days, I think.   

Anyhoo.

Here are a few more pictures from the walk through CP:


Bethasda Fountain: Hey, Cat-- You can get to this place easily through the E. 71st entrance


I think Jess took this picture


This is really one of my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110858803829989827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110858803829989827' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110858803829989827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110858803829989827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/few-more-pictures-of-nyc-fun.html' title='A Few more Pictures of NYC Fun'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110858793734299342</id><published>2005-02-16T16:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-16T16:05:37.343-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Who Knew Humping Unicorns Could Be So Fashionable?</title><summary type='text'>This is the latest edition to The Matteo Tee Shirt Collection:

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110858793734299342/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110858793734299342' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110858793734299342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110858793734299342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/who-knew-humping-unicorns-could-be-so.html' title='Who Knew Humping Unicorns Could Be So Fashionable?'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110835738695975346</id><published>2005-02-14T00:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-14T00:03:06.966-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Saturday Night Out: The White Rabbit and Kimchi Hotdogs</title><summary type='text'>(Again, warned: Lotsa pictures.  I'm that vain.)

Despite being exhausted from all the walking in Central Park, Jess and I decided to go out.

We met up with ma' "boyz" at the 3rd Floor Cafe in K-Town:


Me, Kaizar, Cyrus


Cyrus has no shame about his propensity or rather deep love affair with fruity ass girly drinks.  I have to admire that because...I love them as well

And this boy needs to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110835738695975346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110835738695975346' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110835738695975346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110835738695975346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/saturday-night-out-white-rabbit-and.html' title='Saturday Night Out: The White Rabbit and Kimchi Hotdogs'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110835047955557271</id><published>2005-02-13T22:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-13T22:07:59.560-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Early V-Day Dinner</title><summary type='text'>Some of you know and some of you don't but Jess came to visit me here in NYC for Valentine's Day weekend.  Unfortunately, with V-Day technically falling on Monday and she'll have to go back to law school that day, we celebrated an early Valentines Day dinner at Asiate located in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Columbus Circle.  The restaurant is located on the 35th floor, so it provides a nice 30 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110835047955557271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110835047955557271' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110835047955557271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110835047955557271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/early-v-day-dinner.html' title='Early V-Day Dinner'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110823138621240108</id><published>2005-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-12T13:03:06.213-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oops.  I Thought It Was A Speed Bump</title><summary type='text'>

I failed my first driver's license test (something about looking both ways...whatever), but damn, at least I never physically injured the driver's ed instructor:A driver's education instructor was run over by one of her students and pinned beneath the car for 15 minutes, officials said.

Two cars driven by students collided on the DeKalb County Schools driver's education lot, then one of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110823138621240108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110823138621240108' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110823138621240108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110823138621240108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/oops-i-thought-it-was-speed-bump.html' title='Oops.  I Thought It Was A Speed Bump'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110819354991449905</id><published>2005-02-12T02:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-12T02:32:29.916-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dead or Alive?  Alive.</title><summary type='text'>
Larry Green

The reaction to this story?  HOLY FUCKING SHIT.Larry Green stepped out of the darkness so suddenly that the car that hit him didn't even leave skid marks. The impact sent his shoes, socks and the unopened beer in his hand flying.

Green came to rest on U.S. 401 alongside a trash-strewn ditch, where he was examined by paramedics and declared dead.

Over the next 2 1/2 hours, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110819354991449905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110819354991449905' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110819354991449905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110819354991449905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/dead-or-alive-alive.html' title='Dead or Alive?  Alive.'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110800035391261111</id><published>2005-02-09T20:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-09T20:52:33.913-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Corporate Mergers</title><summary type='text'>When corporations merge...funny ensues:
















</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110800035391261111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110800035391261111' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110800035391261111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110800035391261111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/corporate-mergers.html' title='Corporate Mergers'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110799945688257113</id><published>2005-02-09T20:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-09T20:37:36.883-05:00</updated><title type='text'>V-Day Visit</title><summary type='text'>

Jess is coming to visit; she'll be flying in tomorrow afternoon and will be in town for approximately four days.  The occasion obviously is the Day Made-Up By Hallmark To Make Guys Stress.  The plan for the long weekend with her is obviously lots of acrobatic sex, dinner on Friday night at Asiate in Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Supposed to have a hot view of Central Park and Manhattan), Norma's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110799945688257113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110799945688257113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110799945688257113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110799945688257113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/v-day-visit.html' title='V-Day Visit'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110798546495609203</id><published>2005-02-09T16:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-09T16:44:24.956-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cracking The Da Vinci Pedophile Code</title><summary type='text'>

Must be a slow news day at MSNBC for them to put this article on their front page warning parents about the secret language of today's youth:She did everything right. Her 14-year-old daughter's computer was in the living room. She even peeked over her shoulder once in a while during the girl's avid instant message chats to make sure nothing unusual was going on.

But the girl fell into a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110798546495609203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110798546495609203' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110798546495609203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110798546495609203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/cracking-da-vinci-pedophile-code.html' title='Cracking The &lt;strike&gt;Da Vinci&lt;/strike&gt; Pedophile Code'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110790701024883968</id><published>2005-02-08T18:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-08T18:56:50.246-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TMR: TOO MUCH RAMEN</title><summary type='text'>I just ate so much Ramen, I sort of feel like throwing up.  Seriously.  I feel mad ill:



I haven't had such bad Ramen-induced sickness since my senior year at Brown when due to a certain case of the munchies, Peter Kim and I cooked all together: three packages of Ramen, two eggs, half a bag of frozen vegetables and a half cup of rice.   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110790701024883968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110790701024883968' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110790701024883968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110790701024883968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/tmr-too-much-ramen.html' title='TMR: TOO MUCH RAMEN'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110775166402717334</id><published>2005-02-06T23:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-06T23:47:44.026-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Make It Double For New England</title><summary type='text'>First, the Red Sox and now the Pats.  What are they putting in the drinking water??


Count 'em.  THREE of these babies


Well, at least we have good cheese steak sandwiches...


!@!#@!$$@!!!!

This is by far the most jacked picture I've seen yet.  Here, after a crushing defeat (And to Philly's credit they played one hell of a game), this guy is crying his soul out and what does his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110775166402717334/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110775166402717334' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110775166402717334'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110775166402717334'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/make-it-double-for-new-england.html' title='Make It Double For New England'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110772019104917713</id><published>2005-02-06T15:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-06T15:03:11.050-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Parroting Einstein</title><summary type='text'>This is the most amazing dumb animal tricks animal I've ever seen (Movie).  

And how fucking cool is this tech demonstration?  Our kids are going to play the coolest video games. (wmv video).</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110772019104917713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110772019104917713' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110772019104917713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110772019104917713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/parroting-einstein.html' title='Parroting Einstein'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110762794889659684</id><published>2005-02-05T13:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-05T13:25:48.896-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday night 2 Bar Hopping Madness: When Models Attack</title><summary type='text'>I had planned on staying in and studying Friday night.  But for some reason after two hours in Butler, I was ready to get my drinking on and I was particularly itching to go do the imbibing of alcohol downtown.  So I called up a few of my boys to see what they were up to and their answer corresponded to mine.

First, I had dinner at some Thai restaurant on 108th and Broadway with an old college</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110762794889659684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110762794889659684' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110762794889659684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110762794889659684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/friday-night-2-bar-hopping-madness.html' title='Friday night 2 Bar Hopping Madness: When Models Attack'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110750435964606624</id><published>2005-02-04T03:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-04T03:05:59.646-05:00</updated><title type='text'>DSFKLJH:DSDKLSJFJDSF</title><summary type='text'>I am drunk right now.

Love, 

Matteo.

And then I decided to get a tattoo:

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110750435964606624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110750435964606624' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110750435964606624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110750435964606624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/dsfkljhdsdklsjfjdsf.html' title='DSFKLJH:DSDKLSJFJDSF'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110746371596951663</id><published>2005-02-03T15:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-03T15:48:35.970-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I Got Really Mad At My Laptop</title><summary type='text'>My laptop starting talking back, so I did the only thing a man can do.





Buy it on Ebay.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110746371596951663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110746371596951663' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110746371596951663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110746371596951663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/i-got-really-mad-at-my-laptop.html' title='I Got Really Mad At My Laptop'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110733007014156451</id><published>2005-02-02T02:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-02T02:41:10.140-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Joining The Club of Ridiculously Good Looking Nerds</title><summary type='text'>

I really should be studying as I'm a week behind in my readings, but instead Friendster and Xanga is forcing me to procrastinate.  Yes, forcing me.  I have no free will.  I am a slave to the screen and keyboard in front of me.  

I was invited to join the "Hot Ivy Leaguer" group on Friendster.  There's something paradoxical about that term.  I don't know if many people would associate "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110733007014156451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110733007014156451' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110733007014156451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110733007014156451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/joining-club-of-ridiculously-good.html' title='Joining The Club of Ridiculously Good Looking Nerds'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110730034168085091</id><published>2005-02-01T18:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-01T18:40:34.336-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lets Get It On....Inter-racially</title><summary type='text'>This is jacked from an amusing blog I read.  This blogger  (Tian) noticed an advertisement for OFoto:



In the spirit of corporate multiculturalism and diversity, it's not uncommon to see black-white interracial couple portrayed, which is a reflection of the binary racial paradigm in this country.  Hence, the emphasis on race, diversity, and identity issues is often focused primarily on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110730034168085091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110730034168085091' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110730034168085091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110730034168085091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/lets-get-it-oninter-racially.html' title='Lets Get It On....Inter-racially'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110729897773430594</id><published>2005-02-01T18:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-01T18:02:57.733-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Saturday Night Recap: Celebration of Me</title><summary type='text'>First, I'd like to thank everyone that came out last night to my party.  I know it was a hike for some of ya'll and with the cold weather and all, it was groovy that ya'll came downtown or crossed the river to The Party Celebrating Matteo.  It was very good to see everyone.

And for those of ya'll that didn't come out.  You are dead to me.

Anyhoo, on to the pictures (Thanks to Kaizar for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110729897773430594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110729897773430594' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110729897773430594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110729897773430594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/02/saturday-night-recap-celebration-of-me.html' title='Saturday Night Recap: Celebration of Me'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110696321666799501</id><published>2005-01-28T20:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-28T20:46:56.666-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Penny For Your Disease?</title><summary type='text'>Money is pretty nasty.  And I don't mean in the anti-capitalist sense.  I mean, literally.  Nasty.  Think of all those germy people touching all that money and just passing on their germs to other innocent victims like myself.  Screw the cycle of life from Lion King.  More like "Cycle of Disease."  

What prompted this rant?  I was picking up some change before heading out and I noticed a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110696321666799501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110696321666799501' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110696321666799501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110696321666799501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/penny-for-your-disease.html' title='A Penny For Your Disease?'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110686741148255722</id><published>2005-01-27T18:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-27T18:10:11.483-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sharing The Music</title><summary type='text'>One of the greatest or worst trait of New York City is the perceived unfriendliness of its residents.  Indeed, after the 9/11 attacks, many human interest stories focused on how New Yorkers were opening up to one another.

That stereotype is somewhat true.  We walk around the crowded streets avoiding eye contact, shoving old ladies and tourists out of our way.  We stand shoulder to shoulder </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110686741148255722/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110686741148255722' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110686741148255722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110686741148255722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/sharing-music.html' title='Sharing The Music'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110679086145067825</id><published>2005-01-26T20:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-26T20:54:21.450-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I Guess I Like Junk Food</title><summary type='text'>Thanks to all for your kind birthday wishes.  Tear.  I feel so popular.  And yet there are bastards out there on xanga who get 50 comments for writing, "I sneezed today.  And I liked it."

Anyway.  

I checked my mail today to find another package for me.  So, my family has a friend in Germany who sends us all a huge Christmas package of gifts and food and all sortsa delicious European </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110679086145067825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110679086145067825' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110679086145067825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110679086145067825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/i-guess-i-like-junk-food.html' title='I Guess I Like Junk Food'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110672196994088600</id><published>2005-01-26T01:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-26T01:46:09.940-05:00</updated><title type='text'>He's All Growns Up, He's All Growns Up</title><summary type='text'>It's my birthday today, bitches.  (My birthday party info at end of entry)

As my friend Jenn likes to repeatedly remind me, I've now lived a quarter of a century.  



I have the same birthday (Jan. 26th) with the following celebs:

Kirk Franklin  
Wayne Gretzky 
Anita Baker  
Ellen DeGeneres 
Eddie Van Halen  
Lucinda Williams  
Gene Siskel 
Angela Davis 
Scott Glenn 
Bob </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110672196994088600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110672196994088600' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110672196994088600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110672196994088600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/hes-all-growns-up-hes-all-growns-up.html' title='He&apos;s All Growns Up, He&apos;s All Growns Up'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110667454503422727</id><published>2005-01-25T13:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-25T12:35:45.033-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuesday Night Event FYI</title><summary type='text'>

Not sure if I am going to this tonight, but I'm sure some of ya'll fellow residents of New York City might be interested:

DJ Jazzy Jeff and Peanut Butter Wolf
When:  Tue 1.25 (10pm)
Where:  Eleven (152 Orchard St, 212.979.2240)
Price:  FREE w/ RSVP

Though millions remember him for his shoulder-and-snap handshake on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, not to mention getting tossed from the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110667454503422727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110667454503422727' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110667454503422727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110667454503422727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/tuesday-night-event-fyi.html' title='Tuesday Night Event FYI'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110663396813292733</id><published>2005-01-25T01:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-25T01:19:28.133-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My New IPod</title><summary type='text'>I checked my mail today and I found a package slip.  So I went to go pick it up.



Hmmm...what can this be?

Ahhh, shibbiddy shibbiddy shnap!



Dat right.  Yours truly is officially a member of the iPod army thanks to my dad.  He sent me one for my birthday (January 26th).  



While waiting for it to charge and transfer all the songs (Tupac in the house!), I sat around enjoying </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110663396813292733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110663396813292733' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110663396813292733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110663396813292733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/my-new-ipod.html' title='My New IPod'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110660459925199371</id><published>2005-01-24T17:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-24T17:09:59.250-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This Makes Me Laugh</title><summary type='text'>(via Gawker.com)

Penis humor never gets old:

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110660459925199371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110660459925199371' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110660459925199371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110660459925199371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/this-makes-me-laugh_24.html' title='This Makes Me Laugh'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110660454413540652</id><published>2005-01-24T17:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-24T17:09:04.136-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Post-Storm Recap</title><summary type='text'>So right, the snowstorm was pretty sweet.

You know what else is sweet?  Tom Brady's handsome mug The Pats spanking of the Steelers.  

Anyway, Saturday night was a good time thanks to Molson, Fosters and Xbox.  Patty came all the way over from Brooklyn despite the hail of snow coming down by late Saturday afternoon.  He brought with him a twelve pack of Molson and two gigantasaurus cans of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110660454413540652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110660454413540652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110660454413540652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110660454413540652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/post-storm-recap.html' title='Post-Storm Recap'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110642614196008997</id><published>2005-01-22T15:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-22T15:35:41.960-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A (Lazy) Man's Got To Eat</title><summary type='text'>So I can be extremely lazy about leaving my apartment, particularly during...a blizzard.  Further, as much I love food and er, eating food, I can also be extremely lazy about that as well.  I have a bad habit of waiting until the very late late last minute before finally grabbing some food.

OH, also I'd like to make clear (as some of you know), I don't cook.  At all.  I hate cooking.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110642614196008997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110642614196008997' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110642614196008997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110642614196008997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/lazy-mans-got-to-eat.html' title='A (Lazy) Man&apos;s Got To Eat'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110635721910380590</id><published>2005-01-21T20:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T20:26:59.103-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Romance and White Castle</title><summary type='text'>

See, White Castle is so much more than just two-bite sliders.  It's also about romance:Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., cravers will be greeted at the door by a host and taken to their own candle-lit table with decorations and table covers. They will receive table service complete with wait staff. Reservations are required.

"We hear many stories from married cravers for whom White Castle is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110635721910380590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110635721910380590' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110635721910380590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110635721910380590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/romance-and-white-castle.html' title='Romance and White Castle'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110632909146871194</id><published>2005-01-21T13:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T12:38:11.470-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This Makes Me Laugh</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110632909146871194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110632909146871194' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110632909146871194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110632909146871194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/this-makes-me-laugh.html' title='This Makes Me Laugh'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110632896040992197</id><published>2005-01-21T13:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T12:36:00.410-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Jenna Offends Norwegians and Deaf</title><summary type='text'>

I can't really hate on Jenna for what she did; I knew what she was signaling with that hand sign...but this shite is still hilarious.

According to Yahoo News:Many Norwegian television viewers were shocked to see U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and family apparently saluting Satan during the U.S. inauguration.

But in reality, it was just a sign of respect for the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110632896040992197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110632896040992197' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110632896040992197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110632896040992197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/jenna-offends-norwegians-and-deaf.html' title='Jenna Offends Norwegians and Deaf'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110626624659825109</id><published>2005-01-20T19:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-20T19:10:46.596-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Fucking Tiger Woods</title><summary type='text'>









And then boys and girls, when he's done hitting nuts off the roof of a 10 star hotel, he goes downstairs to his wife:


Mrs. Tiger Woods</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110626624659825109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110626624659825109' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110626624659825109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110626624659825109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/its-bird-its-plane-its-fucking-tiger.html' title='It&apos;s a Bird, It&apos;s a Plane, It&apos;s Fucking Tiger Woods'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110624912611328248</id><published>2005-01-20T14:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-20T14:25:26.113-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Who Knew Matt Was Short For Sameer?</title><summary type='text'>The former occupant of my apartment was a guy named "Sameer."

My new apartment came with a landline and phone.  Because I don't have T-Mobile service in my room, I've been using the landline.  

I've received two voice mail messages on there from this businesswoman who's been trying to get in touch with the former occupant, Sameer:

"Matt ...this is Diane at Du Pont calling back about your</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110624912611328248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110624912611328248' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110624912611328248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110624912611328248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/who-knew-matt-was-short-for-sameer.html' title='Who Knew Matt Was Short For Sameer?'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110610307911566734</id><published>2005-01-18T21:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-18T21:52:42.596-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Poo On America</title><summary type='text'>

This makes me laugh.German police have their hands full - pranksters in Berlin have been sticking miniature American flags into piles of dog poop in public parks.

...

Police say they are completely baffled by these events, which have been going on for a year.

"We have sent out extra patrols to try to catch whoever is doing this in the act," said police spokesperson Reiner Kuechler.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110610307911566734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110610307911566734' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110610307911566734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110610307911566734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/poo-on-america.html' title='Poo On America'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110610140695408671</id><published>2005-01-18T21:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-18T21:32:52.566-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Marcus Shanken China</title><summary type='text'>

This is one of the more disturbing and ... well, dithguthting things I've read lately.  The visual imagery alone is enough to make me up chuck my pepperoni mushroom pizza: MUSCLE-BOUND lady wrestler Chyna Doll is making a meal out of supermodel Marcus "The Swedish Meatball" Schenkenberg. The B-list duo, who met while filming VH1's "The Surreal Life," were seen locking lips at Scores West in </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nypost.com/gossip/38326.htm' title='Marcus Shanken China'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110610140695408671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110610140695408671' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110610140695408671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110610140695408671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/marcus-shanken-china.html' title='Marcus Shanken China'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110609489688926958</id><published>2005-01-18T19:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-18T19:34:56.890-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Weather Rant</title><summary type='text'>This is for all my NYC peeps.

WHAT THE FUCK? My nuts have either frozen completely or fallen off because either way, I don't have any fucking feeling down there.

Why is it so fucking cold right now?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110609489688926958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110609489688926958' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110609489688926958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110609489688926958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/weather-rant_18.html' title='Weather Rant'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110607212500358069</id><published>2005-01-18T13:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-18T13:15:25.003-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Weather Rant</title><summary type='text'>This is for all my NYC peeps.

WHAT THE FUCK?  My nuts have either frozen completely or fallen off because either way, I don't have any fucking feeling down there.

Why is it so fucking cold right now?   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110607212500358069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110607212500358069' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110607212500358069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110607212500358069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/weather-rant.html' title='Weather Rant'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110602648754167898</id><published>2005-01-18T01:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-18T00:34:47.540-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Return</title><summary type='text'>I'm back safe and sound in my apartment in New York City.  

Had a wonderful vacation.  

Trying to figure out my classes for tomorrow.  Looks like I'll be doing lots of course shoppin'.  

It's good to be back except...god damn, it's fucking cold here.  What the fuck?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110602648754167898/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110602648754167898' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110602648754167898'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110602648754167898'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/return.html' title='Return'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110592723895337791</id><published>2005-01-16T21:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-16T21:00:38.953-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Meet the Geriatrics</title><summary type='text'>Last night, Jess and I had a late dinner at a restaurant here in Saint Louis.  

I mean, it really was a late dinner (by Saint Louis standards).  We got there at like 9:30 and started eating by 10ish...  Yet, I was really fascinated by this large group of seriously old people eating and carrying on behind us.  I mean...wasn't it way past their bedtime?

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110592723895337791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110592723895337791' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110592723895337791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110592723895337791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/meet-geriatrics.html' title='Meet the Geriatrics'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110592610608237562</id><published>2005-01-16T20:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-16T20:41:46.083-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm an Apple Homeboy</title><summary type='text'>Self explanatory.



You can get it here.

IN RELATED NEWS

I'm so excited about my new mini-iPOD that awaits me back in my new apartment in NYC.  

Woohoo.  Thanks Dad!  A fantastic birthday gift!  
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110592610608237562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110592610608237562' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110592610608237562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110592610608237562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/im-apple-homeboy.html' title='I&apos;m an Apple Homeboy'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110579667325159047</id><published>2005-01-15T08:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-15T08:44:33.250-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Net Bugs</title><summary type='text'>Certain internet ads don't "bug" me much, such as those Google sidebar ads, but some really annoy the piss out of me, especially the ones that promise a free iPOD, laptop, flat screen tv, big titty lapdances if you can shoot the duck or smack the ho'. 

But, I particularly hate and despise this one:



I hate bugs.  I hate seeing these fucking bugs crawl all up in my computer screen.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110579667325159047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110579667325159047' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110579667325159047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110579667325159047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/net-bugs.html' title='Net Bugs'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110579598819867797</id><published>2005-01-15T08:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-15T08:33:08.196-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Early Bird</title><summary type='text'>Due to a wee bit of champagne and beer, I ended up going to bed at 11:30 PM last night and woke up at 6:15 AM this morning feeling amazingly refreshed.

I am such an old man. 

Since I'm still on vacation, I guess I'm now going to fire up the Xbox for some Halo 2 on-line.

I am such a dork.

IN OTHER NEWS

My former roommate and xanga regular, Kaizar, sent me the most disturbing picture</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110579598819867797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110579598819867797' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110579598819867797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110579598819867797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/early-bird.html' title='Early Bird'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110574287783074431</id><published>2005-01-14T17:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-14T17:47:57.830-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Officially Sanctioned Harvard Fun</title><summary type='text'>

Haven't these kids heard of making a run to the liquor store? Following complaints that it does little to promote campus social life, the Ivy League school has hired its first "fun czar" -- Zac Corker, a recent Harvard graduate whose job is to build community spirit and help stressed-out students unwind.

Corker knows a few things about kicking back. As an undergraduate, he helped organize </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110574287783074431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110574287783074431' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110574287783074431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110574287783074431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/officially-sanctioned-harvard-fun.html' title='Officially Sanctioned Harvard Fun'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110574267502578594</id><published>2005-01-14T17:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-14T17:44:35.026-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lame Actually</title><summary type='text'>

I was pretty exhausted last night, but before falling asleep, I decided to make one last round through the movie channels.

I ended up somehow watching Love Actually from beginning to end and finally going to bed at 3 AM.

I am such a girl.

This movie reminds me of a moment I had with my "boys" during college.  We were all walking back up the massive hill to the campus from a movie </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110574267502578594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110574267502578594' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110574267502578594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110574267502578594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/lame-actually.html' title='Lame Actually'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110573697850300365</id><published>2005-01-14T16:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-14T16:09:38.503-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Best to Seven Basketball</title><summary type='text'>

Now this is a basketball game that I could have played in with my weak-ass court skills:Hard to imagine a 3-pointer in the second quarter of a high school boy's basketball game would turn out to be the winning basket -- unless it's one of only three made in the entire game.

That basket, along with an earlier field goal, was all Bellows Free Academy-Fairfax needed to beat Milton on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110573697850300365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110573697850300365' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110573697850300365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110573697850300365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/best-to-seven-basketball.html' title='Best to Seven Basketball'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110573573657699448</id><published>2005-01-14T15:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-14T15:48:56.576-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fantastic Four</title><summary type='text'>If you haven't guessed by now, underneath my boyish good looks and devastating sartorial fashion sense, I'm still the same mega dork.  Uber-dork right here.  And a requirement for any dork or nerd is the special place in their heart reserved for comic books.  Consequently, even though I haven't read a comic book in days years, I'm still kind of excited about this:


(via The Superficial)

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110573573657699448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110573573657699448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110573573657699448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110573573657699448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/fantastic-four.html' title='Fantastic Four'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110564037935935583</id><published>2005-01-13T13:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-13T13:19:39.360-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Royal Ass</title><summary type='text'>Imagine you are a prince.  Not just any prince, such as prince of Latuxemberg, population 600.  No, the prince of England.  One of the most eligible bachelors according to some.  The paparazzi follow you wherever you go.  Indeed, the eyes of the world, or at least the global media are on you.  

Okay, and now there's this costume party that you have been invited to.  What to wear?!  

Well, </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/12/harry.nazi/index.html' title='A Royal Ass'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110564037935935583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110564037935935583' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110564037935935583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110564037935935583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/royal-ass.html' title='A Royal Ass'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110564032892831580</id><published>2005-01-13T13:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-13T13:18:48.926-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WooHoo</title><summary type='text'>Finally got all my grades.  

Straight A's beeyatches!  

Nearly 70 pages written in two weeks, including full research on all four papers.  

Rock out with my cock out.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110564032892831580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110564032892831580' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110564032892831580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110564032892831580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/woohoo.html' title='WooHoo'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110560382760666204</id><published>2005-01-13T03:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-13T03:10:27.606-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Not Super Sized, But Additionalized</title><summary type='text'>So I saw the documentary Super Size Me.  I'm sure most of youse saw it as well.  If I remember correctly, near the end of his McFatty journey, he mentions that following the film's buzz, McDonald's announced that they would no longer offer super size meals.  

That's cool, I thought.  It's a small step, but a step forward nevertheless in addressing the fat problem in this country.  I mean, do </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110560382760666204/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110560382760666204' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110560382760666204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110560382760666204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/not-super-sized-but-additionalized.html' title='Not Super Sized, But Additionalized'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110551271637962249</id><published>2005-01-12T01:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-12T01:51:56.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Eyes Closed Shut</title><summary type='text'>Damn, this sounds painful and nasty:Best not to keep glue in the refrigerator -- accidents can happen. Take the case of Aussie Terry Horder. When the 78-year-old great-grandmother's eyes began to water, she opened her fridge and reached for her allergy eye drops. Instead, Horder accidentally grabbed her Loctite 401 instant glue, kept in the fridge to avoid heat damage, and squirted the adhesive </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110551271637962249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110551271637962249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110551271637962249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110551271637962249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/eyes-closed-shut.html' title='Eyes Closed Shut'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110547433203864034</id><published>2005-01-11T15:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T15:12:12.040-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yummy</title><summary type='text'>

I will be buying this.  Gawd, I'm such an Apple whore.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110547433203864034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110547433203864034' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110547433203864034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110547433203864034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/yummy.html' title='Yummy'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110542239029497397</id><published>2005-01-11T01:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T00:46:30.296-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Many Faces of Matteo </title><summary type='text'>I just wasted the greatest 15 minutes of my life at this website, thanks to which I present to you the Many Faces of Matteo.  


Baby Matt


Child Matt


Teenage Matt


Young Matt


Old Matt...Yikes!

Matt on his birthday in a couple weeks:


Drunk Matt

Matt the Ape:



And then some artsy Matt's...:


El Greco Matt


Manga Matt


Modigliani Matt

And the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110542239029497397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110542239029497397' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110542239029497397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110542239029497397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/many-faces-of-matteo.html' title='Many Faces of Matteo '/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110540174647137904</id><published>2005-01-10T19:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-10T19:02:26.470-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Back on Xbox Live </title><summary type='text'>I've rejoined Xbox Live.  

You can find me under the name tag, "MattRod."

As some of you aka my friends remember, Xbox Live sustained me through my period of unemployment last year...which to be honest was a pretty sweet moment in my life.    

I originally tried to snag the name "MRod" but was told that was unavailable.  It did offer up some helpful alternatives:


Aite, where the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110540174647137904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110540174647137904' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110540174647137904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110540174647137904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/back-on-xbox-live.html' title='Back on Xbox Live '/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110533385546678933</id><published>2005-01-10T01:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-10T00:10:55.466-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fish Bone(s)</title><summary type='text'>Last night, we got got some dover sole fish fillet from fancy, ie. expensive, Whole Foods.  Jess did an awesome job cooking it (She's a groovy cook).  The fish looked good, the fish smelled good, and I was hungry.  All in all, a perfect recipe for a bodacious meal. 

First bite went well...and then what we thought were boneless pieces proved otherwise.  

There's nothing worse than having </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110533385546678933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110533385546678933' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110533385546678933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110533385546678933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/fish-bones.html' title='Fish Bone(s)'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110531452739352034</id><published>2005-01-09T18:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-09T18:48:47.393-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Eternal Sunshine of a Good Movie</title><summary type='text'>

Last night, I finally got around to watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind featuring a winning cast of Jim Carrey, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood and Mark Ruffalo.  

This movie was simply fantastic.  Jim Carrey deserves two snaps for his portrayal of "Joel" and Mark Ruffalo was also pretty sweet in it.  And of course, K. Dunst was tasty as always.  

I highly recommend </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110531452739352034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110531452739352034' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110531452739352034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110531452739352034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/eternal-sunshine-of-good-movie.html' title='Eternal Sunshine of a Good Movie'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110521424055806044</id><published>2005-01-08T14:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-08T14:57:58.910-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Saint Louis Update</title><summary type='text'>So I've been finishing off my vacation period here (Yo Nick! Three weeks of vacation time, BEEYATCH!) in Saint Louis -- will be back in NYC on the 17th of January.  

It snowed last night here, which I found crazy.  I find it bizarre that I still find snow "fascinating" in every other state except for Alaska, where when it dumps 4 feet of snow overnight, my reaction is so ... blah.  But if it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110521424055806044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110521424055806044' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110521424055806044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110521424055806044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/saint-louis-update.html' title='Saint Louis Update'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110521180767773890</id><published>2005-01-08T14:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-08T14:16:47.676-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Send 'Em To Amsterdam</title><summary type='text'>

So one of my favorite movies from 2004 was Harold and Kumar.  Seriously.  Don't mock.  While its plot - potheads get the munchies, goes in search of perfect munchies, wackyness ensues - was not a seminal development in comedies, nevertheless its two lead protagonists made the movie a groundbreaking event for the simple fact that it removed racial minorities away from the common and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110521180767773890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110521180767773890' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110521180767773890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110521180767773890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/send-em-to-amsterdam.html' title='Send &apos;Em To Amsterdam'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110495701048129848</id><published>2005-01-05T15:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-05T15:30:10.480-05:00</updated><title type='text'>"Mobile" Phone Booth</title><summary type='text'>The pictures are kind of self-explanatory.  

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110495701048129848/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110495701048129848' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110495701048129848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110495701048129848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/mobile-phone-booth.html' title='&quot;Mobile&quot; Phone Booth'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110495695994439995</id><published>2005-01-05T15:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-05T15:29:29.086-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Desktop Mess</title><summary type='text'>You think you are messy or your roommates are messy?  Check out some of these desks:











</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110495695994439995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110495695994439995' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110495695994439995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110495695994439995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/desktop-mess.html' title='Desktop Mess'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110480662710959573</id><published>2005-01-03T21:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-03T21:43:47.110-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Kiss From A Bollywood Star?</title><summary type='text'>This woman is supposedly the hottest woman in the world unknown to most Americans.



According to CNN:In an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," Rai, recently named by a British magazine as the world's most beautiful woman, danced around the subject of screen sex, which is banned in India and many other countries where her films play.

"We'll cross the bridge when we reach it," she said, adding</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110480662710959573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110480662710959573' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110480662710959573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110480662710959573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/kiss-from-bollywood-star.html' title='A Kiss From A Bollywood Star?'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110479622142259235</id><published>2005-01-03T18:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-03T18:50:21.423-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Matteo Back In The Day</title><summary type='text'>As I was unpacking in my new pad, I found a couple pictures taken from back in the day.  


This was my class at School-Within-A-School at East High School, Anchorage Alaska.  Taken during the annual retreat my senior year in the Fall of 1997.  I'm somewhere in there.


Left to Right: Clay, Me, Mark, Trevor.  This was a photo taken at a festival in Alaska in the summer of 2000 following my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110479622142259235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110479622142259235' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110479622142259235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110479622142259235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/matteo-back-in-day.html' title='Matteo Back In The Day'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110479590223143182</id><published>2005-01-03T18:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-03T18:45:02.233-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Apartment, Part VII</title><summary type='text'>In one of the easiest moves I've had yet with minimal to no stress, I have moved from my W. 101 apartment with "the crazies" to my new single up on W. 121 Street.  

Brand new building.  Furnished room with new furniture; lotsa drawers.  Room temp control.  Internet.  Cable.  Private bathroom.  All for 850 bucks a month.  Not bad for NYC.  Not bad. at. all.  

For the first time out of any of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110479590223143182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110479590223143182' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110479590223143182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110479590223143182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/new-apartment-part-vii.html' title='New Apartment, Part VII'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110470529399777364</id><published>2005-01-02T17:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-02T17:34:53.996-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pictures</title><summary type='text'>I'm still on vacation, yea, so that means I'm still on full lazy mode.  So it's only with the greatest of effort that I uploaded and am now posting these pictures from my New Year's night.  

In the cab ride down to the bar on 36th Street (fergot the name...), I noticed this guy selling fake handbags in front of the Louis Vuitton Store on Fifth Ave...All the cops must be in Times Square:


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Page Six starts off the new year strong with this feature: HIP-hop hoochies are spilling all the dishy details about rappers and athletes they've supposedly bedded - including Jay-Z, Allen Iverson, Method Man and Jadakiss - in the new issue of Ozone magazine.

The ghetto-fried glossy - which bills itself as "The Southern Voice of Hip-Hop Music" - surveyed a group of anonymous groupies about</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nypost.com/seven/01022005/gossip/pagesix.htm' title='Hip Hop&apos;s Big and Small Hits'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110470039247133023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110470039247133023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110470039247133023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110470039247133023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/hip-hops-big-and-small-hits.html' title='Hip Hop&apos;s Big and Small Hits'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110462429898585176</id><published>2005-01-01T19:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-01-01T19:04:58.986-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Years</title><summary type='text'>I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year's Eve celebration.  I bar hopped around around 35th/46th Street with Jess and a bunch of her friends.  It was a bit random but had a great time.

The night ended with some White Castle sliders.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110462429898585176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110462429898585176' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110462429898585176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110462429898585176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2005/01/happy-new-years.html' title='Happy New Years'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110421616623244754</id><published>2004-12-28T01:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-28T01:42:46.233-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Leaving On A Jet Plane Back to New York City</title><summary type='text'>So my 8 day visit back home to my 'rents place in Anchorage, Alaska is coming to an end in a few hours.  I have a sweet (NOT) midnight flight from Anchorage to New York City via Salty Mormon City and Newark, New Dirty Jersey.

It's been an incredibly relaxing trip.  Didn't go out; mainly played with the dogs.  Like Jess said, it really was like a petting zoo in my parents' house.  And as she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110421616623244754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110421616623244754' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110421616623244754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110421616623244754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2004/12/leaving-on-jet-plane-back-to-new-york.html' title='Leaving On A Jet Plane Back to New York City'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110412692559608841</id><published>2004-12-27T01:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-27T00:55:25.596-05:00</updated><title type='text'>iMovie By Matteo</title><summary type='text'>Click here to download my video (Thanks to Apple's iMovie program) of the youngest dog, Annie, tearing into a toy bone.  (Quicktime)

Thrilling.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110412692559608841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110412692559608841' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110412692559608841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110412692559608841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2004/12/imovie-by-matteo.html' title='iMovie By Matteo'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110412097690936455</id><published>2004-12-26T23:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-27T01:02:51.266-05:00</updated><title type='text'>X-Mas Aftermath</title><summary type='text'>Hope everyone had a nice Christmas.  

I'm feeling a bit uninspired right now...mainly cause I'm effing lazy.  I've only registered for one class for next semester and I just did that last Tuesday.  A course with Gary Okihiro which I'm actually kinda pumped about I think.

But yea.  Uninspired.  Although, my interest has been piqued -- piqued I say -- at this deal from Citibank for a free </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/feeds/110412097690936455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5397633&amp;postID=110412097690936455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110412097690936455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5397633/posts/default/110412097690936455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://matterialboy.blogspot.com/2004/12/x-mas-aftermath.html' title='X-Mas Aftermath'/><author><name>Matterial Boy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16733763337833275657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/153869948_0a2c372739_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397633.post-110404819150071997</id><published>2004-12-26T03:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-26T03:03:11.500-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cooking Brought To You By Costco</title><summary type='text'>One of the more enjoyable things about being home for me is finding all the random shit the parents have bought since my absence.  I may document it later, but I've noticed a potentially unhealthy number of products from The Sharper Image.  But this book I noticed earlier today tops them all:


Um, yea.  That's "Easy Cooking...The Costco Way

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So I bought our dogs a toy for Christmas this year:


It's a tongue shaped tug-n-pull dog toy

I had some fun playing with it with Rudy:


Mine!

But he got sick of playing with it sooner than I did:


"No more"

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The funny thing about coming home after a long absence is finding random shit around the 'rents house.  One thing I forgot my parents have, for some reason, is a gigantic teddy bear.  Gigantorsaurs Teddy Bear. 



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