Author Archives: matt

In case you’re wondering why everything all of a sudden had quote marks around it, it’s because I tried closing a <q> tag with </i>. Found it, fixed it, all good AFAIK. I was going to write about something else, … Continue reading →

So in my continuing if probably futile attempts to lead a healthier lifestyle, I’ve decided to do something about my whole thing with fast food. ‘Cause here’s the deal. I tend to get distracted very easily: snatches of songs, beautiful … Continue reading →

So I’m well into the Firefly DVDs by now. I generally consider myself someone who doesn’t like TV, but that’s not entirely accurate. There’s no real principle that I hold against television; I just don’t particularly like aspects of the … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I was in Florida at a conference. One of the attractions of this particular conference is a certain used bookstore in town. The people who run this bookstore are well aware that every year their … Continue reading →

Just some quick notes for now, since I feel vaguely guilty about not updating this when I keep finding out that there are more and more people reading this. (I might even be up to double digits now!) Sarah Harmer’s … Continue reading →

Back in the Midwest and still utterly exhausted, even after a truly prodigious sleep last night. The whole early-morning, late-late-night thing just didn’t end up working for me after a while. Of course given the choice I know which one … Continue reading →

Your faithful correspondent is in Florida right now, attending an academic conference. This is supposed to be a relaxing experience, or at least that was my plan… which probably indicates how bad I am when it comes to plans and … Continue reading →

It’s been an interesting day. One of the associate faculty at my Urban Commuter Campus resigned today for medical reasons, requiring our department chair to find people to fill his courses. Being the agreeable kind of guy I am who … Continue reading →

So a disclaimer: I have not seen The Passion of the Christ. I have no intention of seeing The Passion of the Christ. I seem to have enough trouble actually going out and seeing the movies that I do want … Continue reading →

This quiz is sort of interesting; it purports to measure how southern one’s speech patterns are. Of course there’s a great many faults that one can find with it — the basic assumption that measuring and index of dixie-ness is … Continue reading →