Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Remember when I lived in Delaware
Remember? I hated life, and wrote some of my best, and angriest work while I was there. Well get ready, bc I am pretty annoyed right now, and the good old sarcastic and angry stories should be flowing very, very shortly.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
My Red Sox mentality
Okay so as you all know I am quite possibly one of the most hardcore Yankee fans in the world today. November 4, 2001 is still a day I think about at least once a week. I have a million fafillion tickets to Yankee games this year, I watch all the games, yada, yada, yada. In lieu of all of this, today while I was walking down the street, I was jamming out to my ipod and I decided to put it on shuffle. As we all know "shuffle" is always a dangerous proposition, as it always plays songs on your ipod that you are a little embarrassed about, and wish you had deleted long ago. Well the first song that came on my ipod was "Tessie" by the Dropkick Murphys. While I was listening to the song I had a stunning moment of self realization, although I love my baseball team, I have the mentality and attitude that encompasses the Boston Red Sox.
I know this may sound strange but I relish the opportunity to be the underdog, and have the chance of coming through. I would come from behind, and lose dramatically or pull off an unthinkable upset, rather than play with the lead. Now although this analogy is most appropriate when considering my participation in sports, it also effervesces into all aspects of my life. I always felt in work and in school that I produced results in a not traditional way, and didn't follow common teaching. I also always secretly loved rallying for a good grade when I got off to a poor start, rather than hanging on at the end. On 2 separate occasions in my collegiate career I pulled off a 100% on a final to allow me to get an A by the skin of my teeth. I would rather scrap together a last minute victory than worry about holding on, and I feel that is why I am so god damn eccentric. I wouldn't trade this attribute for anything in the world though
Anyways this song reminded me of my fighting spirit and I feel the uber cool confidence and corporate nature in which the Yankees go about their business is 180 degrees from my personality, but is a reason why I love them. It sounds retarded but watching them balances me out in a strange way. Anyways you have just read my most self reflective piece that I have written in a while! Wahoo!!!! No drinking stories or debauchery!!! Are you disappointed?
I know this may sound strange but I relish the opportunity to be the underdog, and have the chance of coming through. I would come from behind, and lose dramatically or pull off an unthinkable upset, rather than play with the lead. Now although this analogy is most appropriate when considering my participation in sports, it also effervesces into all aspects of my life. I always felt in work and in school that I produced results in a not traditional way, and didn't follow common teaching. I also always secretly loved rallying for a good grade when I got off to a poor start, rather than hanging on at the end. On 2 separate occasions in my collegiate career I pulled off a 100% on a final to allow me to get an A by the skin of my teeth. I would rather scrap together a last minute victory than worry about holding on, and I feel that is why I am so god damn eccentric. I wouldn't trade this attribute for anything in the world though
Anyways this song reminded me of my fighting spirit and I feel the uber cool confidence and corporate nature in which the Yankees go about their business is 180 degrees from my personality, but is a reason why I love them. It sounds retarded but watching them balances me out in a strange way. Anyways you have just read my most self reflective piece that I have written in a while! Wahoo!!!! No drinking stories or debauchery!!! Are you disappointed?
Monday, April 17, 2006
Matty on the Go
This weekend made me love everything about my life. This weekend I got to hang out with my best friend since I was in high school, one of my best friends from college, and my family. The crown jewel of this weekend was Saturday, which I would qualify as perfect. The most amazing thing about this afternoon is how much fun I had, even though it was so simple. Tennis, a nice long walk, and a late lunch. Sounds like a boring little foray your parents might have, without the gratuitous trip to Home Depot and and Costco, but it was anything but. I suppose the difference in any simple adventure is the company you hold it with. I spent my Saturday with a fascinating girl, with an infectious personality, that seems to make any event about 29% more fun. Anyways I have no idea where I am going with this but hanging out with this girl is just flat out fun and puts me in a great mood. She also has AMAZING eyes, and ya'll know how I feel about that.
After this Saturday o' fun I made a train home by 30 seconds, and was home in Southbury by 7:30. While Saturday was the most low-key night of my entire week, it was also the most fun. I was able to BS with my best bud Dustin, the entire night, and break out the gratuitous inside joke that only 2 to 5 people in the world would get. Unfortunately, going out in your hometown on a holiday weekend exposes you to seeing individuals from high school that you would gladly not see again. Around 1:15 or so, Dustin, Johnna, and I were wrapping up our endless conversations, in which we rehashed old jokes, made new ones and just chatted up our current lives with one another. I felt very adulty. At this time a plethora of people form high school that I did not care to see again for a good long while, strolled into the bar and started chatting the three of us up. While Dustin and Johnna faked interest, I flat out acted like I wanted to be anywhere but there. 20 Minutes later we were gone. I feel that it will be a long time before a Saturday tops this one, and I am still high on life because of it!
After this Saturday o' fun I made a train home by 30 seconds, and was home in Southbury by 7:30. While Saturday was the most low-key night of my entire week, it was also the most fun. I was able to BS with my best bud Dustin, the entire night, and break out the gratuitous inside joke that only 2 to 5 people in the world would get. Unfortunately, going out in your hometown on a holiday weekend exposes you to seeing individuals from high school that you would gladly not see again. Around 1:15 or so, Dustin, Johnna, and I were wrapping up our endless conversations, in which we rehashed old jokes, made new ones and just chatted up our current lives with one another. I felt very adulty. At this time a plethora of people form high school that I did not care to see again for a good long while, strolled into the bar and started chatting the three of us up. While Dustin and Johnna faked interest, I flat out acted like I wanted to be anywhere but there. 20 Minutes later we were gone. I feel that it will be a long time before a Saturday tops this one, and I am still high on life because of it!
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