Matthew McKibben

Happy 4th of July, Everyone!

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Fri, 4 Jul 08 10:13:00 UT

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July. Never forget that we live in a great country. The experiment continues.

- Matthew

OH.MY.GOD

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Thu, 3 Jul 08 11:08:00 UT

I cannot possibly be more hyped for a movie than I am for "The Dark Knight" right now. Everything I've seen, heard, and read about the movie sounds amazing. Early reviews are amazing. July 18 can't come soon enough.

Here are some things I hope I see in the movie:

- Someone on aintitcoolnews.com remarked that if the Joker makes a joke, the only person in the room who should be laughing is the Joker. Everyone else should be recoiling in horror. Couldn't agree more.

- Having the police and law enforcement agencies actively pursue Batman. And if not actively pursuing him, then having the agencies of the law actively distrusting someone who dresses up in a mask and fights crime.

- Taking Batman to the limit. They hint at this all over the preview, but I want to see Batman pushed to his moral limits in an effort to capture the Joker.

Check out this new trailer. Looks pretty bad ass.

Today is Thursday

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Wed, 2 Jul 08 16:18:00 UT

long story short:

Halfway through the door at work
dreading another day
remembering that we have Friday off
Wednesday turns to Thursday

- Matt

The Edge of Tired

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Tue, 1 Jul 08 17:07:00 UT

Hunter S Thompson once remarked that you can't really no where your limits are until you've crossed over them. I think I'm there with my energy levels.

I'm getting plenty of sleep. I feel like I'm generally satisfied with where my life is right now. I'm not eating great, but am eating healthy enough to have energy throughout the day. I take my vitamins.

Yet I feel so damned tired all the time.

I should exercise more.

- Matt

She Likes Peas

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Mon, 30 Jun 08 20:16:00 UT

You can add peas to the growing list of foods that Parker likes.

Go peas.

Actually, real reason I'm posting this is below:

- Matt

Daily Truth #5

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Sun, 29 Jun 08 11:34:00 UT

Daily Truths are hard to write, but are harder to think up.

oh.

and tabling sucks.

- Matt

Daily Truth #4

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Sat, 28 Jun 08 11:34:00 UT

The day family leaves after a fun weekend is the worst day of the week.

- Matt

Daily Truth #3

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Fri, 27 Jun 08 11:32:00 UT

75% of the time, meetings suck every time.

- Ron Burgundy

Daily Truth #2

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Thu, 26 Jun 08 11:30:00 UT

Cooking for your friends and family should never be considered a chore. Cooking is an act of love.

Leftovers are divine.

- Matt

Daily Truth #1

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Wed, 25 Jun 08 10:58:00 UT

The more fun and rewarding your life is, the faster time travels.

WHERE DID JUNE GO???

- Matt

Tower of Babel

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Tue, 24 Jun 08 11:25:00 UT

My All-Time Low Tetris Score When Trying

Level 1
8 Lines
1968 points

I was trying to get all cute by building a tall tower of death that's easily knocked down by a couple of the long pieces, but ended up running out of room.

Curses.

- Matt

Bumper Sticker Caucus

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Mon, 23 Jun 08 17:08:00 UT

Anyone here seen any McCain bumper stickers? I haven't seen any. Lots of Obama. Even a few "Bush/Cheney 04" stickers, but no McCain ones yet. Another example of how the long primary season was good for the Dems.

- Matthew

Quote of the Week

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Sun, 22 Jun 08 10:16:00 UT

President Bush to Filipino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

PRESIDENT BUSH: Madam President, it is a pleasure to welcome you back to the Oval Office. We have just had a very constructive dialogue. First, I want to tell you how proud I am to be the President of a nation that -- in which there's a lot of Philippine-Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. And I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the -- of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House.

Post-Bush "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report"

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Sat, 21 Jun 08 09:23:00 UT

Jon Stewart spent much of the first segment on Monday's show talking about Barack Obama's backtrack on public financing. If that first segment is any indication, Jon Stewart is going to have a somewhat difficult task should Barack Obama get elected. I don't know if it was the bit itself or if it was the audience's affection for BO, but the segment went over like a led balloon. After the segment, Jon Stewart turned to the audience and said, "You know you're allowed to laugh at him, right?"

Politics is always going to provide ample fodder for shows like "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," but I think that the main reason these shows flourished in the ways that they have is because of the incompetency of the Bush Administration. It's given everyone who cares an outlet for our frustrations and there is no better outlet than laughter.

I think "The Colbert Report" will have an even more difficult time once Bush leaves office. "The Daily Show" is always going to have news footage of current events to mull through, but "The Colbert Report's" very existence relies on being an ironic middle finger to the Bush Administration.

And once Bush and Co. leave office, I think that it might be a case of Superman existing in a world with Lex Luthor. I recently read an article in which comedians remarked that Hillary Clinton would have been the better candidate from a comedic standpoint. They remarked that (as of now) Barack Obama is a comedian's worst nightmare.

So yeah, consider my curiosity piqued to see how "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" change upon Bush's exit and (hopefully) Obama's inauguration.

- Matthew

Until It Sleeps

matthewmckibben@yahoo.com — Fri, 20 Jun 08 11:17:00 UT

How Metallica songs should be transcribed.

UNTIL IT SLEEP
(Hetfield , Ulrich)

Where do I take this pain of mine
I run, but it stays right my side
So tear me open, pour me outAAAAAHHHHHHH
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates meYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH
So hold me, until it sleeps

Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once, and now it stays

So tear me open, but bewareAHHHHHHHHH
There's things inside without a careUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHAAAAA

And the dirt still stains me
So wash me, until I'm clean

It grips you, so hold meAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
It stains you, so hold meAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
It hates you, so hold meAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
It holds you, so hold meAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Until it sleeps
So tell me why you've choosen me
Don't want your grip, don't want your greed

I'll tear me open, make you goneAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
No more can you hurt anyoneAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
And the fear still shakes meAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
So hold me, until it sleepsAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

I don't want it
So tear me open, but bewareAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
The things inside without a careAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
And the dirt still stains meAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
So wash me, 'till I'm clean...

I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the fear still shapes me
So hold me, until it sleeps...
Until it sleeps...