The Snail Shell

Have I mentioned how much I love flying? Maybe it's just because it implies traveling. Maybe because it's a rare treat. Anyway, i...

My grandpa's doing a lot better. He's home, he's walking around a little bit- my mom (who is down there now) says that in a wee...

I don't use capital letters much, but look at this! Where the hell is Matt? In other news, I have not too much to say. Wait, yes I do. ...

First: how's life? I hate coding so much. What am I even doing in this industry? The people at work are pretty cool, and they're ...

This week was turbulent. That's not a bad thing. First, jobwise, because that's easier. It got worse, because I worked for about a...

This job is getting me a bit down. It doesn't make any sense: it's exactly what I feel like I want to be doing. Computer science p...

... is the name of the wireless network I am piggybacking on. (Is that the right word? If not, I can't think of the right word right n...

I will go from the not-so-good to the really good. 1. Mulch. My dad got 5 cubic yards of mulch delivered today, as he does every year. We...

I was in the shower, you know, down time for the ol' noggin, so I decided to create more of my world by naming, categorizing, applying v...

but you can't take the video games out of the kid. Something like that. This week, I've realized why it's fantastic that I hav...

- Most things are arbitrary. Pro sports doubly so. How ridiculous is it to have an event in which a team represents your entire city, and ...

My friend Erik was talking about his hoity-toity ivory-tower professor, who said that about David Copperfield , I think. It sounds like a s...

This. Not because of it being Zacarias Moussaoui, but because of the dynamic that must have been in that room. ... "We all agree. Exc...

And I'm done with another year. Halfway done with college. Possibly about 20% done with life as a student. Entering my third decade o...

I got the job as a TA, for 21-127, Concepts of Math. I got the 9:30 section... but if you're taking Concepts, for whatever reason, sign...

India Garden is very good. If you want to go to the lunch buffet there anytime this week, give me a call. Or, if you'd rather try the G...

I thought the board sleepover/Ritter's was a lot of fun. Something about having an unusual group of people and doing something unusual....

"You're a sophomore? I took you for a senior!" However, this contributes to the problem of inward focus in social situations....

On Friday, I participated in part of something that's pretty great: Critical Mass. This biking group, it's not even a group, they j...

See, there are days like that, and then there are nights like last night, when everything sort of works out right. When I realize that all ...