"Is this blog dead?" - Matt Nicole (paraphrased)
The answer is yes. It is.
No one reads this, but if you come across it... check out www.themattnicole.com
I'll be adding a blog soon.... and a place you can follow my twitter, tumblr, flickr, facebook, blah, blah, blah.
Attention, I needs it!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 01, 2008
Has this blog died?
I have a problem keeping up with my blogs. Looks like this one might be dead now.
Ah well.
Ah well.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Just a second of your time.
If you don't know by now that the war in Iraq is totally fucked up, then you are seriously out of touch with everything.
Something needs to happen now. I tell the people I know and meet, but nine times out of ten it falls on completely deaf ears. I talk to people at parties about it. I get yelled at by the targets of my conversation for being an asshole. I get yelled at by my friends for not being polite. I don't give a fuck. Not many people know what it's like to not give a fuck. To stand up and say, "I have no power, or influence, or money....anywhere, but I know that what you're doing is completely wrong, and I'm going to say something about it. And if you ignore me for long enough I'll eventually find a few people who think like I do. And I bet that they know people who think like they do, and we're all going to have to do something about it."
Kind of like how right now the war's just 'going on'. Outside of the people in harms way (and their families), It literally affects no one's life in a negative way. It's time for us to "Just do it" too, but I hope this time we'll actually be doing something just."
We are living in the age of double-think. If you know what that means you're susceptible to it's control. If you don't know what that means then you need to find out. And then after you do it's a good idea to be sure you're not thinking yourself out of understanding what's going on.
This cannot continue. If you've read this far you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
Everyone thinks there's nothing they can do.
-It's the Bush Administration's fault.
-It's the Neo-con's fault.
-It's a war for oil.
-It's the splitting of Iraq into three regions in order to destabalize it and ruin their chances to control their own land, a land which controls the flow of oil, which is so important for us to have if OPEC is going to drop the dollar as it's standard for trade as we enter the wost depression in our nation's monetary policy's very short and unstable history.
-It's everyone, but the Democrats will save us.
-It's the Illuminati.
-It's the New World Order.
-It's them....it's their fault....it's the evil they.
The war on Terrorism must end now. Period. There is no "they".
If you have a different point of view I'd love to talk to you about it. Call me up. Seriously. Talk to me. I want to understand why you think we, as a country, should be acting as we are. Debate is all well and good, but our country is acting on our behalf. Actions speak louder than words, but we're, for all intensive purposes, talking to the hand right now. Everyone knows that the hand don't talk back. It also don't explain why it's got the other hand doing some very horrible things.
If you know about the increase in poppy seed production and understand that it's tied into the war on drugs and the dissolving of everything America should actually be fighting for, great.
If you don't, what the fuck. We're the government. It's tax season. You better know. You are fucking lazy if you think it's someone else's fault.
There is no "they". They are not running shit. They are not in control. They are not the ones with the power.
We are the they.
If you don't understand that the war on terrorism is bigger than Iraq it might not be your fault. There's a difference between willful ignorance and forced ignorance. All I'm asking is that you take a look around for two seconds.
Delay your trip to the bar by ten minutes. Ask your teacher or professor or mentor or parent why we're in Iraq. Ask someone who thinks like you do what the war on terrorism is supposed to solve. Try to learn anything and then tell everyone what you've learned. If they already know they'll give you a knowing nod. If they don't know they'll either listen or yell at you.
If you are a Republican and you feel good, shame on you.
If you are a Democrat and you feel good, shame on you.
If you didn't vote because you know it's all bullshit and you're not saying anything, shame on you.
If you know there are more places to be on the 'political' 'spectrum' than what I just said and you're not saying anything, shame on you too.
Seriously. Someone say something. I'm almost out of breath.
-Matt Nicole
Something needs to happen now. I tell the people I know and meet, but nine times out of ten it falls on completely deaf ears. I talk to people at parties about it. I get yelled at by the targets of my conversation for being an asshole. I get yelled at by my friends for not being polite. I don't give a fuck. Not many people know what it's like to not give a fuck. To stand up and say, "I have no power, or influence, or money....anywhere, but I know that what you're doing is completely wrong, and I'm going to say something about it. And if you ignore me for long enough I'll eventually find a few people who think like I do. And I bet that they know people who think like they do, and we're all going to have to do something about it."
Kind of like how right now the war's just 'going on'. Outside of the people in harms way (and their families), It literally affects no one's life in a negative way. It's time for us to "Just do it" too, but I hope this time we'll actually be doing something just."
We are living in the age of double-think. If you know what that means you're susceptible to it's control. If you don't know what that means then you need to find out. And then after you do it's a good idea to be sure you're not thinking yourself out of understanding what's going on.
This cannot continue. If you've read this far you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
Everyone thinks there's nothing they can do.
-It's the Bush Administration's fault.
-It's the Neo-con's fault.
-It's a war for oil.
-It's the splitting of Iraq into three regions in order to destabalize it and ruin their chances to control their own land, a land which controls the flow of oil, which is so important for us to have if OPEC is going to drop the dollar as it's standard for trade as we enter the wost depression in our nation's monetary policy's very short and unstable history.
-It's everyone, but the Democrats will save us.
-It's the Illuminati.
-It's the New World Order.
-It's them....it's their fault....it's the evil they.
The war on Terrorism must end now. Period. There is no "they".
If you have a different point of view I'd love to talk to you about it. Call me up. Seriously. Talk to me. I want to understand why you think we, as a country, should be acting as we are. Debate is all well and good, but our country is acting on our behalf. Actions speak louder than words, but we're, for all intensive purposes, talking to the hand right now. Everyone knows that the hand don't talk back. It also don't explain why it's got the other hand doing some very horrible things.
If you know about the increase in poppy seed production and understand that it's tied into the war on drugs and the dissolving of everything America should actually be fighting for, great.
If you don't, what the fuck. We're the government. It's tax season. You better know. You are fucking lazy if you think it's someone else's fault.
There is no "they". They are not running shit. They are not in control. They are not the ones with the power.
We are the they.
If you don't understand that the war on terrorism is bigger than Iraq it might not be your fault. There's a difference between willful ignorance and forced ignorance. All I'm asking is that you take a look around for two seconds.
Delay your trip to the bar by ten minutes. Ask your teacher or professor or mentor or parent why we're in Iraq. Ask someone who thinks like you do what the war on terrorism is supposed to solve. Try to learn anything and then tell everyone what you've learned. If they already know they'll give you a knowing nod. If they don't know they'll either listen or yell at you.
If you are a Republican and you feel good, shame on you.
If you are a Democrat and you feel good, shame on you.
If you didn't vote because you know it's all bullshit and you're not saying anything, shame on you.
If you know there are more places to be on the 'political' 'spectrum' than what I just said and you're not saying anything, shame on you too.
Seriously. Someone say something. I'm almost out of breath.
-Matt Nicole
Friday, April 13, 2007
Divorce Shows Influence On Local Youth
A Matt Nicole Exclusive
My Bedroom, Brooklyn-- It started at a putt-putt place on CR-76. Jerry and Jenny Boeheim fell in love on the 8th hole. Twenty years later they came back to the 7th to tie the knot in front of hundreds of their closest friends and family. The knot would eventually be untied in the privacy of a Law firm in the local Stop and Shop strip mall.
The interviews of Jerry and Jenny were separate affairs, but their responses were all exactly the same. For your sake they'll be known as "The Parents" throughout this article.
"I knew it was love when he didn't try to bang me on the first date," says The Parents. The years of contempt for the other The Parents slowly growing deep inside his/her vacant stare. "I didn't even think she was that cute, but she gave me a blowjob in the pirate's cave on the 7th hole. That's when I was hooked."
Meeting their son, adolescent Jereny Boeheim, brings to mind the author's first and only meeting with Maya Angelou. Jereny is the opposite. He's short, white, unconfident, and has not the slightest idea about why a caged bird sings. Nevermind that he's only read two books. Both written by Tony Kornheiser, the host of ESPN's hit show Pardon The Interruption.
Tony's Song
This guy's a millionaire because he follows sports. Of course he's smiling.
Our interview took place over the course of two weeks, but young Jereny's disinterest in both love and jumping into something serious without really getting to know the girl was the same at both The Parent's houses. For your sake I'm not going to delineate which house elicited which response.
"My parents never really got along very well. My first memory is kangarooing deep inside his/her platy-puss[Jereny's emphasis]."
"I guess they cared for me about the same. My dad always won the arguments, but I say that because that's what he always told me. His exact words were "Your mom is so stupid."
I think you could say the same thing about my mom's view on my dad. She always said , "Your dad is so stupid."
They really are so similar you can't tell them apart sometimes."
The recent governmentally recognized end of the marraige between Jereny's parents didn't come as a surprise to anyone. The Parent's parents chimed in. For your sake all of The Parent's parents will be referred to as The Parent's Parents.
The Parent's Parents all agreed that The Parents might have been too similar for each other.
One of the Parent's Parents finally has enough gall to standup and speak her piece. It's the mother of the mother of Jereny. A jolt of electricity flows through the room. The Parent's Parent with a pacemaker gets nervous.
Diary's Tell-All Tale
I still don't know why anyone keeps a diary. If you so many story's to keep straight that you can fill a book, that scares me.
"Yeah. You're all so right. They got divorced because they were too similar. Opposites attract and similars repel. I think that's a good way of putting it."
Sacrificing meaning for a hindsight-ism seems to be commonplace by this point in my meetings with the Boheims.
Everyone in the room agrees with each other and they ask me to leave.
As I'm packing up my bags to leave their shared duplex I'm hit with a fact that sets the truth free.
"Maybe if he didn't like blowing guys as much as she did they could have worked it out," says one of The Parent's Parents. He/she/he/she continues, "yeah, he/she couldn't stand the taste of his/her love, how could he/she like the taste of a different man's."
Jereny gets the last word. Literally. He'll probably outlive all the mess that's become his family. He's hopeful for the future, but at the same time is nervous that he'll meet someone as fucked up as he is.
"I think it's time they brought back arranged marriages. It'd be good for relationships and if you really think about it, probably the economy too. But who knows, that's just what they say on the news.
He'll outlive us all, so I guess I/we'll never know.
Friday, March 30, 2007
The Bar for Youtube has just been reset a little bit higher!
my buddy's hilarious sketch comedy team WACK PACK just posted their
best of clip show on youtube!!!
check it out, it's da bomb!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTBteKhO7-4
best of clip show on youtube!!!
check it out, it's da bomb!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTBteKhO7-4
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Man Wins Award for Most Trophies
A Matt Nicole Exclusive
Jeremy King is a winner. In this photo Jeremy holds his trophy for all to see.
My Bedroom, Brooklyn-Jeremy King won the Award for most trophies last night at the First Ever Awards Awards.
King showed up to the event already knowing that he'd won the coveted "Most Trophies" award, but the award for "Best Trophy" award came as bit of a surprise. "I know that many people come every year with their own awards they're hoping to win awards with," says King. He goes on, "but I can't say that I wasn't already kind of expecting the win. Just another V for the K-man."
He described the process of making the trophy that eventually brought him a first place finish in the race for the Awards Awards "Best Trophy" award. He melted down all of his old trophies to make what award-winning award-maker Kevin Jurns calls "A full frontal attack upon the spirit of Awards. Everyone should get one." [We are required by law to state that Jurns makes most of his profits off of awards handed out to participants in events.]
Jurns isn't happy with the outcome. "If only the winners got trophies I'd go out of business. Could this be the first sign of capitalism's demise? Hopefully. I am a Marxist, I feel much better coming out of the closet and putting my socio-political beliefs right out there on the shelf, displayed proudly, for everyone to see with a shiny plastic androgynous laborer right up on top. The engraved plate reading 'Working Class: 1st Place, Worldwide'. We'll win this thing eventually and when we do, I make this solemn promise: Trophies from each his ability, to everyone. We're gonna need some kind of memento of the overthrow of the burgious. That's the need trophies fill."
More About The Winner!
How do you say first place in sign language?
King's acceptance speech was short and to the point. "I'd like to say this was a team effort. But it really wasn't. It was all me. There's no I in team, but there's also none of 'you' (u) in 'my team'. If you'll all excuse me, I'm going to take my prize and go home to start working towards next year's awards."
He laughed while exiting the stage. His exclusive remarks caught by one of this blog's lucky reporters. King finished by chuckling to himself and then quipping just off stage, "I'm laughing on the inside too."
His Parents
Are very proud.
Second Place/First Loser
Second place winner Tony Hughes's parents say they're very proud of him, but they also told him he could do anything he wanted to do with his life. Look where that got him.
Jeremy King is a winner. In this photo Jeremy holds his trophy for all to see.
My Bedroom, Brooklyn-Jeremy King won the Award for most trophies last night at the First Ever Awards Awards.
King showed up to the event already knowing that he'd won the coveted "Most Trophies" award, but the award for "Best Trophy" award came as bit of a surprise. "I know that many people come every year with their own awards they're hoping to win awards with," says King. He goes on, "but I can't say that I wasn't already kind of expecting the win. Just another V for the K-man."
He described the process of making the trophy that eventually brought him a first place finish in the race for the Awards Awards "Best Trophy" award. He melted down all of his old trophies to make what award-winning award-maker Kevin Jurns calls "A full frontal attack upon the spirit of Awards. Everyone should get one." [We are required by law to state that Jurns makes most of his profits off of awards handed out to participants in events.]
Jurns isn't happy with the outcome. "If only the winners got trophies I'd go out of business. Could this be the first sign of capitalism's demise? Hopefully. I am a Marxist, I feel much better coming out of the closet and putting my socio-political beliefs right out there on the shelf, displayed proudly, for everyone to see with a shiny plastic androgynous laborer right up on top. The engraved plate reading 'Working Class: 1st Place, Worldwide'. We'll win this thing eventually and when we do, I make this solemn promise: Trophies from each his ability, to everyone. We're gonna need some kind of memento of the overthrow of the burgious. That's the need trophies fill."
More About The Winner!
How do you say first place in sign language?
King's acceptance speech was short and to the point. "I'd like to say this was a team effort. But it really wasn't. It was all me. There's no I in team, but there's also none of 'you' (u) in 'my team'. If you'll all excuse me, I'm going to take my prize and go home to start working towards next year's awards."
He laughed while exiting the stage. His exclusive remarks caught by one of this blog's lucky reporters. King finished by chuckling to himself and then quipping just off stage, "I'm laughing on the inside too."
His Parents
Are very proud.
Second Place/First Loser
Second place winner Tony Hughes's parents say they're very proud of him, but they also told him he could do anything he wanted to do with his life. Look where that got him.
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