Tag: Life

The high school reunion was fun. I’m glad I went. I wish i brought lisa with. Dave at work brought up a good point. It would have enabled her to see into a part of my past life. So when…

While at Walgreens today, I came across a product called “Neat Sheet.” Why use your old towels and blankets at the beach, when you could use a sheet that is specially formulated for the sand and water? Brilliant. Think of…

I took the typing test three times, and i range from 69-74 words per minute!!! Update February 4, 2016: I took the test again a couple times; and got 83 and 85 wpm. Good to see that I’m improving over time.…

I was going on a Walgreens break with a fellow SpongeBob fanatic, and he told me, “Matt look it’s SpongeBob!” At first I thought he meant like a SpongeBob t-shirt. But across Michigan Avenue by the Walgreens was a LIFE-SIZED…

Office Max Looked for those aluminum mesh boxes. They didn’t have any. (they are $12 there, vs. $20 at the container store) Sports Authority The place was such a ferkin mess, that I even if I found something there, I…

A movie is being filmed outside my window. As I was walking back to work from lunch, I checked it out. I stood with the production crew along with the monitors and stuff. When they finished the scene, Josh Hartnett…

1. What was the last song you heard? Umm, probably some dance song. I was groovin to eurodance songs when working on that textured sell sheet. 2. What were the last two movies you saw? Patch Adams (on tv last sunday. Cute…

Lisa and I ripped off all the branches on my Christmas tree (so the branches could fit into the recycling bags). Update 20 years later Some years, I’d keep up my tree so long that the needles were so brittle,…

I just found the IKEA christmas catalog in the garbage at work today. Score!

I’ve found that when I tell someone that I’m a twin, I get some typical questions: Are you identical? How far apart were you born? Can you feel your twin’s pain? What’s it like being a twin? I came up…

I went to the 25th Chicago Marathon this weekend and held up a sign. The sign had two sides to it, so I could turn it around to change my message (quite brilliant if you ask me). One side said…

While purchasing the new Sobe Mr. Green drink at Walgreens, I commented to Lisa about how I liked the dinosaur on the label. The Walgreens cashier corrected me and said, “it’s a lizard. NOT a dinosaur.” So I replied, “it…

I love 57 degrees. It’s the perfect weather. You can wear a jacket You don’t have to wear a jacket It’s cool Crisp Don’t sweat Have the windows open

I was at Walgreens during lunch today and I ran into this Singing Kung-Fu Hamster. Squeeze his hand and he sings the pop dance song, “Ku Fu Fighting.” But the killer winner of them all is the spinning nunchucks! I’m…

My brother, sister and I are getting my dad a digital frame for his birthday. It’s a 5″x7″ LCD screen in a picture frame that he can hang up. It plugs into the phone outlet, so we can download pictures…

I miss the snow. It’s fun to take pictures in the snow.

On my last day as being age 25, I face a tradition that has eerily followed me since my senior year in college. On the day before my birthday, I become a lot more focused and productive with my artwork.…