Author Archives: matt

Somewhere Near Antarctica El Fin Del Mundo

Almost instantly, the ocean temperature drops by several degrees. Pods of humpbacks and orcas start surfacing. The albatross and petrels that circled the ship since launch begin to grow in number. We’re approaching the Antarctic convergence; where the Atlantic and … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington I Suppose It’s Time I Let the Cat out of the Bag

So I’m going to Antarctica. I leave in 3 hours. Sorry to drop that out of the blue and all. I haven’t been able to say anything, but it’s been brewing for a while. …well, duh. Of course it’s been … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington A Little Too Ironic

After weeks of toil, I’ve added a new feature that will, in theory, finally offer an answer to the question posed by my site address. If you visit the front page, you’ll find a link to a mapping system that … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington The Joy of Sticking it to Them

I’ve been a Netflix subscriber for over a year. Pretty much since I got back from Africa. I signed up so I could rent lots of teen movies for cheap, as I was pursuing a pipe dream of creating cell … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Tinkering Under the Hood

You may have noticed some changes to the site in the last couple weeks. I’ve entered into the very long and drawn-out process of transferring all my old journal entries into this new blogging software. It should be prettier to … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Glamorous Celebrities Attacked by Bears

I should be working right now. I have a cell phone game spec due tomorrow. I could finish it in an hour. Two tops. And yet here I sit in Minnie’s on First and Denny. I spent the last hour … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington On the Subject of Air Travel

It would be stupid for me to claim the traveling I’ve done has made me an expert on the subject. By most standards, I’m actually terrible at it. But there are a few things I’ve learned, and those things are … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Oh, Great White North, I Hear Your Mighty Call

I get a lot of email from Canadians asking me to dance in their homeland — 15 in the last week to be exact. I seem to have offended them. I apologize to all of you in the great state … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington A Deaf Dog and a Dreamy Democrat

I generally don’t talk about my political views here anymore, for fear of alienating people who don’t agree with me. The dancing video is one of those things that is somehow monumentally non-divisive. No one is against it. The only … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Ellen’s Aftermath

Well that happened. Things are settling back down now. I’m starting to dig into the emails. It may take a couple weeks, but I’ll try to write back to everyone — except for the crazies. The site traffic hit an … Continue reading