3:10 to humongous

They rolled out the red carpet for me tonight. Actually it was faded red with some crazy confetti pattern. Pretty ugly stuff if you ask me. Whoever had the responsibility of choosing this walking material really needs to come visit my apartment. I have no carpet and am in dire need of some. The walmart feet every night is getting old. Brushing my feet before putting on socks or climbing into bed tickles. Anyways, back to the main story. I went to the world's largest movie theater tonight? I didn't mean to put a question mark there. How come they spell theater, like theatre? I bet Shakespeare invented that. I never enjoy acting his stuff out in high school. Ok, well it wasn't the largest cinema in the world but I thought it was. The sign in the lobby told me that it wasn't. An escalator took me to my viewing room. Wow! Back home the bookstore had the only escalator in the tri-county area. Way to go Houston, you won my heart.

Why was traffic bad today? If only I could remember the Houston traffic channel on XM.

This week seems to be an exciting week. Kind of. I probably just made that up to make everyone else who works a boring job jealous. If I were the boss I would tell all my employees that this is the best week ever, every week. More bosses should do that. People would be more productive throughout the year. I'll name it the Matt Producer. If anyone every uses this concept please credit me.

Ben Wade: Women will do things you'd never forget.
Doc Potter: They'll give you a disease you'd never forget.
-3:10 to Yuma

What southern U.S. state has no telephones in 12 percent of its households.?

Last entry's answer was Bluff Creek, CA.

h is for home

Houston has welcomed me with open arms and a hurricane named Dean. If Dean does come I'm hoping to get off work. Two welcoming parties, mine and Dean's.

Today at Target while stocking up the apartment I saw an old man. His wife was in a one of those motorized carts, just to give you an idea of how old he was. Anyways, he was wearing a blue t-shirt with "I heart hot moms" printed in white. I tried to get my camera phone ready but he turned and casually walked away while keeping his eyes peeled for MILFs. Could've been a nice picture post.

The apartment is furnished and ready to be decorated. Thank goodness this place has an elevator. Thanks go to dad for his continuing back support when lifting couches, boxes, chairs, and beds. Mom held the door like a pro, thanks mom. The parking garage in here is nicer than Utility Al's college house. I'm never taking my car/SUV/truck out again.

Cable will not be hooked up till Wednesday. I'm going to loose myself in some books, maybe. Or better yet, try to impress the Texas girls in the resistance pool or gym. Whatever it takes to keep that school boy figure.

Tomorrow the new job starts. NASA has no idea what they're in for. I'm going to whip that place into shape. Or they might whip me into shape. I hope there's no whipping at all. Wonder if I should wear my new "Don't Mess With Texas" t-shirt. I am a Texan now and you don't want to mess with me.

Take that Dean. How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico?

Last entry's answer was Whitney Houston.

more packing

I'm officially sick of packing. Looking forward to the unpacking now.

Wednesday night my friends from high school graced me with their presence for an enjoyable dinner. Utility Al even payed for it. He said I owe him a dinner when he comes to Houston. They have a ton of fast food taco joints there. He'll enjoy that. While at dinner I managed to elbow the waiter in the crotch. He startled me and I had a natural reaction to throw an elbow. I didn't get a refill the rest of the night.

Me and some girl named Day had dinner last night. We laughed and had a grand time. I'm going to miss her.

Wonder what Old Guy is doing right now. If I had to guess, he's either sulking over my absence or shutting of some air conditioner somewhere. It did cool down to 99 today.

Tonight is my final night in the Central Mississippi Area. Some friends are coming down from college. Too bad they're not coming for me. It's lake house weekend at the ex's. I was pretty excited about the event till it was downplayed on the phone last night. Supposedly Saturday night is the big shindig. Go figure.

I wrote this post in 7 minutes and it shows. Sorry for being so boring.

This one is relevant. Who was the first female artist to debut on the Billboard album chart at Number One?

Last entry's answer was 90210.

last day

Today is the last day at the current job. Everyday from about two weeks ago I've been reminded of this day. They have nothing better to do around here. I don't know who's more excited me or the other guys. Today it seems as though I fell into The Gap. New pants and a nice button up. I've never looked so slick before in my life. Hopefully I'll see that Candy across the hall.

Last night we chalked up another win. In fact the other team found out they were playing us and decided not to show up. One of my ex's plays on this team, she was scared. We did however play a pick up game. I hit an over the fence home run, but it was in batting practice. I've never been so proud of myself. Think I'll hit switch from now on. I'm now retiring from the Mississippi co-ed softball coaching for an unknown time period. I hope to have some grand return that will rival Michael Jordan's. Throughout my season and a half I scored a record of 12-4. I expect the team to completely lose all confidence while I'm gone.

Yesterday afternoon I went for a casual run in the neighborhood here at work. I would never wish that on anyone. Today I learned that it was a record high temperature. I'll probably try running again this afternoon.

I like wearing my under armor. It makes me feel like I look cool when I really look like an idiot.

Heart Breaker Dan took me on a date yesterday for lunch. I suggested Mugshots. Mmm, best burgers in town. I hope they read this and give me a discount next time. Tonight the friends I still have left from high school want to meet for dinner. They even let me pick the restaurant. That has never happend before, they probably think I'm paying.

The Houston Move 2007 is Saturday. I haven't packed a single thing. I plan on Mom, Dad, and me wearing matching outfits so that we will look like movers. Maybe I can talk Burd's family (he's my new roommate) into joining in on the matching outfit calamity.

How many Russian cosmonauts have walked on the moon?

Last entry's answer was Texas.

sage in bloom is like perfume

The Houston Apartment Search 2007 started off with a bang or maybe it was a yawn. Yeah, it was most definitely a yawn at 4:00 am. I did however get my BK Mocha Joe after stopping at the third (yes, 1..2..3) Burger King. They open at 6, not 5, not 5:30, but 6. Just in case anybody is every up that early in the history of mankind.

Mom's NASA visit turned out to be a little embarrassing. She could not leave that place without having a poster, sticker, patch, and a medallion. I felt like the hillbilly's coming to the big city. Especially when we made our entrance to the valet. I was so in awe that I forgot to put the car in park.

Friday night we took in an Astros game. Thanks Burd. I think my nose is still bleeding.

I now have a new crush. Her name is Candace. I have actually met this one unlike the others in the past. She works at the Ventana at Midtown, an apartment we almost signed on because of her. Ok not really, well maybe a little. I wanted to sign there so she'd have my phone number, I didn't care if she had a ring on her finger. Mom said she lacked a personality, I said she didn't need one.

The hotel we were in all weekend was nothing less than hair-raising, heart-stirring, and spine-tingling. I like how all those words have a hyphen. The elevators took my stomach away every time we went down. I'd curse when some other floor delayed our decent. Cursing also occurred when I saw that my one waffle for breakfast was $11.25. L'Eggo my wallet.

After everything was said and done, I'm the proud owner of the coolest loft in Houston, Texas. Thanks to everyone who wished me good luck, only y'all can come visit, no others. Do they use y'all in Texas? They don't drink sweet tea. Wimps.

Get ready Houston, Matt's coming to town.

"I feel safer on a racetrack than I do on Houston's freeways." - A. J. Foyt

This is for Tiger and his awesomeness. What Grand Slam golf tournament has the most clubhousers sipping mint juleps?

Last entry's answer was Los Angeles.

treasure hunt

Tomorrow is the Houston Apartment Search 2007 trip. I've never been so excited in my life. Except that year Santa Claus brought me the Ninja Turtles Nintendo game. I think I'm going to make t-shirts for this event. We get to wake up super early in the morning, more than likely I'll be a huge grouch. If I could just get a BK Mocha Joe from Burger King I'd cheer up. My first experience with one was on the Florida State trip and happened to receive it by accident. Stupid drive through lady. Now I'm addicted, so good.

Lately Curb Your Enthusiasm has been coming on HBO a lot. This show makes me laugh. I want to meet Larry David.

Yesterday I washed my car/suv/truck. Wow, it looks good. Almost as good as the day I bought it, but not quite. Dakoda put a few scratches in it, I'm not a happy camper about that. Anyways, I figured I'd wash it before the trip to the really nice hotel. Don't want the valet giving me funny looks. I've never used one before. Small Town, Mississippi doesn't offer too many services in that category. I'll be sure to move the seat really close and turn the volume up.

My blog is worth $6,774.48.
How much is your blog worth?

Thanks to Intermission at Work for the awesome site that gave me a random figure which I was actually happy with. Starting today I'm going to have an auction for my blog, with the starting bid being that number.

For the first time ever I used the home key. It felt great to finally take full advantage of my keyboard. I'll probably never use it again.

What one city must a movie play in to be eligible for an Oscar?

Last entry's answer was California.

P.S. I'll be gone till Monday, so don't come back till then. I might take my computer, I don't know. I don't know what I'm talking about now. Wish me luck.

tuesday IV

Last night was softball. We showed no mercy, except when I came to the plate. We were short of 5 team cycles by 5 homeruns and 3 doubles. The defense played flawlessly except for those two plays, which I had no part of, it was all infield. Celebration came in the form of BBQ afterwards. I got it all over my face.

My crush changed again, I have a new one. Her name is Tristan Prettyman but she's really a pretty woman. She sings songs and might play some guitar, I don't know. I just know she sounds pretty while singing to me. I hope she reads this.

I really want a new computer. Mac or PC? Mac does have those commercials I like and they look way cooler than a PC. Which should I choose? Leaning toward the Mac, but being a freakin engineer major I'm willing to bet that the engineering programs will only run on the PC. This leaves me no choice but to figure this out with the Pick-A-Hand game. Those who help will be rewarded. Its simple, Left or Right.

I hate how hard it is to take Orbit gum out of the box.

Booked a hotel for this weekend in Houston. This will be the nicest hotel I have ever seen in my whole life. I should wash my car now. I don't like saying car because its an SUV, but truck doesn't fit either because it's not a full truck. I never know what to call my vehicle. I never want to be the kid who calls it the Xterra. "Come on pals, we can ride in my Xterra." Nope.

Is it wrong that I sometimes just completely tone out someone talking to me? I did it just did a few minutes ago. I need a new poll.

This week I've already won 2 iPod nanos, 1 iPhone, and 3 $50 giftcards to Olive Garden and Red Lobster. I love the internet.

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." - Mark Twain

What century saw the invention of the shoelace?

Last Entry's answer was Twelve. Each as four petals

h-o-u-s-t-o-n

I'm moving to Houston! Last night I went to the nearest western wear shop which was spitting distance away. Spent all my money on a cowboy hat, chaps, boots, spurs, and a nice leather vest. They told me that I'll for sure fit in.

The company that works for NASA called with an offer yesterday afternoon. They wanted to to pay me $1,000,007 annually but I told them it was too much. So we agreed on a deal that includes free Starbucks every morning with a banana. Mmmm. I can have jittery day everyday. They're going to love me. She told me that I'll be working on the design/test team. Working on spacesuits for real live astronauts. I'm taking a pen and paper to get some autographs. Anyone who wants mine can pay me $13. Yesterday after hearing the good news I asked Old Guy if he wanted to come. He said yes, I said ok...just kidding. He did not laugh.

I'm pretty much a sunglasses addict. Hope that doesn't make me sound like a girl. Every time I see good deals on sunglasses online I can't resist. In my mind they make me look cool, I need all the help I can get. I even wear them at night.

At work I've been walking around whistling the Mississippi State Fight Song. I even pause the whistling to spell out the H-E-L-L part. The co-workers love it.

Eugene 'Gene' Davis: Space will never be the same.
-Space Cowboys

I want to thank that question answering fool Father Rob for submitting this question. I love when questions get submitted. This is actually the first time. He thought it was appropriate for the recent events. Sorry for a nerdy question Miss Martini. Can a human survive the vacuum of space without spacesuit? If so, for how long?

Last entry's answer was Good Morning America.

where's my ten gallon hat?

Houston is big. I've never traveled so short a distance in such a large amount of time. Cars are everywhere. It would be a great place for me to test my NASCAR skills.

The airplane trip was rough. First of all, Old Guy never showed. I was totally surprised and disappointed. He did make up for it today when he told me about a barbershop quartet that did a humorous number about Mississippi to the tune of Oklahoma. I'm way off track. The landing in Houston was the worst ever in the history of aviation. The pilot was lucky he didn't show his face as I exited the plane. On the return trip I was the next to last at boarding the plane. This was because I was chatting it up with a cute future Bulldawg who happened to be from Russia and spoke with a seductive accent. As a result of my flirtatious ways I sat between two lifeless human beings. One listened to Fantasia on his ipod, I stole a peek. The other read the entire trip. I, myself sat carelessly and cool browsing the SkyMall for high dollar alarm clocks.

During working hours I have been playing a lot of Curve Ball on addictinggames.com. The game is simple but hard. If that makes any sense. Simply hit a ball and make the computer miss it. It gets better though. Each time the ball is hit a sounds is made that compares to that of a four square ball. I love it, Tootsie probably doesn't. As the levels increase in number so do the four square ball noises. Very quickly it sounds as if I am playing four square with 20 other kids here in my cubicle.

Today I am joining the rest of the aerospace population in watching NASA TV. There's a space walk taking place right now. I hope Tootsie doesn't mind the occasional conversation between Houston and the cosmonaut.

In conclusion I want to give a shout out to the coolest family I know in Houston. Yes, those crazy Burdens from Spring, Texas. I don't think I made up my bed, sorry.

My new crush is Anna Faris, look her up. This has to be one of the longest blogs ever. The Burd said today is Mundane Monday. Which planet spins the fastest?

Last entry's answer was Marco Polo.

jitter bug...

My goal for the day is to see how jittery I can get. Is that a word? Yeah it is. For breakfast I had a big cup of Frosted Flakes and a 20 oz white chocolate something from Seattle Drip. Haven't quit chewing gum all day. The Mountain Dew for lunch has helped and now I think I'm going to get another from the vending machine. Yeah, that will be good. Wonder if the coffee pot is empty yet? Need a new piece of gum. I've never typed so fast before in my life.

Tomorrow is the big trip to Houston. I have the red-eye, that's what Old Guy told me. I think he's jealous. It wouldn't surprise me if He showed up to pat me on the back or to make sure security doesn't hold me back. If I asked nicely he'd probably pack my stuff tonight. He's swell. Wonder if he has a barbershop quartet cd I can borrow.

I now have a new crush, Colbie Caillat. She sings, plays guitar, looks good, has a cd for sell, and is nice. Well I'm guessing she's nice. Of course she is, she's famous.

Tootsie needs to turn off the speaker when talking to an automated machine. It's getting louder each time. So is my radio player. I can't concentrate anymore.

Good news, Father Rob was stomped. That should shut him up forever. What explorer introduced Italians to spaghetti in the 14th century?

Comments are now open to everyone. Most people will either be calm, miserable, or captivated by this.

Last entry's answer was The Wall by Pink Floyd.