this is an email i received today from my financial aid advisor, check out the date she's coming back ...
I will be out of the office starting 06/29/2004 and will not return until 04/15/2040. I no longer work for Northeastern University. If you need assistance, please contact 617 373-3190. This email account will NOT be checked
this is the 6th change in my financial advisor since i have been enrolled at the wonderful university of northeastern.
joe dooling makes me laugh almost everyday. through the grapevine i heard grange was (is?) looking to unload 3 costly tickets to the Kanye West/Usher/probably more concert tomorrow. in an attempt (though weak) to help, i left an away message. joe had the only response:
Auto response from Whitetrashkateer: anyone want tickets for the usher/kanye show at the fleet?
FOREVER27 JD: nah dude, see if grange wants em aaaaahhahahahahhaaa
Friday, August 13, 2004
so on tuesday, me and kinlin get a call from grange. he wants to go to a ballgame, and ive only seen a couple this year, so we went down to pick up some tickets an hour or so before the game. i couldnt fathom that we wouldnt be able to get cheap seats. it was a tuesday night, bronson arroyo was facing the devil rays. i cant imagine a better (less enticing) matchup so spirits were high. laprel(l?) (oh yeah, he was there too) and i left to find scalpers and kinlin and grange went to find a parking spot. as it turns out, the cheapest tickets we found were 50$ standing room only. fuck that. not to see bronson. anyway, after circling the stadium a couple times, we met up with grange and kinlin, told them the bad news, and decided to head home to watch the game. we walk to the car ... except now it has transformed into the spot where the car was parked. it got towed ! hooray. starting out to catch a cab, we decided to take a short cut over some rusty, half complete bridge. after a train came roaring under us, we abandoned the shaky bridge for the street and the long way around. we catch a cab out to a very shadey (sp?) jamaica plains tow shop. we almost beat granges car there, they were still unhooking it from the truck. several large signs informed us that only cash was accepted so grange ponied up the 105 bucks and we left to get beer and catch the game. so not only did we not get tickets to the game, but missed a couple innings and spent like 120 bucks. fuck you bronson. thanks for winning though.
last night me, st louis, and eric went to the bars while the babies went to glenns. Our House was dead so we went over to Conner Larkins where drunkeness occurred and i offended some people. then we returned to Our House where i made crappy attempts to hit on the bar tender and touched one of the waitresses boobs. actually two, when you count marissa too. real drunk. we got free zippos for smoking butts though, that was neat. i think we left then, to stumble home in the rain. around west campus, i (for some reason) tackled st louis into a big puddle. i guess i broke his watch. oops. already dripping wet the puddle didnt bother me (it was raining all night). upon arriving home, without st louis who had pursued a lady friend, i commanded that a bowl be packed for me. in the very same sentence, i realized that by no means was i going to be able to smoke it. i think i stumbled upstairs and found my bed. but i woke up with a zippo, no money, no clothes on, and wet shoes. my breath smells like i puked, but im not sure i did. anyone remember? oh well. i saw atleast the following people last night and didnt want to end my narrative without including them: nader, jay, some girl who likes the yankees and was getting hit on by jay, spongebob, kara, lisa, marissa, ryan, coffey, some english guy, steph spino, and melissa. also the girl in the blue skirt who was playing with her belly button chain all night. a glorious sight.
last night me, st louis, and eric went to the bars while the babies went to glenns. Our House was dead so we went over to Conner Larkins where drunkeness occurred and i offended some people. then we returned to Our House where i made crappy attempts to hit on the bar tender and touched one of the waitresses boobs. actually two, when you count marissa too. real drunk. we got free zippos for smoking butts though, that was neat. i think we left then, to stumble home in the rain. around west campus, i (for some reason) tackled st louis into a big puddle. i guess i broke his watch. oops. already dripping wet the puddle didnt bother me (it was raining all night). upon arriving home, without st louis who had pursued a lady friend, i commanded that a bowl be packed for me. in the very same sentence, i realized that by no means was i going to be able to smoke it. i think i stumbled upstairs and found my bed. but i woke up with a zippo, no money, no clothes on, and wet shoes. my breath smells like i puked, but im not sure i did. anyone remember? oh well. i saw atleast the following people last night and didnt want to end my narrative without including them: nader, jay, some girl who likes the yankees and was getting hit on by jay, spongebob, kara, lisa, marissa, ryan, coffey, some english guy, steph spino, and melissa. also the girl in the blue skirt who was playing with her belly button chain all night. a glorious sight.
Monday, August 09, 2004
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Thursday, July 29, 2004
i did poorly on an exam earlier in the year. at the opportunity to take a make-up, i jumped and evidently did poorly on it as well. as i still earned the maximum amount of points to be added to my first i paid my corrected test very little attention. after the professor stared at me and told the class he would be glad to go over the test on several occasions, i got the feeling that he wanted to talk to me about it. extra help, i thought, could be good. turned out that my extra help turned into the professor bitching at me for making a number of stupid (and some were really stupid) mistakes. at the end of his help session/bitch fest he said very sternly, "Don't disappoint me again Matt". thanks jerko.
this is the same professor who gives useless notes and today started his lecture, "If I remember correctly, and I probably don't ..." followed by a 40 minute rant about some remotely related topic. he is not a good professor. but he is extraordinarily old. im talking minutes from the grave old.
this is the same professor who gives useless notes and today started his lecture, "If I remember correctly, and I probably don't ..." followed by a 40 minute rant about some remotely related topic. he is not a good professor. but he is extraordinarily old. im talking minutes from the grave old.
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
two little bits today. it struck me as odd that Ryder Hall, the home of (among other things) the architexture department here at northeastern, would include in its lobby a gaudy stairwell that doesnt go to the top floor of the building. just seems like it could have been planned better.
i was watching a bill hick's stand up routine and he raised an interesting point. if we are indeed in a war on drugs, and were losing it (as politicians often lament), that means that both the drugs and the people on them are winning the war. sorta makes you wonder how millions of fucked up people on drugs can win a war.
i was watching a bill hick's stand up routine and he raised an interesting point. if we are indeed in a war on drugs, and were losing it (as politicians often lament), that means that both the drugs and the people on them are winning the war. sorta makes you wonder how millions of fucked up people on drugs can win a war.
Friday, July 23, 2004
Thursday, July 22, 2004
about an hour and fifteen minutes into my first class, i decided i would rather not be in class, then be in it. so i left. im also skipping my 9:50-11:40 class. so now it is the weekend.
i have a problem. split personalities you see. morning matt, and evening matt. evening matt seems to have a lot of fun, but it pisses morning matt off. to punish evening matt, morning matt wakes up extra early and feels shitty right up until evening matt takes over. at which point evening matt counters by staying up late and abusing various substances in order to punish morning matt in return. its a terrible vicious cycle where neither seems to be getting the better of the other. but im pretty tired, so thats all im going to write.
i have a problem. split personalities you see. morning matt, and evening matt. evening matt seems to have a lot of fun, but it pisses morning matt off. to punish evening matt, morning matt wakes up extra early and feels shitty right up until evening matt takes over. at which point evening matt counters by staying up late and abusing various substances in order to punish morning matt in return. its a terrible vicious cycle where neither seems to be getting the better of the other. but im pretty tired, so thats all im going to write.
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
two revelations today:
1. you can easily tell which kids are here for orientation. because they look at you. some might call it staring, but they LOOK. usually i walk and i SEE people, but i dont look at them. these kids look long and hard, as if to determine if college kids are different than them. plus they often wear silly nametags or carry bags from the bookstore.
2. when you find yourself stumped on a particular homework problem, let it go. give up. then when its due just stay after and ask the professor how to do it. they will literally do it for you. then not only do you not have to worry about it when you were doing it, but you also get to know how to do it, without doing the work. plus it makes you look like a go-getter asking for extra help. by the way, this doesnt work exceptionally well if you do it too often, or come with 1 out of 10 homework problems done.
1. you can easily tell which kids are here for orientation. because they look at you. some might call it staring, but they LOOK. usually i walk and i SEE people, but i dont look at them. these kids look long and hard, as if to determine if college kids are different than them. plus they often wear silly nametags or carry bags from the bookstore.
2. when you find yourself stumped on a particular homework problem, let it go. give up. then when its due just stay after and ask the professor how to do it. they will literally do it for you. then not only do you not have to worry about it when you were doing it, but you also get to know how to do it, without doing the work. plus it makes you look like a go-getter asking for extra help. by the way, this doesnt work exceptionally well if you do it too often, or come with 1 out of 10 homework problems done.
Monday, July 12, 2004
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Thursday, July 08, 2004
before leaving the pharmacy i decided it prudent to ask a few questions regarding my prescription:
me: so does this stuff work with alcohol?
him: you mean can you drink alcohol when youre on it?
me: yeah
him: no, you cannot
me: for the whole duration (about 6 months)
him: thats right
me: what about ... ummm ... (nervous glance sideways)
him (quickly, and with a smirk): no
me (equally quickly): ok, see ya
he could have meant "no, you cant smoke either", or "no, smoking drugs will not interfere with your prescription". though i hope for the latter (sp?) i expect the former. im not sure i said that right. but you all know. anyway, there is a good chance i wont be able to drink or smoke for 6 months ... ouch.
me: so does this stuff work with alcohol?
him: you mean can you drink alcohol when youre on it?
me: yeah
him: no, you cannot
me: for the whole duration (about 6 months)
him: thats right
me: what about ... ummm ... (nervous glance sideways)
him (quickly, and with a smirk): no
me (equally quickly): ok, see ya
he could have meant "no, you cant smoke either", or "no, smoking drugs will not interfere with your prescription". though i hope for the latter (sp?) i expect the former. im not sure i said that right. but you all know. anyway, there is a good chance i wont be able to drink or smoke for 6 months ... ouch.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
i have many many pet peeves. often small things that bug the shit out of me. while i am working selfconciously to suppress many of these, here is one that kills me on a near daily basis. smoking etiquette. important for tobacco, marijuana, and probably crack and other drugs too. but i will be harping on the marijuana variety. here is a list that i have come up with on the spot (as i write these words im trying to formulate what to put on the list) so it will no doubt be incomplete.
1. always thank. if you have just smoked someone else's weed, you better thank them. weed costs money. essentially you just took someones money. say thank you, you ungrateful bastards. an exception to this is if you matched someone, or atleast contributed to a blunt/joint. in this case since you have put up some drugs, the thanks can be forgone by all contributing parties.
2. be subtle about asking how the weed was acquired. weed is illegal. and that means jailtime for those who supply as well as those who consume. on many occasions i have obscured the origin of purchases. for example,
tommy: who got you this?
me: my friend from school/back home/summer camp
tommy: where did he get it from?
me: someone he knows i think, not too sure.
this should be more than enough. afterall, the less people that know, the better. use your head on this one.
3. criticizing of other peoples smoking technique should be kept to yourself. if people are unfamiliar with the particular mode in use, advice can be given. but be selective on what you say.
4. lighters. the stealing of lighters is sadly prevalent anywhere i have ever been. while i have stolen (and yes, mainly it is by accident) many lighters, at every opportunity i encourage lighters to be returned to their owners. for this reason, its annoying to lose your lighter. not only are you without the physical flame it provides, but this means you have to BUY ANOTHER. this sucks. on a similar note, lighting lighters just to light them, should be done only if the lighter belongs to you. lighters have life spans, and it isnt long. stop wasting them. they cost money. along the same lines, dont burn random shit just cause you never got over the fact your a pyro.
5. passing. this is a tricky one, and depends greatly on who is smoking. for simplicity's sake, ill only go over the basics. if you paid for drugs about to be smoked, you should smoke before the people who didnt. however, passing almost certainly goes in a circular motion (most commonly clockwise) so if multiple purchasers are not sitting adjacent then this becomes a choice between maintaining the circular flow, or appeasing those who paid. my opinion, if you are friends with the people, continue the rotation. however, if this is the first time youve smoked with this group, try to pass to the contributors (especially if you just met them).
well, thats all i got for now.
1. always thank. if you have just smoked someone else's weed, you better thank them. weed costs money. essentially you just took someones money. say thank you, you ungrateful bastards. an exception to this is if you matched someone, or atleast contributed to a blunt/joint. in this case since you have put up some drugs, the thanks can be forgone by all contributing parties.
2. be subtle about asking how the weed was acquired. weed is illegal. and that means jailtime for those who supply as well as those who consume. on many occasions i have obscured the origin of purchases. for example,
tommy: who got you this?
me: my friend from school/back home/summer camp
tommy: where did he get it from?
me: someone he knows i think, not too sure.
this should be more than enough. afterall, the less people that know, the better. use your head on this one.
3. criticizing of other peoples smoking technique should be kept to yourself. if people are unfamiliar with the particular mode in use, advice can be given. but be selective on what you say.
4. lighters. the stealing of lighters is sadly prevalent anywhere i have ever been. while i have stolen (and yes, mainly it is by accident) many lighters, at every opportunity i encourage lighters to be returned to their owners. for this reason, its annoying to lose your lighter. not only are you without the physical flame it provides, but this means you have to BUY ANOTHER. this sucks. on a similar note, lighting lighters just to light them, should be done only if the lighter belongs to you. lighters have life spans, and it isnt long. stop wasting them. they cost money. along the same lines, dont burn random shit just cause you never got over the fact your a pyro.
5. passing. this is a tricky one, and depends greatly on who is smoking. for simplicity's sake, ill only go over the basics. if you paid for drugs about to be smoked, you should smoke before the people who didnt. however, passing almost certainly goes in a circular motion (most commonly clockwise) so if multiple purchasers are not sitting adjacent then this becomes a choice between maintaining the circular flow, or appeasing those who paid. my opinion, if you are friends with the people, continue the rotation. however, if this is the first time youve smoked with this group, try to pass to the contributors (especially if you just met them).
well, thats all i got for now.
in the summer, the shortest class is 100 minutes long. ive found that after about 85 minutes my brain packs up shop and i dont learn anything else or barely even take notes. probably has something to do with the length of the class as well as the near proximity to the end of the class. it occurred to me today that if the classes were say 120 minutes, then i would pay attention for 100 and then would achieve what they think i should be already. a much happier thought occurred to me directly afterward however. that northeastern has been in the business of educating longer than ive been in the business of learning ... so they must have already taken that into account. hence the hour and 40 minute classes rather than the conventional hour and a half. with myself justified, i was pleased to see that my class was over so i could stop pretending i was attentive.