Mar23
And to prove it, I bring you this:
Tonight, I mixed Sunday night's leftover Bell Pepper Stuffing (a chicken-based dish with rice and onion, etc.) with Monday night's leftover Chili (beef an beans, natch). Then i heated it all up in the microwave, topped with crumbled bleu cheese and put it on a 100% whole wheat hamburger bun. BOOM!
The unholy marriage of beef and chicken in one reheated sandwich.
And I know you're all thinking "microwave?!?" but I assure you, I didn't time travel back to the 80's. It was actually the best choice I could make. And it worked. Don't hate. Remember, kitchen utensils are like tools in a toolbox - you use the ones best suited for the job.
Science, dropped. Osgood out.
Mar23
It's a big week in the life of Matt.
I'm going to Culver City every day to work on a show for the Food Network (expanding PCW's experience and contacts in the TV industry), Emily is still out on Bon Jovi, and I'm starting to get a little more serious about doing more real computer work. I have a bunch of MWS stuff to do first, but I need more (and more local) clients if I'm going to make this JVS thing work. So that's all big stuff. I have other big news that I'll let drop in the near future - probably this coming weekend. A couple things have to fall into place first, but they're coming.
Working every day from somewhere else is tough, especially with the dog here. I'm up early (it's barely after six and I've already showered, let Cleo out and started work on MWS' site again), and I really should take her on a walk before I go to work. So I probably will. And I need to bathe her cause she's getting smelly. I can tell because she's sitting on my lap, and i can smell her. Maybe a shower tonight before I go to bed. That wouldn't be a bad idea.
Anyway, things here are going pretty well, if busily - and I'm even remembering to water my blog. Oh, and check out my wine post on the forum - it's detailing the process of making wine that I'm engaged in - fun times! I'm sure I'm totally fucking it up royally, but whatever. I like the forum format for keeping track of a process in one place. It's like a mini-blog. In fact, were I to start a blog today, I'd seriously consider using it. It would really facilitate replying and conversation, and I could do longer-term things like winemaking in one post or a subforum, if they got really long. That's not to say that I don't like this format, cause I do.
Okay, back to work for me so I can walk the dog in an hour. Fun times.
Mar14
Over the last week or so, there's been a change in the way my reader looks - all Gawker Media sites changed their full-text feeds to partial-text, AKA click-to-our-site-so-we-can-make-money-off-you feeds.
Not likely. There are other options out there, and/or the info I get from them isn't that important. I can drop Giz and only read Engadget. I barely skim Jalopnik anyway, and the porn blog? Pure tourism - no loss to lose it, really. Fewer tits in my day probably means more productivity. Besides, there's always Tumblr. So I'm on the hunt for new places to read on a regular basis if you're in the mood to recommend.
Ironically, at the same time (conspiracy?!), Slashdot just expanded their feed offering to show me selected comments - amazing. I'm not sure I even need all that information (and they provided a link to change the feed back that I haven't explored yet), but it's nice that they offer it.
Now, I'm not a particularly "valuable" reader from a demographics standpoint. I'm over 30, basically ad-blind to the ads that I don't automatically block and I rarely comment. So they don't care about losing me. But if they feel that way about everyone who's just like me (and anecdotal evidence suggests that we are legion), Gawker Media is losing a big chunk of their readership. Ah well.
Thanks to Mike Masnick at Techdirt for the article that pointed this out and prompted me to act.
edit: I *am* sad about losing Lifehacker, but a stand's a stand, and i'm sure I can find other places to read.
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Mar11
 I'll tell you where - to the void.
I'm so busy I'm not sure where to start. I'm trying to do a good job with organization and keeping a list of things to do, but it's not easy with new stuff being added to the queue every day. I've been letting things, big and little, slip by the wayside daily, and it's not because I'm being lazy for once.
I've been watching Cleo for Emily while she's on the road with Bon Jovi, which is cool, but definitely takes me away from doing the things I need to be doing. Updating the blog? Yeah, totally necessary - I swear. Given that it's been 10 days, it actually sort of IS necessary - I want to make sure that I get at least some writing done, even in these busiest times.
In some ways, this is the best time to schedule things - I want to do another Brownie Project, I want to shoot more for Branded and get more material to work with. I want to catch up with people in my life, and I want to be better at being a friend - I've been fucking M.I.A. this year so far, despite my New Years' resolution to be better about talking to the people good enough to still be in my life.
Anyway, it's been so long since I've updated here that I feel like some "importance" was growing on whatever update I made next, which is bullshit. So you get this instead. Maybe more later, definitely work now. Fun times.
Mar01
This is not news in any way, but I just wanted to mention that I'm no longer on myspace, officially. I'd sort of like to focus my presence online, and I think by removing my MySpace (and LinkedIn, probably) profiles, I'll have a little less online baggage. These were sites that tried, and succeeded, to a certain extent, but for me, at least, they've passed their expiration dates.
Two PCW gigs tomorrow - one with Bon Jovi and one with a video production unit in LA. Fun times. Gotta keep that bandwagon going, as the MWS bandwagon is coasting to a halt. I'd like to jumpstart that one to keep it going, too, but honestly, it's been dying for a year. Lots of little things (no more invitations to NYC, the hiring of multiple overlapping consultants, etc.) have been happening, so I just need to do the best I can with what I've got and maybe that'll be enough. Maybe it won't, but I'll do what I can.
Also, I'm tired.
Feb23
As far as I can tell, Glendale, AZ is more of a strip mall than a town. I'm in a Renaissance of some sort, and man, what a disaster. I just ate a burger at Johny Rockets because every restaurant in the area is a chain, and that's where I could spend the least money. I guess I could have gone to Margaritaville. Geh.
Anyway, we're on an early call because some departments couldn't get their acts together and Jon's pissed. That's fine with me because I'll just go to bed early, then get up, load in and go see a movie. WTF. Maybe I'll also get some writing done. Or at least outlining. That's what I should do tonight, but I'm not mentally prepared tonight. I think I could settle into a routine, though, with this whole living on a bus thing. Fortunately for me, it's almost over.
I just wanted to say hi. Happy Birthday to Justin, too, whom I didn't call today. Bad cousin, me.
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