http://mintz.hushedcasket.com Rapture rox! Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:58:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't usually blog to whine or complain (I could've stopped that sentence at "blog" and also been right), but this is all just one big calamity that must be shared: I wanted to take advantage of my free UAH perks, so I planned on hitting up the gym a couple ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/im-not-allowed-to-exercise/ At work, we have a whiteboard. Back in the day, each person in the office had their name listed along the left edge of this whiteboard. We used to leave notes for each other under the recipient's name. One day, after becoming the High School SGA Treasurer, I decided to ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/my-nicknames/ Nobody reads the preface to a list, so here are the reasons: 1. People treat you like the adult you are I was 18 when I graduated high school, and despite having 18 years of experience, I still needed somebody's signature to approve my bowel movements. You don't have to deal with ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/six-reasons-why-college-beats-high-school/ I made this bad boy in the microwave I read the "Microwave" directions for Instant Lunch/Cup O Noodles, and it says to "boil water in a separate container, then add to noodles". Nobody wants to do that, so those directions are bullshit. Here's how you do it: 1. Peel back top of ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/how-to-microwave-a-cup-o-noodles/ I saw a story yesterday about Google Street View capturing a house on fire. Hopefully the neighbors didn't think the decked-out Google Street View car had anything to do with the arson. They can always just ask the driver. I was recently showing somebody the pure awesome that is Google Street ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/google-maps-immortalizes-tp-prank/ I tried posting this on Amazon, but it doesn't tell you until AFTER you write a review that they won't accept reviews written for products shipped by other companies. Waste not, want not: I have a a 32" HDTV, and I didn't feel like paying monthly to watch TV. I saw ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/philips-phdtv1-hdtv-digital-indoor-tv-antenna-review/ In my time living here, I've approached an intersection in my usually-quiet neighborhood that had an unexplainable burst of activity. How the intersection usually looks. Typically, I approach the desolate intersection and turn left to get to the main road. But one atypical day, I had to sit at that stop sign ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/matt-sayar-private-detective/ I drive a manual-transmission 1997 Honda Civic DX. I consistently get around 38MPG. "But Matt," you say, "you're supposed to get around 38MPG anyway!" Hopefully you'll notice that my car is listed at 39 highway mpg, and I barely touch the highway on my daily commute! That means I get ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/how-i-get-38mpg-consistently-and-so-can-you/ Here's an actual conversation I had with a friend of mine recently. Me: So what do you do? What's your job? Him: I'm a radio DJ. Me: Oh, no kidding? Him: Yeah, I'm on 730AM from 6 to 9. Me: Oh, that's cool, what do you talk about? Him: It's a sports show, actually. Me: That's neat. ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/whos-on-first/ I was perusing Monday's (Apr. 14, 2008) edition of The Huntsville Times when I came across an article about a sophomore from Sparkman High School who went to New York City for Spring Break this year. You can read it here. I also embarked on an adventure to NYC in ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/he-hasnt-aged-much/ Apparently, even Microsoft doesn't care about the adventure-gaming genre anymore; at least, not enough to insert one lousy string into Dreamfall's product page. This page is supposed to represent the game and sell itself to the customer! It doesn't look like it's taking full advantage of that opportunity... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/go-cry-emo-kid/ This fall, I will start working on earning a degree in the field of Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. However, recent events have led me to second-guess this decision. It's an excellent field with many exciting benefits, but sometimes people are destined for other things. Sometimes, ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/second-thoughts/ Having recently discovered suspended chords (e.g. Asus4), I've been having a lot of fun playing with the three basic open chords (E, A, D). I also messed around with the C chord a little bit and made a fun little song. I also noticed that when strumming the A chord, if ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/fun-with-suspended-chords/ I love playing guitar. A euphoric feeling washes over me when I pick up my Walden and master a new chord sequence, or successfully strum a scale without screwing up. Every minute I spend playing guitar is worth it, even if it won't make me money someday. Lately, I've wanted to ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/revelation/ Have you ever rented a car, pulled into the gas station, and realized the gas cap is on the OPPOSITE side of the car? There's a simple way to never have that happen again, so long as you rent a newer car: look for the arrow next to the gas ... http://mintz.hushedcasket.com/no-more-gas-cap-confusion/