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The Boys Are Back in Town

2006-08-24T11:11:00.000-07:00

Now that Kojak has moved to NYC, we decided that it's even more important to keep up the exchange of useless information. Not only will we publish as much mundane content as possible, but you may even be fortunate enough to catch a glimps of our personal lives...In fact, here is a painting by one of Kojak's distant relative: Edvard MunchI would have uploaded a photo of The Scream, but I couldn't

Not your Father's comic books...

2005-06-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

Recently, Kojak and I have not only recognized our commonality and affinity for graphic novels, but have introduced eachother to different genres as well. Kojak has brought a blog to my attention that requires notice.The following list is a "starter list" for someone who is not that familiar with graphic novels and comics. Since I have only read a few of the books, I will also be reading through

Bud Light - Real American Hero

2005-05-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

Do you remember the Bud Light - Real American Hero ads? Of course you do, they're the commercials where a man with an extremely low and bellowy voice pronounces the celebration of the inventor of the All You Can Eat Buffet or the Giant Taco Salad Inventor. Still can't remember? Well, I found the site with almost every commercial ever made...prepare to laugh your a$$ off. Bud Light - Real

In case you were wondering...

2005-05-24T07:23:00.000-07:00

Cars really can dance.Check out this Citroen commercial in two parts:part 1part 2

Vagabond - The story of Musashi

2005-05-23T09:46:00.000-07:00

After turning Kojak on to this particular comic, I thought the rest of you ought to know about it.This comic is simply an illustrated book based on and adaptation of Yoshikawa's Musashi, a famed swordsman who lived in Japan in the 16th and 17th century. But more than that, the art is something that I can only aspire to. Using masterful ink strokes and crosshatching techniques, Takehiko Inoue

Gotta give Kojak credit for this one...

2005-05-23T09:25:00.000-07:00

I am so misinformed...I am so not cool (was I ever?)Well, for the past year I have been searching for a song that was a mixture of Nine Inch Nails and 50 Cent. Weird...I know. See at least I knew it existed...who's cool now? Anyway, Kojak being the friendly neighborhood music junkie found some places for me to download these crazy song mixes called mashups.Check it out:Partyben.comMashup blog

A little side note.

2005-04-10T08:24:00.000-07:00

Kojak and I will be attending the November 8, 2005 show in Oakland. Definitely something to look forward to.

U2 - still the King of Rock.

2005-04-10T08:12:00.000-07:00

An amazing show! Here's the set list:City of Blinding LightsVertigoElevationCry / Electric Co.The OceanNew Year’s DayBeautiful DayMiracle DrugSometimes you can’t make it on your ownLove and PeaceSunday Bloody SundayBullet The Blue SkyRunning to StandstillZoo StationThe FlyMysterious WaysPride in the name of loveWhere the Streets Have No NameOneAll Because of YouYahweh“40”No With or Without You,

And you thought YOU were good at ping pong

2005-03-25T11:39:00.000-08:00

Here's a little tribute to all the aspiring ping pong (sorry...Table Tennis) athletes out there.that's not me by the way-->ping pong video<--

In honor of Kojak 2...

2005-03-19T09:02:00.000-08:00

After seeing the unprecendented amounts of posts from Kojak lately (I think he realized that restricting the internet at work is not feasible) I woke up and realized that this blog is not just about things "Beyond the Matt." Therefore I have changed the name back to the original title.Hereby stated is my public apology.

At the end of the first round...

2005-03-19T08:56:00.000-08:00

Matt's NCAA record25-7not too bad. I just want to know who actually picked Vermont and Bucknell?

Please Donate...

2005-03-19T08:47:00.000-08:00

Our dear friend Amber is riding from San Francisco to Los Angeles (585 miles) on her bike to raise money to help stop the spread of AIDS and HIV. Please support her by donating any amount of money.-->donations<-- -->Amber's homepage<--

Castro Boyz...wait I mean...whatever.

2005-03-18T16:36:00.000-08:00

SF International Asian American Film FestivalOk, so last Saturday the gang went to explore the Asian underworld of Northern California. If it weren't for the fact that I was wearing a beanie and standing in front of a huge "Castro" marquee, I think I would have felt like we were in Hawaii. It was all Asian...all the time. I think Kojak was the only whitey in attendance. Nah, but he's not really

Hand assignment

2005-02-28T00:04:00.000-08:00

I've gotta hand it to ya...So this is the current homework for my Organic Modeling class. Man, you'd be surprised how long it takes to make a silly little hand.

2005-02-28T00:03:00.000-08:00

Please sir, can I have some more?

Oscar Update...

2005-02-27T23:47:00.000-08:00

Well, I didn't do too poorly with my picks. If I were in Vegas, I might have actually won something with 50% accuracy. And if money were on the line, I wouldn't have picked Clive Owen. He's MY favorite, just not the Academy's. As far as Portman goes, I heard she put on an impressive performance in Closer. And after seeing her best Kiera Knightly look-alike impression tonight, I think I was

Funny little shirts

2005-02-26T18:41:00.000-08:00

Ever seen a whale explode?

2005-02-26T12:10:00.000-08:00

Some weird movie I found on my computer. -->click here<--

In honor of Kojak....

2005-02-26T11:20:00.000-08:00

If you didn't go out with us last night, you missed an attempted brawl by yours truly. Here's the breakdown. In my infinite playfulness I just decided that this one guy was being a little too inconsiderate. Not really. He just grabbed his drink off the counter in front of us. That didn't stop me. Anyway, I looked at one third of the X-Men waiting to back me up, switched back a glance at the evil

Matt's Oscar Picks...

2005-02-25T19:16:00.000-08:00

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLEFor this I am going for Jamie Foxx as the inimitable Ray Charles. If you do a quick check on prior winners, you realize that anyone who plays a handicapped person or minority, wins an Oscar. I am not saying Ray Charles was handicapped, but it is the clear choice so that the Academy does not offend anyone.ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLESince I have only seen two of these movies,

Speaking of Star Wars...

2005-02-20T11:17:00.000-08:00

Anyone heard of this guy?Anyone heard when the new Star Wars movie is coming out?Well I can answer one of these questions, May 19.But what the hell does this guy have to do with it? You guessed it, he has been waiting in line for the opening of the movie since the beginning of the year.Must be nice.-->link to his blog<--

Recently demoted...

2005-02-20T11:10:00.000-08:00

Since the inception of Beyond the Matt, I have had high hopes for tons and tons of content contributed by both Kojak and Boosters. Unfortunately, Boosters has only taken up space with his name on the side of the blog. So in turn, he has been demoted and officially knocked off the contributor list.This is no surprise because he didn't actually ask to be part of the blog. I can understand though

Old School Project.

2005-02-20T10:41:00.000-08:00

Dedicated to one of my favorite kids...Indiana Chun.Last semester I wanted to create something not completely original by animating a sequence from Star Wars, using LEGO characters. You can imagine my disappointment when I was doing research for the characters and found that a new video game was in production that did exactly that. Although there was no information besides one screenshot for the

She dooes't look too happy...but she is!!!

2005-02-19T15:34:00.000-08:00

In case you were all wondering, this is how we made the Save the Date cards. We purchased a small silk screening machine, called "Print Gocco" and after creating the screen, we added color and stamped. That's it.

School is starting to pay off...

2005-02-19T15:30:00.000-08:00

You know, I have to admit that I was pretty discouraged when school started last year. I was severely behing the level of a lot of the other students and I worked constantly with much frustration trying to learn Maya (3D modeling and animation software). This is my first attempt at modeling a human head. Well this is the first draft anyway. Eventually it will look like Ginny, but for now I am