While I was having dinner tonight, I received a text from my friend Sean: "Did you hear about the drummer?" "What?" "Foo Fighters." I didn't need to ask him anymore because I already had a feeling about what was next, and unfortunately I was right. Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer of the Foo Fighters, had … Continue reading For Taylor
Author: Matt
Still trying to find my place.
Life Stories: Matt & Sam’s Informal Winter Formal
The beginning of my senior year of high school was a mixed bag. I discovered I had a knack for acting, which was funny because I only enrolled in drama to chase a girl to begin with. I was making new friends, getting reacquainted with old ones, and bullshitting on stage while making people laugh. … Continue reading Life Stories: Matt & Sam’s Informal Winter Formal
Unlucky 37
Another year, another set of worries. Long hair has permanently become short, Those ten pesky pounds are persistent, the aches are ever-present. Not quite 40, yet far from 30 is a tough break in the 20s. Old becomes new, except for you. You didn't heed the warnings, scoffed at your elders as they spoke of … Continue reading Unlucky 37
Life Stories: June 24th, 1974
You might be wondering why I'd be writing about a date that took place more than a decade before I was born. What's its significance? I'll get to that, but not before I do what I do best and convolute my point with way too much backstory. Anyway, I worked at a 7-Eleven in El … Continue reading Life Stories: June 24th, 1974
Not This Life
In another life, perhaps it's all different. Morning coffee, rush hour, shitty boss, steady pay. I chit-chat casually with coworkers about politics and the pointless: he said, she said, she fucks, they fuck, sportsball teams, blockbuster flicks. Filtered-water cooler bullshit. The front desk lady flirts often and invites me out for drinks, But in another … Continue reading Not This Life
The Follies of a Postmodern Xennial 