This is my new favorite game ever:

This has been my life the past Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and now that I played it for 4 hours straight today, Tuesday. It’s all good though, because this past weekend I finished my last paper and I’m basically done for the school year. I have one more presentation to do and then it’s just waiting for finals for me.

What’s even better is that I get to play on a really big, flat screen HD television. BEST. Every residence hall on campus has one in one of their lounges AND where I live ( in Scudder) we have a Wii system which we allow residents (and RA’s) to borrow. I’ve become addicted but I got so good because it’s the only thing I’ve been doing with my life. Sounds sad but I don’t care I’m a college student. The game really does bring out the worst in me though but I’m sorry I can’t help saying bad words and being mean when I’ve fallen into Bowser’s lava 40 times. Okay enough of that.

Besides playing video games, giving tours, and doing homework this week, I also volunteered at the Institute for Disaster Mental Health 2009 conference: In the Wake of Disaster: Effective Mental Health Interventions. As a volunteer I didn’t really get to learn much because I was mingling with guests and running the show the entire time but it was still a nice time. I met with a lot of government leaders and whatnot so that was pretty cool and the conference had a very high attendance. Everyone who I spoke to really enjoyed themselves so that was good. The guest speaker whom I assisted was actually a professor of psychology in London, England. There was another guest all the way from Israel as well. Good stuff.

Hmm what else…the new orientation leaders were chosen for Student Orientation and Registration 2009. Congrats everyone! It’s a little bittersweet for me because I’m happy for everyone who got it but I have to say that I am sad I will not be a part of the program this summer. It feels a little weird because it’s like we’re passing the torch over and I don’t really want to yet :) However, to all the prospective students out there who will be attending SUNY New Paltz for the Fall of 2009, you have a great group of students who will be your mentors.

Here’s one last time to SOAR ‘08:

Okay, I’m off to try and do something productive other than Mario Kart!

Kevin

So is starting off a blog. Especially this one. I think it’s usually because I don’t have anything specific to talk about. I just ramble and ramble and ramble and ramble… My apologies too because I don’t think this blog will be ”New Paltz” related.

 This weekend we had a nice little extended weekend/ break. No classes Thursday and Friday!! So I went home Wednesday evening after my class (as did a lot of other people)!

All in all it was a great mini break. On Friday it was my girlfriend Tarah’s 21st Birthday. Birthday Shout-out! Happy Birthday Tarah!!! We ate a lot of good food and then saw that movie Adventureland. It was really good, I thought it would be funnier but I think I just didn’t understand the jokes. They went right over my head!

Saturday and Sunday was basically just a double celebration of Easter, one with my family and the other with Tarah’s family. Then we went back to New Paltz to finish up the last few weeks of our Junior year. I’m excited.

Okay the main point of this blog::::

I HATE THAT NEW SONG FROM THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS…I think it’s called “gives you hell” or something. I normally play my i-pod when I’m home or driving and whatnot but this vacation I was too lazy so I just listened to the radio. What a mistake. Every single radio station plays the same music over and over again, ESPECIALLY THAT SONG…It made me so mad especially when there was a good song on or a few good songs in a row and then that song came on and it just ruined everything. By the way, I’m sorry to anyone who actually likes this song. They just overplay it. That’s my issue.

Since I kind of vented, feel free to vent about other songs you don’t like that they constantly play on the radio. I know you know ‘em!!! Let me know!

That’s all I got…See, pointless blog. This week should be really busy in terms of work. This week we’re also hosting a Disaster Conference which takes place on Friday. I’ll be sure to blog about that once it actually happens.

Enjoy the nice weather everyone,

Kevin

So it’s 2:30 in the morning and it is/was Easter Sunday. I have an 8am class, but I just can’t get my body to sleep! It’s one of those tossing and turning nights. They happen, especially if you’ve been having a weird-o sleep cycle like I’ve been having the last couple-a-days. Hopefully with classes and what not, I’ll get back on track, getting to bed at a normal hour and waking up to learn a chock-full-of-knowledge!

So as I’m lying in my bed, with my little star night light (hey-if you saw it in my room, you would agree that it was COOL). At any rate, I’m lying there and looking up at my wall. Now, just recently, Thursday in fact, I decided to make a 2nd attempt at posting numerous pictures up on my blank wall. However, despite my attempt about half of them fell off! HALF! Do you know how frustrating that is? Very! All that effort, poof, gone. They’ll fall on me when I AM actually sleeping, or when I’m out, I’ll come back to find pictures scattered on my bed. I’ve tried the yellow sticky tack AND I’ve tried scotch tape. I loop the tape around on all four corners of the photo and one in the center. However, this doesn’t hold! And do you know what the worst part is? When I am in bed, all comfy, and the tape is slowly separating itself from my wall. It makes this horribly loud noise for such a small piece of tape.  The whole action of losing grip is such a depressing sound, and when it occurs slowly it’s even worse.

So, with that being shared, do I have any suggestions from those readers out there who are familiar with these residence-hall walls and/or efficient picture-sticking usages? Why is it all such a mystery to the average girl?

In case you are caught unawares, I’m a big pic-cha takah! Therefore, I like to put them in as many places as I can! So please help a sister out! I was thinking of just taping these pictures on paper and then push-pinning the paper on my wall. That could work, ey? I’ve also heard that double sided tape is a god-send, but I do not know first hand.

Let me know, and I hope everyone had lovely holidays! Mine was shared here in New Paltz with some friends and some homework! Bah! I missed the family outings, but I will see them all soon! Later!I hope you’re sleeping well at least!

Here it is, see for yourself!

Beyonce, “Ego”

Solange, “I Decided”

Enjoy,

Love,

Matt

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April\’s Video Blog

So funny story…I was walking out of my residence hall, headed towards the studio and i missed a step and fell down the steps! I proceeded to fall in a puddle of mud and twist my ankle. I have just returned from the hospital, where i found out i have a chip in my bone and a fracture. Yay for being a clutz. I was surprised at the amount of people concerned for my well being though which gives me alot of hope for mankind . So yay for campus! I just thought I’d update you all on my silly mishaps. Love you all!