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Light Rail Transit in Detroit

08/06/2008 / Matt / 0 Comments

My dream INCHED closer to reality back in April with the release of a study trumpeting light rail transit as the best regional transit option for the Woodward corridor.

An intensive 18-month technical review that is following guidelines established by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) New Starts Program concludes a light rail line along eight miles on Woodward Avenue from Downtown to the Michigan State Fairgrounds near Eight Mile Road is the best alternative to build the starter line for a regional rapid transit system in the Detroit area.
—Source

Someday, we could hop a train down the block from our house to hit up a ball game or a night on the town. Someday…

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Acura vs Accent

08/05/2008 / Matt / 1 Comment

Christa got a new car. I’ll just put that out there since the cat is out of the bag…
So hows about a little friendly comparison fun!

	$Christa\'s New Acura$	$Matt\'s Accent$
	2005 Acura TSX	2002 Hyundai Accent GS
Milage:	34,000	94,000
Power:	4cyl 205hp	4cyl 105hp
Trans:	Automatic w/ Tiptronic	5 speed Manual
Wheels:	17″ Sport Low Profile	14″ Racing-inspired bald
Other Features:	6 CD changer, in dash Navigation, XM, heated seats, dual climate zone, dual front/side/rear curtain airbaigs, anti-lock disc brakes, power moonroof, power windows/locks/mirrors/seats	Dual Front Airbags, CD, 3 cup holders, busted suspension, dome light, matching floor mats
Thoughts:	Safe, reliable, something a VP of internal-sales-marketing-promotional-something-or-other should drive.	Just screams HEY COMPUTER DUDE.

And for those of you who I know are going to ask, Matt, where’s your new car?
I’M BUYING A BIKE.

Band-Of-The-Moment: Chromeo

08/01/2008 / Matt / 1 Comment

I was introduced to Chromeo yesterday by one of my daily reads on the internet circuit, and I can’t get this song out of my head.

It’s a jam of epic proportions complete with kitchy 80’s funk-electro synth & basslines and geek-chic frontmen. Also major bonus points for the Dire Straits throwback on the video.

I dare you to turn it up and not bob your head. Try me.

The Mundane

07/30/2008 / Matt / 3 Comments

In the past week I/we did these things (in no particular order):

1. Went golfing with Steve before he left town. Discovered we all suck pretty badly at golf.

2. Went to a Tigers game a few rows back from the dugout.

3. Acted like we knew what we were doing after watching our 100^th episode of The Dog Whisperer.

4. Drank a beer as big as our head.

5. Learned badminton is a sport. No, really. A sport you can hold a beer and cigarette in one hand and still KICK ABSOLUTE ASS with the other. My kind of sport.

6. Went to a theater to see a movie that for once didn’t suck (Batman – go see it).

7. Managed to eat at Toast a) without being hungover, and b) without waiting 2 hours for a table to be open.

8. Stood inside a skyscraper and waved at Windsor.

9. Made it through another week of life.

Documentary

07/29/2008 / Matt / 0 Comments

Detroit:
Speramus Meliora || We hope for better things
Resurget Cineribus || It will rise from the ashes

Longpoint 2008 has come and gone, and somehow we managed to take 1 photo for the 4 days we were out there. One. Uno. And it’s not even all that exciting (though it does at least prove we were ~~drinking~~ there…

Anyway, I’m hoping someone has some pictures I can publish to make up for my extreme lack of camera concern. Anyone?

Gone Camping

07/16/2008 / Matt / 3 Comments

See yah later Ferndizzy, we’re headed to Long Point for our annual ~~alcohol consumption slash liver testing~~ camping trip!
This year we’ve got a group of 20-odd happy campers, so it should be a doozy. Check back next week for what I’m sure will be some AMAZING stories of BEACH SURVIVAL. Stay tuned…

Caffeinated Spiderwebs

07/07/2008 / Matt / 0 Comments

Caffeinated Spiderwebs

Part of me is scared by this, and the other part refuses to even consider not having those 3 cups of coffee every morning…

On Our New Lucrative Gambling Career

07/04/2008 / Matt / 0 Comments

We rolled out to the Racetrack Friday night for some July 4th fireworks and booze + betting. While I bet and didn’t win a thing, Christa doubled our money with her new bet strategy: PORN STAR NAMES.
It provided some serious giggles finding names like Pleasing Artist, Hunter’s Big Guy, Stand Tall McGraw, Big Boy Blue, Smoking Gun, and First Pleasurelane in the race program. Also proves I don’t have an inside line on the winners, so you can stop asking…

Time to sit on the porch with a beer

06/19/2008 / Matt / 0 Comments

There are reasons why I haven’t kept up on posting regularly about that LITTLE project we’ve been working on for the past few months. Lots of them. So many there was rarely a day that went by I didn’t utter many four letter words that show up as #&^% in the comics.
That’s all behind us though.
We’re done.

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You can follow the 2 month progression with pictures over in the gallery…

So I cordially invite everyone over to sit on the porch with a beer, stare at it, and say “yyyyyyyyep” for an hour or two.