Matt Stempeck

2007

  • smoky cold american winter

  • Let’s Make a Meal!

    I kind of love running low on groceries and seeing how many days I can make it before the next trip. Not only does it force you to get creative with your meals, but it also exposes those “good idea at the time” items (I’m looking at you, can of pumpkin purchased October 28th) for what they are.

    I just had a late night dinner of 1/4 a can of pineapple bits, a handful of raisins, a slice of cheese, a pickle, and a cup of wild berry (decaf) tea.

    Help me plan breakfast.

    Your palette:

      -1 can diced tomatoes
      -1 can pumpkin
      -7 kinds of tea and cocoa
      -6 straws of spaghetti
      -M&Ms (pink)
      -pesto
      -red wine (for breakfast?)
      -pickles
      -freezer-burned peppers

    You have your orders. Make me breakfast.

  • Napoleon Says

    Napoleon wasn’t poisoned, he died of cancer.

    Phoenix is immune to both.

    Phoenix – Napoleon Says.mp3

    You do expect a Messiah
    You want to be European
    I would be your Bonaparte
    Don’t ever care ’bout what Napoleon says

  • Pan’s Labyrinth

    Heard good things and going to see this tonight…looks incredible.

  • Wkd Itinerary

    New goal: Pack every weekend with as many fun things as this one somehow came up with.

    Thurs. night – Man-date to Pan’s Labirynth

    Fri. night – Dan’s Cafe w/ listserv

    Saturday – U St. graphic design gallery

    Saturday night – “camping” in Boonsboro

    Sunday – museums with CK & Co.

    Sunday night – Patriots v. Colts

  • Nerd Herd

    If you’re going to be one of those people who ruins a perfectly good digital camera purchase by getting one that only uses alkaline batteries, at least get these.

    Also, listen to music on your bike without getting hit by a bus (no guarantees).

    Finally, be a nature nerd and redefine USB stick.

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  • Have you seen this? Have you heard about this?

    Facebook now conveniently (?) offers a link to purchase a Birthday Flyer for your friend rather than write on their wall on their birthday.

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    Advance warning: if anyone I know ever gets me a Facebook Flyer in lieu of an actual present, we’re no longer friends.

    That aside, this is pretty stupid. The $1 billion Yahoo! deal or some other revenue they were counting on must be dead if they’re stooping to aggressively pushing birthday flyers.

  • The Pipettes – Pull Shapes

    Catchiest song of all time?

  • Halmahk Cod

    I’ve never claimed to have a Boston accent, although shades of it do come out at times, like when living with Chris “born in Med-fud” Tringale, or drunkenly slurring words, but generally my parents aren’t from New England so I didn’t pick it up. Then how come this quiz says I have a Boston accent? Because I’m not one of THESE people:

    13. Last question. When you say “bag” does it rhyme with “vague”?

    What American accent do you have?

    Your Result: Boston

    You definitely have a Boston accent, even if you think you don’t. Of course, that doesn’t mean you are from the Boston area, you may also be from New Hampshire or Maine.

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  • The Revolution Will Not Be Choreographed

    EchoDitto Retreat pics are up!

    The Revolution Will Not Be Choreographed – EchoRetreat 2007

  • 5 Things Your Dentist Doesn’t Mention While Selling You an Electric Toothbrush

    5. He’s taking a big cut (although you could probably assume this)

    4. The stretching your jaw must do to allow the brush access to your teeth is ache-inducing when you’re not lying back in a chair having someone else do it.

    3. Without that previously-unappreciated spit-sucker, your saliva drools out your mouth the entire time you brush your teeth.

    2. You’re not going to travel with it.

    1. You will never, not once, use the “polishing”, “flossing”, or “tongue-scraping” head attachments

  • Retreat!

    I’ll be out in Wild West Virginia (for the second time in as many months…) from tomorrow through Saturday for EchoDitto’s annual retreat. I can’t wait. I’ve got to admit, I was a little wary back in October when I was searching for a January retreat location, knowing full well that I might not be attending said retreat, but things have worked out grand and I’m actually in the first car out of the office.

    All the clients are on “pause” and it’s time for some bonding with the coworkers. Best part? No Internet (and probably spotty cellphone service). It’s going to be weird talking to each other while making eye contact.

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    Some things on the agenda:

    • hiking/running
    • raquetball/tennis
    • hottub/pool
    • pictionary
    • lots of good food and drink
    • ipod speakers throughout

    Oh yeah, and professional development, planning, company philosophy indoctrination, and maybe, if I’m lucky some trust falls.

    And finally, to all my coworkers with a Technorati watchlist set up for “EchoDitto”, hi 🙂