http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/ CURRENT EPISODE: Ann Arbor en-us Copyright 2006 Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:20:28 -0500 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:20:41 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss (Please put on your levity hat before you read this...) In a recent discussion about the history of papermaking, I recently thought how beneficial it is that books are made of paper, and not our favorite small woodland creature, the... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/10/why_books_are_m.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/10/why_books_are_m.html Fun Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:20:28 -0500 Last Thursday, my wonderful friend Rachel introduced me to the act of "getting your depost BACK" by recycling cans and bottles at the supermarket. I asked her, "Why do you say 'back'? Aren't you just getting extra money by recycling... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/10/the_wonders_of.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/10/the_wonders_of.html Ann Arbor Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:42:06 -0500 Hello again -- this is the first post in a long while, and apologies all around to those who have been valiantly bugging me (or just awaiting my return) to continue blogging :) Life has been so busy lately --... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/09/the_busyness_of.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/09/the_busyness_of.html Friends Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:33:47 -0500 Ripped from a forward my mom received, here's some bad news for any upcoming history teachers (and hilarious news for the rest of us!): ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to history tests and in Sunday school quizzes given by children between 5th and... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/08/more_reasons_wh.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/08/more_reasons_wh.html Fun Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:24:25 -0500 Tonite i went to my first Yankees game, with my NY friend Kyle. He's a big Yankees fan, and even after going to a game last night, he endeavored to get me to one tonite :) We took the '4'... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/08/classic_new_yor.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/08/classic_new_yor.html NYC Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:54:00 -0500 (Hmm, that title sounds like some scientific device, or a 1950's appliance...) Thought i'd give a quick rundown of my weekend of museums and more. On Saturday i went with one of my SI friends (Miss A) to two museums,... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/culturomatt.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/culturomatt.html NYC Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:56:21 -0500 [This doesn't exactly fit in with the current style of Happy Adventure postings, but in a way its relevant...] I realized that i am still a very worrisome person. I would almost call myself nervous, but really it's only when... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/a_personal_refl.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/a_personal_refl.html Personal Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:22:29 -0500 Tonite i planned to finally get my hair cut, or at least trimmed, because i have been letting it grow longer over the past 3 months. I have been quite enjoying the response to the extended length, but i needed... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/everything_but_1.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/everything_but_1.html NYC Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:13:02 -0500 This weekend i attended a wedding for my friend Justin, with whom i went to my undergrad college F&M and first introduced me to the world of HCI. He was marrying a girl he met in grad school, and altho... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/make_it_a_doubl.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/make_it_a_doubl.html Friends Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:58:43 -0500 Having run out of fun books to read again (after finishing the 4-book series of a Wrinkle in Time), i was in dire need of more reading material. Sitting on the subway train for 30 min. each way each day... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/my_day_at_the_n_1.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/my_day_at_the_n_1.html NYC Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:01:00 -0500 On Tuesday i went to the italian place i usually go to when i just want a quick italian fix, like pizza or chicken parmesan or whatever, only this time i decided to sit down and have something one would... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/sometimes_being.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/sometimes_being.html Food Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:04:33 -0500 I tried one of those Yoplait Whips! yesterday (i usually go for the regular kind) and the first thing i noticed is that it was significantly lighter in weight. So checked the container: 4oz. Not like the usual 6oz, and... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/yuppie_yogurt.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/yuppie_yogurt.html Food Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:30:00 -0500 Even tho many of you have probably landed here by reading about this at my previous location, i'll say it again: this is the new home of my blog :) Take a look around -- it's pretty much all the... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/welcome.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/07/welcome.html Personal Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:50:36 -0500 Act your age? Not really -- sometimes older, sometimes younger :) Born on what day of the week? Uh... saturday? (i know what time tho -- 10:34pm!) Chore you hate? dusting, b/c you have to move every single darn thing... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/06/now_i_know_my_a.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/06/now_i_know_my_a.html Fun Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:39:20 -0500 Walking around the Avenues of Park and 5th tonite, i discovered some common patterns of extravagance. Let me define them in terms of Jim, a hypothetical, middle-income guy who makes enough cash to have a good life but also can't... http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/06/probably_too_ex.html http://www.matthewbrian.com/happy/archives/2004/06/probably_too_ex.html NYC Fri, 11 Jun 2004 00:04:36 -0500