matt_nihiser

SantaIsNotThisAwesome_

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:27:46 -0500

Tis the season, and that’s all dandy and great, but I think AT&T is taking it a bit far. This is the message that I had waiting for me when I went to pay my bill:

“Good little boys and girls across the country can text their holiday wish-lists to Santa this year, thanks to the bearded man in red and some of his helpers, including AT&T*. AT&T customers who text SANTA to 1224 between now and December 24 will receive an invitation from jolly old St. Nick himself to text back their wish-lists for this holiday season. Thanks to a special agreement between Santa and AT&T, text messages sent to this short code – and the reply text messages from Santa – will be offered at no charge!
For details on how to keep up with Santa this holiday, tips and hot deals on gifts that don't come from the North Pole, and ways to personalize your wireless experience, AT&T invites you to visit www.att.com/holidaygifts – especially if you have made Santa's "Nice" list.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.”

When I was a kid, you wrote Santa a note, left out some cookies and milk, and you were lucky to get a response. But texting Santa your list, really? I remember the last year I wrote Santa a letter, his response was in cursive. I couldn’t read cursive at the time.

From then on, Santa, to me, was an asshole.

Happy Present Opening Day to all, and to all a good unwrapping!

Photo: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/06/12/24/ (Sam Javanrouh)

MMS-oRly?_

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:22:50 -0400

It’s late, i know, but i’m a busy man with my small amount of working hours, and all the sleep i am catching up on. Rough life, i know i know. Anyway, Its here. MMS. AT&T has finally joined the club. They got their head out of their ass and flipped the switch.

The pic above, i got the day AFTER the update... i had to find out about the update from a guy i literally just met, who i might add thought i was a lunatic from all the retarded questions i was asking him (is it jailbroken? new app? hax?).

Alas, we many proud iPhone users are now almost up-to-date with current technological advances, almost... Think about it, MMS is about 5 years old, my 4 year old cousins playskool play cell phone is still more advanced than my iPhone, god i wish i was kidding.
=(

Anyway, Thank you AT&T for getting on the bandwagon, again. Lets get working on that network now, shall we?

TrainFail_

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:42:21 -0400

The article reads:

“Boston An Attleboro man darted across the South Station platform and ran into the side of an approaching MBTA subway train’s front car Thursday morning. The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at Boston Medical Center. The incident left a train car’s window damaged, while many riders were delayed and later bused between Red Line stations for a short time after.” - Metro/GS

Really? You were in such a hurry that you honestly couldn’t stop yourself from running (literally) into the side of a train.

Fail.

ForTris_

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:39:31 -0400

I dont know why, but I thought he should see this, and in showing this to Tris, I get to show it to the whole internetz.

Have you seen this yet Tris? I ended up buying it, and i won’t lie to you, it wasn’t bad.

RoadTrips_ATL

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:39:06 -0400

My brother lives in Atlanta with his wife. They live on the 29th floor of a Downtown high-rise.
how much more kickass do you need, honestly?

Here are pics for the trip there...
Here are pics for the days I wasn’t driving - Here und Here
Here are pics for the trip back...

RoadTrips_RI

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:32:34 -0400

Next on the travel agenda, Providence, RI. Being in boston, you have easy Commuter Rail access to Downtown Provi, its pretty kickass, unlike Provi itself. Oh well, its a cheap ticket.

See pictures here!

RoadTrips_ME

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:13:36 -0400

Before my departure from Bostonia, i set up a few adventurous trips to make for a happy ending in my New England experience (my old England experience took place in March). Rather than ramble on about crap, im just going to post some pictures from my tour that took place on a hot Portland, ME day. It was 81 and humid. Humid like hell.

Said photos can be found here!

WiredReaders=Fail_

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:59:06 -0400

“What. The. Hell.” says David Wolman in his article about the “10 Worst Evolutionary Designs”.
I found the article comical, i grabbed a few chuckles from it, then took a gander at the comments (some of which can be better than the article they are apart of). Why? Why do people feel the need to ruin something perfectly good? It is an article. On a website. Does everything need to be serious? Considering we live in some pretty shitty times, the last thing i want to read is Madoff this, and Michael Jackson that. PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS FUNNY IN THE WORLD, LAUGH!!!!!!!!!
This is to you, WIRED.com readers. The next time you type those 5 letters in your little searchy search box, prepare. Find an article with a semi-funny/interesting title, and prepare to chuckle one or two times. Damn.
I personally think it’s hilarious that a Giraffe gives birth standing up, and that upon entering the world, the baby becomes certified in sky diving. Thats gold, pure pure gold.

David Wolman, Thank you. Thank you for making my time between wash and dry that much better. Thank you for allowing me to take a load off of the serious times and give me something to laugh at / make a funny face to. I look forward to more things from you, whether they be funny or not.

I would like to say that not all the commenters are super debbie downers, there were some really funny, this one being my personal fav:

“Posted by: zav
1 hours ago1 Point
Horses can't burp. So gas can kill a horse. Someone please follow up with an awesome joke.”
Unfortunately for zav, no one followed up with anything good.

Either way, you serious people are bringing us laid back folk down. Stop that. Its not silly. Whoopee Cushions are silly. Are you a Whoopee Cushion? Highly doubtful.

I have no idea if the comments work, if they do, leave something, if not... send me a mean tweet?