« February 2008 | Main | April 2008 »
I know what you're thinking, and you're probably right; I'm totally turning into one of those creepy dog people. I'm just a step away from dressing him up in cute little costumes. Oh wait, I've already done that too. He was Darth Vader for Halloween. Regardless, he doesn't complain when I tape him, like most women do, so he gets a lot of camera time. Here's what happens in Walter's world when I'm out for the day...
I just read that Miley Cyrus' real name is actually 'Destiny Hope' Cyrus, which I think cements my case that this girl is a total bitch. Destiny Hope? I mean I know the genius of Billy Ray and whoever he fornicated with ultimately came up with the name, but she's lived it, and worse yet, she tried to hide it from us. That breaks my achey breaky heart. She wants to legally change her name to Miley, which begs the question, why not just go Hannah Montana. It's just as fake as Miley. I vote for Hannah Montana Ray Cyrus. I know my distaste for the teen pop star is completely irrational and unwarranted, but I stand by my actions.
Join us for another show this afternoon, as always, live at 12pm right here on MattDahl.com, or available in podcast form. You can send us an IM during the show at "mattdahlshow", or drop us a line at matt@dahl.com!
We're back live on the wires this afternoon at 12pm, and the podcast will resume as well. I haven't seen Brendan in over a week, and we've got plenty to talk about. Since our last visit I went to the Rocky Mountains, we both celebrated St. Patrick's Day, and Brendan finally put the finishing touches on his Lindsay Lohan photo mosaic. It's a passion of his.
I guess today is actually the 'official' St. Patrick's Day, so, HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! I myself am a little bit Irish, but I've always been a believer in the holiday magic. In first grade, I caught a leprechaun in my homemade leprechaun catching machine. It was another mentally demanding class project, and I nailed it. Here was my setup:
A shoebox, covered in green construction paper to simulate the look and feel of soft, leprechaun inciting grass, is fitted with a large hole in the center of the lid. On one side of the hole is the bait. While some say the worm is best, I find the pot-o-gold can't be beat when it comes to catching really nice leprechauns. Over the hole you place some construction paper, also made to look like grass, but you don't secure it to the box. This way, when the leprechaun inevitably goes for the pot-o-gold, he/she falls through the hole, and is trapped in the box.
While I did not actually catch a physical leprechaun, I know he fell in my trap due to the trail of gold glitter I found the next day in class, in addition to the gold coins made of chocolate he left in the bottom of the trap. I've always been an advocate of the catch and release method of catching Leprechauns. Best of luck.
Here's a shot I took with my iPhone while making my descent into Eagle County/Vail Colorado yesterday. I was on a twin-prop plane with 10 other people, and had the sexiest military babe pilot I've ever seen on a plane. She even had that sweet USO, Rosie the Riveter kind of haircut under her captains hat. Needless to say, the flight was ripe with my own mile high fantasies.
Last night we went to a local brewery, and because we weren't all wearing those pants you can zip off into shorts at a moments notice with those weird mountain climby sandals, the locals had us pegged as out-of-towners instantly. I found it bizarre that all the locals were drinking Budweisers instead of tapping the Rockies with the local delicacy, Coors. Maybe that's what the tourists do, come here and drink Coors. We're still feeling it out.
I'll try to keep posting pictures and stories here as often as I can, so keep checking back for some updates from Colorado.
Here's a shot of the red rocks I got from the airplane as well. The shot is a bit grainy because of the dirty, thick airline window that's in the way, but I think the way the camera captured the propeller is pretty cool.
The Matt Dahl Show is on break for now. We will return on St. Patrick's Day, Monday March 17th. Matt is on his way to do missionary work in Utah, as he does near the dawn of every spring as far back as he can remember. I will use the sabbatical to re-discover my hobby: stealing hood ornaments from luxury cars under the cover of darkness. I'm looking for a classic Jaguar to add to my collection. I might even bring back the classic look invented by Beastie Boy Mike D and wear a Volkswagen hood ornament around my neck. I need a fresh look for the spring season. Mike D's fashion statement is blamed for starting the hood ornament stealing craze. I used to wear stolen brake lines around my neck. Luckily for America, my all-white rap group never hit mainstream. Many lives could've been lost.
On a side note, I read that Adam Horowitz of the Beastie Boys briefly dated Molly Ringwald after the success of License to Ill. In an interview, the Beasties' road manager told the story of Adam and Molly's first date: “On their first date, they drank premixed bottled cocktails and did Whip-Its.” Awesome.
My ultimate goal within my hobby is to tour Europe and steal hood ornaments from overseas. Did you know that in the UK, they don't call them hood ornaments, they call them "car mascots"? No joke. (I'm including that fact as dialogue in my script for "Pulp Fiction 2:Pulp-ier Fiction".) I have to go now, as I am in the process of affixing some steer horns to the front of the Sebring. My own special hood ornament.
New research shows that while receiving the Ten Commandments from God atop Mount Sinai, Moses was tripping his balls off(as the kids say) on psychedelic drugs. This might be the perfect way to get people to finally start going to church. Between this and some of that holy wine, it could be quite the party. I'm not really one for the psychedelics, and I think as soon as someone offered me the body and blood of Christ, I might really freak out, man. But, throw in some techno music and some grinding, and you've got something.
Brett Favre claims he is finally retiring this year, although I'm hesitant to believe him until I see him in the stands on opening day next season. Remember last year when he hinted at retirement and even cried on the field, only to suit up for another playoff birthing season? Imagine how depressing it must be to live in Green Bay now without Brett Favre! I wonder if he will resume his once hot acting, reprising his great role in "There's Something About Mary".
We've got plenty to talk about on the show today, so join us for another live one at 12pm, or as always, on the podcast!