January 2010
19 posts
Dear Me
Well seeing as JP did a letter to himself I figured I should give it a go since I’m rather bored. So without further adieu,
Dear Matthew Raymundo (2009),
This will be one of the most eventful years you’ve experienced. Right off the bat, you turn 18 no less than a month after the new year has begun. In school you and 3 other people (read: Christopher Patao, Linda Nguyen, and Elizabeth...
December 2009
40 posts
Reflection on 2009
I know, I know. People change. But did I ever think that change would be as dramatic as it has proven itself to be? Not in the slightest. It just happened all too fast. One moment this another moment that. I suppose it was meant to be. You know, adapt or die. You can’t expect people to remain the same as they were forever do you? No, never. That’s ridiculous. People grow, they change,...
2009
What a year you have been. Quite the year if I may say. So much has happened that I will do my absolute best to give the most unbiased view of how it went down.
January: Mmm, first thing that comes to mind is January 26. Seems like an arbitrary date but that was a milestone for me. It represented the year of my longest relationship to date. As far as my memory serves, we did something, although...
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to...”
– Ben Okri
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but...”
– G.K. Chesterton
Christmas Wishlist Part 2
Yeah yeah, I’m so ridiculous. Whatever. Anyways here it is:
The ABR800 AlienBees Ringflash - That my friends is a ringflash. Specifically from Alien Bees. It’s pretty legit or so the reviews have stated. Primarily I would love to go for the hard light. What that means is a well defined area of lit contrasted with an area of darkness. You can get that with a reflective umbrella however...
I just realized how hard an actor’s job must be. They have to be all serious business on set with a bunch of people behind camera’s following them around. That’s pretty hard if I may say.
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.”
– Henry Ford
Test
I feel as if my entire life is a series of tests back to back to back. No matter what I do I constantly feel the need to impress someone or do a damn good job. I suppose in principle this feeling of needing to do good is fantastic. It makes me do my best at everything I can do. I strive for perfection and even if I fail then I’m still pretty high up there, above average.
Too bad this...
Christmas Wishlist? Why not.
After a long and thought out process (read: off the top of my head in the moment) I have developed this year’s Christmas Wishlist.
Money - Who doesn’t need money? I know for sure I do. Money would be by far the easiest thing to get because it requires very little thought and just allows me to purchase anything shiny or interesting comes my way.
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS - Yeah, my...
Life kind of sucks.
There’s just something about New York that makes me want to keep visiting it.
I See You
You’ve changed. You’re a shell of your former self. Sure you may seem the same on the outside albeit a few age spots here and there but nonetheless you remain the same. On the outside that is. The inside is a completely different matter. You’re priorities have changed. You’re more worried. More anxious. How things change in a matter of months. Last I spent more than a...
Slightly bored.
My sleeping habits have been royally fucked because of college. Well no, not necessarily but that seems to be the most obvious reason. During the summer I would go to sleep at a somewhat reasonable hour, like between 12-2am. Now the usual time is around 3-4am. The time when I would sleep during the summer has now been changed to “Oh now the night’s beginning.” What the fuck is...
Random Shit
Ten Places To Be:
1. Home
2. New York
3. San Francisco
4. Irvine - Snowbourn
5. Beach
6. Disneyland
7. Hawaii
8. Christmas
9. Sleeping
10. Paris
Nine ‘Weird’ Things About You:
1. I’m impulsive
2. I sleep more than I should
3. I’m a passionate about photography
4. I’m smart but lazy
5. I buy random shit
6. I get bored easily
7. I think I have A.D.D
8. I have a...
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Update & First Quarter at UCI
It seems as if I haven’t updated in quite some time. I suppose I haven’t found the time or the energy to blog about my days. On most days I’ve gone to bed around 2-3am and not because of homework, but more so because I’ve just been hanging out with people in my dorm and then just crawl into bed. I finally have both the time and energy to update so here it is:
Move In Day...
Honestly
I’m over you. You know how just maybe a month ago I was in that stage where I was falling for you again? Well it’s over. I’m done. I think it has finally hit me. I’m at a point in my life where I can look back on it and just know that it was good while it happened. I don’t need to keep coming back and trying to light a spark that isn’t there anymore. I know for...