http://blog.mattulrich.com Here you\'ll find whatever\'s on my mind... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:38:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I've pretty much resigned to the thought that I could be a regular blogger.  As many times as I've said it, you'd think I'd follow through.  I shall henceforth be known as The Occasional Blogger, even if I'm the only one to ever refer to myself as such.  I ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/06/05/resignation-and-reading/ I was going to start out with a picture to show the new "Add Media" feature of Wordpress 2.5, but I think there are some issues with it.  Regardless, I'm enjoying the update.  I just hope they get a few things worked out.  Who knows, though.  It could be my ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/04/22/the-weather-the-world-and-wordpress-25/ Well, everyone...exciting news.  I got tags working.  I'm not sure what this means for either of us, but at least my Wordpress theme is that much more up to date. http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/04/18/tags/ Sometimes I have more of it, and sometimes I don't.  It's sad really.  I want to be a (much) more disciplined person.  Discipline is an incredible virtue.  Even something as simple as keeping my blog updated seems too much of a chore far too often.  I suppose whether the latest ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/02/16/motivation/ Whisper to me A story of yours And please take your time Each word I’ll absorb Give me a chance To write myself in So I can be there When you tell it again If this were the chorus of a song, what do you think would be a good song title? "Whisper to Me"? "Write ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/02/08/help/ Well, according to my blog stats, I haven't had a visitor to my actual blog site in quite a while, which makes me a bit sad. But maybe, just maybe, people are reading my blog on other sites like Facebook or Virb, which are set to import posts from ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/02/04/you-must-be-bored-with-me/ I've been learning Boston's "Foreplay" on the keys (so Micah, Cliff, Brad, and I can rock it out), so I created a funky jam to relieve a little stress (Foreplay ain't easy *snicker*). You can find it many places: www.virb.com/mattulrich www.myspace.com/mattulrich www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6614417606 The rhythm track (everything that's not keyboards) was ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2008/01/11/new-year-new-jam/ 1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/11/08/psalm-139-niv/ You know the Bible 100%! Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic! Ultimate Bible Quiz Create MySpace Quizzes http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/10/16/thank-you-christian-school/ I've really wanted to be a better blogger lately, but I've got to know the answer to one question first: Does anyone actually ever read this? http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/09/23/just-wondering/ For those of you reading this at blog.mattulrich.com, you may notice a few minor updates. I finally figured out how to get the archives to display with a drop-down box rather than a lengthy list of every month of posts since this blog opened. I also finally updated ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/09/19/updatesyay/ Hi. It's me again. That's right, another post less than 24 hours after the previous one. The way a blog should be, at least if it wants to attract and retain readers...if you ask me. But seriously, don't ask me, because I obviously don't practice what ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/08/23/boring/ It's funny really. Every time I'm up way too late, I usually end up getting the song "Breathe (2AM)" by Anna Nalick stuck in my head. Then what usually happens is that I look at the clock and find that it is, indeed, just about 2 in the ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/08/23/so-just-breathe/ Today is my birthday, and I celebrated by grilling myself, and by "grilling myself," I mean getting extremely sunburned under 100+ degree heat at a water park. Now I hurt. Oh well. http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/08/06/today-2/ If by any chance, anyone wants wants to buy me one (or multiples of one), that'd be swell. You can find a nice selection at vintagevantage.com. I wear a size large. Let me know before you buy me one, and I'll get you my address. Or you could just ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/07/09/t-shirts/ First of all, I am appalled by this, but I wanted to share it in case you were unaware people like this exist: CLICK HERE These people are from Westboro Baptist Church. I am sad that I even had to type that URL, but I wanted to share it with you. ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/05/26/something-disturbing-and-something-amazing/ Jon’s song “Beautiful Disaster” is Single of the Week on the iTunes music store! You should check it out. Matt http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/04/04/jons-beautiful-disaster-is-itunes-single-of-the-week/ = Like MySpace, but WAY cooler. You should check it out. It's now open to the public. You can find me on Virb at: virb.com/mattulrich virb.com/melonhead616 I don't really feel like getting into all the reasons why Virb is better than MySpace, but a few include: looks cooler, much ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/03/13/virb/ Um, I have this friend named Ben Utecht. He plays football, but he also sings. So anyway, there's also this guy named Bill Gaither that does these concerts called "Homecoming" concerts. Well, it turns out this Bill fellow decided to ask my friend Ben to sing a ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/03/10/um-exciting-news/ ...who lives within 100-10,000 miles of Anderson should probably come to Contemporary Encore tomorrow night in Reardon Auditorium here on AU's campus.  Contemporary in this case means any song released after 2000, so if you know today's music, you should know the music.  Shows are at 8 and 10pm.  Tickets ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/02/09/everybody/ I watched this football game a few hours ago, and there was this one team from Indianapolis (they were called the Colts).  They were pretty good.  In fact, they won.  It seemed to be kind of a big deal, so I'm happy. (GO BEN UTECHT!) Don't worry everyone...I'm still a Packers fan.  ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/02/05/ive-got-a-fever-and-it-has-to-do-with-the-colts/ I had a scare a bit ago.  I tried to upgrade this blog from version 2.0.6 to 2.1, but apparently the MySQL server didn't like it.  I thought I was stuck.  Anyway, long story short, I downgraded back to 2.0.7, and now we're back to normal.  Maybe when I get ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/01/26/scare/ It's funny.  No, I'm not referring to the fact that this is my second post of the new year, and it's not even a week in.  I didn't even make a resolution...  What I am referring to is how things change when one stops and takes inventory.  A moment ago, ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/01/07/reality/ Yes, I know I am. I have been quite unfaithful to you, my readers; and it feels like every time I write, I am only coming up with a different and more creative way to express that sentiment. Once again, I humbly come before you with an apologetic ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2007/01/05/pathetic/ to reintroduce myself. I am Matt, the narrator of this blog, located here at blog.mattulrich.com. Many apologies for leaving you hanging for so long. I wonder...how long has it been? Allow me to check when I posted last. (5 seconds pass) Alright, the verdict ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/10/15/allow-me/ I think it's about time for a new blog entry. Apparently Facebook now has a feature with which it can import whatever posts I have in my blog, so if you're reading this on Facebook, welcome to my life. You can always stop by blog.mattulrich.com to get the ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/08/22/summer-is-over/ I'm currently at home getting ready to head out to the pool for an hour or two, but I thought I'd update real quick.  I officially don't have to work this week.  Well, I guess technically I will be working, but not in the same capacity that I have been ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/07/08/im-off-2/ CLICK HERE - brought to you by The Onion http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/06/25/a-doctors-story/ So Jones Soda lets people submit pictures to put on labels. I've officially become one of those people in hopes that I might get a picture on a label eventually. Please visit jones.mattulrich.com to see my currently submitted labels and vote for them. Thanks friends!! Matt http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/06/23/jones-labels/ Hello friends. I know I haven't been really good about keeping you posted on here, so I have another plan. Go to gallery.mattulrich.com and check out my pictures. I've been taking some pictures lately, mainly at Paige shows, so those should provide the opportunity for you to ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/06/21/photos-images-and-picturesoh-my/ Click Here Then Click Here http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/31/hahaha/ I know nobody reads this anymore, but I thought I'd share something I just found out about the city in which I currently dwell. Apparently, Anderson had an NBA team called the Packers at one point. Before being in the NBA, they were in the NBL, which was ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/26/anderson-packers/ Taylor won.  I'm satisfied. SOUL PATROL!! http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/24/yes/ ...is a new adventure. Today Jordan came by with his Mom to check out the house. Through a series of events in which you probably wouldn't be interested, a toilet in my house began to overflow and proceeded to leak through a light fixture to the floor below. ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/21/every-day/ I didn't do much today other than laundry and a bike ride through the beautiful city of Anderson, Indiana.  I did, however, notice the presence of a number of limousines.  This made me curious, but then I remembered hearing that tonite was prom at Highland.  Case solved.  Well, one interesting ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/20/today/ I'm a senior in college... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/06/excuse-me/ Jones Soda = AMAZING Sugar-free Jones Soda = Anti-amazing Make sure you know which one you're buying when you buy. Read the label. This public message brought to you courtesy of my own personal experience. Matt http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/05/05/jones/ I wrote a new song. It's called "Back To You." My favorite line goes like this: "Like a dog returns to its vomit, baby, I'll be back to you." Great, huh? OK, I lied. I just came up with that in the shower. I ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/04/25/new-song/ So it turns out that one of the guys who runs sound at East Side (you know, my church here in Anderson) was the production manager for the Doves. That probably would have been great to know beforehand. Abundant connections here at AU... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/04/08/so-it-turns-out/ So the Dove Awards ceremony, hosted by Rebecca St. James and Kirk Franklin, was a great time. On the way in, I saw Mike and Nathan from MercyMe, but apparently Bart wasn't there due to having another baby (there was a video of him sending greetings because he couldn't ... http://blog.mattulrich.com/2006/04/06/the-doves/