June 2008
5 posts
#5 Harassing People to Join Extracurricular Groups...
Matt is a busy guy. Hillel, Next Act, Dance Troupe, and i3 are all organizations in which he is actively and prominently involved. What better way to enjoy himself in these groups than by having all his closest friends join them too? Even if almost everyone ultimately refuses to join, Matt lives for the pursuit of membership, the thrill of the chase. Especially because on some occasions,...
#4 Smouldering Looks During Hip Hop Dances
While many dancers have a signature move, like the caterpillar, the coffee grinder, or even the robot, Matt’s signature while dancing can’t be found in the way he grooves to the music - it’s in his facial expression. To write about the nature of Matt’s dance face would be to attempt the impossible, to describe the undescribable (although some have come pretty close by...
#3 Petros
Petros is Matt’s (and let’s face it, everyone else’s) favorite Harvard pop star, and Body Glow is Matt’s (and everyone else’s) favorite Harvard pop star music video. Though IvyGate called the song and video “weirdly mediocre”, Matt (and we) just can’t help but groove along to “Come on, baby; let’s get NAKID!” Stuff Matt likes...
#2 Holding Positions of Power
Let’s face it - at a school like MIT, many people like to hold leadership positions. We all wait anxiously for the end of spring semester so that we can attend the dozens of extracurricular activity election meetings that all last about a couple decades long, and Matt is no exception. As the treasurer for Hillel, the previous Next Act producer and this year’s Next Act director, the...
#1 Really Bad TV Shows
There’s no doubt that Matt has extremely bad taste in television shows. Yes, it’s true that most people won’t miss their guilty pleasure of Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday evenings, or the stray episode of Gossip Girl after a long day, but most would never admit to it in polite conversation. Matt, however, will often preface a conversation with the phrase, “Do you watch...
