http://matteh.soup.io/ http://matteh.soup.io/ http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0198/4208_8caf.gif 50 50 Hi there, I'm Matt! :D {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"So long, farewell.","source":null,"body":"As much as I have loved using Soup in the past, as you can see, my post activity has dwindled, and my enthusiasm for this site has long since expired. \u003Cdiv\u003EDon't get me wrong, I love the site, but I feel it's time to move on to greener pastures and get something more substantial started elsewhere.\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo this end, I've set up http://mattgmiles.tumblr.com where I'll probably do much of the same, and then some to boot.\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI'll still leave this all tucked away here, just to reflect from time to time. But for now, to my... two friends (:P), goodbye and good luck!\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026lt;3\u003C/div\u003E"} As much as I have loved using Soup in the past, as you can see, my post activity has dwindled, and my enthusiasm for this site has long since expired. <div>Don't get me wrong, I love the site, but I feel it's time to move on to greener pastures and get something more substantial started elsewhere.</div><div><br /></div><div>To this end, I've set up <a href="http://mattgmiles.tumblr.com">http://mattgmiles.tumblr.com</a> where I'll probably do much of the same, and then some to boot.</div><div>I'll still leave this all tucked away here, just to reflect from time to time. But for now, to my... two friends (:P), goodbye and good luck!</div><div><br /></div><div>&lt;3</div>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:32:30 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/231118867/So-long-farewellurn:www-soup-io:1:231118867regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"God forbid I should ever find myself falling for you."} God forbid I should ever find myself falling for you.Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:07:22 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/140893254/God-forbid-I-should-ever-find-myselfurn:www-soup-io:1:140893254regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Matt 18:46\u003Cbr /\u003EMET CUTE GUY\u003Cbr /\u003ESENSED HIM TO BE GAY\u003Cbr /\u003EADDED HIM ON FACEBOOK\u003Cbr /\u003EHas Boyfriend. :|\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EHunter (HAL) 18:48 \u003Cbr /\u003EFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"} Matt 18:46<br />MET CUTE GUY<br />SENSED HIM TO BE GAY<br />ADDED HIM ON FACEBOOK<br />Has Boyfriend. :|<br /><br />Hunter (HAL) 18:48 <br />FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTue, 07 Jun 2011 18:06:04 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/136937889/Matt-18-46urn:www-soup-io:1:136937889regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"The value of friendship :')","source":null,"body":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mhs mbs pts fbChatConvItem fbChatMessageGroup clearfix small\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665151074\" class=\"profileLink\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Sean williams\" class=\"uiProfilePhoto profilephoto uiprofilephotomedium img\" src=\"http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/70345_665151074_466072_q.jpg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"messages\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fbChatMessage fsm\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriend:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003Eyeah\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fbChatMessage fsm\"\u003Ebut\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fbChatMessage fsm\"\u003Eask him what level Red's Pikachu is\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fbChatMessage fsm\"\u003EI BET HE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mhs mbs pts fbChatConvItem fbChatMessageGroup clearfix small\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514651004\" class=\"profileLink\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"You\" class=\"uiProfilePhoto profilephoto uiprofilephotomedium img\" src=\"http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/187054_514651004_3140771_q.jpg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"messages\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMe:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EHah\u003Cdiv class=\"fbChatMessage fsm\"\u003ELEVEL 81, MOTHERFUCKER.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mhs mbs pts fbChatConvItem fbChatMessageGroup clearfix small\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665151074\" class=\"profileLink\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Sean williams\" class=\"uiProfilePhoto profilephoto uiprofilephotomedium img\" src=\"http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/70345_665151074_466072_q.jpg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"messages\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fbChatMessage fsm\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriend:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EDARN TOOTIN'\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E"} <div class="mhs mbs pts fbChatConvItem fbChatMessageGroup clearfix small"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665151074" class="profileLink"><img class="uiProfilePhoto profilephoto uiprofilephotomedium img" title="Sean williams" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/70345_665151074_466072_q.jpg" height="1" width="1" /></a><div class="messages"><div class="fbChatMessage fsm"><strong>Friend:</strong><br />yeah</div><div class="fbChatMessage fsm">but</div><div class="fbChatMessage fsm">ask him what level Red's Pikachu is</div><div class="fbChatMessage fsm">I BET HE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT.<br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="mhs mbs pts fbChatConvItem fbChatMessageGroup clearfix small"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514651004" class="profileLink"><img class="uiProfilePhoto profilephoto uiprofilephotomedium img" title="You" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/187054_514651004_3140771_q.jpg" height="1" width="1" /></a><div class="messages"><strong>Me:</strong><br />Hah<div class="fbChatMessage fsm">LEVEL 81, MOTHERFUCKER.<br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="mhs mbs pts fbChatConvItem fbChatMessageGroup clearfix small"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665151074" class="profileLink"><img class="uiProfilePhoto profilephoto uiprofilephotomedium img" title="Sean williams" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/70345_665151074_466072_q.jpg" height="1" width="1" /></a><div class="messages"><div class="fbChatMessage fsm"><strong>Friend:</strong><br />DARN TOOTIN'<br /></div></div></div>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:07:57 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/122229522/The-value-of-friendship-urn:www-soup-io:1:122229522regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Can you really say you believe something, if there's but one contradiction you make to this belief?\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EA hypocrite. I think that's how you see me."} Can you really say you believe something, if there's but one contradiction you make to this belief?<br /><br />A hypocrite. I think that's how you see me.Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:34:17 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/114170488/Can-you-really-say-you-believe-somethingurn:www-soup-io:1:114170488regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"\u0026lt;3","source":null,"body":"Maybe not today,\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003Ebut someday."} Maybe not today,<br /><br />but someday.Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:46:40 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/108562921/lt-3urn:www-soup-io:1:108562921regular {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://shop.scarygoround.com/category/t-shirts","body":null,"url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1542/8857_f7cf.png"} <p><a href="http://shop.scarygoround.com/category/t-shirts"><img alt="8857_f7cf_400" height="565" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1542/8857_f7cf_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p></p>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:32:46 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/107415899/Imageurn:www-soup-io:1:107415899image {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://blog.littlelovemonster.com/","body":null,"url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1484/0137_36cd.png"} <p><a href="http://blog.littlelovemonster.com/"><img alt="0137_36cd_400" height="577" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1484/0137_36cd_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p></p>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:43:04 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/104115637/Imageurn:www-soup-io:1:104115637image {"tags":[],"type":"quote","title":"A friend, to me, on the subject of kids and our futures. I cried at this.","source":null,"body":"I can see you with like a lovely little flat and \nupstairs there's your studio space and you've got every illustration \ngadget ever and you'd have this big big desk and a wall with loads of \nawards on and then next to the desk there'd be this little kid sized \ndesk and a little kid sized chair and on the wall in front of it they'd \nbe a little award you've drawn for your kid.\u003Cbr /\u003EThat's totally what I wish will happen."} <p>"I can see you with like a lovely little flat and upstairs there's your studio space and you've got every illustration gadget ever and you'd have this big big desk and a wall with loads of awards on and then next to the desk there'd be this little kid sized desk and a little kid sized chair and on the wall in front of it they'd be a little award you've drawn for your kid.<br />That's totally what I wish will happen."</p><p>&ndash;A friend, to me, on the subject of kids and our futures. I cried at this.</p>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:37:47 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/101681414/I-can-see-you-with-like-aurn:www-soup-io:1:101681414quote {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIi3wOk7TF0","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIi3wOk7TF0","body":null} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DIi3wOk7TF0" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DIi3wOk7TF0" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:16:31 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/99989522/Videourn:www-soup-io:1:99989522video {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"I love my new shirt :D","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1343/2099_cf33.jpeg"} <p><a href=""><img alt="2099_cf33" height="718" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1343/2099_cf33.jpeg" width="390" /></a></p> <p>I love my new shirt :D</p>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:32:37 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/94515440/I-love-my-new-shirt-Durn:www-soup-io:1:94515440image {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_jX9ZvTbmg","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_jX9ZvTbmg","body":"Come with me, and you'll be\u003Cbr /\u003EIn a world of pure imagination... :')"} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e_jX9ZvTbmg" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e_jX9ZvTbmg" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Come with me, and you'll be<br />In a world of pure imagination... :')Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:06:22 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/91722358/Come-with-me-and-youll-beurn:www-soup-io:1:91722358video {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Today, I received my very first payment for some illustrative work I did.\u003Cbr /\u003EAnd it's gradually sinking in that this was my very first client. My very first fulfilled business opportunity.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EThe very first time I've earnt money doing something that I actually love; something I'm actually good at. Inherently good at.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EWow.\u003Cbr /\u003E"} Today, I received my very first payment for some illustrative work I did.<br />And it's gradually sinking in that this was my very first client. My very first fulfilled business opportunity.<br /><br />The very first time I've earnt money doing something that I actually love; something I'm actually good at. Inherently good at.<br /><br />Wow.<br />Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:24:36 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/89306670/Today-I-received-my-very-first-paymenturn:www-soup-io:1:89306670regular {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.threadless.com/product/2553/The_i_in_TEAM/","body":"Who said there was no \"I\" in \"Team\"? ;)","url":"http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/1239/6724_3706.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/2553/The_i_in_TEAM/"><img alt="6724_3706_400" height="289" src="http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/1239/6724_3706_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Who said there was no "I" in "Team"? ;)</p>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:03:07 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/88292212/Who-said-there-was-no-I-inurn:www-soup-io:1:88292212image {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Time.","source":null,"body":"There's far more of it than you think."} There's far more of it than you think.Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:37:43 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/86931440/Timeurn:www-soup-io:1:86931440regular {"tags":[],"type":"quote","title":"Sara Bareilles \u2014 Kaleidoscope Heart","source":null,"body":"All the colours\u003Cbr /\u003EOf the Rainbow,\u003Cbr /\u003EHidden 'neath my skin\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EHearts have colours\u003Cbr /\u003EDon't we all know?\u003Cbr /\u003ERed runs through our veins\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EFeel the fire burning up\u003Cbr /\u003EInspire me with blood\u003Cbr /\u003EOf blue and green\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EI have hope\u003Cbr /\u003EInside is not a heart\u003Cbr /\u003EBut a Kaleidoscope"} <p>"All the colours<br />Of the Rainbow,<br />Hidden 'neath my skin<br /><br />Hearts have colours<br />Don't we all know?<br />Red runs through our veins<br /><br />Feel the fire burning up<br />Inspire me with blood<br />Of blue and green<br /><br />I have hope<br />Inside is not a heart<br />But a Kaleidoscope"</p><p>&ndash;Sara Bareilles — Kaleidoscope Heart</p>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:15:08 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/86697570/All-the-coloursOf-the-Rainbow-Hidden-neathurn:www-soup-io:1:86697570quote {"tags":[],"type":"quote","title":"Dr. Seuss","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EKid, you\u2019ll move mountains!\u003Cbr /\u003E\n So\u2026 be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O\u2019Shea, you\u2019re off to Great Places!\u003Cbr /\u003E\n Today is your day!\u003Cbr /\u003E\n Your mountain is waiting.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n So\u2026 get on your way!\u003C/p\u003E"} <p>"<p>Kid, you’ll move mountains!<br /> So… be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!<br /> Today is your day!<br /> Your mountain is waiting.<br /> So… get on your way!</p>"</p><p>&ndash;Dr. Seuss</p>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:35:17 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/85191558/Kid-you-ll-move-mountains-So-beurn:www-soup-io:1:85191558quote {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Top 5 artists this week","source":"http://www.last.fm/user/Aikotron/charts/","body":"\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/KT+Tunstall\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EKT Tunstall\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+William+Blakes\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EThe William Blakes\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EYeah Yeah Yeahs\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Marina%2B%2526%2Bthe%2BDiamonds\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EMarina \u0026amp; the Diamonds\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Carpark+North\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ECarpark North\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E"} <ol><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/KT+Tunstall">KT Tunstall</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+William+Blakes">The William Blakes</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs">Yeah Yeah Yeahs</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Marina%2B%2526%2Bthe%2BDiamonds">Marina &amp; the Diamonds</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Carpark+North">Carpark North</a> </li></ol>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/83906230/Top-5-artists-this-weekurn:www-soup-io:1:83906230regular {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/5109182654/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBethan\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E'Nother painting in Photoshop.\u003Cbr /\u003E\nThis time I tried to work more into the depth of the piece, and create a more rounded, three-dimensional facial structure.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr /\u003E\nThe hair and teeth were the most difficult parts, and don't look so great, but it's something to be worked on in future.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr /\u003E\n~3/4 hours","url":"http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7192_9f43.png"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/5109182654/"><img alt="7192_9f43_400" height="598" src="http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7192_9f43_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Bethan</strong><br />'Nother painting in Photoshop.<br /> This time I tried to work more into the depth of the piece, and create a more rounded, three-dimensional facial structure.<br /> <br /> The hair and teeth were the most difficult parts, and don't look so great, but it's something to be worked on in future.<br /> <br /> ~3/4 hours</p>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:55:17 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/85193270/Bethanurn:www-soup-io:1:85193270image {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/5054874683/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAfter my Painter trial expired, I retired back to trusty ol' Photoshop, and tried a different style of painting that I'd developed in Painter.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr /\u003E\nAnd this was the result!\u003Cbr /\u003E\n~2 hours work, but look \u2014 it has COLOUR!","url":"http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7207_0d2c.png"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/5054874683/"><img alt="7207_0d2c_400" height="634" src="http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7207_0d2c_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Michael</strong><br />After my Painter trial expired, I retired back to trusty ol' Photoshop, and tried a different style of painting that I'd developed in Painter.<br /> <br /> And this was the result!<br /> ~2 hours work, but look — it has COLOUR!</p>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:07:24 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/85193301/Michaelurn:www-soup-io:1:85193301image {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/4990752849/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EPaisley\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAnother Painter XI portrait, but this time with more detail.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr /\u003E\n~3 hours.","url":"http://e.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7230_6f88.png"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/4990752849/"><img alt="7230_6f88_400" height="447" src="http://e.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7230_6f88_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Paisley</strong><br />Another Painter XI portrait, but this time with more detail.<br /> <br /> ~3 hours.</p>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:20:28 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/85193311/Paisleyurn:www-soup-io:1:85193311image {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/4979991097/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EGonzague\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EConte drawing in Painter XI.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr /\u003E\nTook 1hr, 15min. Fun fun!","url":"http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7237_66e6.png"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/4979991097/"><img alt="7237_66e6_400" height="582" src="http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7237_66e6_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Gonzague</strong><br />Conte drawing in Painter XI.<br /> <br /> Took 1hr, 15min. Fun fun!</p>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:14:42 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/85193327/Gonzagueurn:www-soup-io:1:85193327image {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/4966939047/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EHmm\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESelf-portrait in Corel Painter XI, using the Conte and Pencil tools.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr /\u003E\n~1 hour. Fun stuff!","url":"http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7243_336c.png"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aikotron/4966939047/"><img alt="7243_336c_400" height="520" src="http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1200/7243_336c_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Hmm</strong><br />Self-portrait in Corel Painter XI, using the Conte and Pencil tools.<br /> <br /> ~1 hour. Fun stuff!</p>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:35:38 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/85193403/Hmmurn:www-soup-io:1:85193403image {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"Last night, I was talking to a friend, when he jokingly said how he was going to die because he was starting Uni soon. I laughed, but defiantly told him he wouldn't; to which he responded that he would, eventually. And on that note, he went offline.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAt first I shrugged this off, but then it really started to come back to me, and by the end of the night I was laying in bed, and it was all I could do to think more and more about what he had said.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EBack when I was very young, and I found out that people \u003Cem\u003Edid\u003C/em\u003E die, I spent the best part of some weeks crying non-stop, and clinging to my gran, asking that she wouldn't leave me \u2014 that I didn't want her to go.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAnd I sorta felt like that last night. In my head, I pictured so many of the friends I've met (and am yet to); all those I've kept in touch with, all that I only see from time to time, and those that I'm so close to, I couldn't imagine them not being here.\u003Cbr /\u003EI'm fortunate enough to say that I've never had to deal with a loss (aside from a pet or two), and I think I really do take this for granted.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESadly, this is the same of friends and family. I've come to expect that they'll always be there, and yet someday, they won't be. To be honest, I'm surprised that with recent events I haven't caught onto this earlier, but I suppose it's better late than never.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EI know it's impossible to constantly let someone know how much you care about them. And there are times when little fights occur that take a while to take back (sadly, sometimes they can't be taken back).\u003Cbr /\u003EBut I think as long as I take a step back from time to time, and think just how much I appreciate the people I love; and to let them know that \u2014 should anything happen (god forbid) to them or I, at least they'd know I'd always truly mean it. In this world, or the next."} Last night, I was talking to a friend, when he jokingly said how he was going to die because he was starting Uni soon. I laughed, but defiantly told him he wouldn't; to which he responded that he would, eventually. And on that note, he went offline.<br /><br />At first I shrugged this off, but then it really started to come back to me, and by the end of the night I was laying in bed, and it was all I could do to think more and more about what he had said.<br /><br />Back when I was very young, and I found out that people <em>did</em> die, I spent the best part of some weeks crying non-stop, and clinging to my gran, asking that she wouldn't leave me — that I didn't want her to go.<br /><br />And I sorta felt like that last night. In my head, I pictured so many of the friends I've met (and am yet to); all those I've kept in touch with, all that I only see from time to time, and those that I'm so close to, I couldn't imagine them not being here.<br />I'm fortunate enough to say that I've never had to deal with a loss (aside from a pet or two), and I think I really do take this for granted.<br /><br />Sadly, this is the same of friends and family. I've come to expect that they'll always be there, and yet someday, they won't be. To be honest, I'm surprised that with recent events I haven't caught onto this earlier, but I suppose it's better late than never.<br /><br />I know it's impossible to constantly let someone know how much you care about them. And there are times when little fights occur that take a while to take back (sadly, sometimes they can't be taken back).<br />But I think as long as I take a step back from time to time, and think just how much I appreciate the people I love; and to let them know that — should anything happen (god forbid) to them or I, at least they'd know I'd always truly mean it. In this world, or the next.Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:55:21 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/64917602/Last-night-I-was-talking-to-aurn:www-soup-io:1:64917602regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Top 5 artists this week","source":"http://www.last.fm/user/Aikotron/charts/","body":"\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/OneRepublic\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EOneRepublic\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Beyonc%C3%A9\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EBeyonc\u00e9\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Scissor+Sisters\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EScissor Sisters\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Birk+Storm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EBirk Storm\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Cocteau+Twins\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ECocteau Twins\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E"} <ol><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/OneRepublic">OneRepublic</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Beyonc%C3%A9">Beyoncé</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Scissor+Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Birk+Storm">Birk Storm</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Cocteau+Twins">Cocteau Twins</a> </li></ol>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/65025288/Top-5-artists-this-weekurn:www-soup-io:1:65025288regular {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px0j1EHF8Y0","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px0j1EHF8Y0","body":"So emotional \u2014 perhaps even moreso than Up's opening sequence. For this to have more of an effect upon me after 11 years... Pixar films definitely never lose their magic."} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/px0j1EHF8Y0" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/px0j1EHF8Y0" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>So emotional — perhaps even moreso than Up's opening sequence. For this to have more of an effect upon me after 11 years... Pixar films definitely never lose their magic.Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:59:33 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/61972326/So-emotional-perhaps-even-moreso-than-Upsurn:www-soup-io:1:61972326video {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Top 5 artists this week","source":"http://www.last.fm/user/Aikotron/charts/","body":"\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Robyn\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ERobyn\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Keane\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EKeane\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Basement+Jaxx\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EBasement Jaxx\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Nordstr%C3%B8m\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ENordstr\u00f8m\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric+Chopin\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E"} <ol><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Robyn">Robyn</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Keane">Keane</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Basement+Jaxx">Basement Jaxx</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nordstr%C3%B8m">Nordstrøm</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric+Chopin">Frédéric Chopin</a> </li></ol>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/60733484/Top-5-artists-this-weekurn:www-soup-io:1:60733484regular {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"Giving my drawing basics a total overhaul.\u003Cbr /\u003EIt's a start, but it's clear I really need this re-training.","url":"http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/0861/5588_def1.png"} <p><a href=""><img alt="5588_def1_400" height="859" src="http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/0861/5588_def1_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Giving my drawing basics a total overhaul.<br />It's a start, but it's clear I really need this re-training.</p>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:35:18 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/59423441/Giving-my-drawing-basics-a-total-overhaulurn:www-soup-io:1:59423441image {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBuKuA9nHsw","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBuKuA9nHsw","body":"(Just in case you hadn't seen. ;) )\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EI'm far from being McDonald's biggest fan, but this does deserve some kudos from me. Nice job, McD."} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SBuKuA9nHsw" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SBuKuA9nHsw" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>(Just in case you hadn't seen. ;) )<br /><br />I'm far from being McDonald's biggest fan, but this does deserve some kudos from me. Nice job, McD.Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:34:40 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/59423150/Just-in-case-you-hadnt-seenurn:www-soup-io:1:59423150video {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Top 5 artists this week","source":"http://www.last.fm/user/Aikotron/charts/","body":"\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Glee+Cast\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EGlee Cast\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Robyn\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ERobyn\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Keane\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EKeane\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Two+Door+Cinema+Club\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ETwo Door Cinema Club\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Marina+and+the+Diamonds\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EMarina and the Diamonds\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E"} <ol><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Glee+Cast">Glee Cast</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Robyn">Robyn</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Keane">Keane</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Two+Door+Cinema+Club">Two Door Cinema Club</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Marina+and+the+Diamonds">Marina and the Diamonds</a> </li></ol>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/59569374/Top-5-artists-this-weekurn:www-soup-io:1:59569374regular {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnA4u9CaK7A","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnA4u9CaK7A","body":"Best. Video. Ever. :')"} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MnA4u9CaK7A" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MnA4u9CaK7A" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Best. Video. Ever. :')Mon, 31 May 2010 21:09:19 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/58406977/Best-Video-Ever-urn:www-soup-io:1:58406977video {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY","body":null} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2vEStDd6HVY" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2vEStDd6HVY" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Sun, 09 May 2010 11:42:33 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/55883688/Videourn:www-soup-io:1:55883688video {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Top 5 artists this week","source":"http://www.last.fm/user/Aikotron/charts/","body":"\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Florence%2B%252B%2BThe%2BMachine\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EFlorence + The Machine\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Don+McLean\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EDon McLean\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Killers\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EThe Killers\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/John+Powell\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EJohn Powell\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Beyonc%C3%A9\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EBeyonc\u00e9\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E"} <ol><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Florence%2B%252B%2BThe%2BMachine">Florence + The Machine</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Don+McLean">Don McLean</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Killers">The Killers</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/John+Powell">John Powell</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Beyonc%C3%A9">Beyoncé</a> </li></ol>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/54388586/Top-5-artists-this-weekurn:www-soup-io:1:54388586regular {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":null,"body":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELife:\u003C/strong\u003E sometimes you are just far too cruel to me."} <strong>Life:</strong> sometimes you are just far too cruel to me.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:46:56 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/54134915/Life-sometimes-you-are-just-far-toourn:www-soup-io:1:54134915regular {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvMfbfZKVbY","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvMfbfZKVbY","body":null} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvMfbfZKVbY" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvMfbfZKVbY" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:33:11 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/53517076/Videourn:www-soup-io:1:53517076video {"tags":[],"type":"link","title":"Internet users guide from 1990","source":"http://pogpog.com/v/internet-users-guide-from-1990/","body":"We've certainly come a long long way from needing at least 4MB of RAM and having to explicitly state to our \"Computer Dealer\" than we'll be \"needing to get 'On-line'\" :')"} <p>We've certainly come a long long way from needing at least 4MB of RAM and having to explicitly state to our "Computer Dealer" than we'll be "needing to get 'On-line'" :')</p> <p><a href="http://pogpog.com/v/internet-users-guide-from-1990/">http://pogpog.com/v/internet-users-guide-from-1990/</a></p>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:28:37 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/46250263/Internet-users-guide-from-1990urn:www-soup-io:1:46250263link {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"Quick picture of a scene from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.\u003Cbr /\u003EThought I'd stick it on here. :D","url":"http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0697/1592_3bcf.png"} <p><a href=""><img alt="1592_3bcf_400" height="367" src="http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0697/1592_3bcf_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Quick picture of a scene from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.<br />Thought I'd stick it on here. :D</p>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:32:58 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/45739964/Quick-picture-of-a-scene-from-Finalurn:www-soup-io:1:45739964image {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":"http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-lego-internet-router/","body":"DIY LEGO Internet Router! AWESOME :'D","url":"http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0685/7237_97d3.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-lego-internet-router/"><img alt="7237_97d3_400" height="265" src="http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0685/7237_97d3_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>DIY LEGO Internet Router! AWESOME :'D</p>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:21:45 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/45272277/DIY-LEGO-Internet-Router-AWESOME-Durn:www-soup-io:1:45272277image {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Top 5 artists this week","source":"http://www.last.fm/user/Aikotron/charts/","body":"\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/FF%3ACC\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EFF:CC\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Glee+Cast\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EGlee Cast\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Delphic\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EDelphic\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Vampire+Weekend\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EVampire Weekend\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Lady+GaGa\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ELady GaGa\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E"} <ol><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/FF%3ACC">FF:CC</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Glee+Cast">Glee Cast</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Delphic">Delphic</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vampire+Weekend">Vampire Weekend</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Lady+GaGa">Lady GaGa</a> </li></ol>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/45129940/Top-5-artists-this-weekurn:www-soup-io:1:45129940regular {"tags":[],"type":"video","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSiHjMU-MUo","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSiHjMU-MUo","body":null} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSiHjMU-MUo" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSiHjMU-MUo" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:11:06 GMThttp://matteh.soup.io/post/44572449/Videourn:www-soup-io:1:44572449video