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2011 YEAR IN REVIEW

@ Molly-Rose. @Hitch Fan. @ Raccoon Society,
Hey Hitch Fan & Raccoon Society, Hey Molly-Rose :)
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I perused a quote about reason and faith, here, so just wanted to leave a quick insight. Times still ticking. So, get ready, like the countdown goes, remember get your dose of Caffeine and ample supply ready, time is here and now, handy keys to the DeLorean, ready, count it down .... 4,3... is seven,2,1... twenty-one go!
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Bringing in “reason” as a debatable perspective is an arbitrary moot inception of hanging on over a cliff after getting caught in suspended animation. In earnest, I’d rather crony up with a like-minded anarchist that befuddles the imposition-ers of faith is somehow equatable to ever be torn asunder by absence of reason as a supposed and dull exploitive of why not to have faith or presumes faith constraints reason. How tired and bored is that perspective, faith is sans reason, etcetera, as how tired and uninspired the word medley of “how tired and uninspired” is in a sentence. Truly, think, open-mindedly, if you are going to stand to incept reason into the mixture.
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Faith is not constraint of reason. Human expectations are the constraint of reason. When you expect an outcome, expecting defies the natural progression of reason and the possibilities of reason, cause and natural common-sense by reason. Esp if an expectation is only geared or rendered for a specific outcome that is meant to propagate a furnished idea – that is what constraints reason and undermines reason. Faith itself is not a constraint in and of itself.

Faith scrutinizes reason in the same manner that reason scrutinizes faith. Even if you are construing my comments in a sense of Biblical faith, (my own affections on Faith is, faith is faith, regardless of own individual’s personal sentiments) it should be applied to bare it as a pertinent truth of your conscience, if it is in tune with your own accordance of Faith. The insight is similar of a notion and passage Mat Devine shared in a previous entry, from the Bible in 1 Thessalonians “"Test all things and cling to that which is good." 1 Thes. 5:2
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The insight is, by mere contemplative states of the least of reality that is truly, utterly, ever known or knowable is dependent upon the realization those that follow the limited intelligence of humanity are no different or variable than those who believe in an infinite power or being. Except, that, the latter ones are not contained w/ limits of other people’s interpretations as to what the individual(s) believe or have faith in believing. In other words, of course, there is an open defiance of censorship. As the effect of censorship in many formulations is non-productive or progressive, plus attempts to suppress individuality and environmental compatibility and functionality. Individuals have an innate right and will, to believe / have faith in what sets their own life in accord with how they truly feel and be able to live according to a sound in-tact own conscience. The utopic is it ought to be a morally/ethically approach that is not projecting undue negative renderances into another person’s life. Give and take , choose battles, our world is further everyday from a utopia considering the majority has shunned itself to ignoring the dystopic qualties that are here right now and that media at large has veiled in elaborate dunce cap shrouding that dystopic societies are in the future although the dystopic future written about as Fiction is actually happening now. If you need hot lead dead giveaway tell-tale, read the Hunger Games. Reality shows and a corresponding match like Survivor and the way our governments handle it citizens and slowly revolve into revolutions is starkly illuminating in contrast to what science and governments would sooner have you believing recently. Citric awakening happens, just like heads up 7-up, goes round by round like kisses on the forehead of what you’re willing to fight for and go to battle.
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Morning tune ready for the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs
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Personally, I think, plus, prefer, to be limitless w/ willingly choosing to have faith in an infinite that harkens possibilities that exuberate all realities and endless potential for the greater good and bless those who are willing with talents that incorporate into their environments rather than something that devoids humanity of its own existence and destroying itself within by the contraptions of limiting itself like is so often seen and has already been duly established by the acts of science and people having a follow mentality to the state of science and scientists own propulsions of ideas and constructed basis’s that are feasibly assembled for mass production to the herd mentality that those of lower I.Q’s or sheer follow mentality will gobble up without having to test and proof it and prove that the theory itself or basis of scientific belief is sketchy. Esp taking into vantage perspective, equal opportunity intelligent licensures that can compute the information readily on-hand and disseminated to be shredded apart by the citizens sans academic luxury degrees handling inspecting statistics, quantities and exacts, in other words, the scientific misnomers blatantly compiled as derivations alleged to be fact sans exact intricate intra-acted ways of actually testing and provable.
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Thus this ///.... “"Faith is the surrender of the mind; it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It's our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me." ~ Christopher Hitchen ...////
The quoted sentiment is also a mentality that ought be evenly distributed and thus applied to science in the same rigor of scrutiny; otherwise, science in a whole would be an easily reasonable standing on reason sham completely. People whom fully put their faith (be earnest and real, that that’s what is happening) into science, as a bunch of atheists often do blindly, are, again, as I wrote briefly to “Fellow Heathen” no different than the people they claim they are different from whom have faith including certain atheists that are attempting to devalue those individuals whom believe faith in God or deity/deities, et al. So, let’s prevent the ostracization by some ethos that eludes incorporating the fragility of the argument done towards only shunning the hypocrisy of its actions in statement, as is clear with the ///....“Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated.”...//// bit of the quote. Anyone with a brain embedded permeating reason plus own foresight is able to tear it tinker tape red, pulling apart the fallibility of the application of exclusion. So, well, let’s say it for what it is, for those who may get a bit riled or bewildered by the notion that that Hitchens quote has to be able to stand soundly to its own accord and then some to win over anything in such a debatable topic of query. Which whoever posted it aka the person behind “Hitch Fan” left it to, what is surmised as an attempted permissive gainer for something it isn’t rather than be seen for what it is. It is what it is; so let it stand to be, and let it be what it is.

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So, what to do, what to do…carry a smile, just smile at all times, esp. smitten. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKrbAUjBbvU&ob=av2e
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Charles Kingsley, said, ///....“And we shall be made truly wise if we be made content; content, too, not only with what we can understand, but content with what we do not understand—the habit of mind which theologians call—and rightly—faith in God.”...////
If you consider the application of – ///....“we shall be made truly wise if we be made content; content, too, not only with what we can understand, but content with what we do not understand”...//// – you would sooner or later come to deriving the conclusion, if you apply it to theologians that it would then need fairly be dispersed to be applied to scientists and science’s schematics, as well.
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Since, yes, a bunch did catch the flip-syde subtleties and am no longer so-so much M.I.A on-the-grid stats as prior (except at a backwards C//S, let those bones right ;) and sticking true and loyal to odes n’ codes Patrick Henry stylistic lovers “Give me Liberty or Give me death” stance of a prose writer and a bit of an unconventionalist, by art and its unconfined nature, I’d rather par up with movers and doers and standers, with the following quotes. As, this vantage scope of the playing field is where and why art comes into play and tests the grounds. Art endures. Art offers the companionship of the formidable connections of now, urgency and longevity. Legacy – such a regale atoning attenuation intonation inflection to the word while delivering an infliction to naysayers. Cruxly, appropos, regardless, if all there is, is this, every day, every time, I’d rather know within all is aligned in my soul anytime death knocks. Just, must gotta have something to share and faith upon for all those marvelous and wonder-filled death feats after-all. Nil sin Numine.
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Maybe humanities’ expectations need to be readjusted? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO1OV5B_JDw
“Skepticism Is The Beginning Of Faith.” ~ Oscar Wilde
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///....“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.”...//// ~ Blaise Pascal
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///....“I heard once of an American who so defined faith, "that faculty which enables us to believe things which we know to be untrue." For one, I follow that man. He meant that WE SHALL HAVE AN OPEN MIND, AND NOT LET A LITTLE BIT OF TRUTH CHECK THE RUSH OF THE BIG TRUTH, like a small rock does a railway truck. WE GET THE SMALL TRUTH first. Good! We keep him, and we value him, BUT ALL THE SAME WE MUST NOT LET HIM THINK HIMSELF ALL THE TRUTH IN THE UNIVERSE.”...//// ~ Bram Stoker, Dracula
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///....“We fall from womb to tomb, from one blackness and toward another, remembering little of the one and knowing nothing of the other...except through faith.”...////~ Stephen King
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///....“That in such righteousness /// To them by faith imputed they may find ///
Justification towards God, and peace /// Of conscience.”...//// ~ John Milton
Ciao.
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NL7, hi-5alive! on January 25, 2012 at 04:11 PM
2011 YEAR IN REVIEW

Mat I recently started my GCSEs and I'm stressing out so much. I've only had two exams so far and they were Maths and History. I have to resit my maths because I didn't get a C and I think I have failed my history exam.
I learned today that you have to get at least a C in Maths, English and Science to be able to get into sixth form and I started crying because I don't think I'll be able to get into sixth form now. But to be able to do what I want when I'm older I'll need to go.

Becky on January 24, 2012 at 03:59 PM
2011 YEAR IN REVIEW

Hey Mat! I think you might find this interesting.. Especially the lack of information we've gotten about ACTA.

http://anonops.blogspot.com/2012/01/things-you-need-to-know-about-acta.html

hanners on January 24, 2012 at 10:18 AM
20 QUESTIONS- Lightning Round PART II: My Breakup with Snooki, Marriage, Music, Public Puking and more...

Mat, what do you think a cure for shyness and when you can't say things right around people you like is ?

Valerie on January 21, 2012 at 01:15 AM
2011 YEAR IN REVIEW

Dear Mat,
I am 16 and I've been invited to my mum's best friend's birthday do in April. She's having it in a posh Hotel and Lodge in the countryside and it sounds great! It's strictly 18+ but I've been told I'm allowed to go which is great!
The catch? I have no idea what to wear. It's advised that girls wear address and, after prom, there is no chance in hell that I will be caught wearing a dress! It made me feel so uncomfortable. So, I need your advice. What should I wear? I don't exactly have a lot of money to spend and I don't want to go looking like someone I'm not. Have you any ideas? Oh, I forgot to mention, it's a masquerade so any thoughts on what type of mask I should go for? Thanks Mat, see you in March.

Hannah

Hannah on January 20, 2012 at 04:27 PM

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A Heartwarming Holiday Message

Posted on November 25, 2010 at 02:25 PM

Turkeys always remind me of Snooki. They're short and feisty, and after hours of baking they become orange brown, taut, oily and delicious.

My advice to you on this special day: Eating a turkey with your family is fine-- but if you ever see one in the wild, RUN LIKE HELL.
They aren't afraid of anything. They'll peck you to death, no questions asked. -go right for the tender, vulnerable spots too -your forehead, your urethra, etc... That's what happened to the pilgrims
Actually, I'm not sure. I don't know much about the outdoors... -but what I DO know is that NO ONE wants to die alone in the woods in some fucked up turkey attack.
Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving...
Xo mat
I'm thankful for all of you

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ASK MAT; Questions 1-25 (General Advice; Bullies, 4Loko, Depression, Dead Birds, Llamas, Snooki, etc...)

Posted on November 16, 2010 at 03:58 AM

Raccoons,

Hello from my new favorite cafe in the East Village and Welcome to ASK MAT Lite; Part 1. Thank you all for being a part of the first experimental Twitter-based version ... As promised, i've answered 50. Part II will be posted soon.

(The dog in this vid has my EXACT expression when i first saw the overwhelming number of questions that came in.)

As always, feel free to leave questions in the comment box... i may not get to them, but i love reading the dialogue between all of you -- It makes me proud to see you respond to one another.

OK.. turning up my headphones, disabling spellcheck, one more gulp of coffee and .. awayyyy.. we.. go...

1. @jynacide

@RACCOON_SOCIETY :need creative suggestions to get rid of a girl who’s stalking me. (my ‘ex’ somehow convinced her that I'm the enemy)

Mail her a dead bird with a note that says “This is you.” (You’ll find lots of dead woodpeckers in my neighborhood for some reason) Admittedly, this doesn’t in ANY WAY solve your problem, I just think it’d be hilarious.

Seriously tho, disappear. Delete them BOTH from phone, email, fbook, etc… No responses for a little while. And by ‘little while’ I mean til the End of Days. Certain people just exude drama. Avoid.

2A. @trinity122593

@RACCOON_SOCIETY Mat, what can you say to kids who are being bullied at school to keep them from considering suicide? Were you bullied?

2B. @Hannnah_Duh

@RACCOON_SOCIETY Were you bullied as a child? If so how did you cope with it?

I’d say, “endure.” You just have to understand, the world is populated by Neanderthals—they’re insecure and scared because they have sloped foreheads, tiny dicks and no future. I know school feels eternal, but eventually, you’ll move on, and they’ll fade into the background noise of life like a bad fart. Trust me. Suicide is NEVER a solution.

If it ever gets CLOSE to that stage, tell your parents, counselor, anyone. Then, post the bullies’ full names on here and I’ll PERSONALLY arrange for a biblical beatdown, Chi-town style.

I’ve encountered bullies at all stages of my lifetime--- and ironically, i'm grateful. The thing is, when you’re 12, hairless, pale and covered in moles and suddenly one day the entire class has mustaches and ripped tan bodies, it forces you to get cerebral and to find other, more important strengths.

I weighed 80lbs and had a strange high-pitched voice til I was 19. TO THIS DAY I get the weekly “FAG!” shouted at me from anonymous hooligans in passing cars. You know who else got bullied? Just about every successful musician I know. Now the same jocks are paying $80 +fees to see them on stage. Nothing sweeter than when the fuck-ER becomes the fuck-EE…Long term, the best revenge will be your own success.. in whatever you choose to do…

At 15, my best friend was used for bully meat on a daily basis.. One night we were hanging out smoking in an empty parking lot and he said to me, “It’s ok. One day I’m gonna be a rich Manhattan doctor and these guys can lick my balls.” Prophetic, if not eloquent. Today he’s known as Dr. Rosenberg M.D.

In the meantime, tell your counselor. Ultimately, you can try to avoid them, you can try to talk to them, you can try to act unafraid, but I’ve always been a fan of the kid that goes ballistic. It may be old school, but no matter what your size, If you go FULL BLOWN APESHIT every single time they mess with you.. over a couple months, you’ll take some licks, but they WILL stop, and you’ll probably even develop a little following. I know it’s not in your nature, but sometimes even the good guys have to go to war, so eat your vegetables.

3. @TheBittenOne

@raccoon_society Dear Mat, I've been wanting to tell my boyfriend i love him for about 2 weeks now.. but I'm not really sure how :/ any suggestions? -bandit

Ok, for this spell to work, you’ll need 2 strands of his hair, the tears of a wolf, 3 grains of -- jk… This is exactly why blank CD’s were invented.. to make mixes for our crushes, with lyrics that say what we wish we had the guts to say. I know how scared you feel, but you shouldn’t be. Just jump. If it’s genuine, it’s the best thing ever for a guy to hear.

Ideally, I’d wait for him to do something small that exemplifies WHY you love him… if he brings you soup when you’re sick; If (unlike me) he swerves his car to AVOID the squirrel; If he chooses to stay in and work instead of getting drunk.. just say, “See? That’s why I love you”

Now go eat your vegetables.

4. @carita96

@RACCOON_SOCIETY if you lived in euro, would you ever take to the US to study, and leave your family? it seems so selfish, but it's my dream

Go. As you get older, it will become easier and easier to think of excuses NOT to take risks.. For this reason, most people die within 2 miles of where they were born. Your family will not only stand by you, but secretly brag about you to their friends over Yorkshire pudding.

WHERE in the US though? NYC, LA, Chicago: Yes. Wyoming? NO. (Great place to evade a warrant, bad place to study.)

“The world is a book , and those who do not travel read only a page” – St Augustine

Read: Ayn Rand; Anais Nin. Eat: vegetables

5. @_MEGASTAR_

@Raccoon_Society why do you hate Wyoming so much? I'll show you how fun it can be next time you travel through.

I don’t know…I suppose sometime in the distant future I MAY feel a burning desire to set up a meth lab in the middle of 5 million acres of bone-stabbingly-cold, barren, rocky wasteland… -and when that day comes, Hello Cheyenne!! But until then, I’ll get my Wyoming fix by watching Hills Have Eyes II.

6. @xcapricorn

@RACCOON_SOCIETY My dad is sick with MS and it's gotten to the point where he's very, very ill. It's tearing up my family, what do I do?

My heart goes out to you, Jay. That’s a lot to bear at your age. Eventually, every one of us will be in a similar situation. We’ll all be pushed beyond our limits, and our family dynamics will all be shaken. In crisis, when we’re scared, its natural to turn to anger.. but you mustn’t. Love him --cuddle your family and try to make everyone feel wanted and loved.. Make him proud.

If the hostility within your family persists over months/years, my advice might be different, but for right now, with the ‘man of the house’ in his condition, try to step up and be the glue…as much as you’re able to...

7. @RakelchildZ

@RACCOON_SOCIETY what can you do when you hate your own art work almost all the time but you want to go to art school?

It means you are equipped with the single most essential tool in any great artist’s arsenal: a filter. "Taste" is the ability to look objectively at your own work and identify which 2% has real value and which 98% should be burned and forgotten. … I WISH I could bottle it in concentrated liquid form and drop it into the PBR’s of the entire Lower East Side.

You think Prince writes Purple Rain every time he picks up a guitar? OMG –have you HEARD his other 4,000 songs? Someone get me a gun.

Anyway, keep working, hold on to your intense dissatisfaction. Don’t lose it. Cultivate it. Eat your veggies.

8. @Biiilbo

@Raccoon_Society HI MAT! Please answer this for me, do you like Llamas? I love them and I wonder if you do too. :) Xo Lisa from Sweden

Let’s be honest, llamas kind of blow.. what skills do they have? Toxic mouth froth? I mean, the animal kingdom is so fucking vast. Why would you choose to love llamas when there are narwhals and bobcats and trap door spiders and flying fish and snow leopards out there? WHY? Even the bombardier beetle kicks a llama’s ass.

At least choose something obscure like the tripod fish (lives in solitude at 1500 Meters deep) or… OH… the sloth. Sloths need more fans... –or WAIT…i get it.. it’s the Michael Cera underdog thing isn’t it?–that because llamas are SO unlovable and pointless, that you MUST love them.. Yes… I’m starting to see your point.. Damn, you are persuasive!

9. @amusewithafire

@RACCOON_SOCIETY- I don't know what to do anymore. It seems ever sense I moved out on my own, my entire family (cont) http://tl.gd/6t0dlb

Step back for a sec and be thankful that you have people who care so much about you. They probably don’t realize how much they’re stressing you out, so communicate with them.

—living on your own for the 1^st time is when you truly figure out who you are… Remember, no one starts out with a totally inspiring, dream job… you have to pay your dues and eat shit for a while.. but never stop taking photos.. Now is when you need it the most… People make their best art while holding down the most unsexy jobs…

So, digest their advice, respect them.. but never lose who you are… trust your gut. Eat your vegetables.

10. @OtepBert

@RACCOON_SOCIETY Any subject? Okay. What's your sexual fetish?

Very muscular, waxy, black men. Like Snooki from Jersey Shore.

11. @AmalOhhh7

@RACCOON_SOCIETY I watched the movie 'Crash' at school today and it made me wonder, what are your thoughts on discrimination and rascism?

It’s obviously too disgusting and absurd to comprehend. Who are the most vocal about the ‘inferiority’ of other races? Inbred mongoloids. Who goes on national television defending the “God-blessed sanctity” of heterosexual marriages? Pill-popping prostitute-soliciting hate mongers who’ve been divorced 5 times. These people come from the ground. I swear, the human race finds new ways to embarrass me every day. If blowholes weren’t totally gross, I’d rather be a fucking dolphin.

Do you realize the subject of WOMAN’s RIGHTS caused just as much controversy in 1920? Can you even fathom those discussions? Have we learned nothing?

We WILL eventually evolve. ‘Discrimination’ will still exist, but only against the cold-hearted, the close-minded, the unoriginal and the poorly-dressed. Culturally, until then, and until we get the word “God” off our currency, we’re still in the dark ages.

Eat your veggies.

12. @Wolfey303

@raccoon_society How do you deal with life when you’re falling apart?

Be you. Trust in yourself… Just know that it will get better and that right now, at the very, very least you have us. It will pass like a fever. The universe protects those who are good. Believe in that. Keep eating your vegetables.

13. @idealistinside

@RACCOON_SOCIETY So I plan on starting a clothing company soon and I need a name for it. Suggestions?

Something prestigious, timeless… powerful yet delicious… ok got it… Vanilla Gorilla.

14. @ValerieSmi

@RACCOON_SOCIETY What would you do if you found out Snooki was having your baby?

Men can’t get pregnant, but just to fantasize…

I guess first, obviously, I’d cry.. boiling hot tears of joy. Next, I’d call the media.. sell the exclusive scoop to a world-class news source with an untarnished reputation.. like InTouch Magazine. To celebrate we’d both take 4 hits of premium E and hit the town.. the next morning I’d massage his dark ruddy butt with warm bacon grease and buy a fancy mini tanning bed for the baby... of course the baby will need a clever name… but I’ll let The Snook decide.. He’s the brainy one.

15. @ericainsomnia

@RACCOON_SOCIETY I have severe anxiety from coming off of antipsychotics and can’t get any Klonopin. Suggestions on how to deal till it’s over?

Wow.. i feel for you... you must be so terrified right now… I’m not even close to being qualified to answer this. You have to get professional advice for a topic this serious.

That said, there are some natural sedatives I’ve heard about anecdotally; Valerian Root, Magnesium, Tryptophan etc… (There’s a book called ‘Potatoes Not Prozac’ to look at) –I’ve heard it helps to drink tons of water… to never sleep more than 10 hours… exercise for 20 min a day… try to run a little.. avoid recreational drugs and keep alcohol to a minimum.

The thing is, it may never be “over” – you will find the best ways to manage it.. Take it one day at a time… any cool bands coming through town? Sometimes to clear my head I walk to a Starbucks that’s like 3 miles away and order a Venti chamomile tea and dabble in some light playful vandalization… You’ve seen my handywork.

Weird suggestion, but have you ever considered drum lessons? It’s a GREAT way to stay focused, pound out aggression etc.. the world needs more badass girl drummers

16. @shitdevinesays

@raccoon_society In the 90's they said you shouldn't drink & do X; The liquor would kill the buzz. Do you think cocaine just makes Four Loko better?

You don’t need cocaine when you have Four Loko. You need a defibrillator, a Hepatitis test and some paper… to write a mascara-smudged letter to your mom explaining how you ended up being ‘sold’ by your new Puerto Rican “boyfriend” to a hairy Arabian warlord for $700 and an Uzi, and can she please mortgage the house and fly to King Khalid International Airport by 5:00AM.

“m-m-mom??? I’m s-s-sooo s-s-scared, p-p-p-please..!“ Oh whatever shut up. You drank something called “FourLoko” what did you think would happen?

17. @abpersonality

@RACCOON_SOCIETY I'm a junior in college and I don't know what step to take next. For the first two years I was (cont) http://tl.gd/6sdmrb

Nothing in college is a waste.. you may not see how, but it WILL be applicable at some point down the line. DEFINITELY finish your last year of Japanese. Master it. Fluency in an eastern language will open your life up to another world.. new people, music, culture etc… I studied Katakana for only one semester in college, and I’m totally jealous of you. Is my sushi chef making fun of me to my face? I have no idea. But if you were next to me translating, I could jump the counter and slap him with a cold Mackerel bone.

18. @KillJoyMOFO

@RACCOON_SOCIETY Mat! Have You Still Got The Ghetto Birdy I Gave At Birmingham (Its A Pink Little Bird ) :) x

Yes! It has no wings! Its so hopeless looking I love it- its on my piano.

19. @yayalex

@RACCOON_SOCIETY How do I get noticed as a songwriter if I can't sing and I don't know anyone to sing for me :/ :| Don't say suicide..

Are you SURE you can’t sing? I believe everyone can. What matters isn’t that your voice is classically trained but that it’s distinctive and able to convey the emotion in your lyrics- the more unique the better in my opinion. Just look at REM, Sigur Ros, New Order, Jane’s Addiction, The Cure, and ALL my fav bands.

If you hold auditions, you’ll find 9/10 guys who refer to themselves as “singers” sound like that tumbling dickweed from Creed. Better to search the corners of your town’s comic book shop for the most eccentric personality. A true bi-polar loner who wears his sister’s clothes is ideal.

20. @danger_dave32

@RACCOON_SOCIETY wondering what your thoughts on long distance relationships are?

They’re fun, but they take a lot of work, a lot of trust, and a lot of maturity. I wouldn’t make that kind of commitment without SOME plan for ultimately living in same city… If you go for it, talk once or twice a day, but don’t become one of those controlling, paranoid Sid&Nancy couples –you’ll burn a hole thru your head with the microwaves from your blackberry and annoy all your friends at the same time..

Instead, show that you trust her, and at the same time, live your own life, so there actually are interesting things to share when you do talk. Get to know her closest friends… (they will be the ones to throw you under the bus when you mess up.) Send E-cards, write love notes…and lots of postcards.. just a line telling her you’re thinking about her..

visit as often as you can, and after each visit, hide something weird in her bag that she finds later.. what am I saying.. your name is Danger Dave for fucks sake, you should be giving ME advice.

21. @autumnsflame

@Raccoon_Society So how did the week of questions treat you?

I’m slouching like a dung beetle and I haven’t blinked or peed in 11 hours. Think I’m about 30% done. Thanks for checkin on me.

22. @KristieCupcakes

@RACCOON_SOCIETY boobs or butts?

Heart. Brains. Humor. Sanity. Then I guess it’s a 2-way tie.

23. @TheBittenOne

@raccoon_society dear mat, I've been going through so much lately, trying to forget what happened to me when i (cont) http://tl.gd/6sir5s

Congratulations. -You’re living... Those are mistakes that you’ll never make again. Anyone who says they “have no regrets”—just weren’t paying attention. We need regrets to grow… the more the better.

Sometimes I do something so humiliating that i want to sell everything I own, move to the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia and never show my face again.

With a little time and perspective, you’ll learn to catalog the wisdom you’ve gained, but then put it in the rear view. As someone said, “Today you have 100% of your life left”

– Eat your vegetables

24. @DaniDrainpipe

@RACCOON_SOCIETY hey mat, i've been a fan forever. Do you think you could draw/write me something i could get tattooed?

Thank you, I’d be happy to... Lisa, the president of the KHK, will message you and make arrangements.

25. @Marijnrombouts

@RACCOON_SOCIETY You and the other guys must have a fight about stuff once in a while. What do you quarrel about? What irritates you?

On tour, we eat at Subway a lot.. Dan always orders spinach salad with nothing on it… NOTHING. JUST dry spinach... that really gets under my skin. I INSIST that he “PLEASE put at least SOME lube on that badboy” but he NEVER does. He probably never will. That’s a big issue between us.

(Also, the ritual of Elias eating an apple, watching him turning it around, sizing it up for the next loud crunchy bite, gives me so much anxiety that I have to hit myself in the forehead with my book repeatedly just to tune it out. Inevitably I lash out and say something really hurtful.)

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ASK MAT... Lite: AN EXPERIMENT (PLUS: Hangover Tazer + Fan Tattoos)

Posted on November 2, 2010 at 02:39 AM

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Hello from the Island of Misfit Toys...

I want to thank all the Raccoons who participated in the original ASK MAT column, as well as my guests (My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds to Mars, Amanda Palmer, Good Charlotte, etc…) who, each week, helped me to give a unique brand of advice on music, love, sex, heartbreak, school, life, death, and everything in between… -often sharing rare and wildly intimate stories along the way.

It exploded at such an unprecedented scale that we decided to take a step back and look at modifying the architecture of the page, to best support the massive traffic and vast content, and to optimize the experience for everyone… we are close.

IN THE MEANTIME, let's try AN EXPERIMENT:

I'd like to invite you to TWEET your questions to me at: @RACCOON_SOCIETY

(If the thought of Twitter gives you Lou Gehrig's Disease, I know how you feel. Just typing it in all caps right now made me die inside a little bit. Try it anyway.)

Think of it as ASK MAT... LITE.

For the next week, rather than long, detailed Q&A as we have done in the past, see if you can craft your question with fewer than 140 characters. Bonus is, rather than only answering 10, I’ll try to answer 50…

(All answers will be posted right here next Monday.)

As you already know, the Raccoon Society is a unique, TRUSTED, international community where NO topic is off limits. The subjects you can’t discuss with your family, teacher, creepy priest or philandering congressman, you can ask ME. Go for it. Be as deep or as shallow as you’d like… We’re in this alone, together.

To the Original Raccoons, welcome back… For the Newbies, welcome to the orphanage. Stay forever. You will always have a bed here.

Xo Papa Raccoon.

Ps: OHHH and while you chew your tasty cuticles, thinking of a good question… enjoy my fav clip from The Hangover + 7 great fan tattoos: