If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me, "Hey Matt, when's the next blog post coming out?" or some random stranger came up to me on the street and said, "I love your blog!! Keep up the great work!" I'd be rich!
Okay, not really.
But in all honesty I'll admit that I haven't been posting as much as I would like to. And a large part of that is, well, what am I going to post about? My life isn't that exciting. Sure, I could write about fencing tournaments or a family gathering of some sort. But those don't really make for fascinating reading (or writing) material. I could write about current events, but there are enough other more qualified people who are taking up plenty of internet space doing just that. Also, as my blog is read by thousands of people all over the world, I'd hate for it to become a source of controversy. Lastly, I could do what I've been doing, which is writing movie and book reviews. But I don't want my blog to be just about reviews either, which it seems to be headed towards.
So after a long deliberation, I have decided that I will write whenever about whatever I choose. That could mean every day, it could mean once a year. I could write about movie reviews or maybe I bump into some strange, beautiful woman at a New Year's Eve party and I relive the plot of High School Musical! You never know.
Anyway, I've decided to write about a few different things in this blog post to make up for lost time. This is for you, America.
College Updates
It's been an exciting past couple of weeks, as I've heard from most of my schools! I'm very proud to say that I was accepted everywhere I applied, except for UConn which doesn't release its decision until later on. In addition, I was accepted to the Honors Programs at Drexel, Pace, and University of South Carolina. The last one is actually the number one public Honors College in the nation, which is very exciting. Hard work does pay off, kiddos!
I was offered preliminary aid estimates by Northeastern, Drexel, Pace, and University of South Carolina and am still waiting to hear from NCSU on that front. At the moment, it would seem as though USC is the frontrunner in terms of matching UConn for cost, as they guaranteed me in-state tuition. I'll have to wait until March until I make my final decision. (And I still need to visit most of my schools!)
Year in Review
I said earlier my life isn't that exciting, but I still had some amazing experiences in 2013. Wow, I really hate being serious.
Finished second at a fencing tournament at Fairfield Fencing Academy in February!
Pajama Jammers!
Finished second (again) at a tournament in Candlewood!
Going to a Red Sox game in April with Green Monster seats!
National Honor Society Induction at the end of April!
NHS induction again!
Going to WWE in June and being on TV (see me over the right shoulder of the middle guy). I don't care what anyone says, wrestling is the coolest.
Mets game!
Pre senior year party with the Class of 2014!
Another Red Sox game at the end of August!
Twin day….
…and Toga Day!
The second game of the ALDS with my Grandpa and Isaac…
…with seats right above the bullpen and Rays' ace David Price!
Mr. RHS!
It was an amazing show, and congrats to Pat Purcell on winning!
Finished 8th at the Turkey Stab renewing my D2013!
And last but not least…I FINALLY won a fencing tournament, beating out 39 other high school guys at the East Lyme Winter Classic.
In hindsight it was a damn good year.
Best of 2013
Since I can't seem to stop writing reviews, I thought I'd finish this post of with a list of the best movies I saw and books I read of 2013.
Books:
1. House of Hades by Rick Riordan
2. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
3. The Mayan Prophecy by Alex Scarrow
4. Monsters by Ilsa J. Bick
5. The Royal Ranger by John Flanagan
Movies:
1. Saving Mr. Banks
2. American Hustle
3. The Desolation of Smaug
4. Gravity
5. Iron Man 3
Thank you so much for reading my blog! It means a lot to me. I'll try to write more in the future, but no promises. Have a happy and safe New Year.
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