The Well: Mathias

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11-10-06, 11:21 AM
Mathias

The Well: Mathias

A stranger is being shown around a village that he has just become part of.

He is shown a well, and his guide says "On any day except Wednesday, you can shout any question down that well and you'll be told the answer."

The man seems pretty impressed, and so he shouts down: "Why not on Wednesday?" and the voice from in the well shouts back: "Because on Wednesday, it’s your day in the well ."

This idea is stolen off another message board. We seem to be a little community, but we don't get to spend enough time getting to know each other, what the other people's everyday problems are, and how we can relate those to whatever relationship problems are going on.

So, this is called "The Well". Shout down any question you want, and I'll do my best to answer it. It can be emotional ("Mathias, why do guys cheat?" or "Mathias, why are some guys so insecure"?) personal (Where are you from, what are your favorite television shows, what is your favorite part about love?), or, it can be contemplative ("What is the best part about a woman? Why do we keep searching for love?")

I put it here because I expect most of the questions to be of the love variety at first...and, because it is the "Ask a MALE forum".

So, shout down your questions. If you want to do The Well next week, just start the topic at some point next week, and we'll fire questions at you.
22-12-06, 03:07 PM
Mathias

Seriously, I'm going to get this going.

Ask me a damn question. Ask me several. Next week, we'll put someone else in here. I'm thinking of a number. The number of the reply that corresponds with the number I'm thinking of will be put in the well next week.

Go.
22-12-06, 11:09 PM
vashti

What does aegis look like?
22-12-06, 11:47 PM
Tiay

oh, I like this idea.

hmmmm..

Mathias.. how was your first time? You may interpret this in anyway you like, including.. your first time driving stick, etc.
22-12-06, 11:48 PM
vashti

Damn you, aegis! Now it looks like I was talking to myself and I have to go delete my posts!
22-12-06, 11:52 PM
vashti

Bite me, you commitment-a-phobe. :D
23-12-06, 12:03 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

What does aegis look like?

In my mind, she's about 5'5", dark hair, and has killer eyes.
23-12-06, 12:04 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiay [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Mathias.. how was your first time?

Awful. It was in the back seat of my car when I was seventeen. We had no idea what we were doing, and she basically kind of sat there. *yawn*
23-12-06, 12:08 AM
vashti

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mathias [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

In my mind, she's about 5'5", dark hair, and has killer eyes.

I thought aegis was a male, but if s/he is female, would my feelings of affection for her make me a lesbian?
23-12-06, 12:20 AM
Tiay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mathias [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Awful. It was in the back seat of my car when I was seventeen. We had no idea what we were doing, and she basically kind of sat there. *yawn*

ouch..

__________
23-12-06, 12:45 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

I thought aegis was a male, but if s/he is female, would my feelings of affection for her make me a lesbian?

Aegis is male?

This is warping my whole world right here.

Actually, I confuse the two of you ALL the time. Seriously.
23-12-06, 01:31 AM
Junket

What's the most helpless/hopeless you've ever felt?
23-12-06, 01:53 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frasbee [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

What's the most helpless/hopeless you've ever felt?

When I was thirteen years old, my parents (now recently divorced) got into a huge fight, and my mom moved out for three days. I started high school in a hotel room.

It's the only time in my life that I really cried for an extended period of time. I had no idea what to do, how to fix things, or what to even think.
23-12-06, 02:57 AM
Tiay

sounds like you've been through a lot with your parents/family. hows the situation now?
23-12-06, 12:23 PM
Junket

Have you ever hated somebody?
23-12-06, 03:51 PM
Katty

Quote:

Have you ever hated somebody?

Who hasn't, really? I only honestly hate one person tho.
24-12-06, 12:55 AM
Junket

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Originally Posted by Katty [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Who hasn't, really? I only honestly hate one person tho.

I wasn't asking you, I was asking Mathias, did you even read the first post?
24-12-06, 03:25 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiay [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

sounds like you've been through a lot with your parents/family. hows the situation now?

The situation is still a little shaky. My mother still doesn't like my father at all. I still hear complaints, etc. My dad's fine now, he's dating someone else, but being at my mom's is usually pretty shaky, even still.
24-12-06, 03:25 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frasbee [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Have you ever hated somebody?

Yeah. I had a roommate in college that was borderline abusive (I even had to move out). Then, he abused then severely damaged one of my best female friends.

Not cool at all.
24-12-06, 04:23 AM
vashti

I'd like to know more about your newscasting days.
24-12-06, 07:25 AM
vashti

Have you seen "There's Something about Mary"? You know the Magda woman? Yes, I was her body double. :D

Wanna date?
24-12-06, 08:54 AM
anachronistic

oh great matthiadomus,

what is the nastiest sexual episode you've had?
24-12-06, 04:07 PM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

I'd like to know more about your newscasting days.

What would you like to know?
24-12-06, 04:08 PM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aegis [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

What do vashti's breasts look like?

Small, but very hot.
24-12-06, 04:08 PM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moogle [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

oh great matthiadomus,

what is the nastiest sexual episode you've had?

Clarify. Nastiest as in...what's the nastiest thing I've done, or nastiest, as in, what did I think was gross?
24-12-06, 10:35 PM
vashti

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mathias [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Small, but very hot.

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They are neither large nor small, and since I wasn't able to breast feed with any success, they still look good. They are also real.

I wanted to know how you came into newscasting , what your job was, why you left, and what your impressions of the industry were.
25-12-06, 02:15 AM
anachronistic

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mathias [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

Clarify. Nastiest as in...what's the nastiest thing I've done, or nastiest, as in, what did I think was gross?

nasty as in bad. as in turned out horrible.
25-12-06, 09:32 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

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They are neither large nor small, and since I wasn't able to breast feed with any success, they still look good. They are also real.

I wanted to know how you came into newscasting , what your job was, why you left, and what your impressions of the industry were.

I wanted to be a television reporter since I was about 15. We had a closed-circuit television station at my high school, and I enjoyed every aspect of working on it. So, I researched into the top broadcast journalism schools in the country, and ended up going to the #1 school in the world for what I wanted to do. (Man, if you do some research, you can find out where I got my undergrad...and I'll tell you, I'm still there for my graduate degree! But if you do this research, please discuss it over PM, not here.)

So, coming out of there, I was a news anchor and reporter for two different NBC stations. Yes, I was the guy behind the desk, making idiotic jokes with the meterologists, and making small talk in order to seamlessly put a show together. And yes, I looked damn pretty. I also reported on some major, major things. I've been shot at, been chased out of a ton of places, and a mayor has even taken a swing at me. One of my stories has even won an Emmy. Yes, Mathias is an Emmy-award winner. Pretty sweet, huh?

I left because of ethical issues. Day after day, I was being pressured from higher-ups to manipulate stories in order to make them "sexier", manipulate people in order to get them to talk, and downright lie, every day, in order to get stories. I felt this was horribly wrong, so I started applying for more jobs. As I was applying, I realized that most stations encouraged this same behavior. So, I had two choices...either become a full-time anchor, and just read a Teleprompter for the rest of my life, or get out, and find something else to do.

I got out. I'm VERY glad I did.

It's a fun industry. It's very fast-paced, and the perks of being "famous" are actually pretty incredible. But, with the hours, the shadiness and some of the people involved, it's only something I wanted to do short-term. I'm very glad I did it, though.
25-12-06, 09:33 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moogle [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

nasty as in bad. as in turned out horrible.

Well, I think my "confession" (where I slept with that blonde) turned out pretty damn horrible.

As far as instantaneously horrible? I think taking two girls' virginities while I was still fairly inexperienced. Those women hurt for a while, and that was not pleasant at all.
27-12-06, 03:36 AM
misombra

why do people in less developed countries have more children than those in more developed ones?
27-12-06, 04:05 AM
Tiay

have any peculiar pet peeves?
27-12-06, 08:21 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by misombra [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

why do people in less developed countries have more children than those in more developed ones?

We use birth control, and quite honestly, we have a bigger variety of entertainment options.
27-12-06, 08:22 AM
Mathias

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiay [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]

have any peculiar pet peeves?

Oh yes. Two.

1. People who tell me what to do. Can't ****ing stand it. Asking is one thing. Doesn't matter who it is, either.

2. Messy/loud eaters. Second dates for me usually involve something to eat for this VERY reason.