these are the past travels of the urban matador. read, enjoy, and if you have a journey of your own to share, by all means do so. the urban matador loves a good read.
two thousand and eight
a thought on inauguration
01.21.2009
the bus to the plane
09.02.2008
the urban matador on uncertainty
06.08.2008
a hazy memory
05.08.2008
where the urban matador lives
02.18.2008
two thousand and seven
venting frustration
10.18.2007
new wheels
10.11.2007
how to fix a bus
09.10.2007
the return of this website
09.06.2007
the urban matador and other people
04.22.2007
relative merits
04.20.2007
spare parts syndrome
04.11.2007
how to get a job
04.04.2007
the peripatea of 2007
02.15.2007
across the aisle
01.23.2007
two thousand and six
to the high school girl who thinks she looks like a college girl
12.24.2006
meet dora
12.01.2006
the frustration with email
11.26.2006
iFoot therefore iSock
11.14.2006
vote
11.07.2006
animal testing
11.01.2006
the situation on the ground
10.26.2006
thus was it cleansed
09.18.2006
cellular phone
08.29.2006
the urban matador needs help
06.18.2006
making bug spray
06.16.2006
the urban matador in hotel showers
05.31.2006
the friends of the urban matador are all slackers
05.15.2006
the urban matador saving the internet
05.11.2006
unexpected music
05.04.2006
women and furniture
04.25.2006
a fantastic april fools
04.02.2006
the month of march
03.01.2006
the urban matador in a museum
02.08.2006
driving across the country
02.07.2006
just for the record
01.15.2006
two thousand and five
lighting design for the nutcracker
12.26.2005
the urban matador is a spy
10.26.2005
african killer bees
09.04.2005
galaxy in a droplet
07.23.2005
an alarming coincidence
06.05.2005
bagel slicing philosophy
05.22.2005
cute, also dangerous
05.07.2005
the wonders of the internet
04.20.2005
a stabbing pain
03.15.2005
early morning hotel
03.06.2005
a very fine house
02.07.2005
airplane logic
01.03.2005
welcome, two thousand and five
01.01.2005
two thousand and four
observations from a tiny girl
12.18.2004
the drive of the urban matador
12.07.2004
chubby, pink norwegians
11.14.2004
greatness and not-so-greatness
10.28.2004
the signature of the urban matador
10.18.2004
a poem by the urban matador
10.03.2004
a perfect combination
10.01.2004
the urban matador's recent experience with modern dance
09.16.2004
tapping in the walls
09.02.2004
no matter where you go, there you are
08.27.2004
the urban matador in the next room
07.13.2004
insect karma
06.27.2004
tiny rubber feet in the 21st century
05.19.2004
the urban matador in tall world
05.09.2004
the urban matador's perplexing discovery
05.03.2004
the urban matador is feeling good
04.21.2004
misconceptions that the urban matador doesn't have
04.13.2004
the bathroom of the urban matador
03.26.2004
233 meters in the air
03.13.2004
he's going the distance
03.10.2004
the urban matador and the helicopter
02.04.2004
the urban matador at great altitude
01.19.2004
snow, ice, fog
01.12.2004
two thousand and three
a liar and a thief
12.13.2003
the urban matador and the utah state highway patrol
12.06.2003
the urban matador in strange weather
11.13.2003
on the bus with bigfoot
10.28.2003
regarding insects
10.19.2003
how early is too early?
09.23.2003
the urban matador in the south
08.24.2003
underwear under where?
08.08.2003
the urban matador and the tornado
07.25.2003
the beauty of low-lying fog
07.08.2003
the urban matador on sudden, unexpected beauty
06.24.2003
some interesting jobs of the urban matador
06.21.2003
the urban matador on the subject of the beatles
05.13.2003
four ways to cross a continent.
05.04.2003
the further geekyness of the urban matador
05.02.2003
the sadness of the urban matador.
04.27.2003
meditation on lighting equipment.
04.19.2003
the urban matador's declaration of war.
04.04.2003
outsmarting yourself.
04.02.2003
the discovery of a great plot.
03.29.2003
tuttle space.
03.10.2003
the sound of a bridge in the distance.
02.19.2003
a peculiar error.
02.11.2003
a shocking realization regarding the socks of the urban matador.
02.09.2003
thoughts on theatre.
02.07.2003
a cold, grey day.
01.29.2003
the camera of the urban matador.
01.16.2003
opinions of winter.
01.12.2003
the trouble with the world today.
01.01.2003
two thousand and two
running to stand still.
12.16.2002
capture a moment.
12.06.2002
giving thanks.
11.26.2002
something...
11.24.2002
an admission.
11.17.2002 (2)
the furnace of the urban matador.
11.17.2002
jobs the urban matador doesn't want.
11.12.2002
the death of hope.
11.05.2002
and the streets are paved with cheese.
10.25.2002
the urban matador and the bus.
10.19.2002
autumn in a new city.
10.12.2002
a true story from the open road.
10.05.2002
thoughts on church.
09.28.2002
a poem about laundry.
05.24.2002
two thousand and one
the urban matador is solar powered.
12.17.2001
stargazing in winter.
11.18.2001
been busy.
11.14.2001
the urban matador and his jetta.
11.01.2001
knocking on the window.
10.24.2001
how to hunt.
10.06.2001
girl babble.
09.21.2001
words at the dawn of an era.
09.11.2001
the commute of the urban matador.
08.23.2001
someone's got the blues.
08.04.2001
the urban matador and the weed-whacker.
08.01.2001
starting a new story.
07.16.2001
victory comes in all sizes and shapes...
07.02.2001
lunch with the past.
06.09.2001
do you believe in ghosts?
06.01.2001
a bottle of corona and a bass guitar.
05.20.2001
on moving and two hours of limbo.
05.19.2001
the urban matador and the head cold.
05.11.2001
a good story.
05.01.2001
the resume of the urban matador.
04.26.2001
the perils of late night waiting.
04.09.2001
yellow and blue.
04.07.2001
the outcome.
03.30.2001
into the great unknown.
03.29.2001
the first day of spring.
03.20.2001
a stream of consciousness...
03.10.2001
recollections of summer.
03.04.2001
the urban matador and the sweatshirt.
02.26.2001
the urban matador on permanence.
02.14.2001
the best class at brown university.
02.03.2001
the sadness of the urban matador.
01.31.2001
waking up to a blizzard.
01.21.2001
feeling stuck.
01.13.2001
what do you see in a smile?
01.03.2001
a short piece of wisdom.
01.02.2001
two thousand
the urban matador in the ER.
12.22.2000
the dream of the urban matador.
12.18.2000
going solo.
12.15.2000
the little machine of the urban matador.
12.10.2000
at first, snowflakes are lovely.
12.06.2000
a treatise on depth perception.
11.29.2000
so many questions. how many answers?
11.24.2000
a midnight visit.
11.02.2000
a brief summary.
10.22.2000
these boots.
10.12.2000
the urban matador's first xray.
09.23.2000
the urban matador and his inner geek.
09.20.2000
the headgear of the urban matador.
09.15.2000
back in providence.
08.28.2000
back in touch.
07.26.2000
on old roads.
07.08.2000
streets are people too.
06.17.2000
stargazing.
06.03.2000
if only her hair were purple, dye-anu.
05.21.2000
amazing what you can find in a sink.
05.17.2000
she wore a red shirt...
05.11.2000
i'm afraid you'll just have to wait.
04.22.2000
up a tree.
04.21.2000
the urban matador on technology.
04.14.2000
feeling better.
03.23.2000
some days are best spent in bed.
03.11.2000
a realization.
03.02.2000
still awake.
02.18.2000
hooray for pseudo-bilingualism.
02.12.2000
a new adversary.
01.27.2000
on the brink of the future.
01.03.2000
nineteen ninety nine
thoughts on growth.
12.20.1999
what is a fog beast?
12.10.1999
four paragraphs, one instant.
12.09.1999
so what if the electrician was stupid?
11.27.1999
midnight observations.
11.23.1999
revenge done right.
11.11.1999
something's a foot.
11.02.1999
a quiet evening.
10.23.1999
the urban matador on the subject of...
10.17.1999
nocturnal discoveries.
10.09.1999
why go fast?
10.02.1999
the first trip of the urban matador.
spring 1999