Mat Packer
@mathewpacker.com
Husband, father, etc. I enjoy football (Arsenal FC and New Lambton FC), photography, fishing, tattoos, heavy music, and “gardening”
I’m thinking about moving my blogging over to my Day One journal. I rarely post anything more than a link with commentary, my media log, or photos, and generally speaking it’s just for my own benefit / memory so it makes plenty of sense to go that route…and it’s not like I have a following to keep.
July 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’m thinking about moving my blogging over to my Day One journal. I rarely post anything more than a link with commentary, my media log, or photos, and generally speaking it’s just for my own benefit / memory so it makes plenty of sense to go that route…and it’s not like I have a following to keep.
As someone who absolutely loves I Prevail and Memphis May Fire, why have I not listened to Wage War before?
That whole melodic metalcore genre just vibes right with my brain, a total earworm, I can’t get enough of it!
That whole melodic metalcore genre just vibes right with my brain, a total earworm, I can’t get enough of it!
I Prevail // Official Website
The Official Site for I Prevail
iprevailband.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As someone who absolutely loves I Prevail and Memphis May Fire, why have I not listened to Wage War before?
That whole melodic metalcore genre just vibes right with my brain, a total earworm, I can’t get enough of it!
That whole melodic metalcore genre just vibes right with my brain, a total earworm, I can’t get enough of it!
📺 Watched Ironheart
"Genius teenage inventor Riri Williams creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man."
I’m usually a fan of pretty much everything Marvel puts out%2C this one didn’t vibe with me at all%2C I’m probably not the target audience really.
"Genius teenage inventor Riri Williams creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man."
I’m usually a fan of pretty much everything Marvel puts out%2C this one didn’t vibe with me at all%2C I’m probably not the target audience really.
Ironheart (TV Mini Series 2025) ⭐ 3.9 | Action, Adventure, Drama
50m | TV-14
www.imdb.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
📺 Watched Ironheart
"Genius teenage inventor Riri Williams creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man."
I’m usually a fan of pretty much everything Marvel puts out%2C this one didn’t vibe with me at all%2C I’m probably not the target audience really.
"Genius teenage inventor Riri Williams creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man."
I’m usually a fan of pretty much everything Marvel puts out%2C this one didn’t vibe with me at all%2C I’m probably not the target audience really.
Care factor continues to decline due to being so frustrated with others. So fucking frustrating.
June 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Care factor continues to decline due to being so frustrated with others. So fucking frustrating.
I’m fully expecting that one morning, seemingly some time soon, I’ll wake up to find out the world is at nuclear war.
June 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m fully expecting that one morning, seemingly some time soon, I’ll wake up to find out the world is at nuclear war.
🔗 The Surfer
"A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point."
Do not watch! It’s absolutely terrible.
"A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point."
Do not watch! It’s absolutely terrible.
The Surfer (2024) ⭐ 6.1 | Thriller
1h 40m | R
www.imdb.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🔗 The Surfer
"A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point."
Do not watch! It’s absolutely terrible.
"A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point."
Do not watch! It’s absolutely terrible.
For the first time in a long time, I’m pretty excited about the new OS updates coming to my Apple devices. I’m already downloading the beta updates…
June 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For the first time in a long time, I’m pretty excited about the new OS updates coming to my Apple devices. I’m already downloading the beta updates…
📺 Watched Lovecraft Country
"Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing ... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/06/04/watched-lovecraft-country-lovecraft-country.html
"Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing ... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/06/04/watched-lovecraft-country-lovecraft-country.html
Lovecraft Country (TV Series 2020) ⭐ 7.1 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
1h | TV-MA
www.imdb.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
📺 Watched Lovecraft Country
"Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing ... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/06/04/watched-lovecraft-country-lovecraft-country.html
"Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing ... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/06/04/watched-lovecraft-country-lovecraft-country.html
🎥 Watched Captain America: Brave New World
"Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan."
"Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan."
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) ⭐ 5.7 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
1h 58m | PG-13
www.imdb.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
🎥 Watched Captain America: Brave New World
"Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan."
"Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan."
Ugh, I’ve caught a cold over the weekend, feel pretty flat and yuck today.
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ugh, I’ve caught a cold over the weekend, feel pretty flat and yuck today.
🎥 Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)
"When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappear, a gutsy outsider discovers she’s in for one hell of a prom night."
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"When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappear, a gutsy outsider discovers she’s in for one hell of a prom night."
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Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) ⭐ 5.2 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 30m | R
www.imdb.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎥 Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)
"When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappear, a gutsy outsider discovers she’s in for one hell of a prom night."
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"When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappear, a gutsy outsider discovers she’s in for one hell of a prom night."
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Music, Depression, & Chat GPT: https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/27/beartooths-sunshine-is-one-of.html
Sunshine! by Beartooth on Apple Music
Song · 2023 · Duration 3:18
music.apple.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Music, Depression, & Chat GPT: https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/27/beartooths-sunshine-is-one-of.html
📺 Rick and Morty: Summer of All Fears
"Rick left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh."
Oooh, new season!
"Rick left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh."
Oooh, new season!
"Rick and Morty" Summer of All Fears (TV Episode 2025) ⭐ 8.6 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Summer of All Fears: Directed by Fill Marc Sagadraca. With Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, Ian Cardoni. Rick left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh.
www.imdb.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📺 Rick and Morty: Summer of All Fears
"Rick left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh."
Oooh, new season!
"Rick left the kids in a matrix. Not chill, broh."
Oooh, new season!
Not waiting to find out what the final outcome is for Pocket, despite it having a couple of promising suitors, I’m moving to Raindrop.io for my read later and bookmark saving needs. At the moment the bookmarking on micro.blog doesn’t suit my workflow.
May 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Not waiting to find out what the final outcome is for Pocket, despite it having a couple of promising suitors, I’m moving to Raindrop.io for my read later and bookmark saving needs. At the moment the bookmarking on micro.blog doesn’t suit my workflow.
⚽️ With the Premier League season now closed, and Arsenal falling frustratingly short again, I should probably stop my Optus Sport subscription until the new season starts up in August. It’s only $75 saved, better in my bank though…
May 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
⚽️ With the Premier League season now closed, and Arsenal falling frustratingly short again, I should probably stop my Optus Sport subscription until the new season starts up in August. It’s only $75 saved, better in my bank though…
🔗 Candyman (2021)
"A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began."
Scary movie night.
"A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began."
Scary movie night.
Candyman (2021) ⭐ 5.9 | Horror, Thriller
1h 31m | R
www.imdb.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🔗 Candyman (2021)
"A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began."
Scary movie night.
"A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began."
Scary movie night.
🎥 The Final Destination
"A horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless."
"A horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless."
The Final Destination (2009) ⭐ 5.1 | Horror, Thriller
1h 22m | R
www.imdb.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🎥 The Final Destination
"A horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless."
"A horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless."
🔗 Mozilla is shutting down Pocket | The Verge // Emma Roth
"Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/23/mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket.html
"Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/23/mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket.html
May 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🔗 Mozilla is shutting down Pocket | The Verge // Emma Roth
"Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/23/mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket.html
"Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/23/mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket.html
Crepuscular animal - Wikipedia
"a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period,[1] being matutinal (active during dawn), vespertine/vespertinal (active during dusk), or both. This... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/22/crepuscular-animal-wikipedia-a-crepuscular.html
"a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period,[1] being matutinal (active during dawn), vespertine/vespertinal (active during dusk), or both. This... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/22/crepuscular-animal-wikipedia-a-crepuscular.html
May 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Crepuscular animal - Wikipedia
"a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period,[1] being matutinal (active during dawn), vespertine/vespertinal (active during dusk), or both. This... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/22/crepuscular-animal-wikipedia-a-crepuscular.html
"a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period,[1] being matutinal (active during dawn), vespertine/vespertinal (active during dusk), or both. This... https://mathewpacker.com/2025/05/22/crepuscular-animal-wikipedia-a-crepuscular.html
📺 Watching Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series 2022)
"Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro."
I love a good anthology series!
"Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro."
I love a good anthology series!
May 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📺 Watching Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series 2022)
"Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro."
I love a good anthology series!
"Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro."
I love a good anthology series!
With about 20mm of rain since midnight, and how leaky the roof has been the last couple of months, I’m afraid of what I’ll find when I head down to the sports club later this morning.
May 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
With about 20mm of rain since midnight, and how leaky the roof has been the last couple of months, I’m afraid of what I’ll find when I head down to the sports club later this morning.
📺 Love Death + Robots
"A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy."
New Season! 🙌
"A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy."
New Season! 🙌
May 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📺 Love Death + Robots
"A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy."
New Season! 🙌
"A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy."
New Season! 🙌
🔗 What Is a Planetary Alignment and How Do You Watch It?:
"Let’s delve into this phenomenon and how you can watch when it happens next."
"Let’s delve into this phenomenon and how you can watch when it happens next."
May 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
🔗 What Is a Planetary Alignment and How Do You Watch It?:
"Let’s delve into this phenomenon and how you can watch when it happens next."
"Let’s delve into this phenomenon and how you can watch when it happens next."