The Audible Quote Collector

Some parents are really proud of their kids. Some parents might even say that they themselves learn from their kids as they are teaching their kids. For me, it's DEFINITELY not that case. Usually, my parents are groaning in the background of my life! For instance, once I accidentally smashed a hole in the wall because I just needed to catch that ball in the house. Another time I just took a whole gallon of milk from the fridge and put it on my parent's bed. Just a whole gallon. I literally cannot explain why I did this, but the reaction on my parent's faces was of genuine concern for my mental stability. And finally, I almost put a fork in the toaster when I was way too old to have been making that mistake. Needless to say, they were legitimately terrified of me going off to college. But hey, I'm still alive and I have only lost my room key once! Worst part: I found it right after I paid for it (with my own money calm down people), but shhhhh don't tell my parents o...

You can essentially think of me as a hero. That's right: Mathew Mahendra Mouck is a hero. Triple M to the rescue. My hero name is M^3. M-Cubed. During winter break, I saved my friend from not being a true teenager. Her problem: she had never seen The Breakfast Club . As you can tell, I'm really tackling the important issues here. Ok, so I might not really be a hero but it was very important that she see this before she turns 20 and immediately starts crocheting and getting wrinkles. That's how age works right? I don't know if you've ever seen a vulture or hawk attack its prey, but essentially that's what my friend group did when this girl mentioned that she hadn't seen the movie. She's lucky she has such good friends to berate her for her transgressions until she felt compelled to watch the movie. Just kidding, she didn't actually have a choice because we started to watch the movie approximately 10 minutes after discovering her affront to teena...

One of my favorite things to do is remind my parents of how old they are. I mean, for real, they were born in the 1960s! I literally learned about the 60s as part of US history classes, so that means even education thinks my parents are old. So, I tell them they're old in indirect ways. Instead of calling my dad "dad," I now exclusively refer to him as pops. When my mom downloaded Snapchat I asked her if she got confused or couldn't see well enough and actually wanted to download a dictionary. That sounds mean but I have a snapstreak with my mom! So, usually, if they want to watch a movie, it's some weird, old thing that looks like it was filmed with a rock instead of a camera. But, I have to give them credit sometimes. Without them, I probably never would've watched or even hear of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. If you don't know anything about this movie, at its core it's about toon interactions with real people. Quote: A laugh can be a very powe...