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Michael

Have fun with that

About Me

I work alot in alot of different places, but I don't get to travel as much as I should. Does that make any sense? I guess I'm supposed to be vague; maybe if you're nice to me I'll tell you a few more tidbits...

My Interests

Art, archeaology, museums, baseball, sundae helmets, aeroplanes, Fonts (Futura Bold, Helvetica, Univers, Bembo, Eurostyle, Mara), my 8 bit Nintendo that never had a light gun: Duck Hunt

I'd like to meet:

A lion fighting a robot

Music:

The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Doves, Pulp, Radiohead, Blur, Lush, James, Suede, New Order, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Stereolab, Camera Obscura, Pixies, The Decemberists, Beatles, David Bowie, T. Rex, Roxy Music, Electric Light Orchestra, Gemco music...oh, I could put the latest flavour of the month here, but this is the stuff I keep coming back to...

Movies:

Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, The Godfather, Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Goodfellas, Master and Commander, The Goonies, Ghostbusters, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fight Club, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Akira Kurosawa, Terry Gilliam, Wes Anderson, Earlier Tim Burton, Pixar, Michel Gondry

Television:

Arrested Development, The Office, The Daily Show, Simpsons, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy, Futurama, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Rome, Lost, MI-5, 24, Twin Peaks. I sure don't watch too much TV anymore...but that one A-Team with Boy George in it is pretty hilarious...

Books:

Catch-22, Edward Gorey, Tobin's Spirit Guide, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Raymond Chandler, those little black Abrams Discoveries books

Heroes:

Teddy Roosevelt is bully!

My Blog

RIP Godfather of Soul


Posted by Michael on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:28:00 PST

Bait cars

So I was reading the Washington Post today, and they had an article on bait cars.  Basically these are cars that the police put out to lure car thieves into committing a crime, usually by leaving...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:15:00 PST

Passport

Next year my passport expires and I need to renew it and fill in more green spaces on the map.  Fancy World Travel! My rules for marking places visited: 1) You have to have left the airport/tra...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:26:00 PST

Not OK Computer

So my old computer had been dying for a few months, not always booting up right, just being troublesome, but at least eventually getting up to speed.  Well, a few weeks ago, this poor circa 1998-...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:44:00 PST

Baseball Hats

I like old logos.  I think there's something about having a cap that's a little unique and stands out from everyone else's.  This started in high school when I first go my little "a" Angels ...
Posted by Michael on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:58:00 PST

Jedi Training Academy

SO yesterday I saw a new show at Disneyland, the Jedi Training Academy at the newly redecorated Tomorrowland Terrace, or whatever they call it. With the old 60s planters back on top.  T...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:20:00 PST

Special editions

To me, movies that come out in special editions are a necessary evil.  There's always some technology that comes and makes the audio and video quality better (especially with older movies), and u...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:02:00 PST

UK part V: Super Bonus Black and White Edition

In honour of me finally developing my black and white photos, I offer you the super bonus black and white edition of my trip blog.  Sure, many of the sights are the same, but there are a few plac...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:57:00 PST

UK part IV: London Part II

Museums, museums, museums.  That's what you get for part IV, the final part for those of you still awake after reading all this... The Victoria and Albert Museum was a paradise for those that app...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:47:00 PST

UK Part III: London Part I

Sorry for the delay; I was able to get my parents pictures to supplement my own, and had to reorganise them.  I know you've all been waiting on the edge of your seats... So, after relaxing in the...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:57:00 PST