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Michael

Tokyo: The fever dream of gay Krypton

About Me

As I get older, I come to realize that I'm not nearly as complicated as I thought I was. I'm a fairly simple animal. At age 14, I was into comic books and dirty jokes. As those of you who know me can attest to, nothing's really changed.I'm currently working as an English teacher in Japan. I've vowed to not live in America again until the tyrrany of George W. is over.Check out my music video debut courtesy of the band Crisis:As seen on MTV's Headbangers Ball

My Interests

Netflix, watching live music, perfecting my culinary talent, all things related to Superman, pro wrestling, drinking, collecting vinyl record album covers with of big-haired women from bygone eras. No seriously.

I'd like to meet:

I pretty much only add people I know or bands I like. So if you're neither, please be interesting or entertaining.
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Music:

Travis, the Shins, U2, REM, INXS, Interpol, the Faint, Bjork, the White Stripes, the Strokes, Ladytron, Seksu Roba, the Dandy Warhols, Beck, Radiohead, Lush, Plastilina Mosh, Metric, Weezer, Frank Sinatra, the Cure, Rufus Wainright, Suede, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hot Hot Heat, Ima Robot, Air, Louis XIV, Crisis, the Kills, Blur, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead, Mercury Rev, the Libertines, the Ravonettes, the Coral, Gomez, the Doves, Le Tigre, M.I.A., the Decemberists, Franz Ferdinand, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, Ivy

Movies:

The Crow, Pulp Fiction, Mallrats, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Rushmore, Kill Bill vol 1, American Beauty, Memento, Being John Malkovich, the Boondock Saints, Wonderboys, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Karate Kid part II, Rocky IV, the Usual Suspects, Everybody Says I Love You, L.A. Confidential, Braveheart, Boogie Nights, Trainspotting, Bullets Over Broadway, the Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rockets, Batman Begins, Superman Returns, the Departed, I Heart Huckabees, The Prestige

Television:

Buffy, Angel, Alias, 24, Roswell, Smallville, the Simpsons, Good Eats, Iron Chef, Veronica Mars, Queer as Folk, Six Feet Under, the L Word, the Daily Show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the Sopranos, Arrested Development, America's Next Top Model, 30 Days, Dexter, Big Love, Weeds, The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Best Week Ever, My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, Lost and any countdown type show except TRL.

Books:

Have a Nice Day, the Virgin Suicides, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, the Outsiders, the Great Santini.

Heroes:

Gandhi, Kevin Smith, Superman, and anyone who can disappear in a cloud of smoke.

My Blog

MTV VMAs - WTF

I just got through with the final MTV Video Music Awards show that will air during my 20s, and I've got to stay, I'm no longer in MTV's target audience.  I couldn't be any happier.  Here are...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:38:00 PST

I'm coming home!

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be back home for a week.  I'll be arriving Sunday, April 29th and leaving May 6th.  My dad is using my old cell number so call me at their h...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:19:00 PST

Calling me in Japan

Greetings from Japan everyone,   I'm sorry I've awful with writing everyone.  Getting internet in my apartment was one the most difficult things I've ever gone through.  Now that I have...
Posted by Michael on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:13:00 PST

Calculate the day your life will be over

Actually, no calculations are necessary.  Your life will be over on Sept. 26th because that's the day I'm leaving for Japan!  Stay tuned for the details on the going away parties.   -Mi...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:31:00 PST

What I'm watching on TV

Over the last couple of years, I've thought of myself as someone who didn't watch a whole lot of television, but I've come to realize that I don't spend a lot of time watching TV.  It's always on...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:12:00 PST

Top 10 ten album of 2005

Hey guys, I know this a little late, but you can stop cutting yourselves now. Here the best of what made me a little more deaf in 2005. 10. Living Things - Ahead of the Lions: This is not the "Best ...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:45:00 PST

Mikey's First Blog: Thai McDonalds

I am no longer a virgin blogger. As most of you know, I spent a month in Bangkok earlier this year visiting the Lois Lane of my life, Breanna. While most people might discuss the shopping or the nigh...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:03:00 PST