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About Me

The other day when I went to get in the shower my leg ran through a cobweb. I think the spiders in my apartment are trying to tell me something. I just wish they weren't so passive aggressive about it. I would prefer to wake up in the morning and see a spiderweb in the corner that says "Michael, please shower more frequently."

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My Blog

Two and a half weeks on the road in 1000 words or less

Gnome. Check. Portable barbecue. Check. Sleeping bag. Check. White suit. Check. Everything else is gravy. That sentence foreshadows some chicken fried steaks to come. Bus ride to the bridge,...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:02:00 GMT

San Diego Moustache Ride 2008

Hosted By: Michael FutchWhen: Saturday May 24, 2008 at 12:00 AMWhere: Ride starts at my place at noon5619 Chelsea AveLa Jolla, CA 92037United StatesDescription:Michael Futch Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:27:00 GMT

monkey island is a dangerous place

I dug this story out of my old email. It's from a friend I met while traveling in Nicaragua in 2003. It's one of my all-time favorites...Today was my first morning on the island of Ometepe in Nicara...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:06:00 GMT

what the fuck are you doing?

I just walked into my "house" and turned on the light. Sitting in the middle of the floor was a pair of jeans. Doesn't sound strange does it? Except that I own one pair of jeans and am currently we...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:23:00 GMT

electric blanket is the new black

this summer was my first experience having something made by hand by a tailor.  if you haven't seen its gloriousness, i had a piece of fabric with roosters and baby chickens made into a cowboy sh...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:59:00 GMT

the horror

i just got off the second leg of my many legged trip from kigali back to san diego.  the first leg, from kigali to addis ababa wasn't that bad if you ignore the violent turbulence.  there's ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:35:00 GMT

mordor

this is really long but in no way comprehensive and in no way captures my disdain for Sunny Safaris....mostly just a factual account of probably the hardest thing i've ever done... well, we did i...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:41:00 GMT

self worth

i found out recently that i'm worth 400 rwandan francs.  i discovered this when my moto driver ran out of gas and sold me to another moto driver for the above figure.  for those of you keepi...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:01:00 GMT

1 for 2

this last weekend i headed up to the virunga national park which is home to a string of volcanoes and the mountain gorilla.  it costs 500 bucks to hike in and see the gorillas in the wild for an ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:13:00 GMT

architecture issues in africa

so i was sitting at my architect friend dennis' house last week and he was showing me his designs for several buildings that are currently under construction here in kigali.  each booklet contain...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:02:00 GMT