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Uncle Mike

Scary Uncle Mike!

About Me

Tall. Big. Hairy. Funny. Emotional. Scary. Loyal. Retro. Greying. Bookish. Cinematic. Sarcastic. Nearsighted.

My Interests

Halloween Haunt. Knott's Scary Farm. Disneyland. Acting. Improv. Writing. Nipples. Chocolate. Pizza.

I'd like to meet:

Haunters. Stephen King. Danny Elfman. Clive Barker. Janeane Garafalo. Quentin Tarantino. Kevin Smith. Happy Rhodes. And, frankly, anybody else who thinks sarcastic big hairy guys are cute and/or sexy and/or fun to be around.

Music:

Oingo Boingo. Devo. Happy Rhodes. Gary Numan. Depeche Mode. They Might Be Giants. Nine Inch Nails. Marilyn Manson. Stan Ridgway. Wall of Voodoo. Dr. Demento.

Movies:

It's A Wonderful Life. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Citizen Kane. Pulp Fiction. The Unholy Three. Friday the 13th. The Haunting (1963). Evil Dead. Bride of Frankenstein. Brazil. A Christmas Story.

Television:

Lost. Gilmore Girls. Twin Peaks. Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Good Eats. Dinner For Five. Six Feet Under. Dead Like Me. Tales From The Crypt. The Simpsons. Family Guy. Mythbusters.

Books:

The Stand. The Thief of Always. Harry Potter. The Dark Tower. Joe R. Lansdale. Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators.

My Blog

Toy Story Midway Mania!

Yesterday, I had a chance to ride the new Toy Story ride at DCA. And I did.Three times.Overall, it's a great and fun experience, with just a few minor bumps in the road. Shall we? The Mr. Potato Head ...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:32:00 PST

Welcome to the 21st Century, people

"[T]he constitutionally based right to marry properly must be understood to encompass the core set of basic substantive legal rights and attributes traditionally associated with marriage that are so i...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Fri, 16 May 2008 09:27:00 PST

The Movie Quiz

Not really a quiz, exactly, but more of a survey, a questionnaire, if you will, for those of us who watch and obsess over the motion pictures waaaay too much.Stolen from my newest and dearest online f...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:43:00 PST

It’s official!

I'm an idiot.So, a few days ago, I'm out running errands, getting last-minute Xmas stuff. The usual.At one point I parked my car by my bank and went in to use the ATM. There was no line, I was done ...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:58:00 PST

Tick...tick...tick...

So. I'm sitting here in my empty classroom, reflecting on the past year and looking forward to my move next week.I love teaching, I really truly do. I'm continually amazed at how my students will rise...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:34:00 PST

I've been effing tagged!! Damn you DJ!! DAMN YOU TO HELLLLL!!

Thanks To DJ Siesta Soul (pendejo!) I Have To List 10 Interesting Facts About Myself And Then Tag 7 Of My Winged Monkeys To Do It Too !!!!!Come On Everybody Here We Go!!!!!!!10 - I lived for a year in...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:50:00 PST

There's A Fundamental Wrong In Letting Some People Marry

The views I am about to express are not very fashionable. They are certainly not politically correct. But I believe what I am about to say must be expressed to protect the institution of marriage.Too ...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:21:00 PST

Wha's Up?

I've had an interesting couple of weeks.I gave my official notice at school, letting them know that I will not be back this fall. Rumors have been whispering around the school, and a few teachers hav...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:35:00 PST

Things I Recently Learned...

...From My Traffic School Instructor:*Muslims attacked us on 9/11 because of our fast food and pornography.*All freeway congestion is caused by lane changes.*If a truck is parked in the middle of the ...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:31:00 PST

Aught-Six Reflections

Yeah, yeah, I'm doing the stereotypical thing and reflecting back on the previous year. Suck it.This has been a fantastically full year for me. My sister had her first child, my nephew, officially m...
Posted by Uncle Mike on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:48:00 PST