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michael francis

mikelewinski

About Me

i am a tiny little old man trapped in a tiny little young man's body. disenchanted and downtrodden but well loved and optimistic. i would like to spend my life cooking, playing the banjo, knitting and riding my bike. please. on a farm in vermont. thank you.

My Interests

rail travel. rail schedules. weather conditions. summer time. all the time. old time. appalachia. sustainable lifestyles. gardening based on folklore.

I'd like to meet:

im not into meeting people... meeting up with friends would be nice, so call me.

Music:

old timey is not a crimey.

Movies:

something french or woody allen. swedish thrillers. italian psychodelia.

Television:

for some reason there's a big box for television... i guess it's safe to assume that anyone whose willing to take the time to set up a myspace account probably has alot of "extra" time on their hands.
Smoked vices currently: irish delight pipe tobacco, its got a sort of, "chocolately" thing going on
Beer olympia, in the alley. its the water.
Latest Culinary exploits masses of cornbread
Every Morning coffee with brown sugar
What's wetting the Bread vegenaise
Transportation bikes and freights
Inspitation people with mad knitting skills.
Afflictions emotional childhood, lack of self esteem, random body hair. near sightedness, arthritis, allergies
Self Loathing philosiphy and praxis not melding quite right do
Academic aspirations I'd like to get better at my ability to communicate.
Instruments banjo, fiddle, accordion
Plans for the Future Tracing the Tour de France route, slowly but surely
Political Affiliation red and black

Books:

dimestore novels about travel.

Heroes:

Roscoe Holcomb. Clarence Ashley. Arthel Watson.

My Blog

dinner

cornbread. beans. collard greens. luke-warm olympia. these are what my dinner tonight consisted of... im usually more experimental, but rarely more satisfied... goddamn. i shoulda been born down yon...
Posted by michael francis on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:01:00 PST

tuesday is frustrating

im thinking about changing professions... this social work shit is fucking tough... i never thought id say this but i need a job i dont have to think about right now... geez, the grass is always green...
Posted by michael francis on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:35:00 PST

late august oldz

so yeah. the weed trip didnt work out... two days before departure my bosses called me in and cancelled it for me... whew...sure it bummed my  travel buddy out... but we made up for it by skating...
Posted by michael francis on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:44:00 PST

mid august news

so i live in oakland now. work 9-5(8-430 actually) in SF. i have a regular commute where i see the same people all the time. i sleep at my house half the time. i see my housemates semi-regularly. i mo...
Posted by michael francis on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:51:00 PST

a moment of silence

can i get a moment of silence in remembering 2006. man that was a sweet year, my 25th. it was hot yo. seriously. lets check it out. work: minimally tour: to newfoundland and back, with a week repair...
Posted by michael francis on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:06:00 PST

im sorry chicago, bloomington, philia, boston and new york

so its not so bad, but look, im sorry. i was supposed to be on a x-country trip right now, steel on steel style. highline. but some shit came up, seriously. i got this job, like a real job... which i...
Posted by michael francis on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:50:00 PST

up-dates.

ok ok ive got it under control. life is good right now. nuff said. thanks for all the support.
Posted by michael francis on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:59:00 PST

two blogs in one day

so i cut my beard. i look like a little kid. lets play stickball... 
Posted by michael francis on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:40:00 PST

fuck fuck fuck

i was supposed to go to idaho. i got stuck in roseville. i punked out and went back to oakland for some partying because the presence of an undesireable made the final destination no longer seem fun. ...
Posted by michael francis on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:39:00 PST

the ultimate

one of the taquerias in santa cruz. los pinos now has veggie burritos with fries inside... they turned it into a chimichanga and gave me a medium dr pepper for my share of the busking money made over ...
Posted by michael francis on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:17:00 PST