Mike

Mike "Miguel" Bales

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About Me

I'm currently a senior at St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM. I love it here. If you don't know about St. John's you can check out the website but in a nutshell it's a small liberal arts college (aprox. 450 students) where the Great Books of western culture are read and discussed in small classes. No textbooks, no tests, no lecture classes. After St. John's I plan to attend graduate school in order to get my Ph.d in Political Theory, after that who knows maybe academia maybe government maybe a think tank. I'm also currently working on my senior thesis on Plato's Republic. I also love the outdoors, going hiking, camping, hot-springing, rafting, and whatever else gets me into nature. My major vice however is Poker, started playing 5 years ago and play every time I get the chance (I have secret dreams of being a pro-poker player). Any of you I haven't seen in a while drop me a line and let me know what you're up to. Cheers!

My Interests

Reading, white water rafting, hiking, climbing, disc golf, music, poker, singing, being a student, photography, political philosophy, literature, video games, basketball, conversation

Music:

hip-hop and electronic music: RJD2, Air, Nas, Common, Euro Lounge, Kanye West, Blackalicious, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Biggie. I'm also a big fan of Bloc Party, The Arcade Fire, The Postal Service, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Interpol, Devendra Banhart, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and anything they play on the oldies station.

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Movies:

The Civil War (Ken Burns Documentary), Y Tu Mama Tambien, Lost in Translation, The Incredibles, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bottlerocket, Braveheart, City of God, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Dr. Strangelove, The Fog of War, Run Lola Run

Television:

I highly, highly recommend HBO's The Wire. The best television series I've ever seen. Also enjoy Six Feet Under, The Daily Show, Iron Chef, CNN, C-Span, and yes even FOX News

Books:

If you want to know what I'm reading now check out this website http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/asp/main.aspx?page=6806 . Some of my favorite books are The Republic, The Closing of the American Mind, The Odyssey, The Scarlet Letter, Anything by Shakespeare, Cosmos, Lord of the Rings, Gulliver's Travels, Democracy in America, Guns, Germs, and Steel.

Heroes:

Socrates, Winston Churchill, Pierre (from War and Peace), Daniel Negreanu, Cato the Younger

My Blog

Life after college

The reality of being a college graduate won't hit me till next fall when I'm not getting my class schedule and excitedly greeting friends I haven't seen in 3 months. St. John's College has changed my...
Posted by Mike "Miguel" Bales on Wed, 31 May 2006 12:52:00 PST

I'm gonna graduate!!

Clearly I have not blogged in a long time but now is the time. I can't explain what I'm feeling. I just turned in my senior thesis essay tonight. I'm basically done with college now. I have earned...
Posted by Mike "Miguel" Bales on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:39:00 PST

Thanksgiving in VEGAS!!

This year I'm spending Thanksgiving in a place near and dear to my heart.... VEGAS BABY! Oh man is it going to be awesome. My self and 9 of my guy friends are going to live it up this Thanksgiving. ...
Posted by Mike "Miguel" Bales on Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:49:00 PST

The disgusting racial politics of Maryland

This Washington Times article demonstrates how disgusting and bankrupt the racial politics of the democratic party have become. Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele of Maryland is the first African American el...
Posted by Mike "Miguel" Bales on Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:06:00 PST

My First Post

At long last I'm trying my hand at blogging. Unlike most of my friends on MySpace I'm going to use my blog for more than just an online journal. As most of you know I'm what they call a "political j...
Posted by Mike "Miguel" Bales on Thu, 03 Nov 2005 04:31:00 PST