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Mike

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through di

About Me

I strive to achieve excellence and am dedicated to quality. I seek to further human understanding and enrich community values through the education and performance of music. I am often hypocritically critical. I designed and taught this class at Sonoma State:

My Interests

Fast Bikes, Listening to and making Music, Languages, Conversation, tea, silence, Fast Bikes, Climbing, Rockin' out, Making out, Conducting, Challanging myself, Sewing, Snowboarding, Engines, Playing Drums, Board Games, Fixing Stuff, Making messes, keeping clean, Cooking and Baking

I'd like to meet:

I like people who can have fun doing anything, who keep an open mind and listen but aren't afraid to share what they think.Evelyn Glennie. Wynton Marsalis.

Music:

Chien Bizarre, Caribou, The Bad Plus, Joanna Newsom, TV on the Radio, Ratatat, Dave Philips and Freedance, Yma Tumek, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nina Simone, Paul Quillen, Palace Brothers, Sigur Ros, Wolf Parade

Movies:

Amelie, Princess Mononoke, The Matrix, The Cell (only the dream-like parts), Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Stranger Than Fiction, Kundun, Koyaanisqatsi, Lord of the Rings
Off The Beaten Track
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Books:

Siddhartha, East of Eden, Rain of Gold, Grapes of Wrath, Sleeping With Schubert, Harry Potters, The Lord of the Rings, Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking, America's Test Kitchen: The New Best Recipes, Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Bread Bible

My Blog

Do Not Eat


Posted by Mike on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:58:00 PST

Band of Horses

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Posted by Mike on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:35:00 PST

Politics Blah Blah Without the Blah Blah

If you haven't seen this one yet, watch it: On a lighter note, ...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:30:00 PST

Merry Christmas

Where was this arrangement when we were in Jazz@8? ...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:42:00 PST

Bike Reality in a Wet City

I pulled into school this morning at the same time as another cyclist.  There were two spaces left on the racks, right next to each other.  She locked hers up with a cable lock, I lock mine ...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:46:00 PST

Balloon Bowl!

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Posted by Mike on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:49:00 PST

Let’s move to Copenhagen

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Posted by Mike on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:48:00 PST

Okay we’re here.

So we've arrived in Portland, and are really starting to feel settled in.  Liz started law school last week; she's kickin' butt and taking names.  When we first arrived, I struggled through ...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:11:00 PST

OMG surveys!

I really don't like surveys posted on the bulletin.  I like it when friends of mine want to tell me about shows they will be playing in, or important political events, or important news like you'...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 08 May 2007 05:27:00 PST

Moving to Portland

So after much deliberation, Elizabeth and I have decided to move to Portland.  I don't know what I'm going to do there yet, but we're moving this summer. In the mean time, I have to quit my jobs ...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:18:00 PST