"The Mike" - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hands down funny. If someone has a contagious laugh or good smile, I'll make their cheeks hurt. Razor wit and straight up. It's not exactly "helped" me in the past, but hey, I'm not going to be Jimmy-button-down-yes-man if I don't believe in the cause.I like my food organic and my coffee fairly traded. Since I can't exactly walk up to someone and spit in their eye, I'm not going to do it from a distance with my dollar.The most important thing in my life is my fam. Giving up jobs in far away warm places hasn't been easy, but not distancing myself from them wins every time.Musical interests more varied than a bag of skittles, I like to listen to pretty much anything. Not Yoko.Two dogs, both Jack Russells, so I've got the energy to keep up.Sports a-plenty and would always prefer to play than watch. It's more fun that way with everything.If I think of anything more epiphanistic (not a word) about myself, I'll update this bio thingy.

My Interests

Determining people's interests and what gets them through their day. Volleyball, hockey, tennis, biking. People's reactions to any external stimulus. Apparently buying guitars appeals to me. Have I written my own work? No, but after a few lessons, I'm sure I'll be there. Only appreciating other's compositions. Um, Damien Rice, you got it going on!

I'd like to meet:

Tenzin Gyatso, Peter Outerbridge, Emily Haines, Kurt Vonnegut, Joel Hodgson, David Chapelle, Phillip K. Dick, and all of my grade 4 classmates.

Music:

Metric, White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Tragically Hip, Matthew Good, Death Cab for Cutie, Broken Social Scene, Alain Souchon, Jean-FranÃ§ois Coen, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Dashboard, Flyleaf, Damien Rice.

Movies:

Batman
Losing his parents to a tragic mugging, Bruce Wayne took a vow to wage a one man war on crime. Using the image of the bat to strike fear into criminals, he dons the guise of the Dark Knight after the sun sets. A genius detective and scientist he is a valuable member to the League even without powers

Television:

Yup, got one.

Books:

Anything Vonnegut, DBC Pierre, and some non-fiction paper-bound ideas

Heroes:

Mom. and my sis is kind of kewl too

My Blog

I am not a shill

I am not a shill. Mainly because I'm not popular enough. Offer me $10M to wear converse or saucony for a year, and I might change my tune. Sure people ask my opinion on nutrition, co...
Posted by "The Mike" on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:37:00 PST

Buncha Turkeys

No matter how much I tell myself that summer is not over, my snow tires are eager with anticipation of hitting the road again. I know this because they communicate with me tirepathically. ...
Posted by "The Mike" on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:20:00 PST

I am not a guitarist

It's true, I'm not. I a rookie, a greenhorn, a n00b. Baby steps and cutting teeth. Of course, when one is cutting teeth, one should use a good knife. My particular knife has a ...
Posted by "The Mike" on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:46:00 PST

I got blistas on me fingas!

I'm getting a sick addiction to my guitar. Sick because I'll still strum out the Amin, Cmaj, Gmaj, something I made up, and Emin while my fingers keep killing me. I'm sure I want that whol...
Posted by "The Mike" on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:01:00 PST

Down to earth people rock!

They really do.Kate Kelton and my boss' boss' boss (not a typo) are whom I write about.First, the actress that entices us all to enjoy tic-tacs (edit - omg! and she helps homeless people :'( www.imdb....
Posted by "The Mike" on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:06:00 PST

I, the elevator cheater

Yes, I sometimes take the stairs, no that's not the nature of my title. In the building I currently spend time at to make money, our caf is on the second floor. Sometimes, in the morning, I'll "...
Posted by "The Mike" on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:28:00 PST

Braying Morons

Title annexed from the best written show on TV: The Simpsons. Usually ppl bray out snippets of never-heard gold such as: "Are you walking them or are they walking you?" as if to enlighten ...
Posted by "The Mike" on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:03:00 PST

Self-aggrandizing bear poop

Well, spent three hours of my time that I can never get back watching Timothy Treadwell "study" bears in Alaska. If I could study my uni courses the same way this societal reject did, my rocking...
Posted by "The Mike" on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:01:00 PST

First bloggy thingy

Never kept a diary, so if I start, it may as well be somewhere everyone can see it, right? Well, a long-weekend Friday and I hit a bar for lunch and after work. Work should probably be in quotes...
Posted by "The Mike" on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:33:00 PST