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mike.

and in a wide sea of eyes, i see one pair that i recognize

About Me

hello. i'm mike. i'm a super guy. i don't believe in violence, and i treat everyone with dignity and respect.
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I am a student at the university of northern iowa. I enjoy music, art, stealing movie quotes and claiming them as my own, baseball, gummy worms, and peanut butter on my waffles.

My Interests

Likes:
listening to and making music.
drawing.
bar/drinking games.
darts.
beer league softball.
pumpkin seeds.
beer pong.
flippy cup.
beef jerky.
competition.
baseball.
chunky soup.
making an ass out of myself in public.
guitars.
sexy women.
mariokart.
abstract thought.
art.
bob barker.
politics.
cartoons.
wine.
microbrew.
laughing.
being sarcastic.
chicago cubs.
friends.
family.
college football.
people with funny accents.

dislikes:
cookie cutter music.
shallow people.
pennies.
sitcoms.
ignorance.
arrogance.
dancing.
arguing.
karaoke.
homework.
squirrels.
scott stapp.
insurance companies.
watching people break their limbs.
the NBA.

Music:

Ben Folds.
Dave Matthews Band.
John Mayer.
Government Mule.
Coldplay.
Hello Dave.
Tool.
APC.
Morcheeba.
Widespread Panic.
3 degrees of freedom.
Sublime.
Radiohead.
Alicia Keys.
Tricky.
Stone Temple Pilots.
Sting.
Ben Folds.
Nine Inch Nails.
ACDC.
The Beatles.
Cake.
Foo Fighters.
Goo Goo Dolls.
moe..
Ray Charles.
Soundgarden.
SRV.
Ben Folds.
Primus.
Weezer.
U2.
The Flaming Lips.
Ben Folds.
and Ben Folds.

Movies:

Donnie Darko.
Pulp Fiction.
SWINGERS.
Team America World Police.
South Park:Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.
Saw.
Saw2.
Casino.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Scarface.
Seven.
Dumb and Dumber.
Billy Madison.
Dead Poets Society.
Blow.
THIS IS SPINAL TAP.
Jurassic Park.
Ace Ventura.
and Super Troopers.

Television:

hmm...it's a 25 inch SONY, kindof a piece of junk.

Books:

haha. good one.

Heroes:

Al Franken.
Senator Carl Levin.
Howard Stern.
John Lennon.
Bob Ross.
William Shatner.
Ed Schultz.

My Blog

english lesson

today i explained to a group of emo highschoolers the difference between "to", "too", and "two." they actually took notes! i glanced down at one guy's notebook, but he was just drawing a picture of a ...
Posted by mike. on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:33:00 PST

stand up comedy/my new pickup line

i've always wanted to be a stand up comic, but a few things stand in my way. number one, i hate giving speeches and doing presentations and shit. it creeps me out. i need a guitar to shield me. nu...
Posted by mike. on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:13:00 PST

our bass player...

...is the funniest man on the face of earth. his name is davis. he's 35. and ladies, he's married with two beautiful daughters, so don't get any crazy thoughts in your head. anywho, our band has just ...
Posted by mike. on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:19:00 PST

semi-sweet nothings. literally.

(read in the vocal styling of ron burgandy) my love for you is like a whisper in the undying sea of despair and good tidings. when i look into your eyes, i can't help but see your pupils. every day...
Posted by mike. on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:06:00 PST

MYSPACE IS SHUTTING DOWN!

THIS IS NOT A JOKE! MY FRIEND'S BROTHER DIDN'T FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE NEXT DAY HIS ENTIRE PROFILE WAS DELETED!! Tom is trying to get rid of non-active users. If you want to keep your accou...
Posted by mike. on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:36:00 PST

American Pie

I can't decide which character I hate more on American Pie. The corny ass La Crosse player fake singer guy makes me want to shoot myself in the foot with a hollow pointed bullet and go running through...
Posted by mike. on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:31:00 PST

How to be an asshole

How to be an asshole: walk up to someone, look them in the eye, nod your head really fast and ask them a generic cliche question and don't give them time to respond, then follow up with a request. Con...
Posted by mike. on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:41:00 PST

our possessed furnace

A few days ago, we called Dalton's Plumbing and Heating to come take a look at our possessed furnace. It has been making the craziest noises. We thought it was dying, so we wanted to bring the doc in ...
Posted by mike. on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:18:00 PST

Old people's accents

Ever notice how old people have accents? Don't believe me? I was talking with one of my coworkers today, who just so happens to be old. He was telling me about his favorite food: "mashed puhtatuhs". I...
Posted by mike. on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:21:00 PST

Being at work.

  I have come to the conclusion that I would rather go bungee jumping with a wet noodle than be at work right now. I'd rather knaw my own fingers off and use them to gouge my eyes out all before...
Posted by mike. on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:46:00 PST