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Michael

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I know way, way too much about Apple. I like making fun of words, I'm good at figuring out computer problems. I'm fascinated at how our body works, but not nearly enough to become a doctor. Lately, I've been buying clothes with orange in them.

My Interests

Web Surfing, Radio, Writing Music, Photography, Drumming, Binaural recording (it sounds so real it's freaky), Internet Law, trying different kinds of fancy soda, Overcast days, new places to eat, games night with friends.

I'd like to meet:

People who have a good attitude or people who had a bad attitude but are funny. People who are goofy. People who really study the things they are into, can talk at length about it and are good at teaching others about it.

Music:

Radio:
NPR, KPFA, This American Life, Fresh Air, Democracy Now.

Music:
John Mayer, Living Colour, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds, Sting, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Dave Matthews Band, Yellowjackets, Bela Fleck, Randy Newman, Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant, Meshell Ndegeocello, Cake, Keith Jarett

Movies:

The Goonies, The Explorers, Say Anything, Raiders, LOTR, Can't Buy Me Love, Stand By Me, Babe, Everything Pixar, Anything Brad Bird, Gattaca, Misc Drumming instructional videos, The Last Boy Scout, Terry Zwigoff, homestarrunner.com. I'm always up for a movie.

Television:

South Park, Queer Eye, Old 80's movies, Krisfaluci, Sopranos, Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead. I didn't have a TV growing up really and then, in Junior High, we got one and I watched everything.

Books:

Da Vinci Code, The River Why, East of Eden, many blogs

Words and pictures
Seth , Michel Rabagliati , Joe Sacco , Kurt Wolfgang , Found Magazine , and many, many more.

Heroes:

My friend Sharon, my Dad,

My Blog

Curling

When I was home for the holidays, I happened to see an ad in the paper showing "Curling" lessons. It was just quirky enough for me to want to do it. I grabbed a couple of friends and we all drove to V...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Recording Session

So the band that I'm in did a bunch of recording sessions this past Monday and Tuesday. I've never done recording for a rack band before, just some jazz bands. It was great fun a lot of hard work. ...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Team Me!!

So I have this friend who used to run into the room while I was eating cereal for dinner and make a "ta da" pose and yell, "Hey Everybody, it's me!!!" This always cracked me up and I started to add a ...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Christmas Cards

I'm spending this morning finishing up my Christmas cards. I've never actually sent any before because I was too lazy but somehow, this year I was able to get it together. Part of the reason was th...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Taking Down Oliphaunts

Just got back from Return of the King and I have to ask... was I the only one who thought the best method for taking down the Oliphaunts was to use a harpoon cable shot from a snowspeeder? That mov...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Last Gig

We played at the Ivy Room in Albany. I had to play on someone else's drumsset. This was harder than I thought. I have a backwards drum setup that I like where my ride cymbal is on the left side most o...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

When Brian Took His Life

I just listened to this piece on Transom.org. I needed a good cry tonight. Sometimes, I just need to emote....
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Return of the King Review

Not mine, but the best I've ever read.
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Seeing old movies again through adult eyes

You know, I remember seeing James Bond when I was growing up or Indiana Jones. That was before I really knew what sex was. I mean, I knew my parents did this mysterious thing called sex but I didn't r...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Ever tried celery soda?

Why not?... You know what?... You were right.
Posted by Michael on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST