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About Me

i like film, music, cooking, science and studying popular culture. i'm trying to either get a doctorate in film studies and become a film historian. Or film research. Or as a Ninja. or a chef.My AIM is adequaterock

My Interests

Samurai flicks, Comics, outer space and science, the future, being a crow, shotgun justice, Lucha Libre, old school video games, old movies, watching hockey, ice cream, shiner bock, playing wiffleball, string theory, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Stars, Ohio State Buckeye.

I'd like to meet:

Quentin Tarantino, Iron Chef Japan Miyamoto, Marty Turco, Rivers Cuomo, Gordie Howe, Nolan Ryan, Woody Hayes, Rick Pitino, Akira Kurosawa, Bill Hicks, Alec Guiness, Ricky Steamboat, El Santo, Adam Savage, and that John Comey guy.

Music:

Say Anything, Bayside, Reel Big Fish, El Pus, Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, Ska, Streetlight Manifesto, Sufjan Stevens, Weezer, TV on the Radio, Rick James, jazz, nerdcore, Johnny Cash, MC Lars, MC Chris, Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, Seu Jorge, The Postal Service, Ac/Dc, Led Zeppellin, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Nujabes, Jay-Z

Movies:

The Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Yakuza Papers, Bridge on the River Kwai, Garden State, Metropolis, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, The Big Lebowski, Anchorman, Clerks II, No Country For Old Men

Television:

The Office, Mighty Boosh, House, Chuck, Whatever Science/History Channel HD has on, Arrested Development

Books:

The Sun Also Rises, Paris 1919, Breakfast of Champions, Into the Buzzsaw, Slaughterhouse Five, A Man Without a Country, Any graphic novel by Frank Miller, David Sedaris, Chuck Klosterman

Heroes:

Mr. T, Kool Aid Man, G.O.B., Mega Man, Gambit, Daniel Negreanu, W.E. "Jock" Spears

My Blog

me i guess

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Posted by mike on Sat, 12 May 2007 10:04:00 PST

ten days

dating back to last thursday it's been a really interesting go. and it'll stay interesting through sunday.can't say I complain the slightest, i don't think many could claim that they've had these kind...
Posted by mike on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:20:00 PST

elon equals insanity

yeah. it's 4:21 in the morning. I slept for ever last night. so I deserve to be wide awake now. sleep's for losers.Since I've been back, I've had about....0....evenings alone. Constantly AXP in my lif...
Posted by mike on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:25:00 PST

My beef with the iPhone

Since this really just going to be me ranting, I wouldn't think much of it.First off. I love the Apple product. I've used a Powerboook G4 for the better part of 4 years and absolutely love it. I have ...
Posted by mike on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST

was going to

i was going to do a stream of consciousness entry when i'd just write down whatever popped into my head for a while.instead. it's dark outside (pitch black for 7:30), freezing and about to snow. Which...
Posted by mike on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:25:00 PST

oh mike spears, you are the dreamiest

being back in fort worth has one huge advantage, being ability to go to hockey games.having gone to games in different places now, I can say the experience is different in texas. first and foremost, e...
Posted by mike on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:13:00 PST

On Tina Yothers and Other False Idols

This year was the first time I played in a money fantasy football league. And by some shenanigans and luck, I made the money playoffs (4 teams play, only 1st through 3rd make the money). The key game ...
Posted by mike on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:35:00 PST

being a ninja in post apocalyptic pangea

i don't think there is a lot of intelligent TV today. In comparison to other media sources, like film or literature, there is a lot of "chewing gum" fare. I tend to think that the best movies are the ...
Posted by mike on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:08:00 PST

Fun Stuff I've Learned

Dear Women of America, you are not Meredith Grey, as much as you wish you were.Tracy Morgan is either the best actor in America, or he's playing himselfIt scares me a bit when people think if I ever g...
Posted by mike on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:43:00 PST