MÃcheÃ¡l - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a person who thinks in pictures, not with words. I don't believe that there is ANYTHING that is black and white--everything is a grey area.I come from an Irish/German background but lean heavily to the Irish end. By day I "manage" a department in a factory and at night I play super awsome cool ninja dad. And if I had the chance to do anything over again, I wouldn't change a damn thing.

My Interests

My Family, Political activism, Ninjutsu (Budo Taijutsu), Sport Bikes,Democratic Socialism, Music, Poetry, Art, Talking shit, Football (Soccer for all you wankers!), Irish resistance, Irish unity.

I'd like to meet:

Masaaki Hatsumi, Fidel Castro(Comrade, you need a myspace account), Hope Sandoval, Gerry Adams, Julie Andrews, Tim Curry, Tim Roth, Robert Downey Jr., Other folks with the same interests as myself, People who hate onions, Jesus Christ, Satan, People who I haven't talked to in awhile....

Music:

The Pogues, anything by Shane MacGowen, Whiskey Before Breakfast, The Tossers, Pub Domain, Mazzy Star, anything with Hope Sandoval, The Red House Painters, Depeche Mode, The Black Crowes, Guitar Bomb, chinadoll, Fleetwood Mac, Rage Against The Machine, This Mortal Coil, Fugazi, Dead Can Dance, Death In June, Garmarna, Forseti, Gjallarhorn, The Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Grant Lee Buffalo, Rasputina, David Bowie, Brook Pridemoore, Morrisey, The Smiths, Clutch, Prince, The Cure, Social Distortion, Mike Ness, The Stone Roses, anything by Mark Kozelek, New Order, Joy Division, Lords of Acid

Movies:

The Boondock Saints, Land and Freedom, The Devil's Own, Fight Club, Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle, Reds, Romeo Must Die, Clue, The Sling Shot, Michael Collins, anything hopelessly romantic

Television:

I haven't watched TV in 10 years.

Books:

The King in Yellow, anything by Charles Bukowski, anything by e.e. cummings, other than that I only read non-fiction

Heroes:

My Wife and all of you who have shown me a little love and understanding through all the shit...you know who you are. Oh, and Charles Chaplin!

My Blog

Monday, Capitalism & Anger

Today on the way to work NPR reported that Michigan will no longer be giving out Home Heating Credits. These credits were given mainly to lower income, working class families and senior citizens. Now ...
Posted by Mícheál on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:32:00 PST

Smoking, Anger & Ireland

It has been over two weeks now since either my wife or I have had a cigarette. It seems to be going well so far. The first 4 days were the worst. I was angry the whole time. Actually, I hav...
Posted by Mícheál on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:34:00 PST

Valentine's Day

So today is Valentine's Day. I have just a few random thoughts... First, on this day every year, I have to put up with people running around trying to find the perfect gift or event to plea...
Posted by Mícheál on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:19:00 PST

The ninja strikes again!!!

So after over a month of not being able to attend ninjustu training, I will be able to return. Tomarrow, regardless of whatever bullshit is taking place at work, I will leave and get my scrawny Irish ...
Posted by Mícheál on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:49:00 PST

something beautiful

I was just sitting here with Billy Bragg (She Smiled Sweetly) wishing I could do something beautiful. A song, poem, art, anything.... I just can't do that sort of thing. No matter how hard I try I can...
Posted by Mícheál on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:10:00 PST

TS 16949 is killing us!!!

So the company that I work for is converting from the QS 9000 standard to the TS/ISO 16949 standard. It is a quality system that you must comply with in order to continue doing business within the aut...
Posted by Mícheál on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:26:00 PST

Fuck Theo & Stacey's

So I called my wife's boss tonight and informed him that she would no longer be working there anymore. Wait, before you get steamed and think "what a male pig," let me explain. My wife has been workin...
Posted by Mícheál on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:07:00 PST

My Stupid Job

So I have decided that there are only 8 people where I work who don't piss me off on a daily basis. Everyone else is a selfish brat or oblivious to their surroundings. I'm sick of listening ...
Posted by Mícheál on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:47:00 PST

Something wrong in Detroit

Something must be really wrong in Detroit. Draper scores for the Red Wings and the Tigers fuck the Yankees. Good Shit. What's next, Delphi gives their "associates" raises and increases in benefits? Th...
Posted by Mícheál on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:14:00 PST

A wonderful invention!

I think that the someone should invent bass-seeking missles. That way the good people of this country could deal with those assholes who shake the fuck out of you and your car with their "systems." Fu...
Posted by Mícheál on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:29:00 PST