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Name: Mike
Birthday: 7/24/1982
Gender: Male


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Monday, February 26, 2007

Firsts, continued

First time snorkeling, and in some famous Monterey Kelp to boot. (l'm no Jac Cousteau)

First time speaking Korean. (I can say hello, nice to meet you, & the food is good...what else is there?)


Friday, February 23, 2007

FIRST TIMES

 This current trip to California has been the setting for quite a few 'First Times':

First time I got paid to play video games and watch tv commercials (total of $80 for 5 hours of...well you can't exactly call it work)

First time I've spent 8 hours at a mechanic shop waiting on a 20 minute job (most of that time was spent sleeping on the couch in the waiting room 'cause I had a migrane)

First time I worked as a server/bus boy (not a fan)

First time I've boogie boarded (I am a fan)

First time I've worn a wet suit (big pain to get on & off, but definately worth it when the water is freezing)

First time breaking into a car with half of a wet suit on, as the sun is setting into the ocean that is directly behind me (like you've never locked your keys in your car while boogie boarding)

First time drinking Turkish coffee (yummy...and it was "complimentary")

First time doing laundry in a laundromat (not as good as advertised)

First time I've used a Canon XL1 camera (as good as advertised)

First time filming & producing a show that aired on tv (a concert of me & another guy playing in Monterey)

First time I've used Craigslist to find a job & meet people (worked as a sound guy for a local show)

First time I've been awake to watch the sunrise in LA (driving around looking for a hotel)

First time sleeping in a $30 cash only motel (what we settled for)

First time someone's sent me cookies in the mail (thanks Val, they were tasty)

First time I've broken into a gated park at the top of Mulholland Dr. to get footage overlooking LA (it was 3:30am, and spectacular)

And finally, the first time I could 100% agree with something involving a politician

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Update:

Got laid off twice back in Ohio in December and January.

Moved out to Monterey, California in January.

Still having trouble finding work.

I got paid to play video games & watch TV commercials. And am doing it again this Thursday.

I worked at a banquet hall for 3 days. (temp job for a Farmers Convention)

Played a show at a coffee shop in downtown Monterey.

Borrowed camera gear from the public access tv station to record the performance, and put it on air.

I'll be back in Ohio at the beginning of March, but don't know how long I'll stay.

I'm so ready to start the next "stage" of my life, but I have no idea what it is. My plan is to just run full-steem in one direction until it becomes a huge embarassing failure. Then pick a new huge embarassing failure to run to.


Sunday, July 23, 2006

Today was my last day in Willoughby.

Tomorrow is my birthday. (24)

I hope the rest of my life is as eventful as the past few weeks have been.

I love my friends and my family.

Good times.

(Favorite Scenario of the week: Being in a house full of Male & Female Young Adults on a friday night, and everyone was bumming because Myspace was down.)


Sunday, July 09, 2006

went to cali for a week

hung out with old friends

road tripped from LA to San Fran

saw seals, sea lions, & elephant seals

billy and i simultaniously hit a deer with pinecones

'click' was amazing

'superman returns' @ the imax in 3D was amazing-er

back to Cleveland in time for Ryan Cabrera @ the HOB, it was amazing-est



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