mike the mountain

So it was a year ago today that I first started up this little blog.
Let’s see. At the time I was bartending at a sweet ski resort in the Alberta Rockies called Sunshine Village. Living at my folk’s condo in Canmore. I miss those mountains. My girlfriend had just left me, [...]

Good idea: Relaxing for a few hours of gratuitous vehicular destruction with Burnout 3.
Bad idea: Eating an entire bag of dehydrated apricots (do you say “AH-pricots” or “AY-pricots”) and 2 liters of Sprite ReMix while playing Burnout 3.
I am so scared to sneeze right now.

Wow, boy’s been busy!
Interview with big financial institution this morning. Went well. Second interview on Tuesday.
Tested fancy new camera yesterday. Shot a bunch of test footage at Allan Gardens. Played back on a $20,000 top o da line plasma. VERY impressed.
Secured initial financing for equipment, by next week we should [...]

First rule of leadership:
Lead by example.
If you want me to do something that I don’t want to do, you better be dang sure I know that you would do the same. A leader who tells those in his charge to act, and then hides behind the lines, is no leader at all. If [...]

Friday was my friend J.P.’s birthday. After work I met up with the party in full swing at a club called Roxy Blu, got there around 12:30. It was the first time in almost 2 years that I was out at a night club as a single man.
Trying to get back in the [...]

I’ve got to get busy.
Not in the physical sense.
Uh, well, actually, I could use the exercise, I’m in probably the worst shape of my life.
So yeah, I need to get busy.
Not in the dirty way I mean… uh, well, actually… never mind.
I got $#!t ta do, ok?
The countdown begins today. I have 28 days [...]