mike the mountain

This really hot girl asked me what my middle initial (A) stood for. Never one to give up information without a fight, I went with “AWESOME”. For some reason she didn’t completely believe me, and so ensued a wonderous little conversation around what appropriate descriptors could be found starting with the letter A. [...]

It’s a very frightening realization to sit down, work out a budget, and see on paper that you are consistently spending more every month than you earn. I’m supposedly some big financial expert, and yet I’ve so totally screwed myself over the last couple years that I can see a very real danger ahead [...]

Gee, you’d think I’d met a girl or something… A young, cute, brunette, about 5 foot 3, style, brains, attitude, class, charm, who somehow embodies almost everything I’ve ever looked for in a woman, and yet is somehow attracted to me at the same time… nah, couldn’t happen.
I better get a poop joke in by [...]

Sitting in my office, working on my (corporate) IBM ThinkPad, I occasionally wander over to various sites of an informative and/or humourous nature. I’m so happy I discovered Bloglines, so all the feeds I track are available without having to install a third party app and alert the IT goon squad.
Of course, scrolling through sites [...]

While wondering around the streets tonight, someone asked me what I “do”. I always love that question. I know exactly what is being asked of me, to define my life and person by my current career role. “I am a _________.” Bartender? Businessman? Filmmaker? Sex Machine?
I usually respond [...]

Vancouver is a very fun city.
Vancouver plus three stressed out, adrenaline addicted, easily excited, happy, healthy, great friends ready for a weekend away from any form of responsibility… is the stuff of legend.
I’ll write more details when I can feel my arms again.