My B-day is Going To Cause My Broken Back

Thanks to everyone for your b-day wishes. I think I have received more b-day congrats this year than any other year. Probably because MySpace has that b-day feature. Whatever the reason, thanks!

This is one of Noah & Frances' new cats. I believe this is Cinnamon Pop Tart.


And, I think this one is Turnip Bicycle?


Here's Frances in her new apartment with my old painting (Ben Johnson has made a claim)


USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!


Megan and SME at the California Clipper for a kinda b-day, Dustin visiting, need something to do night. We just about took the bar over with all the Muskegon Exiles there.


Noah, Frances, and I at the Clipper.


Frances getting ready for dispute resolution Humboldt Park style. Just like old times in Michigan.


Noah has never looked at Frances so lovingly...


Me and Noah in the pointing game.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE! LET'S GO TO A POLICE AUCTION. It was pretty fun, but I thought it would have cooler things like cars, drug dealer homes, couches, and all. They had tons of bikes!


Here are the two bikes we won! Megan's was $30 and mine was $25.


And here's Megan's new bike helmet.

Thanks again to everyone for making a great b-day for me. I hope to see you all soon if I don't see you a lot already at the weekly BBQs. If you do go to the weekly BBQs, I hope to see you tonight! xoxo, Mike

GRAB MY WRIST!!!

Away we go!

MMMMmmmm.... BBQ Brat...


The most beautiful food I've ever helped make.


Ronan, my Irish friend, had his b-day party at Big Joe's during the Turtle Races.


Amanda and Frances at the Turtle Races!


Cormac, Ronan's very Irish brother, at the Turtle Races.


Me and Frances at Turtle Races.


Megan and Ronan at Turtle Races.


Turtle Race.


Me and Megan at Turtle Races


First, I found out Kareem Abdul-Jabaar is teaching martial arts in my neighborhood. Now, Michael Jordan is practicing law in Megan's neighborhood. Who's next? Larry Bird working at Starbucks?


Part of the Ravenswood Art Walk. I don't know why I took pictures of the car museum, but not the art...


I like this weirdo car.


Architectural Artifacts had this with their antiques. It makes me think how much more difficult and different the church would have been if instead of bearing a cross, Jesus had to bear a pool table. Just think about it...

That's it. Much love.

Mike

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOAH & FRANCES!!!

First of, welcome Noah and Frances to Chicago! For those that don't know, Noah and Frances are some of my closest and best friends from Muskegon, Michigan. I use to live with them when I lived in Grand Rapids and played "Jesus Jesus" (drunken dominoes). For those who haven't met them yet, I'm sure you will soon.

Also, not too much to report over the last week as most of my time was spent with the toilet because of the flu.

Also, I signed up for a "Martial Arts" class through the Chicago Park District. It is an Aikido (sp?) class and I've already learned how to properly sommersault and throw a man to the ground. Next week, I will be flying through the air and kicking a man through his chest. The class is $20 for two and a half months.

I officially announce my hatred of all that is X-mas. These decorations at work were put up two weeks ago and I've grown to loath them with the 80+ degree weather we've been having. This isn't about Jesus, this is about insanity.


Talking about insanity, look at this line that I had to deal with at work. I have no idea why people would be up this early on a Saturday if they weren't paid for it. I mean, I'm paid to be up and I still have to decide whether or not it is worth it each week.


Andrew, Nate, Mike, and Nick at Angela, Brent, and Evan's Housewarming Party on Saturday. They have an awesome two story apartment.


Megan, Librarian Girl, SME, and Karli at the Housewarming Party.


Noah and Frances' new apartment. I have no name for it yet. Although, I've been thinking "yellow house." Seems fitting...


Frances and Noah's mom unloading lots of stuff!


My lazy legs up on the stuff.


My lazy body down on the couch.

That's about it. FRANCES AND NOAH!!!

The Little TV Is a Little Little...

You know the drill...

The DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Renegade/Division Festival. Basically, a festival dedicated to hipsters, artists, 'zine makers, and other oddities...


Check out the wares!


My favorite stand: The Postcard Machine is a girl in a fabric vending machine selling cards and beeping like a vending machine. People didn't care what she was selling, just the show.


A DIY PONY RIDE! Something very sad and wonderful about this...


A fuzzy Baroque photo of Wednesday Night BBQ. Welcome to the "Grillin' Experience" Noah and Ryan!


Nate, Ryan, Matt, and Noah after a few brats and beers!


Even Gracie is feeling the pain of glutony...


Nick and Nate with our new roommate (kinda). He's a "couch surfer" like Nick was over the summer. What is couch-surfing? Check out this website:

http://www.couchsurfing.com/

Emmanuel is from France and seems like a cool guy. But, there's something unnerving about having a complete stranger on your couch...


Noah has been staying with me for a while until him and Frances move to Chicago and become my neighbors! Completely awesome. Everyone is moving to Chicago! It's like Muskegon just packed up a U-Haul for everyone I know and sent them down. It's heavenly!

That's it for now.

xoxo,

Mike

I Like Britney Better Now Than Before...

Here's another installment of my going ons...


Here's Harvey Sid Fisher. You don't know Harvey Sid Fisher? Then I suggest going to YouTube or http://astrologysongs.com/. I highly, highly suggest listening to the songs about Leo the Lion and Aries...


Harvey brings out the ladies!


"This is a duet. Not of a love song. But, couples fighting. I made a whole album of this...


This is how I imagine I will get old. Sad, but true...


HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK!!! Murder House celebrates Nick's 23rd. Here he is drinking out of his skull and spine beer bong b-day gift.


I am happy to report that all of my co-workers showed up to work on time the next day, unlike the last time. People cannot get fired from going to my house anymore...


The mug Tyler is drinking out of says "Muskegon: The Bowling Capital of the World." That was true at one time. Now, the world headquarters of Brunswick is in Chicago and the manufacturing is heading to Tijuana or something. Oh sweet Muskegon, you shall cling to your other claim to fame "Muskegon: Beer Tent Capital of the World." Funny how those are actually related...


Dance party in the Murder House kitchen.


Now that we've had Superdawg, I think it will be a weekly trip for hot dogs. It brings me back to a simpler time in America. The 1950s and 60s. When all we had to worry about was race wars and a nuclear holocaust. Those were the days...


I tried to photograph Murder House's new large flat screen TV, but captured somethings way more strange...


German Fest thing down at Federal Plaza at 9pm on a Wednesday after a late meeting at work. $5 brats and classic rock have never had it so good...


Calder's Flamingo at Federal Plaza.

That about sums things up for now...