| Vinyl 321 days till my birthday. | 
A Great angle shot of me...
Taken by Brian I believe 
| Put The Breakfast Club In A Blender....You Get Me
Basic Information:
Name: Mike
User Number: 524
Stats: 30yr old male - 5'8", 120lbs, Hazel eyes, Blonde hair
Occupation: Operations Support Specialist - Leaf Financial, Freelance Artist (Creator/Owner: PopActionArt), Certified USATF Level 1 Coach & Semi-Professional Distance Runner (Track & Road)
Education/History: Rutgers University Alumnus (Double Major in Economics & Political Science), Former Treasurer/Current Member - Mosaic: The Art & Literary Magazine of Douglass College, Quasi-Member - Raritan Valley Road Runners, Member - Philadelphia Runner Track Club
(Some) Things I AM: Worker, Student, Quirkyalone, Emo(tional), Compassionate, Smart, Utopian, Vegetarian, Passive, Runner, Musician, Artist, New Romantic (80's reference)
Body Modifications:
Tattoos: 19 (5 done @ Il Bacio: 3 on my back & 2 on my wrist/forearms) (1 done @ Modern Electric in Jersey City by Goat on my back: my hieroglyphic last name)(1 started by Patrick @ Scared Tattoo but since considered completed simply as the outline to symbolize the period in my life)(6 done by Joy at PURE BODY ART) : 2 binary code upper wrist, partial derivative symbol, eye of thoth, 2 stars on stomach)(7 done by Jess at Revolver Tattoo : "Without Limits" across my calves, two 'revolver' stars on my forearms, two six point elemental sheriff stars on my shoulders, circuitry on upper left arm, paint splatters on upper right arm)
Piercings: 14 gauge Labret (now retired) (done @ Andromeda)
Positives:
Life, Art, Running, Music, Movies (mainly independent), Kindness, People, Old-Fashioned Romance, Acadamia, Goth/80's Dance Clubs, Diners, Relaxing, Conversation, Starry Nights, Making a difference in the world...
Not-so-positives:
Mosh Pits, Driving in NJ, Snow, Being without friends, Cell Phones, rude people, incompetence, inconsideration...I try not to dislike if I can help it.
If I sound at all interesting:
Contact me via AIM @ DAIG99XC
Recommended Reading: Chuck Palahniuk - Rant
Currently in the player: Baroness - Blue Record
Some of the Slew of Bands I listen too: (Note: I attempted to group them)
Rock: (Rock/Metal/Hardcore/Aggressive Rock [aka Nu-Metal] - Mastodon, The Supersuckers, The Bronx, Nashville Pussy, Scott H. Biram, Andrew WK, H.I.M., Monster Magnet, Juliette & The Licks, Blind Guardian, Mercyful Fate, Lacuna Coil, Manowar, Savatage, Lamb of God/Burn the Priest, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Soilwork, The Hope Conspiracy, Bane, Indecision/Most Precious Blood, Shockwave, Drowningman, Fear Factory, Linea 77, Sevendust
Alternative: (Gothic/Industrial/Darkwave/New Wave/Punk) -
The Cure, Without Face, Nine Inch Nails, Funker Vogt, Pig, Bile, KMFDM/MDFMK, And One, VNV Nation, Zombie Girl, Icon of Coil, Wolfsheim, Oingo Boingo, Thomas Dolby, Berlin, theStart, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, The Misfits, Plasmatics, Fire Still Burns/Ex-Number Five, Bjork, The Smiths, Talking Heads, The Killers, The Raveonettes, The Psychedelic Furs
Enjoyable Films:
The Dark Knight, Art School Confidental, Dancer in the Dark, Clerks (& Clerks II), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Empire of the Sun, Saddest Song in the World, Requiem for a Dream, 100 Girls, 100 Women, Sliding Doors, Prefontaine, Say Anything, Breakfast Club, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, 300, Evil Dead Trilogy, The Devil's Rejects, Transformers: The Movie (Animated one! Yep, I'm a dork.) Run Lola Run, Rocky Horror Picture Show/Shock Treatment, Prey for Rock n Roll, Dirty Dancing and Hedwig & The Angry Inch
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Those I call friends:
My experiences:
A Labret Born After Two Years...
Family
She likes her beer 'edge'
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Goddess who shares the same birthday!
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Lumpy
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Drink Bleach!
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Ms. Workaholic
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We need no stinking captions
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10K - High Five!
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It's Shawn...do you need to know more
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Tom is pretty darn fabulous
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| Running more buildings... | |
| 2010/02/06 16:50 Officially, participating in the WAWA Stair Climb up the Mellon Bank Building at the very end of this month. If anybody is interested in donating funds (as this is a cystic fibrosis fundraiser) please contact me (or post in this entry's forum) and I will send you the link.
Also, have to say not so much a fan of the snow. I know I say it every time we get a lot but it is true. However, the car, sidewalk and side of the house were all done by 1pm. Most of it was completed this morning when I woke up and shoveled.
And for some major news, I have yet to share with anybody here....Peg sold the BeeHive on Monday. It represents a huge change in her life and ours together. We are bound to have some struggles until she lands work but this was a much needed therapeutic decision for her.
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| 2010/02/04 19:57 So went with the shoes for the run-up. The lobby floor just felt a bit off for me. Ended up coming in 15th and running a best time for the event. Could have done better but the luck factor came into play at the start and I was not as lucky as last year which put me at a disadvantage. However, overall, I was very pleased.
In fact, the whole trip to NYC was lovely. My personal highlight was running in Central Park on Wednesday morning with it blanketed in snow. Totally scenic. I could have run in that setting forever it was so tranquil.
Based on Tuesday, I feel like I want to tackle another run-up soon so I am probably doing the Mellon Bank Run at the end of the month. If so you'll know since I will put up a donation link. :)
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| 2010/02/01 20:51 Looking like no shoes for tomorrow. Might change that decision at the last minute but it is the route I am likely going at this moment. 86 Floors....Here I Come! |
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| 2010/01/30 13:22 Currently, running lala.com through my stereo. I'm streaming the latest 30 Seconds To Mars. I heard it before and was not impressed but I heard some of it again last night in a store and wanted to revisit it at a louder volume. It is better loud. That is a good quality (even if you may not like the band.)
Last night, Peg and I had a vegetarian chef tasting meal at Jack's Firehouse. Nice lovely meal of 4 courses. The main entrees were a bit lackluster as we were hoping for some BBQ related veggie options but alas no. Overall it was worth what we paid since it was paid with from a race victory. :)
Speaking of racing, the run-up is but a few days away. Nervous and excited at the same time. Still debating about shoes or no shoes. Either way it will be an experience again.
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| Mid-week just got more awesome!!! | |
| 2010/01/27 18:51 Had an awesome little something waiting for me when I got home from work this evening....a CD. Not just any CD but the ORCHID - Through the Devils Doorway EP. It is sick. Just sick. It is my friend Mark's band. I could say some other stuff but I won't. What I will say is that I am glad to have a physical copy of the release. Next month, word is Terrorizer magazine will be reviewing it.
Anyways, aside from that, inquired with the organizers of Tuesday's run up if barefooting it would be allowed since I am weighing that decision. However, I want to know if I can.
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| 2010/01/26 19:26 Made an adjustment to my training schedule. Today, I was supposed to go to the gym and do my cycle. However, I needed some extra rest this morning. Instead, I moved the 2x running up the building I work in to this evening from Thursday. Factoring in the down part, 168 floors in 24 minutes. It is a lot slower going down since I can't double step that way. I went up in 5:22 and 5:46 (without shoes the second time). After that I logged some miles outside. Overall, I think it was a solid adjustment to make as it will make the end of the week easier as a taper for the run-up next Tuesday.
Now I think I will go eat some leftover ziti I made yesterday.
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| 2010/01/24 13:01 New week, same weekend. I always think of Sundays as the first day of the week not the last. Considering how last week went this is for the better.
This morning I drove out to HARTS LANE and parked at the Miquon station so I could proceed to do my workout/run. 2 x HARTS LANE. Let me mention that the road is 1.7 miles long and it is all hills. Going up is much harder but since I was doing two, it is a test of strength since it is just under 7 miles of hill running alone. I added some extra for 8.5 miles on the day. Ran it faster than last week which was good. I broke it up differently this time too which made it easier to manage mentally. I did each major hill going up twice so by the time I really got to the end, I had run up twice and back down once so all I had to do was run back to the train station.
Afterward, I went to the nearby Best Buy to pick up FRINGE on DVD since they had an awesome deal on it and I do love that show. Maybe, I'll loan my co-worker it a disc at a time since he has not seen the show.
Anyways, back to enjoying the rest of the weekend that has gone by way too fast.
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