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My self-summary Propose an edit

Hi. I’m Mike. (Surprised?)

I’m looking to make some new friends around the Orange County area (or southern California in general). Despite the massive influx of people into Orange County, there seems to be an inverse relationship between the amount of willing citizens entering the area and the number of them I can actually tolerate…so I’m looking for people who are interested in some of the same things I am, or who share similar beliefs and are adventurous and outgoing enough to actually do something.

Some of my favorite activities include: photography, writing, reading, listening to music and/or making music, DJing (dance music, not hip hop or rap), riding my child’s bicycle in a foolhardy manner (BMX), going for runs outside and not on a treadmill, making babies cry, driving recklessly in old cars, getting tattoos, and etc.

Overall, just looking to hang out with people who are intelligent with a good sense of humor. If you can call me out on my own bullshit, extra bonus points for you (and maybe a shiny gold star or plate of cookies!).

"NO RETREAT. NO REGRETS."

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

Working?

I graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2006 with degrees in English and Film Studies. For a short while I attempted the computer engineering program, but upon realizing that I hate math and numbers in general, I switched to majoring in subjects I was actually good at and became infinitely happier for it. Seriously, use a calculator. CALCULUS IS NO ONE’S FRIEND, FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK’S SAKE.

I’m a copy editor at a publishing company in Costa Mesa currently (I fixez your grammars and speling), which is my primary job. However, I am also a photographer and a photo researcher for a stock photography company. Getting paid to take photos is awesome. Getting paid to read is not bad, either. But overall, I feel like I’m using my college education for something worthwhile, which makes me happy.

Some of my time is also devoted to defeating the douche bags at the right hand side of the political spectrum. I donate to Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the small hope that I am helping to make America a slightly better place. I am immensely pleased by the victory of Obama. If you live in California and voted Yes on either Prop 4 or Prop 8, I do not want to talk to you, and hope you are soon hit by a bus.

When I was younger, I wanted to do a variety of things with my life that I have recently realized are probably unfeasible or just downright idiotic, such as driving a train (don’t ask), becoming a stuntman (?), or being an author (could still happen, although the starving artist thing is somewhat of a deterrent).

If I fail at everything in life, I am going to become a gigolo in a far corner of the world. Like Omaha, Nebraska.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

I am good at:

*Writing retarded shit such as this
*Photographing adorable animals and sweaty, not-so-adorable punk bands (I've done photos for bands like Strung Out, No Use For A Name, The Phenomenauts, Street Dogs, Royal Crown Revue, Flee The Seen, A Kiss Could Be Deadly, Electric Valentine, Authority Zero...)
*Guitar (real) and guitar (air)
*Sports (I like soccer, cross country/track, hockey, BMX, and basketball)
*Video games, although this talent seems to be relatively worthless
*Being a smart-ass
*Failing at cooking anything but Top Ramen and pasta
*Drinking games. Thanks, UCSB

I am horrible at:

*Math (or “arithmetic” if you live in the 1920’s)
*Taking things seriously
*Keeping my mouth shut
*Making this profile short

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

Height, clothes, hair, aura of unbridled awesomeness, official company of narwhals?

What the fuck are you supposed to type here?

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

I enjoy coloring books and crayons.

(A) My favorite authors/poets are Julie E. Czerneda, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Bronte, Michel Houellebecq, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, James Ellroy, Carl Hiaasen, Chuck Palahniuk, and many others. I’ll read almost anything. I like comics and graphic novels in addition to literature.

(B) My film collection: http://faithless01.dvdaf.com/owned. I like everything from artsy dramas (The Virgin Suicides, The Salton Sea) to comedy (Super Troopers, Monty Python) to action (Pirates of the Caribbean, Die Hard) to anime (Cowboy Bebop, Elfen Lied) to sci-fi (Star Wars, The Matrix) to television (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scrubs) and so on.

(C) Music is life. Enjoy my meticulously crafted, borderline-OCD list of musicians I enjoy! I love music and appreciate any recommendations you can give me for new artists that I do not yet listen to.

Misc.: +44, 3 Inches of Blood, 311.

A: A Fine Frenzy, A Kiss Could Be Deadly, A Wilhelm Scream, Above & Beyond, The Absence, AC/DC, Acoustic Alchemy, Aerosmith, After Forever, Against Me!, Agua de Annique, Air, Alexisonfire, All That Remains, The All-American Rejects, The Allman Brothers Band, Amber D, Amon Amarth, Angel City Outcasts, Anberlin, Anne Savage, Anti-Flag, April March, Aqua, The Aquabats, Arch Enemy, As I Lay Dying, As Night Falls, Astral Projection, Atreyu.

B: Bad Astronaut, Bang!, Bedlight For Blue Eyes, Benny Goodman, Billy Idol, Bitter:Sweet, BK, Black Dahlia Murder, Black Sabbath, Bloodhound Gang, The Blues Brothers, Bluetech, Bob Seger, Boston, The Briggs, Brisk & Ham, Broken Social Scene, BT, Bullet For My Valentine.

C: Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew, The Cardigans, Cauterize, Cellador, Chemical Brothers, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Chicago, Children of Bodom, Chuck Berry, CKY, Collective Soul, Collide, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cry Havoc, Crystal Method.

D: Daft Punk, Danny Dean & The Homewreckers, Dark Tranquility, Darkest Hour, The Darkness, DeadMau5, Dead To Me, Death By Stereo, Death Cab For Cutie, Deep Purple, Delerium, Diablo Dimes, Dimmu Borgir, The Distillers, DragonForce, The Doors, Dresden Dolls, Dropkick Murphys.

E: Eagles, Emily Haines, Epoxies, Eric Clapton, Esthero, Evanescence, Evergrey, Everything But The Girl.

F: Faithless, The Falcon, Feist, Flee The Seen, Fleetwood Mac, Flogging Molly, Force & Styles, Frank Sinatra, Frente, From First To Last, The Fully Down.

G: Gabriel & Dresden, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Gathering, Glenn Miller, Gnarkill, Go Betty Go, Goldfinger, Goo Goo Dolls, Gorillaz, Greeley Estates, Green Carnation, Green Day, Guitar Heroes Finland, Guns n' Roses (original lineup).

H: He Is Legend, Heart, Heartbreak Engines, H.I.M., HorrorPops.

I: I Am Ghost, In Flames, In This Moment, Indigo Swing, Into Eternity, Iron Maiden.

J: Jack's Mannequin, Jakalope, Jamiroquai, Janis Joplin, Jenny Lewis, Jerra, Jimi Hendrix, Journey, Juliette & The Licks.

K: Kaki King, Kalmah, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Kosheen.

L: Lagwagon, Lange, Lavay Smith, The Lawrence Arms, Leahy, Led Zeppelin, Lennon, Linkin Park, Linus Loves, Lisa Lashes, Lisa Pin-Up, Lost Witness, Love Equals Death, Lovespirals, Lucero.

M: Mad Caddies, Marilyn Manson, Markus Schulz, Mastodon, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Meshuggah, Metallica, Metric, Michael Jackson, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Miles Davis, Millencolin, Mint Royale, Motion City Soundtrack, Mudcrutch, Murder By Death.

N: Nadia Ali, Natalie Walker, Nekromantix, Nightwish, No Doubt (Tragic Kingdom era), NOFX.

O: Olly Perris & Ashley Sinclair, Opeth, Otis Day & The Knights.

P: Pantera, Paramore, Paul Glazby, The Phenomenauts, Pistol Grip, Poison, Pour Habit, Powerman 5000, Pristina, Propagandhi, Protest the Hero.

Q: Queen.

R: Rammstein, Rancid, The Raveonettes, Real McKenzies, Red Gun Radar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reel Big Fish, Reverend Horton Heat, Rise Against, The Robert Simon Project, Royal Crown Revue.

S: Samantha James, Save Ferris, Scissor Sisters, Scooter, Screeching Weasel, Seether, Shapeshifters, Shark Soup, Signum, The Silence (Steve Juliano era), Sinergy, Skyline Collapse, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sons & Daughters, The Sounds, The Soviettes, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stimulant DJs, Straylight Run, Street Dogs, Strung Out, Sublime, Sundowner, Sylver.

T: Teen Idols, Tenacious D, Tiesto, Tilt, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Thrice (pre-Vheissu), Traveling Wilburys, Tsunami Bomb, TwoPointEight.

U: Unearth.

V: Van Halen, Vendetta Red, The Vincent Black Shadow, Virgin Black.

W: Weekend Players, Weird Al Yankovic, The Who, Wonderwall, The Wreckers.

X:

Y: Yellowcard.

Z: Zero 7, ZZ Top.

If you want to see my entire CD and vinyl collection (I LOVE VINYL. I wish more people liked it), visit here: http://www.recordnerd.com/lists/Faithless01/. I have major organizational OCD, obviously.

(D) This list is short. Food is fun to eat, and I would like to learn how to cook something other than Top Ramen and pasta, but I am lazy and far too talented at making Top Ramen and pasta to give up on them now. I think popsicles are awesome. If you don’t like popsicles, I’m not sure we can be friends. Alcohol has calories so I’m counting it in this category, too, because making a Jack and Coke is easier than making Top Ramen. This is pleasing. For the record, gin is disgusting and tastes like biting into a pine tree, and if you like gin, taking shots of gin, making gin and tonics, doing gin keg-stands (?), bathing in gin (??), washing your car with gin (???), or forcing this ungodly drink of choice upon me or anyone else, I hate you.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

Words, music, art, family/friends, traveling, liquor made by pirates.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

Places outside of Orange County that I haven't traveled to yet. I want to see Egypt, Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Ibiza, and Russia.

Also: why I didn't triple-major in college so I could still be living at the beach.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

On a sly and cavalier date with Captain Morgan, out with friends, reading a book, taking photos of a band, DJing if I'm lucky.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

I would turn gay for Jack Daniel.

You should message me if Propose an edit

If you actually read the entire mess that I wrote, you should definitely win some kind of award.

If you like any of the same stuff I do, feel free to give me a message. I’m always looking to meet new people and do new things.

Oh...almost forgot. If you're a photographer and have a portfolio online somewhere, I'd love to have a look, so send me a link. My portfolio is here:

www.coroflot.com/MDM

PS – In addition to messages, I also accept candy-grams. Who doesn't like candy-grams?

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