Ahhhhhhhh... I love my love for music, music, music. By tomorrow, my cyber friends, I will have uploaded over 500 CD's into my iTunes. Bringing my music collection in my iTunes to over 10,000 songs and counting.
I'm also putting together a new podcast that will be exclusively featured on WildVoice.com known as "Janitor's Jams". I'll be taking a theme I come up with and feature music from that theme in a Top 10 podcast.
For instance, I'll be counting down the top 10 songs that make me laugh, the top 10 songs that I rock out to in my car, top 10 songs that I've never cared for, top 10 songs that make me emotional, etc.
Now, some of these themes will repeat themselves in my weekly "Janitor's Jams" podcast because many of the themes will encompass much more than just 10 songs. Hell, I could rattle off a whole list right now of songs I rock out to in my car.
I'll inform you of this new feature as soon as I get it all togther and upload it on WildVoice.com.
Whooppeee.
Enjoy this weeks list.
Mike's Top 20 Songs:
20: K.M.F.D.M. "Juke-Joint Jezebel"
19: Gravity Kills "Guilty"
18: Talking Heads "Nothing But Flowers"
17: Norah Jones with Dolly Parton "Creepin' In"
16: LaTour "People Are Still Having Sex"
15: Good Charlotte "The Anthem"
14: Megadeth "Kill The King"
13: Joe Ely "The Road Goes On Forever"
12: Cinder "Soul Creation"
11: Bob Marley & The Wailers "Stir It Up"
10: Daft Punk "One More Time"
09: The Who "Love, Reign O'er Me"
08: The Waterboys "Rags"
07: Teenage Fanclub "Star Sign"
06: Ride "Leave Them All Behind"
05: Justin Timberlake "Like I Love You"
04: Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"
03: Prodigy "Funky Shit"
02: Course Of Empire "Ptah"
01: 'Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Music From The Motion Picture "Mortal Kombat"
09: Teenage Fanclub "Bangwagonesque"
08: Justin Timberblake "Justified"
07: Kelly Clarkson "Breakaway"
06: Talking Heads "Naked"
05: Various Artists "Ozzfest 2002"
04: Carf Orff "Carmina Burana"
03: 'Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close: A Retrospective"
02: Norah Jones "Feels Like Home"
01: Black Eyed Peas "Monkey Business"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: Best In Show
04: Citizen Ruth
03: About Schmidt
02: Sideways
01: Election
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.31.2007
1.25.2007
Three speeds at Starbusks... slow, slower & slowest
During my time here in the Starbucks, I've come to notice and experience first hand some really bad customer service.
We all know of my love for the Holy Temple of Starbucks but I've just about had it with some of these potheads they got working here.
Pot makes you stupid and slow and forgetful. The few times I've smoked pot, I've behaved very similar to those I've encountered here at Starbucks (and elsewhere).
I have nothing against weed personally, per se. But I do have a problem with people who use it in such abundance that they could be considered clinically retarded.
Out of Slow, Slower and Slowest here at my local Starbucks, Slowest is the worst. Ironically, out of the three of them (which all of them are working here today), I couldn't really say any of them smoke the herb.
But I do know for a fact that out of the others that are stationed here today (I believe there are six people total), at least three of them blaze to high (no pun intended) heaven.
Anyway, Slowest not only shows signs of some serious A.D.D. but just lack of care or knowledge of what to do when things get busy.
Not only can I attest to Slowest's behavior but so can my mom. My mom joined me for coffee yesterday here at the Bank of Starbucks and expressed having problems with Slowest as I have in the past.
The big problem today is having three slow people work together to make an entire TEAM of Super Slow Super Starbucks Super Heroes.
Slowest isn't just the slowest. She also has a problem taking customer orders and getting them correct. Which is even more frustrating when you finally get your goddamn drink after waiting ten minutes ONLY to find it wasn't what you ordered.
*puff puff givvvvvveeeeeeee*
Slowest has also completely FAILED to make or instructed someone to make on drinks for me on three seperate occassions in the past couple of months.
To give you an example, my mom ordered just a standard cup of coffee. However, she wanted half regular and half decaf. She also ordered a cinammon roll as a treat to enjoy with her hot beverage.
As Slowest instructed a newly hired Starbucks barista to fill a "to stay cup" with coffee, my mom had to remind her to do half and half. Upon getting her coffee, Slowest had forgotten to give my mom her cinnamon roll. My mom had to remind her of that as well.
I found this annoying just because she was just not paying enough attention. Another irritation with Slowest is that she likes to come in here on her time off with small children and let them run all over the place like it's some McDonald's Playland.
Clearly, Slowest is my least favorite barista here at Starbucks. Now, Slow and Slower aren't too bad. Slow is perky, fun and nice. She has good customer service skills but she just doesn't move all that quickly.
Slower seems to be pissed off all the time and can sometimes speak in a bitchy monotone voice. But that may just be directed at me concerning my history with my former Starbucks barista girlfriend.
Then again, you might think that they're all just being slow because it's me. But that isn't the case. I've observed Slow, Slower and Slowest's behavior with many other customers.
A customer came in early and wanted a blend of coffee they didn't have brewed. I believe the customer wanted an Italian Roast. Since it wasn't something they had "on tap" from the coffee pot container thingies, Slow offered to make her coffee in a French press.
The customer had to wait a while to get her coffee and then when she went to get creamer, they were out of it. As well as sugar.
She mumbled to herself knowing that I could hear her and said:
"This is the worst service I've ever received in a Starbucks. Don't they realize this gives a bad image of other Starbucks, too? And I'm just passing through here. I like to go to the Starbucks in West Jordan".
I'm assuming she made sure I would hear her because she noticed I was sporting my Starbucks hat. I normally wear my Starbucks hat while in Starbucks because, well... I'm a douche.
I figured she might have thought I work here. This is not the first time this has happened. I've actually assisted a few customers on how to use the T-Mobile Hot Spot, recommended some of my favorite blends of coffee and recommended some of the variety of cups and such they have for sale here.
I should be getting a commission, I tell ya!
So I told this customer to mention it to someone that she wasn't pleased. I even told her they would more than likely give her a card for a free drink that she could use at any Starbucks. I've been given these cards a few times. A couple of times because something went wrong and other times because I'm cool.
The women just responded with a simple "I don't have time for that" and left when I made the suggestion.
Basically, my opinion is they need to pick up the pace here. I've been seeing more customer service issues here than in recent months. I also feel that the dope problem with some of these baristas is causing problems where attention is key.
I just need to get out of Starbucks because I've met my quota, I think. I like coming here. I like pretty much everyone that is on staff and enjoy seeing my ex-grilfriend even though I'm a cancer I'm sure she'd like to see never walk through these doors again.
Let's not open up that can of worms again, eh?
Well, at least when I make my directorial debut film I'll have some great stories involving Starbucks. I should bring my camcorder in here and film my constant Starbucks visits.
I think I'll call the film "I AM MIKE" hahahahahahahahahaha...
I wonder if anyone got that joke there.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
We all know of my love for the Holy Temple of Starbucks but I've just about had it with some of these potheads they got working here.
Pot makes you stupid and slow and forgetful. The few times I've smoked pot, I've behaved very similar to those I've encountered here at Starbucks (and elsewhere).
I have nothing against weed personally, per se. But I do have a problem with people who use it in such abundance that they could be considered clinically retarded.
Out of Slow, Slower and Slowest here at my local Starbucks, Slowest is the worst. Ironically, out of the three of them (which all of them are working here today), I couldn't really say any of them smoke the herb.
But I do know for a fact that out of the others that are stationed here today (I believe there are six people total), at least three of them blaze to high (no pun intended) heaven.
Anyway, Slowest not only shows signs of some serious A.D.D. but just lack of care or knowledge of what to do when things get busy.
Not only can I attest to Slowest's behavior but so can my mom. My mom joined me for coffee yesterday here at the Bank of Starbucks and expressed having problems with Slowest as I have in the past.
The big problem today is having three slow people work together to make an entire TEAM of Super Slow Super Starbucks Super Heroes.
Slowest isn't just the slowest. She also has a problem taking customer orders and getting them correct. Which is even more frustrating when you finally get your goddamn drink after waiting ten minutes ONLY to find it wasn't what you ordered.
*puff puff givvvvvveeeeeeee*
Slowest has also completely FAILED to make or instructed someone to make on drinks for me on three seperate occassions in the past couple of months.
To give you an example, my mom ordered just a standard cup of coffee. However, she wanted half regular and half decaf. She also ordered a cinammon roll as a treat to enjoy with her hot beverage.
As Slowest instructed a newly hired Starbucks barista to fill a "to stay cup" with coffee, my mom had to remind her to do half and half. Upon getting her coffee, Slowest had forgotten to give my mom her cinnamon roll. My mom had to remind her of that as well.
I found this annoying just because she was just not paying enough attention. Another irritation with Slowest is that she likes to come in here on her time off with small children and let them run all over the place like it's some McDonald's Playland.
Clearly, Slowest is my least favorite barista here at Starbucks. Now, Slow and Slower aren't too bad. Slow is perky, fun and nice. She has good customer service skills but she just doesn't move all that quickly.
Slower seems to be pissed off all the time and can sometimes speak in a bitchy monotone voice. But that may just be directed at me concerning my history with my former Starbucks barista girlfriend.
Then again, you might think that they're all just being slow because it's me. But that isn't the case. I've observed Slow, Slower and Slowest's behavior with many other customers.
A customer came in early and wanted a blend of coffee they didn't have brewed. I believe the customer wanted an Italian Roast. Since it wasn't something they had "on tap" from the coffee pot container thingies, Slow offered to make her coffee in a French press.
The customer had to wait a while to get her coffee and then when she went to get creamer, they were out of it. As well as sugar.
She mumbled to herself knowing that I could hear her and said:
"This is the worst service I've ever received in a Starbucks. Don't they realize this gives a bad image of other Starbucks, too? And I'm just passing through here. I like to go to the Starbucks in West Jordan".
I'm assuming she made sure I would hear her because she noticed I was sporting my Starbucks hat. I normally wear my Starbucks hat while in Starbucks because, well... I'm a douche.
I figured she might have thought I work here. This is not the first time this has happened. I've actually assisted a few customers on how to use the T-Mobile Hot Spot, recommended some of my favorite blends of coffee and recommended some of the variety of cups and such they have for sale here.
I should be getting a commission, I tell ya!
So I told this customer to mention it to someone that she wasn't pleased. I even told her they would more than likely give her a card for a free drink that she could use at any Starbucks. I've been given these cards a few times. A couple of times because something went wrong and other times because I'm cool.
The women just responded with a simple "I don't have time for that" and left when I made the suggestion.
Basically, my opinion is they need to pick up the pace here. I've been seeing more customer service issues here than in recent months. I also feel that the dope problem with some of these baristas is causing problems where attention is key.
I just need to get out of Starbucks because I've met my quota, I think. I like coming here. I like pretty much everyone that is on staff and enjoy seeing my ex-grilfriend even though I'm a cancer I'm sure she'd like to see never walk through these doors again.
Let's not open up that can of worms again, eh?
Well, at least when I make my directorial debut film I'll have some great stories involving Starbucks. I should bring my camcorder in here and film my constant Starbucks visits.
I think I'll call the film "I AM MIKE" hahahahahahahahahaha...
I wonder if anyone got that joke there.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.24.2007
Moments of reflection with Mike
So, I received this email a few days back and I've been thinking about it a lot. Actually, the person who wrote it, I've been thinking about from time to time. He was someone I worked with back at my railroad job.
This individual, along with his friend (who was also my boss at the railyard), became a point of attack when I lost my mind and went ape shit because I didn't agree with behavior and actions being displayed by these two individuals. I also deeply felt that this behavior was going to cause some serious problems and accidents.
Basically, instead of being an adult and approaching this from a different angle, I lost my cool and walked off the job. After that, I went on a calling rampage yelling at any member of senior management I could get a hold of.
It also involved me writing a very scathing letter to the Human Resources department of my former employer and laying out problems that had been eating away at me for a long while.
I also posted blogs right here on MySpace to call out my former boss and his behavior so that I could ridicule and do my best to embarrass him even further.
The blogs and the letter led to a vehicle owned by my former employer being suspiciously vandalized and caused me to become the prime suspect in it's damage.
My behavior and complaints also led to a variety of un-needed headaches that I never meant to cause in the first place for myself and my former co-workers.
For the record, I feel completely and utterly sorry for a lot of what I did. I truly do. However, I think I had many VALID complaints and wanted them to be taken seriously because I was dedicated to my job with this company and was expecting long term growth there.
What this boils down to is the fact that I pulled a stunt that is synonymous with my typical behavior. I acted out of anger and frustration and that led me down the wrong path.
Not too mention that my quitting wasn't enough. I had to go for blood and slaughter anyone and everyone I could to get my point, anger and frustration across to because it didn't seem to be really taken seriously when I had tried to address it a month or so before I walked off the job.
Now, I know I've touched on this subject matter before in a blog or two. But never to the point where I've accepted blame for going too far.
I went too far here and I feel bad about it. Because instead of just trying to work through the problems with the two individuals (whom I also considered friends) and addressing my feelings and issues, I showed EVERYONE a different side of me.
This wasn't just visible to the people I worked with at my former company but also the many other people who work at that railyard. They all got wind of what I had done and it was quite a circus for a bit after I left.
I believe I've come off looking like a real jackass fucker. I do deserve some of that.
Anyway, I had been thinking about this situation a lot while unloading these fucking trucks at The Mothership. There I was in the back of a 53' trailer completely pissed at myself for leaving a job I really loved. And not just the job, but the company, too. My former company was a great company and I worked with a great team of people.
The reason I'm confessing my regret (a regret I've been carrying since I drove off the railyard property that day) is this email I'm about to display for you.
The email is from that former friend and co-worker of mine. He has since gone back to the life he had before getting into the railroad industry. He's doing well for himself and seems happier because of it. And I'm happy for him because he is a talented and funny fucker.
His email also brings a different side of the story on what he felt I caused with my behavior and how it effected him directly. You'll also notice his comments on his personal feelings regarding how I portray myself on MySpace.
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Mike, blowing your brains out is gonna paint a pretty graphic visual in your moms head when she hears you threw in the towel. Matter of fact, don't throw in the towel at all.
Your a good person Mike. I know you are. Even though you attempted to fuck up my life and my fiscal security, and even though for about a month, If I had run into you, I would have stomped your guts out your asshole, I know your just fucked up and I feel bad for you. You've had a pretty fucked up life.
Actually, I'd probably still have some pretty choice words for you but I'm in Kentucky now smoking tons of pot (cause I couldn't in Utah) and getting laid and playing music and basically too busy to really give a fuck about you but somebody from the yard called and said "hey man, you still reading mike's blog? He throws up all over the internet. Completely shameless. Somebody please feel sorry for me."
Get over yourself and start taking responsibility for your own poor decisions and "make a change" like Michael Jackson. Or you could just kill yourself. There is actually more nobility in that than sulking .. for anybody that will read it.
If it we're me though, I'd commit Hari Kari. You only get one death. Might as well make it hard fuckin' core.
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Well, I was completely taken aback by this email and would never expect this person to contact me. But I found it interesting that as I was thinking about how I closed out 2006 (which included leaving my railroad job), I would get this email from this individual.
I must confess that a major reason I feel so bad about quitting, was the fact that I could see me working on the railroad for the rest of my life. The ONLY other time I've felt like that was when I worked in radio. But when I worked at the railyard, I didn't even think about radio. This was a whole fresh start for me and I was so excited to be there and making those positive changes.
Alas, we now all know the end of the story. It was an end I caused and will forever regret.
Now, I'd like to point out that I don't write this shit to get attention or make people feel sorry for me. It's a way for others to learn from my constant fuck-ups. I'm here to be open about candid, private moments from my life that I feel others can learn from as well as myself.
The point for this blog is really this: I made a mistake in my judegement by showing I didn't USE any judgement when it came to communicating. As I said in a response to this email from this individual, being adult when communicating problems or issues in situations like this has never been my strong point. And if I don't work on this, it will continue to be my downfall and a constant source of depression and unemployment.
Since I've made a pledge at the beginning of the year to kick off 2007 with a more positive and better outlook on life, this is one of those things I need to apolgize for publicly.
I was wrong with the way I handled this and I apologize for my behavior.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
This individual, along with his friend (who was also my boss at the railyard), became a point of attack when I lost my mind and went ape shit because I didn't agree with behavior and actions being displayed by these two individuals. I also deeply felt that this behavior was going to cause some serious problems and accidents.
Basically, instead of being an adult and approaching this from a different angle, I lost my cool and walked off the job. After that, I went on a calling rampage yelling at any member of senior management I could get a hold of.
It also involved me writing a very scathing letter to the Human Resources department of my former employer and laying out problems that had been eating away at me for a long while.
I also posted blogs right here on MySpace to call out my former boss and his behavior so that I could ridicule and do my best to embarrass him even further.
The blogs and the letter led to a vehicle owned by my former employer being suspiciously vandalized and caused me to become the prime suspect in it's damage.
My behavior and complaints also led to a variety of un-needed headaches that I never meant to cause in the first place for myself and my former co-workers.
For the record, I feel completely and utterly sorry for a lot of what I did. I truly do. However, I think I had many VALID complaints and wanted them to be taken seriously because I was dedicated to my job with this company and was expecting long term growth there.
What this boils down to is the fact that I pulled a stunt that is synonymous with my typical behavior. I acted out of anger and frustration and that led me down the wrong path.
Not too mention that my quitting wasn't enough. I had to go for blood and slaughter anyone and everyone I could to get my point, anger and frustration across to because it didn't seem to be really taken seriously when I had tried to address it a month or so before I walked off the job.
Now, I know I've touched on this subject matter before in a blog or two. But never to the point where I've accepted blame for going too far.
I went too far here and I feel bad about it. Because instead of just trying to work through the problems with the two individuals (whom I also considered friends) and addressing my feelings and issues, I showed EVERYONE a different side of me.
This wasn't just visible to the people I worked with at my former company but also the many other people who work at that railyard. They all got wind of what I had done and it was quite a circus for a bit after I left.
I believe I've come off looking like a real jackass fucker. I do deserve some of that.
Anyway, I had been thinking about this situation a lot while unloading these fucking trucks at The Mothership. There I was in the back of a 53' trailer completely pissed at myself for leaving a job I really loved. And not just the job, but the company, too. My former company was a great company and I worked with a great team of people.
The reason I'm confessing my regret (a regret I've been carrying since I drove off the railyard property that day) is this email I'm about to display for you.
The email is from that former friend and co-worker of mine. He has since gone back to the life he had before getting into the railroad industry. He's doing well for himself and seems happier because of it. And I'm happy for him because he is a talented and funny fucker.
His email also brings a different side of the story on what he felt I caused with my behavior and how it effected him directly. You'll also notice his comments on his personal feelings regarding how I portray myself on MySpace.
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Mike, blowing your brains out is gonna paint a pretty graphic visual in your moms head when she hears you threw in the towel. Matter of fact, don't throw in the towel at all.
Your a good person Mike. I know you are. Even though you attempted to fuck up my life and my fiscal security, and even though for about a month, If I had run into you, I would have stomped your guts out your asshole, I know your just fucked up and I feel bad for you. You've had a pretty fucked up life.
Actually, I'd probably still have some pretty choice words for you but I'm in Kentucky now smoking tons of pot (cause I couldn't in Utah) and getting laid and playing music and basically too busy to really give a fuck about you but somebody from the yard called and said "hey man, you still reading mike's blog? He throws up all over the internet. Completely shameless. Somebody please feel sorry for me."
Get over yourself and start taking responsibility for your own poor decisions and "make a change" like Michael Jackson. Or you could just kill yourself. There is actually more nobility in that than sulking .. for anybody that will read it.
If it we're me though, I'd commit Hari Kari. You only get one death. Might as well make it hard fuckin' core.
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Well, I was completely taken aback by this email and would never expect this person to contact me. But I found it interesting that as I was thinking about how I closed out 2006 (which included leaving my railroad job), I would get this email from this individual.
I must confess that a major reason I feel so bad about quitting, was the fact that I could see me working on the railroad for the rest of my life. The ONLY other time I've felt like that was when I worked in radio. But when I worked at the railyard, I didn't even think about radio. This was a whole fresh start for me and I was so excited to be there and making those positive changes.
Alas, we now all know the end of the story. It was an end I caused and will forever regret.
Now, I'd like to point out that I don't write this shit to get attention or make people feel sorry for me. It's a way for others to learn from my constant fuck-ups. I'm here to be open about candid, private moments from my life that I feel others can learn from as well as myself.
The point for this blog is really this: I made a mistake in my judegement by showing I didn't USE any judgement when it came to communicating. As I said in a response to this email from this individual, being adult when communicating problems or issues in situations like this has never been my strong point. And if I don't work on this, it will continue to be my downfall and a constant source of depression and unemployment.
Since I've made a pledge at the beginning of the year to kick off 2007 with a more positive and better outlook on life, this is one of those things I need to apolgize for publicly.
I was wrong with the way I handled this and I apologize for my behavior.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
Mike's Top 20, Top 10 & Top 5
Another week of living and another week of me listening to lots of music and watching some great films on DVD.
Also, for those of you that have been writing in asking about the whole arrest that happened and the details, I'm just going to keep it a mystery. Sorry. I will say that I'm looking for another job.
I will also say that I really, really miss my railroad job. What a pisser. Oh well.
Anyway, enjoy this list for this week. Kisses!
Mike's Top 20:
20: Peter Gabriel "Lovetown"
19: The Waterboys "Somebody Might Wave Back"
18: Faithless "Liontamer"
17: Foghat "Slow Ride"
16: Bauhaus "Hollow Hills"
15: Default "Wasting My Time"
14: The Flaming Sideburns "Street Survivor"
13: Fu Manchu "Squash That Fly"
12: Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians "Beat The Time"
11: Paul Simon "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"
10: Ladysmith Black Mambazo "How Long?"
09: Led Zeppelin "I Can't Quit You Baby"
08: Vengaboys "We Like To Party"
07: BT "Never Gonna Come Back Down"
06: Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
05: Aimee Mann "Wise Up"
04: Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger"
03: Art Of Noise "Close (To The Edit)"
02: Bachman-Turner Overdrive "Let It Ride"
01: The Police "Canary In A Coalmine"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Art Of Noise "In Visible Silence"
09: Music From The Motion Picture "Magnolia"
08: Ladysmith Black Mambazo "Shaka Zulu"
07: Supertramp "Breakfast In America"
06: The Waterboys "A Pagan Place"
05: Paul Simon "Graceland"
04: The Blues Brothers "Briefcase Full Of Blues"
03: Fu Manchu "California Crossing"
02: The Police "Sychronicity"
01: Various Artists "Verve Remixed 3"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: The Island
04: The Replacement Killers
03: The Professional
02: This Film Is Not Yet Rated
01: Thank You For Smoking
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
Also, for those of you that have been writing in asking about the whole arrest that happened and the details, I'm just going to keep it a mystery. Sorry. I will say that I'm looking for another job.
I will also say that I really, really miss my railroad job. What a pisser. Oh well.
Anyway, enjoy this list for this week. Kisses!
Mike's Top 20:
20: Peter Gabriel "Lovetown"
19: The Waterboys "Somebody Might Wave Back"
18: Faithless "Liontamer"
17: Foghat "Slow Ride"
16: Bauhaus "Hollow Hills"
15: Default "Wasting My Time"
14: The Flaming Sideburns "Street Survivor"
13: Fu Manchu "Squash That Fly"
12: Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians "Beat The Time"
11: Paul Simon "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"
10: Ladysmith Black Mambazo "How Long?"
09: Led Zeppelin "I Can't Quit You Baby"
08: Vengaboys "We Like To Party"
07: BT "Never Gonna Come Back Down"
06: Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
05: Aimee Mann "Wise Up"
04: Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger"
03: Art Of Noise "Close (To The Edit)"
02: Bachman-Turner Overdrive "Let It Ride"
01: The Police "Canary In A Coalmine"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Art Of Noise "In Visible Silence"
09: Music From The Motion Picture "Magnolia"
08: Ladysmith Black Mambazo "Shaka Zulu"
07: Supertramp "Breakfast In America"
06: The Waterboys "A Pagan Place"
05: Paul Simon "Graceland"
04: The Blues Brothers "Briefcase Full Of Blues"
03: Fu Manchu "California Crossing"
02: The Police "Sychronicity"
01: Various Artists "Verve Remixed 3"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: The Island
04: The Replacement Killers
03: The Professional
02: This Film Is Not Yet Rated
01: Thank You For Smoking
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.20.2007
Baby pictures
While going through my CD-ROM's full of pictures, I came across one that has several baby photos. So, for your MySpace viewing pleasure, I've been able to upload these pictures for you to see.
As luck would have it, my CD-ROM has just decided to work again on my ol' Apple iBook. So not only can I finish burning the rest of my CD collection into my iTunes, I can also try and make my earlier claim of posting 300 pictures on MySpace.
I have to admit that when I looked at these pictures, I got an overwhelming sense of joy and slight melancholy. Some of my earliest memories involve the very apartment these baby pictures were taken in.
Two of the photos really make me laugh and make me think about how my life has come full circle... sorta.
For instance, in one of the baby pictures you'll see me potty training in the bathroom. I remember as a little kid, climbing up onto the toilet to look out the bathroom window. I couldn't have been more than four or five, maybe.
When I looked out the bathroom window, I distinctly remember being able to see the lights of the taller buildings in the downtown Salt Lake City skyline.
One of those buildings was the Walker Center. To this day, the Walker Center still has giant, neon letters on top of it that flash "Walker Center".
The story goes that the sign was also a makeshift thermometer.
If the temperature dropped below a certain degree, it would flash a blue "Walker Center" to show it was going to be cold. If the temperature was warm, it would flash a red "Walker Center" to signify it was going to be hot.
I remember seeing this neon lettering throughout my life. Eventually, I came to work in that very building when I was starting my career in radio.
Shortly after I had been hired at 94.9 KZHT, we moved our studios from the top floor of the Crane building (another building I grew up around which sits on the corner of 300 West and 200 South) to the Walker Center penthouse offices which sat on top of their 10 story parking garage. It's actually another structure that is connected to the Walker Center by a walkway. I think it was (and probably still is) called the "Walker Center Annex".
I just find it an interesting "circle of life" story involving one of the classic buildings that was part of the early years in the creation of the downtown Salt Lake City area. It's also some of the most fondest memories I have from my early days in radio.
The second baby picture is of me sitting in a highchair. In the background, you'll notice an orange floor mop standing up in the backgroud. This makes me laugh everytime I see it just because my radio name eventually became (and has stayed with me since 1992 when it was given to me at 94.9 KZHT) "Mike The Janitor". Talk about foreshadowing.
I told myself at the beginning of the year to try and not focus on the past and look forward to making a brighter future for myself. But I have to tell you, that is so much easier said than done. Of course, that goes without saying, doesn't it?
I want to thank these old Kodak moments for just re-enforcing the fact that I need to try harder to be a better person personally and professionally. I need to find my center and re-ignite that serious flame I had where I was so determined and strong willed.
In so many words, I need to move from being a pussy to a prick.
(laughs)
I guess some could say I've always been a prick. So maybe that isn't the best analogy for my situation.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
As luck would have it, my CD-ROM has just decided to work again on my ol' Apple iBook. So not only can I finish burning the rest of my CD collection into my iTunes, I can also try and make my earlier claim of posting 300 pictures on MySpace.
I have to admit that when I looked at these pictures, I got an overwhelming sense of joy and slight melancholy. Some of my earliest memories involve the very apartment these baby pictures were taken in.
Two of the photos really make me laugh and make me think about how my life has come full circle... sorta.
For instance, in one of the baby pictures you'll see me potty training in the bathroom. I remember as a little kid, climbing up onto the toilet to look out the bathroom window. I couldn't have been more than four or five, maybe.
When I looked out the bathroom window, I distinctly remember being able to see the lights of the taller buildings in the downtown Salt Lake City skyline.
One of those buildings was the Walker Center. To this day, the Walker Center still has giant, neon letters on top of it that flash "Walker Center".
The story goes that the sign was also a makeshift thermometer.
If the temperature dropped below a certain degree, it would flash a blue "Walker Center" to show it was going to be cold. If the temperature was warm, it would flash a red "Walker Center" to signify it was going to be hot.
I remember seeing this neon lettering throughout my life. Eventually, I came to work in that very building when I was starting my career in radio.
Shortly after I had been hired at 94.9 KZHT, we moved our studios from the top floor of the Crane building (another building I grew up around which sits on the corner of 300 West and 200 South) to the Walker Center penthouse offices which sat on top of their 10 story parking garage. It's actually another structure that is connected to the Walker Center by a walkway. I think it was (and probably still is) called the "Walker Center Annex".
I just find it an interesting "circle of life" story involving one of the classic buildings that was part of the early years in the creation of the downtown Salt Lake City area. It's also some of the most fondest memories I have from my early days in radio.
The second baby picture is of me sitting in a highchair. In the background, you'll notice an orange floor mop standing up in the backgroud. This makes me laugh everytime I see it just because my radio name eventually became (and has stayed with me since 1992 when it was given to me at 94.9 KZHT) "Mike The Janitor". Talk about foreshadowing.
I told myself at the beginning of the year to try and not focus on the past and look forward to making a brighter future for myself. But I have to tell you, that is so much easier said than done. Of course, that goes without saying, doesn't it?
I want to thank these old Kodak moments for just re-enforcing the fact that I need to try harder to be a better person personally and professionally. I need to find my center and re-ignite that serious flame I had where I was so determined and strong willed.
In so many words, I need to move from being a pussy to a prick.
(laughs)
I guess some could say I've always been a prick. So maybe that isn't the best analogy for my situation.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.17.2007
Mike's Top 20, Top 10 & Top 5
Yesterday was the first day I had free to myself for a few days now. And I mean that in a very literal sense. I came to Starbucks to share with you the story of how I was arrested and what a pisser it was and why it all happened.
Then I changed my mind.
So I figured I'd write my weekly list of music and DVD's.
Then I changed my mind... again.
Instead, I kind of just sat here in the ol' Bank of Starbucks in a complete daze. I had to laugh to myself that 2007 has not really gotten off to the best start as I had hoped.
But I remain optimistic and realize that I still have 11 and a half months to keep pursuing happiness in 2007. Of course, if I was Will Smith staring in a popular independent movie, the word would be "Happyness".
Anyway, here is my weekly list of my favorite songs, CD's and DVD's from last week. Some of these songs I was quietly humming to myself, or whistling, while in the clink. Enjoy!
Mike's Top 20 Songs:
20: Tracy Bonham "Navy Bean"
19: Lenny Kravitz "Again"
18: Cake "Opera Singer"
17: Ready For The World "Oh Sheila"
16: Papa Roach "Broken Home"
15: Tony! Toni! Tone! "Feels Good"
14: Bobby Brown "Humpin' Around"
13: Hothouse Flowers "Movies"
12: Alien Ant Farm "Movies"
11: Third Eye Blind "Graduate"
10: Janet Jackson "If"
09: Chevelle "Send The Pain Below"
08: The Pet Shop Boys "My October Symphony"
07: The Nails "88 Lines About 44 Women"
06: Julian Cope "World Shut Your Mouth"
05: Otis Redding "Mr. Pitiful"
04: Ned's Atomic Dustbin "Kill Your Television"
03: Concrete Blonde "Ghost Of A Texas Ladies Man"
02: Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself"
01: The Blues Brothers "Jailhouse Rock"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Music From The Motion Picture "The Blues Brothers"
09: Music From The Motion Picture "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"
08: Noise Therapy "Tension"
07: Tracy Bonham "The Burdens Of Being Upright"
06: Lenny Kravitz "Let Love Rule"
05: Music From The Motion Picture "The Jackyl"
04: Moby "Play"
03: Fu Manchu "California Crossing"
02: Filter "Title Of Record"
01: Coldplay "X & Y"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: Get Over It
04: Super Size Me
03: Coma
02: Fallen
01: American History X
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
Then I changed my mind.
So I figured I'd write my weekly list of music and DVD's.
Then I changed my mind... again.
Instead, I kind of just sat here in the ol' Bank of Starbucks in a complete daze. I had to laugh to myself that 2007 has not really gotten off to the best start as I had hoped.
But I remain optimistic and realize that I still have 11 and a half months to keep pursuing happiness in 2007. Of course, if I was Will Smith staring in a popular independent movie, the word would be "Happyness".
Anyway, here is my weekly list of my favorite songs, CD's and DVD's from last week. Some of these songs I was quietly humming to myself, or whistling, while in the clink. Enjoy!
Mike's Top 20 Songs:
20: Tracy Bonham "Navy Bean"
19: Lenny Kravitz "Again"
18: Cake "Opera Singer"
17: Ready For The World "Oh Sheila"
16: Papa Roach "Broken Home"
15: Tony! Toni! Tone! "Feels Good"
14: Bobby Brown "Humpin' Around"
13: Hothouse Flowers "Movies"
12: Alien Ant Farm "Movies"
11: Third Eye Blind "Graduate"
10: Janet Jackson "If"
09: Chevelle "Send The Pain Below"
08: The Pet Shop Boys "My October Symphony"
07: The Nails "88 Lines About 44 Women"
06: Julian Cope "World Shut Your Mouth"
05: Otis Redding "Mr. Pitiful"
04: Ned's Atomic Dustbin "Kill Your Television"
03: Concrete Blonde "Ghost Of A Texas Ladies Man"
02: Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself"
01: The Blues Brothers "Jailhouse Rock"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Music From The Motion Picture "The Blues Brothers"
09: Music From The Motion Picture "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"
08: Noise Therapy "Tension"
07: Tracy Bonham "The Burdens Of Being Upright"
06: Lenny Kravitz "Let Love Rule"
05: Music From The Motion Picture "The Jackyl"
04: Moby "Play"
03: Fu Manchu "California Crossing"
02: Filter "Title Of Record"
01: Coldplay "X & Y"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: Get Over It
04: Super Size Me
03: Coma
02: Fallen
01: American History X
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.10.2007
Retard gives the bird
I love my friend Ashley in Tucson, Arizona. She is, dare I say, funnier than I am. She and I just had an Instant Message conversation regarding my blog posting over the X-Box video game "Sneak King" from Burger King. Here is a funny story she told me when she bought her "Sneak King" video game at her local Burger King in Tucson.
ashley:
And for the record, Sneak King rocks ass.
mikethejanitor
You've played it?
ashley
I own it. I love it.
My evening after work schedule consists of going to the gym, coming home to shower, then playing a few hours on the X Box 360 till my boyfriend gets home. It's either Madden, Fight Night 3, FIFA, or Sneak King. "WAHWAHWAH!!"
mikethejanitor
I love that WAHWAHWAH! Brilliant concept to promote a fast food chain. Fucking brilliant.
ashley
Indeed! I love that the people randomly pass out. And the birds circle their heads... reminds me of the SNL skit with Tracey Morgan as Uncle Jemima.
mikethejanitor
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! That is funny.
ashley
So let me tell you the best part about my Sneak King game... it occurred when I purchased said game.
I went to the Burger King on Grant and Craycroft with my friend Alejandra. We went to the drive-thru and ordered nothing special, a #1 combo with cheese for her and 4 cheeseburgers for me (I fucking love those little cheeseburgers).
And of course, Sneak King.
Well, we get to the window and the girl working there clearly had Down's Syndrome. We waited there forever for her to get our food, and we were patient cos well, she had Down's.
After 13 minutes, we got our food, and I said to the girl, "Thanks! Have a good day!" and smiled.
SHE GAVE ME THE FINGER!!!!
I thought retards were supposed to be nice. I remember the ones at my high school always singing "Love Can Build A Bridge" at the pep rallies... and they were like funny looking hippies in a way. But never have I seen an angry retard... and I don't wanna see one again.
mikethejanitor
May I have your permission to reprint this in a blog? THIS SHIT IS FUNNY! I almost shit myself laughing at this.
ashley
Yes.
mikethejanitor
Sweet.
ashley
Yeah when I drove away I had to stop my car and regroup. I was just in awe... and almost pissed in the seat of my Jeep.
mikethejanitor
That was a Kodak moment with her flipping you off, Ash. Where's a camera phone when you need one?
ashley
You know what? I never have that thing out when I need it.
Ashley is a woman after my own heart! Why can't I meet a girl more like this one. Her man better appreciate her because she is clearly a keeper. I'm envious.
As for the middle finger flipping Down's Syndrome 'tard... well, I have no funny comment here.
Because, as we all know, people who make fun of mentally challenged people have children of their own that are mentally challenged. I saw it on NOVA or Nature or South Park... TIMMY! Way to go, Ash. You'll soon be having 'tard babies that will grow up and work for Burger King. SHAMEFUL! Just teach them the proper way to give the bird.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
ashley:
And for the record, Sneak King rocks ass.
mikethejanitor
You've played it?
ashley
I own it. I love it.
My evening after work schedule consists of going to the gym, coming home to shower, then playing a few hours on the X Box 360 till my boyfriend gets home. It's either Madden, Fight Night 3, FIFA, or Sneak King. "WAHWAHWAH!!"
mikethejanitor
I love that WAHWAHWAH! Brilliant concept to promote a fast food chain. Fucking brilliant.
ashley
Indeed! I love that the people randomly pass out. And the birds circle their heads... reminds me of the SNL skit with Tracey Morgan as Uncle Jemima.
mikethejanitor
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! That is funny.
ashley
So let me tell you the best part about my Sneak King game... it occurred when I purchased said game.
I went to the Burger King on Grant and Craycroft with my friend Alejandra. We went to the drive-thru and ordered nothing special, a #1 combo with cheese for her and 4 cheeseburgers for me (I fucking love those little cheeseburgers).
And of course, Sneak King.
Well, we get to the window and the girl working there clearly had Down's Syndrome. We waited there forever for her to get our food, and we were patient cos well, she had Down's.
After 13 minutes, we got our food, and I said to the girl, "Thanks! Have a good day!" and smiled.
SHE GAVE ME THE FINGER!!!!
I thought retards were supposed to be nice. I remember the ones at my high school always singing "Love Can Build A Bridge" at the pep rallies... and they were like funny looking hippies in a way. But never have I seen an angry retard... and I don't wanna see one again.
mikethejanitor
May I have your permission to reprint this in a blog? THIS SHIT IS FUNNY! I almost shit myself laughing at this.
ashley
Yes.
mikethejanitor
Sweet.
ashley
Yeah when I drove away I had to stop my car and regroup. I was just in awe... and almost pissed in the seat of my Jeep.
mikethejanitor
That was a Kodak moment with her flipping you off, Ash. Where's a camera phone when you need one?
ashley
You know what? I never have that thing out when I need it.
Ashley is a woman after my own heart! Why can't I meet a girl more like this one. Her man better appreciate her because she is clearly a keeper. I'm envious.
As for the middle finger flipping Down's Syndrome 'tard... well, I have no funny comment here.
Because, as we all know, people who make fun of mentally challenged people have children of their own that are mentally challenged. I saw it on NOVA or Nature or South Park... TIMMY! Way to go, Ash. You'll soon be having 'tard babies that will grow up and work for Burger King. SHAMEFUL! Just teach them the proper way to give the bird.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
Let the jokes begin...
I am SURE that after I convey this story to you, you'll start making smart ass jokes about the situation as I did when I read it.
Earlier today as I was watching the noon news on Fox 13 here in Salt Lake, I see a story on the news ticker at the bottom of the screen that says:
"Man on United Airlines flight from Chicago to Vermont stung by scorpion... TWICE"
For more on this blog report, let's go to my own "Man In The Field" reporter, Rafael Romo from CBS 2 News in Chicago. Rafael?
"Thanks Mike! David Sullivan, says he first felt a numbing sensation in his legs while on the flight, but didn't realize what was happening until he landed in Vermont.
'I pulled my pant leg up and a scorpion runs down my leg, across my sock, across the floor, and hides under somebody's ski bag. And the kids scream, 'Ah, that's a scorpion!' Sullivan said.
Sullivan was traveling with his wife, Helena, and had flu-like symptoms the day after his harrowing flight incident.
'It went from one leg to the other, so it didn't go across the carpet to get to the other leg; it went up through my crotch and then down the other side,' Sullivan said.
Scorpions are nocturnal animals and when taken out of their habitat they will hide anywhere they can.
Finding a scorpion on a plane is improbable, but not impossible according to an expert from the Brookfield Zoo.
'They will hide in pants and shirts, anything they can find around which can make them a likely candidate to stow-away. [They can] make their way into someone's home and, in this instance, even on a plane,' said Andre Copeland of the Brookfield Zoo.
In 2003, a man flying back from Mexico was stung by a scorpion in mid-air before landing at O'Hare.
'Scorpions have a neuro-toxin venom, meaning that it affects the central nervous system. They use this as a way to quickly stun their prey and then subdue it so that they can eat it,' Copeland said.
That's why their venom can numb your legs and tongue for up to 48 hours, but Copeland says it can only kill small animals.
'Any healthy adult should be able to survive a scorpion sting, however I do tell people not to play with these animals,' he warned.
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, a spokeswoman for United Airlines said 'We're very sorry for what happened. Unfortunately, we will never know where the bug originated as thousands of people from all over the world travel through O'Hare Airport and on our planes.'
United also says it will refund Sullivan's ticket and offer him $500 in vouchers.
Back to you and the blog desk, Mike."
Thanks, Rafael.
We can certainly see that next year's summer blockbuster witll be "Scorpions On A Plane" starring The Rock and NOT Samuel L. Jackson.
Can you believe this shit? A scorpion on an airplane. What are the odds? So we have to worry about terrorists AND scorpions? I hope the air marshalls are trained in tactics to subdue crazed scorpions running amuck on an airplane. Jesus!
Anyway, I just wanted to inform you that I'm excited for the beginning of the new television season. I'm looking forward to the return of the "Gilmore Girls", sorta. Actually, the Gilmore Girls has been kind of shitty lately.
My mom made a great joke saying that the "CW" in the new CW Network stands for "Crappy Writing". That makes me laugh. My mom is right. Lately, that is EXACTLY the case with the new CW. I see where I get my sense of humor from.
Outside of the return of the Gilmore Girls in a couple of weeks, I'm also looking forward to "24". Legendary writer, Stephen King, wrote a column about the return of "24" for it's sixth season on Fox in Entertainment Weekly.
Apparently, King got advance copies of several early episodes of "24" and he says that it something not to be missed. ESPECIALLY the four hour, two day premiere. I'm soooooo there.
I will also admit to my eagerness in seeing the auditions of this seasons "American Idol". From another article in Entertainment Weekly, it is claimed that this year brings out the most delusional and crazy type auditions ever.
After the auditions, however, I don't watch because I don't give a shit about America's next American Idol. And "idol" to me isn't some goddamn Star Search singer. But, rather, a person that helps others and assists in the betterment of their community, their state and their country. Like Ralph Nader or Jimmy Carter or Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Tonight I'm having a conflict because I want to continue watching "Beauty & The Geek" but tonight is also the premiere of "Armed & Famous". So, I asked my mom to record "Beauty & The Geek" for me so I can watch "Armed & Famous".
Lame reality TV is such a hoot. Yeah, that's right. I said "hoot". That's he best word to use to describe dumb reality TV.
Other shows I love watching that I've become a recent fan of are "The Office" and "30 Rock".
So, while I'm waiting for "Armed & Famous" to come on the air in an hour or so, I'm going to start writing my screenplay for "Scorpions On A Plane".
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
Earlier today as I was watching the noon news on Fox 13 here in Salt Lake, I see a story on the news ticker at the bottom of the screen that says:
"Man on United Airlines flight from Chicago to Vermont stung by scorpion... TWICE"
For more on this blog report, let's go to my own "Man In The Field" reporter, Rafael Romo from CBS 2 News in Chicago. Rafael?
"Thanks Mike! David Sullivan, says he first felt a numbing sensation in his legs while on the flight, but didn't realize what was happening until he landed in Vermont.
'I pulled my pant leg up and a scorpion runs down my leg, across my sock, across the floor, and hides under somebody's ski bag. And the kids scream, 'Ah, that's a scorpion!' Sullivan said.
Sullivan was traveling with his wife, Helena, and had flu-like symptoms the day after his harrowing flight incident.
'It went from one leg to the other, so it didn't go across the carpet to get to the other leg; it went up through my crotch and then down the other side,' Sullivan said.
Scorpions are nocturnal animals and when taken out of their habitat they will hide anywhere they can.
Finding a scorpion on a plane is improbable, but not impossible according to an expert from the Brookfield Zoo.
'They will hide in pants and shirts, anything they can find around which can make them a likely candidate to stow-away. [They can] make their way into someone's home and, in this instance, even on a plane,' said Andre Copeland of the Brookfield Zoo.
In 2003, a man flying back from Mexico was stung by a scorpion in mid-air before landing at O'Hare.
'Scorpions have a neuro-toxin venom, meaning that it affects the central nervous system. They use this as a way to quickly stun their prey and then subdue it so that they can eat it,' Copeland said.
That's why their venom can numb your legs and tongue for up to 48 hours, but Copeland says it can only kill small animals.
'Any healthy adult should be able to survive a scorpion sting, however I do tell people not to play with these animals,' he warned.
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, a spokeswoman for United Airlines said 'We're very sorry for what happened. Unfortunately, we will never know where the bug originated as thousands of people from all over the world travel through O'Hare Airport and on our planes.'
United also says it will refund Sullivan's ticket and offer him $500 in vouchers.
Back to you and the blog desk, Mike."
Thanks, Rafael.
We can certainly see that next year's summer blockbuster witll be "Scorpions On A Plane" starring The Rock and NOT Samuel L. Jackson.
Can you believe this shit? A scorpion on an airplane. What are the odds? So we have to worry about terrorists AND scorpions? I hope the air marshalls are trained in tactics to subdue crazed scorpions running amuck on an airplane. Jesus!
Anyway, I just wanted to inform you that I'm excited for the beginning of the new television season. I'm looking forward to the return of the "Gilmore Girls", sorta. Actually, the Gilmore Girls has been kind of shitty lately.
My mom made a great joke saying that the "CW" in the new CW Network stands for "Crappy Writing". That makes me laugh. My mom is right. Lately, that is EXACTLY the case with the new CW. I see where I get my sense of humor from.
Outside of the return of the Gilmore Girls in a couple of weeks, I'm also looking forward to "24". Legendary writer, Stephen King, wrote a column about the return of "24" for it's sixth season on Fox in Entertainment Weekly.
Apparently, King got advance copies of several early episodes of "24" and he says that it something not to be missed. ESPECIALLY the four hour, two day premiere. I'm soooooo there.
I will also admit to my eagerness in seeing the auditions of this seasons "American Idol". From another article in Entertainment Weekly, it is claimed that this year brings out the most delusional and crazy type auditions ever.
After the auditions, however, I don't watch because I don't give a shit about America's next American Idol. And "idol" to me isn't some goddamn Star Search singer. But, rather, a person that helps others and assists in the betterment of their community, their state and their country. Like Ralph Nader or Jimmy Carter or Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Tonight I'm having a conflict because I want to continue watching "Beauty & The Geek" but tonight is also the premiere of "Armed & Famous". So, I asked my mom to record "Beauty & The Geek" for me so I can watch "Armed & Famous".
Lame reality TV is such a hoot. Yeah, that's right. I said "hoot". That's he best word to use to describe dumb reality TV.
Other shows I love watching that I've become a recent fan of are "The Office" and "30 Rock".
So, while I'm waiting for "Armed & Famous" to come on the air in an hour or so, I'm going to start writing my screenplay for "Scorpions On A Plane".
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
Rated "E" for everyone
Around the Christmas holidays and afterwards, Burger King had an advertisement for an X-Box video game called "Sneak King".
I'm sure that most of you have probably seen this commercial.
I found this use of marketing and promotion to be not only be funny but pure genius. Burger King has found the ultimate way to constantly promote their fast food chain by making a video game that features their mascot, The King.
Brilliant.
I'm not sure if other corporations have done this but I'm sure they'll start with this clever idea from Burger King.
The commercial for the game was funny but the highlights of the game in the commercial were funny. It's the first commercial in a long time that has stuck in my mind and made me want to specifically go somewhere and purchase something.
I commend Burger King's PR company (or whomever was in charge of this) in coming up with a fresh idea to gain business as well as keep it in the consumers mind in the form of a video game.
Yes, I bought this video game. I picked it up a few days ago for $4.99 and started playing it this morning. It has been quite entertaining.
I don't normally purchase video games with the "E" rating. I mean, come on! I'm a single adult male that digs blood and gore and violence. I'm not much into silly fantasy, role playing games or sports games or racing games.
But I do enjoy first person shooter games. Especially ones where you're a rogue operative on missions to kill bad people. Games like the Hitman series, Max Payne, Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6 Three, Splinter Cell and a host of others are more my cup of tea.
However, I'm not a big gamer. I have a few games for my X-Box and play them from time to time. The ones I play the most are my Hitman games and Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. These are the only games involving cars that I can stand.
I didn't like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, though. I liked certain aspects of it but I didn't care for the whole thing of building street cred and shit. I realize that playing a gang banger you need to have street cred but I just want to bang up bad guys and earn big money for doing it from mob bosses who I will eventually kill later in the game.
Anyway, this Sneak King game is pretty fun in all of it's lameness. The point of the game is to sneak around as The King and quietly approach hungry people and surprise them with food of different varieties that is featured on Burger King's menu.
Now, should one of the hungry individuals see you sneaking up on them, you loose points and you start gaining unwanted attention from others in the area which makes your sneaking more difficult. If you can sneak up on them and present them with food in clever ways (i.e. popping out of a crate or truck bed or barrel or manhole), you score bigger points.
To be honest, I'm having a hard time getting through the first level. A seven year old could probably rip through all the levels of this game in a matter of 30 minutes. But God forbid a 33 year old male be able to pull off some of the simple tasks the game presents.
What's really funny about the game is the mannerisms of The King. It's funny to watch him tip-toe as he sneaks up on people. It's also funny to watch him slap his forehead three times when he is caught sneaking up on someone.
What's even more silly is the sound the people in the game make. Whenever you present the food to a hungry person or if you get caught sneaking, the people speak this hilarious "wah wah wah" noise that is very similar to the teacher on Charlie Brown.
I highly recommend that if you have an X-Box 360 or plain ol' X-Box (like me), pick up "Sneak King" at your local Burger King. From what the kid told me at the drive-thru, you don't even need to make a combo meal purchase to by the game for that low, worthwhile price.
It's fun for the whole family... even though I don't have one.
And probably never will.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
I'm sure that most of you have probably seen this commercial.
I found this use of marketing and promotion to be not only be funny but pure genius. Burger King has found the ultimate way to constantly promote their fast food chain by making a video game that features their mascot, The King.
Brilliant.
I'm not sure if other corporations have done this but I'm sure they'll start with this clever idea from Burger King.
The commercial for the game was funny but the highlights of the game in the commercial were funny. It's the first commercial in a long time that has stuck in my mind and made me want to specifically go somewhere and purchase something.
I commend Burger King's PR company (or whomever was in charge of this) in coming up with a fresh idea to gain business as well as keep it in the consumers mind in the form of a video game.
Yes, I bought this video game. I picked it up a few days ago for $4.99 and started playing it this morning. It has been quite entertaining.
I don't normally purchase video games with the "E" rating. I mean, come on! I'm a single adult male that digs blood and gore and violence. I'm not much into silly fantasy, role playing games or sports games or racing games.
But I do enjoy first person shooter games. Especially ones where you're a rogue operative on missions to kill bad people. Games like the Hitman series, Max Payne, Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6 Three, Splinter Cell and a host of others are more my cup of tea.
However, I'm not a big gamer. I have a few games for my X-Box and play them from time to time. The ones I play the most are my Hitman games and Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. These are the only games involving cars that I can stand.
I didn't like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, though. I liked certain aspects of it but I didn't care for the whole thing of building street cred and shit. I realize that playing a gang banger you need to have street cred but I just want to bang up bad guys and earn big money for doing it from mob bosses who I will eventually kill later in the game.
Anyway, this Sneak King game is pretty fun in all of it's lameness. The point of the game is to sneak around as The King and quietly approach hungry people and surprise them with food of different varieties that is featured on Burger King's menu.
Now, should one of the hungry individuals see you sneaking up on them, you loose points and you start gaining unwanted attention from others in the area which makes your sneaking more difficult. If you can sneak up on them and present them with food in clever ways (i.e. popping out of a crate or truck bed or barrel or manhole), you score bigger points.
To be honest, I'm having a hard time getting through the first level. A seven year old could probably rip through all the levels of this game in a matter of 30 minutes. But God forbid a 33 year old male be able to pull off some of the simple tasks the game presents.
What's really funny about the game is the mannerisms of The King. It's funny to watch him tip-toe as he sneaks up on people. It's also funny to watch him slap his forehead three times when he is caught sneaking up on someone.
What's even more silly is the sound the people in the game make. Whenever you present the food to a hungry person or if you get caught sneaking, the people speak this hilarious "wah wah wah" noise that is very similar to the teacher on Charlie Brown.
I highly recommend that if you have an X-Box 360 or plain ol' X-Box (like me), pick up "Sneak King" at your local Burger King. From what the kid told me at the drive-thru, you don't even need to make a combo meal purchase to by the game for that low, worthwhile price.
It's fun for the whole family... even though I don't have one.
And probably never will.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.09.2007
Mike's Top 20, Top 10 & Top 5
Now, normally, I post this list on Mondays. My routine has been to get off of work at The Mothership and head home where I'll shower and change. Then I head straight for Starbucks and spend a couple hours hanging out, drinking coffee, associating with other regulars and posting my blogs.
Yesterday, however, I never made it. I passed out right when I got home. Ironically, I passed out in the same fashion as I had a few weeks before.
I believe I had mentioned it in a previous blog that after one particular hard day at work, I came home and took a much needed poop and lazily walked out of the bathroom (after wiping, of course) and laid down... pants still around my ankles.
Yes, I pulled this same, stupid stunt last night. However, I made sure to take the latest edition of "Entertainment Weekly" I was enjoying (half asleep on the can) to bed with me so I could continue to read it.
But I didn't pull up my pants.
Instead, I fell bare ass onto my crappy air matress and flicked on my swinging arm lamp next to my air bed of joy.
I figured I'd finish reading the article and get back up, take a shower, get into some fresh clothes and head to Starbucks to relay this dumb story.
That didn't happen. I passed out and the magazine fell into my face since I was laying on my back and holding the magazine upward to read it.
I awoke around 10 or 11 PM. I laid down bare assed and free of turd around 7 PM. I remember being slightly startled because there was a magazine covering my face and I was feeling a cold draft on my naughty bits.
No, the cold draft wasn't my johnson soaking in a mug of beer... BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I got up and took everything off. I don't no why I got completely naked, but I did. Then I switched off my lamp and passed out... again.
When I got up at 10 AM this morning, I couldn't remember why I was naked and why I had draft beer in my room... BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... ok, enough with that joke.
Wait, where was I going with this? OH YEAH.. I'm thinking I may have to start my weekly "Top" list on a different day because Mondays at The Mothership are harder than normal because it's the beginning of the week and all. It's tough. Of course, I'm a baby.
Mike's Top 20 Songs:
20: Sly & The Family Stone "Everyday People"
19: Weird Al Yankovic "White And Nerdy"
18: Akon "Smack That"
17: Smile Empty Soul "Bottom Of The Bottle"
16: Marvin Gaye "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
15: Robert Palmer "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
14: AC/DC "Back In Black"
13: Tenacious D "Rock Your Socks"
12: Abbey Lincoln "Bird Alone"
11: Haircut 100 "Love Plus One"
10: Louis Prima "When You're Smiling/Sheik Of Araby"
09: Prodigy "Firestarter"
08: Golden Earring "Radar Love"
07: James Brown "Get Up (Sex Machine)"
06: Positive K "I Got A Man"
05: Hothouse Flowers "Be Good"
04: Blue Oyster Cult "Godzilla"
03: Queen Latifah "Lush Life"
02: RA "Do You Call My Name"
01: Faces "Stay With Me"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Various Artists "Somethings Got A Hold Of Me"
09: Eurythmics "Greatest Hits"
08: Music From The Motion Picture "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
07: Music From The Motion Picture "Love & A .45"
06: Fat Boy Slim "Better Living Through Chemistry"
05: Marvin Gaye "Can I Get A Witness"
04: Music From The Motion Picture "Living Out Loud"
03: Massive Attack "100th Window"
02: Me Phi Me "One"
01: Brand New Heavies "Shelter"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: War Games
04: The Lost Boys
03: National Lampoon's "Loaded Weapon 1"
02: Julian Poe
01: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publsihing
Yesterday, however, I never made it. I passed out right when I got home. Ironically, I passed out in the same fashion as I had a few weeks before.
I believe I had mentioned it in a previous blog that after one particular hard day at work, I came home and took a much needed poop and lazily walked out of the bathroom (after wiping, of course) and laid down... pants still around my ankles.
Yes, I pulled this same, stupid stunt last night. However, I made sure to take the latest edition of "Entertainment Weekly" I was enjoying (half asleep on the can) to bed with me so I could continue to read it.
But I didn't pull up my pants.
Instead, I fell bare ass onto my crappy air matress and flicked on my swinging arm lamp next to my air bed of joy.
I figured I'd finish reading the article and get back up, take a shower, get into some fresh clothes and head to Starbucks to relay this dumb story.
That didn't happen. I passed out and the magazine fell into my face since I was laying on my back and holding the magazine upward to read it.
I awoke around 10 or 11 PM. I laid down bare assed and free of turd around 7 PM. I remember being slightly startled because there was a magazine covering my face and I was feeling a cold draft on my naughty bits.
No, the cold draft wasn't my johnson soaking in a mug of beer... BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I got up and took everything off. I don't no why I got completely naked, but I did. Then I switched off my lamp and passed out... again.
When I got up at 10 AM this morning, I couldn't remember why I was naked and why I had draft beer in my room... BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... ok, enough with that joke.
Wait, where was I going with this? OH YEAH.. I'm thinking I may have to start my weekly "Top" list on a different day because Mondays at The Mothership are harder than normal because it's the beginning of the week and all. It's tough. Of course, I'm a baby.
Mike's Top 20 Songs:
20: Sly & The Family Stone "Everyday People"
19: Weird Al Yankovic "White And Nerdy"
18: Akon "Smack That"
17: Smile Empty Soul "Bottom Of The Bottle"
16: Marvin Gaye "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
15: Robert Palmer "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
14: AC/DC "Back In Black"
13: Tenacious D "Rock Your Socks"
12: Abbey Lincoln "Bird Alone"
11: Haircut 100 "Love Plus One"
10: Louis Prima "When You're Smiling/Sheik Of Araby"
09: Prodigy "Firestarter"
08: Golden Earring "Radar Love"
07: James Brown "Get Up (Sex Machine)"
06: Positive K "I Got A Man"
05: Hothouse Flowers "Be Good"
04: Blue Oyster Cult "Godzilla"
03: Queen Latifah "Lush Life"
02: RA "Do You Call My Name"
01: Faces "Stay With Me"
Mike's Top 10 CD's:
10: Various Artists "Somethings Got A Hold Of Me"
09: Eurythmics "Greatest Hits"
08: Music From The Motion Picture "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
07: Music From The Motion Picture "Love & A .45"
06: Fat Boy Slim "Better Living Through Chemistry"
05: Marvin Gaye "Can I Get A Witness"
04: Music From The Motion Picture "Living Out Loud"
03: Massive Attack "100th Window"
02: Me Phi Me "One"
01: Brand New Heavies "Shelter"
Mike's Top 5 DVD's:
05: War Games
04: The Lost Boys
03: National Lampoon's "Loaded Weapon 1"
02: Julian Poe
01: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publsihing
300 pictures? OH HELL YES... wait... no... oh damn-it-all-to-hell!
So, when I made the grand claim in my previous blog "300 pictures? OH HELL YES!" that I would post 300 pictures on both of my MySpace profiles, I forgot one small problem.
The CD-ROM drive on my Apple iBook passed away at about 7:30 PM (MST) on December 27th, 2006.
I held a private ceremony of weeping for a few minutes in my bathroom while cursing my laptop as it sat in the living room.
This causes a problem because a good majority of my pictures are on CD-ROM. However, I do have over 300 actual pictures, too.
I think it would be safe to assume that I would really be showing my true colors of lameness by sitting at my scanner and scanning all those pictures into my computer, huh?
Yeah, fuck that.
Most of the pictures I have actual photos of are ones I have on CD-ROM anyway. So, to make a long story short (which I can never seem to do anyway because I love to hear myself type), I just need to take to ol' computer to the shop and have the CD-ROM replaced.
This also has caused a problem for the other project I've been working on for three months. That's the one where I've been uploading my entire CD collection into my iTunes. I think this is what caused the untimely death of my CD-ROM.
Jesus... does that make me the prime suspect in the CD-ROM's possible murder? Too many CD's just caused it's drive to fail? It's laser light shines no more and it's all my fault!
WAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
"Tonight on CBS it's an all new crime drama - C.S.I.: CD-ROM"
So, not only can I not play CD's nor upload them into my iTunes, I won't be able to use any type of CD-ROM material in my computer. Not too mention the fact that I can't BURN music onto disc.
That goes for the great porn and dirty pictures of ex-girlfriends, too. Shit.
Tell you what, I'll find the best pictures in my photo memories and scan those and post 'em. It just won't be 300 pictures until I get this damn CD-ROM fixed.
Well, that's enough about this. I gotta move onto my weekly music and DVD list. Kisses!
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
The CD-ROM drive on my Apple iBook passed away at about 7:30 PM (MST) on December 27th, 2006.
I held a private ceremony of weeping for a few minutes in my bathroom while cursing my laptop as it sat in the living room.
This causes a problem because a good majority of my pictures are on CD-ROM. However, I do have over 300 actual pictures, too.
I think it would be safe to assume that I would really be showing my true colors of lameness by sitting at my scanner and scanning all those pictures into my computer, huh?
Yeah, fuck that.
Most of the pictures I have actual photos of are ones I have on CD-ROM anyway. So, to make a long story short (which I can never seem to do anyway because I love to hear myself type), I just need to take to ol' computer to the shop and have the CD-ROM replaced.
This also has caused a problem for the other project I've been working on for three months. That's the one where I've been uploading my entire CD collection into my iTunes. I think this is what caused the untimely death of my CD-ROM.
Jesus... does that make me the prime suspect in the CD-ROM's possible murder? Too many CD's just caused it's drive to fail? It's laser light shines no more and it's all my fault!
WAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
"Tonight on CBS it's an all new crime drama - C.S.I.: CD-ROM"
So, not only can I not play CD's nor upload them into my iTunes, I won't be able to use any type of CD-ROM material in my computer. Not too mention the fact that I can't BURN music onto disc.
That goes for the great porn and dirty pictures of ex-girlfriends, too. Shit.
Tell you what, I'll find the best pictures in my photo memories and scan those and post 'em. It just won't be 300 pictures until I get this damn CD-ROM fixed.
Well, that's enough about this. I gotta move onto my weekly music and DVD list. Kisses!
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.05.2007
300 pictures? OH HELL YES!
So, I was excited to see this new promotion that MySpace has got going on right now with Warner Bros. Pictures to push the film "300".
If you haven't seen this for yourself (and I don't know how you could miss it since it's being crammed down our throats), you can now upload 300 pictures to your MySpace profile in honor of the film.
Great idea.
As a matter a fact, I'm going to try and accomplish this task on both of my profiles. Oh yes... you'll see. I'm going to have slideshows so long on these profiles of mine, they'll actually be considered as movies themselves!
I may even be nominated for an Academy Award or a People's Choice Award or a Sundance Award or a Golden Globe or even a Palme d'Or! WOW!
Not only will I upload 600 photos between my two profiles, I'm more than happy to assist in promoting a film that I think will be visually stunning. I'm looking forward to hitting the theater and seeing "300". I'm as excited to see this flick as I was to see the "Matrix", "Sin City" and "Gigli".... bwhahahahahahahahahahaha!
So far, I've uploaded an additional 20 pictures or so on my "Mike's @ Starbucks" profile. Now that I sit here and think about it, this is going to take a lot of time to do something so unnecessary.
A handful of pics is just fine for most people, I know. But you know me... once I get a silly idea in my head, I have to follow through on it. Unless my A.D.D. kicks in and then I forget completely what the point was.
Like right now... what THE HELL was I talking about?
Anyway, it'll be nice to upload some of the photos of the great times I've had in the past. I'll enjoy this over-the-top project of sharing my photo memories with you. Hell, maybe YOU'RE in some of the many, many, many pictures I'll be posting?!
Thank you, MySpace and Warner Bros. Pictures! Because of you, I've found even more reason to waste substantial time on the internet.
HEY! If you have pictures in YOUR collection of you and I together, send them my way an I'll put them up! Of course, you should do the same. It's been proven by scientists that pictures containing my image get more profile views on MySpace than anyone else.
OK, I know... that is such horseshit but it sounded cool...
... and egotistical.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
If you haven't seen this for yourself (and I don't know how you could miss it since it's being crammed down our throats), you can now upload 300 pictures to your MySpace profile in honor of the film.
Great idea.
As a matter a fact, I'm going to try and accomplish this task on both of my profiles. Oh yes... you'll see. I'm going to have slideshows so long on these profiles of mine, they'll actually be considered as movies themselves!
I may even be nominated for an Academy Award or a People's Choice Award or a Sundance Award or a Golden Globe or even a Palme d'Or! WOW!
Not only will I upload 600 photos between my two profiles, I'm more than happy to assist in promoting a film that I think will be visually stunning. I'm looking forward to hitting the theater and seeing "300". I'm as excited to see this flick as I was to see the "Matrix", "Sin City" and "Gigli".... bwhahahahahahahahahahaha!
So far, I've uploaded an additional 20 pictures or so on my "Mike's @ Starbucks" profile. Now that I sit here and think about it, this is going to take a lot of time to do something so unnecessary.
A handful of pics is just fine for most people, I know. But you know me... once I get a silly idea in my head, I have to follow through on it. Unless my A.D.D. kicks in and then I forget completely what the point was.
Like right now... what THE HELL was I talking about?
Anyway, it'll be nice to upload some of the photos of the great times I've had in the past. I'll enjoy this over-the-top project of sharing my photo memories with you. Hell, maybe YOU'RE in some of the many, many, many pictures I'll be posting?!
Thank you, MySpace and Warner Bros. Pictures! Because of you, I've found even more reason to waste substantial time on the internet.
HEY! If you have pictures in YOUR collection of you and I together, send them my way an I'll put them up! Of course, you should do the same. It's been proven by scientists that pictures containing my image get more profile views on MySpace than anyone else.
OK, I know... that is such horseshit but it sounded cool...
... and egotistical.
-Mike The Janitor
©2007
Millenoma Publishing
1.03.2007
Mike's Top 100, Top 50 & Top 25 of 2006 (continued)
Since my last blog posting (in relation to my recap list of 2006), it would seem that many of you have rallied around me here in cyber space over the delicate situation I brought up in that blog.
What makes this even more interesting is that a few of you that have written to me since my New Years Day post have inquired to how my list ends.
So, I will pick up where I left off. If you want to know where I picked up from, go back and read the other blog. It's like a continuing soap opera with my blogs sometimes.
Mike's Top 50 CD's continued
39: "Run Lola Run" Music From The Motion Picture
38: "The Heart Of Chicago: 1967-1997" Chicago
37: "The Heart Of Chicago: 1967-1998" Chicago
36: "No Need To Argue" The Cranberries
35: "Throwing Copper" Live
34: "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" U2
33: "True Stories" Talking Heads
32: "Angel Food For Thought" Meryn Cadell
31: "The Swinging Side Of Bobby Darin" Bobby Darin
30: "The Amalgamut" Filter
29: "Fantastic Planet" Failure
28: "Highway Companion" Tom Petty
27: "Purple Rain" Prince
26: "Lust" The The
25: "White Ladder" David Gray
24: "Temple Of The Low Men" Crowded House
23: "Deep Forest" Deep Forest
22: "A Decade Of Hits: 1969 - 1979" The Allman Brothers Band
21: "3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of..." Arrested Developement
20: "Skylarking" XTC
19: "Garden State" Music From The Motion Picture
18: "Millenium Hip Hop Party" Various Artists
17: "Message In A Box - The Best Of The Police" The Police
16: "All Time Greatest Hits" Steppenwolf
15: "Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972 - 1980" Steely Dan
14: "The Essential Michael Jackson" Michael Jackson
13: "20 All Time Greatest Hits" James Brown
12: "Glittering Prize" Simple Minds
11: "Big Generator" Yes
10: "Spell" Chris Kowanko
09: "Let Love Rule" Lenny Kravitz
08: "Pink Moon" Nick Drake
07: "Fashion Nugget" Cake
06: "Ben Folds Five" Ben Folds Five
05: "Has Been" William Shatner
04: "Hot" Squirrel Nut Zippers
03: "Us" Peter Gabriel
02: "Say I Am You" The Weepies
01: "Give Up" The Postal Service
Mike's Top 25 DVD's (and some theatrical releases, too):
25: Amadeus
24: The Bourne Identity
23: The Bourne Supremacy
22: The Matrix
21: Nacho Libre
20: Date Movie
19: Running Scared
18: V for Vendetta
17: Inside Man
16: The Devil Wears Prada
15: You, Me & Dupree
14: The Benchwarmers
13: School For Scoundrels
12: Little Miss Sunshine
11: The Replacement Killers
10: Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
09: Shaun Of The Dead
08: Best In Show
07: Bring It On
06: Drop Dead Gorgeous
05: Rabbit Proof Fence
04: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgandy
03: Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
02: The Departed
01: Clerks II
-Mike The Janitor
©2009
Millenoma Publishing
What makes this even more interesting is that a few of you that have written to me since my New Years Day post have inquired to how my list ends.
So, I will pick up where I left off. If you want to know where I picked up from, go back and read the other blog. It's like a continuing soap opera with my blogs sometimes.
Mike's Top 50 CD's continued
39: "Run Lola Run" Music From The Motion Picture
38: "The Heart Of Chicago: 1967-1997" Chicago
37: "The Heart Of Chicago: 1967-1998" Chicago
36: "No Need To Argue" The Cranberries
35: "Throwing Copper" Live
34: "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" U2
33: "True Stories" Talking Heads
32: "Angel Food For Thought" Meryn Cadell
31: "The Swinging Side Of Bobby Darin" Bobby Darin
30: "The Amalgamut" Filter
29: "Fantastic Planet" Failure
28: "Highway Companion" Tom Petty
27: "Purple Rain" Prince
26: "Lust" The The
25: "White Ladder" David Gray
24: "Temple Of The Low Men" Crowded House
23: "Deep Forest" Deep Forest
22: "A Decade Of Hits: 1969 - 1979" The Allman Brothers Band
21: "3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of..." Arrested Developement
20: "Skylarking" XTC
19: "Garden State" Music From The Motion Picture
18: "Millenium Hip Hop Party" Various Artists
17: "Message In A Box - The Best Of The Police" The Police
16: "All Time Greatest Hits" Steppenwolf
15: "Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972 - 1980" Steely Dan
14: "The Essential Michael Jackson" Michael Jackson
13: "20 All Time Greatest Hits" James Brown
12: "Glittering Prize" Simple Minds
11: "Big Generator" Yes
10: "Spell" Chris Kowanko
09: "Let Love Rule" Lenny Kravitz
08: "Pink Moon" Nick Drake
07: "Fashion Nugget" Cake
06: "Ben Folds Five" Ben Folds Five
05: "Has Been" William Shatner
04: "Hot" Squirrel Nut Zippers
03: "Us" Peter Gabriel
02: "Say I Am You" The Weepies
01: "Give Up" The Postal Service
Mike's Top 25 DVD's (and some theatrical releases, too):
25: Amadeus
24: The Bourne Identity
23: The Bourne Supremacy
22: The Matrix
21: Nacho Libre
20: Date Movie
19: Running Scared
18: V for Vendetta
17: Inside Man
16: The Devil Wears Prada
15: You, Me & Dupree
14: The Benchwarmers
13: School For Scoundrels
12: Little Miss Sunshine
11: The Replacement Killers
10: Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
09: Shaun Of The Dead
08: Best In Show
07: Bring It On
06: Drop Dead Gorgeous
05: Rabbit Proof Fence
04: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgandy
03: Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
02: The Departed
01: Clerks II
-Mike The Janitor
©2009
Millenoma Publishing
1.01.2007
Mike's Top 100, Top 50 & Top 25 of 2006
So, another year has passed and a new one is just starting. Whooppee.
Here is, as promised, my Top 100 songs I really enjoyed in 2006. As well as my Top 50 CD's and Top 25 DVD's (some are actually theatrical releases) of last year.
Why, it just seems like yesterday it was 2006... har har hardy har.
Mike's Top 100 Songs:
100: "Take The Skinheads Bowling" Camper Van Beethoven
99: "Don't Rain On My Parade" Bobby Darin
98: "Feels Good, Inc." Gorillaz
97: "Come Baby Come" K7
96: "River Deep, Mountain High (live)" Annie Lennox
95: "In The Deep" Bird York
94: "Starbucks Girl" Skypark
93: "Candy" Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson
92: "Sports & Wine" Ben Folds Five
91: "God Is A DJ" Faithless
90: "Bubble Pop Electric" Gwen Stefani
89: "Busting Up A Starbucks" Mike Doughty
88: "You Can Love Me Now" Hothouse Flowers
87: "Digging In The Dirt" Peter Gabriel
86: "Do What You Have To Do" Sarah McLachlan
85: "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying" The Bloodhound Gang
84: "Teardrop" Massive Attack
83: "Shut Up" Black Eyed Peas
82: "Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)" Cracker
81: "Trouble" Coldplay
80: "Feelin' Stronger Everyday" Chicago
79: "Man In A Shed" Nick Drake
78: "Vicarious" Tool
77: "Don't Stop Me Now" Queen
76: "In Da Club" 50 Cent
75: "Sunrise" Norah Jones
74: "Looking For Clues" Robert Palmer
73: "Don't You Forget About Me" Simple Minds
72: "Cars" Gary Numan AND Fear Factory versions
71: "Welcome To The Fold" Filter
70: "City Wide Rodeo" The Weepies
69: "Clark Gable" The Postal Service
68: "Ch-Check It Out" The Beastie Boys
67: "Common People" William Shatner with Joe Jackson
66: "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" U2
65: "Give It Up" Pepper
64: "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley
63: "Hot Sex (On A Platter)" A Tribe Called Quest
62: "America, FUCK YEAH!" Trey Parker & Matt Stone
61: "Wallflower" Chris Kowanko
60: "Out Of My Hands" Michael Penn
59: "United States Of Whatever" Liam Lynch
58: "Been Caught Stealing" Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine
57: "All These Things That I've Done" The Killers
56: "Molly's Chambers" Kings Of Leon
55: "Such Great Heights" Iron & Wine
54: "Shining Star" Earth, Wind & Fire
53: "A Boy Named Sue" Johnny Cash
52: "Mama Was A Flagger" The Saddle Tramps
51: "Take The Power Back" Rage Against The Machine
50: "Shine" Monsterbuck
49: "Young Turks" Rod Stewart
48: "Stand Up" Ludacris
47: "Lonely Ol' Night" John Cougar Mellencamp
46: "Stickshifts & Safetybelts" Cake
45: "Riding That Midnight Train" Doc Watson
44: "You Want It Back" The Propellerheads
43: "Crosseyed & Painless" Talking Heads
42: "Under The Weather" KT Tunstall
41: "Get Up Offa That Thing" James Brown
40: "Coming Up For Air" Patty Larkin
39: "Canned Heat" Jamiroquai
38: "Alone But Not Lonely" Mary Chapin Carpenter
37: "Go To Church" Ice Cube
36: "Waiting For You" Ben Harper
35: "The Last Balloon" XTC
34: "Faint" Linkin Park
33: "Use Me" Bill Withers
32: "Answer" Sarah McLachlan
31: "Hung Up" Madonna
30: "Love Removal Machine" The Cult
29: "How Will You Ever Get Home" Monsterbuck
28: "I Can't Make You Love Me" Bonnie Raitt
27: "She's Gone" Hall & Oates
26: "Making Flippy Floppy" Talking Heads
25: "Everything Must Go" Chris Kowanko
24: "You Shook Me All Night Long" AC/DC
23: "The Song Remains The Same" Led Zeppelin
22: "This Year's Love" David Gray
21: "I Just Don't Think I'll Get Over You" Colin Hay
20: "1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)" Coolio
19: "Come N' Ride It (The Train)" Quad City DJ's
18: "I'm Sorry" Hothouse Flowers
17: "Mine" Taproot
16: "Got My Own Thing Now" Squirrel Nut Zippers
15: "Fill Her Up" Sting
14: "World Spins Madly On" The Weepies
13: "The Seeker" The Who
12: "Drive In, Drive Out" Dave Matthews Band
11: "Our Love Would Be Much Better (If I Gave A Damn About You)" Dag
10: "Sandstorm" DaRude
09: "The Last Thing You Should Do" David Bowie
08: "Manteca" Dizzy Gillespie & The Funky Lowlives
07: "Travelin' Shoes (live)" Elvin Bishop
06: "Love Ridden" Fiona Apple
05: "Freetime" Kenna
04: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Joy Division
03: "The Golden Path" Chemical Brothers with The Flaming Lips
02: "Killing Time" Joss Stone
01: "Fix You" Coldplay
Mike's Top 50 CD's:
50: "Land Of Make Believers (E.P.)" Monsterbuck
49: "St. Elsewhere" Gnarls Barkley
48: "Speaking In Tongues" Talking Heads
47: "Resigned" Michael Penn
46: "Rage Against The Machine" Rage Against The Machine
45: "Team America - World Police" Music From The Motion Picture
44: "Afterglow" Sarah McLachlan
43: "Home" Hothouse Flowers
42: "Kowanko" Chris Kowanko
41: "New Sacred Cow" Kenna
40: "10,000 Days" Tool
You know what? I can't finish list. And to be honest, I just don't give a fuck right now. I don't even feel up to re-posting my Top 10 blogs from 2006, either. I'm sitting in Starbucks just completely overwhelmed with a sadness that has been consuming me for sometime.
The ironic thing about some of the sadness I feel is in relation to my ex-girlfriend, the Starbucks barista. I've been thinking about her a lot. I miss her a great deal. I try to deny it by thinking of reasons to dislike her but it doesn't work most of the time.
One of the regulars here approached me not too long ago and told me a joke. He then informed me that the person who told him the joke was an employee of Starbucks. When I inquired about which one, he named my ex-girlfriend.
He then told me of something else funny she said about a tattoo she has. She doesn't really have this tattoo, mind you, but it's funny nonetheless.
She informed this other regular that she has a tattoo right over her naughty bits on her stomach that reads "Dine Here".
She made me laugh and I miss that. I miss how I felt with her. I miss her so much lately, that I just tried to text her and invite her to coffee at her place of employment.
But I then suddenly changed my mind and when she responded, all I could get out was "Nevermind. I shouldn't have contacted you. My apologies."
And it's not just her that I'm feeling sad about. I'm feeling sad for myself. Of course, what's new?
I rang in the New Year alone in my apartment. I drank a couple of beers and watched Carson Daly do the countdown in New York. Like millions of others, I watched that ball drop and ring in 2007.
I got really choked up and reflected on 2006. Everything started out so great for me and then, towards the end of the year, I had managed to fuck everything important to me.
I fucked up my great job at the rail yard that I truly loved, I lost a woman that meant a lot to me, I ruined my finances that I had been trying to rebuild, I had a falling out with my mom, I gained more weight, my health got worse, my depression deepened and if I would have had a gun while sitting there in my self pity, I would have rung in the New Year with a bullet to the head.
Of course, there were great things that came from 2006. But you don't think about the good things when you're taking the speed elevator down to Loserville.
I can't help how I feel. I can't help feeling disgusted with myself. I'm not looking forward to 2007. I'm not looking to my 34th birthday in February. I'm not looking forward to the certain impending doom that seems to cloud my life.
I've always expected great things for myself. Perhaps it's common for people to get really emotional on New Years Eve and think about the past year as well as their past in general. For me, I think about it a lot.
I'm not getting any better. I feel my mind slipping and my mental capacity getting worse. Guilt is an awful thing to carry on your shoulders. So is failure. So is loss.
The question is, will I be able to snap out of this and make the needed changes to make a positive rebound in my life? Where do I start?
Christ, I feel so stupid. I'm trying to keep from screaming and losing my shit in the Starbucks. It's taking all that I have to not burst out into tears like some kind of childish crybaby.
What a fag.
I need a new me. I need to fix myself somehow. I need to wake up and realize that change isn't going to fall into my lap. I need to create it for myself and stick with it. I need to suck it up and hit the ground running in 2007.
I also need other things. Love. Forgiveness. Trust. Peace of mind. Friends. Your basic needs in life, I suppose.
Now, I know that I have all of these things already. But in my present state, I feel outcast and worthless. Why focus on the positive when the negative is so much easier?
It's funny, when I'm truly happy, I don't really think about it. But when I'm fucked up like I am now, I dwell in it. I swim in it. I sometimes seem to get a sick pleasure out of feeding off of it, too.
Congratulations, fine readers, you've got a real nutcase on your hands. Enjoy that.
I know that writing about all this won't change anything. I'll wind up going home from here, sitting in front of the television watching my "South Park" DVD's and drinking beer. Then I'll awake tomorrow and not give it another thought while trying to make it through another day.
Fuck, I should audition for one of the ads you see on TV selling anti-depressant medication.
But am I depressed? Am I bi-polar? Or am I truly crazy? Or is it really all just the same goddamn thing?
Someone from my work recently asked me if I feel at all awkward writing such candid things knowing that some of my co-workers read them? Well, I never really think about that.
When I sit here writing, I'm in my own little world. I don't consider people reading what I write even though I know people do. But I don't write the variety of things I do to gain attention or care or status or whatever.
I write it because it's in my head. It's what I feel. Whether good or bad (and, let's face it, the end of 2006 was full of a lot of bad things for me), I'll write it.
There are some mornings I don't want to get up. Even on the days I work. Being at the end of your rope and not knowing where you're going to fall when you let go, is an awful feeling.
I know that some of you are worried about me, and I appreciate that. I'm worried about me, too.
The question is, what will fix me? What are things I can do to not wind up like my friend Nick? I often think about what he must have been thinking about when he died. I'm sure it was along the same lines as how I feel on a daily basis.
You know what I like to do when I get like this? I like to be at home in the dark, have my headphones on and play every sad song I can find and let it wash my mind free of how I feel. It's refreshing and theraputic for me. It also helps me to find some source of hope in the pain I feel in my troubled soul.
And, at the risk of continuing to sound like an ultra-fag (sorry to all my gay peeps, yo), it helps to cry. Even if you're a down-on-your-luck, 33 year old male such as myself.
I will make this pledge to myself and to you. I will no longer focus on the bad and try to make the best of everything. I will find will power, strength and determination to turn my life around. I will, WILL put my best foot forward with every element of my life and become a better person. I will set personal goals and achieve them.
This is my New Year's Resolution.
I have to make a change for the better. Otherwise, I'll drive myself to a place I don't want to be. I don't want to become another statistic in the form of blood and brain matter on drywall.
I will persevere and overcome this. I'm confident that by 2008, things will be better. Things will be different. I will be better. I will be different. It's a rough road ahead for me, no doubt about that. But I will take it as a challenge and win this battle.
This wallowing has to stop and my mindset must change. I will let my past pain, failure, loss and accomplishments be my guide to a better future.
Oh, and I think I'll also try and drop some weight, too. At the rate I'm going, my luck would bring on a heart attack as opposed to dying by my own hand.
This, too, will change.
A new, thinner, happier me awaits! Aren't you excited?! I know I am.
You bet I am.
-Mike The Janitor
©2009
Millenoma Publishing
Here is, as promised, my Top 100 songs I really enjoyed in 2006. As well as my Top 50 CD's and Top 25 DVD's (some are actually theatrical releases) of last year.
Why, it just seems like yesterday it was 2006... har har hardy har.
Mike's Top 100 Songs:
100: "Take The Skinheads Bowling" Camper Van Beethoven
99: "Don't Rain On My Parade" Bobby Darin
98: "Feels Good, Inc." Gorillaz
97: "Come Baby Come" K7
96: "River Deep, Mountain High (live)" Annie Lennox
95: "In The Deep" Bird York
94: "Starbucks Girl" Skypark
93: "Candy" Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson
92: "Sports & Wine" Ben Folds Five
91: "God Is A DJ" Faithless
90: "Bubble Pop Electric" Gwen Stefani
89: "Busting Up A Starbucks" Mike Doughty
88: "You Can Love Me Now" Hothouse Flowers
87: "Digging In The Dirt" Peter Gabriel
86: "Do What You Have To Do" Sarah McLachlan
85: "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying" The Bloodhound Gang
84: "Teardrop" Massive Attack
83: "Shut Up" Black Eyed Peas
82: "Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)" Cracker
81: "Trouble" Coldplay
80: "Feelin' Stronger Everyday" Chicago
79: "Man In A Shed" Nick Drake
78: "Vicarious" Tool
77: "Don't Stop Me Now" Queen
76: "In Da Club" 50 Cent
75: "Sunrise" Norah Jones
74: "Looking For Clues" Robert Palmer
73: "Don't You Forget About Me" Simple Minds
72: "Cars" Gary Numan AND Fear Factory versions
71: "Welcome To The Fold" Filter
70: "City Wide Rodeo" The Weepies
69: "Clark Gable" The Postal Service
68: "Ch-Check It Out" The Beastie Boys
67: "Common People" William Shatner with Joe Jackson
66: "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" U2
65: "Give It Up" Pepper
64: "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley
63: "Hot Sex (On A Platter)" A Tribe Called Quest
62: "America, FUCK YEAH!" Trey Parker & Matt Stone
61: "Wallflower" Chris Kowanko
60: "Out Of My Hands" Michael Penn
59: "United States Of Whatever" Liam Lynch
58: "Been Caught Stealing" Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine
57: "All These Things That I've Done" The Killers
56: "Molly's Chambers" Kings Of Leon
55: "Such Great Heights" Iron & Wine
54: "Shining Star" Earth, Wind & Fire
53: "A Boy Named Sue" Johnny Cash
52: "Mama Was A Flagger" The Saddle Tramps
51: "Take The Power Back" Rage Against The Machine
50: "Shine" Monsterbuck
49: "Young Turks" Rod Stewart
48: "Stand Up" Ludacris
47: "Lonely Ol' Night" John Cougar Mellencamp
46: "Stickshifts & Safetybelts" Cake
45: "Riding That Midnight Train" Doc Watson
44: "You Want It Back" The Propellerheads
43: "Crosseyed & Painless" Talking Heads
42: "Under The Weather" KT Tunstall
41: "Get Up Offa That Thing" James Brown
40: "Coming Up For Air" Patty Larkin
39: "Canned Heat" Jamiroquai
38: "Alone But Not Lonely" Mary Chapin Carpenter
37: "Go To Church" Ice Cube
36: "Waiting For You" Ben Harper
35: "The Last Balloon" XTC
34: "Faint" Linkin Park
33: "Use Me" Bill Withers
32: "Answer" Sarah McLachlan
31: "Hung Up" Madonna
30: "Love Removal Machine" The Cult
29: "How Will You Ever Get Home" Monsterbuck
28: "I Can't Make You Love Me" Bonnie Raitt
27: "She's Gone" Hall & Oates
26: "Making Flippy Floppy" Talking Heads
25: "Everything Must Go" Chris Kowanko
24: "You Shook Me All Night Long" AC/DC
23: "The Song Remains The Same" Led Zeppelin
22: "This Year's Love" David Gray
21: "I Just Don't Think I'll Get Over You" Colin Hay
20: "1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)" Coolio
19: "Come N' Ride It (The Train)" Quad City DJ's
18: "I'm Sorry" Hothouse Flowers
17: "Mine" Taproot
16: "Got My Own Thing Now" Squirrel Nut Zippers
15: "Fill Her Up" Sting
14: "World Spins Madly On" The Weepies
13: "The Seeker" The Who
12: "Drive In, Drive Out" Dave Matthews Band
11: "Our Love Would Be Much Better (If I Gave A Damn About You)" Dag
10: "Sandstorm" DaRude
09: "The Last Thing You Should Do" David Bowie
08: "Manteca" Dizzy Gillespie & The Funky Lowlives
07: "Travelin' Shoes (live)" Elvin Bishop
06: "Love Ridden" Fiona Apple
05: "Freetime" Kenna
04: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Joy Division
03: "The Golden Path" Chemical Brothers with The Flaming Lips
02: "Killing Time" Joss Stone
01: "Fix You" Coldplay
Mike's Top 50 CD's:
50: "Land Of Make Believers (E.P.)" Monsterbuck
49: "St. Elsewhere" Gnarls Barkley
48: "Speaking In Tongues" Talking Heads
47: "Resigned" Michael Penn
46: "Rage Against The Machine" Rage Against The Machine
45: "Team America - World Police" Music From The Motion Picture
44: "Afterglow" Sarah McLachlan
43: "Home" Hothouse Flowers
42: "Kowanko" Chris Kowanko
41: "New Sacred Cow" Kenna
40: "10,000 Days" Tool
You know what? I can't finish list. And to be honest, I just don't give a fuck right now. I don't even feel up to re-posting my Top 10 blogs from 2006, either. I'm sitting in Starbucks just completely overwhelmed with a sadness that has been consuming me for sometime.
The ironic thing about some of the sadness I feel is in relation to my ex-girlfriend, the Starbucks barista. I've been thinking about her a lot. I miss her a great deal. I try to deny it by thinking of reasons to dislike her but it doesn't work most of the time.
One of the regulars here approached me not too long ago and told me a joke. He then informed me that the person who told him the joke was an employee of Starbucks. When I inquired about which one, he named my ex-girlfriend.
He then told me of something else funny she said about a tattoo she has. She doesn't really have this tattoo, mind you, but it's funny nonetheless.
She informed this other regular that she has a tattoo right over her naughty bits on her stomach that reads "Dine Here".
She made me laugh and I miss that. I miss how I felt with her. I miss her so much lately, that I just tried to text her and invite her to coffee at her place of employment.
But I then suddenly changed my mind and when she responded, all I could get out was "Nevermind. I shouldn't have contacted you. My apologies."
And it's not just her that I'm feeling sad about. I'm feeling sad for myself. Of course, what's new?
I rang in the New Year alone in my apartment. I drank a couple of beers and watched Carson Daly do the countdown in New York. Like millions of others, I watched that ball drop and ring in 2007.
I got really choked up and reflected on 2006. Everything started out so great for me and then, towards the end of the year, I had managed to fuck everything important to me.
I fucked up my great job at the rail yard that I truly loved, I lost a woman that meant a lot to me, I ruined my finances that I had been trying to rebuild, I had a falling out with my mom, I gained more weight, my health got worse, my depression deepened and if I would have had a gun while sitting there in my self pity, I would have rung in the New Year with a bullet to the head.
Of course, there were great things that came from 2006. But you don't think about the good things when you're taking the speed elevator down to Loserville.
I can't help how I feel. I can't help feeling disgusted with myself. I'm not looking forward to 2007. I'm not looking to my 34th birthday in February. I'm not looking forward to the certain impending doom that seems to cloud my life.
I've always expected great things for myself. Perhaps it's common for people to get really emotional on New Years Eve and think about the past year as well as their past in general. For me, I think about it a lot.
I'm not getting any better. I feel my mind slipping and my mental capacity getting worse. Guilt is an awful thing to carry on your shoulders. So is failure. So is loss.
The question is, will I be able to snap out of this and make the needed changes to make a positive rebound in my life? Where do I start?
Christ, I feel so stupid. I'm trying to keep from screaming and losing my shit in the Starbucks. It's taking all that I have to not burst out into tears like some kind of childish crybaby.
What a fag.
I need a new me. I need to fix myself somehow. I need to wake up and realize that change isn't going to fall into my lap. I need to create it for myself and stick with it. I need to suck it up and hit the ground running in 2007.
I also need other things. Love. Forgiveness. Trust. Peace of mind. Friends. Your basic needs in life, I suppose.
Now, I know that I have all of these things already. But in my present state, I feel outcast and worthless. Why focus on the positive when the negative is so much easier?
It's funny, when I'm truly happy, I don't really think about it. But when I'm fucked up like I am now, I dwell in it. I swim in it. I sometimes seem to get a sick pleasure out of feeding off of it, too.
Congratulations, fine readers, you've got a real nutcase on your hands. Enjoy that.
I know that writing about all this won't change anything. I'll wind up going home from here, sitting in front of the television watching my "South Park" DVD's and drinking beer. Then I'll awake tomorrow and not give it another thought while trying to make it through another day.
Fuck, I should audition for one of the ads you see on TV selling anti-depressant medication.
But am I depressed? Am I bi-polar? Or am I truly crazy? Or is it really all just the same goddamn thing?
Someone from my work recently asked me if I feel at all awkward writing such candid things knowing that some of my co-workers read them? Well, I never really think about that.
When I sit here writing, I'm in my own little world. I don't consider people reading what I write even though I know people do. But I don't write the variety of things I do to gain attention or care or status or whatever.
I write it because it's in my head. It's what I feel. Whether good or bad (and, let's face it, the end of 2006 was full of a lot of bad things for me), I'll write it.
There are some mornings I don't want to get up. Even on the days I work. Being at the end of your rope and not knowing where you're going to fall when you let go, is an awful feeling.
I know that some of you are worried about me, and I appreciate that. I'm worried about me, too.
The question is, what will fix me? What are things I can do to not wind up like my friend Nick? I often think about what he must have been thinking about when he died. I'm sure it was along the same lines as how I feel on a daily basis.
You know what I like to do when I get like this? I like to be at home in the dark, have my headphones on and play every sad song I can find and let it wash my mind free of how I feel. It's refreshing and theraputic for me. It also helps me to find some source of hope in the pain I feel in my troubled soul.
And, at the risk of continuing to sound like an ultra-fag (sorry to all my gay peeps, yo), it helps to cry. Even if you're a down-on-your-luck, 33 year old male such as myself.
I will make this pledge to myself and to you. I will no longer focus on the bad and try to make the best of everything. I will find will power, strength and determination to turn my life around. I will, WILL put my best foot forward with every element of my life and become a better person. I will set personal goals and achieve them.
This is my New Year's Resolution.
I have to make a change for the better. Otherwise, I'll drive myself to a place I don't want to be. I don't want to become another statistic in the form of blood and brain matter on drywall.
I will persevere and overcome this. I'm confident that by 2008, things will be better. Things will be different. I will be better. I will be different. It's a rough road ahead for me, no doubt about that. But I will take it as a challenge and win this battle.
This wallowing has to stop and my mindset must change. I will let my past pain, failure, loss and accomplishments be my guide to a better future.
Oh, and I think I'll also try and drop some weight, too. At the rate I'm going, my luck would bring on a heart attack as opposed to dying by my own hand.
This, too, will change.
A new, thinner, happier me awaits! Aren't you excited?! I know I am.
You bet I am.
-Mike The Janitor
©2009
Millenoma Publishing
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