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Meet the candidate

Fist-bump ahoy!

mike sold out at - 22:43

Fun with bureaucracy

I'm not sure how else I would phrase this sentence, but it's pretty funny (it comes from a Housing Authority publication I'm reading for work):

"Now that the Internet is so popular, many residents are requesting more than one telephone line."

Have you heard about that Internet? It's a hoot!

mike sold out at - 17:19

Summer Streets!

NYC-residing friends get to party three Sundays in August on Park Avenue and vicinity (8/9, 8/16, 8/23), as they are opening the street to bikers and pedestrians. When visiting Dino & Paige in Bogotá last summer, I went to the Ciclovía events that this event is modeled on and it was a ton of fun.

Here's StreetsFilms' promotional video of the events.

mike sold out at - 16:13

7.27.2008

Awesome, awesome, awesome.

I got paid blogads back up and running. And John McCain is running ads on my website. One of them says something about "$3 million of taxpayer money to study bear DNA". I would think it's a bigger waste to spend $560 billion to support a stupid war.

But then, that's just me.

In case you're not getting this from the mainstream media. John McCain has basically dropped his stance on Iraq and shifted more or less to agreeing with Barack Obama's plans for Iraq and Afghanistan.

mike sold out at - 23:10

Recent Fun

Dragon Boats at Flushing Meadows Park. And yes, they were actually banging on bass drums to keep the beat.

Visited the Queens Velodrome on the same bike ride:

Helped organize a pedestrianization of Bedford Avenue for four Saturdays, called Williamsburg Walks. The picture below features Yvette Helin's "pedestrian project."

mike sold out at - 22:53

7.18.2008

Classic

While this below graph is not exactly new news, the linked video they posted along with it is. Did you know that Mr. T was one of the first to stand up against Yo Momma jokes? And in music video form, no less.

mike sold out at - 13:35

7.06.2008

Feed Me (RSS-wise)

Some minor housekeeping: while I know I'm not the most frequent poster, if you want to stay updated in all things Word Up, I suggest you subscribe to my RSS feed if you use a blog reader. If you already are subscribed, it will work a lot better if you go to resubscribe with the new RSS feed address provided through feedburner.

mike sold out at - 22:13

Pictures from California Trip!

Watts Towers in LA

Big Pimpin' in Richard's 1982 Buick Riviera

Amy & I singing "Witchita Lineman" at an old-school Karaoke bar

Abby & Avram's wedding in Simi Valley was basically a recreation of summer camp.

Hangin' with Ellie at the campfire

Whilst wearing these sunglasses and the suit, I repeatedly said either "Lookee-me, I'm a business-jerk!" or tried to get people to commit to funding my new movie feature Paulie Shore and Gary Busey.