Myself

The Photo Page of Mike!

Hello Folks!

This page is not a shrine to me. No really it isn't!! I just wanted people to be able to find out a little about who I am, while I mercilessly make fun of myself. Okay, maybe I'm not being all that merciless...

But hey, it's me we're talking about!!!

    Okay, what can I say about myself?.. I'm going to Liberty University for my bachelor's degree in Business Economics. Actually, I just picked that concentration recently and am still considering what I'm going to do with it.

     My twin brother Tom (Thomual) is my best bud, and he's here at LU with me at least for the time being. School is tough. Much of me wants to just get into the real world and start earning some cold hard cash! But I love my friends here and I always stay content.

     It's hard trying to figure out what to write about one's self without ragging on about tiny details. I've always had a vivid imagination and a creative spirit. I have absolutly no artistic or athletic ability, but I can sing and play instruments pretty naturally (he he).

     Ok, now I'm on a roll! Speaking of Imagination, I have delivered newspapers for more than 10 years and I love it! Years ago, while on my paper route I invented a city which eventually became the inspiration for Metrokadia, although at that time it wasn't called that. I am very pelased to have the opportunity to design this city and this website because I'm finally bringing out one of the many products of my imagination and putting it to use. It's very gratifying!

Massachusetts is where I call home, and there's no better place to live on this earth than New England (except maybe Seattle). I moved to MA when I was 5 and have lived there ever since (excluding college).

    I have a horrible sense of direction in case you haven't picked up on that from my pictures. When I was in Grade School I was extremely shy. I mean so shy that even if you talked to me first I'd figure some way of getting you to go away. I did not have the greatest level of self-respect, and what's worse is that I had absolutely no ability to handle criticism or ridicule. Since then I've somehow learned to overcome that, but it's really only by God's blessings that I have become who I am today.

     God truly has blessed me in my life. I do not take it for granted. However, I frequently have this thought that somehow in a year or two from now I'll be living out of a trash can in an un-named city with no wordly posessions except my favorite sweater.

     Most of these thoughts come from the fact that I'm a total slacker and like being that way. I probably have ADD, but once again, I have little desire to do anything about it. Oh here's something really personal for you (and random to boot). I've never been kissed. Well, technically I have, but you know what I mean... The good news is that I'm not totally and complety useless, or undesirable. It took me years to figure this out. But I have reluctantly come to terms with it.

     Speaking of useless, impoverished slackers: I think I could deal with poverty... Failure would take some getting used to (like a week or two). But povery is a manageable state of affairs. Just think! If I was a wandering vagrant, I'd have all the time in the world to philosophize about the meaning of life and my place in this world. So anyway, that's an encuraging thought for all you people who are convinced that your life totally sucks.

     You're probably right anyway. Life does suck! But now that we've cleared that up, let's turn our focus to a more positive outlook! There are so many blessings in this world! And there's always someone out there who has it worse than you do. So enjoy life to it's fullest, and appreciate what you have. While you're at it, don't forget to thank God for all his majesty and the beauty of creation!

Ha ha ha, I have successfully rambled my way to the bottom of this page! Perhaps my words would have found a better home in a Xanga web-log... but they didn't! And I'm through talking about myself. Or am I?...

This is my favorite sweater! I will cry when I loose it or it becomes destroyed. I plan on wearing it when I'm 50 years old, and my children force me to get rid of it. That's Loki on the left of me (the right of you).

Note: These pictures are supposed to look goofy.