Reconnaissance

I thought maybe people would find it easier to read my blog if they knew a little something about me.

First of all my name is Mike. I tend to think of myself as a fairly happy person but some people have told me that I seem to be a little bit of a misanthrope. There are not many people that I actually like but I am loving life . This is mainly thanks to that fact that I am finally where I want to be at the moment with a great job and getting on well at Uni.

I'm in my first year at University studying Media Production. So far I've had to do two assignments which were a video and an essay. My video hasn't been marked yet but I recieved a first on my essay which I was chuffed with. I'll try and put it up on here at some point. After Uni I'd like to be either a photographer or camera man with something to do with animals and nature e.g. "Planet Earth" or "National Geographic". If not this I'd quite like to be an editor or writer. As well as Uni I work part-time at a comic shop.

This is probably going to end up being a long entry as I'm about to write about my hobbies and interests. My main interest probably lies in film. This also being one of the reasons I decided to take the path I have at Uni. I love all types of movies whether they be english speaking or not, comedy to drama and brilliant to the not so brilliant. The best film I have watched recently was "I Heart Huckabees". I could never pick a favourite film I don't think as we had this conversation at work recently and it was just too difficult.

Next is music. My true love of music started when I was just starting secondary school and I got hold of a copy of "The Colour and the Shape" by "The Foo Fighters" and I absolutely fell in love with it. That led to me listening to lots more guitar based stuff including metal but lead me more down a path towards indie but I was still open to anything. About two years ago I slowly started listening to a lot more hip-hop. It seems now my love for hip-hop has progressed again as I now seem to have a huge hunger for jazz and blues and I really cannot get enough. I really feel my music taste is very eclectic as I will give anything a try.

Next is comics. I read comics as a kid when I was about 8 for a good few years. I remember reading "Beano" and "X-men". My mom told me I could only choose one and without pausing "Beano" got dropped like a greased up baby. I stopped reading "X-men" but then a few years later I started reading comics again on and off. It was only about two years ago when I again started reading regularly. I'll read anything as long as its good. Comics aren't just about super people and the sooner people realise this the sooner some of these books will have the audience that they deserve. Don't get me wrong though I hate superhero nazis.

I also read "proper" books, pick up toys from Japan when I can, play some video games and love to travel. I think I've gone on more than long enough for today.

See you on the other side.

Watched: Turner & Hooch
Listened: Skip James - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
Read: Ultra - The Luna Brothers