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Name: Mike
Country: United States
State: Ohio
Metro: Akron
Birthday: 11/25/1984
Interests: Being happy
Expertise: Expertise might be an overstatement but I like to write. I'm the sports editor at the Buchtelite which is the University of Akron's student newspaper... but more importantly, I'm certified by the state to opperate forklifts.
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AIM:  hixenbaugh03
Member Since:
5/21/2005
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| Recently Xanga added a feature to it's repertoire. With the change, the creepiness of online blogging has increased an estimated 89%, researchers say. Through a feature called "footprints," xanga tracks every single person who views my site (this means you). It not only tells me which user (if you have a xanga account), but it tells me where the person is geographically when they view my site, which post they have looked at, and it for some reason tells me the site they were at immediately prior to visiting my blog.
Here's the creepy part. There is a person from the United Kingdom who spent over four hours one day last week clicking through every single post I have made dating back to last May. This British person has returned to the site at least once each day since.
British person... REVEAL YOURSELF! Unless you are under the age of 12. Then just pretend like you never knew the site existed and leave me alone. British kids scare me... ughgg.
Some fun facts:
This site has been viewed 312 times in the last five days. Holy cow.
About five people are linked to this site from my facebook account each day. Weird.
Somebody in California reads my xanga daily, as well. Hello Terry?
If you were logged in to xanga when you viewed my site, I can tell. Thanks for visiting MoLissa733, Engineer007, JulesVernon, Salty_Sweet_Yum, and DanWard4205 (just to name a few).
At least one person links to this site after reading Joe Tucker's blog each day. What the deuce?
99% of British kids will attempt to kill you if they get a clear chance. | | |
| Last week, while waiting for pizza at Hungry Howie's a stranger noticed that I have a funny pattern of freckles on my nose. Many of you may have noticed it... you know, the equilateral triangle made up of three freckles on my nose.
See below
A closer look
I look like I'm on drugs?
Anyway, the stranger at Hungry Howie's laughed when he saw it. I thought it was kind of rude, but he explained. He thought it was a tattoo. You see, this fellow was originally from the West Coast and this three dot in a triangle tattoo "had become all the rage" out there. He said it was called la vida loca and my nose freckles looked exactly like it. Exactly.
When I got home I did some research. He wasn't lying. The tattoo is actually called "mi vida loca." However, the man did not mention.... the tattoo is most commonly used as a gang marking.
That's right...
I researched further.
A tattoo of three dots in a triangle, stands for "mi vida loca" ("my crazy life"). Along with the pachuco cross, it is a popular "generic" tattoo among Hispanic teenagers. It is sometimes worn as a Sureño (gang) symbol (the Norteños (an opposing gang) use 4 dots);
But often teenagers will wear it just as a matter of style, with no gang involvement whatsoever (that doesn't sound so bad).
The tattoo has also been taken up by Vietnamese teenagers, along with the similar interpretation of "toi khong can gi ca" ("I don't need anything").
This is also popular in German prisons among current and former convicts as a symbol of their time done behind bars. Generally it implicates the person does not know or has not seen or heard anything and has therefore no information for the police.
The three dots in a triangle are also used as a protective symbol for hobos, sailors and convicts, known as "hobo dots." Huh...
The three dots in a triangle are also used widely in the southeast region of Turkey as a symbol of being one of the tribesmen. The three dot symbol is known as "Gormem, Duymam, Soylemem" meaning that "I hear nothing, I see nothing and I tell nothing". Bearing this mark is an oath to the person's own society, and requires great responsibility such as being willing to sacrifice himself in favor of society (right up my alley!).
What do you think I will be most mistaken for: a gangsta, a Hispanic coolster, a Vietnamese teenager, a German convict, a hobo, a sailor or a Turkish tribesman?
I love life. | | |
| What I'm about to show you is 100% genuine. This Kent State native launched his rap career in the 90s and is still pushing hard for his big break. Click the picture below to watch the video... JUST DO IT!!
After watching, let's recap:
10 things that may qualify YOU to be an Average Homeboy:
10. You don't write million dollar checks.
9. You don't live in a mansion or a box.
8. You have to cut the grass every week.
7. You don't have a butler or a maid.
6. Your exterminator is a can of raid.
5. You weren't born with a silver spoon.
4. You don't have a daddy who's a big tycoon.
3. You drive a Chevrolet.
2. You make your own bed and don't have a big head.
1. You eat Froot Loops before shooting hoops.
If you match up to this list, then...
For sure, YOU are an Average Homeboy! (list courtesy dan kadar)
Denny Blaze also has a sweet web page. Check it out to listen to other audio tracks, watch other revolutionary videos, or sign up for your free autographs.
You've just been Blazed. | | |
| I just spent two weeks in Mississippi.
In that time I worked on four different roofs including a gazebo for the city of Pass Christian, sided two houses, ran electrical, built two sheds, gutted a very nasty mold filled house (I think I've got the black lung pop...), helped build an outdoor kitchen, power washed the inside of a house, helped move that shower trailer and its deck (Cf people know the one), painted a few walls, installed an air conditioner in the ghetto of Louisiana (saw 15+ crack deals, no joke), and hung six doors.
In my free time I swam in debris infested ocean water, hung out in New Orleans, and climbed the biggest live oak tree in Mississippi.
On the trip I got to drive a dump truck, a huge reach forklift with a 35 foot extendable boom arm, a tool truck (think UPS but sweeter), a 2.5-ton pick up, and a stranger's minivan.
The trip was long. It was amazing. Some of the people I met seem like they are fictional characters in a cheesy children's movie from the '80s or '90s. Perhaps Pee Wee's big adventure? They can only be described in person. I reunited with some people I met last time down and made a whole slew of new friends in Pass Christian. I plan to return.
In the meantime, I have a few days until I return to work full time (maybe later, depending on whether my ankle is broken, sprained, or just very swollen and throbbing for no good reason - the doctor will let me know tomorrow). So... we should hang out?
BT... your Ohio sign was still standing strong when we got there.
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| This is likely what would happen if josh went on a date...
(click to watch video)
- sorry for the poor quality of the video... compression for web streaming media will do that :( -
I'll probably miss you when I'm in Mississippi.
Ha! MISS... issippi. hehe.
man I'm lame  | | |
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