mikeacker’s Friends

Ignorance or Indifference to Exploitation?

2008-03-26T08:16:13Z

It is with great shame that I must confess that I have never taken the time to really give Billy Bragg's music a listen. But I've long been familiar with his politics, and I always admire an artist who isn't afraid to infuse their socio-political ...

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

2007-09-21T05:38:33Z

So I am on the final leg of my summer vacation. We left over a week ago and everyone is still alive, so i guess we call it a success. I am currently in San Francisco and we are heading to Sacramento tomorrow before traveling on, back to the great...

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Vox Hunt: Writing - My Favorite Writer

2007-09-05T17:00:54Z

Show us your favorite writer. kurt vonnegut friedrich netizsche daniel quinn karl marx john kennedy toole j.d. salinger charles bukowsk...

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Total Eclipse of the...Moon

2007-08-28T19:13:04Z

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Finally...

2007-08-23T23:34:01Z

So I did it. I made it through mentoring for the summer. We had our last session today. It was a potluck. I made some super awesome scones. Mentoring this summer was an interesting experience. Working with another mentor has its good and bad. I en...

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Kucinich '08

2007-08-16T22:17:43Z

Why can't more people be as reasonable as Dennis Kucinich. I voted for him in the last election (primary) and will do so again this year. If you caught his interview on Logo, you see that there is some hope for our elected officials. Granted, Kuci...

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ode to nathan

2007-08-14T16:51:40Z

This is Nathan. He is my best friend in all of the world. Ever. No doubt about it. The stories we have between us are endless. He's the smartest, kindest, and the most fun person I've ever known. On Friday, Nathan is moving away to Berkeley, Cal...

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i went to ikea

2007-08-14T00:13:29Z

So I finally got around to heading out to the Ikea that opened up here in Portland recently, and boy was it an experience. It's not as if I have a lot of money right now, so I wasn't going to there to go shopping, but I really just wanted to look...

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Why must I cry?

2007-08-13T08:20:37Z

So I have been moving forward with my plans for opening the frozen custard shop. The excitement has kind of wanned and I'm not really sure how into I am. I think it would be fun. But is opening a business really what I want to do. I have ideas of ...

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i woke up richard

2007-08-12T18:44:02Z

Richard came over last night at 2:00 AM. He lives about an hour and a half south of Portland, and came up last night. But he went out to a bar to meet up with another friend of ours. He came over well after we all had gone to sleep. But this morn...

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