06/30/03 -- Congratulations to Larry Olivarez and Priscilla Esquerda on their recent engagement.  Larry popped the big question this past weekend, happily hearing a "yes" in response!  They will wed next year.  -- Mike

06/29/03  -- Ladies and Gentlemen...my friend, your friend, everyone's friend...I give you...Laura Stark!!!

"Isn't she lovely, Isn't she wonderful" -- Stevie Wonder

06/26/03 -- Happy Birthday Julie Goodwin!!!

06/24/03 -- Well, I am back stateside, and I must say my trip was a blast.  I had a lot of fun doing it up right in the real "dirrty south"....way south!  To all my new friends from the trip, thanks again for all the good times.  Check out the pictures and let me know what you think!  I hope y'all enjoy.  If y'all have any to submit, please do so.  I would love to add them.  That especially means you Ken, I want some of the ruins pictures on my site!

I am looking forward to seeing some familiar faces this week and next.  Laura is coming in from California tomorrow, and Hunter next week.  Plus, I hope to see everyone during the 4th.  Larry, I'll be calling you this week man, we gotta get together soon!  Y'all too Jason and Gabe!  I'll write more when I have some time this week.  Talk to y'all then!  -- Mike

06/23/03 -- Happy Anniversary to Mark and Kim (Besson) Lee!!!

06/22/03 -- Happy Birthday Leah Badalich!!!

06/20/03 -- My trip has been great!  I had a blast, though I think my liver is 'bout to just keel over and die!  Haha, I am so glad to have met all the new faces.  I thank all of y'all for making my trip so memorable!  I love everyone of y'all!  Here are some memorable quotes...

My boys (Austin crew):
David B -- "Man, that ring don't mean shit in Cancun!"

Silky -- (while drunk) "Yeah, Spuuurs won babyyyy!"

Edgar -- "A whole piece of meat is gone from my toe!"

Johnny -- "Dude, we drink free here"

Pappy -- (from 'Dazed and Confused') "I keep getting older, and they just stay the same"

Will -- "Emmitt Smith is a candyass!"

David H -- "If you can't go to Cancun and hook up, then you are a loser!"

The other boys:
Bill -- "All I know is Emmitt is no candyass!" and "Our room smells like ass cause of the guys stayin in it"

Clark -- (to Ken) "Yeah, your breath does stink like ass"

Brandon -- (to Lindsey) "Man, are these the only pants you have to wear?"

Betty -- "Look, just be quiet and keep pissing.  Worst case scenerio is we're gay and making out if they find us.  You don't want to get caught pissing in Mexico man!"

Todd -- "I just have a thing for Latin women"

Jerry -- "I don't care what we watch, just so long as it is not in Spanish"

The ladies:
Heather O -- "I never called! You were dreaming"

Heather H -- "Overachiever!"

Noelle -- "Can you believe they charged me for two missing hubcaps?"

Lindsey -- "Booner Sooner my ass?...my ass!"

Haha, y'all make me laugh! -- Mike

06/17/03 -- I finally got a chance to get on the internet while I am out of the country.  I am in Cancun, Mexico today.  It has been beautiful here.  It pretty much rained all day yesterday, so the sunshine (however hot it may be) is very welcomed.  Things have been going great so far.  Everyone is having a great time.  I have plenty of stories to share when I return.  I'll also have plenty of pictures to post hopefully this week.  Man, you have no idea how exhausted my body is right now.  My sleep schedule is SO out of wack!  The fast paced nightlife also takes some getting used to.  It is quite an experience.

Heather, it sucks that you had to leave yesterday.  Last night was a blast!  I am still laughing about when you scared the other Heather!  It was classic.  It's amazing what can be funny at 5:00 AM after a night out.  And that's because we cut out night short!  Haha...good times.  Oh yeah, what about Alicia seeing "Prince".....twice!  Man, I haven't laughed so hard in years.

Okay, well I gotta end it here 'cause I am out of time.  I'll write more as soon as I can.  Take care everyone!  -- Mike

06/14/03 -- Congratulations to Nichol Badalich on her wedding day!!!

06/09/03 -- Happy Birthday Ricky Taboada!!!

Well, by the time you are reading this I will be blissfully out of the country.  Depending on when you are reading, I am either kicking back on a beach in Cancun, Mexico, fishing off the coast of Belize, or perhaps hiking and treking through the lands of Guatemala J.  Obviously my plans have slightly changed due to my ankle, however I am still making the most out of the journey.

This last week has been pretty lazy, given that my mobility is a little compromised right now.  Last Thursday David and I, along with a few others, attended a Maxim Magazine party at the old airport that has since been turned into a film studio.  It was a pretty crazy experience.  Pictures will be posted soon.  We felt pretty important being there.  Haha, it had our egos going pretty good that night.  Come on guys, being invited to a Maxim Magazine party...wouldn't you feel the same way?

Other than that, I have been resting my leg and taking it easy.  I hope everyone is doing well out there.  Please keep me posted on what all of y'all are up to.  I hope to add some names to the "Friends" list soon.  Oh yeah, everyone has to go check out "Finding Nemo"!  That movie is so freakin' hilarious!

Okay, well I'll write more when I return.  I miss everyone, and especially "you".  Talk to y'all later!   -- Mike

06/07/03 -- Happy Birthday Octavio Garcia!!!

06/02/03 -- (Writing again)  Okay, so yeah...I am just plain unlucky!  I had already wrote this morning (below), but I am writing again.  This morning I broke my right ankle...again!  Yeah, it's the same one that I broke less then a year ago last summer.  I landed on it wrong again, similar to last year, though this time it hurt MUCH WORSE.  The injury is a little worse than last year.  I will be out of commission for a good while.  Man, it sucks!  It happens right before I travel again.  I am leaving the States for Central America this week too.  So this kinda throws my plans for a loop.  I won't be nearly as active now, and obviously I won't be able to perform.  Oh well, I guess that's life.  I hope everyone else is having a better day.  What I wrote this morning is written below.  Talk to y'all again soon!  Signing off with my broken self elevated in the air...  -- Mike

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Summer time is among us.  The weekend was pretty routine for me.  I have been doing some travel, and getting ready to do some more.  In fact, I am repacking right now as I type.  I apologize for not updating the site as much as I should.  I will hopefully be a little more regular in doing so.  In the next few weeks, I hope to add a ton more pictures, as well as more names to the friends list.  Keep the names coming in so it can grow.  I think our class is up to about 30 something, plus a few are on the way.  Once again, if any of you out there would like to write something, or perhaps y'all have pictures you would like to post, just let me know.  I'll be more than happy to oblige.  Thanks again and take care everyone...talk to y'all tomorrow.  -- Mike