I am Mike. Here me roar.

• You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1021 days old)

  So, back at Castle Anderson, and never a better time for an extended metaphor. London is fast receding in the rearview mirror as I drive inexorably toward that vast horizon: the future, and all th… more

• .... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1135 days old)

  I just don't really feel the need to post anymore. Like I said back in the beginning, this is a diary, and diaries (of mine at least) rarely live beyond a 6 to 8 month lifespan.... basically, until wh… more

• Grand Slam Sunday.... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1147 days old)

  ... or that's what Sky insisted on calling it - the Sports News channel wouldn't shut up about it all week. The clash of the titans! North vs South x 2! Championship deciders in September! Etc etc... … more

• Don't let the bedbugs bite... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1152 days old)

  Been a good week, I reckon. Baz - me old mucker from high school - came down to visit from Liverpool from Saturday until today, so when I wasn't at work then we were invariably in the pub or a par… more

• How many U.S. states does Lake Michigan touch? From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1158 days old)

  I think I've hit my comfort zone at work before a full week has elapsed. Today was an early shift (half 7 - the morning was gorgeous, really clear and crisp - as, indeed, all mornings are when I happe… more

• Lemon juice on a paper cut From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1161 days old)

  Well, at last I have found something which truly pisses me off about my job at Borders: James fucking Morrison, one of the several albums on rotation. Twice a day, I hear that. Twice. A. Day. Music… more

• Blogging is really really difficult..... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1164 days old)

  ......when you're also working a full-time job; this is the lesson I have learned this week. How the hell do so many of you people do it?! I've been finishing work this week at 7 and have been knacker… more

• Bordering on the insane From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1171 days old)

  Well I feel like I should write something mainly because I haven't done for a few days, and I won't be able to until Tuesday after this afternoon. My job situation has sorted itself out; the dust s… more

• the best sport in the world From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1177 days old)

  Not much time. I just really wanted to convey my excitement at the start of the Premiership season today, and the concomitant return to our (well, my) Saturday evening schedule of Match of the Day… more

• Wanted, dead or alive... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1180 days old)

  Murray vs the Fed: come on Murray! At least win a set, man - then I'll put a fiver on you for the US Open and you can win me a few weeks' rent. My Big Interview today, 2pm sharp down in Clapham, fo… more

• I am not a beautiful and unique snowflake. From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1181 days old)

  So, to continue from yesterday's meanderings with my job-hunting... The plan was simplicity in itself really, and a week's worth of exercise to boot. All I did was print out lots of CVs and march thro… more

• It does mean changing the bulb.... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1182 days old)

  My God, it feels fucking great to be back on a good old qwerty keyboard again. Don't know what you've got til it's gone, etc. I am feeling thirsty and unattentive so I don't know where this is going. … more

• Stupid keyboqrds qnd nqrroa)-minded English tourists (moi) From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1191 days old)

  In Cannes. It has been a while since I have typed in a French internet cafe. It's a bit weird to be honest - you need to press shift to get a full stop or a number and several keys are simply in the w… more

• Pretentious? Moi? From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1196 days old)

  D'accord. J'ai pensé que je peut écrire en francais parce que j'y suis avec ma famille... but it's taken me five minutes to write that in all its mis-spelt, mis-conjugated, 'B'-at-AS-Level glory - plu… more

• I love the smell of keyboards in the morning... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1201 days old)

  Nothing like a bit of blogging just after waking up, is there? This is the first time I've ever tried it and so far the whole thing is going quite well. My faculties are not yet fully functioning, the… more

• Right on, Brighton (or: Brighton rocks) From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1204 days old)

  So. The end of the weekend is upon us, although I'm not exactly living the lifestyle in which weekends mean anything more than closed shops and bigger newspapers. Soon, perhaps, I will be. But not now… more

• Boggis, Bunce and Bean From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1208 days old)

  Well, today was Graduation Day for my year. Cost over 100 quid to attend and then another 30 to hire the gown and morar-board. I cunningly refused to play ball, to avoid my parents paying shitloads of… more

• Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1209 days old)

  Ooooh I just awoke from a 15-hour slumber: absolutely amazing, I was dead to the world as soon as my head hit the pillow - had a number of bizarre, bizarre dreams, bringing together all sorts of peopl… more

• They think it's all over... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1216 days old)

  ...it is now. The World Cup is over, and thus, so is my World Cup blog. I don't know quite how I'm going to fill the aching void in my life - some may suggest getting a job - but nothing will quite… more

• Jack diddly squat From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1241 days old)

  At this point in my life I don't exist outside the World Cup. It's fun. Except for when England play. Then it isn't fun. Not at all. Other than that? Nothing. No cinematicity, no hilarious… more

• Feeling groovy From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1249 days old)

  So it all kicks off tomorrow: my summer holiday, that which I have been anticipating for a goodly long time. The World Cup. Ahhhhhhhhh. Been playing football a fair amount this week, actually - pro… more

• Hypochondria and serendipitous health warnings From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1251 days old)

  Damn, it's a nice day today. Today I'm going to literally be talking bollocks, so if you're not interested in them, then steer clear.... Yes, hypochondria. I have never really considered myself a h… more

• Of nieces and doctors... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1256 days old)

  I saw my niece today for the first time. Eve is six days old, and she is very small, and she is very pink, and she is very cute. ....."aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"...... Seeing Pete and Naomi with a ba… more

• I always wanted to pretend to be an architect. From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1261 days old)

  Hey hey hey - I'm excited - at last, something to properly roar about beyond all the usual pish solipsism and movie guff: I AM AN UNCLE FOR THE SECOND TIME! Hell yes. Pete and Naomi (rhymes with… more

• Rats? Shiiiiiit.... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1264 days old)

  Well I am feeling a bit less cynical now than I did during my last post. But only a bit. I'm not sure that Orwell had the 21st century connotations of 1984's final line in mind when he wrote i… more

• JUICE by Sarah, JUICE by Sarah From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1267 days old)

  I don't really have a great deal to roar about at the moment. A life of doing essentially nothing, relaxing as it unquestionably is, does not great blog material make. I like to think that this blog t… more

• footy footy footy, ball ball ball From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1270 days old)

  I have 8 minutes to sum up my day of football yesterday. Proper kickaround in the afternoon on a bona fide Astroturf pitch down in Southwark - I wore my Wednesday shirt with pride. I even ran aroun… more

• I spent the summer wasting, the time would pass so pleasantly... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1276 days old)

  Summer seems to be kicking off quite nicely. Wednesday I went to see Effie's play at Goldsmith's, and it was properly one of the best student productions I've seen. It took me an hour and a half to… more

• are you entirely motivated by hatred? From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1279 days old)

  Back in the library. Great to be here with nothing important to do with lots of stressed students milling about.... I'm here to wrap up some CV shizzle. I've also been righting wrongs, just like S… more

• a naked American man stole my balloons From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1282 days old)

  Sitting on my brother's very deep sofa in Sheffield. All the shit Hollywood films and three straight hours of That 70s Show in Worcester finally drove me a little bit insane so I've sought refuge a we… more

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