As I'm composing this I am listening to the song "Dare (DFA Remix)" by the Gorillaz...bumpin' in my face! If that doesn't give you a hint at what I do whilst doing homework, well you're shit outta luck my fellow classmates. Anyways, moving on.
My name is Michael Daniel Hershberger and I am originally from Mt. Horeb ("Mt. Horrible"), Wisconsin where I lived and attended school until I was 11 years old where I then moved to Verona, Wisconsin with my mother and brother. My parents are divorced and I have 1 brother (Adam) and 2 half-brothers (Joey and Jason)--I am the youngest (yay). A very interesting thing that you probably haven't heard many people tell you about themselves, I am "half Amish" (if thats even possible). Yeah I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. My dad grew up in Iowa with his Amish and when he turned 16 he felt it was time that he left. He was the only one to do so and ever since that day, almost 50 years ago, we have been shunned and I don't know, nor have I seen half of my family. Yeah it's depressing, but whatever I'm over it.
Interests? Hmmm...well I have a lot! To make things easy just read this in your head really fast...OK GO: snowboarding, disc golfing, lifting weights, running, playing video games, hanging with friends, hitting' the bars (not too much), going for bike rides, reading occasionally, and believe it or not I actually love to dance.
A typical day starts out like this (during the summer): Wakeup, brush teeth, bike to Anytime Fitness in Verona, shower, snack time, go to work (Bartender at Monte's Bar and Grill in Verona), hang with my buds for a couple hours, go home, pass out eating a bowl of ice cream. :) If it's my day off, well then it's the same thing minus the work and plus going swimming or a different activity depending on the day.
...to be continued
For the most part, this is how my first four hours go when I wake up--as far as this assignment goes. The time that I wake up tends to vary depending on the day; today I woke up at 11:00am. WAH..WAH..wah..WAAAHHHHH!!! :P
- Access FaceBook: 11:05am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm.
- SMS Texting: 12:34pm, 1:59pm, 2:03pm, 2:14pm.
- Check Email: 11:15am, 2:35pm, 2:40pm.
- Access Web/E-commerce relate: 2:30pm.
I come from a family where being outdoors is a necessity. The best way (at least for the men in my family) for us to do this is bike riding our motorcycles. So far the brand of choice for most of us has been Harley-Davidson; i other other hand, have school tuition to pay. With tuition in mind, after getting my motorcycle license I decided it would best to start out with something with a smaller engine. My solution was the 2004 Suzuki GS500F.
Why do I like riding? Because it's a great way to blow off steam and live, at least part of it, your life on the edge. Those of you that have ever ridden before, I'm sure can agree with me.
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Gorillaz are an English musical and visual project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The project consists of Gorillaz itself and an extensive fictional univers depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters. This band has four animated members: 2D (lead vocalist, keyboard, and melodica), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar and drum machine), Noodle (guitar, keyboard, and occasional vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Their fictional universe is explored through the band's website and music videos, as well as a number of other media, such as short cartoons. The music is a collaboration between various musicians, Albarn being the only permanent musical contributor. Their style is a composition of multiple musical genres, with a large number of influences including alternative rock, hip hop, electronica, dub and pop.
(for more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillaz)
Why does Gorillaz interest me? To answer this question I simply state: music makes you feel gooooooooood! Something about the sounds and lyrics or every song Albarn and Hewlitt create just blows my mind. Especially if you actually listen and comprehend the lyrics in each song, you begin to realize what they are saying actually makes sense. For example, the song "Feel Good Inc." means exactly what it says, take what you are given and turn your day into a good one.
Rumors of new album? maybe...
