I am Planet

Welcome to PlanetMike, my name is Planet and I will be your tour guide for the rest of your trip. When I am asked to say something about myself I am never really sure what to say. I could go on about how I am some kind of computer geek who plays around on UNIX servers all day or maybe talk about the multimedia project Unicorn or maybe I should't say anything at all.

What I can tell you is this. My name is Mike and this is my Planet. I started this website many years ago under a different name. Back before the Planet was the Planet it was called Rotton Films. WTF is this you ask, well it is simple. It was nothing more than a website for street racers and party people. Nothing good was going to come from the site so it was changed.

PlanetMike.Org became a major success project for me during what we'll now call the Park Side years. This is when the site was the most alive. Everything from "photo of the week" to "How to get on the front" was started during this time period. When I went back to school for computers I had met a few people not unlike myself and we partied till the dawn's early light. Every weekend, all weekend for almost 3 years. Ah yes, the crazy nights of the Planet Parties, oh so many memeories. But just like any other good thing it can only last for so long and I am done with the hard core partying. I will still continue to go out and have a good time, maybe even a few drinks, but the 5th of Scotch in a night days are long gone.

I have started making changes in my life that needed to be made. I feel that as I have gotten older what I wanted from life has been altered. I no longer worry about how many friends I have, what the Jones are up to or even what the party schedule is. I just chill now and take in all the sights.

For me happiness no longer comes at the bottom of a bottle. It comes from my friends, my family and little 30 second jolts of energy. When I got the motorcycle I blasted off into a world I love. There is nothing better than touring the world on a motorcycle. The sites, the smells. LOVE IT! And to top off the touring, add the camping gear and head out of Dodge for a weekend. I am a different kind of cowboy, but I pack my saddles just the same.

I hope you all continue to stop by and check out the site. I will be adding things over time, but this site is no longer a high priority for me. I will keep the content up to date, but I will not be adding too many new features anytime soon. Just need to finish up what I started. I am learning some new things that are not computer related, and I look forward to sharing them with you soon, but for right now they are a surprise.

I am free
I am proud
I am hopeful
I am Planet!