The Brown Mike

UT vs. Colorado

2009-10-14T09:00:00.003-06:00

This is video of Texas getting a field goal blocked by Colorado. Texas always likes to do things the hard way.

On October 10, 2009 my dad and I witnessed the then #2 Texas Longhorns defeat the unranked, awful, Dan Hawkins led Colorado Buffaloes. The Longhorns sure like to have slow starts that's for sure! The good things about the evening were...

1.) My dad and I attended our first UT football game together as adults.
2.) Receiver/ Punt Returner Jordan Shipley was amazing to watch!
3.) I ate nacho's w/ jalapeno's and I didn't even cry.
4.) Former BSU coach Dan Hawkins was given the loss he deserves and we even watched him bench his own quarterback kid Cody Hawkins. I was so happy!

The Bad things were...
1.) Watching a non existent running game for Texas.
2.) Colt McCoy SUCKED! I don't care who you are! That kid should not be in the Heisman voting.
3.) Some rude fans that we first sat next to. My dad could have put the man in the hospital w/ one punch...but he didn't. Good job at not "Hulking" out dad.

Anyways the stadium was awesome and it was good to see them win. I would have hated to see what the fans would have done to Coach Mack Brown if they had lost. Probably re sign him to a 20 year contract extension.

My Christmas Wish...The "Breakin" Soundtrack.

2009-10-07T18:49:00.002-06:00

My sister will hate this post but I know Kevin Fairhurst will love it. I can't believe Courtney Fielding has never heard of this movie!

Kindergarten

2009-09-08T19:03:00.004-06:00

Ben the Live Oak Indian. Sorry if any Indians were offended.

Well Ben is finally able to go to kindergarten and I'm about a week and a half late at posting these pics. He's really had an easy time adjusting to his new schedule which does not include the Nintendo DS.
So far his favorite class is lunch. I work right next door to him and sometimes I catch glimpses of him playing at recess or running around in P.E. He always looks like he's enjoying himself. After school Calie and I ask him what he did that day and usually he says, "I don't know. Um, nothing."
With answers like that we feel that he's ready for highschool.

Ben is already thinking of ways to go see the nurse.

I get dizzy when I look at this picture. It's a good thing Ben doesn't have ADD.

New Art on the art blog!!!

2009-09-07T10:10:00.001-06:00

Well I finally have the scanner working again. Go check it out and help my self- esteem while your at it. Thank you.

WICKED

2009-09-04T21:45:00.006-06:00

Yes, let it be known that I enjoy watching the "Broadway" musical. A fact that my father refuses to accept. I have many favorites. Luckily my wife also enjoys them and accepts me for who I am. On Thursday August 20 we were able to see Wicked as it came to the Bass Concert Hall. I have to thank my family because they have provided us with so many opportunities to do so many things that we might not have done. I guess what I'm saying is that they paid for it. Thank you. We really enjoyed ourselves and thought the production was really impressive. If it ever comes again I'm sure I will be selling my plasma to see it. Oh, and I still LOVE football.

ummmm....don't ask. And don't tell my dad.

San Antonio Temple

2009-08-29T06:15:00.008-06:00

On August 8, 2009 my mother was kind enough to drive Calie , Ben , and I to the San Antonio Temple. In Ben's primary class he was challenged to make a trip to the temple before the end of August. Mission accomplished! And you can't really tell by the pictures alone but it was HOT! I'm not in any of the pictures because nobody wants to see a hairy guy sweating all over the place.

Ben standing by the cornerstone. I had to bribe Ben to stand there just for a few seconds because he was convinced that he would be attacked by fire ants at any moment.

Ben looking tense because of the few bee's that are buzzing by him. I guess you already guessed that he's not a fan of insects.

Calie and Ben standing in the 90 degree shade. Ben was tired and it showed. Ah memories.

Aside from the heat it was a really nice trip. The temple is one of the smaller ones but it is very beautiful. We did happen to catch a wedding also while we were out there and all I could think about was the poor groom sweating. We ended the trip by visiting the church bookstore and of course the Great Harvest Bread store conveniently placed right next to it.

LADYTRON

2009-07-20T15:21:00.005-06:00

I'm lazy. What else can I say? So the next few posts are going to be about things that I should have documented months ago.

So for starters I will tell you about a very memorable concert experience I had back in April. Tuesday April 21, 2009 to be exact. My day started out like any other. I was barely on time for work and I had skipped breakfast. I am a Special Ed. teacher so my day is filled with teaching life skills, dodging thrown objects, hugs, dodging thrown objects, making popcorn, dodging thrown objects, drawing pictures, and of course dodging thrown objects.

So of all the days to have some delayed reflexes this was the one. One of my students was in a bad mood and clocked me right in the right eye with a kitchen timer from approximately 5 ft. away. I never saw it coming. I didn't even know that the student was holding it to begin with. He has big hands!

After I'm hit all I can think of is"Tonight is Ladytron! I must SEE Ladytron!" Never mind any of the really important stuff one has to be able to do with sight. ..like look at my family.
Anyways after an hour of filling out paperwork, seeing the school nurse (it felt cool to cut in line), and filling out more paper work I was able to return back to work...paranoid.

But I was able to make it to the concert along with my brother in law, Aaron. Ladytron was awesome just as I had expected. After the show I was able to grab a set list that was nearly stolen by some pale thin girl with heavy black eyeliner. She was strong!

Then they announced that the band would be hanging out at a club called the Beauty Bar. I was ready to call it a night but Aaron thought we should try to meet them so we went. The only thing was it was a 21 and older club so Aaron had to wait out side while I attempted to find Ladytron's four members. He was cool with it but it was kind of funny to look outside every once in a while and see him standing on the other side of the gate by himself or with the occasional scary looking homeless person.

It was worth the 2 hour wait. I was able to meet and get the autographs of three of the four members and i was a little thrown off because of how nice they were. They were so easy to talk to that I didn't know what to say. I started feeling awkward thinking to myself, "Hey, shouldn't you be a little more "Rockstar" distant to your fans?"

I felt like I could have invited them over for Sunday dinner and they would have accepted. For that I will always be fans of this group and you should too. They are nice folks.

These guys actully smile from time to time.

I'm Still Alive!

2009-04-30T20:48:00.002-06:00

Don't worry folks. I'm not dead yet and new posts are on the way. We have been up to our eyeballs in work, moving, school, children and other people's children. So be on the lookout for these and other exciting titles..."Mike meets Ladytron", Ben vs. the Haircut", and "Santa conquers the Martians".

Texas

2009-01-22T00:49:00.005-07:00

Well folks as many of you already know we have moved back to Austin or Round Rock to be exact. I have accepted a job back at Deerpark Middle School where I worked back in '03 and '04. Now I haven't completed my schooling just yet but Calie and I plan to enroll somewhere down here. I'm hoping for UT! Anyways we still are missing Boise and I can't believe at how attached I was getting to the area and the people. I actually miss the BSU campus. We left behind family and a lot of friends that we miss very much but we are looking forward to this new year.

When we came down here on break Calie and I went to Wal- Mart to buy candy (again) and low and behold Duane Thomas was there signing autographs for charity! I almost crapped my pants I was so excited! Who's Duane Thomas you might ask? Well he was the NFL Rookie of the year in 1970 and helped the Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI. He was really nice and easy to talk to.

I've also eaten my body weight in Whataburger.

BREAKIN'

2008-12-03T08:27:00.004-07:00

I have a confession. I love bad movies. I love crappy movies. I love cheesy movies. I love ridiculous movies. If it won an Academy Award I won't watch it.I don't know why but I won't.

My wife's suggestion that we subscribe to NETFLIX is finally paying off. Good for me, bad for her. Because now I don't have to dream about watching Breakin'...I can watch it forever, twice a day!

This movie is awesome...if you can ignore the tight pants and leotards on the men in some of the scenes. You gotta remember it was the 80's. And you might want to close your eyes during the dance scenes that have "awkward man crotch" shots in them. Other than that it's great because of the break dancing! It even has a young Ice- T in it rapping like I did when I was in 3rd grade. You know, trying to force words together/ off beat rapping.

But here is a taste of what you will see...if your bored and can't think of anything good to watch. And the acting is better than what you saw in Twilight you jive turkey!

NINTENDO POWER!

2008-11-22T18:39:00.003-07:00

A couple of nights ago Benjamin and I bonded over a game of Super Mario Bros. 2 on the original NES. That's right. I still own the gray box that my sister and I received nearly 20 years ago and it still works. But I came up short and lost all of my lives on the last stage of the second to last level (7). It was hard back then and it's still almost impossible to beat. I thought I would be better with age. But I am very proud to say that even though Ben can't count to 20, he can make it all the way to level 3 on Super Mario Bros. 2 on his own! (wipes tear from eye)

Fiesta Bowl Highlights

2008-11-15T09:10:00.002-07:00

Yes Leslie Lott I am addicted to YOU TUBE and I should be working on a major history paper as well. But I am one of those annoying BSU fans that has to live in the past and re-watch this game.

Dick Butkus, Mike Curtis and Dickie Post

2008-11-09T20:43:00.003-07:00

Dick Butkus

Dickie Post

Mike Curtis

These are a few players I idolized in high school. Too bad I was an undersized offensive lineman during my playing days.

I dare you to watch this! Part 2

2008-11-08T10:15:00.001-07:00

Because many of you thought it couldn't get any worse!

Halloween Part 2 !

2008-11-06T10:04:00.003-07:00

Jamie holds Parker tightly in a loving embrace as he tries to flee from the backing mini-van.

Jamie: "Are we done yet?!"
Leslie: (sigh)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Afros

You know somethings wrong when the ghosts feel safer than cartoon characters.

Calie is surprised by something. Leslie is pretending to be Rambo. Look at those socks!

HALLOWEEN

2008-11-01T10:48:00.003-06:00

Ben the Ninja Turtle. Parker the Batman. Cooper the Wizard. Ryan the Straight "A" Student w/ a car. It was a night of pretending and imagination.

Ben warming up on the Lott's trampoline.

Jamie (Sister in Law) and Calie. The horns are real.

Ben and The Great Pumpkin!

Ben at the door. Man, Parker is white!!!

Can you believe I had a psychology class on Halloween night?! If my professor is as good at reading people as he says he is he must have felt the whole class burning a whole through him the longer he talked and talked and talked. I was able to sneak out during our "first break". I wasn't there for the Trick or Treating but everyone had fun and there were no injuries! A big thanks must be given to the Lott's who always allow us invade their home and leave it a disaster. Big thanks to Kurt for watching Ben and Parker as I left for class and big thanks to Leslie for leading the troops through the labyrinth of homes.

Ben the Polliwog

2008-10-24T09:03:00.003-06:00

Ben standing by his Dragon Slide by the kiddie pool.

Ben with his hippie swimming instructor Dylan. At first we were worried that Ben might be too afraid of the water but Dylan, who has an awesome personality, has helped Ben feel safe and he looks forward to every lesson.

Ben, along with his fellow Polliwogs, listen intently to instructions...I hope.

Ben being Ben.

For the past month Ben has been attending swimming lessons at the YMCA that Calie lifeguards at. I haven't been able to attend because of my class schedule but from what it sounds like Ben is really advancing. He can now jump into the pool, put his face in the water, hold his breath, and kick his legs. This should come in handy when I wash his hair during bath time.

Kim Jong- Il

2008-10-23T22:24:00.003-06:00

Click on the pic for larger view.
Dedicated to my dad.
cartoon by Michael Ramirez

Mystery!

2008-10-19T22:06:00.002-06:00

This is to the opening of a PBS program that I used to watch in highschool called Mystery! The illustrations are by Edward Gorey. He's pretty much my inspiration when it comes to my art. Speaking of my art, I also put up another piece entitled "Hamlet".

My Wife...The Addict!

2008-10-16T11:25:00.003-06:00

About a couple of months ago my wife was seduced by the dark side of craft making. Uppercase Living has invaded our home. Cute little sayings in vinyl lettering are appearing everywhere I look! If anything else gets labeled our place will look like the Bat Cave of the 60's! But she did a great job on the Halloween sign, don't you think?

NEW ART on my other blog...

2008-10-14T16:24:00.003-06:00

Just a couple of things added accompanied by a swingin Bossa Nova soundtrack. http://mikelozanoart.blogspot.com/

I dare you to watch this!

2008-10-11T20:08:00.001-06:00

Try to make it through the first 3 minutes and 40 seconds. If your brave enough to watch the whole thing you'll be my hero!

NEW ART BLOG!

2008-10-07T12:19:00.001-06:00

I have a new blog where I can display art and you can make fun of it!

http://mikelozanoart.blogspot.com/

Calie's Birthday!

2008-09-23T17:09:00.001-06:00

Calie and Jamie waiting for their turn on earth. The world would never be the same...and neither would my blood pressure.

28 years ago yesterday Calie came to us from Heaven. We forgot to take pictures of her actual birthday festivities. We were just trying to leave before Jamie could change her mind about watching the boys. We went to the Olive Garden for a couple of hours away from the chaos. The time flew.

XANADU: Part 2

2008-09-16T15:20:00.000-06:00

I have a feeling that many of you don't believe me when I tell you how awfully awesome this movie is. If you have 3 minutes and 49 seconds you should check it out....

WARNING! This video may become addictive and cause you to view it at least once a day. Mike Lozano will not be responsible for how awesome you will become for having watched it.

Disclaimer!

2008-09-13T13:02:00.001-06:00

Over the past week since deciding to create this blog I have encountered some questions about my, umm, "manliness".

My wife has also wondered why everyone elses blog includes family photo's and updates and why mine has a movie review. So to appease her here are some photos (above and below). Enjoy!

Ben loves the camera!

Xanadu

2008-09-11T14:26:00.000-06:00

Last night, after a long day at school, I returned to my family and our "convicted felon out on parole" apartment complex. I kicked off my Target brand XJ- 900's, threw my backpack in a corner, and watched one of the greatest movies EVER! Rarely does one ever experience a life change through means of viewing a movie. Well I did. And I have Olivia Newton- John and ELO to thank for it. Thank you Xanadu.

If you like music, dancing, roller skates, bad special effects, no story line, confusing dialogue, acting that embarrasses you, animated birds that wear leg warmers, feeling sorry for Gene Kelly, and a glowing Olivia Newton- John...then this movie is for you.

In case your wondering. I really did like it. Seriously.

I bet you didn't know...

2008-09-06T20:22:00.000-06:00

A couple of weeks ago I was given the opportunity to work w/ the Boise State Broncos in helping create their 2008 Big Board Opener. A friend of mine in my ward, by the name of John Smith, invited me to assist in his directing of the 3 night shoot. And yes his name is really John Smith. I'm the big guy on the far left pretending to know what I'm doing.

To See the final product go here...http://www.dtx.us.com/reviews/bsuopen/

Ian Johnson makes jumping onto cushions look really cool.

The wait is over!

2008-09-06T10:23:00.000-06:00

Because many of you (I think it was 3) wanted me to create a blog I have decided to grant you your wish. Right now I don't have much to say. I'm sure something will come to my mind a little later but who can concentrate w/ college football beginning to start?