well this has been interesting, i saw the "1st & 2nd" message boards and left a message there, but i guess its not used much anymore. anyways it is vary cool to here from everyone that i remember from kids. this is mike avery by the way. how is everyone, it soundes like most of ya all are good. me too i am doing really well. i know that these sites are more for biching about kids and whatnot... but, i have alot of really cool memories about kids. (ya gota have in mind that i was litte kid from calgary alberta that got yo live in or next to NYC for 7 years). this is not an opertunaty that alot of canadians have had. i am not trying to under cut you all that have alot of nagitive feelings towards kids... i dont blame you at all for what you feel. there are alot of people and things i miss from that time. being canadian i vary vary much miss the long and vary hot summers. our summer is about 2 months shorter. and not nearly as warm. some of the freindships i made there are priceless... eh "B", (to "B"... im trying to e-mail you and dont know if ive got the right addy). sorry i dont wont to leave my addy here. no offence but you know... so i cant quite figure out who alot of you are and i dont remember alot of you, but it is absalutly fasinating to here from your own mouths where your at. i thought i would just wright once and leave these sights alone, but ceriosity keeps drawing me back. well this is getting to become a letter. but whatever, im at work right know and theres nothin more fun then wasting time. let me see.. as for my self i work in socal work as well (seemes to be a common theam with ex staff) i work at a homeless shelter as a counsollor. and i realy enjoy it. i just got a mac computer at home and am working on learnig the photoshop, maya, dreamweaver and some other stuff that im pritty cluless about, but am learning.. hopefully i will get into some kind of graphics work. but im not there yet. since ive been home ive got into punk rock music and tattoos. i have about 8 tatties. i have a vary cool girly friend, we have been seeing eachother for almost 3 years. uuumm what elts, i enjoy being a socal drinker, going to a patio on a hot day and having a cuple pints. i am into mountan biking, ive got a double suspention GT bike and love it alot. so i dont know what elts to tell ya all. i dont have alot of resentments about that time and i think that i learnes alot from that time. yes no dought that alot of what happened was bull shit but i can let it roll of my back. life is an experiance to be experianced. alot of people have had it worse. so brothers and sisters, peace all...mike
