Professor of Chemistry
Science Division Mt. Hood Community College
26000 SE Stark Street
Gresham, Oregon, USA 97030
Phone: (503) 491-7348
E-mail: mike dot russell at mhcc dot edu
Internet: http://mhchem.orgEducation:
Favorite color: Black Eating Philosophy: Vegetarian / Vegan (a "flexivegan"?) Favorite Expression: It's All Good! Favorite Musicians: Rapoon, Death in June, Dead Can Dance, Troum, Azam Ali, Debussy, Wagner, Harold Budd, Bethany Curve, Portishead, Johnny Cash, Les Joyaux De La Princesse, Zoviet France, Muslimgauze, Fear Factory Favorite Authors: Robert Pirsig, Hermann Hesse, James Redfeld, Douglas Coupland, Michael Cunningham, Saul Bellow, Richard Bach Favorite Movies: The Matrix, What Dreams May Come, Seven, The Sacrifice, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Prometheus, The Avengers, Solaris (both versions) Favorite TV Shows: Star Trek, Millennium, Kung Fu, Cops, The New Detectives, Game of Thrones, True Detectives, the Walking Dead Favorite Foods: Pizza, pasta, nachos, jo-jos, burritos, sushi, curries, anything Indian Hobbies: Hiking, running, snowshoeing,
mountain biking, astronomy, drama, opera, meditation, videography, cinema, and, oh yes, Skyrim :)
My Family:
My wife Jill and I were married in 1999.
Our son Grayson was born in 2003.
We currently have two cats.
We enjoy sharing our happiness and love of life with our son... everyday is a new day, full of hope and promise.
OK, if you're still here (lol!) I have a few video projects that I participate within as well. The full list of videos can be found here and here, but here are a couple of my favorites as well.
"Preparing the Table for Christmas" (lost 1950's video footage with Jack Carona): (December 2017)
"All of These Fanboys" Music Video" for Mrs. Hunter's 7th grade (May 2016)
"The Hobbit - Trailer" 6th grade video project (May 2016)
Grayson and Daddy on the Tractor" Fun video for a TLC grant (2005)