Hi, I’m Michael Mistretta. Welcome to my weblog.
I’m 16 years old and I live in a beautiful town just north of Toronto, Canada. I have a younger sister who is most likely smarter than I’ll ever be. I love to write. I love to take photos. I quit piano lessons when I was 12 and regretted it ever since. I like traveling, especially to Africa. I started Fusion Ads in my spare time and continue to run it along with Chris Bowler in time I don’t have. I’m 6′ 4″, enjoy fishing, and don’t have my driver’s license (yet).
I like people who focus on making great things. I do believe in God. I do not believe in getting rich quick. I do believe in hard work.
I’d like to think of this as the most important page on the site because it describes who I am — which is what this website is all about. A series of thoughts, notes, links, photos, and musings that reflect me. Feel free to tag along for the ride.
In the details
This weblog is powered by WordPress, Site5, and some custom theming love courtesy Cameron Hunt. For what WordPress can’t do out-of-the-box, there’s always a plugin that meets my needs. I write and edit all posts in MarsEdit, hack away with Coda, and track stats with Mint.
My current computer is one of the new 15-inch unibody MacBook Pros. I think it’s pretty neat and downright gorgeous. I use The Hit List to stay organized, Tweetie to stay connected, Birdhouse to stay funny, and Yojimbo to keep my sanity throughout it all.
Photography
All photos and videos are taken with my Nikon D90 and edited in Aperture and Final Cut, respectively. When a photo needs a little pizzaz, I bring it into Photoshop CS4 or run it through Nik Software’s Complete Collection. I own two lenses — an 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 and a 50mm f/1.8.
This iteration of MichaelMistretta.com is the brainchild of my love for writing and photography. Using custom-formatted WordPress categories, photos are treated as first-class citizens and displayed big and beautiful (inspired by the excellent Big Picture photoblog). Articles and links maintain their proper formatting.
Contact
If you have an idea to share, typo to point out, or simply want to say hi, feel free to email me directly. You can also follow my Twitter stream if that’s your thing (because everything is better in bite-sized chunks) or stalk me gawk at my pictures on Flickr.
Not enough for ya? How about a 6500+ word interview conducted by Chris Bowler?
