NBC Bay Area has an update on the Saturday disappearance of Mike Martin, who had been cycling in the Berkeley hills when he suddenly vanished, dropping his cell phone along Tunnel Road for another cyclist to find shortly thereafter. It turns out Martin was at a bit of a crossroads in his life and career, and was scheduled to move to the East Coast on Tuesday. His girlfriend spoke to him via cell phone just a half hour before a stranger called her from the same phone to say he'd just found the phone on the road. Amaya James says he had been fasting for three days and was malnourished, and she fears he may have made a stupid decision to go off on a long bike ride without telling anyone.

James and Martin had a dinner date Saturday night that Martin never showed up for. In the NBC video interview, she seems to fear the worst, but let's all hope Martin is still alive somewhere and living off the land.

UPDATE: Berkeleyside is now reporting that Martin may have been spotted in Roseville, 100 miles north of Tunnel Road, bicycle in tow, as recently as yesterday. Berkeley Police have suspended their criminal investigation. We certainly hope he decided to eat something. But yeah, if this is true: what an asshole.

UPDATE 7/7: Now that basically every TV station and news org has covered Martin's story, perhaps he'll think twice about standing up his girlfriend/ breaking up with her by taking an impromptu journey of discovery next time. Although ditching your phone in Berkeley and biking to Roseville is a great way to throw a nagging significant other off your trail, we must say.