An enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a fortune cookie, I'm a
paradox whose mysteries have yet to be solved. In other words, a
"self summary" is such a daunting task that I'm trying to avoid
writing anything meaningful here.
However, it seems that everyone tries to weasel out of this
section, and I refuse to be an OkCupid cliche! So, here
goes...
I'm a
geek who can
fake "hip" well enough to not be a total misfit. Some people
describe me as "talkative" while others say I'm quiet; really, I
see myself as being quite social, and I'm willing to try almost
anything new at least once.
For those of you interested, I'm an
INTP in the
MBTI/Jungian personality typing system,
which is a shorthand for "geek" anyway. I'm also an armchair
philosopher and a wannabe artiste.
I'm currently doing my honours in
Computer Science, focusing on
feature selection and evolutionary computing. I'm sure that sounds
riveting.
When I'm not studying, however, I'm usually listening to music at
home or going to concerts. I'd like to get back into writing as
well, but time is always a factor.
Meaty conversations, creative pursuits, making a fool of myself.
1. My disability, obviously (Muscular Dystrophy)
2. My charming wit and stunning good looks
3. My humility
Books: Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland and
Through the Looking
Glass by
Lewis Carroll,
Dune by
Frank Herbert,
Godel, Escher, Bach
by
Douglas Hofstadter,
The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by
Douglas Adams and
The Hero
With a Thousand Faces by
Joseph Campbell.
Movies: Anything that's quirky without being too
pretentious:
Army of Darkness,
The Big Lebowski,
Brazil,
Confessions of a
Dangerous Mind,
The Dark Crystal,
Ed Wood,
Mulholland Dr.,
Rushmore,
Star Wars,
Stop Making Sense, This
is
Spinal Tap
and
Tron. (In
general, I'm a fan of
Wes Anderson,
Terry Gilliam,
David Lynch,
Sam Raimi,
George Lucas and
The Coen
Brothers).
Music: I'm a
rock kind of guy. Having grown up on
pop/rock, pub rock, soft rock, hard rock, progressive rock, art
rock and AOR, it's really no surprise that that's where my tastes
lie. My favourite artists are
David Bowie,
Kate Bush,
Fleetwood Mac,
Peter Gabriel,
Genesis,
Tom Petty and
the Heartbreakers,
Pink Floyd,
The Police,
Porcupine Tree and
Yes, to give you an idea.
My last concert was
The Mick Fleetwood
Blues Band, but other acts I've seen recently include
Billy Ocean,
Alice Cooper,
Fleetwood Mac and Porcupine Tree. Yes, I'm eclectic.
(For my last.fm profile, go
here.)
TV: Carl Sagan's
Cosmos, Joseph Campbell and
the Power of
Myth,
Extras,
Freaks and
Geeks,
Futurama,
Shaun Micallef,
The Office (the BBC version) and
The Young
Ones. Also enjoying
True Blood and
Breaking Bad at the moment.
Foods: anything involving
pasta,
rice or
potato. (I'm a carb freak, I guess.)
1.
music 2.
movies 3. air 4.
food 5. water 6. someone to talk to
Besides my study, I spend a lot of time thinking about life: its
challenges, its rewards and how people often choose to hide from it
instead of actively pursuing it.
I also think about more trivial stuff. I just spend a lot of time
thinking in general.
Relaxing by watching a movie or at a concert somewhere. Or talking
someone's ear off.
Or out on a killing spree.
Actually, that last part is a joke. I do my killing on Thursdays.
I'm actually a pretty normal person.
...any of this profile made sense to you. In that case, we'll get
along just fine.