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. I just don't believe in letting
life hold you back--where there's a will, there's a way!
For those of you interested, I'm an
INTP in the
MBTI/Jungian personality typing system, and
I score as Artoo-Detoo in my own Star Wars Personality Test. I'm
also an armchair philosopher and a wannabe artiste.
My blog can be found here:
The WhimWham.
I'm currently completing a degree in
Computer Science (with a major
in Web and Networks, complemented with a lot of
Mathematics and some
Philosophy for good
measure).
I tried my hand at
Communication Studies, but
somewhere along the way I decided that working at McDonalds was not
a career path I wanted to pursue.
Next year I plan to do an honours year in Computer Science before
moving onto postgraduate research in
artificial intelligence.
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: I'm an unapologetic
Star Wars fan--love or hate the
prequels, there's no denying the original trilogy's place in the
cinematic sci-fi pantheon. Other favourites include
Army of Darkness,
The Big
Lebowski,
Brazil,
Confessions of a
Dangerous Mind,
The Dark Crystal,
Ed Wood,
Mulholland Dr.,
Rushmore,
Stop Making Sense, This
is
Spinal Tap
and
Tron. (In
general, I'm a fan of
Terry Gilliam,
David Lynch,
Tim Burton,
Sam Raimi,
George Lucas and
The Coen Brothers).
My last trip to the cinema involved seeing a 70mm print of
Titanic, believe
it or not.
Music: My tastes tend towards
art rock/
progressive rock and the artier
New Wave stuff,
but in general I tend to listen to artists and bands such as...
Peter
Gabriel,
Pink
Floyd and
The
Police,
David
Bowie,
Lindsey Buckingham,
Kate Bush,
Devo,
Eagles,
Genesis,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
Porcupine
Tree,
Prince,
Roxy Music,
Talking
Heads and
Yes.
My last concert was
Alice Cooper's Theater of Death,
but other acts I've seen live include
Roger Waters, The Police,
Toto, Porcupine Tree, Devo,
Hoodoo Gurus,
Cheap Trick,
Kate
Miller-Heidke,
John Mellencamp,
David Byrne and
Billy Ocean.
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.
Foods: anything involving
pasta,
rice or
potato.
1.
music 2.
movies 3. air 4.
food 5. water 6. someone to talk to
Politics, moral
quandaries, music, story ideas, various puzzles, the best way to
encapsulate big ideas in small spaces, the nature of reality, and
how to answer these bloody questions without looking like a
complete wanker.
Relaxing by watching a movie or at a concert somewhere.
And/or out on a killing spree.
I'm actually a pretty normal person.
If you're intrigued by this profile, drop me a line...