Well, it's taken me a long time to figure out what I'm all about.
I'm very logical during the day in my work with
computers. It's all about maths
and logic and process, which is great sometimes. But when I finish
work I have to exercise my
creative side. I'll do anything
creative, even if only to try it. I do a lot of
music: I play
jazz trumpet and also like to do the whole
folk acoustic guitar singing song writing thing.
I also like to keep physically
fit. I do lots of
rock climbing yoga and have gone from being
appalling to being quite good.
I'm a
vegetarian with
vegan tendencies. But I try not to
preach or convert people. It's a personal choice and I respect
other peoples' choices.
I love dogs and like most cats.
I make a large commercial
website for work which is fun, but I
don't really get into the whole nerd thing. I have almost zero
interest in science fiction and haven't even seen star wars / LOTR
etc.
I got back from Thailand a few weeks ago and I'm just settling into
everyday life again. I'm surprised how many things I missed about
home.
I love watching
movies and listening to live
music. Don't watch too much
TV though. I can't stand current affairs shows.
I love to
socialise and meet new people and I'm
lucky to have a lot of great
friends.
>Listening. An underrated skill, but I think it's very
important.
>Meeting new people.
>Music
>Yoga
>Rock Climbing
>Making lists... :)
I'm very
tall, 6 foot
5, so most people would notice that first.
books >
Chuck
Palahniuk's novels; Lots of books about
psychology and the brain and humans
and how we work.
The Alchemist was great. Anything
that makes me thing. Some people read books to relax; I read them
to learn new things and think in new ways.
movies >
Adaptation,
Fight Club,
Into The
Wild,
Emperor's New Groove,
Life is
beautiful,
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Stranger than Fiction,
Dancer in
the Dark,
Juno,
The Yes Man,
Man on the
Moon
tv>
family guy,
american dad,
boston legal,
futurama,
my name is
earl,
chuck.
music >
Amy
Winehouse,
Belle and Sebastian,
Bright Eyes,
Darren
Hanlon,
Leonard Cohen,
The Beatles,
Modest Mouse,
Regina Spector,
Outkast,
old jazz
1) A musical outlet.
2) A good book
3) Something to daydream about
4) A yoga class or some sort of physical activity
5) Good vegetarian food
6) Friends
How I and the people around me function. I think a lot about how I
learn things and why I do things the way I do. Why do people get
angry sometimes and not other times in more trying circumstances. I
think about why I like the people I like and if what I feel is
actually accurate.
I've also been thinking a lot lately about the things I want to do
before I die. I read that book "101 things to do before you die"
and I've done most of them. So I'm making my own list.
I've never tried coffee before and have drunk less than 1 litre of
soft drink in my life time. Can't stand the taste of beer.
Actually, I don't drink anything with bubbles in it, because the
bubbles hurt my tongue.
yeah, real manly, huh? :D