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__ syber .. chic __

Fasinating, isn't it? I love to write these little "about the author" blurbs. Describe myself in three words? Sure, I'm that simple ;) Curious, intelligent, direct.

I have come to the conclusion I write these things in hope of understanding myself (better). In effect, I believe we are what we project, allow and train ourselves to be.


THE FACTS

eyes : blue   hair : blonde + extremely erratic
complexion : prone to burn
height : 161cm   build : plump
date of birth : 1978-09-28  starsign : libra
chinese horoscope : animal horse, element earth
nationality : australian || scot || canadian
current abode : toronto, changes often.
relationship status : unlikely

CAREER
education : engineering degree (computer systems & electrical)
university : uni of qld, st lucia, brisbane, australia
languages : JEE mostly, a background in web dev, PHP, C.
nix : solaris, freebsd, red hat.
source editors : eclipse, ultraedit, vi.

INANE:
fav colors : orange, purple.
fav flower : lilies, orchids.
fav number/letters : 3, s & t
fav alcohol : g&t.. love clear spirits. wine: white *or* red!
fav genres : sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, stories about people
fav authors : oscar wilde, brian greene, terry pratchett, heinlein, douglas adams, john irving, john gibbons, neal stephenson, carl sagan, haruki murakami, jk rowling..
fav people : richard feynman, bono (u2)
fav tv shows : dr who, red dwarf, simpsons, non-thinky fantastical programs.. have most biggest TV ever, working on tan and wii elbow..
fav films : matrix, dark crystal, fight club, anything pixar.
fav food : everything.. from pizza to steamed veggies.
fav places : gardens, beaches, being high (literally)
practised arts : (none well!) photography, sculpture, painting, digital..

MUSIC :
radio : triple j, edge 102, cbc radio 1, bbc radio 1
my entire aural lifetime summarized:
saint etienne, moby, faithless, radiohead, magic dirt, air, skunkhour, dave matthews, rem, bruce cockburn, bush, new order, garbage, powderfinger, endorphin, avalanches, ben folds, david bowie, nina simone, something for kate, no doubt, john butler trio, st germain, jamiroquai, diana krall, hot chip, new pornographers, covenant, juno reactor, skinny puppy, jose gonzales, depeche mode, barenaked ladies, tragically hip, gomez, morcheeba, live, orbital, u2, cure, smiths, death cab for cutie, postal service, sonic animation, wolfsheim, fischerspooner, tiga, schiller, pascal obispo, chili peppers, pearl jam, pumpkins... etc.

EXTENDED
physical : walking, swimming, blading & anything watery!
entertainment : music (live), cinema, theatre, galleries
admires in others : intelligence, passion, honesty,
ambition, sense of humor, calm.
dislikes in others : intolerance, selfishness, primness.
short term goals : being myself with no regrets.
long term goals : travel, learning, happiness.

manner : seriously silly, aimless, arrogant, contradictory.
passions : passion itself; music, truth, freedom, technology
fears : committment, failure/letting people down, snakes, heights
bad habits : blunt to the point of rude, overly critical,
always want to be right, and a fundamental difficulty understanding humans etc.


RANDOM INSIGHT

 


YOU READ THIS FAR

Why? Either you're quite a keener, or you expected it to become interesting at some point. I'm terribly sorry, but you have only yourself to blame ;)

Here is a list of things that make me happy.