age: 29 (Jul 28, 1983)
MEMBER SINCE: May 2006
occupation: Student
heroes: Hunter Stockton Thompson
fantasy: Opening a piercing studio
gets me hot: Biting and girls with glasses
most humbling moment: Everything I experience humbles me
crush: My girlfriend, Emma, and Milla Jovovich
makes me sad: Idiots & bigots, wannabe tough guys, politics, screaming kids, sycophants, liars, manipulators & iPod shuffles
into: Weed, stoner & grind gigs, travelling, playing bass, egyptology, theology, Asian cinema, Japanese novels, any band signed to Relapse or Southern Lord, drone doom, photography, spiders, marmots, manga, anime, paranoia, mental illness, urban desertion and desolation, Ben Templesmith
i lost my virginity: and I have never looked at a Jaffa Cake in the same way again
body mods: 12 piercings; namely 2x20mm lobes, 2xnipple, 3xnavel, tongue, lower lip, frenum, left lobe, right tragus
makes me happy: The happiness of others, thunderstorms, cats, chilling with friends, lazing about with my girlfriend, people actually being decent to each other
Okay, what's been happening...first off, I went to visit a friend in Toronto, and it was fucking awesome. I feel sad for saying this but it was my first experience in a 'new' city and whilst it was initially intimidating, I settled in pretty quickly. The people there are ridiculously friendly and even the ones who aren't are still quite polite. Also, the fact that a coffee culture, and not a drinking one, is dominant suits me right down to a T. And there's so many beautiful girls (and guys)! It's criminal. To be honest, I'm strongly considering moving there after the PhD, I loved it that much. Have any of you ever had that feeling where you just fit in somewhere? That's what I had.
On sad news, my Kiev trip has been cancelled thanks to Ryanair and Wizzair completely fucking me over to a horrible extent. Moving a flight back 3 days does not qualify as a time change, you bastards! Still, what's done is done.
Had a little trip down to Oxford last month for a UK-China millimetre wave conference, which was pretty fun. I met some really cool people from, of all places, St Andrew's, one of whom is apparently friends with Angelina Jolie's uncle. They're both vulcanoligists, which is kinda funky. Anyhoo, Oxford's a beautiful city, ruined only by extortionate drinks prices. If you haven't been, you should go.
On the music front, I've had a few gigs. The Tori Amos one was stunning and made my night due to a girl giving me a ticket for a 4th row seat. Unexpected charity's always pleasant. Caught Tegan and Sara in Edinburgh last night, and they were...well, Tegan and Sara. Tegan even took a well-meaning heckler with good humour. What else...Jonathan Coulton (fun and geeky), the Pixies (wooooo!), Yo La Tengo (unexpectedly good) and Paradise Lost with Katatonia (fucking awesome). Finally, I caught Kylesa and Clutch and from that I have my first gig review! It's gonna...
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