Penfold Krackerbarral - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Greetings! I am Professor Penfold Krakkerbarral! One time scourge of the Viet Cong, part-time professor of modern history, and full-time Arch Lord of Time. I've written numerous books and papers including the biography of the greatest Australian to ever exist - ex-Cold Chisel guitarist, Ian Moss. I also received critical acclaim for a paper I wrote for New Scientist, entitled, "3000 Reasons Not to Sit on a Can of Turpentine".

When not allegorically studying the Hebrew Testament, I amuse myself by hiring prostitutes for late night Trivial Pursuit challenges. I enjoy chess, checkers, backgammon, and fellatio. I also enjoy turkey and avocado sandwiches.

My Interests

Fine wine and cheeses, Vietnamese hookers.

I'd like to meet:

Winston Churchill, Otto Von Bismarck, Pope Leo III, Peter Abelard, William the Conqueror, Eamon De Valera, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Leonardo Da Vinci, Phil Collins, Bill Hicks, Scarlett Johannsen, Virginie Ledoyen, Kirsten Dundst, Jens Lekman, Theodore Roosevelt, Arsene Wenger, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Gough Whitlam, Edgar Allen Poe, Martin Luther, Constantine, St Augustine, Potius Pilate.

Music:

Movies:

Papillion, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, The Beach, Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside), Life is Beautiful, High Fidelity, Amelie, Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, In the Name of the Father, Robot Monster, The Birds, Vertigo, Amelie, Lost in Translation, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Princess Bride, Donnie Darko, Swingers, The Thin Red Line, The Pianist

Television:

Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Futurama, The Chaser, The News, Extras, The Office, Star Trek:TNG and Voyager, Red Dwarf, Robot Chicken, Premier League Football, Hornblower, King of Queens

Books:

The Riftwar and Empire Sagas by Raymond E Feist, Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, anything by Arturo Perez Reverte, 1984 by George Orwell, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley,

Heroes:

Glen Hansard, Bill Hicks, Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger.

My Blog

Thesis results back

It seems mySinet has published my results slightly early (results due out tomorrow so I am told). However, its more than likely that mine are correct.And with that, I am pleased to announce that I ach...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:44:00 PST

The Great Gatsby

"So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Ch. 7 I finished the 'great American novel' last night, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". ...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:53:00 PST

Writing a History Thesis - End of Month 3.

As has been pointed out by a few of friends and acquaintances, I have been slack with updating regarding my thesis progress. This is due to a number of reasons the most obvious is that the majority ...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:57:00 PST

Writing a History Thesis - Weeks 5 & 6

I'm presently losing track of which week I'm up to with regards to thesis study, and it looks like I may have miscounted. According to my spreadsheet where I keep track of the hours I spend on the the...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:56:00 PST

I am the Walrus - Thesis weeks 3 & 4

Weeks three and four of thesis progress have been long indeed. They have been mixed with feelings of elation and hopelessness. Week three didn't feature as many hours as I had hoped to put into resear...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:23:00 PST

Thesis Week 2

Technically, this entry could be called thesis week two and three, but I'll just say two, as week three hasn't finished yet. Well, I'll be brief - I wasn't as productive as week one. The reasons why, ...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:02:00 PST

Thesis Week 1

I've been working pretty much solidly on my thesis research for the best part of week. By the end of today I will have clocked up around about 23 hours of research work. I'm rather pleased that...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:21:00 PST

Something is seriously wrong here!

Guter Lord, meine Unterhosen haben alle Zirkulation zu meinen genitalien abgeschnitten!!!
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:12:00 PST

The Decemberists - The Crane Wife

Standouts: O Valencia, The Crane Wife 1 & 2, Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)The Decemberists "Picaresque" was my favourite album of last year. Songs like 'Engine Driver' and 'Of Angels and An...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:40:00 PST

The Frames - The Cost

I have receipted some new Frames material. They're my live band of choice, having caught them three times before on their sojourns to these lands. "The Cost" is their 6th album. They seem to have left...
Posted by Penfold Krackerbarral on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:11:00 PST