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Simon

Equally cursed and blessed

About Me

You really want to know about me? Your life must be devoid of any real entertainment as I'm really not that exciting. Right then, what to tell?? Lets get the boring bit out of the way first, hopefully it''ll all be uphill from there. I am currently in my final year studying Accounting and Finance at the University of Plymouth [here is where people usually start yawning]. Not many peoples choice of subject I know but my head does numbers so I find it pretty easy and of course the promise of a good salary at the end of it is another persuading factor. I was born in Plymouth and have lived here all my life. I have been to many other places in the UK and abroad but [apart from the weather] I can't think of a place I'd rather live. You can go to the beach, escape to the moors or do your shopping in the city - all within half an hour of each other. How many other cities can claim that?? As a result of this love for the city, I have an even greater love for its football team - the almighty Plymouth Argyle. Currently a side bobbing around in the top half of the Championship, staking an increasingly valid claim for a play-off spot as the years go on. I thought we had the manager to lead us to the promised land in a certain Ian Ho££oway ut it turns out he was just a money grabbing liar. Now led by the returning Paul Sturrock we have to ensure the good ship Pilgrim is not rocked too much. I guess that's enough for now. There is plenty more about me dotted around this page. Feel free to peruse at your leisure. Add me if you haven't already. Adios."Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Albert Einstein

My Interests

I love going to watch Plymouth Argyle play. They may not be a dominant force in world football but we nearly held Real Madrid to a draw in a pre season match.Apart from that I used to be a very good competitive swimmer so I still take an interest in the sport. I also like most forms of motorsport but mainly rallying and touring cars because F1 is like a 10W light bulb - dull.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone really. Providing your not going to try and murder my family and steal all my possessions then I'm open minded!

Time for an update..
Well, the Killers gig was amazing. Worth every second and more of the five hour round trip. It was the last gig of the UK leg of the tour they really put on a damn good show. Off to Cardiff again soon for a good old piss up - a long trip I know but it's somewhere different to Plymouth. The next event to look forward to is Plymouth Argyles biggest game in the last 23 years - an FA Cup quarter final tie against the Premierships basement club, Watford. I queued for 5 hours in the wind and rain to get the tickets for this so it better be worth it.Apart from that there isn't much to tell - had a good weekend of 6 Nations rugby [during which far too much Guinness was consumed], going to watch Argyle vs Stoke City tomorrow and apart from that doing more bloody coursework for Uni. Ah well, can't complain, it has to be done. Anyone who hasn't done this yet, try and get yourself the top spot. Kayleigh has set you all a massive target and is currently beating my mother, my brother and an ex-girlfriend. Go on, see how you do...

Music:



Movies:

Borat, Borat, Borat, Borat... I'm going to keep saying it until you get up off your fat lazy arse and go and see this film. Borat. As for the rest, hmmmm... A bit more difficult here. I like watching movies but I can never remember which one was which or who was in it!! As a rule I like most Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs, Kill Bill) films, I think Stanley Kubrick was a genious (Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket) and I like Michael Caine (Educating Rita, The Italian Job, Zulu). Anything else as long as it makes me laugh, cry, contemplate the meaning of life or jump out of my seat gets my vote.

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Television:

I only really watch TV for sport or comedy. Sky Sports News is my lifeline to the world of football. If it's comedy then nothing much beats Scrubs and of course the classic Only Fools and Horses.I'm also a fan of Futurama - sooo much better than the Simpsons in my opinion.I have the box set of Blackadder to work my way through - Baldrick is a role model of mine - and also got Planet Earth on DVD recently so will educate myself with that one.

Books:

I like autobiographical works. It always seems more entertaining when I know what I'm reading about actually shaped someone into who they are today. "Behind the White Ball" by Jimmy White was interesting as was Dennis Waterman's "ReMinder". For Christmas I got Duncan Bannatyne's book and also Robbie Fowlers which should both be good reads.Apart from that the best book I've ever read was "The Diceman" by Luke Rhinehart. Would you let the role of a dice decide 100% of the choices in your life? Read this and find out what kind of tangents it could take you on.

Heroes:

Difficult one this - no heroes as such but people I really admire include Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool manager, the swimming coaches that belived in me over my time in the sport, my mum - doing a great job for the last 17 years since my dad passed away - RIP Dad - and my friends who put up with my terrible sense of humour almost everyday, most recently Kayleigh - you somehow managed to put a smile on my face again after years of shit. Thanks

My Blog

Soundtrack to your life

So, here's how it works:1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)2. Put it on shuffle3. Press play4. For every question, type the song that's playing5. When you go to a new questi...
Posted by Simon on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:29:00 PST

Survey - thanks Lee

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Simon Colin Pearce Birthday: New Years Day, 1983 Birthplace: Freedom Fields, Plymouth Current Location: At home sat on my lazy arse Eye Color: Blue ...
Posted by Simon on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:11:00 PST

How will you die?

'What will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com...
Posted by Simon on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:58:00 PST

Another Personality test

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion |||||||||||||||| 63% Stability |||||||||||||||||||| 83% Orderliness |||||||||| 40% Accommodation |||||||||||||| 56% Interdependenc...
Posted by Simon on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:51:00 PST

Borat's cultural learnings of america...

Only one way to describe this film... awesome. This movie really is hilarious. Funniest thing I think I will ever see. Be prepared to wet yourself on numerous occasions and have a bucket rea...
Posted by Simon on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:25:00 PST

Argyle for the Premiership!!

What can I say? Plymouth Argyle are currently 5th in the championship after one hell of a game for the Sky Sports cameras. Paul Wotton scored 2 of his usual bullet penalties - if the keeper had got to...
Posted by Simon on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:11:00 PST

Shamelessly stolen superhero quiz!!

Thanks to my bro for this one:Your results:You are The FlashThe Flash 75%Iron Man 70%Green Lantern 70%Superman 70%Spider-Man 65%Robin 60%Supergirl 45%Wonder Woman 35%Catwoman 30%Batman 25%Hulk 20%Fast...
Posted by Simon on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:18:00 PST