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About Me

.................................................. Jack of all trades..master of some.........well, not exactly..when, by definition, does anyone ever truly master something? (WARNING: approaching tangential ponderings) When they stop learning and exploring? Or when they get a metaphorical pole stuck so far up their egocentric arse that they can't even see past their pedestal anymore? Or when they just need to move on...plain & simply..? I feel the need to create (in general), I love sharing trading/skill-swapping with other like-minded folk, I'd like to think I'm not an art wanker, I'd also like 2 pet vultures called rex and millicent, a scratchy gramaphone for company, and maybe a very small island in the pacific, but you can't have everything............. I love to play & fill my ears with musique, drink tea, cook vegies, speak with diverse individuals and have a good 'ol chuckle from time to time, or a damn good jive...I am into...useless trivia, snugs, smiles, philosophical banter, nectarines, phunk, art jams, any kind o jams (edible, musical or otherwise!), fleeting ideas, wabi-sabi, street art, toe-socks(oh, wait, pocket-socks are up there too), likeable assholes (as opposed to boring/false/sickly-sweetness), old torn art nouveau posters, comic art, accordion soundz, integrity in people, tree-houses, stories about asylums, stories about nothing in particular but everything you want to read, stories that give you strange dreams, bicycle rides, Aubrey Beardsley, non-awkward silences, gin, circuit-boards, twinkly eyes, chilly mornings (I miss snow), furry coats & hats, itty-bitty miniture things, warm afternoons, urban shrapnel, Vasquez, maniacal laughter, graffiti, Oscar Wilde, hidden places, castles, dusty attics, Dr.Seuss, quantum mechanics & theories, English forests, rainforests, Susan Seddon Boulet, coincidences, friends that know you so well that they remind you of things you had forgotten to remember, Herbert Baglione, trampolines, boom-boxes, weird antique toys, tins, teeth and other such oddities, Documentaries on archeology, sultana bran, clean sinks, the secretive sea, re-occuring dreams, clockworkings, old-skool typewriters, Kyoto, flamenco, Basquait, the persian accent, swing, ska, Samuel Beckett, massages; these are a few of my favourite things...there's a million more but they're so far away from my headspace at this present moment...bah...stuff n things..I generally like 'em. you get the jist... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds ....
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My Interests

daydreaming, actions, people, mind-expansion, drawing, painting, sculpture, experimenting, all art forms, word-smithing, fits of hysteria, metal-smithing, reading, skippin around, scrawling by desk-lamp, riding around westy at night, stickerin streets, stitchin stuff(badly!), jammin, enjoying tunes, gettin my jive on, rhymin, singing my heart out, a bit o tinkling on le olde geeetar, bass/percussion/whatever else falls by my clutches, writing, thinking, breathing, blinking......?? Y'know...humany kinda stuff..get my jist. ........................................................'Sha lom' Acrylic & mixed media on canvas...................................................... ............................................................ . here's another slide-show of some o my sketches n such other journall-y like tidbits...

I'd like to meet:

People who like the same sorta stuff as I do, and people who don't in the slightest, well, more so anyone with words or ideas to share, laughs, stories, poetry, doodles, music, art, or just random stuff & things.......ye-ah. Or...anyone interested in...illustrations, poster-art, wearable art, paintings or sculptures (commissions welcome). If you would like to view more examples of my work, please send me a message, I prefer not to show it all on here, as this is more a personal page, and hey; what's life without a little mystery? Or mittens, they're handy too, maybe not character-building so much, but yeh, practical. (? ..I don't know either) All images on this page (including slideshows) are copyright (Skitl a.k.a S.Elston 2000-2008) and cannot be used without given permission from the artist... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. a

Music:

makes the world go round....................................................... .......................... Well, almost every genre but to name a few well-knowns... ...Radiohead, Bjork, Manu Chao, Regina Spektor, Tori Amos, That 1 Guy, Monsieur Camembert, The Clash, Jason Webley, Beastie Boys, Hendrix, Jane's Addiction, Miles Davis, Edan, De La Soul, Ozomatli, Diz 'n Bird, Madlib, Jill Scott, Coco Rosie, Edith Piaf, Ani DiFranco, Erykah Badu, The Specials, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, MF Doom, Pixies, Lamb, Little Birdy, Rage Against the Machine, Gorillaz, Coltrane, Crowded House, DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin, Portishead, Billie Holiday, John Frusciante, Tool, Fiona Apple, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Air, Tribe called Quest, Zulya, Cat Empire, Jeunae Elita, Kafka, Mr.Laneous, Susy Blue, Kooii, Dynamic Thrills, Doch... lotsa local Brissie bands.....the list goes on.........and on....and yes, on.....

Movies:

Jasper Morello... ... .. ..Donnie Darko, Waking Life, Dancer in the Dark, Chocolat, Stylewars, Pulp Fiction, Lost Highway, 4 Rooms, Charlie Chaplin films, Requiem for a Dream, Napoleon Dynamite, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Baraka, ShortCuts, Girl on the Bridge, Amelie, City of Lost Children, Frida, The Princess Bride, Being John Malkovich, The Jacket.....thats all I can think of right now..... .. .. ..

Television:

Rarely... .. ..

Books:

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Magic For Beginners, (anything by Kelly Link), Perfume, Waiting For Goddot, lotsa art-type books..Ummm..The Picture of Dorian Gray, On the Road, Hitch-hiker's Guide, Ninevah, Hystories:Hysterical Epidemics & Modern Culture, Stupid White Men, KissKiss, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar......Anything... whatever I'm reading at the moment...the god delusion...for now..

Heroes:

those little tiny creatures we've never even imagined that chill out at the bottom of the ocean, devoid of light, glowing in incredible psychedelic style, with only the carbon-based energy that they suck from heat pockets in the ocean floor.. Oh yeh... and she/he whom invented aforementioned toe-socks.

My Blog

bathtime stories with a bottle of wine....

"Pay your tab, jerk"Rio.It was just about the last place Jonathon Riddle had expected to find himself on a Friday evening, or any other evening for that matter.It was not as if he held any delusions o...
Posted by skitL on Wed, 21 May 2008 06:50:00 PST

curses & blessings

Self-customized. Timing is imperative. Laugh and live longer. You are not ill. It's society that's diseased. Not us. It's all of the above. Humans can justify anything. Just you wait & see...You'r...
Posted by skitL on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:26:00 PST

earthquakes & criminology

Saucepans don't have suicidal dreams. In your world. Rats sink and cowards swim...you're not for the faint-hearted outsmarted phools of the world and it's cold..it's so cold....I heard a symphony toda...
Posted by skitL on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:07:00 PST

fence-building

A far cry, from a high perch...not righteous..just loving.. Like I said, I’ve been building this fence for some time now, and it’s high enough to have a beautiful view of all sides... I lo...
Posted by skitL on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:57:00 PST

self-loathing in brisvegas

such a silly little girlwrestling the beast of acceptancewith the broken sword of consequence.I need patienceI need to be honestWhy always needing to learn the hard way?I pick the most difficult route...
Posted by skitL on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:55:00 PST

does the SuBjEcT really MaTtEr...?

To be sung to the tune of  "Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam."Jesus is a waitress in Reno.He'll serve you burgers & fries,All manner of pies,While your cash is on the keno,He'll call a cab a...
Posted by skitL on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:54:00 PST

instant reminiscense...

Bonding....responding...longing...? Nah....Maybe just....hangin outon a hill....bonding over pissing in the bushes and mosquitos' feasting on our flesh...To confess...is merciless...aahhahhaaaaaaaa.Th...
Posted by skitL on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:49:00 PST

sequential syllable sycophancies...

I found this whilst digging around in an old drawer...I think I wrote it a few years ago...God knows what was going on at the time...I quite like it tho...for it's nosensical merit at least...Killer, ...
Posted by skitL on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:02:00 PST

freedom...

well...I've found myself the most perfect little nest..and the end of a 4-year relationship is signalling the next phase of life for me...And I'm getting kinda tingly thinking of all the menial tasks ...
Posted by skitL on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:33:00 PST

urban haiku trilogy...

Silhouette spattered By shadows that pass the night And it's soft murmer Empty break beat stark Against the graffiti'd wall Reverb and rebound City lights reclaim The burned-out glow yesterday Has ...
Posted by skitL on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:46:00 PST