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skipparoo

bonus points to anyone who can successfully identify each of the photos in the 'id like to meet sect

About Me

...One of my friends has a stutter and a lot of people think that’s a bad thing, but to me that’s just like starting certain words with a drum roll. That’s not an impediment, that’s suspense! What’s he going to say? Car?? …or Carnival?? …Carburetor!?!? Man… (thats a demetri martin quote, as is this one)"My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. 'Cause, you know, if you have a crappy apple or a peach, you're stuck with that crappy piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem - just move on to the next. 'Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.'"I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that’s 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says ‘go outside.'

My Interests

soccer, travel, medical stuff, choir (synonymous with 'geek'), global issues like poverty, aids, education etc. Like to stay reasonably informed about business and politics stuff, i guess

I'd like to meet:

in no particular order - antoine de saint-exupery. winston churchill. margaret thatcher. bono. tony blair. edith piaf. some guy called trasden. nelson mandela. oscar wilde. shakespeare. einstein. johan cruyff. demetri martin. yang heng dun. pele. george best. mates who live overseas. (that includes anywhere in australia thats not brisbane)

Music:

i like music. however there is much educating needed on the subject before I'm knowledgable enough to write anything meaningful here. If you tell me the name of a band there is probably a 70% chance i have never heard of them. Maybe more.

Movies:

like the standard rom-com, as well as more quirky stuff. Cosi...random stuff like that, and good British or Australian humour. not a fan of jim carrey or robin williams humour. some of the lines in 'the castle' are absolute classics of australian culture. Definitely the mark of a good movie.

Television:

Grey's is my all-time favourite, and probably the only one im addicted to. also like House, ER, prison break, entourage... used to be a big scrubs fan, still like it, but not so fanatic anymore. loved the oc, and yes, i'll admit it, i was a bit of a closet JAG fan!

Books:

i like them. tend to read very mainstream stuff, but if you give me a strong recommendation on a book I'll probably give it a shot. Book I want to read most right now (just because of the title) 'a short history of tractors in ukrainian'

Heroes:

jesus christ. not much one for heroes however there's a few people who I rate pretty highly...especially people who genuinely make me laugh. And I've come across some people totally giving up their lives to serve Him, no matter the cost. That inspires me.

My Blog

who knew the humble church bulletin could be so amusing

so I'm a big fan of people who can write a thought-provoking blog without making it boring or obsessive...but thats just not me. might have something to do with the fact that I can be both boring AND ...
Posted by skipparoo on Tue, 15 May 2007 06:00:00 PST

demetri quotes

demetri martin quotes...timmy these quotes are especially for you. I know that they in no way compare to watching videos - the guitar and tone of voice and all is totally necessary to really make the ...
Posted by skipparoo on Wed, 09 May 2007 04:54:00 PST

BC: before china

Right now there is exactly 4.5 hours until my flight leaves for China, and I'm finally starting to know how I feel about the whole thing...over the last few months it has mostly just felt really excit...
Posted by skipparoo on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:31:00 PST