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robbie

Put on your wings!

About Me



Hey I'm Robbie,I am just about to embark on my latest adventure onboard the MV Mercury as a lighting technician. I will be away untill late April next year then I will return to Sway, England. This time I will be travelling from Seattle to Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and back again. All the best and take it easy my friends.x All photos on this page were taken by me on my travels. enjoy x Behold the Scary Lama!!!!! Photographed in Arica, Chile. Their fur makes the best scarves ever, so soft! But this lama is certainly evil beyond words.

My Interests

Travel, theatre, acting, performance writing, poetry, lighting design, visual performance, acting, unicycling, playing my acoustic guitar, football, cooking, running in the forest, kick boxing, sleeping and drinking but not in that order!

I'd like to meet:

Friends around the world who like to experince more than the daily slog of the real world. Anyone with similar music tastes and the need to explore areas of theatre. Come share your experiences with me! Any school/college/uni/ship friends that find me please drop me a message and I will get back to you as soon as!xNow its survey time;
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Robbie Steen
Birthday: 08/06/1982
Birthplace: Southampton
Current Location: Sway, New Forest
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Height: 5ft 10
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right Handed
Your Heritage: English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch
The Shoes You Wore Today: Big heavy walking boots
Your Weakness: fluffy bunnies
Your Fears: Loosing Friends & Family, drowning
Your Perfect Pizza: Hawaii - Ham & Pineapple - nummmy!
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: See some more of the World!
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Hell Yeah!!!
Thoughts First Waking Up: errrrrrrrrrugggg!
Your Best Physical Feature: my dark eyes
Your Bedtime: When I pass out!
Your Most Missed Memory: Surfing in Costa Rica
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: Niether
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Niether
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Do you Smoke: On the very rare occasion when I'm drunk.
Do you Swear: Fuck YEAh!
Do you Sing: Yes i do
Do you Shower Daily: of course
Have you Been in Love: Yes I have, twice
Do you want to go to College: Been and gone!
Do you want to get Married: Maybe
Do you belive in yourself: Yes
Do you get Motion Sickness: Not at all, I have lived on a ship for over a year!
Do you think you are Attractive: sometimes
Are you a Health Freak: nope
Do you get along with your Parents: When I see them yes...
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yeah they are great make me go crazy!!!
Do you play an Instrument: Guitar
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yep lots of Corona and Tequilla!
In the past month have you Smoked: Yep sad to say
In the past month have you been on Drugs: nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date: nope
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: nope
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no I havn't and don't really want to.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: nope
In the past month have you been on Stage: Yes everyday as I work on one
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: not that I can remember
Ever been Drunk: hell yeah
Ever been called a Tease: yes I have
Ever been Beaten up: Yes but I got my revenge. hahahahahaha
Ever Shoplifted: When I was a kid I would steal chocolate all the time!
How do you want to Die: Quickly and Quietly
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: No Idea..happy with stories to tell.
What country would you most like to Visit: I would love to go to New Zealand!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: No Preference but they have to be striking and deep
Favourite Hair Color: No preference
Short or Long Hair: Long Hair
Height: Not to Short and not to Tall
Weight: Not to thin and not to big
Best Clothing Style: Surfers
Number of Drugs I have taken: not telling
Number of CDs I own: loads, into the high 100s
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: None
Number of things in my Past I Regret: I regret nothing!

Your Life: The Soundtrack
Opening credits: "Space Oddity" - David Bowie
Waking up: "Park Life" - Blur
Average day: "You Got The Style" - Athlete
First date: "You" - Radiohead
Falling in love: "The Blower's Daughter" - Damien Rice
Love scene: "The Bad Touch" - Blood Hound Gang
Fight scene: "I Predict a Riot" - Kaiser Chiefs
Breaking up: "I'm Not In Love" - 10cc
Getting back together: "Do You Realise??" - The Flaming Lips
Secret love: "Fix You" - Coldplay
Life's okay: "Learn To Fly" - Foo Fighters
Mental breakdown: "Wise Up" - Aimee Mann
Driving: "Aisha" - Death In Vegas
Learning a lesson: "Black Cherry" - Glodfrapp
Deep thought: "Where Is My Mind?" - The Pixies
Flashback: "Zombie" - The Cranberries
Partying: "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
Happy dance: "Block Rockin Beats" - The Chemical Brothers
Regreting: "Raining In Baltimore"- The Counting Crows
Long night alone: "New Born" - Muse
Death scene: "Novocaine For The Soul" - The Eels
Closing credits: "Let It Be" - The Beatles

You Are Gonzo the Great
"Is something burning in here? Oh, it's just me."
You're a total nutball who will do anything for attention.
The first to take a dare, you'll pull almost any stunt.
You're one weird looking creature, but your chickens don't mind!Desiderata...."Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become bitter or vain, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."...by Max Ehrmann

Music:

Indie, Rock, Funk, Punk, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Pixies, Coldplay, The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, Athlete, U2, The Used, Gomez, Muse, Goldfrapp, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Fun Loving Criminals, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sublime, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Ocean Colour Scene, Blur, Feeder, Snow Patrol, Foo Fighters, The White Stripes,Pink Floyd, My Chemical Romance, Placebo, Nirvana, Green Day, Tenacious D, Stereophonics, Prodigy, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai, Basement Jaxx, Underworld, Faithless, Outcast, Chemical Brothers, new bands: Artic Monkeys,Always up for talking about bands and new music. I'm off to the Larmer Tree Festival this year so should pick up some great stuff there and dance like a crazy monkey! LARMER TREE ROCKED!!!! Check out the following bands; The Sways, Misty's Big Adventure, Black Bud and Even So!

What is your Favourite Album of all time? Now a round of applause for the legend that is Mr Lava Lamp!

Movies:

Fight Club, Addaptation, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, Pulp Fiction, Matrix, Donnie Darko, Memento, Dogma, Blade, Big Fish, Desperado, Napoleon Dynamite, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Twelve Monkeys, Run Lola Run, Paris Texas, Brazil, The Holy Grail, Life of Brain, Time Bandits,

Television:


Family Guy, Futurama, Simpsons, The Mighty Boosh, Black Books, Red Dwarf, Game On, Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Trapdoor, Men Behaving Badly, The League of Gentlemen, Green Wing. Anything dark and comic!

Books:

There Are No Secrets/Empty Space/Between Two Silences - Peter Brook, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Illusions - Richard Bach, Dune - Frank Herbert, The Storyteller - Mario Vargas Llosa, Zero -Charles Seife, The Silence of The Lambs - Thomas Harris, The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time - Mark Haddon, Dead Famous, High Society, Post Mortem - Ben Elton, If on a Winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino, Blackberry Wine - Joanne Harris,

Heroes:

Photo of Stonehenge at dawn of the Summer Soltice 2005. Photo below taken in Rio, Brazil, before the Carnaval.My friends and family are my heroes, they are the inspiration, the wind that lifts me off my feet! Respect to them all! Especially Ros, Arran, Patrick and Elly!x When dreams take flight...follow them. Pack up your bags, put on your wings...and drift!!!

My Blog

Alive and Well, floating in the Pacific!

Hey there folks!   Well I think it’s about time for another blog, I may have left it just a little late this time, so that you might have forgotten I exist. Yes I am still living the life o...
Posted by robbie on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:59:00 PST

Off too Ship again!

Hey Folks! Just to let you all know I will be flying out to Seattle tomorrow to join the MV Mercury and another six months away at sea.  I don't know how long I can keep this six months on ship, ...
Posted by robbie on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:23:00 PST

I'm Home!

Hey folks!   I am back home on the South Coast in little old Sway.  The jetlag has worn off and so has the land sickness, finally.  So here I am ready to do some serious catch up, which...
Posted by robbie on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:10:00 PST

Back home soon!

Yes folks, I am still on the high seas on the good ship Galaxy, I extended untill the 29th for the Cricket World Cup Charter cruise around the Caribbean.  I am so ready to come home, its been suc...
Posted by robbie on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:55:00 PST

Island Hopping

Yes I am doing well my friends things are moving along and I will back home April 17th.  I twisted my ankle three days ago up at poolside in a tropical storm whilst taking down the Island Night b...
Posted by robbie on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:34:00 PST

Snowing In Istanbul

Hey folks!I hope you are well and smiling. Sorry long time no write but I have been caught up in the whole ship and work life again, the usual story. It feels so normal out on this big tub. I am curre...
Posted by robbie on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:47:00 PST

Off to Sea

Hey folks! Just to let you know I am off to Rome tomorrow morning to join my last ship The Galaxy on monday. I will be getting on ship with a new cast and a new production show, so i feel my first cru...
Posted by robbie on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 04:32:00 PST

One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket         The crazy stories you hear about American culture are more than likely to be true. America is a strange place and the movies we see are just a brief glimpse...
Posted by robbie on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:22:00 PST

To Ship or not to Ship? The final decision...

Right folks, after receiving two emails last week for offers to go back on the Galaxy or the Century, I have spent the entire weekend trying to decide on taking my third contract at sea. I think ...
Posted by robbie on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 11:05:00 PST

On my way home...

Hey everyone! Well its my last day in Singapore before I fly back home with Patrick.  The brothers return!  We got back from Thailand on Friday eve and what a time we had! Ao Nang beach was...
Posted by robbie on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:51:00 PST