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About Me

"We've seen some real hard times and i hope the hardest are behind but there will be times when it will seem like we are caught someplace in between the ocean and the storm without a shore we'll find our own way home and sing out every song we know no one can keep us down and who gives a fuck what anybody says we'll live and love until we're dead holding on to what we've come to know and on and on and on and on and every time you hear this song be sure you are not alone."

"Our Own Way" - Hot Water Music


I'm terrible at writing profiles, so here's a story.
Imagine, if you will, a lightning bolt striking savannah, the intense heat igniting the dry grass. A wall of fire, whipped up by strong winds, rushes across the landscape, reducing everything in its path to ashes. Rocky hills form a boundary on three sides of the plain; a river acts as a firebreak to the south. The three fastest and strongest animals escape with their lives - the mighty Lion, the Giraffe, the Antelope. All the other creatures perish.
Gathered on the south bank of the river, the three survivors survey the devastation with sad eyes. The lion weeps for his pride, his mate, his cubs. The giraffe, separated from his brethren for many seasons, weeps only for himself. The antelope, stranded with a walking crane and a ravenous carnivore whose diet consists primarily of antelope, is quite clearly fucked. Doesn't stand a chance.
As the lion picks the antelope's bones clean, the giraffe wanders off, exploring his new environment. Able to see for miles he spots a glimmer in the distance, and he runs at speed towards it. Soon enough he finds himself at Nairobi airport, and boards a plane bound for London. Upon landing at Heathrow, he is spotted by a photographer, who, after speaking to his people, the giraffe is given a £1,000,000 exclusive contract with a top model agency. Three years later (including a short spell in rehab), the giraffe releases his first single with his band "Fly Harvest Compressor" (Rog on guitar, Steve Q on bass, The Phoenix on drums) which shoots straight to number one after much pre-release hype from the NME. Their career is long and successful, finishing with a record-breaking gig at the new Wembley Stadium (100% profits going to various charities, including a notable wildlife charity dealing with preservation of African savannah). The giraffe dies happily aged 93 (long past the natural lifespan of the giraffe) at his estate in the Scottish Highlands, surrounded by his family - his wife and former model Shazzam (© Zzzzip Models), and their three children, Oswald, Lucretia, and Giraffe Jnr.
And that is why giraffes are awesome. Awesome Welles.
Please drop by my website: here . It's a cool place to read self-important conceited drivel and to watch silly characters move about and do silly things in silly animations. There are also other silly characters that don't move about, and some silly characters that aren't actually characters at all. Some aren't even silly. Can you imagine that? Can you? No. No you cannot.
I want free stuff.

My Interests

Music, film making (post production and 3d animation), web design, nerding it up where and whenever I feel like it. Sometimes you have to spread your wings, even if those wings consist primarily of geeking out. Hooray for that.

I'd like to meet:

You. Maybe your sister.

Music:

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, 65DAYSOFSTATIC, JIMMY EAT WORLD, JACKSON BROWNE, Jonah Matranga, Envy, Weezer, Clann Zu, The Decemberists, Propagandhi, Strung Out, Thrice, Coheed and Cambria, Hot Water Music, Rilo Kiley, Funeral for a Friend, Isis, Regina Spektor, The Blacktop Cadence, Killswitch Engage, Alexisonfire, The Arcade Fire, The Mountain Goats, Mono, Mogwai, Descendents, Pink Floyd, Sigur Ros, The Weakerthans, Tilly and the Wall, Strike Anywhere, Dragonforce, Benton Falls, Do Make Say Think, From Monument to Masses, Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+Start, Bloc Party, Cats and Cats and Cats, They Don't Sleep. It's a good mix, like a Mint Julep. Or a Long Island Ice Tea.

Movies:

STAR WARS, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, Garden State, Office Space, The Princess Bride, Amelie, anything by Pixar or Wes Anderson.

Television:

THE SIMPSONS, FREAKS AND GEEKS, FIREFLY, FUTURAMA, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, South Park, Family Guy, Scrubs, Spaced, Father Ted, Black Books, QI, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show.

Books:

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Animal Farm, The Stars My Destination, Terry Pratchett, The Adrian Mole series, The His Dark Materials Trilogy, Vonnegut, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, whatever I read last.

Heroes:

Jonah Matranga, John Lasseter, Steve Jobs, Stephen Fry, Milkman Dan. There are a lot of people out there to look up to, from all walks of life.