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timothy

Writers aren't people exactly. Or, if they're any good, they're a whole lot of people trying so hard

About Me

i'm an artist, a writer, an actor and aspiring filmmaker. otherwise known as broke, lol! ok, not quite, but it's all about enjoying what i do, not about the money. understand that, and you probably understand me. father to the world's most amazing teenage girl. i know all the other parents in the world think thier kids are the greatest, but sadly, they are mistaken. my daughter wins the prize, you will all have to learn to adjust to this reality. landlord to two cats, yearning for a place where i can have a dog join them. an eternal optimist, despite battling (and winning, thank you very much )chronic depression (ok, i concede there is a glass. half full, half empty, whatever...), i am smart, funny, caring, and honest. honesty. very important. i've been the victim of dishonest people, and guilty of lying to myself. and it cost me... far too much. the truth is important.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Timothy
Birthday: may 31st, 1970
Birthplace: virginia
Current Location: kansas city, mo
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: brown, ok, graying...
Height: 5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: scots, english, some french in there somewhere
The Shoes You Wore Today: white converse hightops
Your Weakness: smart women
Your Fears: smart women... not having me as a weakness..
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni, mushroom, onion
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: movie started, more paintings done
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lol
Thoughts First Waking Up: mornings... what a terrible idea
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes
Your Bedtime: when i'm tired
Your Most Missed Memory: she probably knows...
Pepsi or Coke: cherry coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: none of the above
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: hot
Chocolate or Vanilla: mint
Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee... with chocolate
Do you Smoke: sadly...yes
Do you Swear: sadly...yes
Do you Sing: sadly...yes
Do you Shower Daily: yes
Have you Been in Love: yes... oh yes.
Do you want to go to College: been. liked it
Do you want to get Married: have been... wouldn't mind being again, but not necessary
Do you belive in yourself: most of the time
Do you get Motion Sickness: rarely
Do you think you are Attractive: on every odd day
Are you a Health Freak: on every even day
Do you get along with your Parents: more and more as i get older
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes
Do you play an Instrument: used to play the violin... these days? the occastional air guitar
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: cigarettes, yes
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no. damnit
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: a box? no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: i like my fish cooked
In the past month have you been on Stage: only in my head
In the past month have you been Dumped: not in the past month, no.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: only time
Ever been Drunk: oh yes
Ever been called a Tease: once, i think
Ever been Beaten up: only mentally and emotionally... but i'm all better now :)
Ever Shoplifted: as a teen.
How do you want to Die: i don't
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: better than i am
What country would you most like to Visit: back to scotland!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: hers
Favourite Hair Color: hers
Short or Long Hair: whatever she likes
Height: shorter or taller than me
Weight: what works for her
Best Clothing Style: what she feels sexy in
Number of Drugs I have taken: legal or illegal? i was in college...
Number of CDs I own: less than i want to
Number of Piercings: not a one
Number of Tattoos: none there either
Number of things in my Past I Regret: more than i' like to think about, but i've been working on that... ')
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My Interests

books, movies, art, people, making movies, making art, music, people, books, movies, people, art... hmmm. bit of a trend here....

I'd like to meet:

smart, funny people in the kc area, of course. smart, funny people from everywhere, of course. people who are honest and care about their families, thier friends, what they do, and themselves. stunningly beautiful, smart, funny women who think bookworms are sexy. ok, reaching on that one, i know... but you have to have dreams, yes?

Music:

the beatles, pink floyd, the rolling stones, queen, three dog night, concrete blond, squeeze, david bowie, peter gabriel, acdc, nin, johnny cash, (in fact, old country western, the new stuff is from hell,) garbage, brian setzer, big bad voodoo daddy, swing music in general, jazz and blues in general, sarah mclachlan, dave matthews, matchbox twenty, carlos santana, rob zombie, alan parsons project, russ young (we miss you russ, sleep well)

Movies:

indiana jones, blade runner, the thing, casablanca, the thin man, vertigo, gattaca, henry iv (brannagh), edward iii (mckellen), iron giant, dark city, blazing saddles, young frankenstein, labyrinth, strange days, dog soldiers, shawn of the dead, local hero, truly madly deeply, the evil dead flicks... my noirs, paul's movies, dave's movies, kendal's movies... and all the movies i've yet to make... :-)

Television:

oddly enough, i haven't gotten cable since i moved up here, and i've survived. when i do have such a thing, i like all the law and orders, the first two csi's, the history channel, a&e, cartoon network, lost... right now my tv is being used as a movie theatre, as i cycle through my film collection... again. and again. and again... ok, i miss having cable...

Books:

goethe's faust, marlowe's dr. faustus (actually, all the variant faust tales), joseph campbell (masks of god), terry pratchett (discworld), neil gaimen (sandman, american gods, stardust), alan moore, christopher moore (lamb, the stupidest angel), neal stephenson (baroque cycle), john connolly (the charlie parker books), robert crais (the elvis cole books), ian rankin (rebus), garth nix, robert bloch, spider robinson, andrew vachss, douglas preston & lincoln child (the pendegrast books), douglas adams, robert heinlein, carlos ruiz zafon, umberto eco, arturo perez-reverte, stephen mitchell (gospel according to jesus), many, many, many books on religion, trying to understand the way it all works, andrew solomon's the noonday demon... which may have saved my mind...

Heroes:

my parents, my daughter, my friends.

My Blog

18...

you find, when you become a parent, that while you are always thinking about your child and their future, that there are moments where it becomes something more&when they're born of course& you see th...
Posted by timothy on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:31:00 PST

my new short film scree ns wedne sday night at the KIFF! !

my new short film "the space betwe en" , starr ing chris tina blodg ett and kurt hanov er will scree n wedne sday night at the kansa s inter natio nal film festi val. the scree ning is the ifc kc...
Posted by timothy on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:41:00 PST

new short and thoughts....

first, let me comment on the recent passing of jerry stark: i only talked to jerry a few times before he died, but i found him to be a good man, a talented actor, and a genuinely nice person. my profo...
Posted by timothy on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:47:00 PST

so...

ok, i have a few minutes i can get online, so in answer to several questions...i suppose technically i was mugged, although i wasn't hurt. it was a oldy but goody... one walks up and distracts you, th...
Posted by timothy on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:00 PST

so i got robbed last night...

... and of course, they stole the laptop... so i am going to be on here a lot less, and a lot harder to get in touch with through myspace. i live doen the street from the ifc office, so i will be tryi...
Posted by timothy on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:30:00 PST

Chris Downs"DEPRAVITY" Trailer Screening: June 9th! Exclusive to the IFC KC!

/>www.myspace.com/depravitymovieJoin us at the Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave, in the theatre for an exclusive look at the teaser trailer for Chris Downs upcoming film "Depravity"! T...
Posted by timothy on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:33:00 PST

"one night stand" posted!

so here it is... my first "one night stand" short as a director.for those of you who don't know, the "one night stand" is a annual film competition here in kc, with a particularly entertaining twist:y...
Posted by timothy on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:25:00 PST

"one night stand"

so i made my first "one night stand" film as a director saturday... and while i didn't win, i did have a great time, i had a wonderful cast and crew, and it was a incredible learning experience. i'll ...
Posted by timothy on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:35:00 PST

finally posted!!! my second noir!

well, we finally think we have the audio as good as we can get it without recording the music live... which i may end up doing eventually. aaaaand i think i'm going to upload a larger file version of ...
Posted by timothy on Tue, 27 May 2008 11:07:00 PST

life... or what's been going on...

little of this, little of that...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsyevdJ_clk my amazing daughter.... :-)she never ceases to amaze me...so, the ifc has the "one night stand" coming up... this w...
Posted by timothy on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:45:00 PST