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Damien @ The Tenth Circle

I've had to go along with all this "reclusive genius" stuff. She's going to be very upset when she f

About Me

----Of course noone can really be bothered with all the trite background details of where I came from, which hobbit was my imaginary best friend*, and what I happened to be doing with myself until whatever point in my life and other such things. Not until the retrospective at least. And thats going to be a very long time in coming.
I'm an artist/photographer of dubious output and quality. As far as my artistic workings go I like to have my fingers in just about everything (except sculpture), and have dabbled in most media at some point. At the current point in time I've been working using digital media and photography, although I'd like to head back into more traditional media at some point in the near future.
Aside from that I also mix my two big passions in life by photographing live shows here, there and just about everywhere, sometimes risking life and limb to try get the appropriate shots. I'm now taking to expanding my subject matter to add a little more variety to it, plus I suppose supporting New Zealand music in the broader sense can't really be all that terrible of a thing.
Anyhow, a fair bit of my body of work can be found at the following website...
I'm generally not too much of a social type, and generally takes me a while to warm up to people. So don't be surprised if I seem a little bit too quiet or seem uninterested at times. Probably works to my detriment more than anything, but fuck it.
I'm also whatever else you want to call me, bogan, metalhead, asshole, geek, weirdo, whatever makes you feel good. Okay? Okay. Now run along.
*I never had an imaginary hobbit for a friend.

My Interests

Art (both the viewing and production of), photography, learning to play crap music on guitar, Jagermeister, writing, pissing my life away in tedium, the lighter side of misanthropy, planning great schemes only to have them sidetracked by someone else eventually, making sweet sweet love to the great Cthulhu, meeting interesting people, mocking the stupid, games, the Devil's handshake, wrasslin, late nights - every night, random hijinks, dirty minds, making people feel awkward.

I'd like to meet:

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The tenth circle is always expanding and trying/assimilating new things, so the more people it knows the better. And the more collaborators/co-conspirators/fellow fiends wanting to join forces, the better.
So in saying that, artists, photographers, creative fiends, art appreciators, anyone that make the world a more interesting place in such ways. But in saying that, that doesn't mean I'm interested in YOUR band (unless I've seen you live already). So don't even try.
People with some sort of functional brain in their heads, and can appreciate nights of drunken fun, even if it is just for my own sober amusement. Anyone that can put up with the random crap (or lack thereof) that can sometimes fly out of my mouth is a plus too. I can't really say I have a certain type of person that I would like to meet. That would take out all of the mystery and intrigue that leaves me on the edge of my seat as I type this.
If anyone really wants to get into contact with me, my AIM is : blackclad09, yahoo : blackclad00
And furthermore; don't even fucking bother adding/talking/having anything to do with me if all your profile is is some thinly veiled advertisement for online poker or some crappy 'get people to sign up' website or anything of the sort. I'm not interested in your scaggy fuckin' dating site. You're just wasting your, and my fucking time. Go to hell.

Music:

Motorhead, Anaal Nathrakh, Nailbomb, Skinny Puppy, Skuldom, Old Sepultura, White Zombie, Vassafor, Type O Negative, Doom, Bad News, Black Witchery, cEvin Key, Toxic Holocaust, Boris, Mayhem, Municipal Waste, Strapping Young Lad, GWAR, Anal Vomit, Amen, Dark Funeral, Sex Pistols, KMFDM, Electric Wizard, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Frontline Assembly, The Exploited, Darkthrone, Electric Six, Sunn O))), Carpathian Forest, Sinate, Marduk, Fantomas, Faith No More, Nunslaughter, Fear Factory, Disgorge, Angel Corpse, Dawn of Azazel, Mastodon, Rammstein, Tool, Nattefrost, The Prodigy, Zyklon, The Berzerker, Ministry, yadda yadda
I like good shit. Even if you think it sucks. Most of your bands probably suck too.

Movies:

Horror movies, bad horror movies, bad pre-80's horror movies, cheesy action flicks, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Tarintino movies, American Psycho, Kubrick movies, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn/Day/Land of the Dead, Fight Club, films with extremely dirty humor blah blah blah, I don't watch as many movies as I should.
I never said I had any taste either.

Television:

I already rot my brain enough with day to day living. Why help the process even more?
...although I do think infomercials are sort of fun, in a bad habit sort of way. As long as you're not stupid enough to buy anything off of them.
Although there are a few high points, Simpsons, South Park, British Comedy (Black Books, Young Ones etc), Family Guy, Penn and Teller: Bullshit!, CSI, any true crime program. Cliche, I know.

Books:

Art books, anything on ancient mythology, old books of anatomical drawings, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Schott's Original Miscellany, Stupid White Men (it's an entertaining read, whatever your view on the author), Fast Food Nation, Reefer Madness, Lord of the Rings, 1984, Guantanamo: America's War on Human Rights, anything on crime. The little book of calm.

Heroes:

Bernard Black, Bill Hicks, Raoul Duke, Hank Moody, Jack Kevorkian

My Blog

Hellington 08

Well.. looks like I'm still alive. That's amazing in itself. So yes, the Birthday passed with relatively little to no incident. Good to see the family again, yet at the same time completely reminded...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:52:00 PST

...

"Oh, who cares about exam results? Who cares about life? Who cares about me? Not me, that's for sure! I just don't care."
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:30:00 PST

The death ritual begins...

Thursdays...bah...what a load of shit. Or at least today has been seeming like that. I've had the distinct impression that today is one of those days that only get better once they're finally over and...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:21:00 PST

Photography? Really?

"She thinks I'm the Renaissance. She'll think I've lied! I've had to go along with all this "reclusive genius" stuff. She's going to be very upset when she finds out I'm just a reclusive wanker!"New p...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:11:00 PST

Worth reading? Not bloody likely!

Rah rah rah. I've totally not been about the writing as of late haven't I? And considering I haven't been coughing up too much in terms of artwork or photography, just what the fuck have I been doing?...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:55:00 PST

The House of Capricorn 28/06/08


Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:19:00 PST

I suppose Id better whore myself out.

Hey!Want to see me do the worlds worst fucking cameo/'walk' on performance in a film, ever?! On the big screen?!Well, if you live in the Auckland area you're in luck.  That movie I was doing stil...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:46:00 PST

Warning: Complete bollocks ahead.

Oh this wacky little country...So, over the course of what would have been a very boring fucking day at work (apart from now, seeing as a liberal amount of leftover vodka is being introduced) I have n...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PST

Balderdash

Random type weekends can be fun, in moderation.  Which sounds a little silly considering I hardly do moderation very well.  But still, it was rather enjoyable in this particular instance.&nb...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:00 PST

Creeping/Diocletian/Sluldom/Ulcerate 13/6/08

Fuckin' finally. Anyhow, here's the entirety of the whole 'use the avilable light' thing...CreepingDiocletianSkuldomUlcerate...
Posted by Damien @ The Tenth Circle on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:01:00 PST