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Jennythehideouspenguingirl

Let us pass over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.

About Me

I work in the library at the University of Birmingham. I like it. I'm also doing an MSc Information and Library Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. I go there once a year for study school, which basically involves catching up with people, getting drunk and going to some lectures. My main love musically is heavy metal, mainly Down, Corrosion of Conformity, Pantera, Type O Negative, Clutch and lots of others. I like country music too, especially Hank III, Johny Cash and Dolly. I also go to loads of gigs, most recently Metallica at Wembley, Aerosmith at Hyde park and the Download festival, all of which were bloody awesome. I've been very lucky gig-wise this year, aside from a minor blip on the horizon in the form of an odd show by Type O Negative, but I'm hoping they'll come back and play a blinder next time. Everyone has an off day. I have a wide circle of friends, all of whom I love to bits. My boyfriend Jon (Ze Bear) is great, I love him lots and he's just as much of a rubbish pisshead as me. I live in an awesome house with Maz and Liss and sometimes Marion shouts at me for being drunk and loud. I love going out and getting hammered with my mates and I can often be found talking shite at someone in the Canal or Planet. If I've ever bored you with my tales of whimsy, I apologise. I wish I could tell you that I had a bunch of cool hobbies but I don't. I tend to find going to work, being drunk and being hungover are my usual states of being, punctuated occasionally with some uni work and a state of mild panic if I have a deadline coming up. I do read a lot though and am interested in the American Civil War and the history of the Civil Rights movement. All my favourite stuff can be found over there but I do like looking at hot men, watching good films, eating nice food and reminiscing about how great it was when I used to smoke.

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My Interests

Reading, music, going to gigs, the American Civil War, poker, drinking far too much. I am very interested in Phil Anselmo, Robert Trujillo and Hank III. Other men who make me feel funny: Peter Steele, Johnny Depp, Joaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Zakk Wylde, Leonardo DiCaprio, Till Lindeman, Scott Bakula, John Cena, Triple H, Gordon Ramsey, Josh Holloway, Matthew Fox, Wentworth Miller, Colin Farrell, Pepper Keenan, Dave Grohl, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Basically, I'm a massive perve.

Music:

Pantera, Down, Hank III, Johnny Cash, Black Label Society, Type O Negative, Skid Row, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Clutch, Tool, Rammstein, NIN, Dixie Chicks, Stone Temple Pilots, Superjoint Ritual, Faith No More, Audioslave, Aerosmith, Elvis, Celine Dion, Machine Head, Spin Doctors, Metallica, Testament, Nina Simone, Arch Enemy, Kid Rock, Stevie Wonder, RATM, Pearl Jam, Mediaeval Baebes, Guns N' Roses, Sepultura, Slayer, Cradle of Filth, Fear Factory......

Movies:

Teen Wolf, Back to the Future trilogy, The Machinist, Fight Club, American Psycho, Dead Man Walking, Wishmaster, Groundhog Day, any Tim Burton (with the possible exception of Big Fish), The Truman Show, Chopper, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Shadow of the Vampire, Dodgeball, Gladiator, Glory, TransAmerica, A Beautiful Mind, Party Monster, Chicago, Hairspray, Meet the Parents....

Television:

Quantum Leap, The Shield, Spaced, Top Gear, Peep Show, Blackadder, The League of Gentlemen, Lost, Doctor Who, King of Queens, more stuff........I ruddy LOVE Alan Partridge.

Books:

The Three Musketeers, Anything by Margaret Atwood, L'Assommoir, Germinal, East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, Requiem For a Dream, Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Bell Jar, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Middlesex, Crime and Punishment, The Master and Margarita, In Cold Blood, The Lovely Bones, The Starbuck chronicles by Bernard Cornwell, most of the Hannibal books by Thomas Harris (with the exception of the rather lame Hannibal Rising), The Time Traveller's Wife, We Need to Talk about Kevin, etc......

Heroes:

Helen Prejean, Margaret Atwood.

My Blog

Down III

Could I love this band any more? Actually, yes. The new album is an absolute blinder. I've only had chance to give it one listen but it's got the same groove as NOLA and II with some fucking awesome t...
Posted by Jennythehideouspenguingirl on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:38:00 PST

The Shield

Is this the best police TV drama ever, or what? I'm presently halfway through watching season four, after waiting an absolute age for them to release seasons 3 and 4 on DVD. It's bloody brilliant. Whi...
Posted by Jennythehideouspenguingirl on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:36:00 PST

Metallica

.....at Wembley were fricking amazing. Despite my 'funny turn' in the pit and having to go and have a wee sit down. Hahahaha, I'm lame. Anyway, they kicked arse and Trujillo was beautiful. Highlights ...
Posted by Jennythehideouspenguingirl on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:38:00 PST

Aerosmith

I went to see Aerosmith at Hyde Park in London yesterday with Maz and Mark. It was AMAZING. We were treated to a 90 minute set from Chris Cornell beforehand, which was awesome. I've long been a big fa...
Posted by Jennythehideouspenguingirl on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:57:00 PST

Stuff

Hey everyone. I haven't done one of these for a while so I thought I'd enlighten you all with my whimsical ruminations....or something. Went to see Tool in Nottingham on Friday. It was good, although ...
Posted by Jennythehideouspenguingirl on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:52:00 PST