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$hirley

O, what a noble mind is here o'er thrown

About Me

What are you supposed to say in these things? Here is my life, my being, and everything that you could possibly want to know about me, carefully summarised in a paragraph??? Surely not. Anyway, what's to stop me from creating a false impression? I could just tell you that I enjoy writing sonnets by candlelight, that I'm a lion tamer who divides his time fairly evenly between climbing mountain peaks and studying astrophysics...But none of that would be true! I'd just be this broadly drawn character of vague interest, like a dimly lit movie that you think you might have seen before. Except I am a lion tamer.
However, I digress. If I were to choose one word to characterise myself, it would have to be 'Quixotic'. The best way I can describe it is acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality. I think this will give you a very good idea of how I live my life. I find that I have big ideals and plans...but am no closer to any of them than I am to walking on the moon.
Also, when I use the word 'romantic' I'm referring to it in the classical sense, as in pertaining to acts or thoughts of romantic intent, for example: speaking nothing but the truth, believing in the basic goodness of people, hoping to make a difference, searching for true happiness, etc.
That's not to say, however, that I'm not the walking cliché that being a 'Romantic' implies; I stand when a lady enters the room, am touched by sentimental gestures more than flashy presents, and truly believe that love is the most important part of the human existence. I just find that I apply those values outside the boundaries of dating and relationships.
Here is a list of my favourite things ever, in no particular order:
+ Beards
+ Thor
+ Russell Allen
+ Acting
+ The Evil Dead Movies
+ The Punisher
+ All books by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
+ Joss Wheadon
+ Bourbon
+ Rush
+ Oscar Wilde
+ Cooking
+ Pirates
+ Humour
+ Woody Allen
+ Dr Doom
+ Elliott Smith
+ Bruce Campbell
+ Bass
If you like some, or all of these things, chances are we'll get along famously.
You are Dr. Doom Dr. Doom 100% Apocalypse 95% Juggernaut 84% Magneto 83% Venom 64% Green Goblin 60% Kingpin 54% Dark Phoenix 50% Mystique 12% Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by being so incredibly awesome that you're better than everyone.
I guess, the only way that we're ever going to know anything about each other is if you message me, I'd love to hear from you...whoever you are

My Interests

Piracy. It's more a way of life than an interest

I'd like to meet:

I used to have this littered with important figures from the past and present, but in reality?

I'd just like to meet people who are fun, charming, and who actually enjoy talking. I mean, what are we doing on this planet if we're not engaging each other in winsome conversation?

Music:

Russell Allen
Ayreon
J.S. Bach
The Beatles
Ben Folds Five
Dream Theater
Eskimo Joe
The Fergusons
Genesis
Gyroscope
Hootie & The Blowfish
Iron Maiden
Kansas
Kris Kristofferson
KT Tunstall
Gordon Lightfoot
Mike Mills
Neal Morse
Motorhead
Matt Nelson
Portishead
Queen
Reel Big Fish
Rush
Billy Sheehan
The Shins
Elliott Smith
Spin Doctors
Spock's Beard
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Symphony X
Template
Tim Rogers & The Twin Set
Tim Rogers & The Temperance Union
Transatlantic
Tripod
Weezer
The Whitlams
Yeo
You Am I

Movies:

Army of Darkness, Swingers, Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, K-Pax, The Fifth Element, The Punisher, Mighty Aphrodite, Bram Stoker's Dracula, High Fidelity, Good Will Hunting, Serenity, The Shawshank Redemption...

I'm of the opinion that there are two things a director can add to absolutely any movie that will make it at least three times better: Zombies, and Gary Oldman.

Television:

Firefly, Farscape, Anything with Jamie Oliver, Battlestar Gallactica, Criminal Minds, SVU, Monty Python, Boston Legal, The Mighty Boosh, Young Ones, Red Dwarf, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder, Heroes, Angel, Frasier, Black Books, Father Ted, French Leave, Rick Stein's French Odyssey, Star Trek, Futurama, Simpsons

Books:

Oh god, just talk to me about it. I read so many books.

Top 5:

5. Anthem by Ayn Rand
4. White Line Fever by Lemmy
3. 1984 by George Orwell
2. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1. Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Oscar Wilde, Kurt Vonnegut, Ayn Rand, George Orwell, John Milton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Chrisopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, Woody Allen, Louis Nowra, Nick Earls, Soren Kierkeguaard, Isaac Asimov, Robert Jordan, Plato, and countless others.

Heroes:

Jamie Oliver, Kurt Vonnegut, Mike Mills, Stephen Fry, Woody Allen, Gary Oldman, Geddy Lee, Oscar Wilde, Neal Morse, Elliott Smith, Joss Wheadon, Jay Kay, and Russell Allen

My Blog

I want to learn Esperanto

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Top 10 Facial Hair of All Time

For those who know me, will know that I am a very passionate FHA (Facial Hair Activist), and frequently campaign on the subject. In my personal opinion, real men have beards. It's a simple political...
Posted by $hirley on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:58:00 PST

The Three B Method

I've decided I'm going to share something with you, oh faithful e-readers. I'm going to let you in on the one and only method that will get you through any break-up. People, I'm not trying to claim so...
Posted by $hirley on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:39:00 PST