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About Me

Genius for hire. I'm a writer. I also do a lot of other stuff, acting, theatre directing. And all of that is good, and I should be doing more of each and every one of those things. But the bottom line is the writing thing. I've known that since I first learned how to, or at least it seems that way now, and from this distance, it can't be far off. People interest me. They also annoy me. Big scary irrational apes who are capable of abstract thought and easily able to define their world for themselves, but don't because they get scared, or lazy or embarrassed to speak.
So am I any different? Maybe not. I like great films and great books, and can happily watch rubbish films (can't read rubbish books though) I love theatre, but these days I spend most of my time thinking 'how would I have done that better or different' so it takes a lot to impress me there. I like live music (more or less anything sounds good live, even stuff I wouldn't normally listen to in a million years) but don't go to nearly enough gigs.
I try to go to the gym every day, but usually it works out about two-three times a week and then I tend to head straight for the pool, do 10-12 lengths and sit off in the steam room feeling like I've actually accomplished something. Probably get more exercise just walking there...
I read comics. Most of them are rubbish. Most tv is rubbish too, but no-one has a problem with that. (I'm worried I might be getting too defensive about my interests)
I write and illustrate this:

#2 of which will be online soon.
Click the logo to go to the BIG CLEVER COMICS page. Add them to your friends, you'll never regret it.
More than that? I don't know, hang around and find out for yourself.
Felt the need to put that there since MySpace is advertising the rag in banners now...

My Interests

Film, theatre, comics, hanging out, going to the pool, drinking, talking rubbish (see opposite). Trying to take over the world (with the intention of giving it back, obviously) Really like cooking, but don't do that much. Getting into the whole photography thing in a big way but I need to spend more time taking pics.

I'd like to meet:

People. Dudes and dolls. Froods, Kopites, and anyone who doesn't want me to watch them on a sodding webcam.Anyone who fancies a free photoshoot, though, give me a shout, I'm trying to get a portfolio together. Doesn't matter if you aren't very attractive, I like a challenge.

Television:

TV LINKS: BETTER THAN A REMOTE CONTROL
Click here.

Books:

(Looking for something accessible on quantum physics, any ideas?)

Heroes:

My Blog

Digital Switch-Off

My freeview box is broken. I never watch much telly, but most of the tv I don't watch is on freeview. So having worked through five episodes of the Sopranos series one in three days I decided to inves...
Posted by Nessy on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:05:00 PST

Things on TV

I don't watch much TV, although I download a fair amount and often keep News 24 or Sky Sports News on in the background while I'm having lunch, just in case my midday meal coincides with the declarati...
Posted by Nessy on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:58:00 PST

Photoblography

How I made a good picture better in photoshop.At the festival in Princes Park this year, I took along the camera, mainly to shoot pictures of the Carnival, like this...There's lots more of these in my...
Posted by Nessy on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:42:00 PST

Deal or No Deal... Industrial Strength Idiocy

I must have written about this show before. Deal or No Deal with the evergreen tv gnome that is Noel Edmonds. It is a stark illustration of most of what is wrong with humanity in this, the early twent...
Posted by Nessy on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:22:00 PST

Lyrics - Tanya-Leigh

She knows that her fake ID wont get her served in pubs So she gets dressed up like a pop star and sits all night in McDonalds. And her and her mates sit there and shout and laugh and flirt With anyone...
Posted by Nessy on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:49:00 PST

The Big Fight - MySpace v Facebook

It all started for me with an email from an old friend who I hadn't seen much of since University. He'd started a band and put some of their music up on MySpace, he asked me to check it out. And that ...
Posted by Nessy on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:55:00 PST

It’s just a coincidence...

Thousands of things happen to you every day. Most of the time, these things go by unnoticed, without significance. Every now and then though, a coincidence happens. Some people don't believe in coinci...
Posted by Nessy on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:40:00 PST

Film Review - Robots in dis guy's garden, ruining the lawn...

Transformers They began life in Japan as a line of toys, the brilliant twist being that you got two toys for one. Cars and robots. It couldn't really fail. An animated series and a Marvel comic soon ...
Posted by Nessy on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:54:00 PST

Churchill, the Nazis and that stuff...

I never cease to be amazed by the ability of human beings to have selective memories. In the United States, there is a baseball event called the World Series. People in Britain enjoy mocking this titl...
Posted by Nessy on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:06:00 PST

RAIDERS FROM SPACE 10p to you.

Space Raiders are probably the only product still produced that have 10p actually printed on the packaging. This makes them, bag for bag, four times better value than the similar but smellier Monster ...
Posted by Nessy on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:11:00 PST