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Andy Shelton

Don't look at me...

About Me



I just moved to Edmonton, Alberta and am looking for things to do. I play violin, practice karate, solve puzzles, knit, love to shop, am an amsteur photographer, and am learning to dance. More to come...

My Interests

Biking
Studio recording
Oldschool platform games
Hacky-sack
Scrabble
Scuba diving
Municycling
Circuit bending
Karate
Norway
Rubik's Cube
Foley art
Studio production

I'd like to meet:



Music:

Filling my head with:
Chris Thile
Mika
Ben Folds
Deathcab for Cutie

Movies:

Just watched:
The Sentinel
Lady in the Water
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Television:

Now addicted to:
4400
Prison Break
Battlestar Galactica

Books:

Currently reading:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Velvet Elvis
Sex God

Heroes:

Looking up to:
Larry Rosebure
Steve Denton
Rob Bell

My Blog

May Update - Schrödinger’s Cat

"Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen." - Benjamin DisraeliThough I write to you from the buckle of the Bible belt, I will soon return to glo...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:04:00 PST

Take My Hand

As quickly as the Oregon rainfall fades into a blossoming, chromatic Spring, I find myself transitioning to the fourth and final epoch of my year's worth of three-month training rotations with Nationa...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:02:00 PST

My Friends Left, So I Went To The Moon

Howdy y’all!This update is dedicated to James and Michelle Friend, and their two sons, Autrey and Charlie, whom recently committed the thinkable and relocated from Houston, Texas to Hillsboro, O...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:52:00 PST

Scandinavia in general, Norway in Particular

"The world is full of obvious things that no one by any chance ever happens to observe." -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (I highly recommend the Sherlock Holmes series)Greetings and salutations, from the birt...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:24:00 PST

Safe and sound...and humbled

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." -St. Augustine The going was a bit rough, but I suppose that's only because the rough was going...to Norway. I arrived safe and so...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:20:00 PST

The other side of the coin

For those of you who remember my moanings and dronings about my previous position in Tulsa, imagine the veritable opposite. That is where I write from now. The reason for the sparsity of my updates is...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:14:00 PST

Breaking boards, fried pickles, and great Scotts

Perhaps the most difficult part of recovering from surgery (for me at least) is...well...nothing. I mean, anyone who's known me for more than 3 minutes knows I can't stand to sit around (ha ha) and do...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:08:00 PST

Stick Figures, Surprise Surgeries, and Someone Named Sandy

Last Sunday I was able to play my violin in worship. It went really well. The music leader is a fantastically well trained pianist with a British accent (the leader, not the piano). He asked me to arr...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:33:00 PST

Reading, realizing, and reestablishing relationships

Dear friends,I have been learning much during my stay here! Unfortunately, most of it has very little to do with the company I work for. The job they have me doing here doesn't contribute value enough...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:27:00 PST

Sunsets, Songbirds, and Stopwatches

After a receiving a few verbalized concerns from family and friends, I've decided to include the following:Disclaimer: This email may contain unnecessarily complicated vocabulary. Including new words ...
Posted by Andy Shelton on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:35:00 PST