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Peter

When I die, I won't be around to regret it.

About Me



Archaeologist. Professor. Guitarist. DJ. Friend. Author. Husband. Art Historian. Club Kid. Classicist. The order of these depends on who you are, and where you happen to catch up with me.

"When I die, I won't be around to regret it." --me at three years old. Not a bad attitude. Titus Lucretius Carus would have been proud.

Bleh, done blabbing now.

My Interests

Adventure, Ancient Languages & Literature, Archaeology, Art History, Dancing, Fantasy Literature, Food, Gothic Music and Fashion, Playing Guitar/Bass/Violin. Writing Music, Midi, Medieval/Rennaissance Stuff, Occultic Things, Poetry and Literature, Travel, Studying Religions and Beliefs, Video and PC Games

I'd like to meet:

Cool people who don't take themselves too seriously...goth/postpunk/new wave/apofolk etc. bands. Random metal/grunge/garage etc. bands please don't apply.

Music:

Current 93, Virgin Prunes, Mecano, Diary of Dreams, Silke Bischoff, Death in June, Strength Through Joy, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, Faith and the Muse, Human Drama, Love Spirals Downwards, Voltaire, Dorian James

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Legend, Sleepy Hollow, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pi, Gladiator, (Ken Russell's) Gothic, (Michael Hoffman's) Midsummer Night's Dream, Dario Argento stuff, F. W. Murnau stuff, Fellini's Satyricon, Metropolis

Television:

Simpsons, South Park, Inuyasha, Powerpuff Girls, Millenium, X-Files, Daily Show, Colbert Report, History Channel

Books:

Umberto Eco--Foucault's Pendulum; Neil Gaiman--Neverwhere; Tolkien--most of it; Lovecraft--some of it; Ursula Leguin--Earthsea Tetralogy; Neil Gaiman's Death stuff; Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest stuff; Lucretius; Pausanias; Plutarch; Thucydides; Hesiod; Bacchylides; Chaucer; Marlowe; Shakespeare; Henry Cornelius Agrippa of Nettesheim; Trithemius

Heroes:

Umberto Eco, Johannes L. Burckhardt, T.E. Lawrence, Peter-Paul Rubens, Mt. Dew, David Tibet, J.P. Sartre

My Blog

Tomb Robber Leads Italian Police to Etruscan Tomb

Taken from The New York Times.Accused Tomb Robber Leads Police to Ancient Tomb in ItalyBy ELISABETTA POVOLEDOPublished: June 17, 2006VEIO, Italy, June 16 Hoping for leniency in a coming trial, an accu...
Posted by Peter on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:56:00 PST

Lots to say

Hi! Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday.  Lame generalized comment, I know, but I'm really busy this time of year. Changed my top 8.  If you aren't there, don't be too offended...
Posted by Peter on Fri, 26 May 2006 11:17:00 PST

London

Xposted from DJ, sorry if you see this twice:   They have internet access in the airport waiting area here, and I have nothing better to do, so.... Well, the traffic to Logan sucked, the lines at...
Posted by Peter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Off to Rome Friday

Hmmm, heading off to Rome for the summer on Friday.  I lived in Rome before in 1997, and spent the summer in Tuscany in 2000, so I'm not concerned about being in Italy.  I'ma a bit appr...
Posted by Peter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST