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Garth

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves” – Edward R. Murrow

About Me

I will actually write something interesting here one day. Until then, you'll just have to put up with the random drivel. Sorry about that.

You can always adopt a monkey while your waiting. Going cheap.

What's Going On
Current thoughts, actions, and pictures - hot from the mobile or interweb.

My Interests

Digital Art, Vodka, Photography, Spicy Food, Thunderstorms, Things found behind fridges, Sleeping under the stars, Red Wine, Keema Naan Bread, Cascading Style Sheets, Climbing Trees, White Russians, Coffee, Body Piercings, Singapore Fried Noodles, Earl Grey Tea, Interactive Fiction, Hugs, Nicotine, Randomness, Butternut Squash, Mescal, Meeting new people, Homelessness, Japanese Grammar, XHTML, Nipples, Animation, Roast Lamb, Bananas, Guinness, Adobe After Effects, Bagels filled with pepperoni and cream cheese, Places picked at random from a map, Black Bean Sauce, Magic Mushrooms, Retrogaming, Jack Daniels, Falling over, Getting back up, Camel Filters, Wondering where all my Biros vanish to, Life, The Universe and Everything.

I'd like to meet:

From a pure fantasy point of view: Juliette Lewis, Claire Grogan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and that woman in the red dress from the Special K advert on TV.

Failing that: Anyone with a sense of humour (random or otherwise) would be nice.

Music:

Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, The Cure, Johnny Cash, Lloyd Cole, Donovan, Desert Sessions, The Who, Future Sound of London, Nora Jones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Smiths, Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, Muse, The Ramones, Parliament/Funkadelic, Chemical Brothers, Black Rebel MC, Butterfingers, Kyuss, Joni Mitchell, Rory Gallagher, Leftfield, Jefferson Airplane, Electric Light Orchestra, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Ladytron, Talking Heads, and more but my brain just can't deal with them all.

Movies:

Withnail and I, The Big Lebowski, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, 12 Angry Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, Brazil, V for Vendetta, Bladerunner, Apocalypse Now, 2001, Sin City, Leon, Battle Royale, The African Queen, Shawshank Redemption, Easy Rider, PI, Dune, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the Gene Wilder original), Young Frankenstein, Ichi the Killer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ghost in the Shell, Alien, and any thing by:, David Cronenburg, George A. Romero, John Carpenter, David Lynch

Books:

Iain Banks, Stephen King, Jeff Noon, Kahlil Gibran, John Wyndham, Frank Herbert, Clive Barker, George Orwell, Carlos Castaneda, Aldous Huxley, Douglas Adams, Richard Bach

Heroes:

Bill Hicks, Gene Wilder, Terry Gilliam, Mark Thomas (Comedy Product), Alex Jones, Jeff Minter (LLamasoft), and my Daughter for putting up with me....."

My Blog

TV Pick of the Weekend (part2)

UKtv Gold15:00   Baywatch, She Wrote  Jessica Fletcher dons the trademark red  swimsuit to uncover the mysterious case of a dolphin accused of arson.  Alex and Cody 'trip out'...
Posted by Garth on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:37:00 PST

Movie Quote

We are indeed drifting into the arena of the Garth. Which movie was this quote from? Get your own quotes: don't just click the link... have a guess (N.B be carefull if posting this to a myspace bu...
Posted by Garth on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:05:00 PST

Ten Trivia Tips

  Ten Top Trivia Tips about Garth!1. Garth can squeeze his entire body through a hole the size of his beak.2. It takes 17 muscles to smile, and 43 to frown at Garth.3. Garth can't drink - he abso...
Posted by Garth on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:55:00 PST

TV Pick of the Weekend

ITV Regional        &nbs p;         &nbs p;         &nbs p;  &n...
Posted by Garth on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:53:00 PST

You know when you've been blog tagged.

Ok. This 'blog tag' thing means I have to write 10 random facts about me. Not as easy as it sounds really.... 1. In the financial low point of my student life at St. George's Hospital, I lived for one...
Posted by Garth on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:34:00 PST

The Which Chemical Element Am I Test

           ..>           Y...Yttrium      You scored 37 Mass, 24 Electronegativity, 53 Met...
Posted by Garth on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:52:00 PST

The Withnail and You Test

My score on The Withnail and You Test:Tipsy(Congratulations! You scored 33, out of a possible 50!)You're getting there, and should be proud.Care to join me? Good. Barman, I shall have another pair of ...
Posted by Garth on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:17:00 PST

The How Fucked Up Are You Test

..>In your head40% Fucked up on the inside, 27% Externally fucked upYou've got a lot of stuff in your head,  and don't use those around you to help get it out.  If you're not careful it coul...
Posted by Garth on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:59:00 PST

The Classic Leading Man Test

..> Cary Grant You scored 23% Tough, 23% Roguish, 14% Friendly,  and 38% Charming! You are the epitome of charm and style, the smooth operator who steals the show with your sophisticated wit and ...
Posted by Garth on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:07:00 PST

The Brutally Honest Personality Test

                      Almost Perfect- INFP      40% Extraversion, 60% Intuition, 40% Think...
Posted by Garth on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:41:00 PST