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Paul Hopkins

Open your mind and shut your mouth.

About Me

I am an experienced freelance photographer interested in expressing my views of the world through photography and creative writing. Areas of deep interest include chess, world geography/history, sociology, arboriculture, philanthropy, psychopathology, investigative photojournalism/erotic art, and literature. Activities include writing fictional and non-fictional articles, playing speed chess, researching serial killers, photographing amateur models, and volunteering as a coordinator of donation drives in Memphis, TN.

My Interests

Biographies, medical dictionaries, poetry, documentaries/movies, internet research, studying personality disorders/serial killers, photojournalism/erotic photography, chess, book stores, Corona, Kahlua, thunder storms, graveyards

I'd like to meet:

Sigmund Freud, Bobby Fischer, Chris DeGarmo, Ken Ling, Gong Li, William Shakespeare, Vlad the Impaler, Raymond Weinstein.People who share my interest in psychology, reading/writing literature, studying serial killers, and who have an active involvement in helping the homeless.Paul Hopkins Photography
Psycho Theorem

Music:

Fear Factory, Warrior Soul, Testament, Queensryche, Extreme, Skid Row, White Lion, Disturbed, The Police, Midnight Oil, The Doors, Joe Satriani, Sade, The Cranberries, Sergei Rachmaninoff

Movies:

The Luzhin Defence, Chinese Box, Gothika, The Pianist, Children of Men, Moulin Rouge, The Ring, Searching For Bobby Fischer, The English Patient, Subway, Happiness, The Burbs, Barton Fink, The Wedding Singer, Hotel Rwanda

Television:

Modern Marvels, Biography Channel, Family Guy, Animal Planet, Myth Busters, Court TV

Books:

The Revenge of Heaven, Child of Change, Journey In Tears, Life And Death In Shanghai, The Encyclopedia of Serial killers, DSM-IV

Heroes:

Sigmund Freud, Chris DeGarmo, Charles Bukowski, Mikhail Tal

My Blog

Collecting books for children

River City Awareness Group is collecting book donations on behalf of the after-school children's program coordinated by Lighthouse Ministries, Inc. Books should be in decent condition and written...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:21:00 PST

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All of us are at one time or another sickened by uncontrollable events, but we mustn't stop believing in the things we love. Make sacrifices today to secure a better life tomorrow.   -Paul Hopkin...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:23:00 PST

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Your life is not without meaning if you have just one good reason to get out of bed.   -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:28:00 PST

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When two people are in love, they share a world uniquely their own.     -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:32:00 PST

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Go confidently into the world and don't be afraid if you are different. For those who work hard and meet challenges head on stand head and shoulders above everyone else.   -Paul Ho...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:33:00 PST

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If the one you are with doesn’t make you a better person, then you have become accustomed to settling for less.   -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:37:00 PST

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In a world full of hardship and hostile people, a simple act of kindness goes a long way.   -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:26:00 PST

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Life is not about doing what other people think you should do. It’s about doing what you know you have to do.   -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST

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Every adult needs time to grow up.   -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:15:00 PST

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To maintain a divine relationship with intelligence, one must bear the impudence of stupidity.   -Paul Hopkins...
Posted by Paul Hopkins on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:21:00 PST