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James

You repeatedly insist that man did not, in fact, evolve from an ape. Apes and men both evolved from

About Me

"Awake. Shake dreams from your hair my pretty child, my sweet one. Choose the day and choose the sign of your day"-Jim MorrisonMy name is James. I'm 17 years old and I live in Béziers, France. I guess you could say I'm pretty political; I've been brought up as a socialist. My personal philosophy encompasses spirituality, music and art as the three most important forces in the universe. For me, music is the best form of self-expression to exist on the planet. Other that that, my interests include -Hanging out with my friends -Reading -Creating music -Writing poetry and blogging.This year, my goals are: -To do well in my exams -Find a girlfriend -Pass my driving lessons
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My Interests

I'm an avid musician; my weapon of choice being the bass guitar, which IMO is a terribly underrated instrument. I'm currently trying to get some music written (and hopefully recorded) with my mate Liam. I've a large video game collection: my PS2 library exceeds 70 games. Not bad for five years collecting. I also do the odd bit of digital art on Photoshop from time to time; feel free to check out my complete gallery in my pics section.

I'd like to meet:

People who have their head screwed on right, 'nuff said.

Music:



36 Crazyfists, Acid Android, A Perfect Circle,Afrirampo, Alice Cooper, American Head Charge, Acid Mothers Temple, AreA, Audioslave, Bardo Pond, BBQ Chickens, Beastie Boys, Biohazard, Black Label Society, Bongzilla, Boredoms, Boris, Brand New Sin, Buckethead, Busdriver, Butthole Surfers, Calico System, Callisto, Candlebox, Cannibal Ox, Captain Beefheart, Chevelle, Chimaira, Chris Morris, Clutch, Coal Chamber, Corrosion of Conformity, Cowboys & Aliens, Cult of Luna, Curve, Dan the Automator, Danzig, Dead Kennedys, Deicide, Deltron 3030, Desert Sessions, Dethklok, Devildriver, Disturbed, DJ Yoda, Down, Downer, Dozer, Drowning Pool, Faith No More, Fantômas, Fear Factory, Filter, Five Horse Johnson, Foo Fighters, For Love Not Lisa, Frank Black, Fu Manchu, Fugazi, Fushitsusha, Frank Zappa, Galaxie 500, Garage A Trois, Ghost, Glassjaw, Gomez, Guano Apes, Guns 'n' Roses, Helloween, Hot Water Music, House of Pain, Hurt, Ill Bill, Immortal Technique, Isis, Jamiroquai, Jawbox, Jello Biafra, J-Live, John Butler Trio, Josiah, Jovanotti, Kadaa, Kagerou, Kaki King, Karma to Burn, Kings of Leon, Korn, Kyuss, Lard, Les Rallizes Dénudés, Limp Bizkit, Liquid Soul, Long Distance Calling, Lovage, Lowrider, Lustmord, Machine Head, Manticora, Marilyn Manson, Masters of Reality, Maximum the Hormone, MC Frontalot, MC Lars, MC Chris, MDC, Melt Banana, Melvins, Merzbow, Michael Schenker, Michio Kurihara, Mike Patton, Misfits, Monkey3, Monster Magnet, Mr. Lif, Mr Bungle, Mudvayne, Mushroomhead, Necro, Nirvana, Non Phixion, Nurse With Wound, OOIOO, Optimus Rhyme, Orphaned Land, Peach, Pearl Jam, Peeping Tom, Pelican, Pitchshifter, Pixies, PJ Harvey, POD, Potshot, Pride & Glory, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Raging Speedhorn, Reagan Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Rob Zombie, Ruben & The Jets, Rush, SCREW, Seatbelts, Sepultura, Serj Tankian, Sheavy, Sigur Ros, Ska-P, Slipknot, Slo Burn, Sons of All Pussys, Solar Anus, Soulfly, Soundgarden, Sparta, Spinal Tap, Spineshank, Spiritual Beggars, Static-X, Suns of the Tundra, System of a Down, Taproot, Ten East, Terrorvision, Testament, The Almighty, The Atomic Bitchwax, The Cult, The Cure, The Donnas, The Doors, The Mars Volta, The Nextmen, The Obsessed, The Prodigy, The Ramones, The Wildhearts, Throbbing Gristle, Tomahawk, Tool, Transplants, Type O Negative, Ugly Kid Joe, Unida, Velvet Underground, Veruca Salt, White Zombie, Yawning Man

Movies:

2046 A Clockwork Orange 3:10 To Yuma Alien Aliens Alien3 Alien: Resurrection American History X American Psycho Apocalypse Now Back to the Future Batman Begins Blade Runner Candyman Children of Men Cloverfield Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Dawn of the Dead Day of the Dead Diary of the Dead Die Hard Donnie Darko Equilibrium Fargo Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas Flags of our Fathers Ghostbusters Hannibal Hard Boiled Hard Candy Hellraiser I Am Legend Jacob's Ladder John Rambo Juno Kingdom of Heaven La Haîne Letters from Iwo Jima Naked Lunch No Country for Old Men O' Brother, Where art Thou? Office Space Old Boy Orgazmo Platoon Red Dragon R-Point Ringu Saw Se7en Silence of the Lambs Silent Hill Sin City Stalker Star Wars Star Trek Sweeney Todd Taegukgi The Blues Brothers The Cable Guy The Evil Dead The Godfather The Grandmother The Green Mile The Machinist The Shawshank Redemption The Warriors Training Day Tron

Television:

Frasier, Jam (or anything by Chris Morris for that fact), Louis Theroux, M*A*S*H*, The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead, Black Books, Big Train, Spaced, Is it Bill Bailey?, Mark Thomas Comedy Product, Cowboy Bebop, Freaks & Geeks, The Big Bang Theory, Heroes, Lost, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch

Books:

While I don't read as much as I used to, I'm a fan of classical Russian literature, my favorite book out of the lot being "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.Other than that, I'm a huge Stephen King fan, my favorite of his books being The Stand.I also collect comic books, my most complete collection being that of the Punisher, from the original run to the ultra-violent MAX series.

Heroes:

Mark Thomas - Political activist and stand-up comedianJim Morrison - Poet, singer and Doors frontmanMike Patton - former singer of Faith No More, now pursuing musical endeavours of his own.Makoto Kawabata - Musical philosopher and founding member of Acid Mothers TempleAnd of course... The late, great Bill Hicks - standup comedian and Goatboy.

My Blog

Music: my religion, my drug.

I have spent several weeks where I incessantly devoted every waking minute of my spare time to deep reflection and proactive meditation upon the role music plays in my life and spirituality. The effec...
Posted by James on Sat, 24 May 2008 01:52:00 PST

Hear ye! Hear ye! renaissance fairs suck!

For those interested, I have a more regular blog over at http://rhyknowsart.blogspot.com--So I walk to school. To get to school from my house it usually takes me around ten minutes on foot. I have to ...
Posted by James on Thu, 15 May 2008 01:36:00 PST

Save our schools! French Edition

As you may or may not know, there have been various controversies in Britain lately over new government schemes (they asked me to stop calling it a ’plot’) to up class capacities, making a...
Posted by James on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:25:00 PST

Tension in School

Last Thursday, I was hanging out in front of school with several friends, when a girl walked up and asked Constance for a cigarette.  She gave said girl said cigarette and we thought nothing more...
Posted by James on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:05:00 PST

Teacher’s Diary pt.4

I am a maths teacher in a ’bog standard’ comprehensive school. In the autumn term of 2002 I kept a full diary of a week’s lessons, and this is an edited version of it.What follows is...
Posted by James on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:02:00 PST

Teacher’s Diary pt.4

I am a maths teacher in a ’bog standard’ comprehensive school. In the autumn term of 2002 I kept a full diary of a week’s lessons, and this is an edited version of it.What follows is...
Posted by James on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:02:00 PST

Teacher’s Diary pt.3

I am a maths teacher in a ’bog standard’ comprehensive school. In the autumn term of 2002 I kept a full diary of a week’s lessons, and this is an edited version of it.What follows is...
Posted by James on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:22:00 PST

Teacher’s Diary pt.2

Taken from the satirical British magazine "Private Eye", Diary of a Teacher chronicles the work of a real teacher in a real school.----I am a maths teacher in a ’bog standard’ comprehensiv...
Posted by James on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:48:00 PST

Teacher’s Diary pt.1

Here is part one of the diary originally published in the satirical British magazine Private Eye.  Please be aware that the author of this diary is a real teacher, and these events supposedly did...
Posted by James on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST

Anarchy has a sinister chuckle.

"Hi, mum?  Yeah... It’s Mark... Colonel Gadafy, semtex, AK-47, Hezbollah, Martin McGuinness, Jerry Adams, the UDF, the UDA, Swampy, peace protesters, Delia Smith, shipment of arms, British ...
Posted by James on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:19:00 PST