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Scotty

Its a work in progress.............

About Me

Who Am I? Million dollar question. If anyone can figure it out, let me know, there's a pint or two in it for you.....Before I left Oz in Nov 2004, my old boss described me as a 'Professional Hippy'. We'll see how that works out for me.....

My Interests

Football - all codes, Rugby League, Rugby Union, 'Soccer'. Travelling. Muzac. Sitting in a beer garden talking crap watching the world go by. Reading. Sleeping. Good food, good wine.

Music:

Bitta this, bitta that..... Except Coldplay. HATE Coldplay. HATE. Strong, I know, but I stand by it....Powderfinger; Cold Chisel; Missy Higgins; INXS; AC/DC; Nick Cave; Pearl Jam; Elvis; The Killers; Hard Fi; The Waifs; The Hilltop Hoods; Sterophonics; Xavier Rudd; John Butler Trio; Ben Harper; Bon Jovi (Yes, really....); Green Day; Counting Crows; 1200 Techniques; 2Pac; Dr Dre; The Resin Dogs; Dylan Really, a bit of everything. Except Coldplay....

Movies:

Fight Club. Garden State. Empire Records. Zoolander. Anchorman. The Godfather Series. Except #3.

Television:

Futurama. The Family Guy. Pinky & The Brain. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Books:

Anything by Brett Easton Ellis - freak. George Orwell (Down & Out in Paris & London; 1984) Donna Tartt (The Secret History) Phillip Roth (American Pastoral)

Heroes:

Superman. Though I think its because I want to BE Superman. He's the only REAL superhero anyways. Don't even get me started on Batman....

My Blog

4 More Years.....

So, the last week hasn't been a great one for me.  My visa expired on the 16th March, and I've been here on borrowed time.  Every day without a visa is closer to that day when I might have t...
Posted by Scotty on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:52:00 PST

Back Off Reaper!!!

I have come to know what it is like to face my own mortality.  Its a scary day.  It is a day when a man has to realise that life is not all beer & skittles.  Well, it does invo...
Posted by Scotty on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:45:00 PST

Two Years On the Road....

I left Australia just over two years ago now.  I can still remember the day I walked out of my office in Canberra, jumped a taxi and headed for the airport.  I haven't been back since. ...
Posted by Scotty on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:13:00 PST

Eyes on the Prize........ Dipsh.t

Where to start....  Where to start....  Deep breaths...... Ok, I think its best to point out that I don't consider myself a violent person.  I wouldn't even categorise myself as an angr...
Posted by Scotty on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:33:00 PST

A Rant - Lifestyle Choices.......

So, I like to have a bit of a rant sometimes.  Often for no reason, I just find it funny.  Sometimes I have a beef, other times I just like to rant for the hell of it.  Hell, its&n...
Posted by Scotty on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:49:00 PST