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Obligatory cheesy shot.
This is my Buster Keaton
tribute gingerbread house. Notice the
marshmallow man with a fallen wall of the house around him (his wife is
climbing out of the fallen chimney).
Keaton is key.
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Personal Information
Stuff that has little to nothing to do with my academic career....
Hobbies
and Interests
 Member of the UBC Gilbert and
Sullivan Society for 2 years playing the truly memorable roles of "chorus
member #13" and "chorus member #8" in the HMS Pinafore and
Pirates of Penzance respectively.
Played saxophone for 9 years until I
realized I don't like muzac or bad 80s romance ballads. Stopped in 1994.
I enjoy improv acting and writing
comedy (although this may not be self-evident from this web page).
Avid cyclist and swimmer
(Competitive swimmer from 1985-1995.
Former lifeguard and swimming instructor).
Studied Meibukan Goju-Ryu karate for
6 years at the Kingston
Academy of Martial Arts. (I am
currently looking for a new dojo to join.
If anyone knows of a good one in Victoria, BC, please let me know).
Volunteer karate instructor
(1997-2001).
Volunteer for Extend-A-Family,
Kingston (1998-1999).
Volunteer puppeteer for Epilepsy
Kingston (1998).
Video game "enthusiast" (particularly Neverwinter Nights from
Bioware/Pandemic Games).
Active coffee snob, beer snob, and all around pain in the neck.
Favorites
Books: 1984, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Tigana, the Lord of
the Rings Trilogy, Blindness, and America the Book (non-fiction). I am currently reading "No Logo"
by Naomi Klein and, of course, countless journal articles.
Music: Radiohead (OK Computer changed my life), Super Furry
Animals, the Arcade Fire, Johnny Cash, Neko Case, Smashing Pumpkins, Tori
Amos, NIN, Belle & Sebastian, the New Pornographers, Morcheeba, Ben Folds
(Five and Five-less), Interpol and Solex.
Movies: Life is Beautiful, Dumb and
Dumber, South Park: The Movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Reservoir Dogs, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool,
the Princess Bride, the Star Wars Trilogy + Episode 3, and Serenity.
TV: South Park, the Simpsons, Family
Guy, Justice League Unlimited, Seinfeld, The Daily Show, the Colbert Report,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (years 2-8), Clone High, Connections with James
Burke (BBC), Angel, Babylon 5 (WOW geeky), Buffy, Farscape, and Firefly.
Favorite
Links
Homestar Runner
The
"All Your Base" Phenomenon (I'm not one to let Internet trends
die)
ThinkGeek
Wikipedia
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