dithreabhach
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Last Online: June 19, 2013 Birthday: April 20 Country: United Kingdom Goodreads |
About Me
UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE I HAVEN'T BEEN ON HERE FOR A LONG TIME - FROM LATE 2007 BOTH MY PARENTS WERE ILL - MY MOTHER DIED IN FEBRUARY 2008 AND MY FATHER A FEW MONTHS LATER IN JULY 2008. I SURVIVED FOR A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT BUT ENDED UP HAVING A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN. I'M OK(ish) NOW SO WANT TO GET BACK INTO SWAP-BOT. I'M ALSO ON SENDSOMETHING.NET/POSTCROSSING AS "DITHREABHACH"
Hi, I'm Cal Tall/slim/single/Irish/Northumbrian/Hippy/Punk/Biker/Cybergoth/Crusty/Anarchist/Maker/Geek Freecycler/Photographer/SteamPunk/LinuxGeek/Catholic - a member of Celtic Christian "Community of St Aidan and St.Hilda" /sendsomething.net fiend/Postcrosser Bibliioplhile/GoodReads.com Guy/Conservationist/Twitterer/Lolita Fashion Lover/Manga Geek/deviantArtist/bisexual - and lots more sort of person.
Add me on Facebook if you dare :)
I'd probably be a Emo if I was young and pretty lol.
I love girls in glasses with attitude!
Originally from Ireland but now living in "glorious"? Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in England.
I was working as a Gardener/Conservation Worker/Handy?man/Forester?/Farm Labourer. Now due to ill health I have had to move into another trade and I'm thinking about setting myself up in business to do freelance administration?/publicity?/fundraising? for local charities/community groups. Currently doing archival work for couple of local associations and as a library assistant/techician at a private library. I'm also involved with the curating of photography/art exhibitions.
Currently teaching myself Irish and Latin! Also trying to play the ukulele (badly!).
Things I Like
THINGS I LIKE A LOT: - Postcards/Letters - natch! - Penguins - I Collect Anything About Penguins - as I'm A Linux Junkie!! - I Collect Buddhas - Even Tho' I'm Not A Buddhist - In fact I collect all sorts of stuff do with all sorts of Religions (I'm a Catholic member of the Celtic Christian Community of St. aidan and St. Hilda) - Kites - Handmade Postcards - Artist Stamps - Faux Postage - Cinderella Stamps - Tea - Filter Coffee (Tho' I Detest Starbucks And Their Ilk!!) - Long Distance Walks - Stationary - Photography (I'm a Momentiler) - Art - Pencil Sketches - Pen & Ink - Chess - Calligraphy - Making Rosaries - Making Jewellery - Paper Craft - Coffee Mugs - Poker Chips - What Is The Meaning Of Life Candles - Incense - Tinkerers - Dogs - Japanese Stuff - Indian Stuff - The Rain - Ice Storms - Mail Art (Of All Kinds) - Good Books - Great Musici LOVE Music, All Kinds (Really) Folk, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Classical, Soul, Funk, And On And On... - Warm Towels - Chocolate Truffles - Piles Of Snow - Warm Spring Days - Autumn - Lazy Summer Days - Winter Walks - Zines And Independent Publications - Altered Books - Anti-Copyright - Decorating Notebooks - Faeries/Faery Art/Tales - Journals - Languages
Favorite Movies
Amelie, Donnie Darko, The Big Lebow, Annie Hall, Sweet November, Dune,, Zatoichi:The Blind Swordsman,, The Big Lebowski, Kill Bill, Ravenous, Spirited Away, Anything By Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind, Memento, The Pillow Book, Pulp Fiction, The Song Remains The Same, Star Wars, Labrynth, Fargo, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Lotr, Old Bones Brigade Skate Videos.David Lynch, Tim Burton, Tarantino, Kurosawa Films. Chinese and Japanese Period Films.
Favorite Television
I don't have a TV but I do like: Clangers, Dangermouse, Doctor Who,Twin Peaks
Favorite Music
Zappa, Beefheart, Coil, Psychic TV, Zoviet France, Genesis P. Orridge, Kinky Friedman & the Texas Jewboys, Nice, Can, The Cure, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, My Chemical Romance - and lots more.
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Hi again, Cal!
Thought I'd follow up and say I've been thinking about you and hope your day is okay - actually, more than "okay"!
I'm into languages also; I find them fun, interesting, and insightful. I wanted to learn Latin and Cymraeg (ancestry is Welsh) awhile back but didn't get too far...love the "love" languages - beautiful Spanish, French, and Italian. Not fluent in anything, but Spanish is the closest. What about you; are you fluent in several?
Nice profile. Your interests are quite interesting.
Just curious as to who Saint Aidan is. We named our son that. My husband wanted a nice Irish name that Americans would be able to pronounce :). My daughter's name is Gemma and we found out shortly after she was born that there is a Saint Gemma. I like to have the Saints biographical info for their scrapbooks or what have you. I am not Catholic I just find it interesting
Hi Cal, so glad that you are getting along a lot better. Sorry to hear about your mom and dad passing. That's really rough when it's so close together like that. It sounds like you have a very fascinating life. Mine is pretty drab. Graduate, get married, raise kids, and before you know it you're old. I didn't see that coming. LOL!. Oh, and this is for the swap Read my profile and leave a nice comment #2. I'm not as good a writer as some of your swap partners, but I'm trying. This actually is my first time for this. You keep well and my prayers are with you. Evie
hey hey cal !!! I loved your comment ^-^
i was thinking maybe we should make a cupcake swap of some sort - whether it be pictures, items, what have you :D
I am sorry about your parents and all of that :( ~hugs~ But God has plans for them, he probably needed them suddenly up there :) ~~Catholic member of St. Agnes parish, LOU, KY USA :)~~~
just posting back as a thank you :) - i unfortunautly didn't get your name to comment on... but TOO BAD I'll comment anyways >:D
plus it's uh... ~cough~ a form of procrastination as I've been typing a 6 page paper that is due tomorrow and revising it since about 1:30 this afternoon ((it is almost 7pm now))
Hi Cal!
I hear the Starbucks thing quite often, I'm from Seattle where it was born! ;) Do you actually know how to do calligraphy? It would be great to learn, I think it's lovely.
-Devon
(Comment from Leave a Comment swap #2)
Hi Cal! (For: Read My Profile and Leave a Nice Comment #2)
Wow! You know your "stuff" - I don't like using that word but I did because I have lethologica - for a writer it's terrible. I also am ill, have bipolar, so I know what it's like to love everything and know yourself but at the same time, not really.
I loved seeing all of what you really like a lot. I am into calligraphy, photography, books, jazz, classical, altered art anything, art deviating from the norm...and the commonalities go on! You sound like a great person to be around.
I am very sorry to read about your parents and you being ill. I am glad you are semi-ok now.
Happy Belated Birthday! How did you celebrate?
I really enjoyed reading about you, Cal! Thank you for the opportunity to get to know you. I hope we meet again on Swap.bot. I'd take a spot of tea with you if we met in person. :)