Member Since: August 26, 2009
Nerdiest Obsession: Defying gravity
Wastes too much time on: Taking over the universe and a frequent, if not really random use OF ALL CAPS. I should really take on gardening.
Favourite female nerd: Temple Grandin
Favourite male nerd: At the moment, Professor David Charbonneau, Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University.
Secretly collects: Cutlery and furniture that are 10 times bigger than they are supposed to be.
Hates with a fiery passion: The Sun. It's so far away...
Nerdy line that makes you swoon: "Hey, do you have any nerd in you? Would you like to?"
Top 5 sites visited daily:
1. Slashdot (www.slashdot.org) 2. Digg (www.digg.com) 3. CERN updates on the LHC (http://cdsweb.cern.ch/) 3. NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/) 4. MIT Opencourseware
(http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm) 5. Runners World (www.runnersworld.com
Top 5 things everyone should check out ASAP: Anything to do with the Space Elevator.
Books
Fave book(s): Ulysses by James Joyce, Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, Dune by Frank Herbert, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Fave author(s): Frank Herbert, James Joyce, Anne McCaffrey
Most disappointing "based on the novel" film: Flowers in the Attic
Books you'd love to see made into a film: Voyage to Arcturus
Most impactful book/author: Ulysses by James Joyce
First book you ever read: Alice in Wonderland
First book that made you really like reading: Si J'étais Martien by Jacques de Roussan
Currently reading: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Fave book news site: http://weareindebtetc.blogspot.com/
Video Games
Favourite game(s): Bioshock
Favourite character(s): Master Chief from Halo 3
Biggest cash grab game(s): Any video game based on a movie
Spent too much time playing: Zelda Ocarina of Time
Most disappointing ending in a game: Mario 64 (STUPID CAKE)
Would fit right in: Any Zelda game
First game ever played: Pong
Currently playing: Portal (AGAIN)
Favourite gaming news site: IGN
Art
Fave artist(s): Right now it's Banksy (graffiti artist) and Cole Rise (photography)
Fave collection(s): The Andy Warhol exhibit that recently left the AGO
Fave artistic era/period: Surreal, art deco from the 20s
Fave medium (photography/painting/etc): Painting
Top 5 must sees: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/07/21/if-you-go-down-to-the-beach-today/
Movies
Fave film(s): Conan the Barbarian
Fave director(s): Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese
Most inspiring film(s): Taxi Driver, Kundun
Biggest cinematic letdown: Red Sonja
First film ever seen: I think it may have been Pete's Dragon
Last film you watched: Once
Science!
Fave theory: Do not look into laser cavity with your remaining eye
Fave scientist(s): Alan Guth
Most important discovery/invention: Cosmic Inflation
Fave experiment(s) you've conducted: Extracting DNA from fruit!
Currently reading up on: I'm all about the Large Hadron Collider and the Space Elevator right now.
Fave science news site(s): http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/