: About Me

I'm 29 years old and am on the verge of completing my honors degree in Politics and International Relations. At the moment I am trying to complete my dissertation on the place of coca production in the Andean Region with the primary focus being on Colombia. I work full time or part time (depending on University requirements) for for a famous telecommunications and Internet provider, its an easy job and it pays the bills, it also allows me the time to do my academic work. Hopefully. at least for the remainder of the summer anyway, It will also allow me to work on my writing. I have 2 or 3 short stories that I aim to turn into a trilogy or as independent novel length pieces.

My passion is ...

Knowledge and learning about new people and things.

I know too much about ...

Football.

My parents always told me ...

Dont come running to me when you...... (I've still not come running)

My childhood ambition ...

Was to be a postie or a bus driver, I have achieved both, now its onwards and upwards.

My favorite memory ...

too many to mention, life is full of great memories.

Why I write ...

To inform, to learn, to inspire, to shock, to stir up debate, as a release

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft

My first job ...

I was 16, it was as a builders labourer, I had to sweep the yard on my first day and got blisters on my thumbs and the palms of my hands.

My best moment ...

So many good/great/best moments to mention, you just have to appreciate them when they happen then go on.

My inspiration ...

To never get another blister on my hand from sweeping the yard.

Politics, News & Issues > US News Crime: Virginia Tech school shooting

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America; the worlds largest mental hospital, population 300 million and growing. So once more America has unspeakable tragedy visited upon itself. Some will argue that this was an unavoidable tragedy perpetrated by one person hell bent on causing pain and suffering to those they perceived as some how wronging them. Others will argue that the time line of events highlights a level ineptitude of criminal proportions by the Virginia Tech P.D. All will agree that this cant be allowed to happen again. The usual rhetoric of taking back the schools' will flow alongside sound bites of President Ge...

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