About Me
- About Me: Tony Sidaway. Friendly neighborhood geek
Television
- Favorite Shows: Doctor Who
- Favorite Channels: BBC1, BBC2, UKTV Documentary, UKTV History
- Favorite Reruns: Cosmos, Secret Army
- Favorite Episode: Doctor Who series 4: Midnight
- Characters you relate to: Doctor Who as played by David Tennant. I have his "Dad" humor.
- Favorite Theme Song: The Simpsons, by Danny Elfman
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Music
- Favorite Artists: The Byrds
- Favorite Albums: Dry, by PJ Harvey
- Favorite Genre: Most music I like seems to be British independent rock
- Favorite Songs: The Chimes of Freedom by Bob Dylan (see lyrics)
- Favorite Lyrics: Starry eyed and laughing, as I recall when we were caught/Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended/And we listened one last time, and we watched with one last look/Spellbound and swallowed till the tolling ended
- Songs for Roadtrips: The Pretenders, The Eurhythmics, The Doors, Abba
- Songs I hate: We Are Sailing, and any song where the audience traditionally wave their arms in the air
- Songs I repeat the most: Can't Stand Me Now by The Libertines, Underneath It All by No Doubt, Dress by PJ Harvey
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Japanese
- Favorite Dishes: Chicken katsu bento, fish and chips
- Favorite Desserts: Nectarines, ice cream (or both together!)
- Favorite Drinks: Lassi
- Favorite Restaurants: The Tokyo Diner in Newport Place, Soho, just off Leicester Square
- Foods I hate: Gooseberries, raspberries, beetroot, shellfish, English "custard" made with custard powder instead of eggs
Style
- Where I shop: Walthamstow market, local supermarket, charity shops
- Brands I love: Brands are for airheads
- I like to wear: Velvet, corduroy, silk, cotton
- Can't live without: air, water
- Prized Possessions: The contents of my cranium
- Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate, but I don't feel *that* guilty.
Travel
- Places I love: Saint Paul's, Tate Modern and environs, Notre Dame, York Minster, Durham, Harrogate.
- Dream Vacation: Touring the British Isles
Movies
- Favorite Movies: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Seventh Seal, Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage
- Favorite Actors: Geoffrey Rush, Drew Barrimore, George Clooney
- Favorite Directors: Guillermo Del Toro, Ingmar Bergman
- Favorite Genre: I most enjoy movies that mix fantasy and realism
- Favorite Soundtracks: Blade Runner
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Johnny Depp, of course! :)
Books
- Favorite Books: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, Excession by Iain M. Banks
- Favorite Genres: I most enjoy fiction that mixes fantasy and realism
More About Me
- Nationality: British
- Religion: None
- Interests: Evolution, Information Technology
- Expertise: Java, C++, Lisp, Oracle
- Occupation: Software development
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- Name: Tony
- Country: United Kingdom
- Metro: London
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 8/8/2008
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A little bit older than that. :)My son graduated from university last month. -
thank you for accepting the request. I'm 14 years old and u?
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