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Name: Liam
Birthday: 2/8/1980
Gender: Male
Interests: Reading, Film, Music, Natural History, Food and other stuff that doesn't spring to mind. Like David Lynch, David Cronemberg, Carlton Mellick, Magnus Mills, Roald Dahl, Rhys Hughes, Bruce Robinson, George Orwell, Clive Barker yada yada
Expertise: BA Hons in Drama from The University of Manchester. I have taught creative writing at college level and have been writing all my life.
www.liamowendavies.co.uk - official site
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Member Since:
5/25/2005
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| I'm back... And about to leave Wales... I'm moving to Manchester, or more precisely Chorlton Cum Hardy if finances permit. no jobs down here, so we're moving to the city. News: Well, I've had some good news with regards to my short story collection 'The Cwtch Box' from a Blighty publisher. I'll tell more when contracts get signed in the new year. Otherwise. It's good to be back. | | |
| Sold!My novell 'ADVENTURES IN BED-SIT' has been accepted for pulbication by Pendragon Press. It will feature alongside the novellas of two other authors as part of their Triquorum weird/dark/speculative fiction series.
I'm happy about this.
I move to Wales tomorrow - it's hectic.
Back in a couple of weeks when my life isn't arse over tit anymore.
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| OKAY, SO I'M LEAVING WORK VERY SOON FOR THE BIG MOVE... SO HERE IS THE LAST OF THESE IRRITATING OFFICE CIRCULAR QUESTIONAIRES I'LL SHARE. A BIT OF A GETTING TO KNOW THING.
Name: Liam Owen Davies
Birthday: February 8th 1980
Call me: Liam, but Mr Davies would be nice.
Height: 6'2"
Hair Color: brown
Eye Color: brown
where i'm at?: At work not doing any... erm work.
SECTION 2//HAVE YOU EVER??
Peed in your pants? Several times before the age of five and a couple in adulthood - drinking related incontinence, y'know?
Fallen off the bed? Many times
Fallen for a relative? Nope...
Had plastic surgery? Nope...
Failed a class ? At university I had to do a sub-course on the history of 'camp'... I never turned up, but I only just failed... the worst thing about university were all the Mickey Mouse courses they concocted to keep us busy.
Failed a whole year? Nooo.
Broke someone's heart? I hope not. I don't think so... if I did, I'd hope I've made up for it now.
Had ur heart broken? A couple of times.
Had a dream come true? Yeah. Touch wood, but the book coming out at the end of the year is one of them.
Done something you regret? YES! A couple of things I'm terribly ashamed of.
Cheated on a test? Yeah.
Broken a body part? My nose.
SECTION 3// CURRENTLY
Wearing: Scruffy jeans, a fleece given to me from Japan and some beads I picked up in India... and my cheapo calculator watch
Eating: water
Feeling: well within myself.
Reading: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King... s'alright, but it didn't grab me enough to finish it.
Chatting with: I'm holding the fort, so if I am I'd better see a doctor.
Watching: I'm enjoying The Apprentice and The Mighty Boosh at the mo.
Craving: Crack. Only joking.
SECTION 4//DO YOU...
Brush ur teeth? What? Serious question? Everyone brushes their teeth don't they. Otherwise they'd be smelly gobbed dirty ducks.
Like anyone? No, I'm a miserable bastard. (only joking).
Have any piercings? NO, I hate piercings.
Drive? Nearly
Love GOD?................. CAn't say I believe in a god , but I do have a few theories... I'n gnostic, not aethiest.
SECTION 5// FRIENDS
Known the longest: Karl, Jay, Tat.
Is Like family: Hmmmm.
Knows you the best: Me.
Makes you smile: All my friends can do it.
Nicest: Eh?
Funniest: Karl
Trust the most : Eh?
Most Hyper: Is this questionaire American.
Loudest: Dunno
Cutest: My wife, and she's my best friend.
Inspiring: My wife.
Understanding: Definitely my wife.
Most like you: None of 'em.
Shyest: My wife.
Best boy/girl friend: My wife.
SECTION 6// LAST PERSON YOU...
Hugged: My wife this morning before she got out of bed.
Yelled at: My wife last night when we were letting the house move and car purchasing get to us a bit. She did more yelling than me though.
Fell In love with: Andrea definitely.
SECTION 7// PERSONAL
What do you want to be when u grow up? It'll never happen. I guess by definition I'm a writer already, although not nearly paid enough to give up work. If I could manage that, I'd be a happy bastard.
What has been the best day of ur life? My wedding day... rivalled closely by a few of the honeymoon evenings.
What comes first in ur life? My wife and my writing and having as good a time as I can muster.
Do u have a boyfriend/girlfriend/crush? I'm not nine.
What do u usually think of before u go to bed? If I'm honest, it's either having sex or something I'm working on (maybe that's the same thing)
SECTION 8// FAVORITE
Movie: Christ - Eraserhead, Shivers, How to get Ahead in ADvertising, Amelie, The Straight Story, Withnail & I, ooh the list would go on forever.
Store: I have a very good local butchers and grocery shop which I'll miss tremendously. They do very good fresh produce. I haven't got food from a supermarket now for a year and a half.
Relative: Dunno
Ice cream flavor: Something filthy like chocolate or ben and jerry's Phish Food.
Food: Chinese and Indian.
Drink: Kronemberg, Kirin and red wine.
Dessert: Banoffi Pie
Candy: Gummy sweets with white foamy underbellies.
Sport: football
Car: Not an important thing in my life.
TV show: The League of Gentlemen, Twin Peaks, Vic Reeves Big Night Out.
Magazine: Bare Bone (if it counts)
Band: Pulp, Tom Waits, Mercury Rev, Barry Adamson, The Pixies, The White Stripes, Television, The Evil Superstars, The Make Up, Cornelius.
Song: Caribou by the Pixies.
Song to Sing: Anything... I'm a big one for shower performin'
Song written for you: Mishapes by Pulp
Day of the week: Saturday
Month: August
Holiday: Any.
Color: Brown and the hues thereof... and red.
Sense: I quite like smelling things and seeing is really fucking great.
Name for a girl:
Ella.
Name for a boy: Gruff.
SECTION 9// DO YOU
Like to give hugs? I'm a hug machine - but only to the right people. Otherwise, I'm not much into sharing bodily proximity. Makes me anxious.
Like to walk in the rain? Yes, but I don't like Pina Caladas though.
Sleep with or without clothes? without
Prefer black or blue pens? Black
Dress up for halloween? Sometimes.
Have a job? For the next eight days.
Like to travel? Oh yeah.
Sleep on your side, tummy or back? I wouldn't know... although I'm on my side when I wake up.
Have a goldfish? What would be the point?
Ever had the falling dream? Yes
Have stuffed animals? I have a few from early childhood... 'Doggy Shovel' is my favourite.
Go on vacation? I haven't for a long while, but since the month in India before Christmas, I've got the bug.
SECTION 10//WHAT DO U THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU FIRST HEAR THE WORD
Abortion: Babies.
Summer: Energy
Tattoos: Dragons
Piercing: Fetish
Guys: Cocks
Girls: Boobs
SECTION 11// DO YOU…
Drink: Double Yeah.
Hate yourself: I have moments, but generally I feel okay.
Believe in love: Oh yeah.
Have a crush: I have crushes every day. I'm inconsistent.
Go to church: Tried it but it wasn't for me. The font boiled over every time I went close.
Wish on stars: No... but I like them.
Believe in miracles: Maybe.
Exercise: I walk a lot.
Make the first move: Never had much of a problem with it.
Play in the rain: No.
Believe in love at first sight? No... it's lust.
Keep a journal: Yes.
Get motion sickness: Sometimes.
Want to get married: Not again.
Plan to go to college: Been there, done that... not interested in going back.
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| So, no holiday - but we are purchasing a new car. Now, for if you knew me, you'd know what a fucking pain this is for me. I hate cars. I think people waste too much money on them and that they just fucking ruin the look of a pretty decent planet (on the whole). I flat refuse to have a car each for me and my wife - I think it's fucking excessive and I'd feel really guilty, but it is a necessary evil as our old Renault Clio which has done 145,000 miles has more or less given up the ghost. The exhaust fell off on Friday and we drove it to Kwik Fit like the bloody Keystone cops - 2mph with metal scraping tarmac the entire way.
So, we're getting a new Clio, and Andrea (my wife) has got a little carried away. What was a hunt for something quite old that we could run to death has turned to a hunt for something a little bit more of a treat... well, it's wasted on me, but by next week we should be driving something a little bit more peppier (and by that I don't mean speedy, just that it stays in one piece when you go over 50mph).
Other news. Nope, still waiting on results for several submissions. I have one submission ready for a film related anthology. my piece is based on the films of David Cronemberg, but I'm having trouble finding the energy to write a small synopsis which is required by the editors.
Sign the contracts on the house today, and in 10 days from now the dosh will be ours and we can move to the Welsh coast.
The weekend saw us break last week's promise never to drink again... and I got bloody arseholed at the pub. Maybe the countryside will do us some good - although I believe they have alcohol there too.
Shit.
Watched Poirot last night and envied his moustache.
The end.
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| Bindi partyMight be going to India for another month very soon if all works out. Very skint at mo, but the house sale is nearly through and it'd be lovely to go back over and do a bit more exploring.
This time, my wife wants to look at the north of the country and take in Delhi and some places around there, but as long as we get to take in Goa again for a week or two, then I'm definitely up for it.
Otherwise, we're totally skint in a 'keep borrowing fivers' kind of way, which I'm getting sick of, but I get paid on Friday, so I'll be able to pay the folks back then. The good thing about poverty though, is the fact that the lack of choices you have to live at the most basic level can actually be a rather mentally cleansing thing. Do we go to the pub or the restaurant? Neither, we don't have any money. Do we get take away or put petrol in the car? Neither, we don't have any money.
Aaaha.
News? Nope.
Happy? Comme ci comme sa.
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