Giles Orr

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I'm a librarian/computer geek/photographer from Toronto. When I speak, I sound Canadian with a hint of the Deep South - but my politics are pure bleeding heart liberal. I was born on the cusp between the Baby Boomers and Generation X, but my life has definitely felt more like that of a Gen-Xer - over-educated and frequently underemployed. I'm an areligious Buddhist (really) willing to slaughter a chicken on the altar to offend fundamentalists of any variety. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Toronto) and another one in Library Science (McGill). I spend about six hours a week exercising. I spend my spare time writing HTML and scripts, working with Linux, and watching movies. My favourite hobbies other than computers are photography and travel.

"The World is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds."
- Matt Johnson

Recent Reading List

Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
The Black Company, Glen Cook
The Shadow Roads, Sean Russell
The Isle of Battle, Sean Russell
The Peep Diaries, Hal Niedzviecki
Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
Dragonsinger, Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsong, Anne McCaffrey
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Shakespeare: The World As Stage, Bill Bryson

Recent Listening List

Amazon Beach, The Kings
The Kings are Here ... and More, The Kings
Screaming Bloody Murder, Sum 41
Mozart Violin Concertos 1 and 2, Ehnes
London, Crystal Method
Tron: Legacy soundtrack, Daft Punk
Dookie, Green Day
Warning, Green Day
The French Suites, Glenn Gould

Great song lyrics

Recent Movies

I seem to be making a profession of bizarre (self-)portraits. Here we are ...

			Lots more pictures here.
1991	October 2001	July 2006