Why does there always have to be a title?
So, apparently I'm supposed to show my face and post a welcome thread. I really suck at these 'about me' sort of things, so bear with me as I try really hard not to go off on some sort of tangent.
I'm Zu, I'm currently back studying at University after leaving my tattooing apprenticeship to further my education (or am I just procrastinating a real job?) by doing a Double Major in Journalism and Illustrative Graphics and minoring in Game Design. I have two jobs, one at Dick Smith Electronics as a Sales Assistant and one that has sent me around Australia doing various photoshoots (if you live in Melbourne, come say hi on the 16th-20th of December and see some body suspension). I'm not overly confident when it comes to posting in places like this, but I do it anyway.
I don't exactly remember what it was that got me into Chuck. I do recall my father giving me Fight Club, falling in love, and reading it over and over until pages began to come away from the spine. Have been completely hooked ever since, and don't know why it's taken me this long to join this site.
Other authors I've come to love are William S. Burroughs, Clive Cussler, Jack DuBrul, Louis L'Amour, Frederick Faust, Otis A. Klein, Isaac Asimov, Jack Chalker, Alan Dean Foster, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Jhonen Vasquez (whilst he hasn't written any novels, he's one of my favourite comic book writers/artists and deserves a place along with the other writers who do both) Garth Ennis, Georges Bataille, Dennis Cooper, Irvine Welsh, Jeffrey Eugenides, Kathy Acker, Hubert Selby Jr, Comte de Lautréamont, Craig Clevenger, Susanna Kaysen, etc. I also read a lot of Autobiographies by the likes of Bill Hicks, John Waters, Nikki Sixx, Marilyn Manson, Andy Warhol, Slash, Pete Doherty and quite a few more.
I'm always up for new reading material so if anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
I can't not do something with my hands, and in the last 5-6 years have taken up building computers. It's a little embarrassing when people see my spare room and the state it's in from building and repairing the computers of friends. I game far too often, and often find it difficult to not judge people by their gaming platform 
Anyway, this is taking up way more concentration than I'm prepared to give after being awake for this long. Feel free to chat to me whenever 
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
bill hicks didn't write an autobiography.
It's a conspiracy!
This is why we can't have nice things.
Welcome, Zu.
You ever been up to Newcastle?
Nice lost of authors you got there. Where'd you hear about Clevenger?
You should probably check out Will Christopher Baer. He, Clevenger and Stephen Graha Jones share a fan base called The Velvet. One of his short stories is up in the features section of this site. But his first novel, Kiss me, Judas is a winner. One of my favourite books.
Welcome, Zu! You should check out the book club forum for all kinds of good reviews, suggestions and discussion. There's always a thread every month where people post what they're reading.
Welcome zu
Is Zu your real name?
If you join the workshop, every time you critique someone's work you can say it's the New Zu Review!
*snort!*
This is why we can't have nice things.
you two.
Since Tuffy asked the sandwitch question let me ask you this.
You get throw back in time, sometime around abouts the time of Robot Jesus. (trust me thats how the past works) What are you going to do with your spare time while back in the past. Mind you most everyone was at least somewhat robotic.
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
There is no Dana, only Zu!
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
It's not to much an autobigoraphy, you're correct, but he did write it, it's about him and his work, I didn't really know what else to call it.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
Are you a knock off brand of these little guys?
A lobster and a cat named Cujo are fighting over a sammich. Who wins and what kind of sammich is it?
Neither. TF2's very own Heavy comes along, blows them up, and eats the sammich.
Yeah, okay, even i'm ashamed that TF2 was my first thought pattern...
You ever been up to Newcastle?
Nice lost of authors you got there. Where'd you hear about Clevenger?
You should probably check out Will Christopher Baer. He, Clevenger and Stephen Graha Jones share a fan base called The Velvet. One of his short stories is up in the features section of this site. But his first novel, Kiss me, Judas is a winner. One of my favourite books.
I've been to Newcastle twice, for work. I'm thinking of heading back over to see some friends I met there the first time.
And about Clevenger, I had The Contortionists Handbook given to me by one of my lecturers a while back. I'm just about to go and hunt down the novel you recommended on the interwebz. Shall defintily check it out and let you know how it goes.
It's not on my Birth Certificate, but it's what my parents have called me my whole life cause that's how i'd pronounce my name when learning to speak. Everyone just followed along and it stuck.
You get throw back in time, sometime around abouts the time of Robot Jesus. (trust me thats how the past works) What are you going to do with your spare time while back in the past. Mind you most everyone was at least somewhat robotic.
Spare time? What spare time? I'd be chillin' with Robot Jesus. Just going along with the flow. Meeting all his somewhat robotic buddies. It'll be like a sitcom. A love triangle turned octagon, unexpected pregnancies, we'll all fight then make up, and by the end of season one, Fox will kill off Robot Jesus, only to have Joss Whedon come resurect him with one hell of a kick arse movie.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
Urmm. I have no idea what/who they are, but sure, why not.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
Is that your own x-ray in your pic?
It is. I dislocate frequently due to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (as you can see, my shoulder isn't sitting correctly), and some time last year the ER gave me my xray on a disk after they relocated it.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
It is. I dislocate frequently due to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (as you can see, my shoulder isn't sitting correctly), and some time last year the ER gave me my xray on a disk after they relocated it.
That sucks. 'Dislocate' and 'frequently' should not be in the same sentence. That must be pretty painful?
Still, cool x-ray.
It is. I dislocate frequently due to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (as you can see, my shoulder isn't sitting correctly), and some time last year the ER gave me my xray on a disk after they relocated it.
That sucks. 'Dislocate' and 'frequently' should not be in the same sentence. That must be pretty painful?
Still, cool x-ray.
It has it's days, but the doctors are finally coming around and giving me appropriate pain killers after 21 years
But it's kinda fun. Especially when it's a finger or a wrist, that aren't particularly painful, and making someone else pop it back into place.
And thanks, I like the xray too
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
It's not to much an autobigoraphy, you're correct, but he did write it, it's about him and his work, I didn't really know what else to call it.
do you got a title or any other publication info?
I've never heard about this and would be interested.
It's not to much an autobigoraphy, you're correct, but he did write it, it's about him and his work, I didn't really know what else to call it.
do you got a title or any other publication info?
I've never heard about this and would be interested.
Sure thing, It's called Love All The People and contains things like collected work and included major stand-up routines, diary, notebook and letters extracts, plus his final writings, most previously unpublished. As I said, it's not so much an autobiography, while it does have it's autobiographical moments, I just didn't know what to call it.
It was published after his death, but the parts in between he wrote with the intention of publishing memoirs, but never got around to it, so says an interview of the publisher. I'll try and track the link down for that for you too.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
Welcome.
A lobster and a cat named Cujo are fighting over a sammich. Who wins and what kind of sammich is it?
This is why we can't have nice things.