Intro

My name is George and I am studying Software engineering at UClan. I enjoy listening to and playing heavy metal, some of my favorite bands include 36 Crazyfists, Machine Head, Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God you can see what I'm listening to here.

I come from a fairly long way away (image taken from Google Maps). I used to live in a town called Harpenden in Hertfordshire. I went to Roundwood Park School for my secondary and Sixth Form education.

My other interests include;
Linux - I run Ubuntu as my main OS as open source software tends to be more stable and flexible than comerical products as well as free.
Tech industry news – I have way too many RSS feeds and often find that whenever i check them i have over 1000 unread items at any given time
Cycling - although I did not bring my bike with me to Preston I do enjoy cycling both on and off road however in areas like Preston cycling amongst large amounts of traffic tends to be dangerous and quite stressful.
TV - I enjoy watching House, scrubs, E.R, Family Guy, Southpark and Breaking Bad.
The pub - its pubtastic! Some of my favourite drinks include beer, cider, whisky, vodka, tequila etc basically anything but gin. To be a little more specific I mainly drink Strongbow, Fosters, Kronenberg and Jagermeister or Absinthe if I can find any.
Books - Although I have not read many books after reading 1984 I am keen to read more of George Orwell's work and will pick up Animal Farm the next time I see it. I would also recommend "A brief history of time" by Steven Hawking if anyone is interested in theoretical physics

I have lived in Preston for just over a week now and have been enjoying my time here. Warehouse and PR1 are both places I enjoy going to as they play the style of music I like and I don't have to dance or adhere to a dress code.

I am staying in Roeburn Halls which means I can leave five or ten minutes before a class and still arrive on time which I have found to be very useful especially on freshers week.

I would like to go to Canada and Japan at some point. Canada because its like America but without the Americans and Japan because its basically like travelling into the future. I would also like to see more of Europe, preferably on a motorcycle.

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