Leila
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Making magazines, tea and coffee based science experiments, river swimming & other outdoor pursuits, any music video with "vs" in the title, any narrative about emotion being overwhelmed by logic, left-handed people, autistic nerds, gas explosions, identical twins, Data from ST:TNG, Gordon Kaye's accident, before and afters, the opening credits on superhero films, shopping, make-up, obsolete hardware. I like the impressions men and women do of each others' voices. I like doing impressions of those cats people teach to miaow like they're saying "I love you" and I like the idea of recreational nudity. Now you're listening.Music
Magazine, Luxuria and Devoto solo stuff, Buzzcocks, Rachel Sweet, Wreckless Eric, Furniture, PiL and John Lydon solo, Lene Lovich...some of the other more angular and unpleasant stuff to come out of the Stiff stable (not the fucking Pogues, thanks), Jonathan Coulton, Wire. That's basically it.Movies
Almoldovar, Woody Allen, The Machinist, Akira, Best, Superman Returns, Stormbreaker, 9 Queens, Third Man, Gregory's Girl, Back to the Future, Primer, Cube trilogy (but not Hypercube!), Saw 1&2 (certainly not 3 or 4) Dog Soldiers, The Host (and loads of other cheap horror), Detroit Rock City, Legally Blonde & LB2, Clueless, any formula high school heartwarmers, Breathless, Happy Feet, anything with zombies except the shite new Romero one, anything with cars exploding and con men.Anything with dogs
, but especially Lady & The Tramp.Television
I watch reality tv for a living, but I like makeover programs, ST:TNG (not the Borg episodes), House MD, Dexter, US version of the Office, Sex and the City, Neighbours 15 years ago, X Files (not the story arc episodes, just the monster and time travel ones), anything with baby animals or before and afters. I don't know why I'm telling you all this, we barely know each other.Books
How To Worry Friends and Inconvenience People, Raymond Carver, Louis Marin, Douglas Adams, John Wyndham, Graham Greene, Angela Carter, Doris Lessing, Stephen Melville, Ira Levin, good science fiction that's not boring political stuff about alien worlds, Marley and Me.I do read books, but almost all fiction disappoints me these days. I don't want to talk about it.
Heroes
They comprise my ideal self: Howard Devoto, Lene Lovich, Simon Munnery, Cory Arcangel, Spencer and Allsopp, John Lydon, Richard Feynman, Linda Nochlin, Jane Goodall, Dolly Parton, Martin Hannett, Candy Darling, Francis Bacon (not the 16th Century one), Wreckless Eric, Adrian Searle, Michael J Fox, Dana Scully, Armando Ianucci, Natasha Walter, Caitlin Moran and Gaby Wood (the amazing journalists), Joel Ronson, Hadley Freeman, Ruby Hammer.
Latest Blog Entries
- 21 Jun 2009 19:09 Fabulous friends, fertile families, funnies for money, forthcoming facetious fantasy book
- 15 Apr 2009 22:55 Work, work, some thoughts on girls and aspergers
- 15 Feb 2009 13:10 Magazine reunion 2009. Magazine and me.
- 26 Jan 2009 0:09 killer alien butterflies, February, and news of the new book
- 21 Dec 2008 13:47 2008: The Year in Review
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About me:
I do web magazines and funny sites and that kind of stuff. worryfriends.com.Working on a podcast with Greg Stekelman. Early version of the site (and listenable clips!) here
Work stuff here.
I've written a humorous gift book as a sort of Christmas stocking filler. You can buy Buy How To Worry Friends and Inconvenience People on Amazon.
I've written for Sandi Toksvig on Radio 4's "The News Quiz" and doing "The Now Show" this month (Nov 08).
Always working on pitches for various things.
and finally... I favour music from the post-punk era and welcome messages from fellow fans. But you should know that I probably don't like XTC as much as I should.
Here's a short film of my guest spots on Sky News, and some other credits from '08...
...and here I am reading an extract from my new book Enemy of Chaos, out Sept 09. I'll be doing these every Thursday so come back next week (or subscribe on YouTube!)
Who I'd like to meet:
Women (fabulous old lushes preferred, but I'll take what you've got).Women to take part in my Elstree and Borehamwood ladies' fight clubs.
A willing young apprentice to eventually take my place.
Anyone prepared to challenge my outrageous Myspace claim that I'm of 'Black/African descent'.
Seriously though, I'd like to meet everyone. I like meeting people.
Details
- Status: In a Relationship
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Cambridge
- Height: 166cm
- Ethnicity: Black / African descent
- Religion: Atheist
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
- Education: Post grad
- Occupation: writer/editor/web stuff
Schools
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University of Cambridge
- Cambridge, E
- Graduated: 2006
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Master's Degree
- Major: analysis of critical theory (what am I trying to prove?)
2005 to 2006
steve aylett
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steve aylett
1 year ago
steve aylett
2 years ago
Matthew Townsend 2 years ago
Magazine 
3 years ago
Asperger Women 3 years ago
LINT the Movie 
3 years ago
Tom Skeletor 3 years ago
Magazine 3 years ago
Matthew Townsend 3 years ago
10 of 84MoreTHE COMPLETE ACCOMPLICE - all four of Aylett’s Accomplice books in one volume, revised, with intro by Michael Moorcock, new preface, weird graphics.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Accomplice-Steve-Aylett/dp/0956567703/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Accomplice-Steve-Aylett/dp/0956567703/
THE COMPLETE ACCOMPLICE - all four of Aylett’s Accomplice books in one volume, revised, with intro by Michael Moorcock, new preface, weird graphics.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Accomplice-Steve-Aylett/dp/0956567703/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Accomplice-Steve-Aylett/dp/0956567703/
THE INFLATABLE VOLUNTEER remastered by Raw Dog Screaming
S'alright. I live for the random compliment.
A special DVD set of the February shows is now available to pre-order at the wire-sound shopThis strictly limited edition 2 disc, region free, PAL format DVD set will be shipped in June.
The ‘Real Life + Thereafter’ DVD contains the entire concert filmed at Manchester Academy …
PLUS … Extra features include ‘Feed The Enemy’ filmed at the rehearsals, an alternate take of ‘A Song From Under The Floorboards’ and exclusive images from the period …
PLUS … On the second CD disc, you get an audio recording straight from the desk of 11 songs from the show at The Forum, London …
PLUS … In the package, you get a free tour T-Shirt in any size you like ranging from Super Small to Mighty XL and all stops in between.
To order please go to http://www.wire-sound.com/shop
Join us at the Asperger Women Association Forum. A place for family, friends, aspies, and auties to raise awareness and make a difference! http://z4.invisionfree.com/Apserger_Women/index.php?
... starring Alan Moore, Steve Aylett, Josie Long, Stewart Lee, Jeff Vandermeer, DH Wilson, Mr Solo, Robin Ince, Leila Johnston, 7-Inch Stitch, Bill Ectric, Mitzi Szereto, Mo Ali etc. Out late 2009 maybe.
Yeah, I thought so too. How have you been? Long Tom no see...
Hi Leila. Thanks for your support. See you at the gigs!
It's good to see that you still remember my interest in fatty tissues and tuberculosis! But seriously yeah that's awesome.
I really enjoyed my mohican, I felt it suited me a lot. Sadly in my current job it wouldn't really help me out, and I fear that pretty soon I won't actually have enough hair for one.