“Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words.”
Name/nickname: Alan / phlud (online handle). My nicknames as a kid were AJ and Alley Cat (thanks Mom :).
Sun sign: Virgo
Moon Sign: Aries (Asc/Rising Sign: Pieces)
Height: 6’
Time: 6:19 PM
Birthday: September 15th
Favorite bands/groups: Type O-Negative, The Smiths, Tiamat, Sleepthief, Seabound, Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, NIN, A Perfect Circle, Dismember, VNV Nation, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Assemblage 23, God Module, Grendel …. gosh, too many things to name, but I love industrial music, drum n’ bass, goth rock, most 90’s rock, 80’s pop/rock, old school hip-hop, synthwave, plus whatever else I’m forgetting and will remember the moment after I post this.
Favorite solo artists: Billy Joel, Imogen Heap
Song stuck in my head: This is the Song That Doesn’t End (no, seriously, please, someone help me…)
Last movie: Honestly can’t recall, but I’m watching Coming 2 America tomorrow, but will probably watch the original Coming to America first since it’s been a while.
Last show: The Expanse
When did I create this blog: 2007
What do I post: Cyberpunk, scifi, science, space, vintage stuff, retro games and computers, comics, hacker and counter/sub culture stuff, weird surreal stuff, fantasy, nature, witchy pagan stuff and other mystical, mythical and miscellaneous things.
Why did I choose this URL: I chose ‘hackr’ to mimic “tumblr” and because it was short, kinda cool, and I was too lazy to spend much time on it.
I used to have the domain astraldouble.com for hackr.tumblr.com (“astral double” is a theosophical term), but some time ago I let the domain registration fee lapse and it got snatched up so I registered the domain name astraldeath.com
Following: 1,009
Followers: 2,983
Average hours of sleep: 6 to 8hrs
Lucky number: 13
Instruments: Played drums for a short while in the early 2000’s, and had a keyboard in the 90s. I don’t currently play anything.
What I am wearing: Black t-shirt with raven, black jeans, barefoot.
Dream job: To sit in the back of an old, smokey tavern, spinning tales of ye olden tymes for a few coins and a tankard of dark ale with plentiful refills.
Dream trip: Egypt, Ireland/Scotland
Favorite food: Pizza or Enchiladas.
Nationality: American (Irish/Scottish, Scandinavian heritage).
Favorite song: Love you to death by Type O-Negative (fav song changes according to mood)
Last book I read: Man and His Symbols, Carl Jung
Three fictional universe you’d like to live in: Three universes? Hmm… Star Trek (TNG era), Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland (but instead of being “Alice” I’m one of the strange creatures there and the Cheshire Cat is my best friend), and Deverry.
“I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me.“
"As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know."
- Carl Gustav Jung, from ‘Memories, Dreams, Reflections’ (via aegeane)
