Giles Orr
Blog Resume PapersI'm a librarian, computer geek, photographer, areligious Buddhist, and ex-engineer from Toronto. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Toronto) and another one in Library Science (McGill). I spend my spare time writing Python, HTML, Bash scripts, whatever language I'm learning right now, 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 Movies and TV
- The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 1
- Blue Beetle
- Blood Punch
- Oppenheimer
- The Legend of Korra, Season 3
- Three Thousand Years of Longing
- The Legend of Korra, Season 1
- The Wrong Box
- The Legend of Korra, Season 2
- Renfield
Recent Reading List
- The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke
- Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, Paul Reps
- Penric and the Shaman, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Penric's Demon, Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Hallowed Hunt, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Levitt, Steven D. and Stephen J. Dubner
- Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke
- Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb
- Three Parts Dead, Max Gladstone
- Nimona, ND Stevenson
- Contact, Carl Sagan
Recent Favourite Music
- Molotov Jukebox
- Genticorum's "Malins Plaisirs"
- Polyphia
- Gin Wigmore
- several soma fm stations
- DJ Shadow "The Private Press"
- Grimes' "Art Angels"
- Mika's first album
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium
- The Alan Parsons Project
- Jethro Tull
- Metric
- Infected Mushroom
- Slash: "Apocalyptic Love," "World on Fire," "Living the Dream"
- Ewan Dobson
- Ultravox
- "Diamond Dogs" and "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
- Tears for Fears
- Mozart, later Piano Concertos and Symphonies
- The New Pornographers
- "Random Access Memories" and the "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack
- "Black Hawk Down" soundtrack
- Green Day (and occasionally Dean Gray)
- Jesse Cook (most often "Nomad")
- Devo - "Something for Everybody" and "Freedom of Choice"
- The Chemical Brothers
Personal Heroes
- Siddhārtha Gautama
- Nikola Tesla
- Desmond Doss
- John Harrison
I seem to be making a profession of bizarre (self-)portraits. Here we are ...
Lots more pictures here. | |||
1991 | October 2001 | July 2006 |