Steve Youngs
(aka JackaLX)
Obligatory Bio…
Aren't these little bio's, that everyone expects you to do, a
right royal PITA? If you maintain any kind of presence on the
internet, (and lets face it, in this day and age who doesn't)
you find yourself writing dozens of these silly things. Well
I've resisted doing this one for almost 4 years, so I better put
something here. All I gotta do now is think of something to
write that isn't already on a thousand sites all over the bloody
'net…
So who is this Steve Youngs bastard?
I'm a 40-something, 1st generation Aussie. I have 3 gorgeous
kids. The eldest, from a previous marriage, lives with her Mum,
so I have 2 with me. I'm currently a full-time stay-at-home
Dad. The pay is pretty shit, but the benefits make up for the
$0.00 income. :-) Oh, if you're wondering how I survive…
very careful budgeting of my wife's income. BTW, you
did see that donation button on the left there, didn't
you? :-)
What turns me on…
Don't panic, I'm not going to talk about what you're thinking.
I'm going to talk about general, <G> rated interests. What
interests me? Hmm, lemme think…
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Cooking… yup, I'm a pretty dab hand in the kitchen
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Coffee. A couple of years back, Michelle (wife) bought me a
sexy little expresso machine. I've turned into quite the
coffee snob since. Grind me own beans an all. There's still
hope for me… I don't buy green (raw) beans.
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Learning. I love to learn new things. Who says you can't
teach an old dog new tricks, huh?
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Football. And that's real football, not that stupid
rugby shit. I should mention that the interest here lies in
the area of spectator. I haven't actually played a game since
I was in high school.
- Cricket. I'm an Aussie, what did you expect?
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Fishing. Sadly, I haven't gone fishin for 20 years or more.
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Movies. They don't have to be good, but they do have to be
entertaining. And in my eyes, thinking, does not come into
the equation. I want my entertainment to be entertaining
dammit! If there's 2 movies on TV, one where you have to be
glued to the set 100% of time so you don't miss any subtle
detail or else you completely loose track of the plot, and
the other with Arnie shooting the crap outta everything that
moves, can you guess which one I'll be watching?
- …and a gazillion other, even more boring, things
What turns me off…
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Fools. I'm sorry to all you fools out there, but I just
can't tollerate you.
- Indecision
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Bad laziness… yes, there is such a thing as good
laziness.
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Two face-ed-ness. I can't stand people who are all oh,
you're me best mate, you're such a great guy when they talk
to you. And then 5 minutes later when you're not around they
are telling everyone how much of a wanker you are and how much
they hate you. C'mon people! If you're not prepared to say it
to their face, should you be saying it to anyone?
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The bignote. You know the type, the guy who whenever he opens
his mouth, his bum takes over.
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Anything that's crap. Crap quality, crap service, crap
beliefs, crap politics, crap taste, crap conversation.
Whatever. If it's crap, it's crap. End of story. And I hate
it.
Who inspires me…
Hmm, this could be a very long section, so I'll just give
you the abbridged version…
What I do here at the SXEmacs Project…
Erm, in case you hadn't yet figured it out all on your lonesome,
I'm the project's maintainer.
Have fun with it, and drop me a line any time.