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16 Things

16 Things by André Elias.
I was tagged by Matt, and here I am.

I believe I can tell you 16 things about me without showing my true inner self, even if I'm telling very private stuff. Or maybe it's the opposite?


1. I hate to wake up early.

2. My first pet was a duck. I didn't know we had it so one day we'd eat it. The sight of my headless duck in the kitchen changed the way I see things. I was 5 yo.

3. I organise my thoughts better when I write them down on paper.

4. I've released 4 singles in 2 (now) defunct drum'n'bass labels and I've just signed a track to a major underground techno-drum'n'bass label, but I can't tell much because of NDA. I'm thrilled I'm going to have a track on vinyl. I've never told my parents about it.

5. Despite being a technology and music lover I never owned a mp3 player. Also my 7 years old mobile phone just broke and I'm borrowing one from a cousin. I love technology, but I can stop myself from buying stuff if I feel I can live without it. I know I won't stop using it once I start.

6. I love wearing caps, hats, etc.

7. I believe I can shroud my feeling from other people, but once you get to know me, I'm easily readable.

8. I discovered my passion for photography because of my two friends Kimie and Vinicius Padula.

9. I like rainy days.

10. I love traveling. I'll save even more money if I think it might help me visit somewhere new.

11. I work better under pressure and/or at night.

12. I wash my clothes and help to clean the house since I was 9, and I never understood why my friends wouldn't help at home, or feel it's an "un-manly" work. I also participated in the building of at least 3 houses with my dad and his friends and family. He showed me the importance of a man to know how everything works in a house, and how to repair broken things.

13. I love to read. I read about 50 books a year. I've just started to read my 5th book of 2009. Not mentioning graphic novels.

14. I like to think I don't have an unidimensional character, but thinking so makes me feel vain and arrogant, thus qualifying me as someone I wouldn't like to be. I avoided to tell things here that could be qualified as bragging or that would show comparison between me and others.

15. Sometimes I dream of things that will happen in the next day, and then I have these weird deja vu feelings. Yet, I don't believe in the supernatural.

16. As a kid I learnt that I shouldn't fight dirty, as the oponent would fight back dirty too. I've always fought with words.





PS: I am tagging reallyboring, JammyRoger75, stevo750 and Kimie_Shima

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Fanboy30  Pro User  says:

You duck killer!

Great facts mate and so glad that the flickr world now knows about the talented musician that I have had the pleasure of listening to for some time now (he really is good you know, dark and melodic dnb).
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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CarbonNYC  Pro User  says:

Great, all through, not that you need my approval. :)
I think 1 and 11 are statistical correlates. By which I mean both are false in my case. :P
Re: 16
I bet you know some pretty dirty words, though, and could wield them quite sordidly. ;)
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Stringendo  Pro User  says:

1. I agree!
2. That's horrific! Maybe it explains a lot...
3. Who wants to organise thoughts??
4. That explains why you were so sniffy about The Feeling...
5. Same. Except camera kit...
6. Watch out for premature hair loss
7. Ditto
8. For me, because I broke my hand in a motorbike accident (that tells you even more)
9. Me too. I was born in Manchester.
10. Me too. But planning it stresses me out. (See 3 above)
11. Me too. Or not at all.
12. I used to do lots of DIY. But I'm too old and lazy now, and pay someone else.
13. Reading less and less as time goes by. Ruined my eyes as a teenager.
14. The trick is to have many dimensions, but not to show them all at once. Keep some in reserve.
15. Ooh. Don't ever tell me if you dream of me.
16. As a kid, my dad told me to hit first and hit hard, as the only chance for a short kid. But I was always crap at fighting and learnt to be a performer instead, in order to divert attention.

Thanks for sharing!
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Kimie_Shima  Pro User  says:

André is a very talented guy, always full of surprises... :)
I'll see what I can do about the "16 things"-thing, hehe...I don't think I have much to tell... :)
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Prof. Tournesol  Pro User  says:

Very nice presentation!
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André Elias  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the tagging mate! ;-)
Hmm, maybe I can, lol.
Thanks for the long comment! Maybe I should've tagged you, hehe. But seriously, nobody ever heard of The Feeling in Brazil, I've asked all the indie kids around, LOL.
Yay, é uma bela oportunidade pra você postar aquela foto irada, hein?! E eu tenho certeza de que você é cheia de histórias bacanas. :D
Thanks! :-)
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nis.jensen  Pro User  says:

Your picture is great too - nice to get some facts on the table :-))
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whereohwhere  Pro User  says:

Posso me identificar completamente com os itens 1,5,9,11,12,13, 14, 15 (parcialmente, já que, de fato, creio no sobrenatural *risos*), 16.

Gostei do desafio ;)
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stevo750  Pro User  says:

The colours, conception and link between picture and text here - the "official but personal" touch in the freehand drawing of a serif font, together with the handwritten notes also in shot, are brilliantly done, imho. Superb. :-)
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Jammy Roger 75 (busy renovating & moving house) says:

He he, nice one Andre. I like the "P.S. blame Matt bit. :D
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reallyboring  Pro User  says:

OMG, "Who shot the serif?" is terrific. I will do mine tomorrow or Friday...
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André Elias  Pro User  says:

Thanks! And thanks for your facts too!
Obrigado, foi um desafio e tanto! (mesmo!)
Oh, thank you very much! I was a bit embarrassed to show that "font", as I truly appreciate good fonts and decent kerning. Anyway, I promised myself I wouldn't use a rubber to correct it, to make it look, ermm, informal enough or something. I really had fun adding the notes, haha.
But it is true, blame on Canada! I mean, Matt! :P
Hahaha, I can see people shooting me for the bad bad joke... Thanks for taking the challenge! :-)
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powerbooktrance  Pro User  says:

i love those colored pencils and what an amazing image. thank you for sharing.
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Jason Lupi  Pro User  says:

Interesting stuff Andre, #4 is great! you should tell your parents. #12 sets you up for life,you'd be great boyfriend material!!!! and #16 - I like, its always good to express in words rather than fists..............great stuff! x
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André Elias  Pro User  says:

Thank you for reading! :D
Thanks! I still firmly believe words > fists any day. :-)
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Mister Rad  Pro User  says:

A fascinating 16 Things. :) I have to admit, I can really relate to number 14. Thanks for sharing them! :)
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André Elias  Pro User  says:

Thanks! The whole sharing thing is a bit intimidating, but rewarding after done. And it's always cool to know someone can relate to traits we believe are obscure quirks, etc. :-)
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zelnunes  Pro User  says:

bom te conhecer melhor, André. Temos muita coisa em comum, a começar pelo adiantar das horas...!
O que um pato não faz a um ser humano, hein?!
adorei!
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André Elias  Pro User  says:

Obrigado Zel! :-)
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leend says:

Adorei seu tag! :)
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Emi PhotoArt  Pro User  says:

eu adoraria conhecer melhor essas 16 coisas suas!
só de ler me parece um fofo! hehehehhe

=*

p.s.: I loved your draw!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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