SteamSHIFT aka Andy Bennett

• Web Developer
• Would be Artist
• Designer
• Husband
• Father

10 Things you may or may not know about me

(in no particular order):

1. I've got a young son: Taiko. He's sooo cool. Nuff said.
2. Mac Fanboy / Geek; known to friends as DaddyMac. Been using the only platform worth using since System 6. Big fan of pretty much all Apple products - they just exude that total buy me quality.
3. Sometimes I 'DJ' under the name SteamSHIFT : Eclectic Boogaloo; really this just boils down to me putting on a bunch of tunes (via ‘puta) that I like or find amusing. The thing that gives me a particular buzz is when I manage to string a few tunes together that either shouldn’t be together but somehow work, or drop in a tune that people like despite themselves!
   10 Random DJ tunes (in no particular order):
   1. Dolly Parton : 9 to 5
   2. Berlin Symphony Orchestra : Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Red Baron Remix)
   3. Fishbone : Unyielding Conditioning
   4. The Datsuns : Sittin' Pretty
   5. Toshiyuki Honda : “Zone” Rhapsody
   6. Loo & Placido : Accidents Happen
   7. Johnny Cash : A Boy Named Sue
   8. Lamb : Merge
   9. Harry Connick Jr. : The Bare Necessities
   10. Sir Mix-a-Lot : Baby Got Back
4. Christian; Don't let this make you think better or worse of me! Been a christian since '94. Have been round the houses with intellectual arguements on it - all I can say is my faith is stronger now than it ever has been. Kind of glad not to have comments enabled for the ensuing big rants that follow almost any profession of faith / politics etc. (of course that assumes anybody ever reads this thing!)!!
5. Did a degree called "Interactive Arts" - basically creating fine art using technology as the medium. I‘ve got real desire to get back into it. I specialised in mechanical sculpture which reacted to it’s environment (and the people in it). I'd like continue my explorations in Physical Computing at some point soon.
6. I'm writing a book; a novel, set now and in the UK. I don‘t know fully what it’s about - it's a voyage of discovery!
7. I love food! I really enjoy cooking - especially for others, and really enjoy eating and drinking too. However, I'm no connoisseur - I really enjoy a decent beer as much as a good glass of single malt whisky.
8. I love skiing and I'm not bad at it! 'Nuff!
9. When I was young, I fell over on an ice-rink and someone skated over my finger. Pink ice … mmm lovely. Still have the scar.
10. I'm pretty good at DIY if I can ever find the time and motivation to do it!