robert hirst

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Student
Location Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Introduction 26 years old. doctor and the owner of a masters in healthcare ethics and law. It's the only legally binding qualification of mastery that I have, although I'm pretty good at mandolin and table-tennis as well. [no degrees in those, mind]
Interests Playing guitar, listening to music, writing, reading, cycling, trying to learn new things, TV (some), running, films, friendtime, varying things
Favorite Movies Wild Strawberries, La Dolce Vita, Encounters at the End of the World, Rear Window, Etre et Avoir, Arsenic & Old Lace, Godfather, Shutter Island, Anchorman, 500 Days of Summer, On the Beach, Inception
Favorite Music Blog ephemera, tropicalia, emo, bossa nova, afrobeat, post-hardcore, 2step, highlife, opera, jazz, grime, house
Favorite Books Gravity's Rainbow, Love in the Time of Cholera, Decline & Fall, Cannery Row, Thee Old Man & the Sea, The Remains of the Day, Master & Margarita, The Unlimited Dream Company, When We Were Orphans, Don Quixote, The Human Stain, Brothers Karamazov, Cat's Cradle, Mason & Dixon

Unlike a dog, how can a turtle ever be naked?

Their souls. A turtle's soul can be naked.