Neil H
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Location | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I'm a 34 year old, freelance translator of Japanese to English, specialising (when they let me) in science. I've chalked up five years in this particular endeavour, and I think I'm getting pretty good at it...I am however, getting better at procrastination as well. An early mid-life crisis presented itself at 30, when I suddenly became overwhelmed with the desire to study maths. It was the last thing I expected, only half a year out of my Masters, that's for sure! I can trace it back to some Amazon vouchers that I got for my birthday from my parents' dog Harry and my choice to use them on a pop science book by Brian Greene, along with some Alastair Reynolds, and a space opera collection. I have lived in Japan twice, and after a few years back at my parents' house in Portsmouth, and two years in Bath, I now find myself in Huddersfield with my wife Kim and various animals named after Star Trek characters. We moved here in 2008 so she could start a degree at Bradford, and as of this autumn, she has just finished her Masters. |
| Interests | Juggling, mathematics, dogs, minesweeper, sci-fi, Japan, Radio 4, radio comedy, news |
| Favorite Movies | Bloodsport, Timecrimes, Syriana, A Beautiful Mind, Clockwise, Ghostbusters |
| Favorite Music | Amy Macdonald, Laura Solon, The Future Sound of London, Foo Fighters, Astral Projection, Woob, Faith No More, Dream Theater, Ministry, Pantera, Prong, The Who, 1200 Micrograms, Mike Oldfield, The Sisters of Mercy, Metallica, KMFDM, Shpongle, Monster Magnet, Krishna Das, Grateful Dead, Space Tribe, The Misfits, Danzig, Dopplereffekt, Alice in Chains, Megadeth, The Doors, Jean Michel Jarre, Pink Floyd |
| Favorite Books | Ian Stewart, Aldous Huxley, William Gibson, Books on mathematics, Kurt Vonnegut, Alastair Reynolds, Terence McKenna, Popular science |