This site happened by accident, starting out during November 2001 on Blueyonder Personal Web Space as a means to learn a little bit about creating websites, which was something I'd never done before. A little at a loss as to what to use as subject matter, I decided to post up some of my digital photography. Due in no small part to positive feedback from friends and family, the site has acquired its own domain and a bizarre life of its own. WWW.NervousCyclist.org now not only contains my photography, but also contains features on my bike, technology and other obsessions and projects.
Info about me:
Name: Tim Dunne
Age: In my 30's (cough)
Place of residence: Not far from Birmingham in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom
Occupation: Electrical Engineer/Control Technician
Hobbies: Cycling, technology, idle debate, music and travel
Favourite books: Paul Theroux 'The Kingdom By The Sea'; Thomas A Bass 'The Newtonian Casino'; Arthur Mee's Kings England Series
Favourite Films: Trainspotting; Clockwork Mice; Rear Window
Favourite music: Camel, Latin Quarter, Nick Drake, Rainmakers, Renaissance, Sheila Chandra, Stone Roses
Favourite drink: Filter coffee, Guinness
Favourite Food: Any curry, particularly Thai
Favourite Place: Hints churchyard; any part of rural Staffordshire
Favourite Gadget: Sony MZ-N1 minidisc walkman
Favourite websites: www.subbrit.org.uk www.rathergood.com* www.multimap.com
* Warning: www.rathergood.com contains swearing, adult material, is totally offensive and is devilishly funny. Enter at your peril!
Heroes: Vaclav Havel for having the vision and determination;
Sir Norman Foster for the engineering skill;
James Dyson for proving British innovation is not dead;
Nick Drake for saying things that I never could
Dislikes: Narrow mindedness, prejudice, intolerance, bad drivers, computer stuff that doesn't work properly out of the box or is badly designed
Greatest achievement: Cycling the Birmingham Inner Ring Road without fear
Greatest regret: Missing out on the chance to see the Stone Roses gig at Walsall Overstrand before they were huge
Underlying beliefs: You can't understand something fully until you know how it works; You can never comprehend another persons' views until you stand in their shoes and walk around a bit; It's always easier to criticise someone's effort than to do it yourself; Some folks are torn apart by the thought someone may be getting something they themselves are not
Most unappealing habits: Smoking like a chimney, questioning everything, ranting, inability to turn up on time
Likely quotes: 'How's that work, then?' 'I've been thinking...' 'Is the power off?' 'It's a load of old...'
Why NervousCyclist: because I'm a nervous, cycling individual, and it was all I could think of...
Most probably remembered (if at all) as: That shabby, opinionated git in the silly hat
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Site Credits:
Clive Roberts, Aunty M the Aged Relative and Roy Hands for their encouragement, proof reading and critical eyes
All the people who have given me ideas for stuff to put on here, you know who you are.
Alex Threlfall and www.cyberprog.net for help with hosting and technical support
The residents of Hints for tolerating a scruffy bloke taking photographs of their homes
Dave's Cycles, Walsall Wood (01543) 372584, for continual excellent repairs and general pampering of the bike in spite of my constant abuse and daft questions. These guys really are excellent wheelbuilders.
Oh, the title font is 'Bradley Hand ITC', the picture editor used is Ulead Photoimpact! 8 - but only for the graphics. The photos are untouched. Largely the site is thrown together using Microsoft FrontPage XP - I know it's damned naff, but it's quick and does what I want, so there...
Legal Guff:
Please remember that all work on this site unless otherwise stated is my own, and therefore remains my intellectual property. It may not be used, borrowed, buggered with or otherwise reproduced without my express permission - however, anyone wishing to do so would find me generally agreeable to anything if they mail me here and ask first. Including beer as an incentive has frequently been known to ensure a favourable outcome.
