Everything - and I mean "EVERYTHING" - that you'll ever need to know about me

Firstly, if you're here then I'm guessing you at least know my name (even if you didn't already, it's in the title of my blog, so you really should do, haha!)! I'm a nice, caring, honest, passionate, loyal guy, aged 27 and from Reading in England. I'm over 6ft tall with blue eyes and ginger hair. I'm pretty shy when I first meet people, but if you get me out of my shell, you'll find I'm a decent guy who's always up for a chat - I become my true self once you've got to know me. What follows is a piece of writing that I wrote a little while back - slightly edited - and it is a quote, or maybe an outlook on life. Then I talk about my favourite things in certain categories - like music, TV, movies, etc. - as well as my hobbies, occupation, family and friends, etc. But, first, here's the quote that sums up me as a human being:

"Always be yourself, and what you know you are - don't change to fit in with what other people believe, do, like, or how they act. Bad things will unfortunately happen in life - that's inevitable - but come back from them fighting, and come back a stronger, better person; never believe that it's time to give up, and that what has happened is the end of your world. Even if you're lower than you've ever been before, keep believing that there's a way to a better life, and certainly don't ever be afraid to ask people for help if you need it: it is NOT a sign of weakness, and loved ones (friends or family) - the people who truly care about you - will be there for you during those bad times, as well as the good times! I genuinely believe that you discover who your real friends are when you're at your lowest. Never let anyone tell you that you can't make it, as chances are they're jealous of your ambitions, and have nothing better to do than to try to bring you down to their level! If you want something bad enough, go out there and put everything you've got into making it happen. Is it going to be easy? No, things that you really want in life are never easy, but the end goal will be all the sweeter when you make it. If you don't make it at first, keep trying! The people who live their lives not even trying, are the people who will get nowhere; and remember that you regret the things you don't do in life, not the things you do do. Love deep, honestly, and for real, never forget how important your friends and family are, and give as well as take. Do good things because - even if you don't believe in karma, and that it'll make good things happen to you - it'll make you feel good about yourself, happier, and it'll improve your relationships with the people around you. It doesn't hurt to be nice! I'm a firm believer in the saying, 'treat people the way you want to be treated.' Always be truthful, for it is better to be hated for who you are, than loved for what you are not; and the genuine relationships you can build, due to being your honest self - and, therefore, finding out that certain people have the same beliefs, interests, personalities, etc., as you -  will be the type of relationships that you wouldn't want to change for the world. Maybe most importantly: never judge somebody before you've got to know them, and never judge somebody for the things they like/do, as, until you get to know somebody properly, you could be completely wrong about that person. Be strong, be yourself, believe in yourself, and always strive to be the best you can be!"

An absolutely beautiful photograph of the place where I go to watch live football, the Madejski Stadium, Reading FC's stadium

 
I've always loved football (To my lovely American/Australian readers: I'm talking about European football, so what you call 'soccer'), having played it throughout my childhood, as well as having always supported my hometown team of Reading FC since I was just a little kid (and England, of course!)! Had a season ticket since the Elm Park days - and have been going to football matches for about 19+ years, I believe - having seen us play in the Premier League, Championship (previously called 'Division 1'), and League 1 ('Division 2' at the time). Current favourite players are: Danny Williams, Chris Gunter, Adam Le Fondre, Jordan Obita, and Jem Karacan. I love Formula 1 and support all the British drivers on the grid, but my favourite driver is Lewis Hamilton: I hope he wins plenty more World Championships - to go with his 2008 win with McLaren - and 2014 with Mercedes is certainly looking very promising! I'm a fan of tennis and will forever support Andy Murray in his quest to win his first Grand Slam (I wrote this ages ago and he's, obviously, since won the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, as well as winning the 2012 US Open, and Wimbledon in 2013!! I kept this tennis bit of this blog unedited from my 'About Me' section on Facebook - first written in 2008 - to show I supported Andy Murray before he had won any majors)! I support every English - or occasionally 'British', as is the case in some sports - athlete/team when it comes to ANY sport, be it football, tennis, golf, Formula 1, cricket, the Olympics, rugby, etc.; I'm just a huge sports fan!

Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes Formula 1 car

I also love writing, acting, the internet (obviously!), cinema/movies, music (a hell of a lot!), TV, computer games, spending time with friends, etc. I play the guitar, just not hugely well, at the moment! My favourite ever computer game is Resident Evil 4 - an absolute masterpiece by Capcom, which they have never bettered - followed by Zelda: Skyward Sword, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime, and Super Mario Galaxy! Zelda and Resident Evil are definitely my two favourite series of games! Currently playing the addictive Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, as well as the fun Mario Golf: World Tour, both on the Nintendo 3DS, and the imaginative Super Mario 3D World, as well as the amazing Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, both on the Nintendo Wii U! I have played on pretty much every games console since the original Nintendo (the NES: Nintendo Entertainment System) - so, machines by Sony, Microsoft, Sega, etc., too - but I'm a Nintendo fan at heart. I love reading the Official Nintendo Magazine UK - and even tried to get a job working for them - and try not to ever miss an issue, but I don't really enjoy reading books that much, in all honesty. My favourite movie is definitely Avatar, followed by Django Unchained, and then the 'proper' American Pie movies (1, 2, The Wedding, and Reunion - not the spin-offs!!). You can also barely go wrong with any movie made by Disney Pixar, with my favourites being WALL- E, Up, The Incredibles, and Toy story 3. My favourite TV shows are currently The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Revenge, Top Gear, Hawaii Five-0 (the new one), Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Graham Norton Show, QI, The Gadget Show, Rude Tube (it's a clip-based show, taking clips from the internet and putting them on TV, usually in categories, like Animals, Stunts, Epic Fails, Love, etc. - it's not actually "Rude", really, haha!), Revolution, anything that involves my favourite sports, and about a million other shows, including most American sitcoms! I keep meaning to get into shows like The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones, but never get around to it! Favourite TV shows of all-time would be Friends, Everwood, FlashForward, Gavin & Stacey, and Scrubs (and I'd expect to add The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother to this list when they end - HIMYM has a handful of episodes that haven't aired in the UK yet, at the time of writing). My favourite actors are currently Neil Patrick Harris and Jim Parsons. Favourite bands are the bands pictured below, plus a load of others (pictures may contain certain band members that are no longer in the band... hell, two of these bands aren't even together anymore, and another two took a hitaus for years, before coming back!!):

1) My Chemical Romance

2) Elliot Minor

3) Green Day

4) Thirty Seconds To Mars

5) Forever The Sickest Kids

6) All Time Low

7) Yellowcard

8) We Are The In Crowd

9) Fall Out Boy

10) DragonForce

I have seen Elliot Minor live three times, Green Day once, and McFly once, some of which I would say are the best nights of my life!! :D Having not gotten around to seeing My Chemical Romance live - I always assumed there would be more chances - I am now even more determined than ever to see my favourite bands before it, potentially, becomes too late!! Future blog entries listing and describing my love for my favourite songs of all-time may happen, so I don't want to spoil that here!

I absolutely love my three best friends (Pete, Chris, and Kelly. And a mention for Sarah and Alexa, too.) and would be lost without them. Pete is a legend, and the best person I have ever met in my life! He's stuck with me through many crappy times, there's no way I could ever have a better friend than him, and I could never repay him for all the things he's done for me! :D <3 I also love my Killjoy/music-loving friends who I have met online, but there are way too many of you to name (you know who you are: the, roughly, fifty people who I occasionally tag in statuses!)!! <3 I love my Molls, a.k.a. Mollie Star: she's one of the most caring, sweet, amazing, beautiful, and passionate human beings I've ever met in my life, and I know we'll have a great future together, full of many unforgettable moments!! :D <3 My family definitely need a mention for sticking by me through everything! I have the best two brothers, Daniel and Sam, in the world, and I am immensely proud of both of them! My dad for giving me a job, a purpose in life, and a roof over my head when I needed one! <3 And my mum for all the times she's fed me, looked after me when I've been ill (and in general), and for always being there if I need her, throughout my life! <3

I work with my dad at his engraving company, Kennet Engraving Services Ltd. - which he has had since around the time I was born - and I mainly do computer engraved signs, but have also done drilling, packing, cleaning, cups of tea making (haha!), and I've even done some painting; the job is different, and pretty cool! I have recently started my own blog in my spare time, which you're no doubt aware of if you're reading this right now!

I have a pet turtle named Koops - named after a particular turtle character from the Super Mario series of video games - who has been with us for about seven years! He used to have a friend in his tank, Pogo (Sam's turtle), but he sadly passed away a little while back!

Went to The Willink School where I got pretty much straight C's at GCSE. If you want to know anything else about me, you're probably a stalker, because I've certainly said enough in this blog, haha!! ;) <3