It's me, Rocky!

Ahoy there, mateys.

Who are ya?
My name’s Rocky, which is short for Rockwell. (Yes, there’s a story behind that name. One day I might even tell it.) I’m 19 years old, and I’m studying a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia.

Whatcha studyin’?
I’m double-majoring in Communcation studies (which, in Australia, is more like media/film/journalism studies - I’m told in the US especially Comms is more about rhetoric and speeches) and Linguistics, although the latter might well change. I’ve taken Classics, economics, and Français as electives. It was a toss-up between this course and Astrophysics - I chose the one with less maths and marginally more career prospects. Not being in the northern hemisphere like (almost) everyone else, I’ll be starting my second year in February.

Why’re you here?
Perth is the most isolated major city in the world. It’s expensive to fly out of, and boring to fly into, which earns it the nickname ‘Dullsville’. While this isn’t entirely fair (I love it... well, I don’t hate it.), any contact with them foreign types is difficult to come by. I’ve always been vaguely envious of people with friends overseas, so you guys are my shot at being one of those people.

Whaddaya like?
I’m a big fan of space, and space exploration, and astronomy (which I’ve been meaning to get properly ‘in to’ for a while). I read boatloads of books, especially classics (I once read Great Expectations in one weekend, although it was for a Lit class. I don’t recommend it. Reading it in a weekend, that is.). I’m on a fantasy hit at the moment, so if you have any recommendations let me know. Since everyone’s including it, I’ve yet to read TFioS (no spoilers please?). I like Doctor Who, Firefly and (don’t judge me) Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother. I like too many movies to list. I don’t listen to a lot of music, mostly comedy stuff like Tripod and Weird Al. I’m an archer, though not a brilliant one. I can program a little and I use Linux, throwing me in the deeper end of the nerd pool.

Where else do you internet?
My wobsite: http://rockym93.net/
My blag: http://blog.rockym93.net/
My (rarely updated) Twatter: @rockym93
My (even more rarely updated) YowTube: youtube.com/rockym93

What’re you gonna do here?
That depends on what we decide! I’ll probably be the one guy posting when everyone else has exams (and vice versa), because I live in the wrongbest hemisphere. I’d also like an excuse to post campus-based shenanigans - pranks and stuff - so maybe some of that? Who knows?

DFTBA!
-Rocky.