Daharja

I am an Australian living in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Interests include choral singing, writing, rowing, snorkeling, chess, sustainability, the expanding earth hypothesis (yes, I know it is debunked, but the debunking is scientifically so full of holes you could shoot a SR-71 through it) and being an intellectual badass. I have been a member of AICSA since 1992, and attended every InterVarsity Choral Festival from 1993 to 2007 inclusive.

I've been known to compose a bit of music here and there, mainly SATB a cappella choral music and broadway / musicals. Also mostly under a rather well-known pseudonym to protect the innocent (me).

Qualifications include degrees in Politics and English (Flinders University), and postgraduate work in Software Engineering (RMIT University). I'm a professional writer by trade, and chief cook and bottle washer 24/7.

I love dark chocolate, organic food and country music, and am addicted to strawberries and mangoes. Buy me a beer or two and I'm your friend for life.

You'll find me around Wikipedia fixing a fair number of typos and grammatical nasties, as well as correcting errors on topics of interest to me. Pages I follow are varied, and I get annoyed at vandalism.

Outside links

• [1] - Member of AICSA and IV attendee (multiple title holder women's individual event beer sculling, 2x title holder men's (open) individual event beer sculling, several team events, multiple team event winner camp revue)
• [2] - RMIT Occasional Choral Society (ROCS). Chorister, sculling champion, chip scarfer and honorary member for reasons I haven't quite figured out yet.

Userboxes

Other Stuff

This user supports public transit.

This user supports recycling.

This user is ambidextrous.

This user enjoys the works of
Sherlock Holmes.

This user enjoys heavy reading, such as Shakespeare and other dead guys.

99.9This user is a member of the
Triple Nine Society.

This user knows the difference between beauty and trash.

This user enjoys country music.

This user enjoys singing.

This user enjoys snorkeling.

This user is a German-style Gamer.

This user knows how to solve a Rubik's Cube.

This user is a history buff.

This user is a fan of
The Lord of the Rings.

G	This user is a Gryffindor.

Too many userboxesThis user may have too many userboxes ... nah, no way!!

Food

This user loves pasta.

This user would likely die without eating the occasional curry.

This user practically inhales jalapeños.

This user eats eggplant.

This user eats Figs.

This user is a cereal killer.

This user drinks hot chocolate.

If they had their little way, this user would eat peaches every day.

This user eats raspberries.

S-1This user only drinks carbonated beverages on special occasions.

VThis user eats Vegemite regularly.

This user prefers dark chocolate

The Basics

This user is an Australian.
G'day, mate!

This user lives in New Zealand.

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.

en-auThis user is a native speaker of Australian English.

fr-3Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau avancé de français.

la-3Hic usor callidissima latinitate contribuere potest.

yue-2呢個用戶可以用一般嘅粵語進行交流。
呢个用户可以用一般嘅粤语进行交流。

This user does not smoke.

This user writes novels.

BOOKThis user is working on publishing a book.

MAGAZINEThis user has had their work published in a magazine.

This user writes poetry.

POEMThis user has had one of their poems published.