about seamus...

please learn how to pronounce my name

quick summary

• a malcontent, nonconformist engineer in need of a major life change
• is happiest when traveling
• is possessed by an undying desire to run away and break free from the doldrums of normalcy

some things i enjoy

• computers
  and i have a decent collection
• photography - one of my favourite hobbies
  some of my photos, some of me
• as mentioned above, traveling
• dining out and good food in general, particularly:
  • italian
    pretty much anything from boston's north end
  • indian
    my favourite restaurant in new hampshire - a taste of india - dover, nh.
  • thai
    an excellent place, right downtown - chiang mai - portsmouth, nh.
  • mexican
    a great place in hyannis (and plymouth, too) - sam diego's
• good wine
  a great local winery (and distillery) - flag hill - lee, nh.
• concerts
• psychology
  the human mind is all of these: fascinating, disturbing, beautiful, ugly, intriguing, frightening. a while back, i took a few mbti (myers-briggs type indicator) tests. i am an intp.

some things i detest

• liars
• cheaters
• closed-mindedness
• people who never follow through with what they say
  think about it, it's just as bad as lying!
• people who refuse to do anything to help themselves
  
  a little personal responsibility goes a long way, people!

where i stand

• social issues
  a government should not interfere in the personal affairs of its citizens. period.
• fiscal issues
  i break the mold by not being extreme in either direction here.
  i believe in fiscal conservatism, yet am socially conscious.
  there are just some people who need help...
  but there are some people who need to have the umbilical cord cut!
• environmental issues
  like everything, it is all about balance.
  i will never turn a blind eye to economic concerns, but...
  how could anyone blatantly disregard the world falling down around us?
• governmental ethics
  there are just too many interests (corporate and otherwise) controlling too much in washington and [insert state capital here].
  far too little is transparent.
  far too much is secretive/sneaky.

where i've lived

• massachusetts
  • plymouth
    • north plymouth
      born here
    • south plymouth
    • west plymouth
    • saquish
  • marshfield
    • brant rock
  • barnstable
    • west hyannisport
    • marstons mills
    • cummaquid
    • centreville
    • hyannis
  • yarmouth
    • west yarmouth
  • salisbury
    • salisbury beach
• new hampshire
  • plaistow
    • nothing but a tax-free extension of haverhill, mass
  • dover
    for a period of about 4 weeks, i was staying at a bed & breakfast while waiting for the winter rentals to become available - then i moved to rye beach.
    • silver street inn
  • rye
    • rye beach
  • durham
    • durham point
  • lee
    yes, i've moved to lee...a town that doesn't even have its own bloody zip code!
    update - as of july 2007, lee now has its own zip code.

who i am not

apparently, there are a lot of famous seamus casey's out there

• the british boxer
• the actor
• the irish stage manager
• the manager for irish musician, joe dolan
  at least from what i was able to discern from the address at the bottom of the page, it looks like seamus casey is his manager
• the opera singer from christchurch, new zealand
  damn...i just learned that he passed away in may.

etcetera

• about my name
• some silly (yet accurate) quiz results
• observed disorder...
• need help making that import decision? let the 8ball guide the way!
• here's a list of most of the books i own