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Toren Atkinson

		Headlines Are For Newspapers Male 39 years old vancouver, British Columbia Canada Last Login: 1/26/2009

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Toren Atkinson's Interests

General	octopus, squid, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, H.P. Lovecraft, Cthulhu, Scrabble, Eddie Izzard, Patton Oswalt, D&D, science, astronomy, the deep sea, etymology, entomology, Gustav Klimt, August Rodin, Allen Koszowski, Gamma World, Spaceship Zero, Call of Cthulhu, licorice, candy, hot mustard, RPGs, bowling, tennis, racquetball, badminton, the environment, boobies, cartoons, cryptozoology, writing, superheroes, sleestak, hiking, camping, Yog-Sothoth, monsters, Red Tornado, Kodos
Music	Metric, Queens of the Stone Age, Raymond Scott, NoMeansNo, Radiohead, Men at Work, Carter Burwell, Ween, Weezer, The Butthole Surfers, Illyah Kuryahkin, Masters of Reality, Fugazi, Eagles of Death Metal, Ink Spots, Hanson Brothers, Dinosaur Jr, Tenacious D
Movies	Ghostbusters, Big Lebowski, The Incredibles, Spaceship Zero, Hayao Miyazaki, Miller's Crossing, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rushmore, Royal Tennenbaums, Serenity, Star Wars, Big Kahuna, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Donnie Darko, The Impostors, Princess Bride, Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan, Ward 13, Alien, Dark Star, Dark Crystal, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Microcosmos
Television	Documentaries, Black Books, Star Trek, Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Duckman, Firefly, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Clone High, Home Movies, Samurai Jack, Futurama, Jonny Quest, Science Court, Herculoids, Real Ghostbusters, The Tick, Spider-Man, Dungeons & Dragons, People's Court, Justice League Unlimited, Superman
Books	H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E Howard, Mike Mignola, Edward Gorey, Geof Darrow, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Kent Williams, Alex Ross, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Mike McMahon, Richard Corben, Jamie Hewlett, Astro City, Powers, Captain Carrot, Flex Mentallo, Kingdom Come, Hellboy
Heroes	Sam Rockwell, Tony Shalhoub, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ian Holm, Julianne Moore, Alfred Molina, Jeffrey Combs, Bob Clampett, Frank Welker, Billy West, Dr Phil Plait, Dr Steve O'Shea, Dr Ben Goldacre, Kodos, John Kricfalusi, Sir David Attenborough, Don "No Soul" Simmons
Groups:	Vancouver Zombie Walk, Support Vancouver Music, Vancouver Film Geeks, Vancouver Nerds, TONMO, The Lurker Society, defunct, Clever Cartoon Chatter View All Toren Atkinson's Groups

Toren Atkinson's Details

Status:	Single
Here for:	Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends
Orientation:	Straight
Hometown:	Chilliwack
Body type:	5' 10" / Average
Ethnicity:	White / Caucasian
Religion:	Atheist
Zodiac Sign:	Cancer
Smoke / Drink:	No / No
Children:	I don't want kids
Occupation:	illustrator

Toren Atkinson's Networking

Gaming - Art - Concept Artist
I've worked in the tabletop gaming industry for a decade and also done concept art for Radical Entertainment.

Gaming - Sound - Voiceover
I am a professional voiceover artist who has worked on multiple video games, a tv cartoon, and ESL products.

Film - Drama - Voice
I am a professional voiceover artist who has worked on multiple video games, a tv cartoon, independent film, and ESL CDs.

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Toren Atkinson's Blurbs

About me:
I'm the lead singer for The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets - listen to samples at www.thickets.net and buy our albums on amazon or cdbaby

I'm an illustrator (mainly of fantasy, scifi and horror) - View my gallery and order prints at http://torenatkinson.deviantart.com/gallery/

I am a professional voiceover artist for cartoons, video games, etc and you can hear my character and commercial v/o demos at http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~thickets/spamfilm.htm

Who I'd like to meet:
Nerds in Vancouver

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Kerry	Jan 3 2009 5:12 PM Happy New Year!
Ghostbusters.net	Aug 4 2008 4:54 AM
Ringlords™ Official	May 5 2008 9:14 PM Hail, Torin, From The City By The Long Lake.... We're glad to finally be able to welcome you aboard. Well Met!!
Kerry	Jan 8 2008 7:03 PM Happy New Year!
Rob	Jan 1 2008 2:09 AM "You are tagged - read my blog." Also, Merry Cthulhumas & Happy New Yith!!!!
Keith	Dec 25 2007 1:25 AM Happy Christmas, Toren! Keith
Kerry	Dec 5 2007 5:24 PM Rock Out with Your Crock Out!
Kerry	Sep 8 2007 7:15 PM LOL This one made me think of you :)
Kerry	Jul 20 2007 7:28 PM just FYI
Kerry	Jun 29 2007 5:30 PM Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great one! A Great Old One - hahahaha
Michael	Jun 29 2007 5:34 AM Hey Toren! The new CD f*ckin' kicks ass! It was worth the wait, but I hope there's not such a long gap until the next one! Cthulhu lives! Michael
Geekette	Apr 12 2007 5:11 AM Hi my fellow Geek friend: Hope my salutation is ok and not offensive. I just wanted to say hello. Week is almost over and the weekend will be here before you know it. Well, I'm off to go to sleep. Cya around. Sweet dreams. Live Long and Prosper, Geekette
Kerry	Apr 7 2007 6:23 PM Happy Easter!
Lurker Films, Inc.	Mar 23 2007 6:59 PM H.P. Lovecraft Collection Volume 4: Pickman's Model on DVD American author H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) is one of the masters of gothic horror literature. Presented here for the first time are three different interpretations of Lovecraft’s short story about a morbid painter named Richard Upton Pickman, who created from his fiendish brush “unbelievable loathsomeness and moral foetor.” "Lurker Films have created an archive of weird and fantastic films that should be on the shelves of any lover of supernatural cinema." — horror author, Ramsey Campbell Be sure to pre-order your copy at Arkham Bazaar today! (Expected ship date 04/06/07)
Charles	Mar 20 2007 11:18 PM You are everywhere dude! I'm sitting at home with my kid watching Nickelodeon and a commercial comes on for some battle bug toys and there you are playing a scientist in it! And now, my kid wants one so I'm out some dough. Thanks Toren!
Kerry	Mar 16 2007 6:20 PM Slainte!
Charles	Mar 12 2007 3:54 AM Nyarlathotep... the crawling chaos... I am the last... I will tell the audient void... -excerpt from Nyarlathotep by H.P. Lovecraft Toren, Thanks for the invite, may this connection bring us closer to the vast void of cosmic madness meant only for those from Beyond the Wall of Sleep and lead to the Gate of Deeper Slumber or at least someone else to e-mail every once in a while! Charles
Urisk	Mar 9 2007 8:43 PM 'Course I've heard the mighty Thickets! :D I've only been trying to track down albums for Hastur knows how long! Should probably try Amazon lol
no	Mar 2 2007 1:43 AM Cartoons!!! Are you going to play Jem?? You know, she's truly outrageous, truly truly truly outrageous!
Urisk	Feb 26 2007 11:24 PM Hey buddy. Thanks for the add. It's Graeme from TONMO by the way.
old profile	Feb 17 2007 7:54 AM Hey Toren! This is unheilig... the one that once wrote Wehrmacht... the one who drew a few scribbles for the Spaceship Zero RPG... how've you been, brother T ?
Lurker Films, Inc.	Feb 16 2007 11:19 PM COME ONE, COME ALL! TO THE GRAND OPENING OF ARKHAM BAZAAR!! Step inside the tent and peruse the Knickknacks from beyond space and time; See Things man was not meant to see; Correspond with a famously fun guy from Yuggoth; Revel in exotic Wares from the Dreamlands; Ogle oodles of Oddities; and dare to gander at the Bizarre things of the shop. Also -- MySpace friends received a 10% off discount on their next order over $10.00. Just type in ARKHAMSPACE as the coupon code during checkout.
Kerry	Feb 14 2007 10:29 PM Thanks for the gear - the envelope ripped open but by the wrath of Cthulhu nothing fell out! Crazy! This is titled "octopus lessons" by Natalie Dee, and it made me think of you. Happy V-Day!
ELFSAR COMICS & TOYS	Jan 24 2007 9:15 AM Thanks for the Invite!
Wærenskjold	Jan 21 2007 6:39 PM Thanks for the add! keep on putting out good tunes

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