This website is dedicated to the exploration of the various possibilities that are available in this universe. My personal hope is that by reading what is available on this website, you may open your mind to options that are outside of your normal thought sphere. So please, read, consider, set aside your biases (if you have any), and see all your options — then make up your own mind on what you should believe. I’m not here to tell anyone what to think, my purpose is to show anyone what they could believe if they chose to do so.

For more, read: Open Whatedness? — About Open Mindedness

About Comedy

Any articles listed under the category ‘Comedy’ should be understood to be more on the funny side, rather than on the serious side. They often deviate a bit from my normal mission for the sake of humor.

About Myself

I am Andrei Thorp (originally known as Andrei Pachintsev), a Canadian resident of many years. I am originally Russian, but view myself as a child of the planet Earth, and more of a North American. I am interested in philosophy, yoga, computers/technology, reading, writing, programming, art, music, video games, medieval weapons, history, health, vegetarianism, and of course the exploration of various ideas.

I’ve started this site out of a desire to be self-employed and to spread the open minded belief that I’ve gradually picked up and continue to learn.

About My Name

My real name is Andrei Thorp. However, I go by Garoth Thorp, or often just Garoth on the Internet. Why? Interesting story: a long while ago, I made up the name, Garoth, as an alias for games, websites, etc. I also really liked the name, a slight variation on the more popular, Gareth. Over the years, I have registered for a variety of sites under the name Garoth. This has been great, because I could use an easy-to-remember name everywhere, most often without numbers or anything. As time progressed, I realized that I owned this name. Both Google and Yahoo! put me on the first page when you search for ‘garoth.’ (The entries are mostly my various profiles on a bunch of different websites. Examples: forums.ubuntu.com, gnome-look.org, and linuxquestions.com.)

So, eventually, this name became a very solid alias for myself on the Internet. Using it on this website is just a continuation of this trend. This choice is not a matter of security, fear, or anything else of the sort — it is simply a preference.
Remember: I don’t necessarily believe what I write, I just present possibilities.