{"id":8108,"date":"2025-07-19T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/index.php\/about-14\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T09:52:06","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/index.php\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-129f6e7c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25593187 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a1628350 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff697075 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">A Unique Journey &#8211; from Hero to Zero<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15f3e95adc23ee5dccc6732dd2e24750\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cbd2c99b0f39072d8246805b1895ddd4\"><strong>Petrius J. McDada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-courier-new-font-family wp-elements-d429ade2c7acbad814d2fa6492cd8333\"><strong>Dadaist. Punk<\/strong>. <strong>Pataphysician. Aburdist<\/strong>.<br><em>ALA BA MA MA MA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-courier-new-font-family wp-elements-a67dff7d877791ee8663f7343d1f6c47\"><strong>Artist | Curator | Situationist | Performer | Dreamerer | Cuddly Nihilist<\/strong> |<strong> Pataphysician |<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-courier-new-font-family has-superbfont-medium-font-size wp-elements-90f2a4f76fe122540d900622d78c450f\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-40a2a7e8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/oc8-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9167\" style=\"border-radius:30px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>&#8220;I could have been a contender, or maybe an octopus&#8221;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>DAILY ROUTINE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AWAKEN: Meditate on the meaning of life: 15 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7am -8am: Coffee <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9am-10am Coffee @ The Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10.30am-11.30am More Coffee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12.pm &#8211; 3pm Coffee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5pm Coffee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6pm Maybe just one more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7pm &#8211; 12am Evening Coffee ponder the meaning of life 15 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12am-6am Awake all night.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src='https:\/\/storage.ko-fi.com\/cdn\/scripts\/overlay-widget.js'><\/script>\n<script>\n  kofiWidgetOverlay.draw('mcdada', {\n    'type': 'floating-chat',\n    'floating-chat.donateButton.text': 'Support me',\n    'floating-chat.donateButton.background-color': '#ffffff',\n    'floating-chat.donateButton.text-color': '#323842'\n  });\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-at-10.41.00.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-at-10.41.00.png 350w, https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-at-10.41.00-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-courier-new-font-family\"><strong>Keep me creative &amp; 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Twin (2).<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/creative-minimalist\/assets\/images\/testimonial\/testionial-1-stars.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2035\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:95px;height:16px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POETIC-Transparent2-1024x808.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POETIC-Transparent2-1024x808.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POETIC-Transparent2-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POETIC-Transparent2-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POETIC-Transparent2-600x474.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/POETIC-Transparent2.png 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-courier-new-font-family has-superbfont-large-font-size\">&#8220;<strong>Half the lies I tell are not true.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-courier-new-font-family has-superbfont-medium-font-size\"><strong>Mcdada<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-anton-font-family has-superbfont-large-font-size\">CONTACT<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-form\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdada.co.uk\/index.php\/about-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a form.<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Unique Journey &#8211; from Hero to Zero Petrius J. 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