For a start, I must be reasonably multi-faceted because thinking about this is giving me a headache. Here goes...

I'm easy going, open minded, quite deep but not too serious. I like to be stimulated so i have (and have had) numerous interests, none of which i spend an inordinate amount of time on. This has left me knowing a little about a great deal but not a great deal about anything.

I can be pretty internal but there's plenty underneath the surface. Sometimes a prod is required to break the surface tension of the bubble.

I work in metallurgy which isn't half as interesting as it sounds.

I am pragmatic, thoughtful, situationally hedonistic and tenacious

I attempt to take life as it comes, usually quite successfully. Work keeps me hideously busy but i always find time to relax. I like mini adventures but need a companion to truly enjoy them. I guess this is why I'm here.

Talking, listening, thinking, operating arms and legs to achieve motion. I like to cook and i'm pretty good (apart from the washing up bit - dishwasher does that). I also like to think i'm artistic, i have a vague feeling that i'm not, but don't let such piffling details stop me. So i play guitar, sculpt, sketch, scribe the odd bit of poetry and dream. Not all at the same time.

One of my front teeth is gold, i guess this make me look a bit villainous when in close proximity to large globes or white persian cats, though neither as yet have given me the urge to laugh maniacally or hide nuclear weapons in the cellar. Also got a few piercings and tattoos - nothing extreme, but people seem to notice them (well, the ones you can see anyway). Also, I'm given to changing appearance as you can see above. The current is long haired and generally bearded . I avoid cameras like the plague but a new photos do occasionally appear.

These kind of things always degrade into lists, which I find to be highly dependent on mood at the time of writing. Therefore, and without the aid of a safety net, I shall attempt to describe my likes without citing any specific examples whatsoever. Drum roll please...

Books - I have always read. If I scan my bookshelves, there lies a potted history of my life thus far. I started with mainly fantasy, science fiction and folklore but quickly grew to love classical literature. In recent years I find myself more interested in the factual rather than the fictional, but it's mainly concerned with expanding knowledge of science and British history. However, I still maintain an (un)healthy collection of graphic novels.

Movies/TV - Anything that constitutes good cinema and quite a lot that doesn't too. I very rarely watch television channels but I do watch a great many films and will occasionally devour box sets in a couple of sittings. I guess you could say I watch with willful aforethought. For an idea of the kind of things I like, refer to the section above on books.

Music - Eclecticism is the word here (and a very good word it is too). Music is a very important part of my daily life and something I could not do without. It would be true to say that much of what I listen to is ostensibly rock orientated but I can turn my ear to most genres with one or two exceptions. For instance, mention reggae and I will look like a man sucking upon a lemon, mention manufactured pop and I will no longer be in the room.

Food - Probably easier to list what i don't like. I'm a self confessed omnivore.

1 - Music

2 - Freedom

3 - My cats

4 - My guitar (acoustic)

5 - Contact lenses

6 - Sex (failing that, tea)

Anything and everything. From specks of dust on an infinitesimal void, to the name of the plastic bits on the end of shoelaces. All largely pointless but it keeps me occupied. *Addendum* Due to repeated reference to the actual name of the plastic bits on the end of shoelaces, i hereby rescind and deny all knowledge of ever having mentioned it (it's apparently called an aglet).

Haven't got a typical Friday night: i,m not really one for routine. Quite often it's spent tunelessly trying to bring out the inner musician with or without the company of friends. Alcohol is usually a feature.

I can't sleep with the curtains closed and i find clowns vaguely sinister.

You find any of the above remotely appealing or intriguing. I'm on the eternal quest to lead a happy, interesting life and anyone who wants the same is welcome to join me. I'm by no means unhappy being single, in fact quite the opposite. Although, getting your own way all the time really does have limited appeal after a while...