Who was the first man to milk a cow, and what in God's name did he think he was doing?!

Yes, I'm very poor at opening up these paragraphs too. But it's the best ice breaker I could come up with. Otherwise I'd offer a hug, but that sounds even more suspect here than it does in real life. So read on and get to know me first, then you can choose to accept that hug or not. :-)

My name is Rob anyhow, and it's been ages since I last updated my profile so bear with me whilst the other sections magically appear in no particular order. I'm currently living in northside Dublin, and that probably won't change in the foreseeable future. I mean come on, there's a twenty-four hour Tesco just down the road, what possible reason could anyone have to leave such convenience? I'm 22, am the proud owner of a very large Budda bag and work as a manager in Xtravision. If your think that's a lousy job well then sod off, I get free rentals. Although I will admit to staying there in the meantime for a lack of a more obvious option. Hopefully that'll change sooner rather than later.

That's a very good question, the answer to which you probably have a better idea of than I do. I finished a degree in arts with a join major of art history/geography in 2007, after which I spent a year working menial hours in Dunnes. I recently attempted a diploma in IT but it didn't end well. Long story short, it was a rather hasty and ill advised decision on my part and I've since dropped out of the course. Being honest with myself, I have never been and will never be a mathematically minded person, so when I did look at the course and decide to take it I based the decision largely on the practicality of the subject in today's working world, not so much on the question as to whether or not I'd be able to actually do the course. So, for now I'm just working my way up with Xtravision to earn xtramoney (it had to be done, I'm sorry...). Beyond that, I'll just have to try and discover my niche.

Ah, hmm. Well in the past I've been told writing, drawing, playing the clarinet... Amongst other things. I never did quite believe them though. But lets just assume they were right, and I'm therefore quite the talent. In reality, the best thing I do is retain an abrasive sense of optimism no matter how bad the situation. Had you already guessed? I'm well aware it can annoy some people, but I also like to think that it cheers an equal few up when they need it.

My smile, I always make sure to put it on in the morning. I mean you never know who you're going to meet! Also the fact that I might be hugging them, I'm an inveritable hug strumpet. Some people understandably don't dig it, but I find that nine out of ten will react well to them so nothing you can say will stop me from doing it. I also have supposedly nice hair and eyes, but everybody says that. Don't they?

Books... Hmm, well I loved Les Miserables, and the Gormenghast trilogy was brilliant also. Sadly, I've let myself go a bit where not reading is concerned so it feels like a decade since I last picked a good one up. I blame college, they done made me adverse to our leather bound, papery chums!

I have over three hundred films, so I'm not going to choose one! But I do love film itself, hence my collection. It's extremely eclectic, but I have a wide range of most everything there. Some good, some bad. Half of the time I can be extremely critical of certain films, the other half I'll just turn a blind eye to any flaws. In a nutshell, I like what I like. The one problem is that I will argue to the death in favour of any film I do like, but thankfully I seldom meet people who don't have a similar taste to mine. Only in work, and work is where I bite my tongue.

My favourite band is DeVotchKa, although I have been known to dabble in Sigur Rós and Bright Eyes from time to time. My tastes are pretty varied here too, anything will do so long as it isn't generic pop/Rn'B. Alternate country I'm quite enjoying at the moment, and country music in general has a very meaty charm I find.

As for food, I used to have this obsession with Campbell's cream of tomato soup... Never again though, I took that one to some pretty serious extremes. I quite like Asian cuisine, particularly Japanese and Indian. That said though, I'm touring restaurants as we speak so most anything'll do so long as it's wholseome and tasty.

My friends, family, enough cash to survive the week, my laptop (her name's Kerrigan!), my hands and... *drumroll* Ah, what the hey, I'll say LOLcats, just because they can cheer me up no matter how bad the day has been.

People, my friends really. I give headspace to everyone readily, in fact that would probably explain a lot about why I seem to move with perpetual clumsiness. Clearly it's everyone else's fault, not my own. The only problem there is that you should dedicate a certain amount of thought to yourself I'm told, but I never seem able to do that.

Working, usually. Xtravision and its mother corporation are cruel task masters!

That I'll admit private things to anyone who'll message me. The results should be interesting...

You've gotten this far, you're already halfway toward knowing me after all. Really, I'd like to chat with you. Yes, you. Believe it or not, people are generally great. The more you know, the better. So message me, even if you weren't planning to. We may end up being very good and understanding friends! That's a possibility I never ignore, and neither should you.