WARNING: SEX PIRATE
I am also a total doof. Beware.

"I've been building scars up,
Putting flames out with my fingers." - The Exies

"Love's a thrill, love's a switch, love is a shot and I don't know what love is, but I know what it's not. Suddenly you're outside of my dreams. You should have known I'd leave." - VAST

"If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time." - Chinese Proverb

"Love without evidence is... stalking." - Tim Minchin

I am a contradiction most of the time - hugely cynical but still a romantic, with big plans for the world if ONLY I could add a few more hours to my day. I'm a writer, an actor, a dreamer and a player. What I want most out of life is true happiness. I always want to be shown something new... taken on an adventure. My loves in life (in no particular order) are music, films, books, writing, acting, dancing, costumes, sleeping, road trips, mischief-making and long walks in beautiful places. Those we love are the pillars that hold our world up.

A young lady with an increasing verve for life, experimentation and absurdity. Frequently dabbling in Professional Procrastination and Internet Addiction, I can usually be found squirreled away in my much-loved flat, which I share with my fiancé, our cat Spangle and the ghost of my deceased pet goldfish, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac.

Oh yeah, and that thing in the cellar.

Fond of terribly outrageous outfits and decor, goth stuff, platform shoes, corsetry, filth, friends, cheddar and a good night in with a movie. NOT too fond of 'scene' politics, rumour-mongering, getting up in the morning, ignorant people and olives.

Be warned, I'm no picnic. I'm guarded, cynical, self-deprecating and straight-talking.

I want to be shown something new. I want the guy who sweeps me off my feet without being cliche and predictable. I want wit, charm, intelligence, humour and spontaneity. I want someone who will surprise me, challenge me, introduce me to new things, take me on an adventure and make me feel like the only girl in the room. Kind eyes, a warm smile and quirky good looks are a must. I'm looking for someone well-read, creative, caring and experimental. A love of non-mainstream music and film would be the cherry on the top.

I consider myself as bi, though prefer male to female in the bedroom. Am currently in an open engagement (allowed to date/play/sex anyone I like). I'm not looking for a random one night stand, or a new primary relationship. What I'm looking for is an affectionate partner in crime of a like-minded demeanor, within my age group, for fun-filled dating and maybe more. I rely heavily on trust, friendship and common interest and it's a tall order for someone to fill. Still, I remain hopeful that I'll meet someone who I 'click' with.

I am eccentric, changeable, and filthy. I am also poly, bisexual, goth and kinky.

SUMMARY: Penelope Garcia looking for her Tim Minchin.

"Forgive me someone, for I have sinned
And I know not where I should begin
Some days it feels like you just can't win
No matter what you do or say.

Things didn't kill me but I don't feel stronger
Life is short but it feels much longer
You've lost that drive, you've lost that hunger
To pull yourself through the day.

But if ever I stray from the path I follow
Take me down to the English Channel
Throw me in where the water is shallow
And then drag me on back to shore!

'Cos love is free and life is cheap
As long as I've got me a place to sleep
Clothes on my back and some food to eat
I can't ask for anything more." - Frank Turner

By day I am working as the Executive Assistant to the director of a multi-national company. Sounds glamourous, doesn't it? Mainly it involves running around like a headless chicken, but I love it. Sadly the company will close at the end of this year, so am looking for a new position, preferably doing executive assisting or PR in the music/showbiz industry.

By night I run (and sometimes DJ at) a cross-genre alternative club night in London, called Shenanigans and am training to be a singer. New projects include teaching myself the ukulele and hammered dulcimer, whilst starting to put together my goth country band, The Blackneck Project.

Apart from that, I spend a lot of my time watching movies, listening to music, LARPing and spending time with my incredible mates.

Some time in the next two years, I plan to head out to the States for 2 months to actually live the life. Will probably spend the first month somewhere in Texas and the second in New Orleans.

Laughing, hugging, sleeping, innuendo, thinking, listening.

My bowler hat.

Books: Only Forward, Spares and One Of Us by Michael Marshall Smith, Lost Souls, Exquisite Corpse and Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite, The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, The Shadows Of The Apt series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Moab Is My Washpot, The Hippopotamus and The Liar by Stephen Fry, The Lies Of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, Falling Out Of Cars and Vurt by Jeff Noon, the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz.

Movies: Garden State, Secretary, V For Vendetta, Empire Records, The Boondock Saints, Singles, Reality Bites, High Fidelity, Killers, Contact, The Last Kiss, Crash, Pirates of the Caribbean, Velvet Goldmine, Office Space, American Beauty, Quills, The Commitments, Almost Famous, Brick, Black Snake Moan, Inception, The Cabin In The Woods, Deja Vu, Brotherhood Of The Wolf, Deadgirl, Teeth, Sucker Punch, dodgy slasher flicks and anything that makes me think.

Music: Dead Can Dance, Blue October, Breaking Benjamin, VAST, Nine Inch Nails, The Exies, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sick Puppies, Frank Turner, Seth Lakeman, The Levellers, Birds Of Tokyo Karnivool, Black Stone Cherry, Celldweller, Cosmo Jarvis, Kate Havnevik, The Prodigy, Tim Minchin, Fever Ray, Christian Kane, Rammstein, New Model Army, The Cult, Bjork, The Black Crowes, Brand New Sin, Crowns, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, KMFDM, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, The Offspring, PJ Harvey, The Stone Roses, rock, goth, industrial, EBM, punk, folk, grunge, electro, louisiana blues, Cajun and zydeco, country

Shows: Game Of Thrones, In Treatment, House, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Dexter, Lie To Me, Queer As Folk (UK), Harper's Island, CSI Vegas, Dead Like Me, Urban Gothic, The Mighty Boosh, The Mentalist, Better Off Ted, Rome, Carnivale, The Wire, Leverage, True Blood, Rome, Castle, Californication, Once Upon A Time, New Girl, How I Met Your Mother

Food: Rare steak, Chinese, Italian, cheddar cheese, anything creole

Sleep, cigarettes, the internet, music, books, films

Where I'm going in life, what life means to me, where my next hug is coming from, bedtime.

Staying in with great friends and getting messy. Sometimes having a quiet one with a good movie. Occasionally in Camden, rocking out at The Electric Ballroom, or The Hob.

I talk to myself. A lot. I'm also actually a lot more shy/socially inept than I come across as online!

… you can be my Summer Boyfriend. You should have beachy blonde, long hair, be willing to play guitar or sing wistfully to me, get off on smooshing ice cream on to my nose and then licking it off in public, like holding hands, can give me a piggy back without having a coronary, would probably look awesome on a surfboard and will turn up under my bedroom window with a boom box held over your head in order to woo me with my favorite song.

If you also have the moon on a stick in your wardrobe, that works too.

Failing all that, I'd probably settle for someone who says 'bless you' or 'gesundheit' when I sneeze.