I like to enjoy life by watching live music, going for a walk/drink along the Thames on a sunny evening or afternoon, and sampling the great food and drinks that London has to offer. I also like to watch and play sport. With football, rugby and tennis probably being my favourite but am completely able not to bore you to death with these things if you have no interest what so ever!

I have lived in London for about five years now, and have really enjoyed life in the big city. I have lived in the North, East, West and the South, which is where I currently reside. The parks and bars make the South an ideal place for me to keep fit by running, and then ruin all my good work by having a nice cold drink in one of the many nice pubs the area offers - but I guess that life is all about balance?

I have a great job working at a University in central London, and I am really happy to have put my degree to good use by working in the higher education sector and supporting education.

I love to travel, and take any opportunity to chase the sun in the beaches and cities in Europe, and on quite a few occasions beyond! Every now and again I like to go further than the land, and delve into the world of the sea - I enjoy scuba-diving and like nothing more than going under water and exploring a very different world.

Finally, I am an aspiring novelist, and have been writing a book for a few years; it is amazing how useful those train journeys to work can be. Well useful if the book is any good which it might not be!

I am a financial whizz (sometimes anyway!) working for a University, helping to support higher education. I enjoy my job and hope one day to finish my novel before realising it is a book that has already been written many times! Hopefully it will still be good though.

Best man speeches having done a few recently. Jack Whitehall was in attendance at the last one & complimented its humour, so now I keep a careful eye out for him stealing my material!

I'm also pretty good at making cocktails, if that gets me any bonus points!

That I am quite tall & I like to think rugged, very similar to Jason Statham if you like but I've been in less films & this similarity might not be 100% correct... so probably just height!

Music - It is quite cliched, but I consider my taste to be pretty eclectic. I am pretty open minded, and I am a proud fan of Coldplay - no matter what my friends may say, those boys know how to make great songs, and there is nothing quite as spectacular as their live shows. This isn't to say that a don't have quite a varied & I think good taste in music, should you hate them! So a few others I like include... The National, Stars, Mumford & Sons, Stornoway, Beirut, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jeff Buckly, Tom McRae, Gogol Bordello, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Pheonix, Sigur Ros, Florence, Sia, First Aid Kit, Camara Obscura, Passion Pit and if you would like an incredibly guilty pleasure Tinie Tempah and some other very random stuff I wouldn't admit!

TV - I love a bit of 24... Jack Bauer - what a hero. Now that he is no more, along with Tony Soprano and I'm a bit behind as everyone else seems to have already seen them. I'm trying to catch up with Homeland & The Wire. I also watch a lot of comedy, and I particularly like Peep Show, Family Guy, Big Bang Theory and Fresh Meat.

Film - This is a tricky one, but some films I think are fantastic include; True Romance, Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty, Pulp Fiction, City of God, Road to Perdition, The Godfather I & II and Man on Fire (which very few people agree with me on).

When it comes to food, I am a bit of seafood connoisseur and this had led me to becoming one of the best paella chefs in London (well, maybe not, but I have had some practice). I also don't think you can go wrong with a classic pizza or tapas.

I like meat, and have been searching for a place in London that does one of those 'if you eat this steak you can have it for free' like you see in the movies, but I have yet to find one - if anyone knows where I can do this, I would be delighted, though it would probably be the most un-romantic dinner date ever! Unless you are impressed by a man's capacity to eat a massive steak!

Coldplay (I just love those guys) and other music, I don't listen to them constantly!
Socialising with friends on a sunny day, maybe punting and enjoying a few cold drinks is a bonus as I'm originally from Oxford where you can do it.
Running & various other sports.
Arsenal (not obsessively though!).
My friends and family.
Good holidays or weekends away.

What I will do if my novel is ever published, and all my thoughts are exposed to the world!

Meeting up with friends and unwinding from the week at work.

If any if the above doesn't make me look absolutely terrible & you actually like what you see.