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I came here to make new friends and meet interesting new people; I am kind of testing the ground after having taken a few years out of the rat race and being somewhat of a hermit. Now, to be comepletely honest, I don't know why I'm here - I guess it's a way to pass the time if I'm short of things I'd prefer to be doing, and I like to take the occasional test. Actually, I'm still being a bit of a hermit just now.

I am a vegetarian (just for the randomness of saying so now.) I really like to explore many things, sometimes playing with photography or engraving upon glass... I was once looking forward to making a small building from cob though the opportunity dissapeared, but there could be a chance somewhere around the corner. You never know! I build the occasional website for somebody once in a blue moon and the technical side of it drives me crazy, but secretly a part of me enjoys it because I'm creating something when I do.

I value true friendship, acceptance, and love more than anything else in this world. I used to be very naive about it, but I'm much better informed now. I love my friends and those I consider as family and do not suffer fools gladly for long any more, which was something I used to do with the regularity of a remarkably regular thing. I enjoy spending time with good people... but not experiences involving crowds. When animals get together we call is a swarm - all except for when we are that riotous animal, when we call it a riot.

I've just completed courses on swedish massage and "anatomy and physiology". Next year I'm hoping to study indian head massage, and also make my first tentative steps into the world of studying for a degree; I think it will probably be English, though apart from it being a BA I'm not completely sure how it will turn out. I write a little poetry when the muse takes me (which is not so often at present), and enjoy a little prose from time to time. All the while I'm picking up and putting down my guitar - writing songs is fun, but I'm not much of a tune-writer... or a lyricist for that matter. I'm generally trying to sort out many crazy things in my life at the moment due in part to having just moved house.

I am really good at helping people and finding solutions to many things. Also, focusing and precision... as long as it's not with regards to myself! I am told I am good at debating and articulating myself well. I am also well known for sorting other people's computer problems out although I often loathe the machines. I've more gardening knowledge than the average person, and I work well on projects with people I get along with well, though I'm no expert. I'm just generally creative I guess.

...and all the while, the above is a complete load of rubbish, because different people will have different views on what i'm good at and what I'm not. It's all relative, so it's a bit of a case of "take me as you find me".

I'm tall, slim, polite and quite shy. Once I relax and am comfortable I can talk a lot and am known for starting long conversations about all sorts of subjects... some of them plainly bizzare!

My guitar - even when I'm not interested she's nice to have around.
I'm best friends with my white wolly hat.
Those I love.
Something to think about.
A clean and healthy soul.
Something to be happy for.

I think a lot about a lot of different things, but it's mostly personal. I do think a lot about the way people think, the dynamics between human relationships, and the world in general.

I think of those that mean anything to me, how they are doing, and what they're up to.

I do a lot of worrying though... both for myself and for my friends - particularly for my family. Less than I used to however... too much worrying does no good to anybody.

...feeling no differently to how I feel on the night of any other day of the week. Seriously - what's so special about Friday that it should so radically change my behaviour or feelings by nature of being Friday?

...is that I'm not the sort (not anymore at least) that wants to plaster private information about byself into the public domain. Seems a bit voyeuristic to me to be honset, and I'm not voyeuristic. If I like you, I'll tell you any number of private things, as needed, or as suitable, as appropriate, and as and when I want to.

...if you want to message me. I can guarentee that I'm not interested in anything overtly sexual on OkCupid (actually, not particularly at all at the moment), but apart from that feel free!