I'm a voracious reader of science fiction, amongst other things, with a taste for films, travelling, the odd bit of clubbing, and Italian cooking (my own).

One of my favourite holidays was going to Gruyere in Switzerland, passing the cheese factory at the bottom of the hill and making my way to the delicate Swiss-French chateau at the top to enter the HR Giger museum. The beers afterwards in the museum bar on Alien furniture were a great finish.

Giving lectures, thinking about curvy spaces, staring off into the middle distance before coming back to reality and having a little fun.

Debating.

Apart from the fact that I always wear black? That I keep up to date on news, politics and current affairs.

Also, I am pretty liberal.

For books I have to put something sci-fi. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin is an amazingly moving feminist novel that always brings a tear to my eye. I also love Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon, as it is a criminally neglected classic.

For films, it is simply too hard to pick just a few. Rattling out a list like, The Piano Teacher, Delicatessen, Evil Dead II, Un Coeur en Hiver, Dogville, GalaxyQuest, Hellraiser and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, might give you an idea of my tastes.

Music: Radiohead and Leonard Cohen when I am feeling low, Marilyn Manson, Skunk Anansie and Serj Tankian when I am on my way out, Nick Cave and Pink Floyd on my way back.

Food: Italian. No question. Good peasant Italian food. I appreciate good food generally, and constantly bemoan UK food culture.

Friends, hugs, love, books, pasta and grappa.

Friends, politics, technology.

Dancing, drinking, hanging with friends.

I am somewhat into kink as a sub.

You'd like to chat or meet someone fun!