Never know what to put here! Oh well, let's try.

I'm a little 25 year old geek, who moved to the Manchester area in Jan '05. Before that I've lived in Holland, London, Cambridge, Nottinghamshire, Sheffield and a few other places, but I've recently bought a house in Rochdale so I think I might have to stay now!

I'm tactile and affectionate; friends get hugged, nuzzled, the close ones (gently!) bitten, and I choose most of my clothes on with the feel of the material as a major factor. Happiness is my giant furry beanbag.

I'm a big World of Warcraft geek and though I tried to break free it kinda didn't work. When I'm not doing that I'm either playing text-based RP games, reading or drawing when at by myself, playing Settlers of Catan and other interesting boardgames, making nice dinners or watching movies/live music when doing the company thing. I'm also getting quite into rambling now I live in such a dang pretty bit of Lancashire. I just wish it rained less so I could do more of it!

I say this with shame in my voice: I work in insurance. Christ, I'm 25 and I work in insurance, but oh well! It pays the bills of my new house and has some nice prospects. Just not the most thrilling starter to conversations at parties. Wow, nice car mate! Bet it's at least a group 13 though, cost you a fortune...

On a social side, I'm working my ass off with overtime paying for the nice 2-bed semi I bought by myself on a rather average job, which I share with hamster and (as of very recently) my friend-lodger and my Egyptian Mau kitten. Never know, I might have some free time again!

Talking to anyone (such as strangers at bus stops), about almost anything (like the way rain waits until you're stuck miles away from any shelter to suddenly jump on you).
Making really good friends with people in short spaces of time then being utterly wank at keeping in contact.

See, this is a dangerous question. Whatever I put here, will be what you're expecting to notice first, so what you will notice first. So how's about I don't say, and if I meet you, you tell me what you noticed first, and I'll compile a secret list?

Yeah. let's do that.

Books: Most things by Neil Gaiman. Robin Hobb's Farseer series. Lord of the Rings. I am predicably fantasy nerdish.

Movies: Shaun of the Dead, Lord of the rings (again, oops), Batman Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire. Most things that aren't horror, completely mindless action movies, or cringe-humor (American Pie, Borat, etc).

Music: Madly ecclectic. A few; Indigo Girls, Martin Harley, Thea Gilmore, Vast, Flying Pickets, Dashboard Confessional. Tim Minchin if you count his stuff under music rather than comedy (or probably more accurately both).

Food: Most things. I have a particular softness for Hungarian BBQ and Teppanyaki and a good curry, but there is very little food I don't enjoy and new things award bonus points.

1) At least one of my computers (sleak Mac PowerBook, and a hefty Frankinstein windows box)

2) World of Warcraft (I did warn you at the top I was a touch geeky)

3) Family and a select few extremely valuable friends

4) Jaffa cakes

5) My bed. All cotton bedding, hardwood frame, dunlopillows, goose down duvet; it's not just a bed, it's a little slice of heaven.

6) Drawing materials (either real media or my wacom tablet)

Quantum physics. No. Really. I once woke myself up at 3am with the sudden realisation I'd disproved the existance of God by using the electron double slit experiment. It didn't hold up on close scrutiny, but the idea was cool...

You know, I’m really not sure anymore  My answer would have been ‘raiding’ back when I was still raiding heavily on World of Warcraft, but now that’s so heavily scaled back… probably chilling with nice food and conversation with friends, or at the Sheffield Ceilidh.

I keep my toenails really really short, right down to the quick. Don't know why, I just don't like toenails!

On a related subject, I don't get people who put "you'll have to ask me" or "not telling" here. By definition, unless your profile is blank, something is the most private thing you are prepared to admit. Even if it's your height, or your name, or that American History X is your favourite movie, or you hate the texture of clams.

Just a thought. Continue!

You've living in the Manchester or Rochdale area and think I sound like someone you'd get on with. Despite having lived here a fair while now, my social circle used to be quite insular, and I’m really interested in finding new and interesting people to swap ideas, stories, and late night philosophical bullshit with.

That said, a proviso against certain flavours of 'WTF?' I have so far met on OKC. At the top of my profile you will see it says I am tactile and affectionate and a person that hugs, nuzzles and occasionally nibbles her friends. Knowing this, people who will bleat on about 'invasions of their personal space' off the back of a single 2-second hug around the shoulders need not apply. To the right of my profile you will see it says I am an athiest. While I do not have a problem with people who have religious beliefs, if you are going to decide 4 months down the line you 'cannot be with a woman you can't pray with', please do not waste my time. And if you stand me up for our first meeting on the day three times in a row, please expect me to laugh in your face when you ask to reschedule.

It really does take all sorts to make a world :)

Be warned however - my earier mention of being wank at staying in contact? Yeah. Totally. I often forget to answer emails or OKC messages or letters or answerphone messages for weeks and months. Please do not take it personally, I am this disorganised, distracted and plain old fashion rude with everyone equally.