Mother (Ma) + Father (Pa) = Mr Wiggly (Me) + Heat. There may be some other chemical reactions taking place but it was pure chemistry.

In the beggining there was nothing. Then there was a big bang. Nine months later I was born. Since then, I have grown up (physically, mentally is still debatable), failed miserably at becoming leader of the known universe, and am sitting behind a keyboard in Brisbane. Still, it could have been worse.

I maintain that I am insane, abnormal and on the whole very weird. If I am one of the only sane people in the world then it scares me to think that the rest of the world isn't. So this illusion I have of being well balanced and lucid will only also be apparent to other less sane members of the species. Oh, and cats of course.

Waiting for opportunity to knock my block off and having fun in the mean time. Any time not spent at work is then spent as a volunteer with SES (State Emergency Service), helping friends move (slave labour) or trying to avoid all of the above. I'm a bit of a sucker in that respect. Sleep? What is that?

I've still yet to find my calling in life. If I figure out what that is, I'll be very happy :) Actually, if anyone else can figure that one out for me, I'll be even happier! :P

I'm a regular blood plasma / platelet donor, I climb at an indoor rock climbing wall twice a week and help with a cadet group as an adult leader.

Telling really lame jokes and puns, reciting Monty Python / Red Dwarf / Black Books...., photography for some reason, massage, tying knots, flicking people with tea-towels, getting drunk...

Friends of mine ask me for advice a lot. I have a knack for listening to people and seem to say something that helps them. I seem to be able to read most people fairly well.

I'm also really good at being stood up, let down, strung along, dumped, heartbroken, ignored, taunted, tempted and unrequited. You may think this is a bad thing but I am ok with it, I don't get upset about it any more. I prefer to stay positive about it and stay friends rather than lose someone special from my life. Yelling, crying and begging will not help the situation, it tends to make things much worse.

That I'm a tall bastard with a weird sense of... everything. They also find out that I'm more than a little nuts. In a good way though.

Oh yeah, apparently people think I'm English because I have pale skin and speak clearly.

Books - Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, JRR Tolkein, TS Elliot, Frank Miller, John Birmingham, He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, Max Brooks, zombie culture

Webcomics - 8bit Theatre, Ctrl+Alt+Del, XKCD, Sinfest, Two Lumps, VG Cats, Menage a 3, Flaky Pastry, Cyanide and Happiness.

Movies - Movies with a quirk, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Run Lola Run, Sin City, Monty Python, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, The Castle of Cagliostro, Trainspotting, Reservoir Dogs, He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, Spaceballs, Eraserhead, The Professional, Serenity, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, Shaun Of The Dead, Clerks, Dogma, The Endless Summer, This Is Spinal Tap, Control, The Dark Crystal (Gelflings!!! WOO!!!) The Alien and Predator movies, the original Star Wars movies (before George Lucas went insane. What were you thinking when you created Jar Jar?), manga & anime, zombie movies

Music - NOT POP MUSIC, it makes me vomit. Have a thing for electronic ambient. Nine Inch Nails (I can't stress this enough), A Perfect Circle, Dead Can Dance,Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, Butterfingers, Fourtet, Gerling, Autechre, Qua, Brian Eno, Ens, Crowded House, David Bowie, Enzso, Faith No More, Faithless, Fourplay, Ghost in the Machine, Goldfrapp, Icehouse, Jose Gonzales, Kinobe, Lamb, Laurent Garnier, Micatone, Mike Oldfield, Nick Cave, Nirvana, Orbital, Pendulum, Portishead, Prodigy, Rammstein, Regurgitator, Robert Miles, Sasha, Sonic Youth, Spheric Lounge, The Avalanches, The Cure, The Presets, The Tea Party, The Whitlams, Tool, Underworld, VAST, Weird Al Yankovic, Wicked Beat Sound System, You Am I, Angus and Julia Stone. I also like soundtracks and music ripped from PC games. Cover songs and mash-ups are great too.

Food - Anything different is good. I try to stay away from the boring deep fried crap which is shoved in your face each day. I am also a beef jerky junkie. Indian, thai, italian, indonesian, sushi train, food from Hari Chrishna, camp oven cooked roast dinners, anything cooked on a camp fire, strawberries, garlic, wasabi baked peas, CURRY!!!, KEBABS!!!, pot noodles...

Beverages - Bourbon (McKenna, Wild Turkey or Elijah Craig), Glayva, Benedictine, Absinthe, Bubble Tea, Boost Juice, Chai Tea, Port.

TV Shows - Science fiction and non-fiction, documentaries, British comedy. Favourite shows: Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Black Books, Lock Stock, Fawlty Towers, Young Ones, Firefly, Greenwing, Invader Zim, Allo Allo, Mythbusters, Happy Tree Friends, Spicks And Specks, The New Inventors, Catalyst

A few of my favourite things - Thunderstorms, rain, sticky tape, the smell of WD40, glow sticks, massages, maps, sunrise/sunset, geocaching, spontaneity, randomness, originality, campfires, dreaming, hugs and cuddles, optical illusions

Air, water, food, light, warmth, shelter.

This seems fairly self explanitary but for those of you who are after a reasonable answer:

Nine Inch Nails, abstract thought, my computer, humor, fire, sight

Why and when
Philosophy
The meaning of life
Perpetual motion (I am oh so close to making it work)
How the human race is doomed
Renewable energy / resources
The futility of politics
What goes through the heads of stupid people
The good and bad of religion
Spirituality
What have I got in my pocket
How I can make others feel happy

Happy I don't have to work the next day. Planning the weekend. I also go indoor rock climbing on Fridays now too.

I like to make and see other people happy. When others are happy, it makes me happy too; especially if I caused it to happen. I'm a bit of an empathetic sponge in that regard.

You are currently reading this with a smile on your face.

CAUTION: I tend to use puns a lot. It seems to cause pain in the minds of other people who in turn direct violence towards me. I try my best to keep the puns at bay but sometimes they cannot be stopped

Also, please have a photo on your profile or at least one you can send. It is hard to know who someone really is when you only have half the story.

Time for a little experiment (optional). When you message me, be direct and tell me what's on your mind. The more open and honest the better and I will reply likewise.