Like to think I'm a modernist but increasingly tipping a nod to tradition.

Made a move and I'm currently discovering new things, places and people at a faster rate than I'm used to. It's mostly fun and part of it involves a site like this. I'm trying to strike a good balance between work and life this year and trying to move away from too much time online and back to reading books and watching my huge backlog of movies, so not sure if this profile may get neglected.

I love to play guitars loud and make music or go bike riding through adventure trails or spend time in contemplation in the park or seeking inspiration from ancient and modern art and artefacts in galleries and museums.

I work with images - photography which is hugely rewarding and educational. Despite me judging aesthetic merits and visually attractive imagery every day, personality and mind are the guiding lights.

Working on my spirit.

Darts and pub quizzes. Must have been a publican or barfly in a previous life. Odd regional accents. Good at tasting things like fine wine or cheese and summing up the flavours without using annoying similies. Doodling. Good at 11pm at night and rubbish at 9am.

That I have the swarthy looks of a mediterannean pirate or conquistador.

Books: Another Country - Baldwin; The Grass Arena - John Healey; Waterland - Graham Swift. The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon. Black Hole - Charles Burns.

Fillums: An American Werewolf in London, Holy Grail, Lynch, There Will Be Blood, Vertigo, Back to The Future, 2001, The Wild Bunch, Oh Lucky Man, Mad Max, Naked, This is Spinal Tap.

Bass guitar; a thick black ink pen; sturdy shoes; radio; fluffy towels; banter.

Life on other worlds and travelling to the stars for an intergalactic vacation.

Dawdling before going out. Waxing my tache.

Private Benjamin

You like stimulating, intellectual conversation and will send a composed note, low on the text-speak and can see past the slightly underexposed photos. Don't want them used elsewhere as some sites do. If you like laughing too, because I don't give up on the stubborn without raising a laugh or smile. If you like the Mark Ruffalo-type you might want to message.