You. Me. Dating. Midgets in oversized turtle-necked jumpers. The slow collapse of society. Gin and tonics. Stalking mimes. Feeding ducks in the park. Running away from geese in the park. Holding hands and jumping into puddles. Food, alcohol and memory loss. Unwise decisions and no regrets.

I am, of course, open to suggestions.

Hi. I'm Rosy*, though on the forums lately I've been trying to encourage the use of 'That British Bastard'.

Look, I won't lie to you; I'm an acquired taste. You'll be glad to know, however, that I can be acquired extremely cheaply. The price is that last little bit of dignity and self-respect that's holding you back. Go on. Let it go. He'll never love you back, you know.

OK, now we're ready to talk.

Since you're here, reading this and already aware of how gobsmackingly stupendous I am, you are no doubt comparing me to the ne plus ultra of mankind: Brian Blessed. I don't feel bad that I fall short. It's OK. It is the way things must be. But there is something you can do. Something you should do. You should take part in my humble homage: Talk Like Brian Blessed Day.

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* I think it is short for 'Shut Up Rosy'

I am doing a PhD in Systems Biology. I used to be a mathematician. Let's move on.

I do awesome things with awesome people.

I'm in a Gilbert and Sullivan (MUGSS) society that often threatens to take over your life. Yes, yes, I know, it's G&S but it's actually bloody fun. No-one takes it seriously, and we mostly just get drunk and go on stage hamming it up so much all the food within 100 feet becomes unkosher. So far, for the sake of the "director's vision", I have twice shaved and waxed off all my hair and got (almost) full-body painted.

I also run around hyperactively and pretty damned fast, mostly to play hockey. In the summer, we do it in the park for fun, and during the season I try not to be entirely awful with Sale Hockey Club

I am engaged in a long war of self-denial regarding how so very, very old I am. But that's OK, I reckon I'm immortal anyway. Oh but yes - I truly, honestly do. Please don't test this theory by actively trying to kill me, though. Not 'till the second date, anyway.

Also, I've recently learned that if I get on really well with an attractive girl, we mutually bombard each other with text messages, make plans to go out, and generally have a really good feeling about it all, I need to clarify whether she's a lesbian or not fairly early on.

I just asked my housemate, and here is the response: "hockey--wait, no, running around really fast and being annoying."

So, there we have it folks. You know that makes you want me.

A complete and utter failure to be serious and, quite probably, anything like appropriate. I get told to shut up with astonishing* regularity.

_______ * Once you get to know me, you will not find this at all astonishing

(I keep meaning to update this, but, no, it never happens.)

I am a great big (well, actually rather tiny) nerd. I like nerdy stuff. Sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, that sort of thing.

My favourite book and film are both The Princess Bride, which I make no apologies for. Read it and watch it now, damn you. Just behind that in the book-stakes is Catch-22. For films... hmmm, well right now I'm leaning towards The Big Lebowski, but I also love Fight Club and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Here's a list of authors you should be aware of:
Terry Pratchett (is god),
Charles Stross,
Neal Stephenson,
Greg Egan (responsible for me thinking I can't die. Blame him),
Lois McMaster Bujold,
Neil Gaiman,
Vernor Vinge,
Joe Abercrombie,
China Mieville,
Kurt Vonnegut Jr,
Peter Watts,
George RR Martin,
Roger Zelazny.

TV-wise, I like a lot of the stuff that used to be on Adult Swim; The Venture Bros. (rules!), , Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and Space Ghost. MST3K is one of the greatest things ever. Also, well, let's see: Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, Spaced, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show, The Office, SpongeBob SquarePants, Powerpuff Girls, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Prison Break, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Black Books, Father Ted, Shooting Stars, Yes, Minister, Red Dwarf, You Have Been Watching.

I think you'll find my music taste is pretty fantastic. Well, I do. I love Philip Glass more than anyone should, and Mahler's 10th always does it for me. I'm something of an indie-rocker too, I suppose, so here's a list of that kind of thing: Arcade Fire, Muse, Radiohead, The Young Knives, Elbow, Interpol, Charlatans, REM, Foo Fighters, Pink Floyd, Joy Division, Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro, Depeche Mode, Boo Radleys, Flaming Lips, Mogwai, MGMT, Modest Mouse, Spiritualized

And as to food... well, damnit, I like pretty much everything. And I mean that. I'm not fussy about tomatoes or mushrooms or anything like that. I do like a good roast, chilli, bolognese, curry, Thai, casserole, steak, or sushi which is a horribly generic list, but what can you do?

I spend way too much time looking at crap on the net, so here's some of them: Boing Boing, Slashdot, Lifehacker, Fark, B3ta, Sickipedia, Cute Overload, XKCD, A Softer World, Pictures For Sad Children, Nedroid (I love this guy!), & Cyanide & Happiness.

I'd be a terrible liar if I didn't say the internet. I'm a damned whore for the internet.

Pictures of puppies and kittens.

Black pepper with everything.

Your approval. Desperately.

Accidents and adrenaline rushes.

Collecting the best t-shirts in the world.

What I'm going to eat next
The nature of reality and consciousness
Zombies (and the relative merits of anti-Zombie weaponry)

awesome.

Hey, if I was building up a collection of red-headed orphans in the basement, I would not be talking about it here!

There are private newsgroups for that kind of thing.

You have bad judgment and poor impulse control.