I'm a pretty easy going guy. Like to stay active, working out at the gym, sport etc. Love my movies, books and movies. Take work seriously but enjoy my life outside of that.

Just returned from 6 months in Timor-Leste (East Timor) collecting data for my research.

Completing my PhD and teaching.

Listening and giving advice.
Cooking
Writing lots of words

My smile and eyes

Favorite Authors: Cormac McCarthy, George Orwell, Joseph Conrad, Chuck Palahniuk and Stephen King.
Movies: Godfather Films, A Wish Called Wanda, Bulworth, Apocalypse Now, Aliens, The Departed, Midnight in Paris, anything by Coen Bros and David Fincher.
Shows: The Wire, True Blood, House, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Spooks
Music: Radiohead, Soundgarden, Rammstein, Massive Attack, The Cure, Oasis, Metallica, Gorillaz, Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave, Tool
Food: Anything spicy, Indian, Pizza, Indonesian, Lebanese

Friends and Family
Coffee and wine
Football (soccer)
Books
Chocolate
Karaoke and music

Traveling
Completing my PhD
Not doing my PhD

Having a few drinks with friends. This is usually followed by take away for dinner, Indian or Pizza, relaxing and watching a movie or two or the football with friends and some wine.

I'm a townie - that is, a local Canberran

if you are interested!