Actually, genuinely unique. Battered Brit foreign correspondent, dividing my time between DC and London. Which I'm loving -- particularly as the last six years or so have, frankly, been a bit messy.

Covering a civil war six years ago, I had my neck broken in a rather unfortunate car smash. Paralysed from the shoulders down, I clawed my way back up to a role at the heart of the global news and information system. Now in a wheelchair, I got back to work the day after I left hospital, was reporting from overseas 13 months after my injury.

Which war, you ask? Eelam War IV, if you must know. Brownie points to anyone who can tell me where in the world that was. And no, it wasn't an online role-playing game.

After two post-injury long-term relationships and an undisclosed number of other encounters, I think I can say I'm told I can still give a girl in a very good time. Indeed, there are even a couple of advantages... even if you think you might only be up for a coffee or holding my glass of wine, get in touch...

I'm a senior reporter for one of the world's leading news agencies. I'm addicted to watching history happen in front of me. I'm the world's most disabled foreign correspondent, although that wasn't exactly the plan.

In the last eight months, I've crossed the Atlantic twice by liner, sailed from Southampton to the Gulf through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden and reported from Cyprus and Scotland. Overall, I've now reported from more than 20 countries, over half since my injury.

Aside from that, I've been finding other ways to misbehave...

a variety of things... I write professionally, paint amateurly (with my mouth, which has some useful side-effects) and read phenomenally fast. On a good day, I'm great at getting to the heart of the issue. And of course I like to think I have other talents...

My drive. Then, I suppose, the wheelchair. My accent (in the US, at least -- I fear it does me rather fewer favours in London)

Purpose and a sense of relevance
Reading, ideally in the sun (without doubt, my second favourite activity in the world)
The ability to write and express myself
Sex, intimacy and love
A sense of wonder
A sense of humour

Perhaps available? At least, providing you book me long enough in advance

I can be more than a little dirty. And I sometimes leave marks...

you are at least mildly intrigued, and think that we could at least have an interesting drink.

I've tried to set my match settings to target "very intelligent, dirty/kinky”. So if that sounds like you...