My ideal woman would be up for most of these things:-
going to shows at Edinburgh's theatres/galleries/museums, spending time at the Cameo and the Filmhouse, watching live music, lounging about in cafes, going on trips away, eating in lots of different restaurants as well as cooking at home.

I don't watch any sports, although I do a few (swimming, squash, hiking), I suppose I am partly an artsy type, and partly v.interested in the more rational side of life too such as politics/science etc

I have travelled quite a bit, and lived abroad, but would like to do lots more, all over the world, as well as seeing some more of Scotland too.

I like intelligent, interesting women, preferably with a sense of humour and a social conscience (but I suppose I could tolerate a psychopath if she was intelligent, interesting and funny)

I work in government/politics and am very interested in all that. but couldn't care less if you are.

I'm good with words, useful in a quiz, happy to wander the streets/hills for hours or just laze about in a cafe, happy with intelligent debate or just arsing about talking nonsense.

No idea, you'll have to tell me (maybe that I haven't brushed my hair?)

books, movies, music and food are pretty much my favourite things, and I could spend hours listing the ones I like the best. I'll try to restrain myself and only write a few under each, but I wouldn't read too much into it as I'm sure on a different day, I'd have a totally different list.

Films
Films I have loved recently are - Rushmore, the Artist, In Bruges, searching for sugar man, amour, there will be Blood,

Shows
Not a big tv watcher, but if it's on HBO I'll probably like it - Recent favourites are the Sopranos, the wire, Boardwalk Empire, West wing, Breaking Bad, plus I enjoy documentaries, current affairs stuff (i.e. shouting at Questiontime), and the odd guilty hour spent watching come dine with me.

Music
Bit of a music obsessive too. There's at least a few things in each genre that I like, and I'm always on the look out for new stuff. I suppose I mainly listen to guitary type tunes. Recent things I like are last battle, metronomy, dylan, smog, pavement, nick cave, andrew bird, wilco, james yorkston, mountain goats, also I play guitar and have been in a few bands over the years (although not currently)

I also listen to loads of radio 6 and radio 4 (although never the dreaded archers.....)

Books
The last amazing things I read were:-
Feast of the Goat - Vargas llosa,
Pale King - David Foster Wallace,
Lanark - Alasdair Gray,
America Pastoral - Phillip Roth
Cancer Ward - solzhenitsyn
The Buddenbrooks - Thomas Mann

plus a billion others and I also like non-fiction too (history, psychology, science, politics etc).

Food
I love my food and could happily eat out every night for the rest of my life, however I also quite enjoy cooking and trying new things at home (although, I don't understand how people find it relaxing, as soon as I have more than 2pans on the go, I start freaking out!!)

acoustic guitar / music
holidays
internet connection
food
booze
friends to share it all with

not much of a clubber, but I do like an old man pub, a long boozy meal , or just a quiet night in with a film.

If you like trying new things, you're interested in the world, and you want to meet someone similar.