Late stage thesis writer (sociology and memory, human rights, reconciliation in Cambodia, that kind of thing). Teacher. Kitchen dilettante. Beer Lao advocate. Politics geek. Shambles.

I'm growing a pretty mighty beard right now (and beginning to regret it; this could go either way.)

*NEWSFLASH* The mighty beard has gone; I have shed my winter coat

I cook a mean carbonara. I'm pretty good at shouting at Question Time too.

I have no idea

Catch 22 is probably my all time favourite. Always liked Kundera too. Have actually been getting into some fairly dark stuff recently; Bukowkski, Bataille, Jenet. Out of curiousity, of course - not because I am a degenerate, alcoholic, necrophiliac transexual (I am, obviously; this is OK Cupid after all).

I will watch pretty much anything on at the Prince Charles Cinema. Loved The Wire, Mad Men and Breaking Bad (but I suspect everyone does *yawn*). House of cards is the current vogue. I nearly choked to death laughing at Arrested Development, though I've recently concluded Its Always Sunny pips it - disliking Its Always Sunny would invariably be a deal breaker.

Music taste seems to revolve around indy bands I'm probably too old to listen to these days.

I'm a bit of a foodie.

Good food. Ceramic based ovenware. Nice wine. Friends and family. A cold beer in hot sunshine.

What time I can sneak out of work without incurring crippling guilt

with friends and beverages, plotting

I voted for Ed.

you find articles like this unbearably amusing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2005/mar/08/highereducation.research

Or this:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/junkie-russian-bears-high-sniffing-1771007