I'm a fairly laid back sort, not much to tell. First to laugh at myself, first to buy the pints, and in social circles I manage not to embarass myself TOO badly. I like having a grand time, the great outdoors, and am a bit of an optimist and dreamer. Reality, however, is something that keeps dragging me back - not that I mind, though.

I've updated a wee bit too, having lifted a mates thing and just doing thru boredom. (See the lengthy scrawl below)

Travelling's a mug's game - but not for me somehow. I'm all over the country, when I can help it. Seeing as I've got mates whom I adore in more than one part of the world, I take every chance I get to go see them.

I wear my heart on my sleeve. Not many guys do that, I'm told - but I do what I do, because there's no other way for me. I enthuse about something, my gut burns. I hate something, I loathe it til my eyes bleed. Same goes for most other things in my life.

Lifted from a friend's Blog (Questions, questions)

Name: Gavin James Adams. Given that it means White hawk, holder of the heel and supplanter, son of the earth, I hardly need another one, do I?

Nickname{s}: Hmm, others have included, Gav, Herbert, Wullie, Wull, Spud, and hairyscotsman. My other alter egos include Lossefion (my name in Quenya), thepictsie, and Saul Cooper (my adventuresome, moralistic, 3000 year old favourite from a youth mispent by gaming) .

E~Mail: lossefion@hotmail.co.uk

Signifigant Other: I wander the wilds somewhat free. Birthday: 31st January, the end of the beginning, if you will.

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius; Dog, if you're going for the Oriental definition; working on the rest

Ethnic Heritage: DEFINITELY Scottish, Irish, bit of Mediterranean, a dash of Scandinavian, but mostly hairy hill man.

Are You Into Paganism or Witchcraft?: I think I accept the truth of everything, more out of the fact that I feel spirituality is a necessity than out of any personal conviction. Man is here for a reason, and sometimes it's up to puzzle.

Hair Colour: Dark brown, almost black, tending to a full beard when it grows, and longer hair that needs hacking through, but I just tend to let it settle, but I DO intend to braid it before my next big battle.

Long Or Short?: See above.

Curly Or Straight?: Straight as the day is long. Tangled after every blasted night.

Do You Have A Fringe {Bangs}?: What dat?

Eye Colour: I have, and I quote, been described as having eyes "of oak leaf hue, with the bark of their ancient branch". Very drunk, and I have to speak to a poet.

Height: 5'7. Thereabouts.

Favourite Gem{s}: Amethyst, Cairngorm (black and gold banded stone), Haematite,

Favourite Animal{s}: Dogs, Stags, Horses (An old tribe totem where I come from), Lions, Bears, especially the pet one in our pub.

Favourite Mystical Creature{s}: Pegasi, Hippogriffs, Griffons, centaurs, sidhe, selkies, kelpies, anything that can be found here, up to and including haggi.

Favourite Color{s}: Green, blue, brown and black. Metallics.

Favourite Historical Era{s}: Seeing as I have a fancy that any historical era you have an inordaniate interest in means you have a past life from then (breathing IN), I like Prehistory, Ancient Egyptian, Rome and her enemies (my great-grandfather et al), Dark Ages,

Favourite Style{s} Or Era{s} For Clothing: Try my own home grown. CORSETS. On women (drool).

Favourite Countr{y}ies: Scotland. The Seven Celtic Nations, France, Central American countries, India, The Nordic Countries

Gold Or Silver?: Silver, by definition. Gold israre. And should remain so.

Favourite Author{s}: Tolkien, LM Montgomery, CS Lewis, JK Rowling, DH Lawrence, David Eddings, Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Walter Scott

Favourite Film{s}: Legend, Labyrinth, Lord of the Rings, Ever After, The Never Ending Story, Pirates of the Carribean, The Last Unicorn, The Princess Bride, Dirty Dancing (bizarrely), Beauty and the Beast, Dracula, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Monty Python {all}, Braveheart, In The Mouth of Madness. And Gladiator gets a special mention because it's the only film ever to make me cry.

Favourite Type Of Music: Err, anything bar experimental Jazz

Coffee {Hot, Iced Or Not At All?}: I like my women like I like my coffee. In a plastic cup.

Tea {Hot Or Iced? Herbal? Not at All?}: Earl Grey, when I'm feeling in the need, otherwise boil a bag.

Favourite Food{s}: Roast beef, beer, mead, whisky (Single Malts, mind you!),

Favourite Material{s} {For Clothing}: Wool, steel, linen, hempcloth. On lassies, velvet, silk, and the above.

Pet{s}: Had a maniac cat named Charlie, the only one I know for definite that was mean enough to chase dogs, and a cross collie/jackrussel named Corrie. Both just died recently (aww).

Candles, Incense Or Both?: Candles. I remember my first time in a church, one of the oldest in Britain. Bare stone, new wood, and the sound of a Gregorian chant echoing throughout the halls. So solemn, and yet the light was warm and friendly, the sconces having been just freshly lit. It was for this same reason I started to believe, not in anything definite, but in faith.

NightOwl Or MorningGlory {Night Or Day Person?}: Both, depending on my bodyclock.

What Are Your Passions & Hobbies?: Swords and sorcery, because the world we live in is so much dross sometimes. The equalisers that exist nowhere here, exist everywhere in literature.

Favourite Flower{s}: Roses, Lupins, heather blooms.

Favourite Scent{s}: Bread baking. Ripe plums. Hot steel. That of a lover.

Favourite Holiday{s}:

Samhain, All Hallows, call it what you will. This is the ONLY time of year that partying comes naturally.

Which Element{s} Do You Feel Closest To? {Earth, Air, Fire, Water?}:

Air and earth, bizarrely. I've always wanted to be able to fly, but my roots are deep.

Favourite Season: Autumn and Spring.

Favourite Time Of Day:

Any time I'm awake at, though most fun can be had in the evening.

Favourite Place In Nature {I.E. Forest, Ocean, Mountains}:

Forests, the way they should have been. After learning what my place should have looked like, I can't help but look at open moors without a hint of regret. Rothiemurchus, the plain of the great pine, is probably my favourite place to date.

Thunderstorms ~ Cool Or Creepy?:

Depends on what you're doing at the time. I've been both desperately afraid AND awed.

Are You A Rennie {Do You Attend Or Work At Renaissance Fayres}?:

I've battled though many, in several like surrounds. Travelled the country to go to them, and I've had my fair share of invites.

Tattoos And Piercings? Yes? No? Maybe? No Way?

Nothing's worth adding metal or colour to this.

Describe Them If You Have Them?:

I did want at one time to get a crescent and V rod across my shoulders, but that Idea went with the money to do it.

Describe Yourself In 10 Words:

Loyal, Geeky, Solemn, Lucky, Contemplative, Harried, Caring, Private, Homespun, Wanderer.

What Is {Are} Your Biggest Vanity{ies}:

My stamina. Ok. Get your minds out of the gutter.

What Is Your Greatest Talent?

Unintentional punning. Loyalty, support, unconditional love.

Describe Your *Personal Style* {I.E. Casual, Preppy, Goth Etc.}:

Comfy in dark earth tones. Either that or Comfy in full armour.

Which Character Are You Most Like? {If Female} Rose DeWitt~Bukater, Danielle De Barbarac, Satine {*The Sparkling Diamond*} Lady Viola De Lesseps, Marianne Dashwood, Queen Elizabeth 1, OTHER, Or A Combination?

Other: Gimli son of Gloin crossed with Othello.

Do You Garden, Sew, Or Decorate?

Hmm, having been a gardener, I can't say I love it, but it is the countryside which I love.

Do You Collect Herbal And Home~Made Beauty Recipes? Would You Like To?:

My home recipes tend to mud-bath, so you do the math.

Are You Skin And Tress~Obsessed? Interested In Period Make~Up, Haircare And Styles?:

One of my favourite things, regency dresses. Heaving bosoms are a must. And bustles. Man - full ahead AND astern.

Pale Skinned Or Tanned?: As weathered as the hills.

Do You Make Your Own Perfumes? Would You Like To?

Does flatulence count?

Do You Collect Anything?:

Weapons, armour, old books, family memorabilia, junk, dust, and socks.

Do You Cook Or Do Crafts?:

I've been quite literally a butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker! Also fishmonger, hunting and such: my starting point was doing breakfast bacon in McEwans Export.

Do You Consider Yourself Gothic, Romantic, Medieval?:

I'd consider myself a criminal in any of those eras.

Ever Tried Absinthe? {Or Would You If Given The Chance?}:

Yes, several times. The last time I woke up hugging a comfy chair in a town three hundred miles from where I started.

Looking after friends, and other things lower on the food chain. These include my godson, one of the best things that ever happened, I'm sure. All this as well as Perpetual studying, and the neverending debaucle that is searching for gainful employment.

using my imagination! I can be very creative, or so I've been told! Certainly I have several 'works in progress' that I've been tampering with since I was fifteen. Inspired by my friends mostly, I have a knack for the deeper meanings in art, philosophy and the like, though missing the trees for the forest is certainly a problem at times.

The similiarities between myself, and most major movie layabouts. Currently cultivating a nest of rats' tails, pushing past Ringo Starr into Silent Bob territory.

My favourite author of the moment is Neil Gaiman - American Gods rocks! HP Lovecraft and HR Giger as well. Movies - haven't seen many recently, so my most recent see is Kung Pao on DVD - crazy is NOT the word. Manga, anime, horror. Music - what ya got? Some odd choices - Mogwai, God Speed You Black Emperor, SOAD, Alien Sex Fiend, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Adiemus, Runrig - most everything except experimental jazz. Foods - I like, no, ADORE, spicy stuff. I die, I hope to go to an Indian restaurant.

Irn Bru; curry; friends & family (same thing really to me); the great outdoors; pen & paper

Women, Obscure ideas, friends' problems, and current targets.

Out with my mates in out local hole in the wall, OR waking up on a train bound for somewhere I've never been. One of my fondest memories is going for a swift half in Tickety - Boo's in Dundee, and waking up on a train in Newcastle three days later.

I once caused my village high street to be sealed off by the police, have an entire SWAT team pointed at me, and still managed to get it laughed out of court.

You're anywhere on the same planet.