: About Me

My passion is ...

Philosophy. The big questions.

I know too much about ...

Maid Marian and her Merry Men (British childrens' TV show from the 90s) It would have to be my Mastermind specialist subject

My childhood ambition ...

To be Margaret Thatcher. Really. Thank God I've moved on.

My favorite memory ...

I can't pick a favourite memory. Memory in itself is amazing, the way a smell, a sound, a sight can bring back yesterday as if it were today. Even bad memories are good, you can learn something from each and every one.

Why I write ...

The filing cabinet in my head is overflowing with ideas, I need somewhere else to put them

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: The Life of Pi by Yann Martel (on the train), The history of Tom Jones (a foundling) by Henry Fielding (in the bath) and The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco (at bedtime). Watching:Not much, Days of our Lives if possible. Listening to: James Morrison, Kooks, Panic at the Disco, some interesting philosophy lectures on mp3.

My first job ...

Waitressing for two pounds fifty an hour. Horrendous.

My best moment ...

Again, how can you choose a best? Millions of good moments

My inspiration ...

People who feel strongly enough to make a difference

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