Don't really know what to say here, but here goes. I live for science, my partner, decent sci-fi, decent music, Newcastle Brown Ale and garlic. Youc an never have too much garlic. What else?

Basically, I'm a 33 year old man rapidly approaching middle age. I've noticed, that as I get older, more thing start to annoy me. Such as Jade Goody, political parties, neds, so-called modern music, Jade Goody, Chris Moyles, political correctness, health & safety nazis, Jade Goody, Sophie Ellis Bextor, George W. Bush, Marmite and Jade Goody.

In my spare time I like to experiment with microwave meals, watch sci-fi, read sci-fi, watch Top Gear, play my synthesizers, smoke, drink and stick pins a Jade Goody voodoo doll.

My passion is ...

Science

I know too much about ...

Babylon 5

My parents always told me ...

Never eat yellow snow

My childhood ambition ...

Astronaut

My favorite memory ...

The night if the 'Blue Lagoon'... Not that I remember much of it.

Why I write ...

Too many thoughts flying through my head: they have to go somewhere.

My first job ...

Barman

Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures What happened with "being yourself"?

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I'm going to start this article off with a delicious contradiction: being yourself is both the easiest and hardest thing you can do. OK, let me explain using myself as an example.

It's easy in so far as it requires very little effort. I have no sense of fashion and, generally, only wear what I feel comfortable in. This means that some clothes can last me for years, tend to be slightly faded and only get replaced when they are threadbare or have a few too many cigarette burns. And the new clothes I do buy tend to come from Matalan of Asda. Cheap, cheerful, but comfortable. A shirt ...

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