About me:

Hello.

I vary between shy and socially adept: it keeps things interesting, I like to think. Mood, company, time of day and sobriety all serve to conspire to decide which of these two will be the more evident.

I'm able to make some people believe that I am in fact quite the marshmallow, in spite of my unrelenting cynicism and caustic sarcasm. Whether this is manipulation on my part, or whether it is a will on the part of others to see what they want to see I am unsure.

I'm falling too greatly into the habit of spending ridiculous sums of money on food that I do not enjoy and it eaten far too quickly. I don't know whether to term this waste or not.

I like to think that I can write and photograph: some believe one of the two to be true, others both. Some even have the gall to label me as a 'talentless hack' or accuse me of writing 'convoluted prose': it is these people who I respect for their honesty.

Honesty is my First Principle of morality. Lying robs people of freedom of choice; and yes, I'm big on liberalism and individual freedom. I'll now pigeonhole myself by stating a quick cross-section of my beliefs: liberal, collectivist, pro-choice (or anti-life, whatever), anti-Affirmative Action (or any similar policy: people should be judged on merit, not race).

Quiet and thoughtful > loud and ignorant. In certain company, I'm more than happy to just shut up and collapse in the act of just being there, Stars style.