101 things you probably didn't know (or want to know) about me.

1. I was born in Croydon.
2. I currently live in Hampshire.
3. I work as a computer consultant.
4. I have one sister and no brothers.
5. I have 10 O-levels.
6. I've appeared on ITN's News at Ten.
7. I once had a letter read out on Terry Wogan's Radio 2 morning show and gained a WUTWAC.
8. My favourite county in England is Cornwall.
9. I hate Microsoft.
10. I despise Microsoft Windows.
11. I love RISC OS.
12. I don't mind Mac OS.
13. I bought a BBC B in 1982.
14. I have short, dark brown hair.
15. I'm 5'11" tall.
16. I used to be the chairman of Portsmouth North Young Conservatives.
17. I'm a member of Liberty Human Rights.
18. I'm a pagan.
19. I believe in life after death.
20. I investigate conspiracies and coverups.
21. I'm a qualified Windows NT administrator.
22. I understand Linux system administration.
23. I'm against national ID cards.
24. I believe Princess Diana was assassinated.
25. I'm against the war in Iraq.
26. I'm a member of the Conservative party.
27. I write RISC OS software.
28. I'm interested in superstring theory.
29. I went to Horndean School.
30. I like rock music.
31. My favourite bands are Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues.
32. My main computer is an Iyonix.
33. This website is run on a Sun Sparc 20 running Linux.
34. I once witnessed a UFO at a range of 6 feet.
35. I've been inside crop circles.
36. I've been interviewed on local and national radio.
37. I prefer wine to beer.
38. My starsign is Scorpio, with Scorpio rising.
39. I do white crane kung fu.
40. I have a PGP key.
41. I passed my driving test first time.
42. I was born in the Chinese year of the Dragon.
43. I'm interested in ancient history and wisdom.
44. I can buy books quicker than I can read them.
45. I campaign for free speech, privacy and human rights.
46. I support the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
47. I have an electric guitar.
48. My ambition is to be able to play Comfortably Numb.
49. I used to manage a rock band and still promote live music.
50. I prefer tea to coffee.
51. I listen to Radio 4.
52. I don't watch TV.
53. I can program in perl.
54. I've read David Icke's books.
55. I've read The Celestine Prophecy.
56. I've read The Da Vinci Code.
57. I'm allergic to nuts.
58. I like almond slices (minus the almonds).
59. I can play chess.
60. I don't like football.
61. I like olde worldy pubs.
62. I like deserted countryside.
63. I've been on anti-hunt demonstrations.
64. I'm a freelance journalist.
65. I've dreamt of entering the Hall of Records.
66. I investigate parallel dimensions and the unexplained.
67. I'm not very good at art.
68. I find it hard to express emotions.
69. I tend to be quite secretive.
70. I'm extremely trustworthy and dependable. My friends can trust me 100%
71. I'm patriotic and love St George's England.
72. I hate (and oppose) political correctness.
73. I played the violin at school.
74. I've paddled in the Dead Sea.
75. I've never been through the Channel Tunnel.
76. I've leaned out of the side of a plane, taking photos of crop circles.
77. I've demonstrated for UFO awareness outside the Houses of Parliament.
78. I hope to finish writing a book one day.
79. I like Cajun, Mediterranean, Chinese, Indian, Mexican and Thai food.
80. I prefer a full English to a continental breakfast.
81. I prefer brown bread to white bread.
82. I prefer Earl Grey to PG Tips.
83. I'm a member of the Institute of Directors.
84. I know what a frood and a Babel Fish are.
85. I once appeared in an adult movie.
86. I'm a hacker in the original sense of the word.
87. I admire Steve Jobs.
88. I have a computer virus named after me.
89. I'm right-handed.
90. I can think with my right-brain too.
91. I once delivered newspapers to Sir Patrick Moore.
92. Prince Philip once said hello to me.
93. I used to be in the Territorial Army.
94. According to Mensa, my IQ is 176.
95. I believe that the speed of light is not a finite constant.
96. I have a family of Flat Erics and a 3' tall cuddly grey alien.
97. I never answer the phone unless I know who it is.
98. I publish a quarterly journal on mysteries and the unexplained.
99. I refuse to eat GM food.
100. My favourite meal is a traditional Sunday roast.
101. My favourite view is sunset over Avebury.

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