I'm quite into music: Indie, rock, alternative, alt.country and classical. I'm also a bit of a singer myself and I've sung in various choirs and groups. One of my claims to fame is that I feature in a very tiny way in the Braveheart soundtrack. (The other biggy is having shaken Nelson Mandela's hand. On reflection, that's probably a little better than the Braveheart thing)

I've done a bit of travelling, including 4 weeks in a rainforest in the summer of 2004, and I'd love to do more stuff like that, finances allowing. More recently I managed to blag an all-expenses paid long weekend in Venice, which was great.

I'm fairly new to the North East, and still exploring. I moved from the Midlands a few months ago.

My job is interesting, and mostly enjoyable. Certainly an improvement on my last one.

Anyway, I usually manage to stay pretty laid back, sometimes quiet but hopefully with a good sense of fun.