Books                                  The Lord of the Rings
                                       The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

Films                                  Blade Runner
                                       Casablanca

City                                   Florence (I've only visited it once but I loved it)
                                       Leicester (my home)

Bands                                  Radiohead
                                       Neil Young
                                       Bob Mould
                                       Jimi Hendrix

Radio                                  BBC 6 Music
                                       Radio 4

Authors                                Iain Banks
                                       Neal Stephenson
                                       Stephen Baxter
                                       Ian McDonald
                                       Terry Pratchett

Film directors                         Ridley Scott
                                       Billy Wilder
                                       Spielberg

Actors                                 Jonny Depp
                                       Jack Lemmon

Actress                                Katherine Hepburn

Plants                                 Dicksonia Antarctica
                                       Viola
                                       Ferns in general

Artist                                 Matisse (specifically his Icarus from Jazz and the Blue Nudes)

Drink                                  Pedigree
                                       Burton
                                       Bushmills 10 Year old malt
                                       Jamesons
                                       Laphroaig

Pub                                    The Pump and Tap

Lyrics                                 The Last Time I Saw Richard by Joni Mitchell

TV                                     ER
                                       Friends
                                       Gardener's World
                                       Sopranos
                                       Angel
                                       The Green Wing

Current TV                             Studio 60
                                       Ugly Betty
                                       Heroes
									   
									   
Other Interests                        Science Fiction novels
                                       Movies
                                       History
                                       Current affairs
                                       Astronomy (I'm only a beginner but there are
                                       lots of v good resources on the web)
                                       Gardening
                                       Walking
                                       Swimming
                                       I started doing Tai Chi again hurrah!!

Currently reading                      The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
									   
Current favourite music                In Rainbows by Radiohead
                                       Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters
                                       Plays Monk by Esbjörn Svensson Trio
                                       
									   
Looking forward to                     Beer on Thursday and camping in May