Real name: I use the name Kris but some of my online friends tend to use my full name so I'm quite easy to track down, feel free to gently stalk ie you can send me nice stuff but don't try to kill me or spook me.

Birthplace: A village in the smallest region in Scotland, there are hills.

Religion: I don't understand it, was forbidden to have anything to do with it by my parents until I was old enough to get it, obviously by that stage I didn't see the point, I keep feeling I ought to read the bible to see what it's all about.

Education: The usual o' grades, highers, sys's, degree and certificates, attended St Andrews University even though my parents don't own 3 houses, go on skiiing holidays and never bought me a pony.

Employment Barely. I work freelance mainly from home as a research consultant with a company based in Edinburgh, I have no idea how long I can continue to survive this way though.

Musical likes: Far too many to list and although I have a bad habit of judging other people on their music choices I hate to think I could be judged that way.

Musical dilikes: Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, any kind of generic pop or rock but I have a tendancy to have brief flirtations with throwaway pop tunes that people around me would put money on me hating.

Pets: Very much a cat person but until I can afford my own place I can't justify such a high maintenance pet, I have 2 fish though, Toyah and Murphy, they have grown too big for their tank and spit stones angrily throughout the night.

Loves: Free time, people watching, lazy mornings in bed, Celtic FC, long car trips in the summer with radio music, having time to stop and think and see, people who can take me on and sometimes win.

Hates: Being rushed, public transport, unexpected calls from work, lack of money, being unable to solve a problem, being stuck in situations.

The Good: I'm loyal to the point of fantaticism, easy going to live with, always laugh at myself and I don't hold grudges.