I am a contract computer programmer currently unemployed in Edinburgh.

My reading preferences can be found by examining my bookshelf: Two shelves of crime fiction, two shelves of Sci-fi and the rest is an odd collection of pop-science, religious fiction, skeptical works and one or two exceptional classics. Oh, and a couple of boxes of graphic novels as well.

When not reading, I enjoy watercolour painting, digital image manipulation ("Photoshopping"), computer programming and listening to Indie/Indie Rock music. I used to be a big fan of role-playing games, but I've had to give that up due to work.

I do not watch or own a TV. I think they are nasty addictive little things.

I don't have a website of my own to plug, but I love lurking on B3TA, a site designed for digital image manipulators with a taste for cute animals and an odd sense of humour. That's at b3ta.com.