Think I've just said all this. Love surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, traction kiting, kitesurfing, reading, driving, work and taking my mut for walks on the beach.
I'd like to meet:
I'd love to meet some of the big science greats as they are the people who have given me the drive and passion to become what I am now. But anyone really as I can talk bollocks to a bull :D
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Matt
Birthday: 15/11/1979
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne
Current Location: Morpeth
Eye Color: Varies but mainly green
Hair Color: Dark brown
Height: 5ft11
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Pure bred Geordie
The Shoes You Wore Today: Pair of Merrells
Your Weakness: The call of the sea
Your Fears: Loosing my best friend
Your Perfect Pizza: Veg Calzone
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Get my PhD
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: :D
Thoughts First Waking Up: Can I fit in an early surfing session?
Your Best Physical Feature: Eyes and Lips so I've been told
Your Bedtime: When I fall asleep
Your Most Missed Memory: Working for the EU
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: Neither really
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Can't drink either
Do you Smoke:
Do you Swear: Sure do
Do you Sing: Badly
Do you Shower Daily: Oh yes
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: Been
Do you want to get Married: One day
Do you belive in yourself: I think so
Do you get Motion Sickness: No
Do you think you are Attractive: Well I wouldn't say no, but many others might
Are you a Health Freak: Nah
Do you get along with your Parents: Sure do
Do you like Thunderstorms: They're great
Do you play an Instrument: Saxophone and Clarinet
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Not really a date
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Nope
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: Nope
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Yeah - sorry
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Nope
Ever been Drunk: Yes
Ever been called a Tease: Yes
Ever been Beaten up: Nope
Ever Shoplifted: Nope
How do you want to Die: Catching my final wave
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: What I am now, a Structural Biochemist
What country would you most like to Visit: Russia
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Don't mind
Favourite Hair Color: Don't mind
Short or Long Hair: Again really don't mind
Height: I'm really easy aren't I
Weight: Don't mind
Best Clothing Style: Just relaxed, winter - rugby shirts, summer - shirts
Number of Drugs I have taken: Never taken any
Number of CDs I own: Too many
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: None
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Never regret anything
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Music:
Anything and everything. Have such a diverse collection its crazy but particularly like the Killers at the minute and The Turin Brakes. Elliot Smith is such a miss. Oh and Mason Williams - a great arrangement.Will just say what I have in my car at the minute and that will give you an idea. Elliot Smith, Paulo Nutini, Corrine Bailey Rae (a copy for Emma), Pink Floyd (Dark Side), Radiohead (OK Computer), Turin Brakes, Nouvelle Vague, Snow Patrol, a compilation CD I made and a few others I can't think of. But you have to love Hayseed Dixie for their great arrangements of classic songs.Now going back to 1985 this is Kimera (a Korean opera singer) who did a great arrangement of some already fantastic pieces of music with the London Synphony Orchestra. It did really well but not to everyones taste. This is just a short mix but the whole album is great. Sadly very hard to find now and I only have it oin cassette. See what you think
Movies:
Sci-fi, action, horror and good old 80's cheese. you can't knock Back to the Future, Indianna Jones, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, etc. But then I must say I do like some of the old classics from Hitchcock and Breakfast at Tiffany's (great film and I saw the old reel at the Tyneside a while ago - crackles and everything)
Television:
Black Books and all other Bill Bailey shows. Saw him in Newcastle and he was just the best! Early Doors is a great series, the comedy is fantastic.BBC News aka Rave
Books:
Since I'm writing up my PhD I'm reading through so many books and papers at the minute, don't really have much time for any normal ones. But do enjoy the Dan Brown, Kate Mosse (Labyrinth), Philip Pullman, bit of Harry Potter every now and then. And of course my subscription to The Viz. There really is more to it then just arse jokes you know.
Heroes:
Could be really sad here and say the great scientists such as Lister, Pasteur, Einstein, etc or we could go down the route of Peter Lynn who designed my kite and will no doubt kill me in the end :D
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