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Phil

I can resist everything but temptation

About Me

I'm currently in my third year studying zoology at Edinburgh University, or at least I'm supposed to be. In fact I tend to spend too much time doing other things that seem more important at the time like sleeping and drinking with friends. When I'm not doing that I'll be playing polo (ok, currently learning to play), playing my bass guitar or doing something else whilst listening to music. I've also just taken up rowing and fencing, so mt time's pretty fullat the moment. My father was in the air force so grew up all over the place, which has left me with an accent that apparantly makes me sound Australian or South African, although personally I think I sound English! It also meant I went to boarding school for 10 years, which probably explains a lot pissed smiley myspace layout

My Interests

Music, bass guitar, polo, rally driving, reading, going to concerts, cars, fencing, rowing

I'd like to meet:

Richard Plantgenet, Iron Maiden, God (so many questions!), Allah (I'd like his view on Islamic fundmentalist terrorists)

Music:

Rock and metal mostly - Iron Maiden, Lordi, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Linkin Park, Black Sabbath......you get the idea, although at least my taste is quite broad, as I also like quite a lot of classical too, biggest one at the moment being Boris Godunov. I also seem to have a big thing for Scandinavian metal and so listen to quite a few bands no-one's ever heard of outside of that corner of Europe, such as Ruoska and Sirenia - both of which I highly recommend!
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Movies:

Too many to call! Here's a few to give you an idea - Lord of the Rings, 13th Warrior, King Arthur, Casanova, Underworld (1&2), Jarhead, Battle of Britain, Great Escape, Night Watch....

Television:

Boston Legal, House, Frasier, 2 and a half men, Scrubs, X-Files, Buffy, Kitchen Confidential, Prison Break, CSI (all variants), Out Of Practice, Miami Vice, 8 Simple Rules, Top Gear

Books:

Lord of the Rings trilogy, Dorothy Dunnett's 'Lymond' and 'Nicollo' series, most things by Bernard Cornwell, 'Through Hell for Hitler' - Heinrich Mettlemann, 'Hell Riders' - Terry Brighton, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, the Flashman series by George Macdonald Fraser, Wilbur Smith, Julian Rathbone

Heroes:

Steve Harris - Iron Maiden bass guitarist (for the benefit of the uneducated!), Richard Plantagenet