So I've been here a little while and not really put a lot out. I'm not very good at letting folk in, I have to admit, although it's something I've been working at. Don't get me wrong, it's not a social anxiety or a fear of intimacy or anything; rather just that I don't particularly need other people's support. Unfortunately, that tends to irritate my friends, hence open up a bit more for them.

I'm pretty well educated, and I have a tendency to research everything. This is something that can irritate my friends (because they say "oh I heard about this thing" and I say "yes, I read up on that. The evidence suggests blah blah"), although recently they just laugh at me about it.

I'm married. This is something I shan't expand on here.

I am a very physical person, both in my interactions and in my general ways. I love running, especially in muddy, hilly, tree-filled places. I'm a martial artist of 30 years. I love to dance, but I don't dance with a partner: I like to dance solo, though I will dance in a group. For me, dance is an expression of inner-me. I do train at the gym, but I don't particularly like working out indoors. Mostly I go with my oldest, closest friend, so she and I can dress up the exercise in social clothing. I am very tactile though. Physical contact doesn't intimidate me, possibly as a result of 30 years of punching, kicking and grappling with a range of friends, acquaintances and strangers.

I love who I am. This doesn't mean I'm up myself, although perhaps some people find me so. That's fine.

Any questions? I'm pretty happy to fill in any blanks.