mix (53) from Tyne and Wear

About me

I'm 53 years old and come from Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. I'm widowed with no kids. I'm 5' 5" tall and I'd describe myself as slim. I'm a smoker and I drink occasionally. I'm here for friendship and hobbies and interests.

My detailed facts

Hair colour	Dark brown
Hair style	Other
Eyes	Hazel
Glasses	Yes
Tattoos	One or two - discreet
Piercings	None
Attractiveness	Oil painting - not
Ethnicity	White - British
Education	University
Job	Teaching profession
Income	Medium income
Smoking	Light cigarette smoker
Drinking	Special occasions only
Drugs	In my past
Food	Chicken and fish
Politics	Independent thinker
Religion	Spiritual
Practising	Sometimes
Children	0
More children	I don't want to have (more) children

My hobbies and interests

Cooking	I enjoy cooking. The washing up following a session is a different matter though ... I like most any types of food, as long as it's not raw, shellfish, or fast.
Shopping	Loathe shopping, and regard it as a necessary evil. I don't like crowds, and I HATE shopping malls.
DIY	Not too bad at DIY -- mostly through necessity. Not very good at anything that requires delicate, fine motor skills type stuff.
Housework	Neither houseproud nor a slob ... sometimes I quite enjoy housework when I get started (although not cleaning cookers or toilets or bathrooms ...).
Dining out	Quite like eating out, but for the company rather than the food.
Movies	Nah. My level of televisual concentration is abysmal.
Theatre	Depends on what it is ... usually more off-the-wall stuff, like one of Cirque du Soleil's poor rellies, or the Uncaged Monkeys tour.
Music	All sorts of stuff ... I like 'messy' music, but generally like a bit of everything. White Stripes. Gorillaz, the Cure, the Racs, QOTSA, Primal Scream, Tom Petty, Arctic Monkeys ...
Gigs	Prefer smaller venues over stadiums, although I quite like both.
Pubs	Not especially. I don't drink alcohol very often.
Clubbing	Clubbing days are definitely behind me. Actually, they were never really in front of me either.
Newspapers and magazines	Get news fix online or on the telly. I dislike sleb culture magazines and really couldn't give a four-X about X's infidelity or Y's weight problems.
Books	Bookworm, and wide and varied tastes. Iain (and M) Banks, His Dark Materials, Will Self, Neal Stephenson, popular science (eg Ian Stewart, Hawking, Brian Greene, et al) ... xkcd, cyanide and happiness, bad science, the Oatmeal ...
TV	Not keen on telly really. Like comedy/quizzes Mock the Week, HIGNFY, QI, Live at the Apollo. Sometimes things like Horizon, depending on the subject matter. Scifi and some drama.
Watching sport	No.
Playing sport	HAHAHAHAHA!!! That'll be a no then.
Hobbies	Nothing especially unique. I like mathematical, science, technology stuff. I like quantum mechanics cos it's WEIRD, even if I don't profess to understand it.

My hopes and dreams

In ten years I see myself	Five years younger.
Who would I invite to a dinner party?	Rick Stein The Hairy Bikers At least the food'd be good.
My ideal date	Medjool.
What would I never, ever give up?	Breathing.
If I had to give a speech on a subject I was passionate about ...	It would depend on my mindset at the time. At the moment, probably about the unfairness of the latest round of UK govt's pronouncements.
If I could visit anywhere in the world at any time in history	Right here, right now
If I had a million pounds to give to charity	Either old or young people ... say, AgeConcern or UNICEF, or Barnardos. And the Red Cross, and WaterAid, and Shelter. And Save Our Strays, cos that's where I found my dog. And British Heart Foundation, and MIND, and Cinnamon Trust, and Dogs Trust, and ...
My "and finally" section ...	If there's anything else you want to know about just ask! I may ... or may not ... answer.