Favourite genre of music: Blues, metal, jazz, classical
Favourite photographer: My wife, daughter, and Thomas Bartlett
Favourite style of art: Eclectic
Operating System: Linux preferably; Haiku-OS is getting very interesting, though.
Skin of choice: Whatever skin you're in!
Personal Quote: Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. (Buddha)
All this and I run entirely on plant power!
Favourite Visual Artist
Tie: My Dad and my Daughter
Favourite Movies
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Favourite TV Shows
Doctor Who & its spinoffs, whatever my wife's watching
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
The Penny Dreadfuls Present
Favourite Books
Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren - Sarah Napthali
Favourite Writers
Lois McMaster Bujold, Naline Singh, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Robyn Donald...
Favourite Gaming Platform
ZX Spectrum
Tools of the Trade
The Gimp, Inkscape, pencils, ball point pen, Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch, soil and plants
Other Interests
Gardening/Design, permaculture, open source software, learning, teaching