For dosh, I breed kiwifruit for Plant & Food Research (formerly HortResearch) in the Bay of Plenty.

For fun, I'm into music (classic rock in particular), strategy gaming (fav = the Civ series, Total Annihilation/Sup Commander), cricket (spectator nowadays), volleyball, gardening and reading (sci fi/fantasy/crime/thriller). Two cats (Spaz & Toffee). Single white male. Age indeterminate.

Current fav 5 albums = The Angels - Dark Room, Nirvana - MTV Unplugged Live in NY, Beth Hart - Leave the Light on, Ted Hawkins - The Last Hundred Years, Bob Dylan - Bootleg series vol. 8 Tell Tale Signs.

Unfortunately, I've recently discovered that tv series exist on dvd, and am now well & truely hooked: The Wire, Battle Star Galactica, Carnivale, Dead Zone, Foyles War, The Shield, Blake's 7, Hawaii 5-O, etc.

System = Dell Vostro 420, 2.66Ghz, 4Gb, 512Mb vid (next upgrade), 24" widescreen. Upgrades = LG blue ray, Asus Xonar Essence STX audiophile sc, 600w ps. Periperhals = 19" 2nd monitor, Altec Lansing FX6021 2.1 ch speakers, Sennheiser 595 cans, 320Gb/500Gb/1Tb ext hd's, 160Gb ipod, 3rd gen Kindle.