I am a twenty year old Bachelor of Arts student (majoring in English) at the University of Sydney who lives in Bondi. I'm vegetarian, only drink and smoke socially and prefer to stay in and watch a movie rather than go out clubbing. An animal lover (especially cats; I think I like them almost more than people!) with seven tattoos, fourteen piercings and hair that changes colour every couple of months, I have incredibly eclectic taste in clothes and music but am a die-hard horror movie fan who refuses to go to romantic comedies! (OK, maybe if you're really cute, you can drag me to one... )

I'm gentle, loving and ambitious, very creative and can be overdramatic and moody at times. I like my own space but if I'm going to be with a girl I want to be with her, not see her once a week like some sort of specialist... I have a keen interest in politics, the performing arts/film/theatre/music (I perform regularly as a Victorian-style male impersonator), literature, philosophy and psychology, travel and foreign languages and cultures.

I'm aware of how young I am to be dating online but am depressed by the lack of talent around me so I figured I'd give this a try, see who's out there.

A little older than me is not a problem, but no over-30s please. Similarly no kids - sorry, but I'm just really not a fan; they scare me and I scare them. No swingers or couples, no casual sex - I'm really only after a relationship; believe me, if it was a booty call I wanted, Sydney Uni is the perfect hunting ground. Having said that I'm not totally vanilla - I have my wilder moments, and I'm a switch for anyone who wants to know - but if there's blood involved or serious amounts of pain I tend to freak out. And if you're emotionally manipulative or have issues you're sticking your head in the sand about in the hope that they'll go away please piss off pronto; I've had enough of those to last me a lifetime!

I suppose more slender, femme girls would be my 'type', if you really want to know, but the real thing for me is personality. I need a girl who's intelligent - not necessarily book-smart but if you can't hold a decent conversation with me then I lose interest very quickly. Speaking of which, I love a girl who can and will debate with me - I don't like girls who just agree with everything you say - but at the same time girls who get overinvolved emotionally in intellectual debates annoy the hell out of me. You have to have a sense of humour and be able to laugh at yourself - nothing's so sacred it can't be joked about - and not take yourself too seriously; I can't abide pretentious wankers. Funny is good, but I realise everyone says this and it's totally not a prerequisite - it's worse if you aren't funny and try to be than if you just accept your un-funny-ness. In any case, I do stand-up comedy, so I'll do my best to be funny enough for both of us.

Really, if you're interested, just talk to me. I'm not so scary. You don't even have to say much; just give me an opening line and I'll talk your ear off if you're the quiet type. That said, I do know how to listen, too. Don't proposition me sexually straight off - that's creepy as all hell - but just say hi, yeah? So yes, drop me a line.