Time to join the blogging madness. As it's all about ego, I'll start with a few words about myself, for anyone who is interested. This is not all of me, but it will do.

Apart from Second Life, I play World of Warcraft (occasionally), I like strategy games such as the various versions of Civilisation and Age of Empires, and some FPS shooters, especially Unreal Tournament, again in its various versions.

I have three premium accounts in Second Life. My original account is nearly four years old, and a store-keeper. He makes the money that the other two accounts live off. The other account (the one that isn't Ben) lives in Caledon, and is far more polite and gentlemanly than Ben. He would be shocked at some of the places Ben visits.

I like the books of Terry Pratchett, H P Lovecraft, J R R Tolkien, and (just for variety) John LeCarré's "George Smiley" stories.

I like detective stories and television serials.

I like old horror movies. Anything more recent than Hammer, and I'm not really interested. I have a special affection for those horror movie damsels-in-peril.

I'm a long-time Doctor Who fan, both the old and new series.

I have a rather dry sense of humour, but I like off-the-wall, madcap humour.

I am very chatty in emails and messages, slightly less so in real life.

If you are female, I will flirt with you, but am just enough of a gentleman to back off if you make it clear that it is unwelcome. Don't take me seriously.

I am older than you think.