Summer 2004

I haven't said much about myself yet, so I thought I'd put that right now. Hello, I'm Stuart. The limepop thing is..well, just cos I am known to drink a lot of fizzy pop sometimes (I don't touch booze).

I'm a fairly shy/quiet person living in the West Midlands. I have one dog - the lovely Sally - and adore animals in general. Some of my interests including listening to music (as you can probably tell so far), reading (ditto), following my favourite football team Aston Villa (through thin and thinner it seems..but I digress), eating out, cinema/movies, gadgets and technology, shopping, playing games, going to gigs.

I "came out" when I was 17. It was tough but my friends all stuck with me. I am now non-scene (I wont slag off people who enjoy this but it's just not my thing at all..and I have tried it. I'm a tender hearted romantic. I like cuddling and holding hands, watching the stars in the sky late at night, bringing breakfast in bed to someone. Except there is no-one at the moment *cue violins please*. I am also recovering from Agoraphobia. This is taken over my life for a long time. I lose track of what I have been labelled over the years - panic disorder, ocd, agoraphobia, social phobic..start taking them in too much and you feel a total failure. But I don't and i'm not. I've a load of compassion for other people and I always want to learn and ask questions. I'm not stuck in my ways or immunue to changing. That's what makes human beings brilliant though, I think. The capacity to see through difference and still emerge with so much understanding, tolerance and warmth.

If you read this and want to say hello, do so. I'll always say hello back :)