"Apart from being a huge Material Scientist at Trinity, Chris
likes to put on women's clothing and hang around in ABBA bars.
He is a sensitive chap, and if you stare at him for too long
you will scare the b'jeses out of him. So be careful." - D.C.

Full Name: Christopher Douglas Shortall
Nicknames: "Irish Chris", Kissyfur, Christophe, BigScaryIrishman (but only to MarkW), Crrrr...
Online Aliases: kismet, little fluffy alsatian puppy, Scooby-Doo, Dragonfire, eva-02

DOB: 28th May 1981

Pets: 5 cats (Chang, Cleo, Kiwi, Casey, Tinker) and a dog (Monty)

Height: 6'1"
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde

Occupation: PhD Student in Materials Science & Metallurgy
Birthplace: Belfast City Hospital
Hometown: Maghera, Northern Ireland
Current Residence: Cambridge

You can find out about my computers if you're a wannabe compsci like me

Current Hobbies: C# and too much online gaming
General Hobbies: Shows (acting, producing, watching, writing, techie-ing...), DJing, guitar, composites, zombie movies, ballroom and salsa dancing, ice skating, snowboarding

Favourite...
...film: Star Wars
...quote from a movie: "You don't need to see his identification"
...bands: Type O Negative, Marilyn Manson, KoRn, Cradle of Filth, Fear Factory, Machinehead, Pantera, Metallica, Cyclefly, Limp Bizkit, Bush, Staind, Creed, Elvis
...club: Kambar (but missing Q-Club)
...artist: Dali
...writer: Clive Barker
...TV shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Blackadder, Red Dwarf
...toothpaste: Crest
...foods: Curry/chinese/cheesecake
...restaurant: My heart will always belong to McDonalds, although Charlie Chans, Nandos and Dojos deserve a mention
...drink: Fosters
...apres-pub food: chipbuttymayonnaise
...clothing store: Cult Clothing / Next / Top Man, although Camden surpasses all
...clothes: My full length leather coat and my New Rock boots

Coffee or Ice Cream: Coffee <shakes quietly>
Blanket or Stuffed Animal: Stuffed animal (yes, it's changed)
Salad Dressing: It's gotta be mayonnaise
Colour of socks: "Black socks will get you anywhere" - Damian Valdez
Lucky Number: 28, it follows me everywhere
Words or phrases I overuse: "small dog", "banana", "yis", "almost..."
Most annoying thing: People hogging the computer with the scanner when i need it, and they're not even using the scanner...
Bedtime: Varies between 12am and 2am