I’m Andy Simpson, I’m 20 and I’m studying for a 4 year Theoretical Physics degree at Imperial College London. I was born in Birmingham and lived just outside in Halesowen for most of my life.

I went to Newfield Park Primary School from the ages of about 5 to 11, and King Edward VI Five Ways School from 11 to 18.

Politically, I’d call myself a socialist, and I don’t really agree with the policies of any of the three major parties, but I’d say I agree with the Liberal Democrats most, followed by Labour, and I’d vote pragmatically with either of those parties to keep the Tories out.

Belief-wise, I’m an Atheist, and it’s a position I hold very strongly. I consider my lack of faith to be something that’s very important in my life, just as many religious people find faith to be an important factor in theirs. Just that I’m right, and they’re wrong.

Things I follow include games and tech stuff as well as Buffy, for some reason. I’m a Browncoat, if you know what that means; you know who you are, you wonderful people. I’ve got a bizarre liking for sci-fi books as my bookshelf would testify. Currently it contains Asimov, Clarke and Heinlein among others, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Sartre, Camus and, stranger still, Homer (in English), for when I’m indulging in some French philosophy or ancient Greek literature.

I’m not a big follower of music and I buy it with frightening irregularity, but I know what I likes. Kinda. At some point I’m going to get around to buying a Decemberists album, but today is not that day. Neither is tomorrow. The moral of this story is that people should buy me music as birthday/Christmas/Day that ends in “y”/Easter presents. Or lend me music. I’ll love you forever. People say I’m an awesome dancer but I never really believe them! Not quite sure why that’s there, but I can’t really think of anywhere else to put it.

Oh, and if I wasn’t doing a degree in Physics I’d probably be doing a Classics degree instead. I’m strange like that. When I heard that the “History of the Roman Empire” module at Imperial contained “lots of politics” I immediately said “Yay! Roman politics!”.