Admittedly slightly pretentious and as yet unobtainable, bon vivant status is definitely aspirational. Good living to me involves quality friends, movies, books, food, art, design, technology, snowboarding and overarching, step-back contemplation of all of the above. My blog and accompanying pages attempt to document my interactions with the things I’m passionate about in pursuit of the bon vivant holy grail.

Jason Condie is 29, single, lives in Edinburgh and enjoys talking about himself in the third person. Although an accountant by trade, Jason has levitated towards the sexy end of the beancounting spectrum – corporate finance. Like a modern-day Patrick Bateman but without the penchant for Phil Collins and murdering hookers. As a profitable hobby, Jason also designs inexpensive and bespoke brochure websites.