-inglorion- is...

- Yet another friendly guy stuck in front of a computer

- ... and liking it!

Seriously, I am a computer programmer (both profesionally and as a hobby), so naturally I spend quite some time at my computer. But there are so many fun things in life that this page couldn't possibly contain them all. Just to name a few, I like sailing, speaking foreign languages, cycling, taking walks, parties, and hugs.

I also spend some effort trying to make the world a better place, caring for the environment, conserving energy, thinking about politics and animal rights (including human rights), and, by
writing open source software that anybody is invited to use, share, and improve. More about that on my website: http://inglorion.net/

I'm always looking forward to making new friends and having fun together. If you're up for that, too, don't hesitate to send me a message!

-inglorion- is...

- Een vriendelijke jongeman die vastgeketend zit aan z'n computer

- ... en het niet erg vindt!

Maar serieus, ik ben programmeur van beroep en schrijf open source software als hobby, dus ik zit inderdaad veel voor de computer (erachter zit ik bij voorkeur niet).

Behalve programmeren houd ik ook van zeilen, vreemde talen, fietsen, wandelen, feesten, en knuffelen, om maar wat dingen op te noemen die me zo in willekeurige volgorde te binnen schieten.

Ik vind het ook leuk om een beetje de wereldverbeteraar uit te hangen. Ik geef om het milieu en leef energiezuinig, denk na over politiek en dierenrechten (inclusief de rechten van de mens). Ook stel ik mijn software vrij aan iedereen ter beschikking om te gebruiken, aan te passen, te verspreiden, of te negeren. Meer over dat alles staat op mijn (engelstalige) website: http://inglorion.net/

Ik houd ervan om nieuwe mensen te ontmoeten en samen een leuke tijd te hebben. Als jij dat ook wil moet je me zeker een berichtje sturen!

I am humorous, considerate, and sometimes passionate

I write software for fun and profit. I complain about what's wrong with the world, and think about making things better.

Online, I am good at communicating, making friends, understanding people, making people feel appreciated, making them smile when they are feeling down, sharing my happiness, and physical displays of affection and love.

I am trying to transfer these skills to the Real World, but I am not quite there yet. People seem to like me a lot once they know me, but I tend to be very shy or insecure (especially when I'm feeling down - I've been depressed before, and, although I am mostly very happy these days, depression still rears its ugly head occasionally).

Once I know you actually like me, that will go away and everything will be easier, more fun, and better. :-)

I wear funny t-shirts (they have funny and/or insightful quotes and/or images on them). That's what people used to notice, but I haven't heard that in a while. Nowadays, people mostly notice I have a beard. Maybe I should shave it so people will look at the rest of me again?

As an aside, I think this question is best written by other people. So if you have any suggestions for what this part _should_ say, please do not hesitate to tell me.

Books: Almost anything fantasy: The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien); The Wheel of Time (sadly, Robert Jordan passed away before completing it), The Death Gate Cycle (Weis & Hickman); Memory, Sorrow and Thorn (Tad Williams); Riftwar Legacy (Raymond E. Feist), ... Also The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown).

Movies: Avatar (in 3D it's simply amazing), Dark City, The Game, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Memento, Pay it Forward, Ghost in the Shell, and Inside Man. I also like cartoons; watching them and being enchanted by them feels like being a child all over again.

Music: I like various music styles, although I have a low tolerance for the likes of rap and hip hop. I usually listen to: classical music (Mozart, Beethoven, Charpentier); Symphonic rock (or maybe Goth rock) (Nightwish, Within Temptation, Evanescense); Punk (Satanic Surfers, Bad Religion, Hladno Pivo); Folk music (The Dubliners, Saban Bajramovic); Dance (Milk Inc), Techno (Basshunter) and some mixed or harder to classify styles (Zdob si Zdub, Haggard, Dropkick Murphys). I also like the - funny yet insightful - songs by Tom Lehrer. And Maná should certainly be in this list!

Food: I like most of the food I've tasted in my life. I also like to cook, sometimes, especially for someone special. I love Asian (especially Chinese) food. I don't like liver, mamaliga, yoghurt, and probably a couple of other things.

happiness, fun, friends, hugs, fresh air, and The Internet

I've lived extensive periods without these (sometimes lacking all of them at the same time), so, obviously, I _can_ do without them, but these things are so central to my life that missing one makes me feel incomplete.

Life, the universe, and everything. Me, my friends, and everyone else. Programming, politics, and philosophy. The past, the present, and the future. I think (and fret) a lot. :-)

I care (and thus think) about fairness, the environment, animal rights, and programming languages.

My dream is to one day create a programming language that is suitable for interactive use and for writing large projects, and which is safer (in terms of mistakes one can make) and more flexible (or powerful) than languages in common use today. I have it all but figured out.

Doing the same thing I do every night. In my case, that's not taking over the world, but trying to make my world a better place, which will hopefully improve it for other people as well. For example, I maintain a website (http://inglorion.net/) with essays about things I feel people should know, and links to pages that I feel deserve more attention.

Hmm, so you want to know my little secret, ey? Well, I believe that, especially in relationships, the problem is often too _little_ openness, so I am more into telling as much as possible as accurately as possible, and sooner rather than later. There are really only 2 reasons I keep secrets:

1. Because they involve other people. Unless I know they are ok with it, I try not to bandy about things that they would rather keep private.

2. Because I want to keep it for later. For example, I am not going to tell you what is in your present until you've opened it.

As for all the weird and wonderful things I haven't told you yet...if you are interested, send me a message and start discovering! :-D

You should message me if...well, if you feel like it, really. There is no reason not to, really, unless you're really not interested in me at all. I love to get messages from people. :-D

Some reasons you might want to message me (in no particular order):

- You know me and like me, or you don't know me yet but think you might like me.

- I checked out your profile, but didn't write you a message. This probably means I intended to write you, but lacked the time or was too tired. Working full-time makes me that way. :-(

- You found something on my profile that you would like to talk about. For example, an interest we have in common, or something you agree or disagree with.

- You live within traveling distance from me and would like to meet. I'm always up for meeting people. It doesn't have to be a date...but it can be, of course.

- You thought of a reason that you think should be listed here, but isn't.