I'm Belgian, whatever that's supposed to tell you about my personality. Belgians are said to be down to earth, open-minded and fond of the finer things in life. If the above are true, I'm a representative specimen.

Which would the finer things in life be? I like language(s): reading, writing, talking, wordplay, metaphors, witticisms, aphorisms, linguistics, possible world theory, literary science, and more such sweetness. I have a diploma stating that I am a master in a few of the above, but the journey is much more interesting than any destination. So far, that journey has taken me past retail management for an entertainment store (books, cd's, dvd's, games) to my current employment as an assistant-librarian in charge of everything youth-related. I like this stopover, but eventually I'll heed the call of the horizon once more. I am a creature of habit: I get comfortable easily and negotiate change at my own pace, but at the same time I am rarely satisfied with where I am in life and what am I doing there for very long. No, that does indeed not make things easier.

I'm eclectic in most of my interests: music, books, videogames, illustration, cinema, cartoons, tv series, politics, religion, travel - I like many things and have opinions about even more. Feel free to put that to the test, every day I try to discover novel things and I consider that to be a healthy habit.

If you intend to strike up conversation, you'll find me to be a good listener: opinionated, occasionally bordering on judgmental, but usually fair and rational.

I'm an INFJ, for fans of typology. I'm very middle of the road on the E/I and S/N axis though.

Working in a library. I'm currently in charge of everything youth-related. Sometimes, kids spontaneously hug me when they enjoyed an event I put together. Job satisfaction is easily accounted for.

On the side, I'm still reading, gaming and discovering music and movies as often as I can. I also enjoy drinks with friends in a quiet setting.

Just got into a creative writing class ... now I only need to find a sportsy activity and then I'm all set.

Listening (or so I'm told).
The few languages I do speak.
Writing.
Dancing like nobody's watching.
Analyzing (people, situations, problems).
Sarcasm.

My nice friendly smile, someone once said.
My ass, I'm just told. (That's what friends are for!)
My eyes, which veer between green, blue and gray. As in: their color actually varies depending on my mood.

I'll just try and give a 'top ten' per category; there are many more, though. They tend to vary, things more recently discovered jostle older stuff to the background.

Books: "Cloud Atlas" (David Mitchell), "number9dream" (David Mitchell), the "Hyperion" & "Endymion" cycle (Dan Simmons), "The Remains of the Day" (Kazuo Ishiguro), "Watchmen" (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons), the "Dark Tower" cycle (Stephen King), the "Sandman" chronicles (Neil Gaiman), "His Dark Materials" (Philip Pullman), the "Shadowmarch" cycle (Tad Williams), "The Great Gatsby" (F. Scott Fitzgerald).

Movies and TV: "V for Vendetta", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Inception", "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain", "Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles", "Big Fish", "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "Battlestar Galactica", "Carnivalé", "Game of Thrones".

Music: The National, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Pink Floyd, Apparat, Sigur Ros, Miike Snow, Beach House, Booka Shade, Leftfield, Caravan Palace.

Games: Mass Effect, Deus Ex, Split/Second, Skyrim, (formerly) World of Warcraft, Baldur's Gate.

Food: gratin of chicory, beef in red curry with rice, fresh Italian pizza, can't think of any more favorites but I'm not very particular.

Places & Travel: Brussels, Leuven, the seaside, my room, California, Rome. As for future destinations: the more shrouded in imagery from 1960's National Geographic reels, the better.

Aside of water, food and air?

Any of my senses
Sunshine
Imagination
Discovery
Friends
Communication

"Like all dreamers, I confuse disenchantment with truth." (Sartre)

Basically, the meaning of life. Whether or not anything we say or do really matters. Whether or not we are all selfish creatures. Why people behave the way they do. Whether lasting love is even in our genes. Whether simply renouncing the great overarching Quest for Something Better is the surest ticket to happiness. Whether contentment is something to cherish. How to make the best of things.

And aside of that, which is most of the time, pretty damn random shit.

Working til' 7 PM. After that, watching a movie or reading at home. If I go out, I'll probably be nursing a beer in a quiet bar, in the company of friends.

I like to sing along to music quite loudly when alone. I suspect my tone's not always spot-on.
I get overly excited behind the wheel of a car sometimes.

You're interested by what you've read so far. If you like some or even many of the things I do and are burning to share some things I have quite obviously missed out on but without which my life will never be quite complete.

If the requirement of having something meaningful to say doesn't scare you.