I am curious, creative, and straightforward.
My Self-Summary
The section where nearly every sentence starts with "I". Not
because I'm vain but because I'm not a creative writer. OK, enough
pre-emptive excuses!
I'm outspoken and not always subtle for which I compensate with
self-deprication (which is probably why I love
British humour). I'm no
cynic but I do believe in facing facts. Yet I strive to be
positive, learn more and judge less. People often think me rational
which is true, but I do have a sensitive side and some artistic
temperament to go with it. I've always felt a bit of an outsider
which is why I appreciate personality and individuality in others
and hate group dynamics. When comfortable I am fairly quick witted.
I certainly have a comfort zone, but having to leave it always
makes me feel like I'm alive.
What I’m doing with my life
I have always been interested in fantasizing, creating and
building. This has led me to be an architect. I love my work which
in turn has widened my interest in other areas like
art,
design and
science. I guess I like feeding my head.
I like to
travel
and
Architecture photograpy is my favourite pastime. I
also enjoy
reading
and
walking and in
general feeling the life of the city around me. I make a good
enough living and love my work. But I'm not a workaholic or very
career oriented. Just as long as I can enjoy what I do.
I’m really good at
Being tenacious (if it's worth it), being headstrong (when it's not
worth it) and in knowing my limitations. Also I am practical and
have an eye for detail.
The first things people usually notice about me
That's something I would like to know myself. I'd make good use of
it!
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Some favourite books:
- The
Baroque
Cycle by
Neal Stephenson (all his work
really)
- The
Fabric of the Cosmos by
Brian Greene
-
Flicker by
Theodore Roszak
- The
Name of
the Rose by Umberto Eco
-
Youth in
Revolt by
CD
Payne
-
Neuromancer
by
William
Gibson
-
Adrian Mole
by
Sue
Townsend
And books by
Tom
Wolfe,
Ayn
Rand,
Philip
K Dick,
Richard Morgan,
Gore Vidal,
Robert Harris,
Billl Bryson and
Larry
McMurtry
I have a lot of favourite movies:
-
North by
Northwest (or any other colourful
Hitchcock)
-
Mulholland
Drive,
-
Existenz,
Videodrome (or
any other weird Cronenberg)
-
Juno,
Little Miss
Sunshine,
Superbad or any other indie feelgood
movie,
Casablanca,
Key largo, The
Maltese Falcon or any other
Bogie/Bacall noir.
-
Deep Red or any
other 70's stylish Italian
Giallo
- All Dutch movies by
Paul Verhoeven
-
Chinatown
-
Bound
-
Fargo
-
Clerks
-
Chasing
Amy
- All
Wallace and Gromit animations
(
Nick Park is
king!)
-
Blade
Runner
-
Repo Man
-
Lost in
Translation
-
Ed Wood
-
The Good, The Bad
and the Ugly
-
Airplane!
-
The
Player
I could go on but I hope you get the gist of it.
Some favourite music:
- All
B52's (with
Ricky Wilson)
- The
Chemical Brothers
- The
Foo
Fighters
-
Fat Boy
Slim
-
Joy
Division
-
Shonen
Knife
-
Kaiser
Chiefs
-
Kings of
Leon
My favourite food:
Lots, I just don't eat meat (but I'm not interested in converting
anyone, so don't let that deter you). And I like eggplant,
especially when grilled.
The six things I could never do without
the weather
the city
my camera
company
British humour
my Roomba
I spend a lot of time thinking about
beauty, morality, pretentiousness, did I turn off the coffee maker?
On a typical Friday night I am
Looking forward to filling a whole weekend again.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I can't do math.
You should message me if
.. you feel like it. I'm looking for a relationship. No children
(mine or anyone else's, best to be upfront about that). I must
admit I have a weakness for nerdy/ scientific types, not so much
for people emulating SATC characters.
I don't think I can fly around the world to meet you so being in my
vincinity would be a plus.
One can never have enough friends however. So if you still want to,
contact me regardless of anything I 've written above.