(critical) rationalist ■ (democratic) socialist ■ (secular, antispe) humanist ■ in a long term open relationship with my amazing Oslo partner AGreenUmbrella (and potentially polyamorous)

"Pauca sed matura" ■ (reading, thinking,) writing

being SOBER ■ being honest ■ being humble and modest ■ really being there ■ being patient & indulgent ■ listening ■ helping others ■ analyzing, clarifying & knowing stuff ■ singing along to Pink Floyd's "High Hopes"

I guess: glasses, full beard, bald head

books (factual):
■ Shelly Kagan: Death (2012)
■ Jay F. Rosenberg: Thinking Clearly About Death (1998)

books (fictional):
■ Sibylle Berg: Ende gut (2005)
■ Matias Faldbakken: Macht und Rebel (2004)
■ Michel Houellebecq: Plattform / Lanzarote (1998)

movies:
■ Nicolas Winding Refn: Drive (2011)
■ Ulrich Seidl: Import Export (2007)
■ Gaspar Noé: I Stand Alone (1998)
(hint: I strongly dislike Wes Anderson and Woody Allen movies and totally hate "Happy-Go-Lucky".)

music:
■ Valleys: Are you going to stand there and talk weird all night? (2013)
■ Exitmusic: Passage (2012)
■ Crystal Castles: I–III (2008–2012)
■ Thom Yorke: The Eraser (2006)
■ Jean Sibelius: String Quartets
(hint: I strongly dislike snobbery and elitism when it comes to musical taste; so if you listen to classical music or jazz that's just fine but it doesn't make you better than anyone else.)

food:
■ vegan (strictly)

(1) oxygen ■ (2) nutrition (water & food) ■ (3) sleep ■ (4) shelter ■ (5) focused & honest social interaction/communication ■ (6) truth (incl. clarity of thought and expression)

the snares of language ■ reasons and explanations ■ practical ethics & the good life ■ social justice ■ poverty ■ animal rights ■ cake (and if it's "a lie")

"laughing until my head comes off" or pondering the following sentence: "Die wahre Freiheit ist nichts anderes als Gerechtigkeit."

■ you want to hang out, it's as simple as that