I am energetic, stubborn, and secretly sensitive.
My Self-Summary
Hey everyone,
I am tall, blond, with a rather acidic sense of humor. I really
enjoy
travelling, seeing and
trying new things
(
foods, cultural
oddities,
architecture,
sports),
discussions about
politics or various other topics,
music,
tango
argentino,
independent cinema,
mathematics and much
more.
Uhm. It should be evident by now that I am really bad at doing only
one thing at a time, and that I have horribly wide-ranging
interests.
What I’m doing with my life
Usually too many things at once. I finished my Diplom last Summer
and am currently working on my PhD. I also started a startup a few
years ago -- we're now a team of 8 people, and it's a lot of fun
still.
I am lucky in that both my work and the PhD stuff are activities
that I enjoy -- as such I am terribly happy with my life.
I’m really good at
- playing devil's advocate
- arguing a point that I don't necessarily support
- being happy in spite of the world going to hell :-)
- quoting german old-school rap
- making fun of myself
- I like to think that I am good at explaining stuff, but that
might be self-deception
The first things people usually notice about me
Probably that no matter how hard I try to dress properly, there is
always something slightly disheveled about me. I was once told that
I am good at wearing suits, mainly because I manage to look casual
in them. This means that I can easily look *very* casual outside of
a suit.
I don't know exactly though. I haven't asked too many people about
this.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Uh, many.
Books:
Hagakure
Pretty much anything Douglas Adams wrote
Gibson
Guns, Germs and Steel
Pretty much anything Kafka wrote
The moon is a harsh mistress
Peddling Prosperity
Gang Leader for a day
Anarchy in the UKR
Memoirs found in a bathtub
The futurological congress
Err ... I could go on for ages, so I will stop here.
Movies:
Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels
eXistenZ
Pi
Russia House
The emperors new groove
Hero
Beyond Hypothermia
Cube
Brothers (the Danish movie)
Adams Äpfel (classic !)
I probably forgot a number of movies I really liked on this
list.
Music: Eclectic
Bach, Tango Argentino, Tango Nuevo, German Old-School Rap,
Portishead, Massive Attack, Reggea/Dancehall, Looptroop,
(Classical) Jazz, almost anything with a beautiful female voice,
some select bits of electronic music.
The six things I could never do without
- Water (preferrably an ocean)
- Sun
- Laughter
- Good Food
- Fun Discussions
- Friends
I would have a hard time thinking about a 7th item though.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Politricks, Mathematics, Computer Science, Ethics, Women, the
beauty of being outside.
On a typical Friday night I am
seeing friends. The details change.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I am much softer on the inside than I am willing to admit in
public. I have unsuccessfully fought back tears while watching a
movie.
You should message me if
all this still hasn't managed to scare you away. If you have
similar or complementary interests. If you have beautiful eyes or a
nice smile.