i'm an e-schizophrenic and an expert in dilly-dallying.

addicted to quizzes (it's like psychology for the lazy), might say i'm a quiz whore, also addicted to signing up at all kinds of online communities, and then convincing people they absolutely need to sign up as well ...

you could always have a look at my blog: fountain pens and handmade paper (that is, if my web host doesn't fuck up again). update: these days it's more of a blog with just links and imported entries, and i spend more time at scented ink, soup-tacular, vi.sualiz.us, or especially friendfeed. still, you can read some of my friendfeed activities over there, have a look at my calendar, my del.icio.us tagcloud, and links to all other places i might be found.

since 2003 i regularly spend time at stumbleupon (it's one of those communities mentioned above), main profile: morgaine. i do have other profiles over there as well, e.g. black and white, otherworld and la belle dame sans merci (that last one being x-rated, you'll have to be logged in if you want to look at the pretty pictures *grin*)

i also used to spend a lot of time on newsvine, where i have my column ...

need more? try: who the heck is irma?, or glimpse into my life in scans and pictures (look for images uploaded by morgaine).

contrary to popular belief, i also spend an awful amount of time offline.

let's call it researching.

books

the dictionary, the unbearable lightness of being, mists of avalon, house of leaves, le petit prince, les fleurs du mal, the book of laughter and forgetting, paula, eva luna, portrait in sepia, the infinite plan, daughter of fortune, of love and other demons, spy in the house of love, house of incest, winter of artifice, poèms saturniens, l'enfant noir, une si longue lettre, dictionary of the khazars

movies

seven, being john malkovich, pulp fiction, breaking the waves, delicatessen, amelie, pi, cinema paradiso, shrek, casablanca, blue velvet, festen, metropolis, fargo, my own private idaho, amores perros, the straight story, the unbearable lightness of being, exotica, wild at heart, y tu mama tambien, city of god, hable con ella, the pillow book, la double vie de veronique, le huitième jour, atame, matador, mists of avalon, the accused, jungle fever, liaisons dangereuses, kandahar, la ley del deseo, todo sobre mi madre, carne trémula, kika, jamon jamon, prospero's books, yaaba, la vie est belle, ti lai, halfaouine, les silences du palais, raining stones, riff-raff, arizona dream, a streetcar named desire, il postino, das experiment, la haine, il ladro di bambini, toto le héros, la dolce vita

music

tom waits, neil young, the cure, billie holiday, nick cave, sergent garcia, pixies, johnny cash, the cramps, world music, apocalyptica, poe, salif keita, 16 horsepower, george brassens, cheb khaled, baaba maal, oumou sangare, taraf de haïdouks, cesaria evora, les negresses vertes, radio tarifa, de kift, orchestra baobab

food

thai, italian, indian, mexican, icecream, chocolate, pancakes

beverages

fresh juice from all kinds of fruit, coffee, coca-cola, bitter lemon, jameson whiskey, bénédictine, drambuie, talea, amaretto

my mind which is at least as active as 6 other minds, and easily takes care of the obligatory SIX things.

it didn't care however about the baaba maal concert i had tickets for, as i noticed (and mind you, it was an unpleasant surprise) when i wanted to check whether it was on the 28th of august (i was pretty convinced it was), and i looked for the tickets. the date and price were grinning at me, i swear ! yes, the concert was on the 14th of august, which is, at the time of writing, 2 days ago. aargh ! (update: this happened way back in 2005)

relationships in general and mine in particular (with family, especially my mother, friends, my partner and potential other partners/lovers, ...) the concept of polyamory and the consequences, living together or living alone (right now, i live with wchulseiee), bdsm, fetishes (like latex, leather, vinyl, sluttishness, watersports, strap-ons, spanking, ... , nevertheless also enjoying vanilla, with lots of tenderness, kisses, hugs, ...) new encounters, the impression you made on me, work, a career change, poetry, the short stories i should write down, handwritten letters, the smell of memories, identity, which camera to buy, my qualities and character flaws, insomnia, how i'm ever going to keep my mind quiet once in a while, what kind of glasses to buy, my immediate future, synchronicity, which language to learn next, both my online and offline friends, my need to relate to people, being distant and very not physical when feeling troubled and unhappy, the whimsicalities of life, how to break out of vicious circles, catch-22 situations, xiffy, inconsistencies, my niece and nephew, children, why okcupid says i'm not very moral and very violent, why there are days i crave attention, how google is becoming the new microsoft, the list of silly things mnemosine wants me to write, or anything that happens to catch my attention as i'm rather curious by nature, ...

qwerty instead of - azerty is causing me - all kinds of trouble (yes, that's a haiku)

you feel the urge to get in touch with someone as complex and multi-layered as me, either to complicate or to simplify my existence. it would be nice if you had put some thought into your profile, because, as much as i like mystery, you're more likely to tickle my curiosity if the standard text that's there when you sign up, is gone.