Pendulum @ Studio 51, Dec 12th 2007

First the boring facts. I am 23 years old at the time of writing, and currently study computer engineering at Arcada Polytechnic. I have recently returned from an exchange trip to Vancouver, Canada and now try to get my studies finished while working as a saleman at Expert Konepiste. I'm 175 cm tall and weigh 68 kgs. I'm good at languages, computers, dancing, and work out regularly, so I can bench-press my own weight and then some. ;) I don't smoke, and I drink irregularly. I don't mind people who smoke, though, except in bars, where the smoke is suffocating.

I like working out, cycling, going dancing to raves or bars, watching movies and reading books, working on my acting & singing skills, playing golf (regular, mini- and frisbee golf), playing pool, bowling, swimming, computer-gaming, role-playing, seeing plays, going to musicals and lots more. I certainly don't do all these regularly, but sometimes. And they're all fun.

My personality is quite versatile. I've changed a lot over the past years and nowadays even constantly try to develop myself, so hopefully the change never ends! I've become slightly more spiritual than I've been before, and it's been a great relief. I've been so stressed out and depressed regularly, I didn't know what was wrong. I'm slowly starting to get a grip on my emotions and living a more careless, and even more importantly, unhurried lifestyle.

I perceive the world through analyzing and categorizing, i.e. I try to generalize everything I can, noting that in doing so I create biases. I see them as both good and bad. But I am also intuitive, meaning I make decisions based on feeling and intuition, rather than reasoning my decision. Well, I use both methods but I am leaning towards intuition at the moment.

I'm definitely emotional. I've come to accept this more fully during recent years, whereas I earlier tried to suppress my feelings, thinking being emotional isn't "manly". That is of course a matter of opinion, but in this case yours doesn't matter. ;) I'm also extroverted - I like contact with people. I like meeting new people. I like talking about this and that, both trivial things and deep and meaningful things. I'm a philosopher and want to share thoughts and learn others' points of view, believing they might broaden my horizons and enrich my own thoughts. I like to question obvious things, and I can discuss seemingly absurd matters for hours. Fortunately I have acquired many friends who like doing this as well. <3

I'm honest, sincere and direct. I don't like exaggerated politeness, although I think you should always take other people into account. With exaggerated politeness I mean lying about opinions or desires to amuse the other party. I know many who know me probably laugh at reading this, because I have always been exactly that - overly polite. But I've gained some firmness of character of late. I've realized I can't agree with everyone, and I don't need to. Shocking, isn't it?

I have a positive, open attitude to life. I like learning new things, and I'm curious. I smile and laugh a lot, and don't like grumps. I don't like cynics either, unless they use it with irony. I do that a lot myself! I think I can learn the most by getting to know as many kinds of people as possible. I like to travel abroad and acquire new, different experiences, and learning through other people's eyes and ears.

I have a knack for mathematics, languages, and music. I love to study languages, numbers fascinate me, and I love music in every form. I like singing, listening to music, dancing, playing instruments, going to concerts, and every now and then even composing a bit or two. I only compose electronic music, though. Speaking of music, I go with the flow with most people, listening to electronica, rock, rap, jazz, blues, classical, R&B.. err what else is there? I don't listen to heavy metal. I draw the line at System of a Down, which has some good pieces, and some that make smoke come out of my ears. Melody is the key. If there's a melody, I like it. It should also be harmonious, but a good rhythm can replace this. In any case, if I listen to music alone, it's electronic 99% of the time. Trance or chillout. Orkidea, Trinity, GT, Tab, Chicane, Air... There are too many good artists to list them all.

Lastly, I'm not religious. At least in the sense that I would pray to God. I don't believe in one almighty creator, nor do I believe in Jesus Christ. The Bible is to me an entertaining and educating story written by wise men, but no guidebook to life. I rather believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Yes, some claim that the probability for the chain of events that would lead to our current species is astronomically small. But haven't you ever wondered how even though we can see millions of light-years away, we can't see any other intelligent life? I believe in fatality or causality. What we do defines us. I believe in some sort of Karma - if you care about others and yourself, you will have a good life. I don't believe in life after death. When you die, you die. End of story. You will live on only in the memories of the people whose lives you've made an impact on. Hopefully that can be many.

I guess I should write one or two bad sides as well, just to keep this straight. :) I'm late all the time. All my friends know this. They always kid about how I never arrive anywhere on time, except when I absolutely have to. I have to make a huge effort to get somewhere on time, but then this only applies to situations where we haven't scheduled an exact time to meet. For instance, I'm rarely late for work (because it's routine, and it's important to be there on time). I'm not late for flights or cruises (except twice during 23 years :D), then again I'm always late for buses and trains when going to school (once again, flexible hours -> tardiness). I hate this attribute, but it is really starting to seem as though it is a genetic part of me. My relatives are late all the time, too.

I'm also forgetful and spacey. My mind wanders all the time, and I forget things, small and large, all the time. I used to be the worst football player in elementary school - not because of lacking motor skills, but because I didn't pay attention to the game. (I later found out I also had bad vision, but being spaced out during the game sure didn't help :D.)

That pretty much concludes it. I have profiles on city.fi and klubitus.org, there are other sides of me presented there. There are also more pictures of me in the pictures section. You can read more about my professional side on the school & work page. For the nerds, here are my computer properties.