My birthday is in April. This makes me a Taurus. Typical characteristics of a Taurus are: patience, warmheartedness, persistence, serenity, possessiveness, resentfulness and self-indulgence. I possess five of these qualities.
I Live in Sheffield, where I am currently engaged in a year-long Master's degree course in design. This is my second Master's Degree. The previous one was in journalism. But after they stuck the diploma in my hand, I realized that I didn't want to be a journalist.
I am originally from Helsinki, Finland. As a direct result of this, I live under the delusional belief that I am impervious to any weather conditions. However, as I get older, I begin to realize that this assumption has no bearing on reality
I work as a freelance web and graphic designer on the side. In late 2003, I set up my on company in Helsinki, called Cardboard Media. I do as much freelancing as my hectic MA project work will allow. Get in touch if you wish to employ my services. I promise it won't be crap.
I love music. Of any sort. As long as it's got what I so sanctimoniously call "soul" in my little world. Like that Tenacious D song: "It doesn't matter if it's good, it only matters if it rocks." Most often, you'll find me wearing my headphones. All the time. Everywhere. This means that if I don't say hello to you on the street, it's not because I dislike you. It's just that you haven't broken my tunnel-vision. Or maybe I dislike you. In addition to being a musical autist, I am a fairly adept guitarist, and still hang on to my boyhood dreams of supreme rock stardom.
Because I am from Finland, I have a hereditary love of all things alcoholic. Especially lagers and ales of all sorts. This is why I frequent the gym whenever possible, to make sure I don't turn into a bigger, softer, more huggable version of myself. Well, I try.
I'm a big believer in self discipline.Well, it looks good written down like this anyway...
I like to think that I'm zen. In all other ways except for the part about moderation.
I harbor a deep-seeded dislike of mobile phones. And I am not shy to let everybody know about it, until I need to call somebody.
I spent a great deal of my childhood abroad. This is the reason why I am bi-lingual in Finnish and English, and speak English with an American drawl. This is why people often mistake me for Canadian or even Irish. My diasporic childhood is also probably the reason for my nomadic nature, and why I can never seem to stay in one place for too long.
I have a slightly obsessive personality. That is to say that if I find a project that strikes my fancy, I will work at it like a crazy person until the cows come home. This often means that I ignore things and people around me when I really shouldn't. I'm currently working on finding a balance in this aspect of my life.
If you desire to know more has not been satiated, you can always get in touch with me by e-mail. No solicitors or Sierra Leonian royalty please. Yeah right.