Óskímon

Writing a "who am I?" text is a bit complicated. What defines a person?

Some have opinions about astrology and star signs

I was born on the 22nd of October 1981. I don't now at what time, I would have to ask my parents. Well, that makes me a Libra born in the year of the rooster. I don't believe in that kind of stuff myself, probably because I refuse to accept that I'm not more special than sharing personal qualities and good and bad days with 1/12th of the human race. Some might say that what I just wrote sounded like a "typical Libra". To those I would like to say [censored]!

Do schools, education and jobs define a person?

In that case, I went to the Commercial Collage of Iceland (international stream), then I graduated with a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Reykjavík and now I'm taking my masters degree in Computer Systems Engineering at DTU (the Technical University of Denmark).

I have spent most of my life in schools, so the jobs I have worked are part time jobs or summer jobs and have probably not have as much impact on my person. I have for example worked as a butcher, as a book-keeper/office worker and as a system designer/programmer.

"You are what you hang with"

You know, I can totally buy into that. At this moment in time, I just hang with my boyfriend Einar. He is taking the same degree I am. We do have a whole lot in common, so I guess I can very well be put to that phrase up there. At the moment, that is about it. I don't have many friends here in Denmark jet. Back home in Iceland, I have some great ones, which I cannot wait seeing again. Until then I guess I'll have to make the best of on-line chatting.

What about residence?

Does the place you live have an impact on you? I guess it does. At this moment I live in the cute town of Lyngby in Denmark. It's a Copenhagen suburb and has around 20.000 inhabitants. The rest of my life I have lived in Reykjavík, the capitol of Iceland and Kópavogur, a suburb of Reykjavík. In an international standard those places would be considered relatively small. I don't think I would be able to live in a "real" small town for too long. I do like visiting quiet places for a little while, but in the long run I do need the comforts and facilities cites have to offer.

The clothes make the man!

...and the man makes the clothes! Is this the chicken and the egg all over again? I don't know. I doubt I would be accused of being much of a lady. I guess I'm what they call "low maintenance", as I don't really use make-up unless I'm going somewhere special and I usually don't do anything with my hair other than just combing it. I don't carry jewelry, except for d20's or rocks on a string around my neck. I think I pull it off though.

That being said, I only ware dresses and skirts, except when I'm exercising. It's not a statement of any kind, I just fill most comfortable in that kind of clothing and I always have.

Hobbies and interests! They must have something saying in what kind of a person you are.

Yes, I would at least like to think that my interests matter. I don't think life would be much fun if I didn't enjoy doing anything.

The nerd part of me enjoys all kinds of computer related things. I am a big computer game person, but somehow there has been a big slump in games I find interesting lately. Those games are for example kings quest, space quest, heroes quest larry, monkey island, sam & max, day of the tentacle, full throttle.... etc. Walk-walk-kill games got old with Wolfenstein 3D and The Sims are for people who didn't play enough house as kids.

I do also enjoy programming and making systems for myself if I can make the time. I'm a role play nerd as well and I play D&D whenever I get the chance. That hasn't been often since I moved to Denmark. I also enjoy board-games and reading. I like books with dragons, wizards and elves particularly or books with fingernail gnawing plots.

I'm a health-freak on an endless search for the perfect body. I go to the gym 6 days a week and I do enjoy it a lot. Jump-up-and-down classes with hyperactive, screaming ladies don't excite me more than a punch in the pancreas, so I lift weights and do cardio on my own. Back in Iceland I trained karate and I do miss it a lot. I only had the orange belt, but I'm going to start training again as soon as I'll return to the land of the midnight sun. I like rollerblading and playing squash, which I do when I get a chance to.

Interestingly enough, I also have an artist within. Sometimes it wakes up and then I might do all kinds of stuff. I have for example been known to draw, paint, write songs and lyrics, melt wax, sculpt, use pastel colors and make mosaics. Recently I found the joy of designing and sowing fabulous clothes, which I will without a doubt do more of in the future.
Like most people, I enjoy good music, and rock, metal and punk in particular. When I grow up and find time, I really want to learn how to play the bass.