Likes

Mind.

• Why people suffer·
• Whether meaning is discovered or invented·
• The line between good and evil·
• What makes a life worthwhile·
• Why some relationships survive and others don't·
• How much of personality is choice·
• What curiosity itself is

Cinema.

• Stanley Kubrick·
• David Lynch·
• Studio Ghibli·
• Beautiful failures·
• Films that trust the audience

Every film and show I have rated →

Art.

• Northern Romantic painting·
• Caspar David Friedrich·
• Johan Christian Dahl·
• Moonlit landscapes·
• Shakespearean tragedy·
• Ballet, especially Swan Lake·
• Ruins reclaimed by nature·
• Lonely figures in vast landscapes·
• Storms at sea·
• Melancholy without despair

Music.

• Classical, all of it·
• Progressive metal·
• Britpop·
• Garage rock revival·
• Moody Americana

Style.

• Oversized English trousers·
• Crisp dress shirts·
• Tall coats & capes·
• Eyes Wide Shut masks·
• Glasses, always·
• Artistic rings shaped like animals·
• Silver necklaces·
• Silver lapel pins & cufflinks·
• Victorian-patterned ties·
• Fedora hats·
• Textured leather belts·
• Wooden-soled leather shoes·
• Long boots·
• Raincoats

Space.

• Cozy, small, lived-in rooms·
• Patterned wallpaper·
• Warm yellow light·
• Victorian & Greek detailing·
• A real fireplace·
• Dark wooden doors·
• Archways instead of corners·
• Dark wood interiors·
• Worn leather·
• Indoor plants, everywhere·
• Paintings on every wall·
• Dead flowers in a vase·
• Patterned carpets·
• A big TV, sofa pulled close·
• A bed too big for the room·
• Candles & lanterns·
• Detailed spoons & utensils·
• A coffee corner·
• A shoe-shine corner·
• Windows onto trees & train tracks·
• Fallen leaves indoors·
• Easter eggs scattered through the room·
• Hand-painted appliances — fridge, TV, the lot·
• Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves·
• Wall-sized mirrors in the dressing room·
• A big mirrored bathroom·
• An oversized shower head·
• Libraries·
• Old train stations·
• Hotel bars at midnight·
• Rain against windows

Food.

• Pancakes, flawless and faintly divine·
• Quzi, slow-cooked·
• Yalanji·
• Steak, rested·
• Risotto, done right·
• Penne arrabiata·
• Rocket (arugula) salad·
• Sushi·
• Sunflower seeds, by the bag

Drink.

• Cocktails, more or less all of them·
• Sex on the Beach, ordered without irony·
• Jägermeister, very cold·
• Beer, very cold·
• Iced V60·
• Peach iced tea·
• Black tea

Road.

• Porsche 911 Turbo S·
• Aston Martin DB11·
• Ferrari 488 Pista

Wander.

• Rain & thunderstorms·
• Solo travel, big cities·
• Nocturnal urban exploration·
• Secret European alleys·
• Arboreal retreats, off-map·
• Deep mountain hikes where no one has been

Body.

• Inhuman training volumes·
• Endurance past the point of reason·
• Strength as a default state·
• Sitting in discomfort, on purpose·
• Breathing exercises·
• Streching & mobility·
• Balance·
• Meditation

Craft.

• Total control over my stack·
• Linux, always·
• Suckless philosophy·
• Go, Rust, Svelte·
• Self-hosted everything·
• Sorting files and data like a maniac