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zaphod

(Zaphod) 43 y.o., Male

Last logged in 9 hours ago
Last updated at 10:14pm BST on July 31, 2008
Joined on August 5, 2007
It is 11:48 pm (CEST) in zaphod's chosen time zone.


About Me:

Me .. +40 Belgian ...  a real European, lover of the cultural patchwork, the history, the languages, a true believer in the European cause -  a united Europe with respect for all regional differences will be good for the entire world.

Some keywords ... opera fanatic, atheist, amateur-cook​, tango dancer, independant consultant, open-minded,​ interested in nearly everything: culture, politics, economics, languages, art ...

Requests:

Looking for people with similar interests who wish to share their views on the world, life, culture etc. The more your cultural background differs from mine the more I'm interested in you, the more I want to "learn"​ from you.

I expect that the people I write with know enough of the language they are writing in to  formulate their ideas in a more or less precise way. I do not mind us writing in different languages, nor switching back and forth between languages depending on e.g. the subject.

Please do not expect me to respond if you sent me you coordinates in the first mail without a clear profile and good reason, and no - I am not interested in either young russian or african women to get married, nor in men of any age for a relation.

Interests, Hobbies, etc.:

First of all: travelling of course (at least twice a year), cycling, walking, scuba diving, reading,  cooking, tango, photography,​ being a nerd on my computer (well, it is more or less my job - so I fortunately like it).
Interests: politics, macro-econom​ics, art, opera, culture, languages, science - well, nearly anything

Favorite Music:

Hard to choose: Arvo Part, Wagner and Birgit Nilson, Puccini and Maria Callas, early baroque music with Motserrat Figueras and Jordy Savall, Shostakovich​ and Haitink in the Concergebouw​, the passionate tango of Piazolla, melancholic fado music, Jan Garbarak with the Hilliart Ensemble, but also the Dutch band Bloff, David Gray, ...

Favorite Movies:

Some examples:
Crash (The one that got the oscar),
A beautiful mind, The last samourai, The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings, La Meglio Giuventu, recently discovered Asian cinema - the Korean  movie "Bin Jip" is impressive.

Favorite TV Shows:

I'm not really into TV shows - I prefer movies and books.

Favorite Books:

Non fiction (which I read most): The end of history and the last man (Francis Fukuyama)
Fiction: just finished a book of Orhan Pamuk - interesting
SF/Fantasy: Sword of Truth series
Humor: The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

Favorite Quotes:

About imagination ...

I have no special talent. I am only passionately​ curious.  - Albert Einstein

About people ...

Der Horizont vieler Menschen ist ein Kreis mit Radius Null - und das nennen sie ihren Standpunkt. - Albert Einstein

About reason ...

I am an intransigent​ atheist, but not a militant one. This means that I am an uncompromisi​ng advocate of reason and that I am fighting FOR reason, not AGAINST religion. - Ayn Rand

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. - Anne Lamott

About religion

I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.  - Richard Feynman
Interested in Physics/Scie​nces ... «The Feynman Lectures on Physics» really is the best introduction​ ...

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stoo 19 at 5:54am BST on Sep 7, 2008
你好!(means hello)
i am stoo from China. Is it a country far enough to share ideas with you:p
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aka_ringo 35 at 1:44am BST on Sep 7, 2008
Beautiful pictures. :)
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Mach5Chris 32 at 10:13pm BST on Sep 6, 2008
Hola from the USA! Nice pictures man - you sure do get around. Have you traveled to Tibet? Have fun - Cheers!
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madmel 39 at 5:35am BST on Aug 29, 2008
hi there
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vanityfairwmt 16 at 2:41am BST on Aug 24, 2008
Hello there. I'm a a Sudanese black Arab, I suppose that differs enough. Crash was an immensely sh*tty film however.
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Profile Deleted at 9:20pm BST on Aug 23, 2008
MOOIE FOTO'S GROETJES UIT Limburg Petra xx
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Vampireknacker 16 at 11:54am BST on Jul 30, 2008
hi im your basic 3rd edition world of warcraft megastar, i collect and make the raddest war hammer, im basically into your basic magic spells...UBO​­S and all that gnarly stuff... im basically a witch.... i like long walks on the beach at twilight just when the suns setting i cant bear going out in the daylight to long... i break out in all sorts.... im really your typical vampire... im a superstar when it comes to the fine arts of arts and crafts, plus chinese checkers.. but i just call it cc cause i guess its a little more pc, i watch advertisment​­s rather than tv, coz tv shos are way tooo commercial i guess... once i went fishing with my uncles and his cat and we got the humongousees​­t bass you ever saw it was nearly as big as a tyranasaurus​­ rex... speaking of which im pretty basically your average megastar archaeologis​­t... i really made all those discoveries but gave the credit to that carter guy so i wouldnt get cursed, as you can probably tell i like to travel through time.. and how knows maybe even space, im not that into kids but if you coarse me a bit i gues i can impregnate you with my superoir thoroughbred​­ spawn... gotta go im late for a high kings meeting at the renaissance fair.. plus nasa keeps sending me emails pleading me to join their espionage programme to spy on some jupitarian mole people.. but im like.. dudes i have a life outside intergalacti​­c space debauchery..​­ gaawdd..... you know?
drop me a line sometime i know you're in awe over my supreme coolness so ill understand if you take a while to overcome your stupor and reply
End transmission​­
Leonard the Dark Lord
dont worry im not some kind of a cyborg
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HarleenQuinzell 22 at 7:49pm BST on Jul 28, 2008
Last time I heard from her, she wanted to go to madagascar..​ =P

it's nice to see people enjoying this story! =] good taste!
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HarleenQuinzell 22 at 7:35pm BST on Jul 28, 2008
Beeblebrox? =P
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MissCori 32 at 12:49am BST on May 15, 2008
Never mind :o)
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