Some information about me

I'm 31 years old, born, raised and educated in Sweden, but I currently live and work in Zürich, Switzerland. I have a master's degree in computer science and engineering and I work as a software designer. I have many interests and hobbies, and some of them are:

  • Music:
    Pink Floyd, Marillion, Supertramp, Toto, Vangelis and many others. I also enjoy some classical music (mainly Rachmaninov) and a bit of blues.


  • Computers:
    Programming (mostly Win32 these days, but it was more fun on the Amiga... I think) and playing computer games (most of all Quake and its derivatives, but other favourites are International Karate, Delta, Moria, Red Baron and the Incofom adventures).


  • Movies:
    My favourite directors are James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg and John McTiernan. Some other favourite movies (apart from theirs) are: Braveheart, Highlander, The Hot Spot, Pulp Fiction and The Commitments.


  • Comedy Series:
    My favourites are "The Black Adder", "Fawlty Towers", "The Young Ones" and "Bottom".


  • Books:
    My favourite authors are Roger Zelazny, H.P. Lovecraft, Sharon Kay Penman, Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth, Ken Follett and Douglas Adams.


  • History:
    Most of all World War II, but I'm also fascinated by old castles and fortresses and their history.


  • Cars:
    My first love was the Honda CRX. I drove CRX's for over 11 years, but now I've switched to a used BMW 328. Looks nice but it drives like a pig, so I had to rebuild it a bit. With the Schnitzer sports suspension it handles almost as nicely as the CRX... But ok, it's faster, so I'm pretty happy anyway =]


  • Racing:
    I became interested in Formula 1 back in 1987 since McLaren - Honda was doing so well then. I've kept that interest ever since, although Formula 1 isn't what it used to be when Ayrton Senna was alive :-(. Lately I've also become interested in Cart racing. Currently my fave drivers are Häkkinen and Montoya (McLaren and ex-Honda =]).


  • Whisky:
    Mainly single malts (see my malt ratings).