I still am...

... however, there are some specific things that still partly define me, because they're something I do well, or have done for a long time, and that I'm passionate about.

I often call myself "a computer guy", especially if I talk about my profession. Programmer by preference, but I've done enough other things that it doesn't describe it all.
So, "computer guy" is one of those things that define what I am.

I discovered, more than a decade ago, what dancing means to me. It's invigorating, it's sensual, it brings me a lot of pleasure. I took a break from dancing for a few years, but started coming back to it a little more than 3 years ago, when Charlie and I discovered tango. The start was slow, and I started on swedish folk dance a bit after that (early 2009). Today, I've immersed myself in both, I'm following a regular tango class and am (again) going pretty often to Skeppis to learn more folk dance and get a chance to, well, dance :-) !
I'm at the point that I dare call myself "dancer" without shame, and this is another of thise things that define what I am.

And then, there's what I took up again not so long ago, photography. You know, I recently took out the bags full of old pictures I've lying around, and was amazed how much I was shooting way back, you know, considering the cost of film, let alone lab fees, and that I wasn't anywhere near rich... how did I afford it? Anyway, that's a long forgotten cost in this digital age (unless I choose to take up film again). I keep challenging myself on sites such as the Daily Shoot and finding inspiration where I can. Among my interests is street photography, and I'm curious about portrait photography. Whatever I choose to publish, I do on flickr.
So, I hope to get to a point where I can call myself "photographer", perhaps even partly proffesional... for the time being, I see myself as "aspiring".

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