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".