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Norte

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

About Me

Well, I'm from Portugal.
Er...I really don't have patience for this.
If you want to know me you're going to get a bit more personal than just over some silly webpage.
If you insist, here's some personality test. All great things. Especially Barney. Enjoy ;)__________________________________________________________ __________________________
Your Personality Is Rational (NT)
You are both logical and creative. You are full of ideas.
You are so rational that you analyze everything. This drives people a little crazy!
Intelligence is important to you. You always like to be around smart people.
In fact, you're often a little short with people who don't impress you mentally.
You seem distant to some - but it's usually because you're deep in thought.
Those who understand you best are fellow Rationals.
In love, you tend to approach things with logic. You seek a compatible mate - who is also very intelligent.
At work, you tend to gravitate toward idea building careers - like programming, medicine, or academia.
With others, you are very honest and direct. People often can't take your criticism well.
As far as your looks go, you're coasting on what you were born with. You think fashion is silly.
On weekends, you spend most of your time thinking, experimenting with new ideas, or learning new things. The Three Question Personality Test
Your Personality Profile
You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant.
Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle.
You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs.
For you, comfort and calm are very important.
You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection.
You prefer to protect your emotions and stay strong. The World's Shortest Personality Test
Your Brain's Pattern
Your mind is a creative hotbed of artistic talent.
You're always making pictures in your mind, especially when you're bored.
You are easily inspired to think colorful, interesting thoughts.
And although it may be hard to express these thoughts, it won't always be. What Pattern Is Your Brain?
You Are Barney
You could have been an intellectual leader...
Instead, your whole life is an homage to beer
You will be remembered for: your beautiful singing voice and your burps
Your life philosophy: "There's nothing like beer to give you that inflated sense of self-esteem." The Simpsons Personality Test________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Pity it's all bollocks.
adopt your own virtual pet!

My Interests

ArchitectureThe CityThe greatest human creation! A system so complex that rivals that of Nature itself.
Urban Planning, the ultimate puzzle. Where you know you're going to fail at some point, you just don't know when or why.
I love it.Plus:
Cinema, art, comics, photography, anything visual really. Some history, science, music.
Football!

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who won't join the "People I wish I'd never met".

Music:

I like all kinds of music. I don't believe there's such a thing as a bad genre, only bad musicians. I listen to all sorts from classical to hard-core. As a friend says: "If Wagner was alive today, he would be a metalhead."
Favorite bands change with time although Pink Floyd always seem to be in my shortlist. I have other albuns I listen often like Anathema-The Silent Enigma; Dire Straights-Brothers In Arms or Depeche Mode among others. At the moment I'm quite enjoying Tool.

Movies:


Alfred Hitchcock!The true master! He cold manipulate every aspect of a film to produce exactly the effect he wanted. As an example, check out "Rear Window". Right at the introduction he tell everything we need to know about the main characters with just one camera sequence. Brilliant!I have been discovering asian cinema since I came to Sheffield. There's not really a market for them in Portugal. Some are already among my favorites.A few of my all time favorite movies. In no particular order:Vertigo
Rear Window
Gattaca
Dune
The Lord Of The Rings
Princess Mononoke
Oldboy
Fargo
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
City Of God
Ghost in the Shell
The Shawshank Redemption
Battle Royale

Television:

I actualy like it. I think if we can separate real information from all the bollocks it is a wonderful mean of comunication.
I watch mostly news, documentaries, sport, and some series.
I prefer comedy or good drama like CSI, 24, and such and some science ficcion like Babillon 5 but I don't usually follow them religiously.
Except "The West Wing".
And the best TV program of all times: Northern Exposure.
Top Ten of the most boring TV programs ever:
1 - Little House on The Prairy
2 - An Angel On Earth How odd. The same actor on both.
3 - Sunday Mass Please!! If they can't even bother to actually go there!
4 - Sky Sports Live - Fishing Never really saw it. But it's got to be top 5
5 - UKTV Gardens A whole fucking channel of it?!
6 - Figure Skating This is just my thing. Sort of a childhood trauma. Nothing sexual though.
7 - Telesales
8 - Portuguese Soap-operas
9 - English Soap-operas
10 - American Soap-operas

Books:


I usually choose Science Fiction or some kind of historic novels. Although I like most types, I hate crappy, cheesy romance novels where the Knight/cowboy saves the danzel in distress and in the end and they are happy ever after with a fulfilling sexual life.

Some of my favorites:
For Whom The Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway.
The Name Of The Rose - Umberto Eco.
The Gospel According To Jesus Christ - Jose Saramago.
Rama Series - Arthur C. Clarke.
1984 - George Orwell.
Lord Of The Rings - Tolkien.
The Weight of Silence - Joao Norte Dune - Frank Herbert Battle Royale - Koushun Takami

Heroes:

My father and my grandfather.The best, most amazing people I will ever meet.

Eduardo Souto-Moura, Gaudi, Frank Gehry, Da Vinci, Alfred Hitchcock, Einstein, Carl Sagan, Dali, Arthur C. Clarke.
And Batman.
All men of great insight, vision and intelligence. Most of them a little nuts. Coincidence? I wonder.

My Blog

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In one week

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Damn it!

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