I guess an About Me page should contain some kind of random sampling of who I am, right? Well, think again!
[commence evil laugh]
MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Take that, bitches!
… Okay, okay, stop crying. Geez. I’ll write something, all right?
General
Name
Remy Overkempe
Diminutive
Reem [reɪm]
Birth
September 11, 1988 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apparent death
October 12, 2073, according to one of those crappy prediction websites. Since 85 years old is above European life expectancy, I shouldn’t complain.
Citizenship
Loyal subject of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Lang leve de Koningin!
Places of residence
- 1988–1991: Almere Buiten;
- 1991–2001: Dronten (hometown);
- 2002–2007: Creil (hometown);
- 2007–2008: Groningen;
- 2008–2008: Creil;
- 2008–2008: Almere;
- 2008–present: Almere Buiten.
Personal
Ancestry
50/50 Netherlands Dutch (Zwolle/Amsterdam) and Dutch Surinam Creole (Paramaribo). Half-bloods rule the world!
Education
- Universities:
- M.A. “Literatures in English” at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (currently enrolled-in);
- B.A. “English Literature” at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (graduated);
- B.A. “Sociology of the Arts” at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (1 year only);
- Higher education: B.B.A. “Management, Economics and Law” at Windesheim Christian University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle (propedeuse only);
- High school: “HAVO (E&M)” from Zuyderzee College in Emmeloord.
Original religion
I wasn’t brought up in a very religious family, thankfully. However, since my father’s family is Roman Catholic, the fact that I was baptised at a Roman Catholic church, and that I attended a Roman Catholic primary school, I considered myself a Roman Catholic for the first decade of my life.
Current religion
None; for I am a proud and outspoken atheist.
In the past I have marked myself with the adjective “Humanistic,” but I don’t really consider myself to be a Humanist. I don’t want to replace a religion with another one.
Hypothetical religion
If I had been a religious man, I would most certainly be a Roman Catholic.
Growing up with those traditions and being indoctrinated with the belief that the Roman Catholic Church is “the only holy church of God,” I don’t think I would fit into a Protestant, Anglican or Eastern Orthodox church.
I also have a tendency to agree with Judaism more than I do with the other Abrahamic religions, but this would in a hypothetical reality still be overruled by my Latin belief.
Sexual orientation
A proud homosexual (with an embarrassing period of heterosexual attempts) out to promote the gay agenda. [insert ominous score]
Personality disorder
Erratic clinical depression and (borderline) agoraphobia. So. Much. Fun.
Languages
- Dutch (native);
- English (near-native);
- French (minimal);
- German (very minimal);
- Latin (have forgotten everything already).
Interests
Sports
- Equestrian sport, rode dressage for fourteen years (five to nineteen);
- Played tennis for four years, but to be honest I wasn’t all-that active;
- Attempted to play squash racquets from 2008 to 2010, and liked it a lot.
Political interests
Social democrat, with liberal undertones (especially liberal when it comes to economics). On social matters and healthcare I’m most definitely a far-left-leaning social democrat/socialist.
However, even though I have social-democratic and liberal political ideas, I’m still a fervent supporter of the Dutch monarchy (and constitutional monarchies in general).
Just a warning: I am absolutely not a conservative; call me that and you’ll be smacked around good!
Political parties
- Netherlands: Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid);
- France: Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste);
- United Kingdom: Labour;
- European Union: Party of European Socialists.
- United States: Democratic Party.
Musical interests
The Golden Few dominate my listening habits: Eartha Kitt, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, and Mariah Carey. Others include: Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, and Taylor Swift (sensing a pattern here?).
I mostly listen to R&B and pop music, in addition to musical soundtracks, classical music, pop/jazz, and soul.
Favourite films
As of January 6, 2012:
- Gone With the Wind
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- The Hurt Locker
WALL-E - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Monty Python’s Life of Brian - My Dinner with Andre
Spirited Away
A Woman Under the Influence
Somewhere - Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Princess Mononoke
The King’s Speech
A Single Man
Departures
Precious
District 9
Black Swan - There Will Be Blood
- Funny Girl
All About Eve
Sunset Blvd.
On Golden Pond - Star Wars
Animal Kingdom
The Little Mermaid
West Side Story
Porco Rosso
Waking Sleeping Beauty - As Good As It Gets
Brokeback Mountain
Rabbit Hole
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
The Artist
True Grit - Gandhi
The Princess Bride
Misery
Kiki’s Delivery Service
No Country for Old Men
Schindler’s List
Up
Driving Miss Daisy
Stuff
Computer system
I’ve got a beautiful MacBook Pro 15″ with Mac OS X 10.7.2 (Lion). Death to Windows!
Phone
Since July 26, 2011, I’m carrying a BlackBerry Torch 9800 around. Let’s see if it’s as good as:
… the BlackBerry Bold 9700 I enjoyed up to July, 2011. It never really let me down, though the battery life could have been significantly improved.
Before my Bold, I had an awesome Nokia E71, a Palm Treo 680, two Motorola V3is plus one predecessor, the Motorola V3, and before that a whole bunch of Nokias.
Music players
Only iPods here! Currently: iPod Touch 64 GB with the following inscription: “Speak Mephastophilis, What means this show?”; and an iPod Classic 80GB Black (though I almost never use that one anymore).