Vilhelm's Website

Personal websites have gone out of fashion, I mean this isn't even a blog. I had a tumblr I updated once in a blue moon, but I felt some other need for my personal domain, so I've made a static page that I can show people when they ask me who I am.

Also, fight me on Chess.com.

Photography

I used to be active on flickr, smugmug, and other similar sites, but there was never any engagement with my photographs, it was just staid photo albums. It may not have any worthwhile archiving or album features, but my photography is now on instagram, and you're more than welcome to check it out, and if you want, reach out 😊.

Small joys

• Sleeping in fresh bed linen
• Cinnamon
• Cinnamon chocolate
• Chocolate
• Good tea
• Candles
• Book nooks
• Crosswords
• Board games
• Postcrossing, my username is vilhelmr

Bucket list (I'd never complete it, I'd just find new goals)

☑ Learn a third language (French)
☑ Learn an instrument (guitar) and piano
☑ Keep a diary for 10+ years (I recommend Day One or Journey)
☑ Touch my toes (acroyoga)
☑ Travel for a year (went from China to Sri Lanka through Indo-China)
☑ Always be learning a new skill (so far)
☑ Learn to dance (learning)
☐ Get a motorcycle (I have a licence)
☐ Visit all continents (only Antarctica to go)
☐ Circumvent the planet without flying (I'd go east round)

Books

I love books, they're my companions wherever I go and whatever I do. Which ones do I love the most? The ones that make me feel the most, whatever that emotion is. My favourite book is tragic, but it sweeps me up in its torrent of emotion. I couldn't possibly make a top five list. Of course though, Harry Potter, that's a good top seven.

Music

• Lauryn Hill
• Ólafur Arnalds
• Scary Pockets
• Sigur Rós
• Watchhouse
  
  
• My favourites playlist
• My in-depth music profile

Movies

• Casablanca - Though I'm more and more doubtful of this movie after every rewatch. I mean, the magic is here, but so are a lot of other things.
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople - Will maybe forever stand as Taika Waititi's greatest work, now that he's making Hollywood blockbusters; though we can always hope he'll return to his roots.
• The Godfather - Suffers from many issues, like the only real female characters being dispensable pieces for the men's action, but so many things here work so well.
• Martha - A silly and delightful classic from the golden age of Danish movies that I grew up on, full of songs, and the best-loved actors of the era.
• Master and Commander - Based on my absolutely favourite book series ("Jane Austen at sea"), this movie is spectacle without contemporary equal, and somewhat realistic to boot.

Travelling

Travelling is dear to me, and if you want to learn a little bit more, I'd suggest going to my dedicated "Travelling" page.