Who's the NerdBird?

Haven't you been wondering who's that person behind it all?

Well, my name in real life is Lærke Thomasen, a female nerd of 32 years. I'm working as a Systems Developer at COWI - an engineering company - working entirely with Microsoft products, mainly Outlook/Exchange and other Office programs as well as VB.net for more general purposes. I have an ambition of becoming MCSD someday (I know I've said this for a long time, though...).

In November 1999 I graduated from Ballerup Handelsskole as "datamatiker" ("Computer Science Light"). I started working with COBOL and AS/400, but I soon realised that  no matter how much I try out other operating systems, I always return to my favourite, Windows, and I left COBOL behind me on March 1st, 2000.May 2001 - Jersey Lavender Farm, Jersey.

If you're a nerd or a geek, this should give you information about me (if you're not a nerd or a geek, but still curious, follow the hyperlink to decode it; or use this automatic decoder (finally, you can get my geek code decoded directly by going here):

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GCS d-@ s-:+ a C+++ U P L-- !E W+++ N+ o++ K?
w+++$>++++$ O--- M-- V? !PS !PE Y--(+) PGP- t--- 5? X- R-
tv b+++(++++) DI+++(++++) D G e++ h--- r++>+++ x+++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Family: I'm engaged to my own personal Unix-guy Jens Fallesen (since December 1997) - a true example of peaceful coexistence between a Unix freak and a Microsoft fanatic. In April 2006, a house rabbit called Dante moved in and took over the house - fortunately he's so social, he wants us to stay here with him... Until Valentines Day 2000, our family included Nuser, a fluffy little creature, which, according to her papers, was a 10½ year old Yorkshire terrier. No kids and no plans to get any. No sisters or brothers.

Likes: Playing with Microsoft Office (yep! It is funny! At least if you're me!), Visual Basic (various flavours), doing graphics for this site and doing web graphics in general, constructing (and solving) logical riddles, corresponding with my friends abroad, volcanoes, exotic dishes, listening to music, travelling, movies... I also love animals; I have "adopted" a snowy owl in Skånes Djurpark in Sweden and when I was younger, I had a few rabbits.

Dislikes: Carrots, celery, lactose, fanatics (religious, OS, food etc),  chart music, FORTRAN, over crowded busses, being bored, being somewhere without a PC, getting spam, Friday evening in the city (too crowded!)... 

Associations (or whatever to call them) I'm actually a member of: Ungdommens Naturvidenskabelige Forening (I was in the board there several years ago, and was the editor of our newsletter, UNFinished (RIP!). Nowadays I just try to monopolize the suggestion box for next years events), Dansk Meteorologisk Selskab (though I quit from Meteorology, I still find it interesting!), Dyrenes Beskyttelse (Danish Society for the Protection of Animals), UNICEF (as a socalled "partner", meaning I pay them a fixed amount every month), Dansk Dendrologisk Forening (Danish Dendrological (=science of trees) Society - I have no professional background concerning trees - I just find them utterly fascinating) and a few others.

Other projects: I'm also a notary for Thawte (if you have to ask what it is, it is not relevant for you). I occasionally write about puzzles and stuff at GeekCulture (in Danish).

Curriculum Vitae

Studies

Work 

Certification and stuff

If you came directly to this page from an extern link/search engine, click here to go the NerdBird's Nest.