About
Welcome to ivarzantinge.com, the personal website of Ivar Zantinge. Below you’ll find an overview of the most frequently asked questions.
IVARZANTINGE.COM
What kind of website is this?
This blog social media content aggregator represents the Zeitgeist filtered by me. It’s an aggregator of my activities on a range of social media such as Twitter, YouTube and Last.fm. It’s also a place to dump observations from my off- and online life a.k.a. blog (on the Frontpage).
Kapow! Wam! Sok! Your site looks crappy!
That’s probably because your browser does not comply with web standards OR because this site does not validate (XHTML and CSS). Anyway, this site looks brilliant in Firefox, which you should be using anyway.
What are those funny illegible scribblings in your archives?
It’s Dutch, a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium. I used to write in my native language on the zantinge.org domain. However, with the launch of ivarzantinge.com in 2006, I have decided to write both in English and Dutch from that moment on. I imported all of those old Dutch posts on this website for the sake of having a coherent online archive of the things I have blogged in the past.
IVAR
Who is that guy Ivar? Where does he live? What does he eat?
I was born in 1973 in Leiderdorp, Kingdom of The Netherlands. I grew up in Katwijk, a coastal town in the west of The Netherlands. I studied Public Management at the University of The Hague. I live the good life with my girlfriend Daniëlle in a small town near Amsterdam. Ivar is a Norwegian name and it means something like ‘warrior with a wooden bow‘ (sic!).
What do you do for a living?
I’m a business development geek with over 11 years of international (executive) experience in the Telecommunications, Internet and CE industry. Currently I’m working for TomTom, a leading provider of personal navigation products and services world-wide. For other work-related stuff, please visit my online resume at LinkedIn.
What do you do for fun?
I have played the bass since I was sixteen. A few years ago I founded the Rare Groove Orchestra (RGO). RGO plays its very own special blend of Hammond Funk.
I love to travel. Daniëlle and I have seen quite some places together. My favorite cities are Copenhagen, New York City, Sydney, Los Angeles and Rome. My favorite countries are Australia and The Netherlands. Although I wouldn’t say the US is my favorite country, I just love California!
What kind of music are you into?
I have an extremely eclectic style, ranging from jazz, funk and soul to indie, art-rock, surf, garage rock and classical music. My all-time favorite acts are: Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Joe Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Now and then, I’ll write a little about the stuff I’m spinning.
I think I love you. Can we meet up?
No can do. Next question.
If we can’t meet, can I at least buy you a gift?
Now there’s a great idea! If you want to buy me a gift, please check out my Amazon Wish List. Thanks!
