With this column I fill one year of Alcarin.com-columns. When I look back I see I made it; one year, eleven columns and the last one now. The last one to fill one year, that is, because I am pretty sure I will be able to do it another year.

No that I have reached this point, I would like to get a bit more personal. If you want to run away screaming because of that you may, but I will do it anyway. Because I am a columnist, and that makes me stubborn, self-centered and above all: totally in charge of the contents of my columns.
I myself am a 20-year old man, who role-plays once a week with some friends I met at high school and who convinced me once to join. I have played several characters. Most of all, till now, I have irritated people with my messy character-sheets, my lack of knowledge in the field of role-playing and worst of all my habit of accidentally throwing over glasses of cola.
I, like many, while not understanding at the beginning, at some point got to the enormous fun, adventure and endless joy and inspiration role-playing can provide. After a while I started laughing hysterically at evenings, I started letting the worst of me come out in my characters and I started to live many adventures (and die at some).
And after a while, and this is reality, I even got to it to BUY A PLAYERS-HANDBOOK AND WORKING OUT MY CHARACTERS PROPERLY!
And now, as it should, I am more precise about role-playing than I am about school-work.
I myself prefer playing a bard or a paladin, these always have worked the best for me. Not just a fighter, I always want my characters to have something very special. My favorite ones were the naive paladin Sensor and the stubborn attention-seeker and bard Jonathan, who brought the important message to the world: "Watch you head!", both once mentioned in my columns.
I hope to stay playing Jonathan for a long time.
And so, one night role-playing, Arjan Wardekker asked me to write the columns for the mailinglist of his great site, with disastrous results.
But who am I, myself. Well, I am trying to figure it out for you, really I am.
I am a bit weird.
Well, I am a human being (I guess). I have a dog, I have some strange habits. I am extremely good-looking, intelligent and nice, a rare combination, and still I am a very modest person, which is very unusual. People tend to get arrogant and blown up. Well, you have it or not, I guess.
Well, I'm not sure what to say about it, further. Lately I've been thinking that I may have to grow up a little. I may have to think more realistic thoughts, if I want to be taken seriously. And so I should find realistic goals at live to archive.
But I am not sure. What if the dreamers are right? What if there is a true love out there, and adventure around every corner. What if I really can become an actor, prime-minister and writer at the same time?
Why should I stop putting things on my head, stalking girls, rpg-ing and dreaming! I like it that way! It helps me to get attention.
And growing up doesn't mean you have to lose your dreams and fantasy. Otherwise I won't grow up, because I like dreaming way too much, also literally.
Well, I guess that was it, now you all now more of me than would do you good.
But be glad I didn't start about my looks... o wait... I did... sorry.
See you next month,
Wouter.

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