🧠 MIND & CULTURE 🧭 Philosophy: Drawn to Stoic principles (Seneca) and Socratic wisdom. 🏛️ Literary Taste: I appreciate a good physical book. My bookshelf ranges from the brilliant mind of Machado de Assis and the captivating mysteries of Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephen King, to my absolute guilty pleasure of reading: the classic thrillers of Sidney Sheldon. 📚 Soundtrack: A carefully selected and atmospheric mix of Classic Rock, Dark Country Blues, and the mesmerizing beauty of Celtic music. 🎧 Guilty Pleasures: I'm an eternal night owl – I trade the noisy day for the quiet peace of the early morning; 🦉 Strong black coffee accompanied by a cigarette; 🚬☕ Devouring a large pizza completely alone in bed while I lose myself in a great movie – because denying myself a gastronomic pleasure from time to time is like being dead while alive. 🍕🎬