My name is Einar. Einar is an old and popular Norse name deeply connected to the einherjar, the fallen warriors living in Valhalla (home of the Norse Gods). The meaning of the name: magnificent, unique warrior, one who fights alone, one man army and/or leader. In Norse religion the einherjar were spirits of warriors who had died bravely in battle. The name is Old Norse for "one-army-ers" (Singular would be einheri and the etymology may be from a Common Germanic aina-harj-arja). It is often interpreted as "outstanding fighter", but might also signify "those who are all [now] in one army", because when alive on earth they were in many armies and bands, but now they are all in the Army of the Dead.

On my homepage I am trying to present a glimpse of who I am and what I am preoccupied with. This range from what I do in my spare time to the ethics I try to follow in life even if it is not always easy. Much of this philosophy is derived from the teachings about The force from Star Wars and Zen Buddhismand I usually say I am more of a Buddhist than a Christian.

I have published some poetry I wrote ages ago my homepage as well. On the Facts and links-section I have published some technical articles. I used to have a lot of travel-related stuff on this page but I moved that to the domain globetrekker.no. I figured out it’s better to have a domain with lots of articles than telling basically the same information over and over. I have had photography as a hobby for about 20 years and publish some of my pictures at pentaxianer.no.

On a warm summer day in 1975 I saw daylight for the first time. I lived together with my family in Oslo until I finished high school in spring 1995. I moved on to Stavanger and Bergen, setting of for adventures in The royal Norwegian navy. After boot camp and two months at the Norwegian Naval Training Establishment I served rest of the year at two frigates; HNoMS Stavanger and HNoMS Narvik. After a year full of adventures I moved on to Kristiansand, the sunny capital of the southern coast.

During the days I lived I Kristiansand I worked in the postal service. At this time the Italian movie Il Postino became popular in Norway. Il Postino means the postman in Italian. From those days on I used the nick ilpostino on the web and hence the name of this site as well. To me, this could not become a better nick to use on the web being a movie-interested, former postman.

I lived in Kristiansand for 3 years. Among other things I studied economics, mathematics and informatics at Agder University College, now Agder university. During that period of time I also discovered the internet and all it's facilities. At that time internet had not been available to the public for more than a couple of years so it where still something new.

I moved back to Oslo in 1999 and have lived there ever since. Well, I have lived in Bærum for some time as well but since Bærum more or less is a suburb of Oslo I look upon it as a part of Oslo. Even though I like where I live now I sincerely miss Kristiansand.

After working two years full time in a hardware-store in Oslo I thought it was about time to move on in my life. I decided to go back to school and I were studying for another three years. These studies were also related to computers. Another 5 years I worked in a hardware store before I started working with IT. I had some hard time to get some computer related work because I where fresh out of college and no working-experience with IT, but I finally did. Per se I have been working in different places in the government administration for 20 years and its still an interesting place to work.

At my spare time I keep up the knowledge I have when it comes to computers. Most of my time I am spending either at work, in the swimming pool, in a movie theatre or in front of my computer. Well - as long as I am not doing anything else like travelling.

I guess I am one of those people who are somewhat quiet. I think I am looked upon as nice but perhaps a little too naive sometimes. I am also very patient and like to teach new things to others. Life is in many ways a continual learning process. I'm also quite handy and has among other things, rebuilt a part of an apartment and build two docks. I am satisfied when I get to use both mind and body. I am a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone. Selfless and kind, I have great faith in people. Sometimes this faith can lead to disappointment in the long run, but I am always trying to look upon things in a positive way. No matter what, I deal with everything in a calm and balanced way. I am a seeker of wisdom and a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning in my surroundings.

I am also spending a lot of time (and money) on movie theatres. My record at the moment is 50 movies in the movie theatres within a year. It has happened people have phoned me and asked what to see in the movie theatres. I am also chronically addicted to music and have it with me all the time. A couple of years ago I started to travel the world and the seven seas. I like to travel and experience new people and cultures but I am unfortunately not as good at connecting to new people after my brother died as I once used to be. I imagine some people get the impression that I am a bit uninterested in getting to know them or that I am superficial but this is something I try to do something about. I guess I am one of those quiet persons. I often get feedback that I am kind (maybe a little too nice at times), patient and good at teaching things. On MyMovies.dk you may see my collection of movies.

In the summer of 2007 I bought my first DSLR camera, a Pentax K20D. I had several compact cameras as well, but in time I decided to all in on the Pentax DLSR product family. I have sold some pictures but I am trying to become better. I have made a page totaly dedicated to my photography, and you find that at Pentaxianer.no. Click the link and have a look.

I am really nerdy on certain things and was in the first episode of season 2 of Heia Tufte many years ago. It turned out I was too good at football so they turned me down for rest of the series. But at least I can say I have been on in a reality series on national television in Norway.

I listen to music basically all the time, and the genres I listen to the most are classical, heavy EDM (hard dance, euphoric hardstyle and industrial techno) and extreme metal. Common for the last two genres are that I like it really hard, melodic and fast. I thrive in environments with concrete, lots of smoke, fast shifting lights and an intense, energetic atmospheres. A nice addition to this setting is a questionable amout of base. I get energised in places that most other people find too much or too exhausting to be a part of. I normally attent a few music festivals and problaby 15-20 conserts each year in these genres.

In August 2023 I almost died of an infection in my throat, and spent close to 8 months in 4 wards in 3 hospotals. This changed me and the way I am thinking. For more information about this jump over to the article Deep dive into psycology.