(although I will have to find out why the balloons are on the inside of the house, instead of out on the street....)
April 30, 2007
Happy Queensday!
(although I will have to find out why the balloons are on the inside of the house, instead of out on the street....)
April 29, 2007
Random dots
- Wheeee, the weekend in London is booked!
- Just found out that one of my best Japanese friends is transferring to NYC this summer - yet another reason to really make the US-trip work sometime this year.
- Wisdom comes with age. That's what they say, right? I am starting to believe this less and less. I thought people knew what they want as they get older?
- My current bedtime reading books are all about (international) law, local government, and more political/judicial things. Good, but quite a change from the usual!
April 28, 2007
KAB
Because I think it deserves some attention: Kansai Art Beat
If you live in the Kansai-area, and are interested in whatever arty things happen around you, this is a must-use site (just as Tokyo Art Beat is for the Kanto-region)
I keep thinking that we really need something like this for the Netherlands/Randstad-region as well. Although I quietly think that it exists, it just isn't as user-friendly, and doesn't look half as good!
If you live in the Kansai-area, and are interested in whatever arty things happen around you, this is a must-use site (just as Tokyo Art Beat is for the Kanto-region)
I keep thinking that we really need something like this for the Netherlands/Randstad-region as well. Although I quietly think that it exists, it just isn't as user-friendly, and doesn't look half as good!
April 27, 2007
Closure?
I finally sent an email tonight which I should have sent out months and months ago...
I don't really know why I didn't do this earlier. Afraid of hurting someone? Being selfish and enjoying the attention? Wanting to be nice to everyone? Being intrigued by the minds of men?
Whichever it was, those reasons above are now void. The email is out. And it feels pretty good actually.
Hopefully there won't be a reply. I'm tired of dealing with this (and yes, I know I could/should have stopped dealing with it much sooner).
[update@1 May! There was a reply, but only to say - after a long and convoluted paragraph of how my perception of the situation wasn't right - that he wouldn't contact me again. Good.]
I don't really know why I didn't do this earlier. Afraid of hurting someone? Being selfish and enjoying the attention? Wanting to be nice to everyone? Being intrigued by the minds of men?
Whichever it was, those reasons above are now void. The email is out. And it feels pretty good actually.
Hopefully there won't be a reply. I'm tired of dealing with this (and yes, I know I could/should have stopped dealing with it much sooner).
[update@1 May! There was a reply, but only to say - after a long and convoluted paragraph of how my perception of the situation wasn't right - that he wouldn't contact me again. Good.]
April 26, 2007
Travel preparations
One of my favourite things (but you probably knew that).
For now though, I'm not going anywhere far away. Just to a close-by place I've never been to: Antwerp.
It's only 2 hours (less?) by train away, but I've never actually gotten out of the train there. So, taking advantage of the pre-wedding party in Leuven next week, I'm planning to spend a day there to see why Antwerp is supposed to be so nice. Expect some new pictures next week! (and if you have any suggestions of things to see and do I'd love to hear it!)
And... *whispers* I'm looking at tickets to London.... Mostly to get away, see some friends and just have fun but it might be the right time to start looking more seriously at job opportunities there as well....
For now though, I'm not going anywhere far away. Just to a close-by place I've never been to: Antwerp.
It's only 2 hours (less?) by train away, but I've never actually gotten out of the train there. So, taking advantage of the pre-wedding party in Leuven next week, I'm planning to spend a day there to see why Antwerp is supposed to be so nice. Expect some new pictures next week! (and if you have any suggestions of things to see and do I'd love to hear it!)
And... *whispers* I'm looking at tickets to London.... Mostly to get away, see some friends and just have fun but it might be the right time to start looking more seriously at job opportunities there as well....
April 25, 2007
60
Today started somewhat unexpectedly - coffee and cake in honour of Johan Cruijff's 60th birthday!
I was wondering why there were balloons outside of my office building but well, this was the explanation.
[To not confuse the non-Dutchies too much, this isn't a national holiday. There is actually a proper reason (well...) why it was celebrated at my place of work but that would be giving away a bit much]
I was wondering why there were balloons outside of my office building but well, this was the explanation.
[To not confuse the non-Dutchies too much, this isn't a national holiday. There is actually a proper reason (well...) why it was celebrated at my place of work but that would be giving away a bit much]
April 24, 2007
Definition of nerdiness
I know (well, hope) I'm not a nerd in the traditional sense.
But still, with my excitement over a satellite model and a dvd-set of obscure black/white films, and being able to fix the website of my new place of employment I'm getting awfully close I think.
Next: I've decided I want a Flickr Pro-account. Argh. At least it won't clutter up my house any more than it already is, so that should be a good thing, right?
I should be moving away from the computer instead of spending more time on it, I thought...
But still, with my excitement over a satellite model and a dvd-set of obscure black/white films, and being able to fix the website of my new place of employment I'm getting awfully close I think.
Next: I've decided I want a Flickr Pro-account. Argh. At least it won't clutter up my house any more than it already is, so that should be a good thing, right?
I should be moving away from the computer instead of spending more time on it, I thought...
Some people
I'm sure you all know the type, people who make you nervous and feel on edge. You're never quite sure how you're going to leave their office and if it will be a good or bad result.
Today I was sure everything was good. I'd been a bit anxious about the meeting but why should I have been? Things are going swimmingly, right? Much has improved since December. Or so I think.
And that's how the conversation started, with me saying how good things are turning, and her saying how impressed she is with how I'm doing.
And yet. She always manages to turn it into something different by the end of the conversation. Gah.
Today I was sure everything was good. I'd been a bit anxious about the meeting but why should I have been? Things are going swimmingly, right? Much has improved since December. Or so I think.
And that's how the conversation started, with me saying how good things are turning, and her saying how impressed she is with how I'm doing.
And yet. She always manages to turn it into something different by the end of the conversation. Gah.
April 23, 2007
More nerdiness
And a good reason to make some more space on my bookshelfs. I just got home from the shops to get my order of the Kurosawa 3box dvd set. Yay! Excellent procrastination material for the next few weeks!
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