wow, that was depressing.
and wonderful.
just needed to say that no-one dares to be as ugly as kate (and is a true beauty just the same) and that i do not understand why leonardo isn't equally praised for his part - i thought he did a fantastic job. FANTASTIC.
i want to frame the scene of the 'greatest breakfast ever' and hang it on my wall.
in other news, this morning i slipped on a patch of ice and fell down the stairs, with my bike landing on top of me. i'm now a pretty shade of blue.
i'm sorry i have nothing else to report. i'm going through a tom waits fase and anything i write down feels like the work of a toddler compared to his lyrics. even if i would write in dutch.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
randomer
random: last class tonight! then i need to finish my paper and the whole prerequisite thing is done.
random: tom cruise is in the netherlands today, for the premiere of valkyrie (von stauffenberg's wife is played by national pride and joy carice van houten).
i think the dutch entertainment reporters haven't been this excited since the ocean's twelve shoot in amsterdam.
random: this month marks 2.5 years i haven't written, painted and/or played the piano. i'm giving myself a month to pick up at least one of those three - it's probably not going to be the last one since i lent my piano to a friend.
random: tom cruise is in the netherlands today, for the premiere of valkyrie (von stauffenberg's wife is played by national pride and joy carice van houten).
i think the dutch entertainment reporters haven't been this excited since the ocean's twelve shoot in amsterdam.
random: this month marks 2.5 years i haven't written, painted and/or played the piano. i'm giving myself a month to pick up at least one of those three - it's probably not going to be the last one since i lent my piano to a friend.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
and now for something completely different
we have this pretty cool festival in the hague called 'crossing border'. it's a mix of literature, theater, music - basically a lot of culture. there was this band programmed, johnny flynn and the sussex wit, which is quite awesome. their sound is incredibly folksy, so don't check it out if that's not your thing. but if you're in need of something new: http://www.johnnyflynnmusic.co.uk/.
(and now that i'm recommending stuff - the lead singer also happens to have had the lead in the film based on one of my favorite children's book, 'crusade in jeans' by thea beckman. need a present for your 8 to 12 year old nephew/neighbor/cousin/whatever? check out this book. they'll love it! well, i did anyway)
(and now that i'm recommending stuff - the lead singer also happens to have had the lead in the film based on one of my favorite children's book, 'crusade in jeans' by thea beckman. need a present for your 8 to 12 year old nephew/neighbor/cousin/whatever? check out this book. they'll love it! well, i did anyway)
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
pity party for one
i did something profoundly stupid with my i-pod and everything is LOST. rare live shows, not so rare live shows i haven't a clue where to find (my friend put them on it). everything is gone.
as;dfhawer;oiyawer.
as;dfhawer;oiyawer.
on a more fun note
it's still freezing over here.
could it be?
could it be?
could it be?
could this last for a while and could all the canals in friesland (a northern province) freeze over and could there finally be another 'eleven-cities' ice skating event??? the biggest and funnest dutch event there ever was???
when it does, i will tell you all about it.
could it be?
could it be?
could it be?
could this last for a while and could all the canals in friesland (a northern province) freeze over and could there finally be another 'eleven-cities' ice skating event??? the biggest and funnest dutch event there ever was???
when it does, i will tell you all about it.
no.
once upon a time, when i was still young and arrogant enough to think that i could make sense of the world, i would take sides. pass judgement along with my ideas of right and wrong. but in the end, right or wrong really do not matter, do they?
i know the opponents in this war will look at these pictures with their own perspectives, they will never see what i see: just a little kid, who could have been any little kid, hurt. people, random everyday people, scared to death.
i've heard both sides accuse the other of staging these scenes, messing with the media. but not now. i've read enough on the matter to know that there is no easy way out (maybe there would be if i could even understand it all).
but again, to be quite frank and honest: it does not matter. in the end, what matters to me is the realization that i have never lived without this happening in the far background, and by the looks of it i will never, in my life, see this crisis come to an end.
i could cry over that. i am, actually.
i know the opponents in this war will look at these pictures with their own perspectives, they will never see what i see: just a little kid, who could have been any little kid, hurt. people, random everyday people, scared to death.
i've heard both sides accuse the other of staging these scenes, messing with the media. but not now. i've read enough on the matter to know that there is no easy way out (maybe there would be if i could even understand it all).
but again, to be quite frank and honest: it does not matter. in the end, what matters to me is the realization that i have never lived without this happening in the far background, and by the looks of it i will never, in my life, see this crisis come to an end.
i could cry over that. i am, actually.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
bless you, sarah
i wanted to do a 2008 review, but was too lazy to come up with anything myself - stole this from sarah (and stole some of her answers as well)
Was 2008 good for you? i learned too much to call it bad, but it's not going down as my favorite year either
What was your favorite moment of the year? any time i felt the amazing and unconditional love my son has for me
What was your worst moment of the year? i had to make a few very tough decisions
Where were you when 2008 began? at ellis in utrecht
Who were you with? friends, maarten & yannick
Where were you when 2008 ended? in the hague
Did you keep your new years resolution of 2008? yeah, i did actually
Do you have a new years resolution for 2009? yep - pretty much sticking to last years.
Did you fall in love in 2008? No
Did you breakup with anyone in 2008? no
Did you make any new friends in 2008? actually, i think i did - pretty much a big deal for me. i don't call people my friend easily.
What was your favorite month of 2008? may
Why this month? i went to the states. why else?
Did you travel outside of the US (or your home country) in 2008? states, belgium, france
How many different places did you travel to in 2008? i'm not going to list all the dutch towns (because that's not really fair), but other than the NL; northern california, minneapolis/st. paul, a few small towns in belgium and france
Did you miss anybody in the past year? sure. friends that live far away, yannick when i was in the states. most of all i missed my dad.
What was your favorite song from 2008? on the brink of 2009 it came to me - 'closer'.
How many concerts or plays did you see in 2008? i saw a couple of plays - either classics themselves or based on classic novels. and to my 'chagrin', i think i didn't see any concerts. AT ALL. oh. that's bad. well, that's gonna change.
EDIT: i was highly exaggerating. i did see three shows in 2008. i guess that's not enough to actually remember. but at least it wasn't as bad as i thought.
Did you have a favorite concert in 2008? can we stop talking about concerts now?
What was your favorite book in 2008? i'd like to say 'justice by shards', but if i'm really honest, it's 'new moon'
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? no, i'm actually rather proud of myself, in hindsight.
What was the biggest lie you told in 2008? ha! hahaha! i'm not ready to share it with the interweb - at least i told some people the truth, at last.
Did you treat somebody badly in 2008? not intentionally.
Did somebody treat you badly in 2008? let’s not go there.
What was your proudest moment of 2008? being brave.
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008? i probably said something really stupid to someone in the states - i tend to get my foot in my mouth over there.
If you could go back to any moment of 2008 and change something, what would it be? nothing.
Where did you work in 2008? same place as 2007.
Favorite TV shows(s) of 2008? it's gotta be grey's anatomy
Favorite Band(s) of 2008? the usual and KOL
Favorite Food in 2008? italian, as always
Favorite Drink in 2008? coffee, as always
Favorite Place in 2008? work
Favorite person(s) to be with in 2008? friends and family.
Favorite person(s) to talk to in 2008? my sister-in-law, my mom, my friends
Favorite trip in 2008? the states
Favorite stores in 2008? bijenkorf.
Hardest thing you had to go through in 2008? france.
Most exciting moment(s) in 2008? seeing overseas friends again - finally! coming home after that trip.
Funniest moment(s) in 2008? most of them were at work. i'm blessed with several co-workers with an excellent sense of humor.
Was 2008 good for you? i learned too much to call it bad, but it's not going down as my favorite year either
What was your favorite moment of the year? any time i felt the amazing and unconditional love my son has for me
What was your worst moment of the year? i had to make a few very tough decisions
Where were you when 2008 began? at ellis in utrecht
Who were you with? friends, maarten & yannick
Where were you when 2008 ended? in the hague
Did you keep your new years resolution of 2008? yeah, i did actually
Do you have a new years resolution for 2009? yep - pretty much sticking to last years.
Did you fall in love in 2008? No
Did you breakup with anyone in 2008? no
Did you make any new friends in 2008? actually, i think i did - pretty much a big deal for me. i don't call people my friend easily.
What was your favorite month of 2008? may
Why this month? i went to the states. why else?
Did you travel outside of the US (or your home country) in 2008? states, belgium, france
How many different places did you travel to in 2008? i'm not going to list all the dutch towns (because that's not really fair), but other than the NL; northern california, minneapolis/st. paul, a few small towns in belgium and france
Did you miss anybody in the past year? sure. friends that live far away, yannick when i was in the states. most of all i missed my dad.
What was your favorite song from 2008? on the brink of 2009 it came to me - 'closer'.
How many concerts or plays did you see in 2008? i saw a couple of plays - either classics themselves or based on classic novels. and to my 'chagrin', i think i didn't see any concerts. AT ALL. oh. that's bad. well, that's gonna change.
EDIT: i was highly exaggerating. i did see three shows in 2008. i guess that's not enough to actually remember. but at least it wasn't as bad as i thought.
Did you have a favorite concert in 2008? can we stop talking about concerts now?
What was your favorite book in 2008? i'd like to say 'justice by shards', but if i'm really honest, it's 'new moon'
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? no, i'm actually rather proud of myself, in hindsight.
What was the biggest lie you told in 2008? ha! hahaha! i'm not ready to share it with the interweb - at least i told some people the truth, at last.
Did you treat somebody badly in 2008? not intentionally.
Did somebody treat you badly in 2008? let’s not go there.
What was your proudest moment of 2008? being brave.
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008? i probably said something really stupid to someone in the states - i tend to get my foot in my mouth over there.
If you could go back to any moment of 2008 and change something, what would it be? nothing.
Where did you work in 2008? same place as 2007.
Favorite TV shows(s) of 2008? it's gotta be grey's anatomy
Favorite Band(s) of 2008? the usual and KOL
Favorite Food in 2008? italian, as always
Favorite Drink in 2008? coffee, as always
Favorite Place in 2008? work
Favorite person(s) to be with in 2008? friends and family.
Favorite person(s) to talk to in 2008? my sister-in-law, my mom, my friends
Favorite trip in 2008? the states
Favorite stores in 2008? bijenkorf.
Hardest thing you had to go through in 2008? france.
Most exciting moment(s) in 2008? seeing overseas friends again - finally! coming home after that trip.
Funniest moment(s) in 2008? most of them were at work. i'm blessed with several co-workers with an excellent sense of humor.
Friday, January 2, 2009
one other thing
the KOL-deal with the big fat scalper fell through. that's the last time i'm going to (try to) pay more than face for a ticket.
i say that now, right?
i say that now, right?
Thursday, January 1, 2009
smells like teen spirit
i had a (somewhat) relaxed week. i was off work and supposed to work hard on a paper. the biggest hurdle turned out to be having my hair dyed, though. my hair has become very dark the last couple of years and i was spotting some gray (the horror!). so i asked my hair dresser to put in some highlights - "make it golden brown", i said. after he washed out the dye, it was red. RED! so he had to start over... four hours later, i'm a brunette/red head/blonde. whatever. at least it's not boring anymore.
yesterday morning i went to see the ultimate teen movie of 2008, twilight. yes, i did. i went with a girl i met at work. she's even more of an arthouse film lover than i am, so this was going to be good. for the funny review, go to ericdsnider.com. our high- and lowlights were:
- whomever wrote the dutch subtitles should be shot. the translation was beyond bad. to give you one example; when bella has been bitten by james and is frantically impersonating a cross-eyed teen having an orgasm (what's that about?), the subtitle read: 'my HEAD! it's on fire!' - dude, you can SEE that she's bitten in her HAND. seriously.
- the baseball scene was awesome. i'm not a muse-fan per se, but i thought the song fit really well. i love watching guys playing baseball. it's instant hotness. so that was a plus. but the whole scene just rocked.
- the vampire make-up. no. just no. was it a tribute to vampire movies from the thirties? was there only money left for white powder, eye liner and lipstick? what?
- the accent in the line "my family, we're different from our kind" was suddenly over the top. i thought - 'hey, it's rhett butler!'. who am i to judge someone's accent though, right?
- uhm - why is carlisle not allowing edward to kill off james ("don't forget who you are") but the rest of the kids can? that was weird.
- we had to giggle at some of the sighing, panting, staring. the part where he pretends to bite her neck was hard to watch. but really - it was a sweet movie. i'm ready for new moon (that's my favorite book of the series).
yesterday evening we partied hard in downtown the hague. i hope you got my text message wishing you a happy new year! personally, i'm all for a fresh new year. make it a better one than last year, at least.
yesterday morning i went to see the ultimate teen movie of 2008, twilight. yes, i did. i went with a girl i met at work. she's even more of an arthouse film lover than i am, so this was going to be good. for the funny review, go to ericdsnider.com. our high- and lowlights were:
- whomever wrote the dutch subtitles should be shot. the translation was beyond bad. to give you one example; when bella has been bitten by james and is frantically impersonating a cross-eyed teen having an orgasm (what's that about?), the subtitle read: 'my HEAD! it's on fire!' - dude, you can SEE that she's bitten in her HAND. seriously.
- the baseball scene was awesome. i'm not a muse-fan per se, but i thought the song fit really well. i love watching guys playing baseball. it's instant hotness. so that was a plus. but the whole scene just rocked.
- the vampire make-up. no. just no. was it a tribute to vampire movies from the thirties? was there only money left for white powder, eye liner and lipstick? what?
- the accent in the line "my family, we're different from our kind" was suddenly over the top. i thought - 'hey, it's rhett butler!'. who am i to judge someone's accent though, right?
- uhm - why is carlisle not allowing edward to kill off james ("don't forget who you are") but the rest of the kids can? that was weird.
- we had to giggle at some of the sighing, panting, staring. the part where he pretends to bite her neck was hard to watch. but really - it was a sweet movie. i'm ready for new moon (that's my favorite book of the series).
yesterday evening we partied hard in downtown the hague. i hope you got my text message wishing you a happy new year! personally, i'm all for a fresh new year. make it a better one than last year, at least.
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