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Monday, January 16, 2006
Thursday, January 12, 2006
2006 has begun ...
... and it was a great little vacation I had,
spending xmas at home with the family,
driving up to Amsterdam for New Years at a cool club,
then back to Germany to relax and be extremely lazy for a few days
before plunging back into work here in cold,
freezing, frost-bites-your-nose-and-ears-off Holland!
spending xmas at home with the family,
driving up to Amsterdam for New Years at a cool club,
then back to Germany to relax and be extremely lazy for a few days
before plunging back into work here in cold,
freezing, frost-bites-your-nose-and-ears-off Holland!
There was plenty of snow
(see picture of my sister and her good friend M.),
laughs, presents, and fooooood (so soo much food!).
In Luxemburg I met A.'s new boyfriend
who went to the same school in London as I did,
only a few years later, and who still has contact with a bunch of people
I still remember from when I was around 10 years old! Crazy.
(see picture of my sister and her good friend M.),
laughs, presents, and fooooood (so soo much food!).
In Luxemburg I met A.'s new boyfriend
who went to the same school in London as I did,
only a few years later, and who still has contact with a bunch of people
I still remember from when I was around 10 years old! Crazy.
Well, right now I have shitloads of work to do
(no kidding- am working two jobs at the moment...
one during the day, one in the evenings to night-time),
and my holiday-energy-buffer is melting away at high speed, argh!
This also does not leave a lot of time for my social life so...
soon I shall turn into an uber-geek that sits at home,
isolated, wondering what it would be like.. out there...
in the real world...
Hm.
I shall have to go shopping this weekend
and meet up with friends for drinks and gossip
to prevent major catastrophy... yes...
Monday, December 19, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Last chance: Wildcard, 24th of December ...
Hey you guys-
Thanks to all of you who voted! I really appreciated it!
Unfortunately Gabriel did not make it to the next round this time, but he can fight for the ‘wildcard’, which is some kind of joker to get to the finals, that all 15 that didn’t make it can try to get in two weeks time (xmas eve… great timing)…
The chances are slim, but of course I’m still all for voting like crazy (though am getting fed up with the Idols-money-making-machine, but what can you do, ey) and happy if anyone decides to support him. I think this time they give you a whole week (the one before the 24th of course... duh) to vote your little hearts out, and on the 24th itself, only the 6 candidates with the most votes get to perform, and only ONE gets the 'wildcard' = gets to go on to the finals with the last 12!
Ah well ...
I think our Gabriel was so nervous on Saturday he only did half as good as he could’ve really- I saw his sleeve jitter and tremble when he was on stage- what stress!!! He never fails to give you some solid goose-bumps when he sings relaxed and full of energy, but that evening stage fright kinda froze him, I guess...
We still believe in him (of course - duh) and hope he stands a chance on Saturday the 24st!
I also hope the Idols-Image-Makers cut the crap and stop showing weird, out-of-the-context snip-its from Gabriels comments/interviews in order to have him come across as arrogant/super self assured, which he really isn't. (Those who saw the show know what I mean.)
So...
Thanks again for your support! And hang in there a little longer to give him a chance to perform again (less trembling to be expected due to 'fuck it, I ain't got nothin' to loose now' factor)-
Kisses and hugs from me to you :)
Friday, December 02, 2005
Friday, November 11, 2005
Apartment... the hunt continues
Well... what can I say.
Today we looked at our 8th(?) apartment in Amsterdam,
as we need to get out of our current place by March 2006.
(City decided to renovate the building so we must go,
but therefore had fantastically low rent as long as it lasted.)
Aaaanyway, it is getting depressing-
I know that I shouldn’t fall into despair quite yet
as it always takes some time to find a good and decent place
for an affordable price…
yet it seems that ‘good’ and ‘decent’
are quite incompatible with ‘affordable’ here.
What the hell do people think
when they offer you a stinky shoebox sized shit-hole
for the mind-blowing price of up to 300.000 EUR???
My god! Why what where when what the …
More than once have we left an apartment we viewed
stunned and utterly perplex!
(Plus we make appointments BEFORE working hours,
which means I have to get up super early almost every morning!
People that know me can only imagine the disastrous effect this has
on me, and anyone else around me… so basically Gabriel gets it all-
hm...)
We are now slowly but surely contemplating the possibility of
living on the streets soon. Well, maybe we could build ourselves
a nice little ‘box and plastic bag combo condo’…
right behind a big puddle… and after a few months
we’ll post it on the real estate market as
‘spacey and airy bungalow, with great lake view – a must see’…
yeah… that’ll teach ‘em…..
Today we looked at our 8th(?) apartment in Amsterdam,
as we need to get out of our current place by March 2006.
(City decided to renovate the building so we must go,
but therefore had fantastically low rent as long as it lasted.)
Aaaanyway, it is getting depressing-
I know that I shouldn’t fall into despair quite yet
as it always takes some time to find a good and decent place
for an affordable price…
yet it seems that ‘good’ and ‘decent’
are quite incompatible with ‘affordable’ here.
What the hell do people think
when they offer you a stinky shoebox sized shit-hole
for the mind-blowing price of up to 300.000 EUR???
My god! Why what where when what the …
More than once have we left an apartment we viewed
stunned and utterly perplex!
(Plus we make appointments BEFORE working hours,
which means I have to get up super early almost every morning!
People that know me can only imagine the disastrous effect this has
on me, and anyone else around me… so basically Gabriel gets it all-
hm...)
We are now slowly but surely contemplating the possibility of
living on the streets soon. Well, maybe we could build ourselves
a nice little ‘box and plastic bag combo condo’…
right behind a big puddle… and after a few months
we’ll post it on the real estate market as
‘spacey and airy bungalow, with great lake view – a must see’…
yeah… that’ll teach ‘em…..
Monday, November 07, 2005
More painting...
This weekend I continued my wallpainting-project
at gabe'n'gabe's office...
still needs some work but its slowly getting there!
hm.. maybe i can give it a little more energy like this:
at gabe'n'gabe's office...
still needs some work but its slowly getting there!
hm.. maybe i can give it a little more energy like this:
Monday, October 31, 2005
Painting...
... the wall of Gabe n Gabe's new edit suite.
Hm- I am not quite sure which colour direction I want to give it.
Right now I have finished the base,
and before I continue next weekend,
I am tweaking it in Photoshop to see where its gonna go...
Hm- I am not quite sure which colour direction I want to give it.
Right now I have finished the base,
and before I continue next weekend,
I am tweaking it in Photoshop to see where its gonna go...
Thursday, October 27, 2005
And he sings and sings ...
Hey guys- make sure to watch "Idols 3" on RTL4 this Saturday!!!
You can see Gabriel singing his little heart out in the first round-
Btw, I had to take my 'showreel' post off due to technical problems...
it will be posted again asap!
Hm- well, that's all for now...
will update this all soon, but have no time lately, ts ts ts!
-
You can see Gabriel singing his little heart out in the first round-
Btw, I had to take my 'showreel' post off due to technical problems...
it will be posted again asap!
Hm- well, that's all for now...
will update this all soon, but have no time lately, ts ts ts!
-
Monday, September 26, 2005
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Sport ist Mord
As they say in german ('sports are murderous' or sth like that).
Well, tried to be 'healthy' and went jogging yesterday-
one and a half hours of sweat and more sweat...
and a whole new world of pain was revealed to me today!
I feel terrible! My knee feels like its been smashed with a hammer,
my back feels like a bulldozer ploughed over it several times,
my legs don't feel anything anymore really,
apart from the occasional sharp jabbing pain that feels like
someone is working at it with a screwdriver...
ah well- all for the sake of getting into shape, ey?
I think I might try yoga next time before doing
anything too radical like jogging again ;)
Well, tried to be 'healthy' and went jogging yesterday-
one and a half hours of sweat and more sweat...
and a whole new world of pain was revealed to me today!
I feel terrible! My knee feels like its been smashed with a hammer,
my back feels like a bulldozer ploughed over it several times,
my legs don't feel anything anymore really,
apart from the occasional sharp jabbing pain that feels like
someone is working at it with a screwdriver...
ah well- all for the sake of getting into shape, ey?
I think I might try yoga next time before doing
anything too radical like jogging again ;)
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Idols 3, horses, and boats...
This weekend Gabriel participated in Idols 3
to become the new 'Popstar 2005'... or 2006?...
Anyway it was loads of fun and veeery exciting-
I think it's great that he is doing this, he is very talented
and has a beautiful voice (ah yes, the girlfriend speaks)!
But see (hear) for yourself! You can always go to
http://www.garageband.com/artist/gabrielsong
and listen to some of his own songs if your interested!
Esther, a friend of ours, also very talented, also great voice,
was there as well (with whole family) and they both got through
to the next round end of Oktober... so, fingers crossed!!!
Then we drove a little outside of Amsterdam to see
a great arabian horse show (well what can I say...
it was not merely for animation research I have to admit...
actually, it was purely out of
'I love horses they are beautiful I wanna have one' reasons...)!
And after that (yes, we be active people)
we met up with Hans and some dear friends of ours from London (Rudolf and Suzanne)
who were cruising through Amsterdam on Hans' boat!
Ah I looove that!!!
Great weather, great view of Amsterdam from the 'Grachten' -
That's the life :)
to become the new 'Popstar 2005'... or 2006?...
Anyway it was loads of fun and veeery exciting-
I think it's great that he is doing this, he is very talented
and has a beautiful voice (ah yes, the girlfriend speaks)!
But see (hear) for yourself! You can always go to
http://www.garageband.com/artist/gabrielsong
and listen to some of his own songs if your interested!
Esther, a friend of ours, also very talented, also great voice,
was there as well (with whole family) and they both got through
to the next round end of Oktober... so, fingers crossed!!!
Then we drove a little outside of Amsterdam to see
a great arabian horse show (well what can I say...
it was not merely for animation research I have to admit...
actually, it was purely out of
'I love horses they are beautiful I wanna have one' reasons...)!
And after that (yes, we be active people)
we met up with Hans and some dear friends of ours from London (Rudolf and Suzanne)
who were cruising through Amsterdam on Hans' boat!
Ah I looove that!!!
Great weather, great view of Amsterdam from the 'Grachten' -
That's the life :)
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Amsterdam, Amsterdam...
So let's see...
Living with Gabe is turning out to be fantastic!
And I am not just saying this to give a "perfect couple" *barf barf* image...
it actually really is quite amazing-
After living in a long distance relationship for up to about three years,
it's little things, like sitting on the couch all cuddled up and
watching TV, that make a big difference.
Well... considering the size of our apartment
(very 'cosy' - basically you have your selfmade maze
when you decide to do some laundry and put the racks up...
ah, and the fun of 'where the hell did I put "x"'
or 'in which box do you reckon is the bla bla...?')
we really went from one extreme to the other.
But hey, its all wonderful (please ignore Gabe's cuts and bruises)
:)
Workwise all is developing well-
everything is still kind of being structured and organised,
so all in all its quite relaxed...
I go to work by bike now, like a true dutch girl,
but with the adrenalin schocks of a normal
non-crazy-bike-driving-what-the-hell-is-going-on
person from outside of Holland, or better Amsterdam...
a person who was not half born on a bike.
Basically I arrive at work every morning completely drenched in sweat
and shaking uncontrolably, but what a thrill it is!
I live on the edge now, ah yes,
I look death in the eye every single day!
Trams, Busses, Cars, Tourists... bring it on baby!
Muahahahahaaaa!
Living with Gabe is turning out to be fantastic!
And I am not just saying this to give a "perfect couple" *barf barf* image...
it actually really is quite amazing-
After living in a long distance relationship for up to about three years,
it's little things, like sitting on the couch all cuddled up and
watching TV, that make a big difference.
Well... considering the size of our apartment
(very 'cosy' - basically you have your selfmade maze
when you decide to do some laundry and put the racks up...
ah, and the fun of 'where the hell did I put "x"'
or 'in which box do you reckon is the bla bla...?')
we really went from one extreme to the other.
But hey, its all wonderful (please ignore Gabe's cuts and bruises)
:)
Workwise all is developing well-
everything is still kind of being structured and organised,
so all in all its quite relaxed...
I go to work by bike now, like a true dutch girl,
but with the adrenalin schocks of a normal
non-crazy-bike-driving-what-the-hell-is-going-on
person from outside of Holland, or better Amsterdam...
a person who was not half born on a bike.
Basically I arrive at work every morning completely drenched in sweat
and shaking uncontrolably, but what a thrill it is!
I live on the edge now, ah yes,
I look death in the eye every single day!
Trams, Busses, Cars, Tourists... bring it on baby!
Muahahahahaaaa!
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Back from the USA
wow- that was a great holiday!
and I know it has been aaages since I have promised Blogs and Vlogs and what not to friends and collegues about my adventures and new job in Amsterdam...
what can I say? Sorry for the long delay and being 'too busy' (yeah yeah) to update my Blog.
Instead a couple of you have already checked out the Vlogs on Gabe's site www.gabe.nl, so that way you can see our vacation videos form his site-
and I know it has been aaages since I have promised Blogs and Vlogs and what not to friends and collegues about my adventures and new job in Amsterdam...
what can I say? Sorry for the long delay and being 'too busy' (yeah yeah) to update my Blog.
Instead a couple of you have already checked out the Vlogs on Gabe's site www.gabe.nl, so that way you can see our vacation videos form his site-
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Jurannessic hitting the Blogs
This is great!
More and more people are taking a look at the caveman vlog
and posting a blog about it! Very cool! Makes me very proud-
Hm- I guess I should be getting back to working on some own stuff
after finishing with Harry Potter 4...
I shall brainstorm a bit about it on my 3 week roadtrip
along the westcoast, where I am sure to meet some interesting characters,
and have fabulous adventures!
This will be my first 'real' time to the US,
unless you count being in Disneyworld as a kid
as experiencing America and its people..?
I am very excited!!!
Tomorrow last day at work here in London
(and last night in terribly loud room
in very old shaky house on main road in NW...
but will make sure that vast amounts of alcohol
consumed in short amount of time during farewell drinks
will dampen perception of noise so will sleep like stone),
Day after tomorrow off to Amsterdam
(as have all my stuff there with boyfriend in small but cosy apartment),
Monday off to Los Angeles!
Yuppieeee!
Will post pics and news once there!
More and more people are taking a look at the caveman vlog
and posting a blog about it! Very cool! Makes me very proud-
Hm- I guess I should be getting back to working on some own stuff
after finishing with Harry Potter 4...
I shall brainstorm a bit about it on my 3 week roadtrip
along the westcoast, where I am sure to meet some interesting characters,
and have fabulous adventures!
This will be my first 'real' time to the US,
unless you count being in Disneyworld as a kid
as experiencing America and its people..?
I am very excited!!!
Tomorrow last day at work here in London
(and last night in terribly loud room
in very old shaky house on main road in NW...
but will make sure that vast amounts of alcohol
consumed in short amount of time during farewell drinks
will dampen perception of noise so will sleep like stone),
Day after tomorrow off to Amsterdam
(as have all my stuff there with boyfriend in small but cosy apartment),
Monday off to Los Angeles!
Yuppieeee!
Will post pics and news once there!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
SUN in London at last...
I know why the English, or anyone living in England for that matter,
talk about the weather so much...
that's because it is unpredictable as hell, and completely insane!!!
A week ago, I could have sworn that wintertime was rolling back in,
Well, it doesn't make sitting indoors infront of a PC anymore attractive,
I can tell you that.
If you guys want to check out some pics from the Paris weekend, go to:
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Mojito
that's my friend Damiens blog on Xanga (some kinda korean site),
who Gabe and I visited for his birthday,
and who is currently dating my best friend Anneke
http://www.annekehansen.blogspot.com/
who was also celebrating her birthday that weekend!
so a lot of celebrating and having fun -
and a tiny bit of shopping going on too, but yeah, what can you do...
I have a hunch it's genetically programmed...
talk about the weather so much...
that's because it is unpredictable as hell, and completely insane!!!
A week ago, I could have sworn that wintertime was rolling back in,
and today it is positively tropical!
Well, it doesn't make sitting indoors infront of a PC anymore attractive,
I can tell you that.
If you guys want to check out some pics from the Paris weekend, go to:
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Mojito
that's my friend Damiens blog on Xanga (some kinda korean site),
who Gabe and I visited for his birthday,
and who is currently dating my best friend Anneke
http://www.annekehansen.blogspot.com/
who was also celebrating her birthday that weekend!
so a lot of celebrating and having fun -
and a tiny bit of shopping going on too, but yeah, what can you do...
I have a hunch it's genetically programmed...
Saturday, May 07, 2005
warning: very girlish post ...
I just had to tell the world...
am the proud owner of the (probably)
most beautiful shoes in the world!
(for all you fellow fashion victims:
they are from Salvatore Ferragamo.)
am the proud owner of the (probably)
most beautiful shoes in the world!
(for all you fellow fashion victims:
they are from Salvatore Ferragamo.)
this week ....
wasn't too bad-
it actually had good weather last weekend!
so lets keep fingers crossed for the next few days...
hm- how come I keep blogging about the weather and/or my work??
man... am I that boring?
hell no!
in my mind is a whirling thunderstorm of incessant creativity and craze!
... most of the time anyway.
hm- I wonder if i could animate that...
it actually had good weather last weekend!
so lets keep fingers crossed for the next few days...
hm- how come I keep blogging about the weather and/or my work??
man... am I that boring?
hell no!
in my mind is a whirling thunderstorm of incessant creativity and craze!
... most of the time anyway.
hm- I wonder if i could animate that...
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Just because I can ...
Just click on pic to watch the movie/vlog!
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