Thursday, June 21, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
friends from paris visit ...
Alex and Damien were over for the easter weekend!
We had a great time :) wonderful weather and
loads of laughs.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
Party in Paris...
...for Damien's and Soraya's birthday!
They rented out a flat plus DJ to celebrate-
it was wonderful being in Paris for pleasure
instead of work :)
as always Raffee took a lot of pictures of the event-
here's one of when we were getting ready to party!
They rented out a flat plus DJ to celebrate-
it was wonderful being in Paris for pleasure
instead of work :)
as always Raffee took a lot of pictures of the event-
here's one of when we were getting ready to party!
Monday, March 12, 2007
Change of Plans
Am back from week in London.
Let me give you the details briefly:
First day I walked through the heels of my boots on my mission to find affordable accommodation in a safe, nice part of London, which proved a lot more difficult than anticipated!
Looked at flatshares with one extremely skinny scary woman, and one with walls that had been treated with heavy chemicals against mold to which the landlady suggested I just needed to 'air' the room regularly, and I should be fine... (plus a third nipple starts sprouting on your chest after a matter of days! all that for 650 Pounds! A bargain I tell you!)
Not worried yet, because have feeling I still have loads of time...
Second day my handbag breaks, I still have no flatshare-
Although I did have a couple of appointments in nice areas, but this time I encountered enormous obese sweaty man, and broken toilets...
Slowly getting worried because have only seen crap and time seems to fly.
So I make an appointment for the next day with my future employer to see if we can push back my starting date seeing that my current employer will not cut me any slack at all and accommodation is clearly not in near sight-
Third day, slightly limping, I swoop into my former and future employers studio after another couple of useless appointments in flats -this time it was just plain unaffordable, but I thought I'd treat myself to look at some non stinky rooms...
at this point my feet are bloody from the new sneakers I bought (Nike, booooh), my chap stick exploded in my face from being all warm and mushy from going in and and out of the tube climate, and my spirits are pretty low and am feeling a tad in despair. Snief-
BUT I had a great chat with my future project manager/producer.
I even walked away with a raise which is always pretty fantastic.
After some ping-ponging on the start date, this is the new deal: I will be going to London in July and NOT April, which makes me pretty happy (once I got through the weird transitional part where you don't know if changes are for the better or not).
Summer in Amsterdam! Very good!
This also means I will be on the Dutch project another 2 months or so (am calculating my own slack of at least a month now) which means that there is some serious bootie kicking I need to be doing today...
I will report back after :)
Let me give you the details briefly:
First day I walked through the heels of my boots on my mission to find affordable accommodation in a safe, nice part of London, which proved a lot more difficult than anticipated!
Looked at flatshares with one extremely skinny scary woman, and one with walls that had been treated with heavy chemicals against mold to which the landlady suggested I just needed to 'air' the room regularly, and I should be fine... (plus a third nipple starts sprouting on your chest after a matter of days! all that for 650 Pounds! A bargain I tell you!)
Not worried yet, because have feeling I still have loads of time...
Second day my handbag breaks, I still have no flatshare-
Although I did have a couple of appointments in nice areas, but this time I encountered enormous obese sweaty man, and broken toilets...
Slowly getting worried because have only seen crap and time seems to fly.
So I make an appointment for the next day with my future employer to see if we can push back my starting date seeing that my current employer will not cut me any slack at all and accommodation is clearly not in near sight-
Third day, slightly limping, I swoop into my former and future employers studio after another couple of useless appointments in flats -this time it was just plain unaffordable, but I thought I'd treat myself to look at some non stinky rooms...
at this point my feet are bloody from the new sneakers I bought (Nike, booooh), my chap stick exploded in my face from being all warm and mushy from going in and and out of the tube climate, and my spirits are pretty low and am feeling a tad in despair. Snief-
BUT I had a great chat with my future project manager/producer.
I even walked away with a raise which is always pretty fantastic.
After some ping-ponging on the start date, this is the new deal: I will be going to London in July and NOT April, which makes me pretty happy (once I got through the weird transitional part where you don't know if changes are for the better or not).
Summer in Amsterdam! Very good!
This also means I will be on the Dutch project another 2 months or so (am calculating my own slack of at least a month now) which means that there is some serious bootie kicking I need to be doing today...
I will report back after :)
Thursday, February 22, 2007
fast update...
Some big stuff has been happening and I know I need to write about it more in detail at one point- but for now you'll have to do with:
went to New York for long weekend, came back engaged and beaming with love and happiness!
Then had to go off to Paris, after fighting nasty flu from plane airco, to fight nasty french 3D people ... am seeing friends every evening which is great and gives me strength!
Will try to give better update and some juicy details soon, but for now, gotta run!!!
Monday, February 05, 2007
out of the loop...
...I have been, the last week.
Teaching at the Filmacademy here in Amsterdam,
I was pretty much 'analog' the last few days!
Plus I got hit by a car on Thursday which was a shocker...
I am fine (apart from a few bumps and bruises)
and considering I rolled onto and off the front part of the car
that hit me at considerable speed, while I was on my bike
trying to cross the tram tracks, I was very, very lucky.
Even my bike survived! Unbelievable.
The week at the Academy was loads of fun!
I really enjoy teaching, it makes you go back and break down
the principles of your work and in the end you understand some
aspects about your job even better than before!
Kinda weird how that works :)
So, I am 'back', and I finally got round to do
this superhero test thing that friends were talking about...
Teaching at the Filmacademy here in Amsterdam,
I was pretty much 'analog' the last few days!
Plus I got hit by a car on Thursday which was a shocker...
I am fine (apart from a few bumps and bruises)
and considering I rolled onto and off the front part of the car
that hit me at considerable speed, while I was on my bike
trying to cross the tram tracks, I was very, very lucky.
Even my bike survived! Unbelievable.
The week at the Academy was loads of fun!
I really enjoy teaching, it makes you go back and break down
the principles of your work and in the end you understand some
aspects about your job even better than before!
Kinda weird how that works :)
So, I am 'back', and I finally got round to do
this superhero test thing that friends were talking about...
better late than never ...
Your results:
You are Supergirl
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test
You are Supergirl
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Frustrations with 'creatives'/'executives'?
Just came across a great post on John K.'s blog!
(the 'Ren & Stimpy' guy - to just name one of his shows)
If you also feel frustrated at the political BS that happens
in our creative business, read this and share your anger.
(the 'Ren & Stimpy' guy - to just name one of his shows)
If you also feel frustrated at the political BS that happens
in our creative business, read this and share your anger.
Monday, January 22, 2007
girls evening ...
... at Tamara's last Saturday, with Patricia and Mijke.
(did I spell that right?)
I had a blast! It was great fun hanging out, chatting,
sharing the latest shocking news, laughing and being silly :)
Today I am back at work, and bored as hell, wondering where,
oh where this production is going... but apparently there will
be some re-organizing and scheduling at a meeting tomorrow,
so I have faith... gotta keep believin'...
I also came across a woman today
who I'd like to refer to as RB (Rich Bitch).
Our first encounter was already so warm and friendly:
RB:'I'd like a café latte'
Me:'Eh, sorry, I'm not the coffee girl...
RB:'Oh' (eyes me up and down - iech! I hate that)
RB:'You look like one'
Gasp!
Excuse moi????
I mean... okay, I was running around in my oldest pair of jeans
and had taken off my shoes for maximum comfort at working space,
but having to take that from
miss 'armani-gucci-but I couldn't afford good taste'
was a mind-blower!
And what is she implying anyway?!
That coffee girls are low pitiful creatures???
(You should've seen her look)
I couldn't think of anything to answer back at that moment
(of course) so I just brushed it away with an elegant snort...
Today I see her overly tanned self again,
waltzing up and down the hallway in her bossy manner.
When I went to get myself some more tea, there she was,
at the coffee corner,
talking about something incredibly dumb and profane I am sure.
So I whisk by,
nevertheless giving her the 'pf- I remember you too bitch' look,
pour myself some nice steamin' tea, and am about to retreat
in the same nonchalant 'I ain't even lookin' at you again' way
when I crash into the slightly open door of the dishwasher, stumble,
and pour tea and myself all over the floor...
(did I spell that right?)
I had a blast! It was great fun hanging out, chatting,
sharing the latest shocking news, laughing and being silly :)
Today I am back at work, and bored as hell, wondering where,
oh where this production is going... but apparently there will
be some re-organizing and scheduling at a meeting tomorrow,
so I have faith... gotta keep believin'...
I also came across a woman today
who I'd like to refer to as RB (Rich Bitch).
Our first encounter was already so warm and friendly:
RB:'I'd like a café latte'
Me:'Eh, sorry, I'm not the coffee girl...
RB:'Oh' (eyes me up and down - iech! I hate that)
RB:'You look like one'
Gasp!
Excuse moi????
I mean... okay, I was running around in my oldest pair of jeans
and had taken off my shoes for maximum comfort at working space,
but having to take that from
miss 'armani-gucci-but I couldn't afford good taste'
was a mind-blower!
And what is she implying anyway?!
That coffee girls are low pitiful creatures???
(You should've seen her look)
I couldn't think of anything to answer back at that moment
(of course) so I just brushed it away with an elegant snort...
Today I see her overly tanned self again,
waltzing up and down the hallway in her bossy manner.
When I went to get myself some more tea, there she was,
at the coffee corner,
talking about something incredibly dumb and profane I am sure.
So I whisk by,
nevertheless giving her the 'pf- I remember you too bitch' look,
pour myself some nice steamin' tea, and am about to retreat
in the same nonchalant 'I ain't even lookin' at you again' way
when I crash into the slightly open door of the dishwasher, stumble,
and pour tea and myself all over the floor...
Monday, January 15, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
crazy wind!!!
almost got knocked off my bike by the extremely strong wind gusts that are whizzing through Amsterdam lately! Today seems to be the peak of wind craziness, and our office sounds like an old spooky castle with ghosts that rattle on their chains while the winds howl screaming up and down the corridors!
(well it's more the squeaky rattle of the lunch cart and probably our producers crumbling under the pressure of impossible deadlines... but still)
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
got tagged...?
Although not quite sure what this whole tagging business is about,
I guess I should tell you 5 things about me that you don't know...
that seems to be the custom once you've been tagged?
This might prove kinda difficult...or at the same time easy, not really knowing who 'you', dear reader, are! Are you a friend that knows a lot about me already or a total stranger who just happens to cross my blog?
I guess I could start by the last few things that recently happened or occurred to me, and thus revealing something about my character or self:
-Have been feeling nauseous all day, and apparently there is another flu (this time stomach flu) going around, and OF COURSE I get it too...
ergo: my immune system stinks
-I am allergic to egg (yolk), so besides the fact that they smell like nasty farts, they give me bowel cramps, and OF COURSE there is boiled egg all over the place today at lunch...
ergo: in-ah no like stinky eggs
- hm, am thinking that new readers might get impression that I stink... which shows that I am worried about other people's opinions about me, because OF COURSE I want everyone to think I am cool and great and whatnot...
ergo: insecurity and strange need to please people
- am terrible when it comes to feeling left out... especially concerning friends, which comes from wanting close bonds with people, and wanting to be important to them, and wanting them to want me to be around at all times because without me it's only half the fun OF COURSE...
ergo: well, that's just me regressing back to childhood and wanting to be the center of interest and attention - I am working on it...
- mostly I try to be happy and positive about things in life... to be zen and balanced and all that 'want to be a better person' stuff, but at the same time I embrace cynicism and love to paint black pictures of my feelings, telling myself that I need no one, because OF COURSE no one needs me...
ergo: am full of contradictions (slightly borderline even? I guess when I am stressed out its worse)
Well, there you go!
A micro slice of the huge dysfunctional cake that makes me ;)
I guess I should tell you 5 things about me that you don't know...
that seems to be the custom once you've been tagged?
This might prove kinda difficult...or at the same time easy, not really knowing who 'you', dear reader, are! Are you a friend that knows a lot about me already or a total stranger who just happens to cross my blog?
I guess I could start by the last few things that recently happened or occurred to me, and thus revealing something about my character or self:
-Have been feeling nauseous all day, and apparently there is another flu (this time stomach flu) going around, and OF COURSE I get it too...
ergo: my immune system stinks
-I am allergic to egg (yolk), so besides the fact that they smell like nasty farts, they give me bowel cramps, and OF COURSE there is boiled egg all over the place today at lunch...
ergo: in-ah no like stinky eggs
- hm, am thinking that new readers might get impression that I stink... which shows that I am worried about other people's opinions about me, because OF COURSE I want everyone to think I am cool and great and whatnot...
ergo: insecurity and strange need to please people
- am terrible when it comes to feeling left out... especially concerning friends, which comes from wanting close bonds with people, and wanting to be important to them, and wanting them to want me to be around at all times because without me it's only half the fun OF COURSE...
ergo: well, that's just me regressing back to childhood and wanting to be the center of interest and attention - I am working on it...
- mostly I try to be happy and positive about things in life... to be zen and balanced and all that 'want to be a better person' stuff, but at the same time I embrace cynicism and love to paint black pictures of my feelings, telling myself that I need no one, because OF COURSE no one needs me...
ergo: am full of contradictions (slightly borderline even? I guess when I am stressed out its worse)
Well, there you go!
A micro slice of the huge dysfunctional cake that makes me ;)
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
chicken anyone?
am not making much sense today myself, so this fits just fine...
am still recovering from my major birthday party on saturday that went on until 6 am and left me kinda brain dead ;)
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
My office ...
It's been a quiet day today,
apart from my sniveling, snorting and coughing
from the massive flu that has hit whole Holland,
so I thought it would be time to tell you all
about my new working place.
I sit in a pretty much 80's style building block,
on the second floor, with moderately modern interior
(lots of browns and greys...) and a nice
lounge-like reception area.
Now the room I sit in,
which has a funky 'Computer Graphics' sign
hanging over the door, is put together as follows:
-hallway
-room with desks and PCs (not all too big, say 25m2 max)
-little rendering booth
-widows
The thing is that this 'small tech booth' shuts out any daylight from,
or view to the windows! I sit in the dark THE WHOLE DAY.
It is depressing on a sunny day (like today) and not all too bad
on a clouded dutch autumn day, which isn't much lighter
than nighttime anyway...
The walls of this room are grey and dark grey,
the floor a dark green carpet...
the tables black...
and on Fridays we drink fresh blood and chant dark rhymes...
Anyway-
it's dark, and I cannot wait to move to our new room
with windows and OXYGEN, which is always a great plus!
(should be in the new 3D room by new years).
The tan I had from vacation ran off screaming,
leaving me as white as a sheet!
And I guarantee I'll be showing off a great translucent greenish teint,
the trademark of any 3D guy/geek, soon enough.
Not to mention my red nose flaking away from constant nose-blowing,
and the faint cracked lips to match!
Be afraid... be very afraid...
apart from my sniveling, snorting and coughing
from the massive flu that has hit whole Holland,
so I thought it would be time to tell you all
about my new working place.
I sit in a pretty much 80's style building block,
on the second floor, with moderately modern interior
(lots of browns and greys...) and a nice
lounge-like reception area.
Now the room I sit in,
which has a funky 'Computer Graphics' sign
hanging over the door, is put together as follows:
-hallway
-room with desks and PCs (not all too big, say 25m2 max)
-little rendering booth
-widows
The thing is that this 'small tech booth' shuts out any daylight from,
or view to the windows! I sit in the dark THE WHOLE DAY.
It is depressing on a sunny day (like today) and not all too bad
on a clouded dutch autumn day, which isn't much lighter
than nighttime anyway...
The walls of this room are grey and dark grey,
the floor a dark green carpet...
the tables black...
and on Fridays we drink fresh blood and chant dark rhymes...
Anyway-
it's dark, and I cannot wait to move to our new room
with windows and OXYGEN, which is always a great plus!
(should be in the new 3D room by new years).
The tan I had from vacation ran off screaming,
leaving me as white as a sheet!
And I guarantee I'll be showing off a great translucent greenish teint,
the trademark of any 3D guy/geek, soon enough.
Not to mention my red nose flaking away from constant nose-blowing,
and the faint cracked lips to match!
Be afraid... be very afraid...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Updated Stuff...
... on this blog and created an art blog, where I will (hopefully) post a lot of my drawings and paintings!
Things on the kids movie I am working on are going well-
we just finished shooting in South Africa and should be getting the rushes in pretty soon!
I cannot wait to see the material...
I'll be teaching at the Film Academie Amsterdam in January, focusing on showreels/portfolios and interview situations. If all goes well I'll be back to guide the animation on some final year projects, but that's all still very much in the future- we'll see how it goes and how tied down I'll be when working in London again!
Busy busy busy ;)
And so much happier than in the games industry... come to think of it, it might've been different if I had worked on a fun cartoon game. Violence related stuff just isn't for me.
Things on the kids movie I am working on are going well-
we just finished shooting in South Africa and should be getting the rushes in pretty soon!
I cannot wait to see the material...
I'll be teaching at the Film Academie Amsterdam in January, focusing on showreels/portfolios and interview situations. If all goes well I'll be back to guide the animation on some final year projects, but that's all still very much in the future- we'll see how it goes and how tied down I'll be when working in London again!
Busy busy busy ;)
And so much happier than in the games industry... come to think of it, it might've been different if I had worked on a fun cartoon game. Violence related stuff just isn't for me.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Halloween!!!
Well well, what a great party it was!
Tons of great pics that I'll be uploading soon!
Btw, the Greece pics are already on my flickr account :)
Tons of great pics that I'll be uploading soon!
Btw, the Greece pics are already on my flickr account :)
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
my month off ...
Was in Greece two weeks,
now will be in Germany to see family!
More details to come soon!!!
now will be in Germany to see family!
More details to come soon!!!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
ze beach ...
here are some pics from last evening,
when some colleagues of mine (and myself)
and a huge 20L bottle of sangria
took the train to the beach after work
(only takes half hour to get to beach!)
to sit and chat and watch the sun set
over the North See... it was beautiful.
when some colleagues of mine (and myself)
and a huge 20L bottle of sangria
took the train to the beach after work
(only takes half hour to get to beach!)
to sit and chat and watch the sun set
over the North See... it was beautiful.
news...
So,
I will be leaving my current job after August to
go travel Greece and the Cyclades Islands for a few weeks-
Then I'll return to crazy weather land = Holland to start
work on kids movie thet features a magical cg giraffe (aaw).
Very good.
Things couldn't continue like they were going.
BTW, if ever bored at work (I have become the master of bore)
check out this guys blog/vlog:
Ze Frank
I will be leaving my current job after August to
go travel Greece and the Cyclades Islands for a few weeks-
Then I'll return to crazy weather land = Holland to start
work on kids movie thet features a magical cg giraffe (aaw).
Very good.
Things couldn't continue like they were going.
BTW, if ever bored at work (I have become the master of bore)
check out this guys blog/vlog:
Ze Frank
Thursday, June 29, 2006
short note ...
How come this blog is all buggy in Internet Explorer,
and looks fine on Firefox?
Anyone who knows an answer to this, please help me out,
so i can get this site looking good on both browsers ...
and looks fine on Firefox?
Anyone who knows an answer to this, please help me out,
so i can get this site looking good on both browsers ...
Thursday, June 22, 2006
The Dip ... and football
Yes, yes…
It’s been a while since I posted anything-
I guess the reasons are a mixture of
Great weather, feeling lazy,
and not having that much to report really.
Right now I am going through a bit of a
‘whatever, what the hell, who cares anyway’
Phase which is probably a result of my current job
Being pretty lame, and …
Hm, I guess it’s just because the job is frustrating.
Even though I have the great prospect of going back to London
to work on a feature film next year in April,
I have mixed feelings about it all, because it means
being on a long distance relationship again… that is so tiring!
Problem is: being unhappy in your job is also extremely exhausting,
which is not such a big surprise when you spend around 80% of your day at it.
So it seems like I simply cannot have both:
live with boyfriend AND have great job.
The Netherlands simply has very little to offer
when scouting for cool jobs in animation,
Or so it seems.
And I have been looking around for alternatives, believe me.
Ah well, you could say:
Hey, just take the best out of now,
and worry about all the other stuff later…
Yes, well I assure you that I am trying hard to become a balanced,
Zen and thoroughly positive person-
I’m just not quite there yet ;)
Its funny how one seems to always have something to nag about-
First it’s all the stress with moving apartments and renovating etc-
Now I am living la dolce vita in this amazing palace
that I can call home,
And already I am thinking about how sad I’ll be when I have to leave!
Pf- silly.
Don’t get me wrong, I do have great moments of happiness,
And in general people know me as a positive person,
always ready to have a good laugh…
But those little dips you trip into from time to time
just seem to almost swallow me up whole sometimes,
and there is little I can do about it at that very moment…
maybe it's good to feel thoroughly shit from time to time,
because that’s what makes the good times even better, right?
Hm- let’s talk about something lighter…
So anyway,
cool thing that a lot of people are really getting into
the whole world cup happening, ey?
At the moment I am supporting quite a number of teams actually:
Germany, ist ja klar
Korea, eh.. gamsa hamnida?
Because, well... I am German and Korean...
Holland, precies!
And Australia, aussie aussie oi oi oi!!
Because, I support the teams of my friends :)
Of course.
I underestimated how fun it can be watching football in a bar,
decorated in screaming orange to match the yelling fans!
And despite the fact that we are all watching TV,
it feels so good to hang out with friends and chat before and after…
Hm- that should help with getting out of my dip, ey?
Yes… beer and friends (order of words does not reflect priority)…
cannot… resist… the sweet call… of cool lager… must… be strong… must …
Gotta run!
It’s been a while since I posted anything-
I guess the reasons are a mixture of
Great weather, feeling lazy,
and not having that much to report really.
Right now I am going through a bit of a
‘whatever, what the hell, who cares anyway’
Phase which is probably a result of my current job
Being pretty lame, and …
Hm, I guess it’s just because the job is frustrating.
Even though I have the great prospect of going back to London
to work on a feature film next year in April,
I have mixed feelings about it all, because it means
being on a long distance relationship again… that is so tiring!
Problem is: being unhappy in your job is also extremely exhausting,
which is not such a big surprise when you spend around 80% of your day at it.
So it seems like I simply cannot have both:
live with boyfriend AND have great job.
The Netherlands simply has very little to offer
when scouting for cool jobs in animation,
Or so it seems.
And I have been looking around for alternatives, believe me.
Ah well, you could say:
Hey, just take the best out of now,
and worry about all the other stuff later…
Yes, well I assure you that I am trying hard to become a balanced,
Zen and thoroughly positive person-
I’m just not quite there yet ;)
Its funny how one seems to always have something to nag about-
First it’s all the stress with moving apartments and renovating etc-
Now I am living la dolce vita in this amazing palace
that I can call home,
And already I am thinking about how sad I’ll be when I have to leave!
Pf- silly.
Don’t get me wrong, I do have great moments of happiness,
And in general people know me as a positive person,
always ready to have a good laugh…
But those little dips you trip into from time to time
just seem to almost swallow me up whole sometimes,
and there is little I can do about it at that very moment…
maybe it's good to feel thoroughly shit from time to time,
because that’s what makes the good times even better, right?
Hm- let’s talk about something lighter…
So anyway,
cool thing that a lot of people are really getting into
the whole world cup happening, ey?
At the moment I am supporting quite a number of teams actually:
Germany, ist ja klar
Korea, eh.. gamsa hamnida?
Because, well... I am German and Korean...
Holland, precies!
And Australia, aussie aussie oi oi oi!!
Because, I support the teams of my friends :)
Of course.
I underestimated how fun it can be watching football in a bar,
decorated in screaming orange to match the yelling fans!
And despite the fact that we are all watching TV,
it feels so good to hang out with friends and chat before and after…
Hm- that should help with getting out of my dip, ey?
Yes… beer and friends (order of words does not reflect priority)…
cannot… resist… the sweet call… of cool lager… must… be strong… must …
Gotta run!
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Monday, May 01, 2006
Queensday / House Party
Hm…
Well…
(Must gather thoughts after rather severe hangover)
Queensday is quite an interesting experience here in Amsterdam-
Basically it’s the queen mum’s birth date,
but its the actual queens birthday your celebrating.
Ah well, after the first few beers… who cares.
So anyway, Friday evening was Queensnight, as in…
you know… night before the queens birthday,
and thousands of people are out and about, in bars, on the streets,
drinking beers, listening to live music coming from every corner
and every ‘plein’ (square), and some (like me)
hopping around vigorously,
trying to not get too cold (it felt like November)
while downing some cool lager…
maybe that was the problem!
Cold outside + cold from inside…hm.
Well anyhow, it was a lot of fun hanging out with Ghislaine and Steve,
roaming the streets of Amsterdam,
getting stuck in big masses/waves of drunk people (not so nice),
and being dazzled by some of the extravagant,
very orange outfits of partying people.
(orange = royal colour – the neon ‘burn you eyes out’ version).
(For some reason all the rest of our friends headed up north
to a place called Groningen…
I’ve never been there,
and cannot remember being asked to come along
(ah the sweet bitter undertone ;) nah, just kidding)
but apparently they had a wild Queensnight there as well-
Tamara sounded like the Godfather when I saw her the next day!
Great stuff).
After a pretty late night, we (me and my Gabe)
kicked ourselves out of bed the next day
In order to prepare about 3 tons of food for our party
that we were giving in combination with Queensday-
Great idea, we thought, as there will be shit weather
(turned out to be chilly, but all in all okay...
even with sunny spells, damn it)
and people will flock to our central location
to get a rest from the Queensday craze-
hm well- it almost worked out.
After getting all the salads and pizza and cheese platter done,
We headed out to the ‘Jordaan’ (very popular,
charming area in the heart of Amsterdam)
And then to the Vondelpark,
where kids where selling some old toys and games.
That’s the whole thing you see, getting a spot on the street
and selling a lot of ‘junk’/old stuff for a Euro or so-
well that, and getting hammered by early afternoon for most people-
Its pretty great! Everyone seems happy!
Which must be why its such a big success…Queensday.
So, after heading back home
and getting everything set up (music and more food)
People came by (mostly hung over of course)
had some snacks and some drinks,
And then left pretty early…
Which is fine for me, I thought- ah, what the hell,
its my party too,
so I might as well get hammered.
So ‘sh-woops’ down went the Vodka
and some of the other toxic stuff in the fridge!
After dancing like I was having some kind of weird seizures,
I had some of the 2.8 tons of food that was left-
Put on my pyjamas, and started watching DVDs with Gabe…
Then the spinning and sickness started… ai…
Just when I though- puh, actually I am happy everyone left early-
‘Drrring’ three more people showed up unexpectedly.
And even though you might suspect that that
was the last thing I felt like-
It was great!
Basically I didn’t really know them,
so spending some chilled out time together,
chatting away, was the best thing at that moment.
I really enjoyed it.
So all in all it was a good Queensnight/day experience,
and if I am in town next year,
I want to be on a boat! That looked like so much fun
Well…
(Must gather thoughts after rather severe hangover)
Queensday is quite an interesting experience here in Amsterdam-
Basically it’s the queen mum’s birth date,
but its the actual queens birthday your celebrating.
Ah well, after the first few beers… who cares.
So anyway, Friday evening was Queensnight, as in…
you know… night before the queens birthday,
and thousands of people are out and about, in bars, on the streets,
drinking beers, listening to live music coming from every corner
and every ‘plein’ (square), and some (like me)
hopping around vigorously,
trying to not get too cold (it felt like November)
while downing some cool lager…
maybe that was the problem!
Cold outside + cold from inside…hm.
Well anyhow, it was a lot of fun hanging out with Ghislaine and Steve,
roaming the streets of Amsterdam,
getting stuck in big masses/waves of drunk people (not so nice),
and being dazzled by some of the extravagant,
very orange outfits of partying people.
(orange = royal colour – the neon ‘burn you eyes out’ version).
(For some reason all the rest of our friends headed up north
to a place called Groningen…
I’ve never been there,
and cannot remember being asked to come along
(ah the sweet bitter undertone ;) nah, just kidding)
but apparently they had a wild Queensnight there as well-
Tamara sounded like the Godfather when I saw her the next day!
Great stuff).
After a pretty late night, we (me and my Gabe)
kicked ourselves out of bed the next day
In order to prepare about 3 tons of food for our party
that we were giving in combination with Queensday-
Great idea, we thought, as there will be shit weather
(turned out to be chilly, but all in all okay...
even with sunny spells, damn it)
and people will flock to our central location
to get a rest from the Queensday craze-
hm well- it almost worked out.
After getting all the salads and pizza and cheese platter done,
We headed out to the ‘Jordaan’ (very popular,
charming area in the heart of Amsterdam)
And then to the Vondelpark,
where kids where selling some old toys and games.
That’s the whole thing you see, getting a spot on the street
and selling a lot of ‘junk’/old stuff for a Euro or so-
well that, and getting hammered by early afternoon for most people-
Its pretty great! Everyone seems happy!
Which must be why its such a big success…Queensday.
So, after heading back home
and getting everything set up (music and more food)
People came by (mostly hung over of course)
had some snacks and some drinks,
And then left pretty early…
Which is fine for me, I thought- ah, what the hell,
its my party too,
so I might as well get hammered.
So ‘sh-woops’ down went the Vodka
and some of the other toxic stuff in the fridge!
After dancing like I was having some kind of weird seizures,
I had some of the 2.8 tons of food that was left-
Put on my pyjamas, and started watching DVDs with Gabe…
Then the spinning and sickness started… ai…
Just when I though- puh, actually I am happy everyone left early-
‘Drrring’ three more people showed up unexpectedly.
And even though you might suspect that that
was the last thing I felt like-
It was great!
Basically I didn’t really know them,
so spending some chilled out time together,
chatting away, was the best thing at that moment.
I really enjoyed it.
So all in all it was a good Queensnight/day experience,
and if I am in town next year,
I want to be on a boat! That looked like so much fun
Friday, April 07, 2006
Mi-Ah comes to Amshterdahm!!!
Great stuff!
My 'little' sister has been accepted at the
Rietveld Art Academy for Jewelry Design!!!
This means that as of end of this year I will have
a family member in the neighborhood for the first time in ...
I guess its been 4/5 years or so?
Anyway, I get along really well with her,
so I am looking forward to having her around :)
Little tip on the side-
If you wanna check on some stuff
the Gabe's have been doing lately,
check out the Vlogs they made formini
My 'little' sister has been accepted at the
Rietveld Art Academy for Jewelry Design!!!
This means that as of end of this year I will have
a family member in the neighborhood for the first time in ...
I guess its been 4/5 years or so?
Anyway, I get along really well with her,
so I am looking forward to having her around :)
Little tip on the side-
If you wanna check on some stuff
the Gabe's have been doing lately,
check out the Vlogs they made for
Friday, March 31, 2006
even shorter update
moved all furniture from Germany two weeks ago-
went for mini break to Paris last weekend-
set goal to unpack all last boxes this weekend...
and am starting Yoga :)
hm- back in life, back with energy,
finally feeling positive again!
went for mini break to Paris last weekend-
set goal to unpack all last boxes this weekend...
and am starting Yoga :)
hm- back in life, back with energy,
finally feeling positive again!
Thursday, March 09, 2006
short update
Hm-
too much snow after all,
and dutch truck rental only had summer tires (=insane).
So its move part two the weekend of the 18th... sigh.
The first part went very well though,
with loads of great helpers that made it go fast!
was one of the best moves in my book
(of ... hm, about 18 moves in my life by now).
Thanks again to all those that helped!
You = da best.
too much snow after all,
and dutch truck rental only had summer tires (=insane).
So its move part two the weekend of the 18th... sigh.
The first part went very well though,
with loads of great helpers that made it go fast!
was one of the best moves in my book
(of ... hm, about 18 moves in my life by now).
Thanks again to all those that helped!
You = da best.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
moving this weekend...
... and my nerves are lying blank...
I have been renovating like mad, together with Gabe, and one day with 7 fantastic helpers (family and friends) for the last three weeks or so-
Well, it seems like months to me ;)
But it is looking soooo great, I cannot wait to be moved in and settled and all.
Everything is as good as packed... here in Amsterdam.
The (stressy) thing is we need to travel to Germany Friday night,
pack some of my stuff there (furniture etc. dumped at my
parents place/the cellar when moved together with Gabe onto 40m2
about a year and a half ago) on Saturday,
get some good sleep after Dad's Birthday Dinner that evening,
try to get up reeeeeaaally early on Sunday (we are talking
4-5 a.m. here, and I am anything but a morning person)
to head back to Amsterdam where (hopefully) again we will have
helping hands (family and friends- what would you do without them)
to unpack all that stuff -
go over to our old place here in the city (East)
pack more stuff into the truck,
and bring it all to our new location (city, 'old West').
Now- this is a pretty big operation as it is...
but now imagine it with THIS type of weather:
Total nightmare!!! Why is it snowing again all of a sudden? ARGH!!!
Even if it tries to look all nice today, it's still slippery, wet and messy!
I keep my fingers crossed that we have a pretty smooth drive to and from germany, otherwise we'll be stuck in hell...
I have been renovating like mad, together with Gabe, and one day with 7 fantastic helpers (family and friends) for the last three weeks or so-
Well, it seems like months to me ;)
But it is looking soooo great, I cannot wait to be moved in and settled and all.
Everything is as good as packed... here in Amsterdam.
The (stressy) thing is we need to travel to Germany Friday night,
pack some of my stuff there (furniture etc. dumped at my
parents place/the cellar when moved together with Gabe onto 40m2
about a year and a half ago) on Saturday,
get some good sleep after Dad's Birthday Dinner that evening,
try to get up reeeeeaaally early on Sunday (we are talking
4-5 a.m. here, and I am anything but a morning person)
to head back to Amsterdam where (hopefully) again we will have
helping hands (family and friends- what would you do without them)
to unpack all that stuff -
go over to our old place here in the city (East)
pack more stuff into the truck,
and bring it all to our new location (city, 'old West').
Now- this is a pretty big operation as it is...
but now imagine it with THIS type of weather:
Total nightmare!!! Why is it snowing again all of a sudden? ARGH!!!
Even if it tries to look all nice today, it's still slippery, wet and messy!
I keep my fingers crossed that we have a pretty smooth drive to and from germany, otherwise we'll be stuck in hell...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
New Appartement !!!
I can't believe it!
we found a GREAT apartment, really central,HUGE (two floors, 100m2),
kitchen/bathroom renovated...
we just need to paint the walls and put in the floor!
Just in time as we need to clear the apartment we are in now
(half a floor, 40m2) by the end of march.
It went kinda like this:
Plan A was to move into a new apartment building on a new island (Ijburg, still belongs to city of Amsterdam) that was supposed to be finished by end February 2006...
HAH!
A few weeks ago we get called that due to 'frost' (pfffff) there will be a SHORT delay. The new date will be communicated to us soon-
turned out it was going to be end of May probably June... *gasp*
so no way for us to do that, unless we'd put all our stuff in storage, get a place somewhere, furnished, for a couple of months, and then move to our new home...
Terrible.
Not fun.
*iech*
So we started hunting again at high speed, and looked at places from an housing organization called 'woningnet'...
Now the thing is, that once you visited the apartment (together with 10 or more other house hunters with gleaming eyes and sharp teeth) and decided that this is a place you'd like to move into... you get to participate in the LOTTERY for this particular object.
Yes.
LOTTERY...
Now the idea behind it is that rich privileged people don't get... well privileged (duh), and everybody stands the same chance at getting this apartment that you find fit to move into.
Nice idea-
Devastating when in a desperate position like we were...
Not that we are rich and privileged or something, I was more planning on sobbing incontrolably at the real estate guy and handcuffing myself to the radiator until they assure us that the appartment is ours...
Well, we took a shot at it... hoping...
The phone rings .... the tension is unbearable.......
'We are sorry to inform you that someone else was picked in the lottery of the apartment that you bid on
-(argh! bright flashes of shopping carts, frostbites and cardboard-roofs flash before my eyes)- ...
BUT they are going on a 3 week vacation so, as you were second in line, we'd like to offer it to you if you'd be willing to move in this month?'
MUAHAHAHAHAHA! yes we take! yes *bamm* in your 3 week vacation face!
The apartment is MINEEEEE UAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
...
So Friday we should be getting the keys, and then its painting, wallpapering, floor in put-ing :)
Quite some work, but sooo worth it! I am just so happy I have place I will be able to call home, and not on a time contract basis like last time, NO! If I wanna I can leave my stuff in there until it rots... or I start rotting... or both.
Aaaanyway, share the joy! I feel fantastic! (Until the day of the move and I will be stressing out like a complete mental person, ripping out my hair in big bunches)
...
And if you have time the first weekend in March... Wanna help carry some boxes?
You will be greatly rewarded with loads of gratitude... and beer :)
Here's a picture of the bathroom... only got that one right now- hm.
More will follow!
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...
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