"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for balcony
With my track record…
I ordered a laptop from Dell yesterday. Two hours after I ordered, I was reading the specs again and realised I’d foolishly got the Dutch version of XP. It annoys me no end that these sellers assume that since you’re … Continue reading
Cold, cold heart
It’s been snowing on and off all day. Everybody, including myself, is complaining about the cold despite the fact that it’s not even below zero. It’s 1°C (34°F). We’ve been through much worse (’96, it was -15 to -25 for … Continue reading
Where the buffalo roam
Back in Amsterdam. It is pissing down. When I stepped into the taxi, Crowded House’s ‘Take the weather…’ came on. Seriously. My balcony was going to be renovated while I was gone. I come back to find it isn’t even … Continue reading
Cycles
The idea was to hand over my poor decrepit ‘mountain bike’ over to the bicycle repair ‘cooperation’ around the corner. It’s been sitting on my balcony gathering dust (from the demolition work at the back of the house) and getting … Continue reading
Shame, shame, shame
{ My house, back view, click to enlarge and embarrass. } They’ve torn down the long abandoned buildings behind my house. For weeks I have woken up to the rumbling of heavy machinery. The pictures on my wall hang crooked … Continue reading
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
She came in last, after her friends had taken up the seats opposite me. A big woman, tall and ski jacket bulky, every inch of her very Dutch and 30-something. I had my nose stuck in my Word magazine, spelling … Continue reading
