"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 dad
Short trip to Dub
‘Mostly dry’. That doesn’t sound too bad then. I’m hopping over to the Emerald Isle for a day’s worth of photo recce (for a shoot next month), perhaps some shopping, and a late night 30 Seconds to Mars show. Not … Continue reading
VOX popular
VOX, Six Apart’s new blogging tool, is now open to everyone. I’ve been using it for a couple of months now and (as you may have noticed) it’s made me forget about this here MT-powered self-made blog that I’ve had … Continue reading
A prayer for his da
My friend’s father (74) dad had a heart attack on wednesday. When they got him to the hospital, he was put on a trolley in a&e for three hours. When he was finally given a bed, he had another heart … Continue reading
I’m not your girlfriend
What creeps me out about places like Flickr is when people you don’t know, have never met, have never e-mailed with, ‘friend’ you. I wish there was a way you could ‘unfriend’ strangers. Or simply not allow it unless you … Continue reading
Heroes always disappoint you in the end
It’s official, our band doesn’t give a fuck about us. First they didn’t want us in the front rows. Now we’re not allowed to make more than one booking per tour. I.e. they want to get rid of their hardcore, … Continue reading
Hoax ‘missing parents’ e-mail?
Did anyone else receive an e-mail with a picture of a boy attached and the message ‘A BOY MISSING HIS PARENTS B’CAUSE TSUNAMI’, asking people to forward it to as many people as they can? Typical hoax stuff if you … Continue reading
Vintage me
Check out my flickr photostream for some black and whites taken by my dad. Posted from A thought that’s been going through my head a lot recently (which I should cherish and investigate — shallow as my everyday existence tends … Continue reading
Good stuff, bad stuff
My summer break starts on Friday. One more day to go. Postman attempted delivering several packages while I was out. Lovely Google adsense check arrived Two blue tax envelopes arrived It’s wasp season and it’s official: ‘they’re very aggressive this … Continue reading
Talk with your hands
My uncle Herman’s new book, ‘Het Groot Gebarenboek der Lage Landen’ is out. Here’s the cover and details of this illustrated encyclopedia of gestures. Illustrations by Pat Andrea, texts by H.P. de Boer. In Dutch only, I’m afraid. My uncle … Continue reading
Rhenen
Took a little drive down to Rhenen with my dad to take a picture of a monument for one of his magazine articles. The monument was boring, but the sunset over the river Rhine was pretty.
