"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 holland
Time keeps creepin’ through the neighborhood
When my mother passed away in 1975 I had not seen my father for a while. They were separated and visiting arrangements were a little problematic. When it was suggested I’d go live with my mother’s sister, my aunt Ineke, … Continue reading
I want my MTV Two
My TV is now digital. UPC arrived on time, the technician was a nice guy and didn’t smell. And though he had some problems initialising the set top box, it eventually worked as it should. I don’t have much use … Continue reading
And then his hairpiece flew off
Had the strangest dream involving a boat, Nick Cave, the Pope and a Tsunami. It was slightly scary, what will all the mad water, but also fun, with Karol Wojtyla’s hairdressing business on the side. I suppose it’s one of … Continue reading
links for 2004-11-15
BLEEP – Digital Downloads from Warp Records (categories: music) Tweakfactor.com: Firefox Tweak Guide – Page 1 – Get your tweak on! (categories: Firefox) GmailUsers.com (categories: gmail) The Paris Review – Interviews (categories: culture literature) Simple podcasting. (categories: broadcasting ipod podcasting) … Continue reading
John Peel tribute on VPRO’s alt.3voor12
“For a few years he would come over to Holland every three weeks. He would do one show live, and record two. Afterwards, he’d stay at my place. He was a very strict vegetarian. If he had to go to … Continue reading
At the hair salon
girl: “… you know, I always think of them as people who look after themselves really well.” client: “mmm” girl: “Like in Amsterdam. You see a lot of goodlooking people in Amsterdam.” client: “Yeah, you do.” girl: “I guess in … Continue reading
Weekend well spent
Long weekends are lovely (when they’re migraine free). Good things these past three days include: A Sneakerfreak single release party. Managed by a co-worker of mine these guys are competent musicians, a little old fashioned (I got this 10,000 maniacs, … Continue reading
Stranded at Duivendrecht
Holland woke up to find the world covered in a 20 cm blanket of snow. I shuffled and slipped and hopped on a metro for a reasonably easy trip to Duivendrecht, only to find the trains indefinitely delayed. 45 minutes … Continue reading
Pivot 1.0 released
Pivot 1.0 Final is out. Pivot is a php weblog tool which is popular among Dutch webloggers (and beyond) because it’s made in Holland. And because it’s good. I’ve toyed with it in the past (the last version I installed … Continue reading
dplanet interviews Daniel Achilles
dplanet interviews Daniel Achilles of Precinct Design Legion and this Swede knows his football: dp: So, who’s going to win Euro 2000? da: Holland. dp: Is that because of their home advantage? da: Yupz, that and the fact that they … Continue reading
