"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 netherlands
Back to the future of weblogs
For the past couple of weeks I have been mostly blogging at Vox, where I can set my posts to ‘private / friends / family’. Yeah, like LiveJournal, but I’ve never felt at home at LiveJournal – it doesn’t look … Continue reading
No destination
Having wasted most of my week off last week (I guess I needed the downtime, I did feel something approaching ‘human’ by the end of my break.), I intend to fully make use of the next one coming up: May … Continue reading
links for 2005-12-27
Beastie Boys vs Depeche Mode double_barreled_gun.mp3 (tags: mashup music mp3) – DutchPhotoZone – great shots of wintery Netherlands (tags: photography netherlands) Landscape Photography – Jeroen van Daal (tags: photography netherlands)
Dutch travel tip: stay at home, it’s free!
I had a double scare today when 1. I couldn’t remember whether I need a visa for America. (I don’t) 2. I couldn’t find my passport. (I found it) Looking for visa information I hit upon some Dutch travel tips … Continue reading
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, U2
It’s almost 6.30 am in The Netherlands, 8.30pm in San Diego. In a few minutes, U2 will be going on stage, for the first concert of their 2005 Vertigo tour. Most of tonight’s concert will be taking place while I … 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
Absolutely Flawless
iTunes Netherlands has gone live. Excellent. I just bought my first song. George Michael’s Flawless (Go to the City) [Shapeshifters Remix]. But so far, no luck on finding Clinic, Woven Hand, Dresden Dolls or Hidden Cameras. It’s all very middle … 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
C & C meet up
In a about an hour from now, I will be meeting my cousin C., the “my favourite cousin in the whole wide world” type of relative that one usually has way too few of in ones family. In fact I … Continue reading
