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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
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8:40 pm - and then there is livejournal again
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Well... its been a month again since i last posted anything. I guess livejournal easily escapes my attention. I can make up excuses about not having the time to go here but that would be bullshit. I can also say that i don't like it here, but that;s bullshit too. i love to read about what others do. I just don't think about it because there is so much more to chose from that i can do...
For instance, last night i had a surprise birthday party at Jeroen's place. They idea for it came from a similar surprise party for someone else in the "wacken group" (at least... i know them from wacken open air) it was really good fun. making a mess, playing games, havin a beer. Too bad i had to hurry to the bus station to get the last bus home at 0.16 A.M.
Last weekend i started on friday with the birthday of Mjan's father. Mjan's brother, uncle and aunt were there too. We, mjan and i, gave her dad a map of a part of the tsjech republik and a little book about the country as a sort of playful hint to go on holiday there some time :)
saturday started off a bit less amusing. We had the first of many weeks of cleaning up and breaking down the scouts home of the group i am/was member of for many years. The group got to small to stay in existance so they decided to just disband the group. We have to tear down one of the two buildings since it actually stands on a piece of ground that we couldn't build on in the first place, and the other building we will have to try and find a renter for. otherwise we will have to tear that down aswell... which would not be a really fun thing to do of course. although it's a sad occasion, i liked seeing everyone again.
Saturday night me and mjan had planned to go to a party at joosts place. he lives in a squatted building and there was supposed to be a party with live bands and some techno music. Before we were gonna go we decieded to do our hair. Mjan shaved the sides of my head again to make the mohawk stand proud again and i dyed mjans hair red (again) 15 minutes before we were supposed to leave for the party, mjan got an sms saying that we probably weren't going to get in to the party because of some problem with the police and the fire brigade. Since we were supposed to sleep over there that really wasn't any reason to go over there because we had no means of getting back home if we indeed wouldn't get in.
After being all disappointed about it, Vinny got home and asked if we were gonna go out with him. We decided to give it a go. we were gonna hitch a rid with Tjeerd and go to the club we always go to, the ndrgrnd (formerly known as the gonzo) When Tjeerd got to our place we first had some drinks and after half an hour we got a call from Paul, asking why the heck we weren't at his place yet :) Of course we went over there and eventually stayed there, playing mario kart and the game cube till 4.30 a.m. WHAT A NIGHT :D
I could continue telling about everything in to much detail but i'm gonna go over to Tjeerds now. Probably play on the playstation 2 or something.
Before i go, i would just like to brag about my new sexy girlfriend :) i bought myself a new bass guitar. VERY nice. It did cost me more than i could actually afford so i am living very cheap for the rest of the month to be able to do anything more than just eating and working :) if you want to see it, just have a look at this website. the picture on there isn't one of the actual color i have, but its the same model :)
bye for now :)
current mood:  energetic
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| Thursday, September 8th, 2005
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11:47 pm - not much going on
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It's been a while again since i considered writing an entry in my journal. It's not that there is nothing happening at all, i just don't feel like writing about it when it's happening. Since the last time i wrote was before i had my 4 weeks of holiday there actually is a lot to say, but i wont make it a long story for now.
To look back at today, i had a pretty good day overall, just the work part i wouldn't have mind to skip. I have been in a 5 hour meeting today with the works council about splitting up the company. And if that is not enough, we had a meeting about that yesterday as well for 3 hours, and tomorrow will be up to 8 hours of blabbering fun :S *blergh*
This morning before i went to work was much better. i picked up the access card for Mindless' new rehearsal room. For the people that didn't know, Mindless had a "break" for about 2 months to get at ease again and get our minds together again. Being mindless all the time leaves it's marks you know...
And tonight, marianne will come over after spending the evening with her best friend Joost. I expect her to here in about 30 minutes, so i'll have to wait till then to cuddle up in my bed.
All the talking at work did tire me somewhat so i am kind of almost falling off my chair. That in turn makes this post kind of fruitless and not much fun to read, so i'll keep it to this, hoping i haven't bored anyone that actually read it...
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| Friday, July 15th, 2005
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2:57 am
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staring at the ceiling for no particular reason is so much fun. You got to love it. 2.30 in the morning, knowing that you have to get up in about 5 hours not knowing what to try next to fall a sleep makes you think of stuff you have forgotten in the past few days/weeks/months. For instance writing in my live journal. not that it matters anyways. i finally got a picture of me with the new due. It was made on a medieval sports event organized by my work. It was ok, but nothing special to talk about. i'll just show the picture and get on with it.
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i think i look rather at home in a medieval poncho :) actually the only good thing about the whole event was the barbecue after wards.. well... maybe hitting one of the human resources guys over the head while wearing a huge suit was kind of fun as well.. hey, what the heck. i said i wasn't going to talk about it.
Yesterday was the first day Alline officially lived here with me in my house. she moved her stuff in starting friday and finishing on monday, but she actually hasn't slept here. now i have 2 room mates who are never here :) damn.. i'm so lonely *rolls with his eyes*
saturday Rene (colleague) will have a house warming party. (rene is the long haired dude on the first "medieval" picture) He actually lives in this particular house since a few months already but he is now ready to celebrate. He is also awaiting a little Boy, or rather.. his girlfriend is :) can't imagine what it would look like for him to give birth to a baby (yuck)
Best thing i can think of right now is that next week friday my holiday will start. i am off from work 4 whole weeks. During those 4 weeks i will go visit my dad for the first time in 5 years or so (or is it more already) i will go to a festival, wacken open air, after wards. Both things will be in Germany, and both will be for 1 week. and the last 2 weeks i will be volunteer at a children's holiday camp thingy.
I actually planned on calling my grandmother tonight, but i didn't. same goes for my dad. i did call Marianne who has been working on a essay for the past 2 weeks. This, combined with Alline moving in and me doing some stuff around the house caused that i haven't seen her a lot lately :( She might come over here tomorrow. I'd really like that (mjan, dit is niet om je over te halen ;))
Mindless is having a summer recess... already for a couple of weeks now, and it will take a couple more. At first i didn't like it, but i actually am enjoying the free time i gained from not rehearsing twice a week. However i wouldn't mind playing again. But that will probably take another 3 weeks before it will happen...
Then there's the matter of steph. i haven't spoken to her for some time again. i really feel a bit bad that i haven't spoken to her for this long, especially since i only spoke to her very little since i was over there, in America, to visit her. Doesn't seem very gratefully now does it. Also i promised Gwen i would email her, but i haven't got her email address and haven't made particularly a lot of effort to obtain it. If only there were more hours in a day. i'd get to everything i want to do every day.
I haven't played a lot of games since upgrading my computer with a Gainward Gefore 6800 ultra although it cost me a fortune and is only meant for playing games. I also have a corpse of a former CD writer in my computer which died on the job while reproducing the mindless demo. however, taking it out will leave a gaping gap in the front panel of my computer. it would probably annoy me although i only see it when i'm not behind my computer.
Then there's the matter of buying a closet for my CD's and books and that kind of stuff. I actually went to an IKEA some time ago and picked what i wanted but the bastards didn't accept my perfectly good Mastercard. They only accept VISA. of course i only noticed while i was in a que to pay for all the stuff... damn that. Luckily, the Mattress i ordered and was supposed to make a down payment for was delivered a few weeks ago. i just had to pay the whole thing cash at the door. It does sleep very comfortable, but for the moment i can't sleep at all... BOOOOO
The good thing of not being able to sleep is that you have a perfect excuse for not making any sense at all and writing down all sorts of stuff in no particular order and totally unrelated to each other. Of course it will also be a good excuse for all the typos that are in this piece of rambling. i should try to do this more often. it does feel kind of relieving. if only it made me sleepy...
current mood:  lethargic
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| Monday, June 20th, 2005
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1:13 pm - still no picture, but just an indication.
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| Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
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11:20 pm - i got my head shaved
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Well... not all of it, but only the sides of my head. Marianne helped me out with it, although she didn't really liked the idea. i'd love to show some pictures, but without putting some gel or wax in it, it looks like shit (like a nerd form "revenge of the nerds", but then 10x worse)
Well... i'll just try and get some pictures on my computer. saves me the problems from trying to explain. :)
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| Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
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7:54 pm - dentist
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Coming thursday (edit) will be my last visit with the dentist needed to fix my teeth. I actually hadn't been tot the dentist since i was about 12. and well... till end of last year it was pretty much one big mess. December 30th i simply couldn't handle the pain anymore and had a worn down moulder removed. that was a big relieve and it inspired me to get all of my teeth checked up and fixed where possible. All with a some persuasion of Marianne (thanx for that!) looking back on it, it wasn't all that bad. just 5 teeth had a problem. but then again... only 2 of those 5 could still be saved. so after thursday i will be 3 teeth short, but one big satisfaction richer!!! it did cost me a pretty penny, and thursday (edit) will be the most expensive visit. i will get a root canal treatment. i've heard from multiple people that it is the most painful thing you can get done at a dentist, but still, it will be very much worth it! actually, i'm kinda looking forward to it. (i know.. i'm sick)
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| Thursday, February 3rd, 2005
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9:43 pm - someone got shot outside my house
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For the people that cannot read dutch or have not taken a look in vincento's LJ: last night, someone got shot right in front of the apartment building where i live :S supposedly it happened between 11.00 and 12.00 P.M. which was about the time that my girlfriend arrived at my place. i would expect if someone gets shot, you would at least here the gun go off, but apparently not :S i'm just glad no-one i know got hurt. (and i always thought i lived in such a quiet neighborhood)
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| Tuesday, February 1st, 2005
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4:48 pm - sick at home
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Yippee... for the 3rd time within a month i am sick at home :( December 30th i had such a bad toothache that i had to go to a dentist to get a tooth molder removed. Since i hadn't been to a dentist in about 12 years it wasn't such a bad idea to go to one anyway, but the reason why i had to go back then was not very pleasant. Handling with the pain wasn't making me capable of doing my job (talking on the phone) so i decided to stay at home for 2 days. since the tooth they pulled was infected i had to take anti biotic pills, which meant i wasn't allowed to drink (to much) alcohol. the only good thing about this whole deal is that now i have been to the dentist for a checkup since then and made 2 appointments to fix all the shit thats going on inside my mouth! i had only 5 cavities of which 3 cannot be fixed and 2 can. one of them is already gone, so 1 down, four to go :P
then, 2 weeks ago, i massively hit my head on the ceiling of the rehearsal room. i went to the emergency room of the hospital to get it fixed. they glued it together so it wouldn't leave to big a scar. it left me with a small head wound a mild concussion and the worst headache i had ever felt. for that i stayed at home for 3 days.
Since yesterday i have been at home with flue i think. starting sunday evening i was having di-aria and some stomach cramps. monday morning i told myself not to be a pussy and stay home again and just acted like business as usual. Breakfast didn`t fall al that good. but i ignored it and just went to work. 2 hours into work and i couldn't take any position in my chair in which i didn't feel miserable, breakfast was trying to get out the easy way, and after visiting the toilet twice in those 2 hours i decided to go home again. right now i'm eating crackers... the first thing i have eaten in 27 hours, and till now.. it seems to sit comfortable in my stomach! :) i also am taking an overdose in vitamin C, might be helpful to my body since normally i hardly eat fruits. oh, and of course i have been drinking plenty of water. i feel so mature :S
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| Monday, December 13th, 2004
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7:54 pm - terug uit de usa
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yawn, finally back in the Netherlands, and what do i get (apart from a very welcome greeting from marianne) freezing cold, sleeplessness, and to be very tired... pffff.... i will try to get some sleep in 1 hour, and then tomorrow morning my alarm will go off at 6.30. oh joy :S at least i get to sleep with Marianne next to me :)
current mood:  tired
current music: sound of silence
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| Tuesday, November 30th, 2004
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4:11 pm - amerika?! uh.. ok:)
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zaterdag ochtend was het zo ver. mijn lang verwachtte tripje naar amerika zou vandaag beginnen. 4.30 satond de wekker. korte nacht doet wonderen als je een lange reis voor de boeg hebt :P gelukkig hadden de ouders van Mjan aangeboden om me naar schiphol te brengen. anders was het nog wel iets eerder geworden denk ik.... terug naar de feiten. 4.30 ging de wekker. laatste nachtje samen met Mjan was achter de rug :( hopende dat ik de avond daarvoor goed had opgelet bij het inpakken van de tassen zijn we rustig gaan opstaan. net toen ik de laatste keer mijn gel handjes door mijn haar haalde stonden de oudertjes van Mjan voor de deur. stipt om 5.05! gelukkig hadden zij broodjes gesmeerd want aan ontbijten waren we nog niet toegekomen. de weg naar schiphol was zonder enige drukte. maar wat wil je ook op zaterdag ochtend om 5.30 :S geen helder denkend persoon gaat vrijwillig om zo'n tijd de weg op. na een lekker bakje koffie op schiphol gingen de oudertjes van Mjan weer huiswaards,laatste uurtjes op schiphol waren voor Mjan alleen. de zenuwen met betrekking tot het hele vliegen gebeuren werden al wat erger. ik had eigenlijk nog helemaal niet nagedacht over vliegen, maar eigenlijk zag ik er wel een klein beetje tegen op. laten we het er op houden dat vliegen niet mijn grootste hobby is.
helaas kwam aan het wachten een einde. (een beetje knuffelend op schiphol op een bankje zitten is stiekem best aangenaam ;)) als eerste obstakel was daar de metaal detector. jas, tas portemonnee gingen door het apparaat, in een kratje. bij het verzamelen van mijn spulletjes na de metaal detector ben ik alleen mijn portemonnee vergeten. Toen ik al aan het snel wandelen was naar mijn gate kwam ik er achteer dat er geen protemonnee meer in mijn achterzak zat. snel terug rennen dus maar. gelukkig waren er nog geen oneerlijke personen geweest bij dat poortje geweest en resultaat was dat hij gewoon nog in de bak lag :) Volgens het reisbureau zou het vliegtuig en boeing 747 zijn, maar hmm.... als dat een boeing 747 was ben ik de paus. Met het fijne kleine vliegtuigje begon de reis eerst de verkeerde kant op. naar frankfurt. aangezien ik in mijnm gedachten de landing van 10 jaar geleden opo amsterdam nog zo'n beetje in mijn hoofd had was ik toch wel tamelijk nerveus om me heen aan het kijken, maar eigenlijk viel het allemaal wel mee. vliegen is eigenlijk best wel leuk :+ Het enige mindere aan het vliegtuigje was toch wel dat toen ik net een drankje had gekregen. eigenlijk 2 zelfs, er eentje van mijn tafeltje recht in mijn schoot schoof doordat het vliegtuigje nog even extra ging acceleren ("waarom ik" was het eerste wat in me op kwam). heerlijk koud water over je kruis, en geen bewegingsvrijheid om het droog te krijgen met je riem om. Het resultaat was een heerlijke natte plek in mijn broek die verdacht veel op een broek-plas-plek leek. jummie :)
aangekomen op frankfurt werd het lopen naar de bus. In tegenstelling tot wat ik tot nu toe altijd verwachtte van vliegvelden was het vliegtuig niet gestopt bij een soort van hangaar. Het leek meer op een parkeerplaats. gewoon uitstappen via een laddertje en dan overstappen op een bus die naar de terminal rijdt. voor alles een eerste keer laten we maar zeggen. aangekomen in de terminal werd ik naatuurlijk als enige door de douane eruit gepikt om extra gecontroleerd te worden. "NACH AMILAND" grapte de beambte naar zijn grinnikende collega. na het secuur doorkijken van de ticket en paspoort mocht ik mijn weg vervolgen, waar ik als eerste aankwam bij de... douane. Aangezien ik al gecontroleerd was ging ik er vanuit dat dat niet opnieuw hoefde. De vrouwelijke beambte die in het hokje hing waar ik langs ging vroeg ook om niets, dus ik dacht mijn wandeling zonder problemen voort te kunnen zetten. FOUT, met dat ik de eerste stap langs haar hokje wilde zetten staakte ze het zeer boeiende gesprek met haar buurman en snauwde achter me aan "AUWEIS WAR NETT GEWESEN" whatever... nog maar een keer laten zien dus. Ook mevrouw de zeer verveelde douane beambte vond het allemaal prima, en weer mocht ik doorlopen. Taxfree shopping 10% off, was het eerste wat ik in mijn handen gedrukt kreeg bij het binnen wandelen van de daadwerkelijke terminal ruimte. niet dat ik er over nadacht om iets te gaan kopen hoor, maar er was gewoon niet om heen te komen. Aangezien ik al volledig voorzien was van alles wat ik nodig had ben ik maar gelijk gaan inchecken voor de doorvlucht, maar voordat het zover was, was er eerst de amerikaanse luvhtvaart controle. alles nog een keer door een rontgen scanner, metaal detectors langs je lichaam en foulleren. Je moet het ze nalaten, grondig zijn ze in ieder geval wel :) In mijn achterhoofd houdend hoe het op schiphol ging ben ik deze keer nix vergeten. extra nacontrole voordat ik doorliep. ja ja, Tijntje leert van zijn fouten :) aangekomen bij mijn
gate zag ik met enige verbazing... geen vliegtuig. Vertraging? nee joh. het vliegveld stond gewoon weer op die parkeer plaats. Deze keer wel hopend op een 747 werd ik wederom teleurgesteld. ik denk dat het een 737 was. niet echt klein, maar ook niet bijzonder groot. damn. wel jammer. ik wil toch uiteindelijk ook wel een keer in een 747 belanden. maar goed. deze keer weer niet dus. gelukkig was dit vliegtuigje wel iets groter dan de vorige en zat ik aan de gang kant. in elk geval meer ruimte om mijn beentjes aan de kant te gooien. deze keer was mijn buurman een Indier met een amerikaanse verblijfs vergunning. tevergeefs vroeg hij of ik niet met hem wilde ruilen.... no way! *evil grinn*
Opstijgen met dit vliegtuig was al wat moeizamer. kan ik me op zich ook wel iets bij voorstellen. meer kilos, meer snelheid nodig om te vliegen... Dit vliegtuig was in ieder geval van wat meer gemakken voorzien. verstelbare stoelen, verstelbare hoofdsteunen (zodat de stoel wel lang genoeg leek) een kussentje en dekentje voor het gemak en.... food :D half uurtje in de lucht en de eerste voedsel uitgift was een feit. maar eerst.. drinken natuurlijk. ook weer rekening houdend met hoe het met het voorgaande drankje was gegaan deze keer maar iets beter opgelet bij het neerzetten ervan. en. voila. niet geknoeid :D warme maaltijd was wel ok. had alleen niet nagedacht over het feit dat de standaard maaltijden niet vegetarisch zouden zijn. toen het mijn beurt was om te kiezen tussen rund of kip probeerde ik toch maar iets wat vertwijfeld om vegetarisch te vragen. en met succes! het duurde wel even iets langer, maar uiteindelijk kreeg ik pasta met vegetarische saus :) portie leek wel wat groter dan die van de rest. was waarschijnlijk omdat het om een personeels maaltijd ging ipv de standaard maaltijd. Klagen? nee natuurlijk niet :P lekkah!
Het plan voor de rest van de vlucht zou bestaan uit 3 geweldige films. de eerschte twee heb ik maar doorheen geprobeerd te slapen. echt NIET grappig! ik weet niet eens meer hoe de eerste film heette. was in ieder geval al na 5 minuten genoeg om mijn ogen geforceerd dicht te houden in de hoop dat ik in slaap zou vallen. de tweede film was dodgeball. vergelijkbare kwaliteit als je het mij vraagt. film nummer 3 heb ik wel grotendeels gezien. spiderman 2. niet echt super ofzow, maar met afstand beter dan de eerste 2.
Aankomst op portland was in ieder geval een stuk relaxter. uitstappen niet via een trappetje, maar een normale terminal. of in ieder geval. zo leek het. 5 passen zetten en je komt in het douane gedeelte. Wederom een stuk grondiger dan in duitsland. Zo grondig dat het allemaal wat irritant lang duurde. 1 loket voor buitenlanders, 3 loketten voor amerikanen. na een half uurtje wachten was het mijn beurt om naar voren te komen. 2 vingerafdrukken en een prachtige pasfoto later mocht ik mijn tasje van de lopende band oppikken, om vervolgens omgeleid te worden naar de extra nauwkeurige tassen controle.
ik was de eerste gelukkige om hiervoor er tussenuit gepikt te worden. krijg je ook als je op je papiertje aangeeft dat je NIX invoert. maar goed... de controleur was in ieder geval een gezellige wat oudere amerikaan die wel in was voor een grapje. Of ik iets bij me had dat hem pijn zou kunnen doen?! neuh, alleen 2 olifanten (sloffen) alles gechekt en doorlopen maar. aan het einde van het terminakl gebouw zag ik tot mijn verbazing dat het gebouw waar ik was aangekomen afgezonderd stond van de rest van het vliegveld. met tas en al was het dus overstappen geblazen in de bus die klaar stond. wel veel handiger zo hoor... eerst tassen pakken, dan in de bus :S maar goed. het mocht de pret allemaal niet drukken. Aangekomen in het hoofdgebouw van het vliegveld ging ik tevergeefs op zoek naar mijn gastvrouw Stephanie. Gelukkig kwam ze aanrijden met haar vriend mackus op het moment dat ik mijn telefoon aan het aanzetten was. omgerekenmd was het inmiddels 12 uur snachts terwijl ik dus om 4.30 wakker was gemaakt door het wekkertje.... heerlijk dagje al zeg ik het zelf. het was in ieder geval tijd geworden voor de 3e maaltijd van de dag. al meteen werd "the amerrican way" duidekijk. refill cola, refill side salad. handy (Y) alleen jammer van het hoofdgerecht. niet echt super lekker ofzow. ik denk dat ik me liever had volgepropt met de salade. die was zeker weten wel lekker!!! Eigenlijk had ik nog nooit gesproken met marcus, maar gelukkig is hij wel een OK gozert. praten over gamen, computers en vooroordelen over nederland en haar inwoners. heerlijk :) erg lang heb ik het uiteindelijk niet echt uitgehouden. om 10 uur wilden mijn oogjes het liefst toch wel de binnenkant van de oogleden gaan bekijken. Ik ging naar bed met de mededeling dat ze me wakker mochten maken als er bezoek was. 11.30 was het zo ver. Lori, een van de wat betere vriendinnen van stephanie was er. tijd voor koffie! hup, in de auto naar een koffie tentje. de koffie is wel iets waar je aan moet wennen hier, maar mijn ogen openen deed het in ieder geval wel! :P erg laat hebben we het niet echt gemaakt. wel zoals altijd weer gezellig gekletst, maar deze keer dus onder het genot van een bruin cafeine houdend dakje vloeistoef waarnaar gerefereerd zou kunnen worden als koffie. Bij thuiskomst heb ik het nog tot 4.30 lokale tijd uitgehouden achter de computert. 4.30.... hmm.. dat is 31 uur nadat mijn wekker was gegaan. :) SWEET
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| Saturday, November 13th, 2004
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9:55 pm - I'm not Stubborn ;)
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You Are From the Sun |
Of all your friends, you're the shining star.
You're dramatic - loving attention and the spotlight.
You're a totally entertainer and the life of the party.
Watch out! The Sun can be stubborn, demanding, and flirty.
Overall, you're a great leader and great friend. The very best!
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| Saturday, November 6th, 2004
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10:51 pm - The lesser weekend turns out productive
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This weekend i thought actually would be somewhat dull, but up until now it has turned out pretty good. I just haven't seen Marianne as much as i would have liked. the weekend started on thursday. i Went to have a drink with Alline and Marlies. When i got to the pool house, there was some american dude hanging around hoping for a score. it turned out he would stay with us the rest of the evening and get disappointed. too bad :P After a bit of bar hopping, we cam across Rana and another school friend of Alline. Together we went on to hop some bars again and we met Armand and a good friend on the way. we ended up staying in an Irish pub the rest of the evening, drinking beer :) Friday i still would have to work, but since i had a flat tire i stayed at Armands place for the night. short night it was. after work, it was again time for a beer :) This time at the Flat of Ruben, Marianne's brother. Before i could go there, i found a ravage in my house. Vinny, my Flat mate had forgotten to connect the drain of the washing machine the evening before, flooding the kitchen and part of the living room :S DAMN! Luckily he was already looking to get it cleaned up. I didn't let that spoil my evening. At the party that night, although i was tired early and went to bed around 2 i had a good time. Saturday morning (this morning) again i had to get up early. this time to work on the rehearsal room with Mindless. It turned out to be a very productive day. we have finished up most of the things we wanted to do! halfway the evening we had a bite to eat in a local restaurant. Yummy, Pizza! and we had a few beers again. After that we finished up in the rehearsal room, which is 30 minutes ago. tonight i will have to go to bed early :( tomorrow i will have to work. It's no fun at all, but i can surely use the cash! apart from that i have to work, i actually am a bit tired... (who would have thought)
current mood: sleepy
current music: Dying Fetus - Destroying the opposition
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| Monday, November 1st, 2004
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9:33 am - Great weekend
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This weekend actually was a weekend i wish i had more often. it all started friday. Of course i had to work whole day and i thought after that would be a dull friday evening. Since Marianne wouldn't come over because she was to busy with school I thought about going to scouting again. i really haven't been there a lot lately. last time was at the fair. thats already a few weeks ago and the time before that i can't even remember :S
On my way home all my plans had to be redesigned because of all people i imagined i would come across on my way home i didn't expect.. Marianne. She decided she wanted to come over anyway although she had a lot of work to do. during the evening i still thought of going to scouting, but the thought of staying home was somewhat more appealing, so i stayed at home. in the grocery store i decided i would treat myself into having an extra tasty meal, and boy was it every as tasty! We made a green salad with zaziki as dressing and of course some feta and some other delicious veggie's. and as a warm part of the meal i made some kind of spinach/mushroom pie with of course some cheese, unions and cashew nuts. DELICIOUS!
The next day i agreed to go swimming with a few friends. when the suggestion was made last tuesday after listening to the results of the studio work i think about 10 said they would join in, but when i got to the swimmingpool only 5 people had shown up (including me) Paul and Sjors were there first, Tim and Marlies came a little later. I really had a good time. i really like swimming. i should do that more often too since i'm not doing any sort of sport at all (apart from riding my bike to work almost every day)
After a little over 2 hours of swimming i went to the mall and went to have a look at a few digital camera's i really would like to have a camera when i go over to the states. i almost never take any pictures which of course results in not having any pictures of course. I thought this should come to an end, especially since i don't go on vacation to the states every year :)
After looking around for 2 hours i came to the same conclusion i had i day earlier when i was looking over the available cams on the internet. 2 camera's seemed more appealing than the rest. after comparing the specs and thinking about what i was going to do with the camera anyhow i chose this one: http://www.canon-europe.com/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital/PowerShot_A75/index.asp?ComponentID=156608&SourcePageID=26181#1" i ordered it over the internet saving me about 100 euro's in comparison to the cheapest local shop. for that 100 euro's i got myself a few extra's being: a cary bag and 512 MB's extra memory card :) i hopefully will get it in a few days. i just have to wait and see how i am going to get it delivered since for DHL i have to stay at home for a whole day :S but i'll think of something.
That evening, after eating somewhat late, we had to choose between 3 party's. It was Daphne's (ex-homeostasis) birthday, Nathan (from work/staddijk) had a party in de onderbroek and Joost (ex-boyfriend/best friend of Mjan) had a party in the building where he lives. we Actually didn't know what to choose and while thinking about that we got a little distracted and before we knew it, we were lying on the couch... at about 12 o'clock we noticed it was getting somewhat late, but by then we were watching a movie. we decided to just go the the birthday party since that one was just 1 block away, but only after the movie had ended of course :) at 1.30 we arrived at Daphne's party, which seemed already over. when asking around, it actually wasn't over yet, but was just dull. we stayed for just 30 minutes and left because by that time there were only 2 guests left... boooring. we called Joost to see if the party was still going on and boy was it. we stayed there till i think 6.30... on the way home i was almost falling a sleep on my bike, but we made it all in 1 piece :)
Sunday was my day of relaxation. we got up at about 13.30 and didn't make to much effort to do anything. Marianne still had to study so i turned to my 2000 piece puzzle. after a few hours i had a look at a computer project i have lying around... i still haven't found the correct drivers to install that machine and really, it's staring to get on my nerves. who ever thought of not putting a name on a motherboard so you can tell what motherboard you have can get his ass kicked !!! damn fools.
sunday we went home early because Marianne has to get up at 6.15 again to go to school. as always a brought her to the train station this morning leaving me the whole morning to type this. not that anyone will take the time to read it all, but what the hell..
current mood: awake
current music: Dying Fetus - Reduced to Slavery
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| Saturday, October 23rd, 2004
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7:32 pm - to post or not to post
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I don't really like writing in my live journal. once i start writing i never know what to write and would much rather do something i will really enjoy, but then again... it is a good idea since i have meaning to call stephanie but i never know when it is a good time to do so. I Hope you (steph) will read this, but it would be even better if you would have heard from me on the phone before that. usually, when i think it is a good idea to call you, i'm actually really tired. Especially last week has been a bit hard on me. there have been multiple days where i slept for only 4/5 hours a night but i really need about 8 otherwise i fall a sleep at work. i actually have started drinking coffee again which is a good thing, i think. in the past weeks a lot has happened and more will be happening. some good, some bad. Marianne has been in pain because of a bladder infection she has had for 3 months now. pain had been at a minimum for a while but the past weeks she could sleep because of the pain she had. it has kept me awake as well worrying about her and keeping her company. i'd say, thats one of the bad things. but like i said there have been good things. I went to the studio in amsterdam for the last time last tuesday. we listened at the first song that has been fully mixed. it sounded really good and has given us (mindless) a good feeling about the end result. next monday we will get the final result in our hands! after that there is still a lot of work to do before we actually have a CD we can give to the people who have paid for it already. anyway, the point i was getting to was that on the way back i went to Utrecht where Marianne has her room now since august. i stayed there for the night which meant i had to get up at 6 to be able to get to work in time.
To jump subjects, I really hate my house being a mess as it is but i can't get myself to clean it. i think it was 2 weeks ago when i cleaned my kitchen. only 4 days later it was already a mess again. i can tell you, that wont work as a motivation. i also have been meaning to change the interior of my house. i really need a few closets. i have books in boxes i haven't even unpacked since i moved, almost 2 years ago and i have my CD's stacked in piles on my desk. I have chairs in my basement i cant place in my living room and i want to put my computer in my bed room. furthermore i really would love to have a stereo in my living room. and all this to make it easier to rent the second empty room to someone else. it would be a welcome extra bit of income. although i have enough money, there are a lot of things i want or need to pay for.
again to jump subjects, when i was reading the last entry of stephanie, i started thinking about the fact that i am in the states in only 1 month. i read about buying a dress and suit for the wedding. i started thinking about what i should be wearing at the wedding. i have'n't been to a wedding in, lets say, 12 years. i don't know how formal it will be and what the other guests will wear. i don't want to be under dressed for the occasion! Maybe it really is a good idea to give steph a call. maybe even tonight. i actually don't see a reason why not to call.
(i love changing subjects) Marianne just woke up. she didn't get to much sleep last night because of the pain. 2 hours ago she lay down on the couch to get some sleep. i just realized how much i love her. since school has started for her in september i have seen her a lot less. we went from seeing each other (almost) every day to 2 or 3 times a week. sometimes even less. luckily she had vacation this week but unlucky for us my work schedule was almost a mirror reflection of the times she could be at my place. last thursday her brother came back from a 3 month stay in the states. I actually don't know him that good but she was happy to see him again. he seems like a nice guy and if a believe Marianne he really is. I think i will get to know him later on since i don't plan on breaking up with Marianne in the near future and a believe Marianne thinks the same way :) (i just received a kiss for just sitting and typing :D)
Now some more about the band again. I talked about the CD. apart from the studio and CD thing we also have a rehearsal room to worry about. it was really a mess. when we got this room about a year ago there was fungus all over the place. we cleaned and hoped to be rid of it, but after a while we discovered there was a leakage in the corner behind a big closet. once we got to the source we found a leaking sewage pipe. we repaired that almost right away, but it wasn't the end of it. the room was still very moist. we decided to clean it all up. there was a pile of moist cement blocks and bricks in one of the corners and there just was a lot of junk lying around. after cleaning all of the junk out we thought we were done but then we discovered a wall of rotting wood behind some deco-rational sheets. we took that out as well and placed a dryer in the room to get everything dry. the only bad thing about this all is that we haven't been able to rehearse for 3 weeks now. actually, since we started recording in august we haven't had 1 serious rehearsal. it's really getting time to do something productive!
OK, thats it. i have written enough. i really want to try and call Steph tonight. already upfront, steph, if i haven't called you. SORRY :S
current mood:  restless
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| Saturday, August 28th, 2004
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11:44 am - All about the money
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Well.. in the studio, from boredom, things have turned to fear an conflict. from the 18 days we had planned for recording the upcoming album it has gone to an estimation of 25 days. also we had a misunderstanding about the VAT whether or not it was included in the price. apparently it wasn't, making the price go up again. we have gone from an estimated 3800 euro's to almost 6000 euro's that certainly is a bitter pill for us. We simply don't have the cash... today we will sort it out with the studio guy and see what we can get for the money we have... I need to get my mind of the matter. the only thing i can do has already been done. i pumped in some of my own money. now it's time for waiting... like a game of chess.... we make a move predicting the possible outcome and wait to see what the other player chooses to do.
Damn, i hate this...
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| Wednesday, August 25th, 2004
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9:06 pm - Sitting out the studio life
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Whoever thought recording an album in a studio was all fun and exciting was horribly mistaken. at first you have to wait until it's your time to play your part of the music and after that you have to wait until the rest is done. damn this is boring. recording a demo is much more fun than this. besides all disadvantages of how it sounds when it's finished... the recording is mush faster, which is good.
The best thing of playing in a band is most definitely playing the live shows. nothing beats playing a live show! i cant wait until it's time for that again... i believe september 11 will be our day. 2 gigs in 1 day. can it be more hectic? on september 11 even? this can be a sign thats it is going to be a big disaster... seems hard to believe. it's just to much fun!
And now it's time for happy thoughts! tomorrow i will finally see Mjan again for the first time since 10 days. seems like not all that long, but then again.. i have seen her every day the 3/4 weeks before that.. damn.. life is short especially when you're waiting for time to pass, nothing to do. pff... lucky for me there is an internet computer here in the studio. otherwise i probably would have gone, eating something. eating until i cant walk anymore... i hate frustrations!!!!
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12:56 am - My first steps
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Okay okay, i admit. this sounds very serious, but it's just about the first steps within livejournal.com i don't think i will write a lot in this journal since i'm not really the journal type. i do like to check back with my friends and see on how they are doing. a good reason to join the club if you ask me :)
Writing this i realize i'm actually very tired so i will go to bed right away! tomorrow i will have a long day at the studio in Amsterdam. Might be we will get in a discussion with the studio guy about how we want to do the recording. it all sounds exciting but when back home we start to think about what is suggested and wonder if this is the best way to do it. i guess i don't have much to say about it, so... i'll just see what happens and try to live with it :) i'ts not like i have a choice!
Stephanie if you read this.... HI :)
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