We went to Nijmegen and M got me this caramel coat as a birthday gift. Awww! Thank you M! <3
Saturday, July 30, 2011
/// caramel
We went to Nijmegen and M got me this caramel coat as a birthday gift. Awww! Thank you M! <3
Thursday, July 28, 2011
27/07
1. oslo hotel
2. best pasta salad ever (rodent salad!) with bieslook (#supermarketsuccess), lemon juice, feta cheese and the very old dutch yoghurt dessert yum!
3. drinking kriek at the move with M, and meeting tom and marlen!
2. best pasta salad ever (rodent salad!) with bieslook (#supermarketsuccess), lemon juice, feta cheese and the very old dutch yoghurt dessert yum!
3. drinking kriek at the move with M, and meeting tom and marlen!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
26/07
1. afternoon high heel kisses
2. michelle is going to drive to me!
3. seeing anouk and wytse again. a big hug upon parting, lifting me off my feet.
2. michelle is going to drive to me!
3. seeing anouk and wytse again. a big hug upon parting, lifting me off my feet.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
25/7
1. "I'm so proud of you" Norway and choosing to not give up values and to meet it with more love.
2. Cosmic blue wooden clogs on sale at H&M!
3. Walking in the sun, Arnhem binnenstad.
3. Are you warm? Are you cozy? Are you warm? Are you cozy? :)
2. Cosmic blue wooden clogs on sale at H&M!
3. Walking in the sun, Arnhem binnenstad.
3. Are you warm? Are you cozy? Are you warm? Are you cozy? :)
Sunday, July 24, 2011
birthday 2011
1. mark bouwman 24/7
2. "happy birthday" in the morning
3. "clouds in your eyes" solves it
2. "happy birthday" in the morning
3. "clouds in your eyes" solves it
Friday, July 22, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
/// mercado, portugalete
/// Mercado, Portugalete. Juan Luna y Novicio. Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao. ///
Sunday, July 17, 2011
/// young folks party II
"The Geriatric Folks are high tech" photo by Anj
"Si Peggy Wang" by Kathy
An assortment of cakes and 20,000 robo.tos, blowing birthday candles, making wishes, dancing to 1901 and saying "Birthdays are great! I am the winner." Love the Young Folks!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
/// hanna
My new favorite movie. Sparkling soundtrack, an elf-girl Bourne, running in tunnels, dreamy car rides, abandoned theme parks, Berlin. Dream, how I dream to feel.
Begin again, begin again.
Friday, July 15, 2011
/// bizzare alacrity
a·lac·ri·ty /əˈlakritē/
Noun: Brisk and cheerful readiness.
The trick is that nostalgia has an important place in our lives. The adventures we slip into that involve longing for the past inspire dreams and generate the same ancient energy and dust that made up the characters and ideas of the first stories, that brightened cave walls, and patterned Mammoth hides. But nostalgia, if unchecked, can drag a person down, can gain unreasonable control of a person’s emotions, and can make them miserable.
Some feel nostalgia for high school, for college, for camps, for first loves or second houses or third spouses. Some wistfully want to go back to an era of protest and meaningful discourse, like the 1960s. And some even feel nostalgia for eras that haven’t ever existed—The Lord of the Rings is a good example.
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Nostalgia reduces smart men and women to defeatists that end up making life that much harder for their friends, family, and acquaintances.
So, cherish bizarre alacrity. It exists everywhere when you stop juxtaposing your life with icons. Slipping into nostalgia is good and healthy, and reminds us of our laurels, that seems true. To get stuck in a dream for a little too long is not shameful, because when it passes you have the wonderful chance to iconoclast and restructure how you look at the world around. With nostalgia checked you think of more, and flow through life along something of a sine curve, let’s say, rather than a straight axis. The ups and downs, when moderate, define the width of one’s capacity for thought. For instance, you see more of a crowd of people if you wander it in curved paths, rather than just straight through.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/the-hang-ups-of-nostalgia/
Noun: Brisk and cheerful readiness.
The trick is that nostalgia has an important place in our lives. The adventures we slip into that involve longing for the past inspire dreams and generate the same ancient energy and dust that made up the characters and ideas of the first stories, that brightened cave walls, and patterned Mammoth hides. But nostalgia, if unchecked, can drag a person down, can gain unreasonable control of a person’s emotions, and can make them miserable.
Some feel nostalgia for high school, for college, for camps, for first loves or second houses or third spouses. Some wistfully want to go back to an era of protest and meaningful discourse, like the 1960s. And some even feel nostalgia for eras that haven’t ever existed—The Lord of the Rings is a good example.
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Nostalgia reduces smart men and women to defeatists that end up making life that much harder for their friends, family, and acquaintances.
So, cherish bizarre alacrity. It exists everywhere when you stop juxtaposing your life with icons. Slipping into nostalgia is good and healthy, and reminds us of our laurels, that seems true. To get stuck in a dream for a little too long is not shameful, because when it passes you have the wonderful chance to iconoclast and restructure how you look at the world around. With nostalgia checked you think of more, and flow through life along something of a sine curve, let’s say, rather than a straight axis. The ups and downs, when moderate, define the width of one’s capacity for thought. For instance, you see more of a crowd of people if you wander it in curved paths, rather than just straight through.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/the-hang-ups-of-nostalgia/
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
/// on a tricycle
"You have to remember where you came from." Now I realize the true meaning of it. It doesn't mean you have to be proud of where you come from or that you owe something to your motherland, not even that you have to like it. It just says "remember". Remember the good things that made you who you are right now.
I am a strong person, but I don't owe it to where I came from. I can ride in the rough, and slide through smoke without losing sight of the goal. But I don't owe it to anyone but myself. I can dodge third world traffic and cross killer highways, doesn't mean I like it. But I remember the good things that make up who I am. The courage and the resilience.
It doesn't mean the Swedes are sissies, they also have good things and values relevant to them, and unique to how and where they grew up. Like how they have the spirit of equality and fairness flowing in their veins. Or how the Dutch have their free spirits and open-mindedness present in their every move. Which they should remember.
Remember where you came from means remember your strengths.
I am a strong person, but I don't owe it to where I came from. I can ride in the rough, and slide through smoke without losing sight of the goal. But I don't owe it to anyone but myself. I can dodge third world traffic and cross killer highways, doesn't mean I like it. But I remember the good things that make up who I am. The courage and the resilience.
It doesn't mean the Swedes are sissies, they also have good things and values relevant to them, and unique to how and where they grew up. Like how they have the spirit of equality and fairness flowing in their veins. Or how the Dutch have their free spirits and open-mindedness present in their every move. Which they should remember.
Remember where you came from means remember your strengths.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
/// tarsius
Last night at Attraction! Reaction!:
Crowd: More!
Diego: Wala na kaming tracks!
Angel: Repeat!
Friday, July 08, 2011
/// two constant things
There are only two constant things in the world: change and Julian Casablancas' black leather jacket.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Monday, July 04, 2011
/// my very own rutger
"I want to ride bikes." I said, it was the very first thing that I thought of. "Oh, but we only have one bike!" he said a little disappointedly. "That's okay, I'll ride on the back of your bike." He stopped for a half second, then started whistling a tune embedded in the corners of my heart, with a little smile on his eyes. I was surprised and slowly felt this overwhelming happiness wash over me- "Like the movie!!" I exclaimed. Ahhh. My very own Rutger. There's not much else that could make me happier.
I love you!
I love you!
Sunday, July 03, 2011
/// like norway
When I grow up, or rather, in the near future, I want to be rich and responsible, creative and drinking lots of coffee. Like Norway.
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After World War II, Norway experienced rapid economic growth, with the first two decades due to the Norwegian shipping and merchant marine and domestic industrialization, and from the early 1970s, a result of exploiting large oil and natural gas deposits that had been discovered in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Today, Norway ranks as the third wealthiest country in the world in monetary value, with the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation. Norway is the world’s fifth largest oil exporter] and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of its Gross domestic product. Following the ongoing financial crisis of 2007–2010, bankers have deemed the Norwegian krone to be one of the most solid currencies in the world.
Norway has rich resources of oil, natural gas, hydroelectric power, forests, and minerals, and was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after the People's Republic of China) in 2006. Other major industries include shipping, food processing, shipbuilding, the metal industry, chemicals, mining, fishing, and the pulp and paper products from forests. Norway maintains a Scandinavian welfare model with universal health-care, subsidized higher education, and a comprehensive social security system. Norway was ranked highest of all countries in human development from 2001 to 2007, and then again in 2009. It was also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index.
Source: Wikipedia
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After World War II, Norway experienced rapid economic growth, with the first two decades due to the Norwegian shipping and merchant marine and domestic industrialization, and from the early 1970s, a result of exploiting large oil and natural gas deposits that had been discovered in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Today, Norway ranks as the third wealthiest country in the world in monetary value, with the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation. Norway is the world’s fifth largest oil exporter] and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of its Gross domestic product. Following the ongoing financial crisis of 2007–2010, bankers have deemed the Norwegian krone to be one of the most solid currencies in the world.
Norway has rich resources of oil, natural gas, hydroelectric power, forests, and minerals, and was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after the People's Republic of China) in 2006. Other major industries include shipping, food processing, shipbuilding, the metal industry, chemicals, mining, fishing, and the pulp and paper products from forests. Norway maintains a Scandinavian welfare model with universal health-care, subsidized higher education, and a comprehensive social security system. Norway was ranked highest of all countries in human development from 2001 to 2007, and then again in 2009. It was also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index.
Source: Wikipedia
Friday, July 01, 2011
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