8:00 uur, ik ben exact één minuut voor de wekker wakker. Op zondag nog wel. Shit, het regent buiten. Na het douchen trek ik kort-kort aan met lang-lang er overheen. De buurman loopt ook de 10km en zijn vrouw gaat mee als publiek, kan zij mooi ook op mijn rugzak letten. Een pasta-ontbijtje, kop koffie, emmer water, flesje water inpakken. Nog even in ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago I went to my optician for my annual checkup. Once again my eyesight dropped. Contact lenses are now a whopping -13 and -11.5. As a precaution, the optician advised me to get a more in-depth checkup with a doctor of optometry (who looks at the entire eye in stead of just the front of the eye ( Read more... )

I just signed up for a 6K Charity run. Sept 30th, The Hague. For the kitties!

Thank you to hiryu, thaily, her brothers and especially her mother for a wonderful Christmas dinner and their enjoyable company.

I am blessed to have friends like you guys.

- take measurements of the decorated ceiling elements, then find decent lamps/armatures, no more sad little lightbulbs on the ceiling. (I still have 6 of those, WTF.) Of the 7 places I want new lights and armatures, one has been changed, for two others I have the lights but still need installing.
- take measurements of my fireplace and find ( Read more... )

I hereby announce December as Getting Sh*t Done month. My list of said sh*t, mostly for own reference ( Read more... )

So, here I am in the KLM Royal Crown Lounge at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport. 4 hours from now my flight to Bangkok wil depart, and the next three weeks I'll be working in an office at a shipyard 2 hours south of Bangkok, 6 days a week, 10 hours a day ( Read more... )

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Anyone else getting these spammy replies to their journal posts? Along the lines of:

- I normally never follow a blog, but yours is great, lol.
- I agree with what you're saying. Great post.
- I don't bookmark sites, but I will bookmark this!!!

They're bloody annoying, especially when they're non-replies to the posting of Chewbaaka's passing.

A letter from Laurie Marker, founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund:

My dear friends ( Read more... )