Years ago I read the Dutch, two volume edition of Stephen King’s Nightmares & Dreamscapes. I remember sitting in an airplane over the North Sea, on my way back home from my first trip to London, talking about why I read the Dutch translation. Probably because it was easier at the time. Nowadays, I read [...]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Seen Live: Bruceband
May 4, 2012 – 14:00
In all the fuss about me getting the keys to my new apartment, I totally forgot to tell you about that band I saw saturday night. As a sort of preparation for my upcoming trip to see The Boss, I went to see “Europe’s No.1 Springsteen Tributeband”, The Bruceband, in De Kelder here in Amersfoort. [...]
Citaat van de dag
May 4, 2012 – 08:55
Via Bas Taart, de diepe inzichten van een hulpsinterklaas in het esoterisch christendom, over de gevolgen die euthanasie kan hebben voor een volgend leven: Ze dachten dat euthanasie een bevrijding zou zijn, maar plotseling staan ze naast hun lichaam en kunnen niet meer communiceren met de achtergeblevenen. Ja. Want je bent dood. Dan krijg je [...]
Why I'm Gonna Be Busy For a While
May 1, 2012 – 17:39
The thought of moving had been playing through my mind for a while, the main reasons being that I thought I could use a bit more space, and that the construction of a new apartment building across the street — which would totally ruin my view — had started. Last October, I mentioned as much [...]
Seen Live: Brooke Fraser
April 24, 2012 – 23:28
The last time my little brother was in New Zealand, well over a year ago, he tweeted a link to a music video of a local singer-songwriter I never heard of: Brooke Fraser — Something in the Water Fast forward to sometime last year, when I saw that she was coming to Amsterdam for a [...]
