Category Archives: Life

I need an inspiration corner

Yesterday, when I started this post, my intention was to cover several subjects: why I haven’t posted last week (been busy and away), my trip to Cologne (had a great time, see some photo’s at Flickr), the Oberhausen version of Tanz der Vampire (’twas awesome) and Within Temptation’s theater tour (they should play without all [...]

Two things you should know

This week, Last.FM suggested I should listen to Axl Rose & Meat Loaf. As a knowledgable Meat Loaf fan and occasional Guns ‘n Roses listener, that irked me beyond belief, as no such thing exists. The song floating around as being “[King] Herod’s Song” (from “Jesus Christ Superstar”) by Axl Rose and Meat Loaf, Guns [...]

First lines: Secret Windows

Let’s see: a post about Jim Steinman, one about Meat Loaf, wouldn’t that mean that another Stephen King one should follow right about now? And by the needle work of Freyja, here it is!
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing contains a wide range of short stories (mostly available in other volumes), [...]

We’ll never be as young as we are right now (5)

We’re crusaders of the heart
And going all the way is just a start
Happy birthday, Jim.

Story time

For future reference, here’s what happened to me and my knee this summer.
Once upon a time, back in 2003, I was sitting on my knees, putting stuff out of sight under my desk. I made an attempt to get up, and failed miserably. My left knee locked up in an uncomfortable position and hurt like [...]

Today, a line was crossed

And that’s all I got for now.

Fair is fair

Lazyweb, you disappoint me. We had a deal. And you didn’t hold your end of the bargain. And since fair is fair—and I’m a mean bastard like that—I’m not updating my website tonight either. And that has nothing to do with me leaving my USB-stick with some updates someplace else what-so-ever. So. How do you [...]

Respect my authority

Roughly translated from an interview in Vrij Nederland with the commander in chief, our minister of defense, his excellency mr. Eimert van Middelkoop:
I was very happy that there was a legal way for me not to be drafted.
During those two days of the military physical I felt: this is totally not for me. I will [...]

Y’all know what time it is, me hearties, aye?

So all I be saying, be this: yarr!

It’s always good to be back home

For those of you who didn’t catch yesterday’s hint: I’m back home in Amersfoort. There’s still some work left to be done on my knee, which does of course mean that I’m still walking around with two of those damned crutches, but still: I’m home.
On a entirely coincidental side note: tomorrow I’m going to see [...]