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’re crusaders of the heart
And going all the way is just a start
Happy birthday, Jim.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
So all I be saying, be this: yarr!
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 [...]
First lines: Philip en de anderen
Supposedly, this book is about a boy waking up to the real world. I thought it was mostly a incoherent snoozefest.
Cees Nooteboom — Philip en de anderen
Mijn oom Antonin Alexander was een vreemde man.
Tomorrow
Six weeks and three days have passed since my knee operation. Tuesday I went to the hospital for the planned check-up. Within five minutes the doctor had established that my knee looked alright enough to start the revalidation. And by revalidation I mean start to put some weight on it again.
So, therefore, today my physical [...]