On the road: NL to Norway!
Sunday, May 11th, 2008We’re ready for the trip back North…it’ll basically be the same roadtrip as last week, but then in the opposite direction (and less rain I presume! ;)).
It’s 6:15 am (ooff!!)…time to leave!
Archive for May, 2008
So many little things and a haircut
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Today was already the last day in NL, typically filled with 1,000’s of these little things…I managed to get everything done, including having my hair cut (= styled).
Hehe, it might sound pretty posh, but I have been coming back to my ‘own’ hairdresser in NL ever since I moved to Norway…! Hmm, what can I say? She’s pretty darn good and I’m pretty darn picky on who I allow to touch my hair! Hehe, Denise is the best…or, was the best! She unfortunately stops cutting/styling…I got to find someone else, maybe someone in Norway this time? 😉
One day left, car is packed
Friday, May 9th, 2008It’s not that often that we’re driving back to Norway, so we use the opportunity to take with us the boxes that we left behind last September…I just packed the car and trust me; it is PACKED!! (besides the boxes, there’s also ‘some’ beer and wine ;)).
I have to admit, I’m actually pretty happy with the size of the ‘family-car’…(ooch, that hurt, it ain’t an A6! ;))
Tomorrow a last, relaxing, day in the sun, the trip back will be on Sunday (which happens to be Pentecost/Whitsunday, so I don’t expect too much traffic).
QOTD May 8 2008
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
New Nine Inch Nails album is out…for FREE!
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008One of my favorite bands, Nine Inch Nails (aka ‘nin’) released their latest album ‘The Slip‘ for free on their website! In a post on their website, frontman Trent Reznor says: “Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years — this one’s on me.”
Well, THANK YOU Trent & nin! I still remember their super show at Rockin’ Park three years ago!
Pohoda 2008 coming up
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
It has become quite a tradition, and this year is no exception; Robbert and I will go to Pohoda, THE summer festival of choice in Slovakia!
The line-up this year features Fatboy Slim, the Streets, Editors, Lou Rhodes, The Wombats, and many many more (check out the complete program).
I’m really looking forward to it, so, you know where to find me this July 18-19 (just 73 days to go, yay)!! 😉
Dads Birthday in the sun
Monday, May 5th, 2008Working in NL this week gave me a bonus; an extra day off because of Liberation Day! Very welcome since this day also happens to be my dads Birthday…and with weather still being Sunny with a capital ‘S’, this day was Perfect with a capital ‘P’! 😉
PS. for number freaks; he turned 63, I just turned 36…funny…
Sunny NL
Sunday, May 4th, 2008The weather in NL is absolutely stunning! I guess it’s about the same in Norway, so the folks back home have nothing to be jealous for…
Me and Robbert went out last night to our favorite place, ‘De Paap‘ in The Hague…came home around 7am, oof! I must admit, sitting outside doing nothing else than enjoying the sun is the perfect thing for me this Sunday afternoon! 😉
QOTD May 3 2008
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Kathleen Norris: “Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future.”
On the road: Norway to NL!
Friday, May 2nd, 2008I’m really looking forward to this roadtrip…it’ll be the first time to drive it southwards and also the first time to do this trip in one day (or at least, we’ll try to do it in one day), it shouldn’t take more than 14 hours, so hey; easy peasy!
The directions are really simple; any road south will do! 😉
And we’re leaving… …NOW!
Labour Day?
Thursday, May 1st, 2008I’m not used to have a day off at Labour Day, it is a standard working day in The Netherlands. Here in Norway however, the first of May *is* celebrated; sjeez, people even have the national flag out at their homes!
Me? I decided to do what the name of this day says; work! It’s nice to have a quiet day in the office, getting some shit done. 😉
Actually, I swapped todays day off for a day off tomorrow, so I can drive back to Netherlands a day early (the family-car needs it yearly check, which can only be done in NL).
…back to work now! 😉
