| Not a happy kitty |
[Mar. 26th, 2009|09:53 am] |
One of our kitties was walking around with his tongue hanging out, drooling all over everything, so we took him to the vet yesterday.
Bad news, as all his gums were seriously infected and some of his teeth were even about to fall out.
This morning he's back at the vet and she's going to take all his teeth out. All of them! He'll be forever teethless in a couple of hours.
Poor kitty must have been in so much pain :( |
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| The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha |
[Feb. 16th, 2009|02:34 am] |
The second contender for my best of list came a lot sooner than expected. The Appleseed Cast have a new one coming out on February 17, entitled Sagarmatha.
I don't like how their font has suddenly gone Deftones, but fortunately the music still sounds pretty good.
You can stream the entire recored here (you'll need to register, but it's free), or 'preview' it here. |
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| Zu - Carboniferous |
[Feb. 13th, 2009|05:49 pm] |
I've learned from last year, so this year I'm starting my best of music list early. The one and only contestant so far is Zu, with their fantastic new album Carboniferous.
You can check it out here. |
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| Our roommate is also happy with the new couch |
[Feb. 12th, 2009|05:59 pm] |
The other kitty was less impressed by it. He peed on the floor next to it. The previous owner also has a cat, so he must have been offended by the smell of the 'enemy'. Marking his territory. |
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| 2008 in music |
[Dec. 19th, 2008|06:12 pm] |
Yes kids, the end of the year is in sight, so it's time for all those 'best of' lists. I had to do two this year. One for NU.nl and one for local music website 3VOOR12/Amsterdam. So here goes, maybe you kids can learn something ;)
Best Amsterdam album releases of 2008
1. Leine - Truth Be Told
2. Brown vs Brown - Twitch and Shout
3. The Moi Non Plus - The Moi Non Plus
3. Palloc - A Tree in Our City
Best concerts seen in Amsterdam
1. Action beat - OT301 - 11 mei
2. Converge - Sugar Factory - 9 juli
3. Dillinger escape plan - Melkweg- 27 februari
4. Digitalism - Paradiso - 22 mei
5. Einstuerzende neubauten - Melkweg - 20 mei
5. Lefties soul connection - Paradiso - 18 juli
Top 10 best albums of 2008 (all releases)
1. Leine - Truth Be Told
2. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
3. Russian Circles - Station
4. Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
5. Brown vs Brown - Twitch and Shout
6. Original Silence - The Second Original Silence
7. God Is An Astronaut - God Is An Astronaut
8. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
9. The Moi Non Plus - The Moi Non Plus
10. Palloc - A Tree in Our City
Overall I thought it was a pretty poor year in music. When sitting down to make the top 10 overall list all I could think of were a ton of great albums released in 2007. |
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| Afstudeeronderzoek! |
[Dec. 4th, 2008|11:22 am] |
Jawel, de vragenlijst voor mijn afstudeeronderzoek staat ein-de-lijk online, maar nu moet ik dus nog even 100 (!) mensen zien te vinden die dat ding maken...
Hij staat hier (http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/comlab/surveys/EsterTV.html), en het zou ontzettend helpen als je er eentje voor me in zou willen vullen.
Het onderzoek duurt ongeveer 5 minuten. |
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| How, when and why... |
[Nov. 26th, 2008|11:06 pm] |
...did our upstairs neighbours turn from quiet people that barely made a sound into screaming, stomping, pounding maniacs that sing along to bad Asian music at the top of their lungs at all hours of the morning?
More importantly: how do I turn them back into their quiet selves?
Where's the mute button? |
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| Election night |
[Nov. 6th, 2008|02:48 pm] |
I spend the night of the US election at my new job. Only two of us actually had to work, the rest showed up for support, free drinks and a good atmosphere. It was really cool to be among fellow news-geeks on such an important night. Four of us, including myself, had to work the next day, when we were decidedly less enthusiastic, but somehow still functioning.
(That's me with the McCain/Palin sign, trying to even out our journalistic bias)
Also along for support was the cutest rabbit I've ever seen.
The intern brought it along, because she was working such a long shift he was going to be home alone for almost two days. He proved to be a real hit, with just about the entire office coming over to pet him. |
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| Bowling online |
[Oct. 12th, 2008|11:24 pm] |
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I think Putnam should revise his whole theory of Bowling Alone and rename the book to Bowling Online. Great book, nice concept, but I can help but feel it's already fairly outdated. Surely the internet puts people back in touch with their communities? |
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