Today...

It's been a while since I've updated you on what day it is or was, but that was mainly because we have missed 'chocolate covered raisins-day', 'pecan-day' etc., so that was too much of the good, even I wouldn't dare to post similar things! ;)

However, today is a day worth mentioning: today is the 'international fun at work-day', however, I don't really think everyone agrees, I for one have the day off, I heard Icky this afternoon on the phone, and he didn't sound like it was the most amusing work day he'd ever had, he just sounded like he always sounds. But, it's another one of those days. Good thing the sun is shining! :D

You can find a suitable e-card for today here. So, if you'd like to inform your boss... be my guest ;)

I'd better start training too...

hey Lars, you are not the only one who needs to start practising, my goal won't take me as much time as yours, but I think swimming across the Ocean won't be that more demanding on me then what I should practise for ;)

So, as I told earlier, I am the proud owner of a brand new shiny mobile phone, and my phone does not only have a built-in MP3 player, it has got a radio on it as well. Which came in quite handy today since I had not had the time to install MP3's on my mobile. But it has been ages since I last listened to the radio, so that was quite a nice experience. Funny thing was that I was listening to it for about five minutes, when the guy on the radio said: "We have a new listener", now that was odd, but it turned out someone who didn't get the phrase 'shooting stars', how long has it been since that guy had listened to the radio, since I knew the phrase already :). Anyway, what was even odder, is that everytime I switched it on, there was this commercial on about how Q Music will give you shoes for the amount of 2000 euros. But then you have to compete with other women in a "running in high heels" contest, where you have to run 100 m in high heels. I cannot even walk in them, so if I'm even considering making an arse out of myself for 2000 Euros worth in shoes (which I could really use as a matter of fact, since my shoes are worn down), I'd better start practising as well... or if you'd like to swap Lars, I'll swim across the ocean and you can do the run...???

The JC Rock Band

Saturday night we went to a pub where our across the door neighbour Erik was performing with his band. It was absolutely brilliant. I had been looking forward to going out for about two entire weeks, since we hardly ever go out, last time we went out was somewhere in the half of January.

 

Even nicer was that Erik was thrilled that we made the effort to come and see him sing, it's brilliant that you can make someone happy just by going to a pub! :D

 

House for sale

Our house is for sale, Icky put up an "For Sale"-sign on Thursday and ever since we've had quite a lot of calls from people who want to see the place.

however, I've had quite another reaction too...
Each time one of us runs into a neighbour they ask if we're going to sell the place (no we just think a sign like that is nice and by putting our number on our window we try to make new friends), and then it's just all smalltalk and that's it.
Yesterdaymorning, I was on my way home after I brought Soufyan and Yaesseen to school, I ran into the guy who lives right across the street from us. I'm quite unsure about his name, but we talk a lot to him. he is a really nice guy, tonight he's performing with his band in a pub and we don't want to miss it, so we're going there, and when we told him we were coming, his face absolutely lit up. He saw the sign too, how could he miss that, and he said that is was a shame, and that he'd miss us. And you know what, I'm going to miss him too...

Neighbours are a funny thing, either you like them, or you dislike them, or you don't even know them. In this street we know quite a lot of neighbours, and I really like most of them. It'll be weird moving to another place again, I really got adjusted to this place, street and the people surrounding us.

Birthday time

Today is Quentin Tarantino's day turn to be in the 'who's birthday is it today' spotlight! :-)

Hoorah for him, he's turning 44 today!

He's known for making better movies like 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Kill Bill (2)', 'Pulp Fiction', 'Death Proof' etc. After seeing Reservoir Dogs for about 21 times I get his style and I'm a fan!

Birthday time!!!

Yes, yes, yes, on our daily episode of who's birthday is it today, I can proudly present to you my favourite birthday man of the day...
Paul De Leeuw
known of better songs as "blote jongens in het park", "vlieg met me mee", proud father of two adopted songs, proud figure of gay men, brilliant comedian, TV-personality!
Hoorah for Paul!

cuddly kitten day...

to keep y'all informed on my mailings from Editor Bob, telling me which day today is, I need to pass on this information;

today is cuddly kitten day. Lars, I know you hate kittens, so I guess you won't be too happy with this day ;)

But for all the kittens out there: it's your cuddly day! haha, I don't think there'll be a kitten who cares, but still...

 

 

Today...

is world water day! Which is actually quite ironic since we got our bill from Pidpa (the water company in Belgium), and the bill for the past year scared the hell out of me... They created a site for World Water Day. It's actually really actual since the news had an item on a photographer who's got an exhibition about water, with pictures of dried out landscapes, animals, people, as well as pictures of floods etc.

Damn...

I missed the "everything you do is right-day", which was last Friday... I will have to note that in my agenda for next year, because that is a not to miss day, isn't it? How brilliant could it be to abuse that day??? ;p