Indier than thou

Vlam nog niet gevonden?

2006-01-15T14:30:05Z

Uit het dagboek van Ramsey:

Ik dacht van tevoren: Dit wordt mijn jaar. Nu ga ik mijn vlam ontmoeten. Zoveel aandacht, maar dat staat echt contact blijkbaar in de weg. Je wordt onbereikbaar.

Ongelofelijk...in ieder interview wordt hem naar zijn liefdesleven gevraagd en steevast antwoordt hij dat hij nog steeds niemand is tegengekomen.

Wie wil er mee naar de Nachten? www.denachten.be

My life just HAS to get better...

2006-01-04T15:02:33Z

Last night I dreamt I was having a phone-conversation with Julian Casablancas.

I did not even know I lusted THAT much after him...geesh.

Must have been because a couple of days ago I saw the Strokes live on MTV..he was wearing a nice jacket..I own a similar jacket now.

Okay..I need to find some time-consuming hobbies because my mind needs to be active with less...well embarrasing things...

Let's pretend we don't exist

2005-12-29T18:33:48Z

So much for revolutions...

2005-12-02T01:06:05Z

Ice can be very swell

2005-11-30T17:59:44Z

Arty Farty

2005-11-25T16:15:11Z

It seems that the whole of the Neths is looking some winterwonderland right now, I love snow...too bad I have to miss out on that (did make a snowman in the very south of Argentina..which is kewl too ofcourse).

Having a very rough time in Buenos Aires; free champagne at an art-party we sort of "crashed" at the MALBA. Hanging around with the Buenos Aires artist elite.

We were even asked whether we were artists..Future artists my dear, future artists.

Apparently we are on the guestlist for a party on saturday...

(life is pretty grand now)

Does this continent even exist...

2005-10-27T14:01:38Z

Right. Am in the MOST metropolitan city in South-America...

And simply am NOT able to find the Arcade Fire on an audio-format...ANYWHERE..and I will not even try to find the new dEUS...Not to mention I can not even locate a single English magazine (I desperately need to read the new EMPIRE)

But:
Have seen the Corpse Bride, and am going to see Fischerspooner and the Strokes in the next couple of days. Ooh and be a tart in Blondie.

Ooh and somehow managed to lose 200 dollars along the way (nowhere to be found, which my travel-companion will grill me for..which isn't his business anyway..aah well)

Gaahhh.

fuzzlet @ 2005-08-29T10:59:00

2005-08-29T09:06:22Z

Tomorrow, at this exact time my plane to New York will be taking off: finally I will be able to see MoMa and the Guggenheim, and take some cheesy touristy pictures of that big lady with the torch.

After the metropolitan life it's on to the plains, deserts, jungles of Peru, Bolivia, Chili and possibly Argentina.....I'm a city-girl so I am pretty curious on how I will cope with all of the nature. So I'm not too sure on whether I'll update this thing or not (seeing as I have a travel-log as well). Enjoy the autumn!

She's lost

2005-08-21T20:58:23Z

Which book should one take along if one should venture into a dark, dark jungle, to make one forget the darkness and strange noises?

Recommendations are muchly appreciated.

Dubbel

2005-08-16T21:16:32Z

Voor mij is bijna alles dubbel,

Mij is de neiging eigen te willen zijn waar ik niet ben, en als ik daar niet ben er toch te zijn.

Ik ga Andy zien. Ik ga beschavingen zien. Ik ga op avontuur.

Maar stiekem wil ik ook Ramsey en het geluid van nu zien.

Als ik daar ben, weet ik, zal ik ook hier willen zijn.

En terwijl ik wijfel en twijfel, gaat de helft aan mij voorbij.

Ik bedenk vaak achteraf briljante zinnen die ik had kunnen zeggen toen iemand mij iets

vroeg.

Ik ben een geboren redenaar, in de retro-activiteit.

en wat is ze toch een grote zeur.

Things you learn after spending 2 days in a field in Germany

2005-08-07T13:55:10Z

The Dutch are, in general, very loud..and omni-present
The weather responds to good music: bad music (weird swedish alt-country rockers Saint Thomas) means rain, good music (Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix) makes the rain stop
Haldern is the sweetest festival of all time, tiny, muddy, and just a healthy walk away from your basic cheap cheap-supermarket (aka buy as many bottles of wine you can carry)
Phoenix are the friendliest frenchmen I have ever seen, and a really great band
Franz Ferdinand will never bore me
Having matching outfits is fun, but not when you are wearing them beneath three layers of raincoats/jackets/vests
My dig-cam isn't ALL that; pics of kaiser chiefs/franz did not come out good
Danes playing polka metal can be quite scaring
Checking whether the tent you're lending from your friend's sister actually has a working zipper is a very good idea; even better when you do that before you drive off to a field in Germany

Behold:

Take not of the dark clouds coming towards us!

People kept laughing at our tent, but "Ridicule is nothing to be scared of"as the wise Adam Ant preaches.

After a while you forget what it feel likes like to be warm and dry

But this.....

And this make up for the wetness

The flatness of my morning

2005-08-04T07:06:55Z

I am a girly girl, I like pink things, pretty clothes, nice shoes and bags. When it comes to music and movies I get more boy-ish (I like to memorise stupid facts, I'm very much into Batman and Star Wars..) and contrary to most girls (I have experience in these things) I can actually read a map and find my way around a town.

What I can't do is practical things like hang a lamp, or fix a cycle tyre.

When I got up this morning one of my tyres was flat, it's 7:15 I have go to work..and my tyre is flat. There is no start of the day quite like that, only good thing was that it didn't rain when I had to walk for half an hour.

I don't have any time to fix my tyre or bring it to the bike-shop today, I have to work, and after that I have to head back to my parents: tomorrow I will be going to the fabulous Haldern Open Air (Phoenix, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand etc) in Germany, and I get to take the car. I won't get back till Sunday-evening, and the next morning I have to work again.

In times like these it would be swell if I either would be on speaking terms with my father, or have a boyfriend (they both usually fix my tyres...)

I'm so not a feminist: anyone want to fix my tyre? I could bake you a cake!

P.S: does anybody know where I can get those amazing pottter-puff-icons?

My thesis looks like a flamingo

2005-08-03T14:52:36Z

Ik heb mijn scriptie (Protection of the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples) net laten inbinden, hij is roze met zwart...en echt flamingo-roze (briljante ingeving van netraam )

I am sooooo excited!

Ze liggen nu te drogen, dan drop ik ze bij mijn begeleidster...ben nog aan het nadenken of ik de versie voor mijzelf in flashy zilveren boekvorm zal uitbrengen...hmmm

fuzzlet @ 2005-07-27T10:53:00

2005-07-27T08:57:30Z

What if....?

Is the most torturing sentence that can be played over in your mind..over and over again....

On a happy note: saw ducklings yesterday! (right after I announced to my friend, with whom I was taking a walk, that I had missed the ducklings this year) Aren't they the sweetest things in the world!

Apparently Depeche Mode are going to be a suprise act @ Lowlands this year, am still in doubt whether I should go...hmmm

The idiot

2005-07-25T07:46:43Z

I am such a geek, why should music be the all important thing in the world?

(have come to the conclusion I become a total git when I have a few drinks and turn all elitist)

I should become one of the normal people I guess, I even annoy myself.

Every Saturday should be like this

2005-07-15T23:07:02Z

Every saturday should be like this

Fischerspooner

Stedelijk Museum (Museum of Modern Art Amsterdam)

A very happy me! (But first sleep, getting up way too early for much-needed haircut but on such an unholy hour..9 am...come on...it's saturday!) And I'll probably dance untill dawn: Summerfest in tha' city of Nijmegen, so last train from Amsterdam to Nijmegen and meeting my friends in the early morning for some fun!

Yay! (Damn..couldn't get snazzy pictures in this entry...argh...too tired to fix it...)

Ooh dear!

2005-07-12T12:37:26Z

In addition to my earlier moaning-post on the Lowlands-festival (ooh it's highly likely I'll be going! I know of some peeps that are going as well...so it might just turn out for the best anyway!)

I could always prostitute myself for a VIP-ticket:

(For all you non-dutchies this guy quite literally says he's looking for a woman to fill his erm..sleepingbag...)

I can't choose between being shocked or laugh out loud...

London Loves

2005-07-08T20:57:17Z

I love London

Stop messing with my favorite city in the world!

Woe is mine!

2005-07-06T18:05:37Z

Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, The Pixies, Nick Cave, Franz Ferdinand, Maximo Park, Marilyn Manson, Röyksopp,The Dresden Dolls,Patrick Wolf,Vive La Fête, Zita Swoon,The Futureheads, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery.

and none of my friends want to join me to the Lowlands-festival...

Going on my own would seem so desperate. Would be no fun at all.

Argh......

Life update

2005-06-28T10:44:13Z

My thesis has been approved, so I can graduate in August, which is fab.

My life currently consists of my summer job (receptionist-extraordinaire!) having drinks in the sun with my friends, going out, and visiting concerts. Life is peachy when I'm in Nijmegen.

Last sunday it was time to Rock a Park (or Rockin'park) and REM and Interpol were amazing, I think because I was pretty hyped and out of it emotional-wise, the music really hit me like a sledgehammer. I was quite literally shaking during Interpol, and after their set I was way too energetic: really odd.
REM was more of a big healing hug, Micheal Stipe really is great on a stage, and they played a lovely set with oldies...again during Nightswimming I felt the tears welling up.

I usually am pretty in control of myself, but sunday was weird. The music triggered something.

Ignoring the fact I had to get up at 6:20 the next morning, I went to an afterpary in town with my friends. I got home at 3:30, but it was rather difficult to fall asleep so I think I must have slept an hour or something.

So, Rockin' Park rocked! (also saw Queens of the Stone Age, Ozark Henry and the Tears)

Made some kewl pictures, will put them online later.

This Friday I'm going to see Soulwax in Doornroosje..don't know anyone else who's going...aah well..go with the flow.

Oohh..and everyone has to see BATMAN BEGINS it is ACE!

Edit: put my best Rockin'Park pics online on weblogs.bnn.nl/nuzje-in-lalalaland

The end of an era...

2005-05-31T10:25:26Z

I started working at C&A when I was 17..now, almost 6 years later I have decided to leave my weekendjob and try to find a good summer-vacation job. I didn't enjoy the work anymore, my collagues were swell..

Still..it's weird not being there next weekend...

Time to grow up.

Bored, so survey:

2005-05-04T14:05:40Z

A - Age : 23
B - Band listening to right now : Blondie
C - Career in future: Intellectual Property Lawyer: making some money first and then become big shot
Human Rights Lawyer
D - Dad's name: what an awful question Edmundo, but I prefer Edziwordo
E - Easiest person to talk to: my main madje Roel
F - Favorite song at the moment: Girl-Beck
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Bears
H - Hometown: Nijmegen/Uden
I - Instruments: play the guitar, but I've got a thing for bass-players
J - Jelly or Jam: jam
K - Kids: eventually, want to adopt a chinese baby-girl
L- Longest car ride ever: Ooohhh..erm..well to the South of Spain..dunno how long it was
M - Mom's name: Rosario
N - Number of siblings: 1
O - OHHH what the hell are u doing right now: listening to BBC 6, working on the conclusion of my thesis
P - Phobia[s]: heights, wet grass,
Q - Quality or Quantity: Quality
R - Reason to smile: Ramsey Nasr reciting his poem for the Queen
S - Song you sang last: Ooh my god- Kaiser Chiefs
T - Time you wake up: 8-ish
U - Unknown fact about me: I am a closet-yuppie
V - Vegetable you hate: Brussel Sprouts
W - Worst habit: hahah not telling you!
X - X-rays you've had: teeth
Y - Yummy food: white grapes, mango
Z - Zodiac sign: sagitarrius

Gig-overkill!

2005-05-02T15:09:50Z

Ooh dear!
There are so many good bands playing the next two months, I already have tickets to go and see:

- Duran Duran (80's icons..yay!)
- Rockin'Park
- Haldern Open Air (kewl German festival: Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The Polyphonic Spree etc)

And I still need to get tickets for:

- Beck
- Soulwax (Maarten, do you like them? There coming to Nijmegen!!!! Wanna come along?)
- A play called "The shortest century"

Come to think of it, ít doesn't seem that much if I write it down...(that's about 200 euri in Cultural activities...somehow it makes me feel bad...I should be saving money..not spending it...argh..)

And I need to find my passport..I'm going to Geneva next week..but somehow I can't find my passport...ooh dear ooh dear....argh..

All about evil

2005-04-28T08:23:58Z

There is an exhibition about All things Evil in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam: the origin and depiction of evil in different cultures. It is a very interesting exhibition, with objects from all over the world, and also modern culture (such as Disney-villains) I can recommend it to everyone!
And there also was a picture-demonise-yourself-thing, so this is the evil me:

ÜBER!

2005-04-13T10:43:06Z

FISCHERSPOONER

Paradiso, Amsterdam 16/7/2005

Confirmed on their website, not yet on the Paradiso-site.