The M-Audio O2 is a great travel companion. It has real size keys but is super slim. It even has assignable controls so you are in charge of the Reason rack devices. I am testing Apple's own Garageband right now and it is fun. :-)
The best thing about the O2 is of course that it is super tiny: it fits in every suitcase so I can take it with where ever I go.
Along the bridge railing you will find last minute telephones to talk people out of jumping of the bridge. I could just resist the temptation and so didn't need the call.
Our friends of Blazing Saddles prepared bikes for us so we could bike around the bay, well that is bike across the Golden Gate to Sausalito, further to Tiburon and take the ferry back to Pier 14. It was a great trip, sunny weather a cool breeze great food with a view on downtown across the water.
Jimmy Casper was one of the many guys who fell yesterday at the Gent-Wevelgem cycling race. the track was slippery.
Today we saw the return of my dear friend Funda Muijde in The Telegraaf . After her severe accident in Istanbul she now tells the whole story. She reveals that just before her first operation her boyfriend asked her by cell phone from Amsterdam to marry her :-)
I was very much impressed by the (old) novel of Khaled Hosseini about the life a a boy in Kabul Afghanistan. It is a deep moving story beautifully written. It gives you more insight into the live of the Afghanis during the last decades. A perfect air plane book.
Today Marijn and I flew to San Francisco to attend the O'Reilly Web 2.0 expo and conference. Because of the advantage of a direct flight we preferred to fly KLM this time. I am happy to say that the business class has much improved and our standard reaction to avoid KLM as much as possible and to fly BA or Lufthansa isn't valid any longer. Good food, OK chairs nice staff and very comfortable and quiet climate.
We had some "dropjes" , got our KLM jenever house and had a incredible view of Iceland and San Francisco.
It took us 10 plus hours, but we landed fit in Frisco. The immigration procedure took hours and we were worried that the French lady in front of us had to trow up any moment. But she did not and after Customs things went very smoothly.
We are staying in the Rex Hotel just of Union Square and our first impression is perfect. Big room, nice small boutique hotel and a good location. (and free wireless Internet which for me is like oxygen) The weather is fine, the shops are open and our credit cards ready for what may come...
It was fun today to open up the window doors and invite the warm summer breeze into the house. The Prinsengracht is full of people and as usual tourists in he canal boats like to waive and to be waived back at.
We had dinner with Niek and Noor in Le Garage. We had a great time: the food was very good, the atmosphere nice (I saw some people I knew a long time ago when I came in Le garage almost twice a day) and the company perfect. Something to remember.
Finally got time to see season one of Noah's Arc. A gay black sex in the city. The script is fun, the acting is so so but the guys are hot :-) Here's Wade for instance...
We need to eat more eggs. So to help us doing that I bought the Ovomat egg cooker from Krups. It is absolutely brilliant. The eggs are exactly as you what them to be in no time.
I just started reading in the new novel of Floortje Zwigtman: Tegenspel. It's a follow up of Schijnbewegeningen (Tricks of the Trade). The story is about Adrian Mayfield a young gay guy in Victorian England and a member of the Oscar Wilde gang.
Saw a nice car on the Car Exhibition today. Didn't buy it (yet!) :-)
I went to Zandvoort with Marijn to walk along the shore (and have apple pie and hot chocolate)
I had to make an emergency battery charge with my scooter because the battery was flat.
Luckily I always have my spare charger and cable with me...
Today I saw "The Lives of Others) a movie about East Germany and the practices of the STASI. Very good story, even better acting.
Because of my scooter I travel much faster through hectic Amsterdam traffic and visit places I have never been before, like the bicycle ferry from Amsterdam Central Station to Amsterdam. Noord. I got stuck in a ferry race between the two ferries crossing the harbour. Our ferry lost...
In my quest for a new car I came across a new phenomenon: buying a new car online. For the Prius that can give you a discount of more then 10%...
In The Times we saw a picture of the boxer Ross Burkinshaw by David Short. I am curious to find out if we can buy a print of this photo...
At the Second Stage theater (designed by Rem Koolhaas) we saw "Some Men" from the famous playwright Terrence McNally. It was a brilliant play about gay relationships through the last decades. The acting was superb and the dialogues very funny and sharp.
Interesting exhibition about the discovery of the tomb of Toetanchamon by Carter. We had to see the statue of Bourdelle. In the Neue Galerie we saw the famous Klimt bought by Lauder.
I have been looking all over the world for this jacket and finally here I found (and bought) it!
Friday night we went to the play Boys just wanna have fun in the Actors's Playhouse. It was a silly play with good humor.
At Sikkema Jenkins gallery we saw Mitch Epsteins' America Power.
My old pal Barry Diller of America Interactive is also moving to Chelsea. Frank Gehry designed a new head office. The same principles as ever but now in glass! Stunning building.
At the ICP centre: Astaire by Martin Munkacsi. Wow!
The meat district of New York is transformed in to one big gallery play area. All famous galleries are (being) moved over here and if you want to see modern art this is the place to be.
We are really into photography at the moment so we went to the International Center of Photography and visisted some photography galleries - and some more.
Flew to New York today. BA lost one of our bags at Heathtrow :-( Luckily we always pack our bags 50/50 so no real harm done. As a compensation we received a preloaded VISA card with a $50 value. The bag should here tomorrow. The flight was excellent by the way. The difference between KLM and BA is amazing: food, seating, inflight entertainment is far superior. Not to mention the awesome BA lounge at terminal 4 with all the services you can imagine.
I cannot remember a time when I had more telephone calls that these days. It seems that the whole world want to speak to me. People wanting to know how I am doing, what I want to do and advising me what I shoul do. If there is only 1 winner from this crazy situation it must be KPN...
I should have bought a MacBook sooner! I have it a day now and I cannot imagine life without it... ;-)
Running windows XP with Bootcamp is easy - and finally I have a laptop "PC" that's running windows without any problems and is starting up very quickly.
OS X however and the MacBook original conficuration is surprising me the most: start up time less that 10 seconds, a sturdy case, great keyboard and... everything works instantly.
Like Photobooth with which I made the above picture (noticed the special effect?)
In the background of a interview in the NRC with Soren Lerby I found on a wall two pictures. One that looks like the famous Ajax picture of Paul Huff and one contemporary remake.
Let's forget the remake immediately (its to dreadfull to even discuss) and focus on the difference of the original (top - in color) and alternative take (middle B&W).
The dynamics of the original is much more interesting. The way the guys hold their arms better.
The M-Audio O2 is a great travel companion. It has real size keys but is super slim. It even has assignable controls so you are in charge of the Reason rack devices. I am testing Apple's own Garageband right now and it is fun. :-)
Along the bridge railing you will find last minute telephones to talk people out of jumping of the bridge. I could just resist the temptation and so didn't need the call.
Our friends of Blazing Saddles prepared bikes for us so we could bike around the bay, well that is bike across the Golden Gate to Sausalito, further to Tiburon and take the ferry back to Pier 14. It was a great trip, sunny weather a cool breeze great food with a view on downtown across the water.
Jimmy Casper was one of the many guys who fell yesterday at the Gent-Wevelgem cycling race. the track was slippery.
Today we saw the return of my dear friend Funda Muijde in The Telegraaf . After her severe accident in Istanbul she now tells the whole story. She reveals that just before her first operation her boyfriend asked her by cell phone from Amsterdam to marry her :-)
I was very much impressed by the (old) novel of Khaled Hosseini about the life a a boy in Kabul Afghanistan. It is a deep moving story beautifully written. It gives you more insight into the live of the Afghanis during the last decades. A perfect air plane book.
Today Marijn and I flew to San Francisco to attend the O'Reilly Web 2.0 expo and conference. Because of the advantage of a direct flight we preferred to fly KLM this time. I am happy to say that the business class has much improved and our standard reaction to avoid KLM as much as possible and to fly BA or Lufthansa isn't valid any longer. Good food, OK chairs nice staff and very comfortable and quiet climate.
It was fun today to open up the window doors and invite the warm summer breeze into the house. The Prinsengracht is full of people and as usual tourists in he canal boats like to waive and to be waived back at.
We had dinner with Niek and Noor in Le Garage. We had a great time: the food was very good, the atmosphere nice (I saw some people I knew a long time ago when I came in Le garage almost twice a day) and the company perfect. Something to remember.
Finally got time to see season one of Noah's Arc. A gay black sex in the city. The script is fun, the acting is so so but the guys are hot :-) Here's Wade for instance...
We need to eat more eggs. So to help us doing that I bought the Ovomat egg cooker from Krups. It is absolutely brilliant. The eggs are exactly as you what them to be in no time.
I just started reading in the new novel of Floortje Zwigtman: Tegenspel. It's a follow up of Schijnbewegeningen (Tricks of the Trade). The story is about Adrian Mayfield a young gay guy in Victorian England and a member of the Oscar Wilde gang.
I went to Zandvoort with Marijn to walk along the shore (and have apple pie and hot chocolate)
I had to make an emergency battery charge with my scooter because the battery was flat.
Today I saw "The Lives of Others) a movie about East Germany and the practices of the STASI. Very good story, even better acting.
Because of my scooter I travel much faster through hectic Amsterdam traffic and visit places I have never been before, like the bicycle ferry from Amsterdam Central Station to Amsterdam. Noord. I got stuck in a ferry race between the two ferries crossing the harbour. Our ferry lost...
In my quest for a new car I came across a new phenomenon: buying a new car online. For the Prius that can give you a discount of more then 10%...
In The Times we saw a picture of the boxer Ross Burkinshaw by David Short. I am curious to find out if we can buy a print of this photo...
At the Second Stage theater (designed by Rem Koolhaas) we saw "Some Men" from the famous playwright Terrence McNally. It was a brilliant play about gay relationships through the last decades. The acting was superb and the dialogues very funny and sharp.
Interesting exhibition about the discovery of the tomb of Toetanchamon by Carter. We had to see the statue of Bourdelle. In the Neue Galerie we saw the famous Klimt bought by Lauder.
Friday night we went to the play Boys just wanna have fun in the Actors's Playhouse. It was a silly play with good humor.
Flew to New York today. BA lost one of our bags at Heathtrow :-( Luckily we always pack our bags 50/50 so no real harm done. As a compensation we received a preloaded VISA card with a $50 value. The bag should here tomorrow. The flight was excellent by the way. The difference between KLM and BA is amazing: food, seating, inflight entertainment is far superior. Not to mention the awesome BA lounge at terminal 4 with all the services you can imagine.
I cannot remember a time when I had more telephone calls that these days. It seems that the whole world want to speak to me. People wanting to know how I am doing, what I want to do and advising me what I shoul do. If there is only 1 winner from this crazy situation it must be KPN...
I should have bought a MacBook sooner! I have it a day now and I cannot imagine life without it... ;-)
In the background of a interview in the NRC with Soren Lerby I found on a wall two pictures. One that looks like the famous Ajax picture of Paul Huff and one contemporary remake.
