Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Veteran's Day
Remember that freedom is never free. And also remember those that are discriminated against by their sexuality and by the "dont ask dont tell" policy in the military.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
A Beautiful Mind Indeed.
This guy is incredible. Autistic. Started drawing at an early age. They took him for one single trip in a helicopter over Rome and gave him 3 days to draw what he saw. He does so with remarkable precision. Watch.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
I know this much about racing in the rain. I know it is about balance. It is about anticipation and patience. I know all of the driving skills that are necessary for one to be successful in the rain. But racing in the rain is also about the mind! It is about owning one's own body. About believing that one's car is merely an extension of the car, and the rain is an extension of the track, and the sky is an extension of the rain. It is about believing that you are not you; you are everything. And everyting is you.
-The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
When the sun goes down in Amsterdam...
Our Tuesday night spot at our neighborhood Brown Bar.
Leidesplein by night. Pancake Corner soooo good.
On the Lijnbaansgracht
Pub by candlelight.
Mexico in Holland.
That's Why I Am
10:20am (@agency)
It's raining cats and dogs. [Correction: its hailing.] The weather has progressively been getting grayer, rainier, and colder. Have to start systematically planning your bike excursions from A to B as rain and cold make biking worse. That said, Amsterdam is still as beautiful as it was the day before. We had an amazing fall day last Saturday (see pics below). Walked around the city a bit last night in between grabbing a bite and our usual Brown Bar pitstop for a beer - the city is no more than five stories high and mostly residential. You get to glimpse into people's homes and I have to say every single one looks so quaint and cozy, like a dollhouse. All these people kinda 'stuffed' into these ages-old buildings. Its unlike any place I've ever seen.
Fall in Vondelpark.
Haven't posted in awhile - I figured I'd eventually hit this blog slump. However, without having to spend hours updating my latest adventures here in Amsterdam, perhaps some pictures would tell a better story.
All in all, things are going well here. Feeling pretty settled into life here, although I know there is so much more that I haven't seen. It's borderline complacency almost, as I am settled into the agency/home/weekend routine, but atleast that is something that I am aware of and will try to break. Might be heading to Brussels, Belgium, this weekend so that would definitely shake some things up. It's been harder to run as well, as daylight savings time pushed the darkness up and hour and I have never been one to run in the morning. (Have been going here and there at lunch.)
Halloween. Halloween was great although i was little disappointed in the Dutch. I expected big things from Amsterdam and the best I got was a giant squid (which was pretty good. I speared him and he played along). We had a party with MAS people at our apartment and it was awesome - complete with decorations from the States (thanks Sof, P's sister!).
Sculpture in Vondel.
Dutch market this past saturday - everything from cheese to fresh produce to second hand items to socks to flowers to fish.
It's raining cats and dogs. [Correction: its hailing.] The weather has progressively been getting grayer, rainier, and colder. Have to start systematically planning your bike excursions from A to B as rain and cold make biking worse. That said, Amsterdam is still as beautiful as it was the day before. We had an amazing fall day last Saturday (see pics below). Walked around the city a bit last night in between grabbing a bite and our usual Brown Bar pitstop for a beer - the city is no more than five stories high and mostly residential. You get to glimpse into people's homes and I have to say every single one looks so quaint and cozy, like a dollhouse. All these people kinda 'stuffed' into these ages-old buildings. Its unlike any place I've ever seen.
Fall in Vondelpark.
Haven't posted in awhile - I figured I'd eventually hit this blog slump. However, without having to spend hours updating my latest adventures here in Amsterdam, perhaps some pictures would tell a better story.
All in all, things are going well here. Feeling pretty settled into life here, although I know there is so much more that I haven't seen. It's borderline complacency almost, as I am settled into the agency/home/weekend routine, but atleast that is something that I am aware of and will try to break. Might be heading to Brussels, Belgium, this weekend so that would definitely shake some things up. It's been harder to run as well, as daylight savings time pushed the darkness up and hour and I have never been one to run in the morning. (Have been going here and there at lunch.)
Halloween. Halloween was great although i was little disappointed in the Dutch. I expected big things from Amsterdam and the best I got was a giant squid (which was pretty good. I speared him and he played along). We had a party with MAS people at our apartment and it was awesome - complete with decorations from the States (thanks Sof, P's sister!).
Sculpture in Vondel.
Dutch market this past saturday - everything from cheese to fresh produce to second hand items to socks to flowers to fish.
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