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Today they layed the top floor. Looks more like a home now. We are moving in at the end of november.
There was a lot of work done together with my parents (they are a force of nature). We got rid of the wall making it one room. Got rid of all the pink painted boards covering glass in the doors and the railings by the stairs. And painted almost everything.
The tree next to my (future) balcony is home to a dozen parrots almost every morning. This guy/girl was taking a nap just one meter away from me.
The creative expressions of political parties are old fashioned, conformative, and dull. By wanting to keep their members happy and at the same time trying to become as big as possible they lose their edge. The political game has a lot of similarities with the commercial one. Only the currency is different: votes instead of money.
It’s going to be hard to decide who to vote for. If the parties as a whole don’t show a face I will look for one and vote for him or her, regardless of political colour (although something to the left would be nice).
The kids like their toys in the tub.
It will never be me, but I admire the commitment of the runners.
After two years of moving from place to place (7 times) this is going to be it for the next ten or so.
Love at first sight. When I visited it for the first time with my oldest he told me right away “this is e real house” and I agreed.
New uncharted opportunities, a job that feeds the needs I didn’t even knew existed. This is one of the photo’s I use when applying. Me and my surroundings.
A little bird told me The Lloyd Hotel is hiring. This means that the art and design hotel is doing well and that makes me happy.
… again.
2e Atjehstraat, Indische Buurt (Amsterdam Oost) = empty
2e Jan v/d Heydenstraat, De Pijp (Amsterdam Oud Zuid) = full
Summer transcended to Autumn on 06h03 starting with a nice warm day and some raindrops.
In the early morning (before eight) I shot some video in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. To memorise the day that (the center of) the Sun is directly above the equator and it spends an equal amount of time above and below the horizon everywhere on our planet called Earth.
… that people tend to seize their window of opportunity. Most people don’t or don’t even get one. It requires determination, perseverance, courage]] and quite a big dose of luck.
I will never get used to the fact that people are going through the rubbish of others. But they recognise what others missed, finding opportunity. And that’s a good thing.
I know my window of opportunity is now. Hope I’ll be able to seize it.
I was overwhelmed by the history of Haarlem when I walked back to the trainstation after visiting Luc. Especially the light of the evening sun made me fantasise about paradise.
Seeing a homeless person made me yet again aware of this fragile balance and how easy it is to fail at dancing the dance called society your whole life without missing a beat.
It’s not just looks… we have a great time together.
Loved seeing it grow in the past months or so.
Just outside the window of my studio. It lives on the 3rd floor of the kraijenhoff building. It has no protection at all from stormy winds or pouring rain and no real soil to hold on to.
But now it blossoms and soon it will spread it seeds. I’m impressed.
The demolition of a hundred years of stories by the people that lived there.
She works at Paradiso :)
I was going to film a happening called Permanent Breakfast on het Leidse Plein in Amsterdam for De Balie Live! (live internet stream) but it’s raining so they found a new spot to do it next to De Balie.
This photo was taken before it started and at the end all seats were taken together with a lot of food for mind and body.
Since 1996 the Austrian Artist Friedemann Derschmidt is organizing permanent breakfasts in the public space. The initiative is critical about the devaluation of public space and wants to make people aware of the collective experience of our public space.
This happening was organised by De Balie to start of the cultural season within the festival “Het publieke verlangen“.
The stream will be available on demand this coming week.
Of my girlfriend.
Sometimes an accident makes the best picture.
This was our last trip with Grandpa on Ameland, we visited the east side of the island. Het Oerd and de Hôn. We are going back to Amsterdam tomorrow. It was another great adventure for the boys.
In my parents garden on Ameland. Grandpa is always thinking of new adventures.
On my way to Ameland.
At my home the garden is (like most of the Netherlands) below sea level. So it regularly transforms from garden to swamp to pond and back.
Working for my girl makes me feel gooooooooood. Although I’m more comfortable working my brain. I’m getting geekier by the minute.
After more than a week on Ameland we are back and I’m getting some yummy food in the Javastraat (Indische Buurt).
