Archive for May, 2007

Inventing new language

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Thursdaynight in 't Leeuwtje Liessa and me invented a new acronym and a new letter. The acronym: VOMG! I asked the rather dumb question "what does the Z in ZOMG stand for?" (give me a break, I'd been drinking tons of beer and tequila), and when someone said "Zeer Oh ...

Edina

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

This is our new rabbit, Edina (Eddy). We only have one so far, but we want another one to accompany her. This rabbit is said to be pregnant, so when she gives birth (that's supposed to happen in about two to four weeks, depending on when exactly she got pregnant) ...

The Prince(ss) of Meowing Darkness

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

This little furball staring inquisitively at the camera is Ozzy, and in about six more weeks he (or she?) will be ours (ours = my mother, father, brother and me). We've decided that Ozzy goes with both genders, so we'll call it Ozzy no matter what. Next week we're also ...

Magic

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

As some people may know, I aspire to be a druid. I sometimes tell people about it, but most of the time I don't get into the subject at all. It tends to create conversations in which people try to trick me into saying I practise nonsense. When I do ...

Taalfout in belspelletje

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Raad het gemiddelde IQ van een belspelpresentatrice. Nee, veel te hoog.

Buffalo

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence. It took me a while to figure it out, even with the explanation on the wiki page, but it's true. Who knew? :) The word buffalo can mean a city in the state New York (c), an animal ...

Recensie: Merel Roze - Fantastica

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Merel Roze: Fantastica. Archipel, 280 blz. €16,95 ISBN: 90-6305243X Verliefd op een fantastische leugenaar ***** (5/5) Marjolein Tamis Vanaf april 2001 heeft Merel Roze haar eigen weblog, waarop ze bijna dagelijks stukjes schrijft. Verder schrijft ze een column voor het NRC Handelsblad en werkt ze voor AT5. Haar eerste roman Fantastica vertelt het ogenschijnlijk luchtige ...