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So because I got the key on 20 October, you’d think that by now I should have moved in, right? Everyone I talk to badgers me about it, which is meant well of course but it’s quite tiresome to have to answer “nope, because $reason”. So clearly it’s time for an update.

When [...]

Okay, so the apartment was indeed as awesome as I’d hoped!

Since the apartment starts on the first floor and not the ground floor, I was kinda worried about cats and keeping them. Although there are often no problems with having cats inside all day, I’d prefer to see them go outside as well. [...]

I haven’t been this nervous in ages. For a while now I’ve been looking for an apartment, on and off because I wasn’t in a big hurry. Last weekend I checked SVNK again, the organisation that has affordable apartments for rent in the region where I live, Noord-Kennemerland. I was searching in Alkmaar, Heerhugowaard, [...]

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything really interesting (unless you count puppets made of paper as interesting), it’s time for a little update.

I still work at IBM, but this time I went freelance. Marjolein Tamis Translations is my one-woman company, and it’s thriving well already. I almost have enough [...]

I’ve wanted a tattoo since forever (well, I think I was 16 when I got the idea) and I’ve known it was going to be this one for the past two years. I always imagined I should have it tattooed when my life is coming together, becoming calmer. It seemed right to think so [...]

Today I quite unexpectedly heard that tomorrow is the last day I will be working at IBM. I was supposed to have a spot there until February, but the work coming in has dramatically decreased, forcing them to keep only a few freelance translators, and I’m not among them. There are three options. Number [...]

A number of things have happened the last days, so I thought I should recap.

I turned in my OV-jaarkaart (free traveling for students) because I had no more right to it (you can get it for 7 years, mine are over). I hate having to pay for the train now, but since I [...]