Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
And yes, it be Sunday again! Today I’d like to discuss guilty pleasures. I always thought I didn’t really have one, but I do. I absolutely ADORE this website TomandLorenzo.com. It’s a blog written by a gay married couple, who post approximately six blogs a day (impressive, right). These blogs are on fashion (my favorite is their red carpet commentary), reality TV (although I only read the posts on Project Runway, I’m a fan) and television shows (they covered Lost, V, Mad Men, Glee, you name it). What I love is that they’re incredibly sharp, open-minded and witty! They usually make me laugh at least once a day. If I haven’t read their blog for a couple of days, I’ll make a cup of tea, sit down and just read all the blogs...
Sunday Morning Coming Down
‘Tis Sunday again. Last week’s been a very hectic week. I’m glad it’s past now, and I’ll have a somewhat more relaxed week next week (if you don’t count the exam I have this week Wednesday and next week Wednesday). From 20-26 April there’ll be no school, though, which is pure bliss! Last week I found out TED.com (for the second time, actually). You might know it for their slogan, “Ideas Worth Spreading”. It’s been gaining popularity last year. From TED.com’s about page: TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with...
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
I love Sundays. It’s the only day of the week where it isn’t busy in the city. Love it. This week was really calm compared to last week. I worked on an assignment that’s due for tomorrow all week, spending many hours at the University. I’m really glad with what we produced, though! Thursday is our verbal exam about it, where we’ll have to discuss and defend our findings to the teacher’s criticism. Today I’m going to practice guiding an intelligence test, which is fairly interesting. Everyone in our class got this huge box with all sorts of tests. It’s bright blue and when I took it home (I don’t have a driving license so I take public transport) people were eying me, and I bet they thought I had a bomb with...
Gloomy Sunday
There’s always something a little gloomy about Sundays, don’t you think? A few strange things happened this week. First of all, I made a very important decision. I donated my brain. Here in The Netherlands, you are free in the choice whether or not to donate organs after you pass. Another option, which can be combined with the donation of organs, is the donation of your brain to the “Dutch Brain Bank”, de Hersenbank. * This organization was founded in 1985 by a neurobiologist I greatly admire – Dick Swaab**. He’s not afraid to research unconventional things, such as homosexuality, religion and moral behavior and even love, and its foundations in the brain. Over 30 years time, he’s received multiple death threats from...
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