noorderzon - gogol bordellos

I thought this band is from slovenia, but htye appeared to be from the USA... They make really good music though. It's a bit gypsy, as the description said, but to me they appeared more like pirates. The neglish is really hard to understand, but the music is great and the act is fabulous. Two asian looking girls in disco clothes (yellow panties, short skirts...) screaming along, I had so much fun at Noorderzon. It was quite a suprise for me; I just saw them on lowlands TV that afternoon and was impressed, and then they were at noorderzon that same evening

niemand houdt mij tegen

A children's book about the 22nd century, bu talso very intersting for adults. A real adventure story with the romantic influence of love as a driving source for the adventure. I borrowed the book from good friends who called it the best book they have read. I liked it, though it is in some aspects a bit repetitive and too bovious or unrealistic or something.

Million Dollar Baby

I watched this movie in the train from Groningen to the randstad in two episodes. I have it on a CD for a long time, Brought it from India but never thought I would like the movie so didn't take the time to watch it. But now in my many hours in the train I did watch it and I quite liked it. It grasped me and that was only becasue of the sweet female boxer and not becasue of clint eastwood. I was irritated by how he talked with the rough voice. Anyway, I liked it and I can recommend to someone who doesn't know what else to rent from the video store

komt een vrouw bij de dokter

A Dutch book, by a Dutch writer then of course. He writes about his wife dying of breast cancer. He is quite a nasty man, but loves his wife, you can read it between the lines. But I would not be able to cope with someone that always has a second agenda, is with his mind somewehre else. Then it might very well be he is inlove with me (her), it is not giving enough affection, but maybe I demand too much form my guy...
I liked the bok, I read it in three days only, whoch indicates the easy way it is written and the tension is brought up. At the end of the book she dies and he takes his new girlfriend to the funeral.

coach carter

A highschool movie with Samuel L. Jackson as Basketball coach Ken Carter. Feel good movie. With a lot of lessons and values for the kids that watch this movie. It's like a Disney movie with a realistic ending, well sort of...

TNO culture

I am sitting on my new workplace in TNO. On my university the image of TNO is to be dull and very technical company. When applying for my graduation project at TNO I knew they also have a User Centered Innovation department. This sounds new and trendy and innovative though...
In my room there are 7 guys, also graduating, all doing infromatics, either on university level or hbo. They are constantly talking in programming language (they are working on the same code) which makes me realise this is really all about technology. who knows best?? I go crazy and quote Alan Cooper about how programmers are.... it happens here.

Mooi Weer Spelen

This year I again participated at the Mooi Weer Spelen with my Street theater group "ViaViaWegtheater". We made a little surpriseparty which ended as a surprise party casting agency. It was great fun acting again, I have decided to continue doing it, preferably doing more than now.
The day after I also watched the great sepctacle on the "grote markt" in Delft. Also very nice to see, was over too soon.

bike lock

I went out to take my bike to go to my job. My bike was locked with another lock besides my locks (I have 2 to prevent it from being taken). What to do...
During the day I figured out that I could call the city ocuncil who has a special bike cleaning service that also removes all the illegally placed bikes at the train station. But since they work only 8-12, I had to call back again the nest day.
When I came back home, the lock was removed. A coincidence? A mistake? A joke? or somthing typically Grunnings?

Netherlands - Ivory Coast

To be in Delft on time for io festival, meant I had to listen to this match of the world championship soccer in the train. You would expect nobody in the train, but like me there were others who had to be somewhere at a certain time and then Groningen is far away from the place to be.
First I was sitting with two guys, of which one was listening to the match and the other one was reading our faces. Then I had to change trains and I came to sit next to a Frisian girl with a little dog who had a small radio with a big antenna. We were both listening and each time there was scored or in an exiting moment (there are a lot when you can't see the green field) we looked at each other. It is special to listen to this match in the train while the whole country is captured in the world championship and has a beer with it.

io festival 2006 imagination

Last friday was probably the last io festival I will visit. It was great. When I did drink too much, I was planning not too, my feet couldn't stop moving and the day after I couldn't walk anymore. I liked themusic, though 2005 had the best line-up. It is always good to see that hte things we (in 2002 with Inkijk) initiated are still being used, I can enjoy it so much, because I also know the other side of the coin. It was 6 o'clock and ti was light outside, it was a great feeling, I was with the right person.
As good as the festival was also the preparty with Hanneke, Salome, Cristina, Chiara and Merijn. We had a little make-up and change festivity and good food.

code 46

Fantastic movie. Second time was much better than first ime, because then I could watch it in one go, going from Delft to Groningen. The first time a drunken flatmate came in halfway, I got lost somewhere, watched it the day after, but lost track. So see it in one go!
It has a lost in translation feeling, the sophistication of a starwars movie and it it's uber romantic, but still realistic (yes I'm a woman). Watch, you will like it, as does my flatmate who has watched it several times, and that's a guy.

secuestro express

A south american movie about drugs, corruption and above all love... and not love and wrong love. The end is quite intense, with a very obvious suprise (is that possible??), but the whole movie is pretty chaotic. They talk randomly, hard to understand who says what when not understanding any word of spanish. Sometimes hard to follow the main characters, why they are doing what they are doing, and no real explanation is given by the script or director. It makes me not ever wanting to go to south america.

valencia

I went to valencia for 5 days. I almost visited a bullfight, but since my friend didn't want to go, I decided not to. On sunday afternoon we were lucky, we came backstage in a traditional fiesta. A long line of fallas walked through the city in their beautiful dresses and suits. We ate paella, had a beer at lunch, had siesta, and enjoyed agua de valencia.

eenakterfestival delft

The 15th anniversary of the eenakterfestival in Delft. Last year I participated in it with my theater group by asking people's opinions on the several plays, this year a friend of mine was acting in one of the plays. She acted good, though the play was not. The 2nd (of three) plays I liked the most. The thin line between acting and reality was well played out and gave it a alienating effect. I got absorbed.

koninginnenach

Normally i don't like these big events with too many people on one place with too few toilets, expensive beer an dno space to dance. However this year we brought our own beer, stayed at one place, lose to the stage, still had no space to dance, but brought own beer which made it not so obvious that half of the country was wlaking here. Van Dik Hout brought back old memories and vive la fete showed what party and act crazy means. Nice night, a bit cold though.

tevengebroed

This play was quite intense and doesn't make you feel happy. I was impressed. They act as good as profesional actors and it is directed very well. Original and unique location and setting. I liked the gluhwein and the blankets with teven (female dogs) on it.

bk beats

a large festival at the faculty of architectural engineering in Delft. about 2500 people walking around and four stages with live music. I mainly dansed in the dj hall, but enjoyed the relax live show the best. Jump jump. To prepare ourselves for a party mood, hanneke and me made a dress and were all dressed up. It seemed that others liked their jeans best as party clothes. tsss...

love me if you dare (jeux d'enfants)

This movie, though a bit extreme, was really nice. It has unexpected turns and the end leaves you a bit in doubt of what happened. How a childhood friend can possess your love and live even though not present anymore. It is clear that when someopne challenges you, people are capable of doing asocial, irrealistic and irrespectable things. They only care about themselves. Sometimes I wished to have a bit more guts like they have.

clockwatchers

Don't watch this movie. My respect for Toni Collette has decreased enormously. The movie stays slow and the cover is not what the movie is like. It's not even funny.

ik omhels je met duizend armen

First book I read from this writer: Ronald Giphart. He is famous because of his detailed description about sexual feelings, emotions and actions. I was expecting a book that would disgust me, but he surprised me. It is written stylish, with a realistic tone in it. Sometimes extreme but nertheless believable. I would really advise you to read it.