SO is back at work after a couple of months of rest (major surgery). Can’t tell how relieved I am that she’s walking around like nothing happened. Second surgery is planned so hopefully by years end, we can finally put an end to that chapter.
Went to a new frituur yesterday (all the usual suspects were closed) and fuck me, is there anything more depressing than finding out a frituur sucks? Looked forward to it all day and the fries were so *bleh*.
I wished myself a fun and injury free 2022. It’s 05/01 this is my current injury status
* right tricep tendonitis – old injury that somehow flared up this week
* left hamstring tendon – old injury that somehow flared up this week
* right hamstring strain/rupture – new injury by letting myself get talked into trying something while I wasn’t warmed up
* right ring finger pulley pain – still healing since this summer
* left shoulder: SLAP tear – existing
* right shoulder pain – where the fuck did this come from all of a sudden? this is my good schoulder ffs
* somehow also neck pain/unease ???
Please no, 2022…
Seeing these new test measures, I’m actually panicking. Because even if I have a positive self-test (supposing I can buy some…), I’ll need to go to University *anyway* until I get a doctor to write the medical certificate.
Can only expect everybody will do that.
Also, because it goes by the assumption vaccinated people don’t spread stuff. How long ago was this proven wrong already?
I might have done it, went from up to 20 cups of coffee per day to 1-4 cups per day
Way to start the day with an absolute brainfart; I drove to work today without my lights on. Not fully without light, but I only had my sidelights on, not the full beams. I didn’t notice until I exited the highway and thought to myself “wait, why is the road so dark here, is there something wrong my… oh”. I even crossed a police car, without any consequence. For what it’s worth, I put them on for the last short bit of my route.
So yeah, if you saw an idiot passing by in a black car with no lights on the E19 this morning, that was me :p
No work from home today, I think 1 day at the office and 4 days wfh is my favorite hybrid solution !
Finally saw Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch yesterday.
I was smiling the entire time and laughed out loud at least every other minute. It’s not just a movie, it’s a work of art. Totally out-Wes Andersoned himself.
Had a bad case of the hiccups. So bad that I pulled something in my self shoulder. I applied tiger balm to my shoulder to soothe the pain and relax the muscle. Went to wash my hand and went to the toilet later. Guess I didn’t wash my hands well enough since peepee was tingling.
I’ve been playing Horizon Zero Dawn and watching all star wars movies for the biggest part of the week so far. Some podcast editing in between and a lot of cooking. These holiday things are awesome!
*calls employer*
“Hey I tested positive, I’m sure I caught it at work, please quarantine or at least test my colleagues”
“Oh well, you could’ve caught that anywhere, I’ll let them know”
*They’re both at work without a test*
Welcome to Belgium
I had my covid booster shot earlier this morning. Arm is a bit sore but no ill effects so far other than that.
So my coach at the gym had an interesting conversation with me yesterday. I just finished 4 months with him.
He’s looking to expand his business and since I’ve (apparently) been one of his more consistent clients lately, he wanted to get my opinions on what his future website/app should have, what could work well, how I might use the site/app, etc.
And since I’m “the IT guy” for a living and I happen to know my way around building a website I might have an opportunity there to earn a bit of extra cash.
In 2013 my 3 year old son got kidnapped by his mother. After more than a year of court cases and deurwaarders we tracked her down and after a final court session in Germany we were able to get him back.
His mother got a year in prison (it was on national news under Theo Byl) and never contacted us again until last year. She had moved to the UK and demanded to see her son. Judge was like “ok no problems here, we just destroy the vonnis and let him spent christmas there” wtf
Anyway I told pleegzorg and the judge that my son wasn’t coming back. I only got replies like “he deserves to see his mom etc” I agree but it wasn’t a good idea.
On january the 2nd I was waiting at Calais but he never showed up. She didn’t bring him back as ordered. Now there’s a crisis team and FOD kinderontvoering working to get him back and they don’t know what to do so it seems.
“told ya” doesn’t quite seem to do the trick. What a fucked up mess.
Yesterday moved around shit in the 2nd bedroom, my lord, took the better part of the evening. In the process of selling my bass amp, gonna have to get it from the 2nd floor to the 1st, 65kg, 1.5m high motherfucker, down a spiraling wooden staircase… Yeah, that’s gonna be fun. Had someone offer a little less than the price I wanted, feel double about saying no… it’d be good to have the thing out of the way. But also not looking forward to taking the thing 2 more floors down to ground floor QQ. Could perhaps ask 50 less, see if it sells faster… But but… Hmmm yeah nah, it’s only been online for a week, should have some patience.
Anyway, upon unpacking of the new speakers realized that of course I don’t have the proper cables xD So Leelee is getting some cables today and coming over this evening to see if we can get ‘m connected. It’s gonna be a process to get that room ready :p It was literally the storage room… but that’s kind of not great for the feng shui of a music room. . . so now we got some random boxes of stuff (and empty boxes that’re to be kept) that need a new room/place.
Which in turn means some other corners of the house need a quick dusting/cleanup before we can do so. Yep, something to break my head over for the coming week I think =))
I waited too long and my great offer for a loan is no longer valid and the new offer has a 0.20% higher interest rate. Wanting to compare 2 banks got me a more expensive loan.
The seller is also hoping to finish the sale of the apartments by the end of February. That would mean my rent will be combined with loan payments for 2 months instead of 1. Let’s hope the landlord finds someone who wants to take over part of my notice period.
It’s been a year since i last ordered from this KFC lookalike restaurant and was looking forward to chow down on some “kippebilletjes” and such. My SO was feeling a bit sick and just wanted some comfort food, which i am always down for.
Order some fried chicken, nuggets, tenders, a burger and some curly fries. Pay online, delivery 45 mins.
2mins after placing my order i get a call saying they dont have any hamburgerbuns. Fine i’ll take some thighs with herbal spices. “Okay sir, we’ll be with you shortly”
1 hour and 45 minutes and i get another call, “we’re out of tenders sir, would you like a replacement?” Bro you were out of buns over an hour ago and now you tell me you’re out of tenders? I thought you would have been here like 30 minutes ago? Fine ill take x.
We’ve just passed the 2 hour mark and some jobstudentje on his brommertje delivers my food, shaky voice and all, “here you go sir, we’ve added 2 muffins for messing up the order” i say thank you, it’s not your fault, have a good night.
Then it hits me, last year i ordered, my food came in after 2 hours and i ordered less than i have now. The actual owner delivered it in person and i told him how such a small order could be so fkin late. No reply.
The owner must have remembered my adress and sent this poor kid to deliver my food. Damn well knowing i would give him some more shit for another fucked up order.
Fuck Rooster Chicken in Oostende. They deserve to be shamed.
Now that i think of it, i was owed some money for having to pick something different and it still hasn’t been paid back. Looks like i’m going to call them again today.
Only woke up 30 minutes after my alarm went off. Progress! Though I did have something planned for today, so that helps in waking up. SO and I planned a day in Ghent. Going for some boba, world’s end, dreupelkot, …
Currently waiting for our food at Chapeluur.
Work eat sleep rinse repeat
So ehhh I got my booster abroad, anyone knows how to get that accepted here in Belgium? or is it easier to just get a fourth shot and call myself gigavaxxed?
EDIT: huisarts can do it for you. Irony wants that getting gigavaxxed is cheaper XD
I want to buy a digital piano.
I used to take classes until I started college so it has been like 20 years since I took it seriously, now just playing here and there, not more than 4 times a year. Luckily I didn’t forget it all.
And gosh I miss it. I dream about playing. I dream that I am composing every week (never did in my life, but want to try).
I am finally in an apartment that has the space for a piano, but I want a digital one to use with headphones. Any tips?
Weet iemand waar je een goeie Mitraillette kan vinden in Leuven?
After two years of fucking up my studies because of some pretty bad mental health crises, I’m having my first exams since deciding to take a last chance to do a new study but now only half time. It has been so much more doable for me this way but even now that I only have two exams to do I still feel like it’s too much for me and like I have had a constant burnout ever since my last year of high school, despite not even having had a job. Feeling like a crybaby because I know others got it so much worse than me and I can’t even seem to handle even the smallest amount of stress.
Watched “the Matrix ressurections”
It wasn’t…that good.
Started off really strong tbh, didn’t have a clue what was going on but the second half? Ooof, lost intrest pretty fast.
The Matrix was a timecapsule of the late 90s early 2000’s, the Techno, the long black raincoats, the black leather and the sunglases, and the color green.
I get that they wanted to update the formula but it didn’t really hit the mark.
The last weeks I’ve been feeling so tired. I can’t get out of bed to get ready for work. At work I have almost zero motivation to get work done. Even when I’m home I seem to have lost almost all motivation to work out, while some time ago I worked out every single day without hesitation. I don’t know what’s wrong and I’m just going to keep on going until I get some decent sunlight.
I should start counting in each of these post how many times the words: ‘frieten’ or ‘frituur’ shows up.
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SO is back at work after a couple of months of rest (major surgery). Can’t tell how relieved I am that she’s walking around like nothing happened. Second surgery is planned so hopefully by years end, we can finally put an end to that chapter.
Went to a new frituur yesterday (all the usual suspects were closed) and fuck me, is there anything more depressing than finding out a frituur sucks? Looked forward to it all day and the fries were so *bleh*.
I wished myself a fun and injury free 2022. It’s 05/01 this is my current injury status
* right tricep tendonitis – old injury that somehow flared up this week
* left hamstring tendon – old injury that somehow flared up this week
* right hamstring strain/rupture – new injury by letting myself get talked into trying something while I wasn’t warmed up
* right ring finger pulley pain – still healing since this summer
* left shoulder: SLAP tear – existing
* right shoulder pain – where the fuck did this come from all of a sudden? this is my good schoulder ffs
* somehow also neck pain/unease ???
Please no, 2022…
Seeing these new test measures, I’m actually panicking. Because even if I have a positive self-test (supposing I can buy some…), I’ll need to go to University *anyway* until I get a doctor to write the medical certificate.
Can only expect everybody will do that.
Also, because it goes by the assumption vaccinated people don’t spread stuff. How long ago was this proven wrong already?
I might have done it, went from up to 20 cups of coffee per day to 1-4 cups per day
Way to start the day with an absolute brainfart; I drove to work today without my lights on. Not fully without light, but I only had my sidelights on, not the full beams. I didn’t notice until I exited the highway and thought to myself “wait, why is the road so dark here, is there something wrong my… oh”. I even crossed a police car, without any consequence. For what it’s worth, I put them on for the last short bit of my route.
So yeah, if you saw an idiot passing by in a black car with no lights on the E19 this morning, that was me :p
No work from home today, I think 1 day at the office and 4 days wfh is my favorite hybrid solution !
Finally saw Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch yesterday.
I was smiling the entire time and laughed out loud at least every other minute. It’s not just a movie, it’s a work of art. Totally out-Wes Andersoned himself.
Had a bad case of the hiccups. So bad that I pulled something in my self shoulder. I applied tiger balm to my shoulder to soothe the pain and relax the muscle. Went to wash my hand and went to the toilet later. Guess I didn’t wash my hands well enough since peepee was tingling.
I’ve been playing Horizon Zero Dawn and watching all star wars movies for the biggest part of the week so far. Some podcast editing in between and a lot of cooking. These holiday things are awesome!
*calls employer*
“Hey I tested positive, I’m sure I caught it at work, please quarantine or at least test my colleagues”
“Oh well, you could’ve caught that anywhere, I’ll let them know”
*They’re both at work without a test*
Welcome to Belgium
I had my covid booster shot earlier this morning. Arm is a bit sore but no ill effects so far other than that.
So my coach at the gym had an interesting conversation with me yesterday. I just finished 4 months with him.
He’s looking to expand his business and since I’ve (apparently) been one of his more consistent clients lately, he wanted to get my opinions on what his future website/app should have, what could work well, how I might use the site/app, etc.
And since I’m “the IT guy” for a living and I happen to know my way around building a website I might have an opportunity there to earn a bit of extra cash.
In 2013 my 3 year old son got kidnapped by his mother. After more than a year of court cases and deurwaarders we tracked her down and after a final court session in Germany we were able to get him back.
His mother got a year in prison (it was on national news under Theo Byl) and never contacted us again until last year. She had moved to the UK and demanded to see her son. Judge was like “ok no problems here, we just destroy the vonnis and let him spent christmas there” wtf
Anyway I told pleegzorg and the judge that my son wasn’t coming back. I only got replies like “he deserves to see his mom etc” I agree but it wasn’t a good idea.
On january the 2nd I was waiting at Calais but he never showed up. She didn’t bring him back as ordered. Now there’s a crisis team and FOD kinderontvoering working to get him back and they don’t know what to do so it seems.
“told ya” doesn’t quite seem to do the trick. What a fucked up mess.
Yesterday moved around shit in the 2nd bedroom, my lord, took the better part of the evening. In the process of selling my bass amp, gonna have to get it from the 2nd floor to the 1st, 65kg, 1.5m high motherfucker, down a spiraling wooden staircase… Yeah, that’s gonna be fun. Had someone offer a little less than the price I wanted, feel double about saying no… it’d be good to have the thing out of the way. But also not looking forward to taking the thing 2 more floors down to ground floor QQ. Could perhaps ask 50 less, see if it sells faster… But but… Hmmm yeah nah, it’s only been online for a week, should have some patience.
Anyway, upon unpacking of the new speakers realized that of course I don’t have the proper cables xD So Leelee is getting some cables today and coming over this evening to see if we can get ‘m connected. It’s gonna be a process to get that room ready :p It was literally the storage room… but that’s kind of not great for the feng shui of a music room. . . so now we got some random boxes of stuff (and empty boxes that’re to be kept) that need a new room/place.
Which in turn means some other corners of the house need a quick dusting/cleanup before we can do so. Yep, something to break my head over for the coming week I think =))
I waited too long and my great offer for a loan is no longer valid and the new offer has a 0.20% higher interest rate. Wanting to compare 2 banks got me a more expensive loan.
The seller is also hoping to finish the sale of the apartments by the end of February. That would mean my rent will be combined with loan payments for 2 months instead of 1. Let’s hope the landlord finds someone who wants to take over part of my notice period.
It’s been a year since i last ordered from this KFC lookalike restaurant and was looking forward to chow down on some “kippebilletjes” and such. My SO was feeling a bit sick and just wanted some comfort food, which i am always down for.
Order some fried chicken, nuggets, tenders, a burger and some curly fries. Pay online, delivery 45 mins.
2mins after placing my order i get a call saying they dont have any hamburgerbuns. Fine i’ll take some thighs with herbal spices. “Okay sir, we’ll be with you shortly”
1 hour and 45 minutes and i get another call, “we’re out of tenders sir, would you like a replacement?” Bro you were out of buns over an hour ago and now you tell me you’re out of tenders? I thought you would have been here like 30 minutes ago? Fine ill take x.
We’ve just passed the 2 hour mark and some jobstudentje on his brommertje delivers my food, shaky voice and all, “here you go sir, we’ve added 2 muffins for messing up the order” i say thank you, it’s not your fault, have a good night.
Then it hits me, last year i ordered, my food came in after 2 hours and i ordered less than i have now. The actual owner delivered it in person and i told him how such a small order could be so fkin late. No reply.
The owner must have remembered my adress and sent this poor kid to deliver my food. Damn well knowing i would give him some more shit for another fucked up order.
Fuck Rooster Chicken in Oostende. They deserve to be shamed.
Now that i think of it, i was owed some money for having to pick something different and it still hasn’t been paid back. Looks like i’m going to call them again today.
Only woke up 30 minutes after my alarm went off. Progress! Though I did have something planned for today, so that helps in waking up. SO and I planned a day in Ghent. Going for some boba, world’s end, dreupelkot, …
Currently waiting for our food at Chapeluur.
Work eat sleep rinse repeat
So ehhh I got my booster abroad, anyone knows how to get that accepted here in Belgium? or is it easier to just get a fourth shot and call myself gigavaxxed?
EDIT: huisarts can do it for you. Irony wants that getting gigavaxxed is cheaper XD
I want to buy a digital piano.
I used to take classes until I started college so it has been like 20 years since I took it seriously, now just playing here and there, not more than 4 times a year. Luckily I didn’t forget it all.
And gosh I miss it. I dream about playing. I dream that I am composing every week (never did in my life, but want to try).
I am finally in an apartment that has the space for a piano, but I want a digital one to use with headphones. Any tips?
Weet iemand waar je een goeie Mitraillette kan vinden in Leuven?
After two years of fucking up my studies because of some pretty bad mental health crises, I’m having my first exams since deciding to take a last chance to do a new study but now only half time. It has been so much more doable for me this way but even now that I only have two exams to do I still feel like it’s too much for me and like I have had a constant burnout ever since my last year of high school, despite not even having had a job. Feeling like a crybaby because I know others got it so much worse than me and I can’t even seem to handle even the smallest amount of stress.
Watched “the Matrix ressurections”
It wasn’t…that good.
Started off really strong tbh, didn’t have a clue what was going on but the second half? Ooof, lost intrest pretty fast.
The Matrix was a timecapsule of the late 90s early 2000’s, the Techno, the long black raincoats, the black leather and the sunglases, and the color green.
I get that they wanted to update the formula but it didn’t really hit the mark.
The last weeks I’ve been feeling so tired. I can’t get out of bed to get ready for work. At work I have almost zero motivation to get work done. Even when I’m home I seem to have lost almost all motivation to work out, while some time ago I worked out every single day without hesitation. I don’t know what’s wrong and I’m just going to keep on going until I get some decent sunlight.
I should start counting in each of these post how many times the words: ‘frieten’ or ‘frituur’ shows up.