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FortaRock 2009

For a new festival FortaRock was pretty decent. Pro: – clean toilets (wow?) – performances were following eachother in high tempo, as there were two stages. – a lot of merchandise (I finally managed to find and buy Neurosis – Times of Grace!!) – good bands Con: – expensive tokens – not the fault of the organisation,

Black Metal

Okay, black metal as it was in the old days may be dead (and I surely wasn’t a fan back in the day, because I was a little nine year old girl and probably fan of the Spice Girls), but today I can still enjoy the noise that the

The British Museum

This was one of my best experiences in London: The British Museum. Free, like most of the big museums in London, and HUGE! You could get lost for days in that place. We spent quite a few hours strolling around and for me it was photography heaven. Tate Britain, my

Back from London

Howdy! I’m back from London and it was quite the experience. Milla was so kind to have Misha and me as guests in her house; she took great care of us! I made 732 photo’s in London, here’s a few of the highlights. I’m too tired

London, 24 hours before leaving

Everybody who knows me a little bit knows that I’m the queen of forgetting things. When it comes to packing for a trip, even if it’s just one night at my parents, I freak out. My biggest fear is forgetting things, and 99% of the times, I manage

A weekend with the Dutch Civil Engineering and Construction Band

Yes, you read that right, one of the orchestra’s I play in is called the Dutch Civil Engineering and Construction Band. It’s a silly name for an orchestra, but the reason is that most of the members are employed in the engineering and construction industry. I’m a

Bachelor Thesis: Last Update

I turned in my thesis yesterday!! I’m so glad it’s all done now, and I do hope the grade will be somewhat decent. In the end, Misha helped me with correcting my paper and I’m very grateful for that. I completely messed up the tenses, using present