Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Da Mode rules
Songs 1-5 and 16-22

Went to see Depeche Mode on Sunday. Still the best live band in town, most of the time. They've managed to bore everyone to death for a couple of songs, but classics as Question of Time, Behind the Wheel, Everything Counts and the obligatory Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence and Never let me down again, still blew the roof of. But I guess I moved on to other sorts of music (Joseph Arthur, Sufjan Stevens, Rufus Wainwright to name but a few). Just bought myself Clap your hands say yeah and Architecture in Helsinki. Depeche Mode have a chance to redeem themselves on my mum's birthday (by the way, happy birthday dad) in Dublin this summer.

Oh, yesterday, a friend of mine, Mr. Duvelman, called me to get some info on the mortgage he'll be taking shortly. It actually felt nice to be able to help someone through my job. Being a banker is hardly a calling as is priesthood or being a doctor, but it felt good for a few seconds. All the best, mate.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Bietje is van 't straat!
O toch bijna...

Eindelijk, hoor ik u in koor zuchten. Wel, 't zit zo. De echte liefde heb ik nog niet gevonden, maar ze kan niet lang meer op zich laten wachten. Ik ben sinds deze ochtend namelijk de trotse bezitter van een VLD-partijkaart. DE garantie op een spannend liefdesleven. Of het nu een journaliste is of een kamerjuffrouw uit het zuiden des lands: zo nauw steekt het nu ook niet.
Niet alleen de tanden hebben mijn blauwe broeders van de konijnen...

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