Incredible

The evening before an exam, blackboard is down, unbelievable!
Just when I needed it, this piece of shit software they run an HoGent is DOWN! Its just too much to be true!

I'm going to keep on trying
although I'm quite tired!

Aquatadema

The sauna I visited on that swell kwartee some years ago..
Ive been talking about it ever since & .. well I saw a commercial (*puke*) and .. Here s the adress :D

Ill probably go there soon :)
hehe

I just installed the Google bar & discovered the new Spell Checker option.. Lets get some crap here & give it a test.. Any mistakes in this text.. Don't kill me, Direct your complaints to Google! :)

.. Well, It changed "google" to "Google" and "dont" to "don't"
.. Not really things Id care about :s
Didn't correct the above Id thought that should be I'd.. Understandable yet.. moehaha, its a fault!

I love Mini!

and the fact my Laptop works again
pitty tough its keeping me up at night :s
& away from my Mini

A nice alcoholfree Cocktail

Passion Fruit puree
Grenadine
Lemonjuice
Stirred over ice
Topped with Gini

Its HEAVEN!

Wisky

We went to the wiskey pub again & had a second taste set.. Interesting! Now, since its interesting to keep track of what we already drunk.. I'll probably try to post everything on my blog :D

They told us they first give a mild one, the second a medium one and as third they tend to give a turf, a really strong one..

The first time we went, we tasted the following 3 .. (with appreciation)
Auchentoshan 10j
This one is a really soft and was an immediate hit! We both liked him so much we bought it the next day.. We were in a store where they sold it & .. whats the use in waiting, we tought :) So this is the only whisky so far on our shelf, but it most certainly wont stay the only one :)

Old Pulteny 12j
This one was a bit stronger, with a pinch of apple in the taste.. Mini Loved this one, but I didnt really like it.. The least of the 3.. Not my thing!

Caol Ila 11j
This one is a Turf (if we can believe what they tell us there :)) a strong whisky with a salty taste, harbour aromas, .. Something Strong, Something Special, Something you love or hate :) Mini HATES it :) its just too strong, too much of an attack on the senses! Me on the other hand :) I love it! (I even had it yesterday when I passed by with John.. I'll probably buy a bottle of it later on)


Today we went back for seconds and got another selection of three, ranging from mild to turf..
The Balvenie Doublewood 12j
A nice whisky, with an amazingly sweet taste.. Mini described it as .. ehrm .. sweetwood (?is this english?) and she Loved it! To me it turned out to be too sweet! It really was too much, the aftertaste was all sweetness.. but thats taste for ya.. Mini LOVED it :) Now, I have to admit it was a special one.. The aftertaste was one of cherry, because of the second keg its stored in. I was simply amazed when I tasted it! It would certainly be a fav if not for..

Edradour 10j
About the same story here.. A nice whisky but again.. So Sweet! The bottle tels us that it has almond taste with a honey ending and thats indeed what it is.. But its not my thing.. I dont like my whisky sweet.. Mini on the other hand loved it even more!

Ardbeg 10j
This one was a turf, as we were told and as my only point of comparison is the Caol Ila, I can only say its softer. The taste was rich yet not as complicated and heavy. Mini liked it better yet she still didnt like it & I .. kinda missed something. It was nice but I prefer the Caol!


In clicking some links on google I do have to appreciate the place we go to. The first belgian Whisky club.. Its amazing, the amount of whisky they have, but not only that.. Caol Ila, Edradour, .. Everytime it turns out that these very nice single malts are actually quite rare and produced in small quantities only.. Its great to be at a place where one can simply taste these aparently rare whiskies!

So there we are.. These are the ones we tasted & what we tought about it..
and I can surely say that The Glengarry is a GREAT place to meet whiskies!

laptop

Im incredibly happy my laptop is back :)
its costing me sleep tough
reinstalling the lot.. But its SO NICE to have it back :D

YAAY

Now all I need is Viona & everything will be GREAT :D

The facts behind the new styled blog commercial..

There seems to be a new form of commercial..
Using blogs to comment & thus advertise whatever in the process..
Why? How? ..?

Why you can probably all understand.. It gets read, ppl get curious, ITS FREE..

But Why does it work? Why doesnt everyone delete it (only some) & why do you feel compelled not to delete it when your blog gets raped like this? The answer is simple and mostly psychological..

The usual shape of the ad is..

Complement - friendly flattering words about the blog, about the blogger
Friendly & personal ending
small commercial message with link

Now why does this work?
Line one is to flatter you, the owner of the blog and the friends
Why flatter you? because you ll get curious about the link the friendly stranger sent you
you friends? My, a friend of a friend is a friend, no? So lets check out his link, the link he took the effort of posting there.. Not just an url, no a link.. How friendly!
Line two is to create a bond, everyone can send nice words, but this person cares, he sends his regards, he s friendly, he s a friend you just havent met. He s a nice person! One of the good people! So .. the link.. Same story bout your readers.. This nice person, friend, sent you a link, why not try it..
The Third line is most obvious, the ad.. nice, a link, other color, small apealing ad, ..
But most of all Psychology!
VI. Tricks Of The Trade
These are the psychological secrets of the experts, the tricks of the trade factors that can affect your judgement in objectively evaluating information.
Rule 1: Wow! You re Just Like Me " Watch out when you re asked about your hobbies, hometown, values, favorite foods, etc., only to be followed with the obligatory Me too, what a coincidence. " Another aspect of this rule is that if someone is nice to us, we not only like him more but also are more likely to agree with him. If he s agreeing to everything you say, whether or not it makes sense, watch out. " Rapport creates trust. It allows the other to build a psychological bridge to you. You feel more comfortable and your gullibility increases. Take note if your movements, rate of speech or tone are echoed.
Rule 2: Beware the Stranger Bearing Gifts When someone gives us something, we often feel indebted to him. When you are presented with a request, make sure that you re not acting out of a sense of obligation. This rule can take many forms it s not limited to gifts. You could be offered information, a concession, or even someone s time.
Rule 3: It s Half Price! But Half of What? This principle states that facts are likely to be interpreted differently based upon the order in which they re presented. In other words, we compare and contrast. An example of this principle are price markdowns. An item that s been reduced from $500 to $200 certainly seems like a better bargain than something that sells for $150. The contrast on the sale item makes it more attractive, even if it s not as nice as the item that sells for less. The key is to only consider each decision by itself. This can best be accomplished by letting time pass between decisions and by independently determining the value of the object.
Rule 4: Just Do This One Little Thing For Me? Beware if you are asked to commit to something, even in a small way. This request is usually followed by a slightly greater request, and over time your sense of commitment is built up to the point where you feel locked into your decision. When you make decisions, notice if your best interests are being served.
Rule 5: The Bandwagon Effect This principle states that we have a tendency to see an action as appropriate if other people are doing it. Do we think that something is funnier if others are laughing? Absolutely. The key to avoiding the influence of this rule is to separate your level of interest from other people s desire. Just because you re told that something is the latest, best, hottest, or biggest seller doesn t make it right for you.
Rule 6: Rare Doesn t Always Mean Valuable This principle states that the harder something is to acquire, the greater the value we place on its attainment. In essence, we want what we can t have and want what is hard to obtain even more. The key to avoid this rule being used on you is to ask yourself this question: would I still want it if there were a million just like it and no one wanted any of them?
Rule 7: I m on Your Side This technique is used to gain credibility. When used effectively, you would swear that you ve just made a new best friend who has your best interest at heart. For example, let s say that you re in a mattress store and considering buying the Super Deluxe a top-of-the-line bed. The salesman tells you that if you want it he ll order it for you, but he feels you should know something first. He tells you that while the consumer would never realize it, this manufacturer uses recycled materials on the inside. He has thus gained your complete confidence. He s risking a sale to tell you something that you d never find out otherwise. Now you ll be inclined to trust anything he says.
Rule 8: Well, Can You at Least Do This? If you re asked to do a rather large favor for someone only to decline his request for help, beware. A smaller favor, the one he really wants you to do, may follow. We are more likely to agree to a smaller request if we re first presented with a larger one. There are three psychological motivations at work: " You feel that in contrast to the first request, the smaller one is no big deal. " You feel bad for not coming through on his original favor, and this seems like a fair compromise. " You don t want to be perceived as unreasonable. A small little favor isn t going to kill you.

From:
Instant Fact: How To Get The Truth Out of Anyone! Compiled By: John J. Webster
Never Be Lied To Again By David J. Lieberman, Ph.D. St. Martin s Press, New York 1998
DD: 158.2 ISBN: 0-312-18634-7

In short, because he s friendly you ve got a dozen of reasons to feel in debt to him, to tolerate his ad, as a small favour!


SO.. this is why this shit works! The fuckers are all playing us!
Im all pro free speech.. But that doesnt include abusing my blog for this shit, for ads!


Movie Time!

hmz.. its kinda happening

Observing older people I knew it was bound to happen.. But its still baffling to see it happen to you.. Growing older, it seems friends grow appart & well.. loose eachother! The only way to keep seeing people regularly is to hide away in some sort of an organisation.. To have a reason to see eachother except .. just because you like eachothers company!

and now, at my 23 and with mostly older friends, its happening.. I know I wont be believed telling this to people or saying this out loud.. Everyone invloved will deny it, but in the end I fear I will be right! I ve seen this happen before in a way & that time I didnt care.. I kept my good friends, still have some people I occasionally talk to and enjoy talking to and others I just .. dont see anymore, and dont worry about it either! But I dont want this to happen with these friends!

Ofcourse everyone has his onw priorities & ofcourse I can understand getting older & needing time for your house / girl / .. and everything else even! But in the end, its just Extremely sad to see it happen & actually understand it happening! And it seems like I'll have a front row seat to it!

And .. you know.. Its my fault for a big part.. I moved to Gent, 30m drive from where we roam.. and without any decent means of transportation.. And I realised this when I took my decision.. But .. I needed my own space & here is the only logical place with school & shite! But even in .. being an active part of the process.. I can still grieve it! Its a pitty & Id like to stop it / not have it happen! But thats just beyond what I can do!

So I'll be observing
From my first row
Hoping that I am wrong about what I'm seeing
Yet fearing that I'm not
!

Incredible!

Im normally on an all english blog policy.. Why? thats something I wont go into now.. This will be the 2nd time I post Dutch but these were two special circomstances..

This is an article from a Gent newspaper about the place where the friend got attacked by a bouncer some weeks ago (I posted this) It ends with the possibility that the person who was stabbed (and because of wich we stood in the blistering cold for 1h 20m being harrased by the police) was possibly stabbed by one of the bouncers!!!

This is the second time I experience (second hand) violence and unacceptable behaviour from this place! I liked it there, but I DO NOT know if I want to go there again.. EVER! :/

Verklaringen steekpartij Tijuana tegenstrijdig

GENT
De betrokkenen bij de steekpartij in de nacht van vrijdag op zaterdag in dansclub Tijuana, vlakbij de Veldstraat, leggen tegenstrijdige verklaringen af. Volgens de echte portier - de tweede aanwezige buitenwipper werkt officieel niet voor de club - was het slachtoffer dronken. De man, een 33-jarige Nigeriaan, mocht daarom niet binnen. Volgens sommigen brachten een vijftal allochtonen hem iets verderop een messteek toe. Andere getuigen zagen dan weer al schermutselingen aan de poort van de discotheek zelf.

De getroffen man vermoedt dat de officieuze portier hem heeft gestoken, maar daarvan zijn geen bewijzen. De Nigeriaan is intussen aan de beterhand. Hij kreeg een steek in de buiksteek. Daarbij werden geen vitale delen getroffen.

(NLZ)

its amazing!
(this one is worth reading / translating..)

getting up really isnt my thing

I got up earlier for my today exam & .. I feel like shit!
Really..

Now I know why staying up late for an exam beats getting up for it :s
bitchass shit thing
bweuh

There s only one thing to do at this foul hour a day

Ik heb net een hele hoop fuckin onzin geleerd voor t examen zoda ik nu
volgens mijn laatste test zelfs in staat ga zijn nen datapad te tekenen
en in te vullen. wat ik met deze kennis ga doen is me totaal voorbij
gegaan maar ik moet er voor zover ik nu kan in schatten geen kopzorgen
over hebben. Strax vul ik het for the good or bad voor de laatste keer in!

Ik ben quite utterly fucked up. T laatste stukske HsT met daarop t
schetsen en invullen van nen Datapad was quite teveel gewoon. Ik ben in
de fase da ik vragen stel bi j alles en gewoon stress bereikt heb. Het
typische fucked up whatever

Ik kan me zelfs ni bij t typen van dezen hoop onzin houden..
Maar da kan ook aan t Zone Out before the Joey moment liggen

.. denk da ik nog maar eens t datapad gaan uittekenen..
of mss ook niet - wat een gezeik

seves op de blaarmeersen meer Zoned Out.. manman evil
ik kijk er al naar uit

manman
en t grappige is da ik momenteel aan zinnen begin te typen zonder da ik
ook maar enig idee heb over t onderwerp, t midden, t einde of
whateverthefuck

Na nogeens franticly & haast puur op reflex die onzin ingevuld te hebben
ben ik wederom geslaagd

maar moet rekenen da ik tegen nu geen interesse noch zin noch vertrouwen
heb in de recht evenredigheid tussen leren & punten
Naar mijn ervaring is er geen verband en als dan toch een verband van
een averecht evenredig verband sprake

Chance da Joey er is :) da is mss nog ne carreer move.

Anywho
De reden waarom ik mail..

basically is er iets zwaar fout met t leven in een stad..
het hele stad gevoel is ni meer dan e laagske, maar eens daarna is t ni

..

Neen, zo iets is nimeer van toepassing voor deze moment
de fuckin ass klodder pippos die hier deze morgen me een drilboor
stonden en nu ook al lawaai maken zorgen da ik mezelf zelfs nimeer kan
horen denken
hopelijk geeft t examen wa een betere sfeer maar ik vrees ervoor
de hele voormiddag belooft een degrlijk fucked up gevoel

anywho

7.30 & ik moet nog beslissen of deze rommel ooit mn pc gaat verlaten en
of da t naar u, mn blog of beide gaat zijn.. Mss ff herlezen of mss ook
gewoon niet

Ik hoop in elk geval da niemand dit heeft hoeven doorworstelen

en nattuurlijk ook Leve Ice Tea Punch

so fuck you
& tot later

g

--

Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered,
those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid.
Thus the wise win before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win

I just finished a flash rehearsal & .. it was surprising

Now I can Zone Out for another 30m
& .. the rat race can start

..
What a piece of shit moment

I think Ill zone out to some Joey
its about the best thing to zone out to
& takes only 30m

Otherwise Id take Sopranos but I dont have 60m




aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaarggghh
hlllllllllllllll

I am on a mental high
adrenaline coursing trough my body, widely awake at an hour I d rather be sleeping. But this piece of shit exam still lies before me less than 2 hours ahead.
My trust in succeding this loathesome test is lower than ever yet I should be more confident since time does give me strength.. or I learned it X times already, no reason to fail now.. If it werent that I had failed all before this one.. Kind of the same over & over, no?

I now again understand useless shit as how to hand code a floating point decimal according to official standards, the inner workings of an alu en in a broader scape, the whole datapad. I can even tell you what hamming is & wich bits are off if you tell my the byte string. Its utterly useless & just plain boring, yet I now can
Still I do not trust in my chances of succeeding, this fucking piece of shit exam!

I feel like puking.. proverbially ofcourse

I should study some more so that I can zone out and take a shower before leaving home.. But Id rather throw this new and beloved Ice Tea glass out of the window.. Yet I will & I wont (Study & Throw)

On to a new and utterly bothering day - to normalfolk standards at least

AARGHL LOATHESOME SHITE!
I HATE IT!!




Any result to this exam & exam period will only be relief and nothing more or less..
Yes I might feel happy / dissapointed / .. but the main and all consuming feeling wil be .. RELIEF!

And now its time for the last (and useless? I cant think this way, Its Usefull & I need to keep up.. Keep the goddamn faith, but where the HELL do I keep finding the strength year after year to feed this self chosen torture of uselessness.. Anywho, Lets not get depressed or loose courage in any way.. Only 5 more hours & I'll never have to take this exam again!) studying effort..!

FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT BULLSHIT

I Hate The Course I Have Exams about in 3 Hours!
I ACTIVELY LOATHE IT, I HATE IT AND THERE IS NO FUCKING REASON I SHOULDNT

AAAAAAAAAARGHL
HATE HATE HATE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARHHHHLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

BULL SHIT
BULL SHIT
BULLLL SHIIIITEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A day..

It was Mini s BDay today.. kinda fun :)
got her a bunch o flowers.. She was INCREDIBLY happy :)
So I guess thats nice :)

The telenet guy came & gave us a new modem..
wich will hopefully solve our problem :)
I hope it solves both problems wich we ve been experiencing.. It would be a good thing

Robinson (Survivor I think) is back, wich is a good thing :)

And I FINALLY got my HomeBank working again, and this time on my linux (exciting isnt it) It wasnt easy & I actually learnt something by doing it, so YAY
I also discovered that having Slack was good for my Linux knowlege! Gentoo users just dont need to know ANYTHING about installing stuff, tnx to the (lovely) Portage system..

Im actually TIRED right now :s

We ate pizza, it was NICE

and now studying :)

Viva The Russians

Pitty they dont rip WCTR :/
WCTR is the reason a lot of ppl want it (including me :s)

Anywho, better than nothing..

Flicr Thingy.. Looks neat

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Create your own bug spiecies game

GREAT game I found earlier today.. Its great fun, its amazing really..

choose bug size, eating habit, behavioral triggers, weapons, .. and set it free to roam and so what its instinct tells it to do.. and watch it live or die. Lotza other bugz around to kill or be killed by your bug..

Great thing.. Create something then watch it live or die
First test it on your private testing grounds, make it perfect & set it loose upon the grid :) (yeah, its multiplayer, lotza other ppl & lotza other ppl's bugz :D)

Great game, really!
and surprisingly difficult!


Studying was ok :) As planned.. 2 pieces o PC crap, one piece o economics..
As planned.. Tough, if I think of it I mightnt be happy.. Will I EVER feel happy about it? :s

now sleep

Foul Mood

bc of Studying (comp arch for the Xed time - aarghl)

and external reason

One of them being Stitch having to cancel for Opeth

And me .. Socially being pressed to do the same..




AAAAAAAAAAAARGHL