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'MarinaFournier' wrote on '22:
Hi, Annelies, I'm Marina from Campbell CA (right next to San Jose CA in Silicon Valley).
I'd rather have Belgian truffles than waffles. Are you a Walloon or are you Flemish? Would you happen to be a fan of Loreena McKinnett? I seem to recall an Annelies on the Old-Ways list.
Hi Marina,
I like both the truffles and the waffles. Did you know there are 2 kinds of Belgian waffels? There's the Waffels from Brussels and the one's from Liege. I like the latter because the dough is thicker and they are sweeter.
I'm Flemish. It's a bit difficult in Belgium on that matter. We've had elections in June but the politicians aren't able to form a new government. The differences between the Flemsish and the Walloons are to big. We are now at 227 days without a government.
Our politics are really difficult to understand for outsiders. Even most of the Belgian people don't really know how everything works.
You can see it as 3 countries in 1 actually. The lower half of Belgium is Wallonia. The people there speak French and have a more southern european lifestyle. They can choose in high-school between dutch and english to learn. So most of them don't speak dutch.
The upper half is Flanders, where people speak dutch. We are more like the Netherlands and Scandinavia. We are obligated to learn French and German. (Which are next to dutch, the other 2 vernaculars) So while most flemish people speak dutch, french and a bit of german, most of the walloons only speak french and refuse to speak dutch.
You can imagine this is a big issue over here. But not to worry. Things are peaceful. Belgians just don't care enough about our politics to start a civil war or anything like that. And we do have 'governement of ongoing affairs'.
The last prime-minister is still at work only now he's called 'the resigning prime minister'. One wonders how long you can be called that?
It took us 7 months before somebody organized one minor demonstration about the situation.(only about 34000 people attended). But enough on that matter.
I'm not the one who is fan of Loreena McKinnett? Haven't got the slightest idea who that is. I'm sorry.
But thanks for your response. I've been browsing the site a lot these last few days and I find a lot of comfort in knowing I'm not the only one struggling with this issues.
Seen you soon!
GOOD TIMES:
- My husband and I finally got ourselves a flatscreen TV, a home-cinema system and a blue-ray player. To top it off the kids bought a PS3 with their money the got at newyear. So now I'm kicking ass in style, baby![*]The book I ordered 2 months ago arrived in the mail today.
BAD TIMES:- [*]Started at my third week of sick-leave. I've never been away this long at work and I sincerly hope my boss won't sack me. Luckily us employees are well protected here in Belgium but you never know.[*]I stopped the new meds after 2 days. They really knocked me out. I slept about a day (yes 24h) the first time I took one. I tried it again with a half but then I was like a walking zombie. So no more of that crap. Sadly that means no sleep too.[*]I started a new round of 'find the disease' today. I had an appointment with a neurologist, had to wait like half an hour (What's up with that, they give you an appointment but they are never on time). Luckily I had my new book. I finally got an EEG done. (The electricity in my brain is fine) and I had a physical exam. Surprise, everything seems OK, but to be sure: Let's have an MRI and some other spooky test sheduled. Wait and see I guess.
Delicious home made vanille pudding with chocolate sprinkles.
Very bad for the diet, but oh so yummy!
Infernal Love & Troublegum by Therapy?
Yelling with Andy Cairsn always makes me feel better.
You come home from grocery shopping, you put your carkeys in the freezer with the frozen peas and it takes you 2 days to find them.
You have to reread the last chapter of the book you ended the day before because you can't remember how it ended.
Hey Martin,
cherrychapstik is right. The story isn't any better than the one of the eighties. It felt like a mix of a remake and a few new storylines.
The music by Daft Punk was right on, and I think I saw them do a cameo although I'm not sure.
There were some references to the first one (like the name above the entrance of the son's place it the same as the name of the gatekeeper in the first movie – Dumont), I thought that was kinda cool.
The graphics were indeed marvellous.
So that leaves me with one question: When you live in a binary or data world, why or how could you eat? And what's with the books?
“Stay frosty” – Sergeant Brad 'Iceman' Colbert, Generation Kill
“What would we be if we were normal? I can't even picture it.” – Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood
“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?” – Yoda, Star Wars
“I took a magic potion, and now… I'm sexy!” – Donkey, Shrek 2
'Martin' wrote on '19:Some good ones there… looking back it's quite funny what we do when sleep deprived!
I agree.
Another one just popped in my head.
One day I was when I was driving to work, it took me about 20min.to realize is was driving the wrong way.
I drove to where I used to work about 2 years ago so not to my current workplace.
Of course this is totally the opposite direction then where I should have been going.
Luckily I have flexible hours.
I just saw the first Tron-movie. I liked the special effects of the eighties. The story was a bit lame.
Anyhow, I'm taking the kids to see TRON Legacy tomorrow. I think the special effects will be nice, I do hope the story of this one is better.
Wait and see.
Hey guys,
you can find me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=620630255
See you there!
Baguette with french brie and a coke zero.
Do you guys call it a 'baguette' or is it something else in english?
