Voidness

Sorry that there has been a blank void in the space where I should be filling you in on my latest ramblings.

I wasn't aware that so many people were that interested, but some people have been quite vocal about the silence.

I have a heap of photos, media and things to write about so in terms of content, got plenty of that.

One of me BFF's from Australia who now lives in London is arriving tonight at 10pm, so I doubt that this weekend will be the one where I disclose my shenanigans online, but hopefully soon.

Museum N8

Museum N8. aka Museum night, is when all the museums in Amsterdam (and in some other dutch cities) are open until 2am, and they host events, parties, DJs, bands and you get to hang out and see everything and party.

This year's agenda wasn't as compelling (compared to last year) but I always wanted to go, so I went anyway. And it wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but nonetheless, an experience.

Over heard whilst leaving a lame museum....

Guy: Well, I mean, let's not forget the reason we're all here...
Girl: (perkily) The alcohol?
Guy: (confused) Err. No... the art...

The other 99%

I have literally come to the age where 8/10 people I know are getting engaged, pregnant, married, or adopting puppies.

(6 engagements this year?!?)

The rest are in significant relationships or too blissfully happy in their careers to notice any of these things happening around them.

And me?

Ummm.... errrrr... yea. Hmm.

Information is beautiful

David Mcandless: The pioneer of Infographics.

Looking into the amount of careers he has dipped his finger into, it's easy to see how he came to form one of the most recent, "trendiest" ways to absorb people into data.

Put simply - he's made data cool and information beautiful.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/

Idea. It's Free.

It occurred to me the other day that I am probably going through my second adolescence in Amsterdam.

Getting things out of my system that I never got to do, in order to be a (hopefully) more balanced, more stable adult who will have no regrets and then one day be with another well balanced, stable adult.

Together, there may be a chance we could create, rear, guide and nourish well balanced and stable children.

Getting things out of my system is one thing that could happen, or the other thing that could happen is that it becomes a way of life...

Anyway why would I think that I'm living the life of a pubescent teenager straight out of a Judy Blume novel, you may ask?

Well because I spend my free time gladly making things like this:

Not exactly what the kids in Judy Blume books were getting up to, but a little juvenile nonetheless, non?

This kind of activity is not something people with white-collar corporate jobs do, at this age.

People in normal corporate white collar corporate jobs go to the gym, learn how to bake, watch a leisurely game of tennis or perhaps play squash after hours.

They don't make stencil art.

In case you haven't been keeping up to speed, what you see above is the result of a thought I had one day at the office which I wrote in this post.

But I don't care.

Adolescence number #2 is proving to be an interesting time indeed.

The Fight

- Ira Glass

Far Flung

An Adelaide native is the Restaurant Manager at Noma, the world's best restaurant, located in Copenhagen.
James Spreadbury.

Pretty cool. And even though he works at the World's Best Restaurant, he misses Schnitzels (just like me...)

Beyond the Backyard: James Spreadbury - ABC South Australia - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Comforts

Sometimes all a girl wants is a bowl of noodles with dumplings with her friends after work, and a hug from her mum.

Unfortunately, I live in a place where both of those things are a luxury.