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Got my first Sinterklaas present \o/
Nov. 20th, 2011 09:59 pmA short update on life - I'm participating in The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt The World Has Ever Seen (Gishwhes;) so I don't have time for chitchat *grins*
Have been very busy at work with the yearly Christmas project. But despite a distracting intern and other 'small' orders in between, I managed to make my deadline and handed the document for proofreading to my client in time. Will hopefully get in back on Monday with final notes. At the last minute they decided to add four more pages, so I get to work on that too, woohoo. Everything should be ready for the printer's at the end of the week. I wouldn't be surprised if I had to work (more) overtime.
Had a couple of rough nights; my body is suffering from pms and it's exhausted, but I'm dealing. Was pampered by mom on Wednesday (awesome dinner and dessert) and we have been to the arthouse twice; first film Rabat was cool, second one (yesterday) was Code Blue which was nasty. (Both are Dutch films that probably won't be released anywhere else)
Today Jelle came over and we talked books and movies before sitting down for two films on the big screen: The Resident (in which landlord JDM and his beard are creepy to tennant Hillary Swank) and Recount (an HBO film about the Gore/Bush recount in Florida 2000, with Kevin Spacey etc.). First one was much better than I expected (despite the beard;) and second one was a bit too long but very educational and had loads of awesome actors.
(Before we went upstairs Jelle moved my spare monitor (a bulky old fashion one) from my downstairs bike-shed all the way up to my apartment. So glad I wasn't too proud to ask him for help, not so bad to have a man over once in a while;)
Oooh, almost forgot to show you the present Sinterklaas had left for me at my mom's house:
( Look how cute! )
Only two weeks until official Sinterklaas celebrations start! Here are photos from previous years. I already have designs for surprise-packages in mind, but still have to buy most presents and then I can start the arts and crafts preparations:)
In between all of the above I'm also doing artwork for my second prompt in the Reverse Bang Challenge; that will be posted on December 7.
So if you don't hear from me until then, you know why;)
Have been very busy at work with the yearly Christmas project. But despite a distracting intern and other 'small' orders in between, I managed to make my deadline and handed the document for proofreading to my client in time. Will hopefully get in back on Monday with final notes. At the last minute they decided to add four more pages, so I get to work on that too, woohoo. Everything should be ready for the printer's at the end of the week. I wouldn't be surprised if I had to work (more) overtime.
Had a couple of rough nights; my body is suffering from pms and it's exhausted, but I'm dealing. Was pampered by mom on Wednesday (awesome dinner and dessert) and we have been to the arthouse twice; first film Rabat was cool, second one (yesterday) was Code Blue which was nasty. (Both are Dutch films that probably won't be released anywhere else)
Today Jelle came over and we talked books and movies before sitting down for two films on the big screen: The Resident (in which landlord JDM and his beard are creepy to tennant Hillary Swank) and Recount (an HBO film about the Gore/Bush recount in Florida 2000, with Kevin Spacey etc.). First one was much better than I expected (despite the beard;) and second one was a bit too long but very educational and had loads of awesome actors.
(Before we went upstairs Jelle moved my spare monitor (a bulky old fashion one) from my downstairs bike-shed all the way up to my apartment. So glad I wasn't too proud to ask him for help, not so bad to have a man over once in a while;)
Oooh, almost forgot to show you the present Sinterklaas had left for me at my mom's house:
( Look how cute! )
Only two weeks until official Sinterklaas celebrations start! Here are photos from previous years. I already have designs for surprise-packages in mind, but still have to buy most presents and then I can start the arts and crafts preparations:)
In between all of the above I'm also doing artwork for my second prompt in the Reverse Bang Challenge; that will be posted on December 7.
So if you don't hear from me until then, you know why;)