Minion and company
I wrote in an update to the previous post that I was mildly disappointed someone had wiped off the board with all those nice drawings. Today I actually talked to my prime suspect, the cleaning lady,...
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Today I went to pick up my 70-300 mm L lens from the Canon service center at Vivocity. They had called me more or less 2 weeks ago to tell me the cost of the repair, and while this was a painful...
View ArticleYour favorite or most hated movie
Okay. So after adding Gru from Despicable Me last week, today I thought I could build on this and maybe create a new creative challenge: “Your favorite (or most hated) movie”. And I’ve added an...
View ArticleQuite some action here at the movie theater…
Okay, now that I am posting Oskar’s photos on the family photo stream I am stuffing my blog entries with my creative endeavors at work. But look what reactions I got after just one day of my movie...
View ArticleOpen House
4 weeks ago Stefano and I began organizing an Open House event for our department. The whole thing happened rather spontaneously and the timing was crazy. We had to think through what we wanted to show...
View ArticleFavorite / most hated movies [Update]
The favorite / most hated movie drawings got some additions since Tuesday. Let’s see: that’s “Lord of the Rings”, “Pulp Fiction”, “The Hunger Games”… hm – I cannot make sense of the middle left. Some...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things
A few months ago I’ve ordered a Vessyl. This little gadget will only be delivered next year, but what this clearly tells you is how much I dig devices which try to find a use for the abundance of...
View ArticleOh, that’s Saudi Arabia…
Leo: Wow – look at this. Where are we right now? Flight attendant: I honestly do not know… This is the desert in Saudi Arabia. The light and the sky were great during our flight so I could take this...
View ArticleThe first night
The night was terrible. In fact, the evening was already terrible. But from the beginning. After we had arrived in Paris Charles De Gaulle we got our luggage and picked up our rental car. I know I am...
View ArticleObstacle course
Yann: I’d need your help to carry the bike downstairs. At Joïakine and Yann’s place Oskar is sleeping in the room next to us in the attic. Normally they use this room as gym and they have a few...
View ArticleThe second night
Oh god… the second night was as bad as the first one. What troubles me more than the fact that we all are sleep deprived is that Oskar turns into a monster about virtually everything – particularly...
View ArticleI am just so tired…
I Am So Tired… The day sort of went by in a blur. We drove from Paris to Brussels. We arrived at Alice and Ante’s place where we met cute little Amelia for the first time. Lamia and Alice: We have...
View ArticleVisiting Aunt Anna
In the morning we drove to Aunt Anna for lunch. Since her husband passed away, Anna lives alone on a farm in the Belgian bush. It’s one of those places where time seems to have stopped: there are lots...
View ArticleThe third night
Okay, this is not getting better here. Taking Oskar to sleep the night before had been a struggle already. He woke up again at night and we were awake very early. Again. "Having kids is like wanting to...
View ArticleSitting Oskar
At aunt Anna’s. Most of the time he actually sat on the step to his left, but a few times he missed or only sat on his left buttock…
View ArticleSlumber party
In the evening we drove to Hilal, Levent and… gosh! I have no idea when I last saw Ada… We first had to get Oskar bed ready, however, which means we had to bath him and put him into his jammies, so he...
View ArticleThe fourth night
… was not great either. Oskar was awake very early. He was quite happy, actually, but while we thought that he is awake early (and cranky during the day) is due to missing afternoon naps, we now know...
View ArticleAlice and Amelia
Alice and Amelia joined us at Le Pain Quotidien this morning for a nice breakfast.
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