Month: July 2007

  • Planning to go on a holiday

    Me and my girlfriend didn’t plan to go on a holiday this year but because this summer’s weather has so far been exceptionally bad here in Flanders we’re considering to book a last minute holiday to a more sunny location. The site of Neckermann (a European tour operator) offers some pretty interesting last minute deals.…

  • Girl knits her own Ferrari

    A 22-year old art graduate called Lauren Porter has knitted a Ferrari car for her honours degree at Bath Spa University. Wow, I wonder how long it took to create this car!  The classic red bodywork consists of 250 squares of garter stitch made by Lauren and 20 family members and friends. The windows are…

  • First money made with this blog

    I just made my first couple of dollars with this blog. Yesterday I submitted it to TLA (Text Link Ads) and today they’ve accepted my blog. Much to my surprise I’ve already sold two text links. That’s quicker than I expected but there are probably two good reasons for this: – I’m currently listed on…

  • Happy Flemish Holiday

    Today is the official holiday of the Flemish Community in my country. One of the things we commemorate on this day is the Battle of the Golden Spurs which was fought on July 11, 1302.  Happy holiday to all people that live in and outside Flanders! Here’s the full text of the national anthem of Flanders, but…

  • The Italian Job review

    As I already told in the review of Live Free or Die Hard I watch a lot of movies. Not only new movies but also older movies, like in this case The Italian Job, a movie which was released in 2003. The Italian Job is about Charlie Croker, a professional thief. Together with his brilliant…