January 3rd

Thursday 03/01/20123:

  • 10:00: still getting used to typing 2013 instead of 2012
  • 10:10: no updates yesterday. I was working on the new photo site, but frankly it was a bit frustrating. I found a solution to the problem at 21:00 or so… Now continuing…
  • 10:20: clear sky. Sun is shining. Sitting behind the computer I’m getting blasted by the sun. Almost too hot. Also: hard to see the screen. Always something to complain!
  • 10:30: ah, the “iTunes Christmas present” of today is from The XX. I liked the original album better than the remixes on the single (always something to complain!), but still, nice!
  • 11:15: video of New York City firefighters on their way to a fire in 1920. The car scenes remind me of the chase in The French Connection.
  • 11:30: LOL, the Netherlands is expecting the first dry weekend since September
  • 12:00: okay, I should have shut up about the good weather here and laughing about the Dutch weather. Clouds are a-coming.
  • 12:15: on my way to the city
  • 12:30: for the last four years I travelled past a shop called ‘sauberbraut’ (beautiful bride). I still think it reads ‘sauerkraut’. It is also white, I guess.
  • 12:45: there is a C&A (cheap clothes store from the Netherlands ) in Zurich. That is convenient because I don’t have to think where to buy my underpants etc. A guy I knew bought fashionable expensive underpants, each if which was more expensive than my complete collection. Now here to buy new pjs.
  • 12:30: it starts raining, just when I’m in front of the Apple store… Lets check out the new iPad Mini.
  • 12:45: size and weight: great. No retina display: not tempted to buy it. I have no need for it, but that’s another story.
  • 23:30: I’m getting hungry, is it already dinner time? Oh shit… To busy making this new photo site.
  • 23:45: I got the site working around 18:00, but then I decided to clean up the code and essentially start over. Of course, now I could reuse most of the old code so it is much quicker.
  • 0:00: Oh yes! It works.
  • 0:15: uploading the site, always a surprise how it looks like when you’re not looking at the local version and on different browsers
  • 0:30: if you are interested, you can find the (beta version) here