Category: Adventurer
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Breathe In Breathe Out Repeat
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Eighty Five] Relaxing Game of Thrones music. To slay your enemies and conquer the world. Like ya do.
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Expect Inconsistency This Week
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Eighty Four] I am officially in the States (back posting this one – I’m writing this on Monday 19 July, but publishing it from Saturday) and jetlagged and omg overwhelmed and so much has happened in the past very short and simultaneously very long three days. And also, oh…
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Higher Power
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Eighty Three] By the incredible Coldplay. Happy I’m alive at the same time as you I prefer the dance video, personally.
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Moving Back to the States: The Detroit House
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Eighty One] Today the money theoretically hits our Dutch account and needs to be sent immediately over to our American account after I visit the local office to raise our daily limit to ludicrous levels for One! Day! Only! And hope I do everything correctly cause if it needs…
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OMGWTFBBQ
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy Nine] SO MANY THINGS went wrong this weekend / this morning leading up to the Haren closing, but it’s DONE! The water meter cover is made of wood and expanded so much that we couldn’t get it open for ten minutes. And then it opened. I couldn’t remember…
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The Calm Before The Storm
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy Eight] Tomorrow afternoon we finish selling our house here in Haren Groningen the Netherlands. The next four weeks are going to feel completely surreal. And it’s already started. But first the news: Dutch shut night clubs and halt festivals, after infections soar sevenfold Dutch coronavirus avg. up 8-fold…
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy Seven] By Nirvana covered by Malia J for the Black Widow soundtrack. I’m worse at what I do bestAnd for this gift I feel blessed
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Moving Back to the States: And We’re OFF!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy Six] I mean, not actually off to America, but this upcoming week is when everything MOVES. We close on the Haren house on Monday, the money hits our Dutch bank account and is wired to our American bank account on Tuesday, I verify that Nothing’s Gone Wrong ™…
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Don’t Panic
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy Two] I was totally NOT going to do another music post today cause Don’t Panic can refer to the Hitchhiker’s Guide catchphrase but it can also refer to Coldplay’s song and apparently a few other things. #mood But then I came across Coldplay’s video for said song and…
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Breathe
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy One] By Anna Nalick. Not the one by Taylor Swift. Or Pearl Jam. Or Blu Cantrell. Or Fleurie. Or The Prodigy. Or Faith Hill. Or Pink Floyd. Or Seeb. Or anyone else, damnit. So cradle your head in your hands And breathe, just breathe Oh, breathe, just breathe
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Eat That Frog
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Sixty Nine] But I don’t wanna! Here I am, trying to ‘Eat That Frog‘, and totally doing anything and everything other than eating THAT frog. I don’t even want to talk about it. All it boils down to is that I’m worried I’m going to get in trouble. And…
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United States of America Security Risks
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Sixty Eight] According to the Dutch Government I’m prepping for a quick jaunt over the the States to set up the actual move in August and ran across a Dutch Government website with travel advice regarding the United States. It’s Not Wrong. It’s also insight into why I’m so…