Tag: health

  • So Long, Equinix Metal

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Eight] And thanks for all the fish. This morning Equinix Metal sent a courier to pick up all their hardware and maybe that’s why I woke up at 0100 this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep AT ALL? I haven’t really processed All That Stuff. Just shot…

  • Sure, This Is The Bike Capital Of The World, But

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Three] What if I just don’t wanna? Also, my titles have gotten rather sloppy lately, hrm? I personally own two or three bikes – a ‘grandma’ bike, a foldable bike for work train trips, and a ‘bakfiets’ for hauling two or more minions around town. I say two…

  • Psst. Hey, You.

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety] I love you. That’s it. That’s the whole post.

  • Happy Trans Day of Visibility!! !

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Seven] Tell your favourite trans people you see them. We love that. In the interest of full disclosure, yes, I identify as a bi-sexual non-binary trans feminine queer person; my pronouns are they / them. I’m trans. See me. But first the news: Five Utrecht bars will open…

  • Get Thee To Bed, Leander

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy] One of the habits that I well and truly miss that has gone the way of all flesh is getting up around five in the morning. It fell away at some point when one of the kids was sick or I was stressed or some other perfectly valid…

  • Twice Is Coincidence

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Seven] Last Saturday night I had incredible pain. Today I woke up with a cold. I’m thinking the weekends are when my body freaks out due to stress. What blows my mind is that I had seventeen interviews last week. And nine scheduled for the upcoming week. But…

  • Dear Past Self

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Five] Damnit. And also thank you. xoxo,~r. But first the news: New coronavirus cases soar to over 7,400, hospitalisations also rise Minister “optimistic” about partly opening higher education next month The Netherlands drank and smoked less throughout coronavirus Dear Future Self: Do not schedule more than four interviews…

  • TOMORROW is One Year?!?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Four] It’s hard to believe that the Dutch Lockdown started one year ago tomorrow. But first the news: Almost 46,600 coronavirus fines issued, 258 arrested for curfew riots Coronavirus average climbs for 11th straight day; 6,187 new infections EU coronavirus vaccination passport to be ready by the summer…

  • Dear Girl Twin

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Three] Let’s talk about appropriate alarm clocks, shall we? Bringing me breakfast in bed. Bringing me chocolate in bed. Brining me English Breakfast tea with generous milk in bed. And now for inappropriate alarm clocks. Puke. Screaming from another room. Literally all other alarm clocks except for the…

  • CV and Writing Samples and Speaking Samples, Oh MY!

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty] Regarding yesterday, I woke up in less pain, but more nausea. And since I didn’t actually throw up, nor did my temperature spike, and I was actually able to press on the painful spot without screaming, I still haven’t called the emergency line back. If there’s anything going…

  • Cancelled Due To Pain

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Nine] Tonight I was supposed to do live stream Escape Room: UNLOCK! Around the World in 80 Minutes, but it’s $TITLE Would you like to know more? Last night I woke up to a stabbing in my gut. I breathed through the pain, adjusted positions a bit and…

  • You Know How You Want To Say Something

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Six] But you can’t? It got even worse. But first the news: Coronavirus cases and IC patients up, virus declining in nursing homes Netherlands falls to 11th in EU Covid vaccinations; Pfizer to increase deliveries Dutch government wants mandatory coronavirus test for drivers from risk areas