I’m used to visiting the toilet quite a lot every day because I seem to have the smallest bladder of all mankind. “Maaike, I really don’t want to learn about your urination habits”, I hear you think. I understand, but I just wanted to write down this story, and it involves me pissing. The pissing…
Imagine trying to say things that contain nuance on social media in the year of the lord, 2024. Yeah, that shit doesn’t fly well with the algorithms. The algorithms decide if you will win the popularity contest on the internet, by pushing out your content to more people to get that sweet, sweet engagement. I…
Something happened last week that made me realize something funny about myself: I am coping hard in one aspect of life. I always pretend I don’t care about things. I make fun of things. I ridicule things. But that’s a coping mechanism because honestly, I care a lot. I actually care so much, that it…
Een trein crasht en de beelden van de crash zijn opgenomen door een camera langs het spoor. Het filmpje duurt maar 8 seconden. Als kijker zie je de trein hard rijden, van het spoor afslippen en in stukjes uiteen breken. Dan crasht de voorkant tegen de camera en zijn de beelden klaar. Er zit geen…
When I was taking this picture, I didn’t know that I’d complete the hardest hike of my life on that day. The hike started out pretty good, sunny weather and walking in shirt. But soon, clouds started gathering and it began snowing at the time we were on a difficult part of the climb. On…
For some reason, I’m craving to see Scotland again. Especially the Isle of Skye stole my heart. The landscape is breathtaking.
So today was the first day of 2013 I ditched my winter coat and felt actual warmth. Altough I had to work and couldn’t enjoy a full day outside, for lunch I had a blissful hour of basking in the sun. Somehow this song from Netsky fit my mood.
Schiermonnikoog: bloedmooi, maar steenkoud eind februari. Dolgraag wil ik nog eens terug naar dit eiland als de temperaturen aangenamer zijn. Het eiland was zo klein zonder kneuterig te zijn. Ons vakantiehuisje was zo schattig en authentiek! We hebben heerlijk gegeten in restaurant De Ambrosijn (wel erg aan de prijs) en in de Tox Bar (verrassend…