Archives for July, 2007
Pool & Party!
Sunday, July 29th, 2007
I met my brother yesterday in Rotterdam, where the Zomercarnaval festival was taking place. We didn’t see much of it because we didn’t meet to see it, but the city was very crowded and full of anticipation and really ugly women. Anyway, we had a few games of pool at Breakaway, and talked about how [...]
New camera!
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Since I’ll be going to Sweden in just over two weeks and since my old digital camera is two years old and second-hand, I thought it was time to purchase a new digital camera. Marieke owns a Canon Powershot and I fiddled around with it now and again and really liked the look and feel [...]
Sudoku for beginners
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
from www.xkcd.com
Sweden & Surfin’
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Sweden & Surfin’ is not to be taken as an advert for the really great surfing opportunities all along the 23,6 km long Swedish coastline, but rather as a combination of activities that I’ll be doing…
Ok, we all know what Swedish women look like, but the mountains I’m going to see there in August will [...]
On the bright side of withdrawal
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
It’s been almost four days without a cigarette. I’m still a little unbalanced emotionally, but what I notice now is how things really seem to come alive. Not just taste and smells, but everything. It’s like my withdrawal from and consequently craving for nicotine throws everything into a kind of glaring Technicolor. Music is faster [...]
Another day of not smoking
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
So far so good! I had my last cigarette on Sunday and now, Wednesday, I still haven’t had one. But I must admit that it’s getting a little harder. Sitting somewhere on a terrace with a cup of tea, and there you go… I must concentrate for a few minutes on letting the urge pass. [...]
Surfing!
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
So I had my first surfing-lesson today! To be honest, I’m trying this mainly because my (ex?) girlfriend is a surfer and I am curious about the whole surf sensation. So I booked a lesson in Katwijk today and I’ve just spent two hours in the sea with a surfing board! I won’t say *on* [...]
canoo-ing
Saturday, July 14th, 2007
or however you spell it…
Canooing is fun! Especially when people boat around you making waves that get you all wet. Nonetheless, it’s quite nice to see Leiden from a different perspective and transpire while you’re at it. The weather didn’t seem to allow it during the day, but it got better and the wind subsided [...]
Rearview mirrors…
Friday, July 13th, 2007
Driving in Holland can be a tedious experience; lots of traffic jams and slow moving cars. One of the things I really like to do when I’m stuck, is to watch the driver behind me in my rearview mirror… I know, it’s voyeuristic, well, very voyeuristic as the driver behind me has no idea that [...]
Nobody noticed…
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Last week as I was having dinner in a restaurant in Woolacombe, England, I accidentally knocked over a pint of water on the table, getting half the table and bits of the floor wet. Now, you must understand that knocking over a glass is usually accompanied by an orchestration of sounds, ranging from shattering glass [...]
My name is Marco Hokke. My blog is about the things that interest me and things I might forget if I would not blog them.