My friend, Arjan , brought this fail to my attention. From a survey I posted the other day
what would you like to have in your hands right now?
a mr. goodbar :(
what would you like to get rid of?
like 15 lbs!
FAIL!
I was inspired by Daisy of the blog Australian Daisy (great blog about an American girl in Australia. Check it out!) to start a little series. She started one today called “Experience Australia-The Little Things” in which she highlights something very Australian. Well, I don’t have a name for mine, but I’m starting a similar series. I’ll be randomly blogging about…yep, you guessed it, very Dutch things! The first very Dutch and very yummy thing is *drumroll* Stroopwafels!
Mmmm! Just their name has my mouth watering. Stroopwafels are yummy thin dutch waffels filled with syrup. I know you’re thinking “meh…so, what?” So, what?! SO, WHAT?! A bite of a stroopwafel is a taste of heaven in your mouth. These things are amazing, but also addictive. You can’t just eat one. I dare you to try! Ask anyone. Actually, don’t ask a Dutch person. I don’t think the Dutch care for them as much as expats and tourists do. We adore them! Their addictive power is the very reason I have banned myself from buying them. When I first moved to the Netherlands I ate them with coffee, for dessert, with an afternoon tea. Basically, all the time! I was going through them like crazy. Now, I only buy them if a tourist is in town or to take back to friends/family in the states. You know what’s even tastier than a package of stroopwafels? A fresh warm GIANT stroopwafel! They’re sold at at random stalls around the city. Mostly at markets or the fair (kermis). If you come to The Netherlands, treat yourself to one….or twelve of them :)
That’s Devynn showing off her warm stroopwafel at the Albert Cuyp Market. photo credit-Emily (I feel like I should give a photo credit since I jacked it off of emily’s facebook >.<)
It’s 6:26 am and I’ve gotten about 2 hours of sleep. Why? A couple of weird phone calls from a friend have got me worried. hope she’s ok. Anywho, survey to pass the time!
Survey from Eat Frog Legs
what is your current obsession?
buying/writing postcards. I’m always going into little shops and spending WAY too much money on cute postcards to send them off to friends/family
what are you wearing now?
undies! what?! I’m in bed!
do you nap a lot?
Oh, god, yes! I nap at least 4 times a week. I manage to get a nap in anytime I have a break on one of my work days
why is today special?
It’s not. Just another day
what would you like to learn to do?
swim. It’s my goal for the summer
what’s for dinner?
I had potatoes with mayo
what was the last thing you bought?
Yogurt and plums
what are you listening to right now?
Kyle talking about his new job on skype
what is your favorite weather?
I love hoodie weather! the fall
what is on your bedside table?
headphones, postcards, books, flowers!
what’s your style?
random as hell. I don’t know what I would categorize it as. I wear vintage, I wear modern, I wear whatever
what is your most challenging goal right now?
deciding what the hell I want to do with my life. Guys, it seriously changes everyday
say something to the person who tagged you.
Nobody tagged me, I found it on someone’s blog
if you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where do you want it to be?
HERE in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In the Jordaan (my favorite neighborhood)
favorite vacation spot?
Italy! I loved Italy and want to go back, NOW!
name the things you cannot live without.
the internets, my macbook macauly, a notebook, chocolate
what would you like to have in your hands right now?
a mr. goodbar :(
what would you like to get rid of?
like 15 lbs!
what was the last book you read?
collected works of Dostoevsky
if you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
I’d go to the states. Wake my mom up and make her take me to breakfast at Shoney’s
what language do you want to be able to speak?
Spanish
why did you start blogging?
I don’t really remember. A couple of my friends and I started blogging when we were 18. They’ve all quit, but I continued. and now it’s just another part of my life.
So, I got a heads up from Ike that google has new themes for your iGoogle! GAMING inspired themes! There’s a lot of cool ones. World of Warcraft, MegaMan, legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Galaga! ahhhh! Just go check them out. I know you guys are probably guessing I picked the warcraft theme, but I didn’t. Ha! How could I go with WoW when there was a Zelda option!? ( Zelda > WoW ) I never used iGoogle before this, but now that I have a rad theme, I will. I’ve already set it as my home page. It’s pretty nifty. I added some extras to it-my horoscope, news, weather, and some penguins! The penguins serve no purpose other than to amuse me. I drag them around and they waddle. Quite cute! Anyway, the Zelda theme is awesome and changes depending on the time of day.
I’m sure everyone has seen the trailer for the movie “Where the Wild Things Are” already. (If you haven’t, watch it!)Doesn’t it look awesome?! I liked the book as a child and have read it a million times in my adult life through my work with children. So, yea…I’m looking forward to it! I wish they would transform my favorite childhook books in to a movie. Harold and the purple crayon. Now that would be awesome. Harold was so flippin awesome and I dreamed of having a purple crayon like his. Ahh, one day.
I feel like I’ve been so productive today. I managed to do nothing at work. Well, I did stuff, but everything I did benefitted me in some way. I cleaned my house- vacuumed my floor, mopped the bathroom and kitchen, wrote out a few postcards, followed my diet(i’ll get to that later), leveled my mage(my new character on world of warcraft) from 24 to 26, and I managed to squeeze a 22 minute nap in there! I think I have perfected napping. I know exactly the amount of time to dedicate to napping to avoid that groggy/fuzzy feeling depending upon the time of day, time of year…I’ll make a graph of it some day.
diet! so, I’m on a diet. It’s not one of those “omg, im a fatass” diets. It’s a diet because I’m worried about my blood pressure. Both my parents, and my little sister suffer and are medicated for high blood pressure. Two of my relatives have died from high blood pressure related causes. So, I worry. I’ve neve had a problem with it. Until now! When I was at the doctor’s with a friend last week, I got my blood pressure checked and even though it wasn’t high enough to need medication, the nurse said it wasn’t good and that I should try to lower it. Enter the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. A diet limiting sodium intake, sweets, sugars, red meat, but increasing intake of dairy, fruits, nuts, fish. So far so good. Hopefully, I can keep it up. Well, I have no choice if I actually care for myself. Sheesh!
anyway…HEY Y’ALL! What’s your favorite song of ALL TIME!? My friend Robert asked me today and I immediately knew what song it was. It doesn’t necessarily have to be brilliantly written or amazingly composed. Just the song that means the most to you and is perfect for you! Tell me! Mine has been the same since I was 16 or 17. It touched me in ways I can’t explain when I first heard it and still does. It was what I listened to in my room when I was an over emotional teen. Ahh, those days. Hehe. Even though my music taste has changed since then, this song and this album still means the world to me! So, without further yappings, my favorite song of all time
the world has turned and left me here-weezer
My birthday has come and gone. It was such a lovely time. I had a blast. There was cake, beer, and most importantly friends! We started out drinking/hanging out at my place and out on the later went out on the town. We had a blast. Some a little more than others ;) But this is neither the place nor the time. I also scored some awesome gifts! An XBOX 360! with some games including Street Fighter 4!, an amazing homemade cake, some chocolates and candy from poland, lots of booze, a cosmetic case, a lovely hardcover for my new macbook and flowers. Thanks for all the wishes as well! I added a photo album to my photos page. You can find it here.
Hmm, the rest of the weekend was pretty chill. Just hung around playing World of Warcraft and hanging out with Tony who spent the weekend here.
I really want some chinese food. From the states. It tastes different(better!) there.
It’s that time of year again! My birthday is just around the corner. *dances* I am turning 26. Wow…that is sort of old. Oh well, my mom says “It’s a blessing, stop complaining” and she’s right. I’m healthy, happy, and my life is pretty okay. I have nothing to complain about.
I got a birthday present the other day (14 days early…hehe)! It was a donation in my name to Planned Parenthood from Jim! Yay! oh and congrats to Jim as well. He will be a home owner soon!
“god. you get a birthday, some little bastard doesnt get born, and i get $25 more in my tax return and i got my house. what a day!”-james francis
I lol’d
Wanna get in on the birthday giving action? You don’t have to be as generous as ham francis and donate money! (If you do want to donate, I’m not stopping you, click here!) All you have to do is help protect women’s health by signing this letter to President Obama!
Thanks in advance! ^_^
Devynn linked me this today
I know you’re like”…so?”
Well, I’m not! This has been my tattoo idea for ages! YEARS and YEARS! Same place and everything! *sigh* I’m still getting it. Though mine will be smaller and a lot cuter.
see?! Please note that I drew it in blue ink and the drawing is kind of off. The one holding a briefcase looks pregnant. I’ll get it done when i move back home to the states and in black ink. What do you think?
Part of my nanny duties are preparing dinner for the kids and sometimes parents. A few days ago I made, or attempted to rather, Chicken alfredo with broccoli. The recipe seemed simple enough. All parts came out perfectly except the broccoli. I over cooked it and it was soft and mushy. When I put it in the sauce it melted immediately making the sauce look more like artichoke dip or a pale guacamole. The kids ate it and yesterday the dad even complimented me on it. He said even though it didn’t look that great it was tasty! The mom…well, this is what she had to say
Dutch Mom-”Oh sophia! This pasta looks nice! What kind of herbs are those?”
Me-”it’s broccoli.”
Mom with a curious look on her face-”…oh”
FAIL :(
