Nothing but the truth

It was a Thursday afternoon. ‘I propose an experiment’ said Paulina, in her coarse Spanish accent. Karl paused for just a second, and then went back to reading his brand new second hand book. He had been looking for a decent copy of Sophocles’ Antigone for weeks until he stumbled upon the one he held [...]

On dead celebrities

Of all the topics I could pick, why go with dead celebrities? I’m an entire establishment away from being an established critic, so why even bother? I don’t know – I guess I just need to get some things off my chest. To be perfectly honest I should be writing about stuff I really know [...]

Zes jaar EL CID

Zes jaar EL CID Wie een ouderejaars zich als een ouwe lul wil laten voelen moet hem vragen zijn jarenlange EL CID ervaringen eens op papier te zetten. De nostalgie is niet in één zakdoek op te vangen. De herinneringen, eens zo vers, moeten uit het geheugen worden opgegraven of aan de hand van foto’s [...]

The Dirty Professor

The Dirty Professor As a child he had always been obsessed with whales. Once, he told his primary school teacher, who promptly misunderstood his plea to know more about these gigantic creatures, preceded to hand him a 30 page guide to Wales that she had picked up on her travels. Assuming that the message had [...]

Stakende leraren, jammerende maatschappij

Inlezen? http://nos.nl/artikel/334123-ongeveer-20000-docenten-staken-morgen.html Enige tijd geleden werd ik gevraagd of ik op de radio wilde reageren op de volgende stelling: “Leraren moeten niet zeuren, ze hebben meer vakantie dan wie dan ook”. Als voorzitter van de Studentenraad van de Hogeschool Leiden kan ik een dergelijke kans natuurlijk niet links laten liggen. Naamsbekendheid is altijd mooi meegenomen en [...]

Stuff been hap’nin

Not that you care, but I’ve severely been lacking in time and energy to post my every thought here, in a place where the world is free to share them. Still, I’ve not been sitting still. Here’s what’s been up: a) I’ve been elected chairman of the Leiden university of applied science’s student council. More [...]

How to… Part 2: Get rich at the expense of others

How to… Part 2: Get rich at the expense of others By A. Numbnut, author of How to… Part 1: Brush your teeth without getting toothpaste all over your clothes (available at Amazonia.org)   How often have you turned on your television only to find a dozen reasons to switch it off and start crying? [...]

Passion Für Elise

Passion Für Elise The arrogant human being, distancing himself from the animal kingdom, has come to believe that he is the ultimate life form, all the way down to the most basic strand of protein. So what if we share fifty percent of our DNA with banana’s – as far as humans are concerned, they’re [...]

English breakfast

English breakfast   About fifteen pigeons scatter and fly right over my head as I park my bike outside the pub. Dirty animals, even dirtier claws find their way into my uncombed hair and I desperately hope none of them let rip any dirty pigeon juice. That would suck since I’m miles away from home [...]

Book time

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything proper. To be precise it was after I went to TEDxMaastricht, April 4, 2011. I’d transcribed most of my notes from the day and planned to continue shortly after, but I never got round to it. I can blame it on my studies or board work but [...]