Sin pecado

What to do on a cloudy Wednesday?

Well, we thought it was a good idea to pay a visit to the FotoMuseum in Antwerp.
First a walk through historical stuff , afterwards famous photographers from the past century, then a collection of pictures from Patrick de Spiegelaere. And finally an interactive exhibition called "Face On" (watch out slow interface) ... 24 portrait pictures from famous photographers plus contributions from all kind of photographers via the internet..this means accessible for everyone!
Including me.... So I thought.. why not give try it a try.
And I uploaded this picture yesterday evening, which resulted in an e-mail in my inbox this afternoon. It said my picture was accepted for the online and offline exhibition!

I am an itsy bitsy proud.. even though the quality of the picture is not fabulous.. I just love it because he's G-licious.. ;)

Did you notice them?
Yes, probably not only in Antwerp .. A hype among the citizens, the trendy peeps (read 'copycats').

Yes, in Antwerp it is now very fashionable to drive a old, second-hand (?) big JEEP, preferably a Defender.. With mud included!!
Really, a Defender is not a luxury car, not even a beautifull car. I know, because I was so "lucky" to drive one during a team-event (jeeej) in the Belgian Ardennes..

Yes, it's a fantastic car, for it's use .... It's use, that is: climbing over mountains, driving through river beds and on slippery roads without a problem. I really got convinced about how exceptionally useful such a car can be …. on the country, in the desert or in the woods.. Or if you need to transport horses, or other big things..

Yes .... but HOW (?!?) can this car be useful in the center of Antwerp? To easily get in the parking lot of your local grocery shop? To transport your 10 children to school (because it's ohhhh soooo safe)? For any other ludicrous reason?
Really unbelievable... Am I missing something, or is it me?

Oh yeah and btw: for those people who think that a jeep is safer then a normal car, it's not ..
Oh yeah and btw2: thanks to the jeep-peeps: there's even less parking space available now.. GREAT! Thank you! Good job!
Oh yeah and btw3: I hope the next car-hype is not a Hummer!

Say 'NO' to jeeps! Think, don't just copy!

GRMBL
J.

We live in a world that has too much to offer. Too much to see, too much to taste, too much to experience, too much to read… and certainly : too much to have. We are the generation of foragers (we collect DVD’s, shoes, Hi-tech-stuff, etc..) And we don’t seem to really appreciate our possessions anymore.
Why do we want to feel the joy of buying something new over and over again? Why is “enough” not enough anymore?
“Less is more” only seems to count for make-up on aging women.

And I am just like that (not an aging woman, but … you get it;)), I have collections of things I don’t really need. And I keep buying them.. so that after a few years -when I realize they are just collecting dust- , I can sell them to other foragers, to be able to buy new things –that again- I don’t really need.

I should learn to love, use and appreciate the things I own now. (oh, I do love my new macbook, and I’m pretty sure I will love it for the next 2 years :p)

But I really should save some money to pay my bills next month. :(

Is there anyone who wants to buy an Airport Extreme when this is shipping?

PLEASE :D

Yess.... finally I convinced myself to buy a new computer.
And not just an ordinary computer.. no no... a 15-inch Macbook Pro and an Airport Extreme. Not because I really needed it, I just had to have it!

BTW: Leopard rulez! Check out the new finder, Time Machine, Spaces (!!) .. ok, I'll quit now..

Jess