Wouter is a somewhat internet 'savvy' IT guy who really doesn't do anything significant at all except maintaining a few websites, and dicking around on Twitter...
Edge gaming city by Gary Lucken
Warning! You’re about to read a very long post about me rambling about gaming consoles. Please be careful not to overly exhaust yourself while reading. Reader discretion is advised…
I made a wish list on Amazon. Just some books I’d like to own someday, mostly humorous or something techy. Feel free to have a look.
It’s been a while since I last posted something here, but let me explain before you’re going to hunt me down with pitchforks and torches. You see, I’m currently doing an internship which at the end (hopefully) will bring me a bachelor degree. And one of the things you’re not supposed to do there is writing wannabe memoirs for your personal blog, so there.
Anyway, to make it up to you guys I decided to share something special: a mix tape. Now you might say: ‘Well, what in the blazes is so special about a mix tape, good sir?’ Well first I’d note that you’re talking like you’re from a 1950’s British detective film, and second: I don’t really share my music. Mostly because I usually listen to it when I’m alone, and because I’m occasionally a selfish jerk, especially when it comes to this. So you should be very pleased right now while I’m doing this. You’re welcome.
So, what’s on the mix tape? Well it’s mostly electronic/acoustic alternative music from bands nobody has ever heard of. You have to be into this kind of stuff to like it, so if you’re into upbeat pop music, some R&B Hip Hop ‘thang’ or anything from Glee, don’t bother listening to this. Of course, I can’t just give you a tape here (older people: yes I do know what a tape cassette is, and a vinyl record, I’m not stupid. I used both myself) so I decided to make a playlist here, but make it a legal one by putting it on Spotify (sorry America, for once not available in your area! Take that with your Pandora and Hulu crap. Muha!). And if you really like it, you can also get it on the iTunes store on my Ping profile. And yes, I’m actually using Ping but just for this. I know it’s hopeless for anything else, thank you.
So here it is. I hope you’ll at least tolerate it for what it’s worth…
1. Sufjan Stevens – Chicago (Adult Contemporary Easy Listening Version)
2. Aska, Flea, Nick Zinner – There are many of us
3. Peter Bjorn And John – Young Folks
4. The Radio Dept. – Keen On Boys
5. The Cinematic Orchestra – To Build A Home
6. The Radio Dept. – Pulling Our Weight
7. Sigur Ros – Hoppípolla
8. Aphex Twin – Jynweythek Ylow
9. Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats
10. The Cinematic Orchestra – Channel 1 Suite
11. Graffiti6 – Stare Into The Sun
12. Coparck – The World Of Tomorrow
13. Angus & Julia Stone – Paper Aeroplane
So a while ago I was talking about what kind of ‘gaming rigs’ I used to have (in short: not much). I wasn’t really planning to get any new PC’s other than my laptop. That would just be confusing with trying to get all my documents and other work sorted and stuff. (Of course, we’ve got things like Dropbox now, but this was just after the .com crisis) I did want to have something that was dedicated to play games, without having to kick my brother from his PC.
I wouldn’t call myself much of a gamer. In fact, I rarely play them. But on the other hand I do love games, and in general they’ve always been an interest of mine.
So, what’s holding me back from actually playing a game? Well, mostly time shortage because of work, me being able to amuse myself just fine by browsing the internet and then there’s the fact that I really don’t have a decent ‘gaming rig’ (which is gamer lingo for ‘device that is able to play games’).
I write an editorial on a website for wannabe Mac owners called MacDesperate. I copy-pasted the entire thing here just to give my own blog an update. I could’ve come with something original, I know, but screw you anyway…
So what is the deal with Belgium? They seem to be in political crisis for months now, and it doesn’t seem like the situation is going to improve very soon.
The Dutch speaking people from Flanders want more independence from the French speaking people in Wallonia, but that’s the last thing that ‘Wallonians’ want.
To understand how complicated the situation really is, you need to know how the country works. It’s really complicated, but I think that this video explains it very well.
What happens when you put a girls choir together with alternative rock music? Well…this! Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a girls choir from Belgium who mostly cover music from bands like Radiohead, U2, Nirvana and even Rammstein. Sounds unlikely? Well I wasn’t convinced that they could pull it off either (without sounding really corny anyway). But surprisingly they really managed to convert those songs to a harmonious ‘choirly’ fashion, fit for a church mass. Well, apart from the occasional fuck here and there…
