Well it seems like that time again when flowers have been stretching their limbs for some time now, winter clothes get put away to be replaced by the now dominating skirts, shorts and flip flops and… if you happen to be an ex-pat living in the Netherlands, PAPER WORK TIME. This for me, is just a huge headache and it makes me mad. But, what can you do? It’s how we live and although it goes against human nature, it takes less energy to actually fill out the damn forms then it does to sit and fume over them.
Tonight I saw some beautiful (and some not so beautiful) dance performances by the 1st year dance academy students, many of whom are my friends. It was so nice to see them in their element, looking bright and beautiful, executing difficult and precise movements and yet making them look effortless. Well the effort is there in all of them, that's for sure.
On Sunday, I went to a BBQ! But not really the American kind… just chill and laid back, senza giant hog being roasted on a spit. I haven’t eaten meat in almost two months!
Here are some of the friends and good times:
le germans
Laura & Floortje
side
Eva's foot
Europeans.... go figure ;)
Lekker
Even MORE lekker
evening
Eva shoots
We know what life is like in the hood
And then things got shakey
ok! Much love, Gentle Reader. Until next time...
-e
pS any suggestions on how to positively dispell my angry energy towards paper work would be appreciated.
pps Update: the paper work is about my residence permit... renewing it for another year. This kind of thing always turns into a big loop... You need Doc. A and B but you cant get B without A and you cant get A without B. wu du fu.
5 comments:
Vell, eet would ghelp to know vat ziss papahverk ees fohr, und zat vay I might be able to ghelp you wiss you anger management, ja?
Nice photos, good times.
Oh, and quit calling me gentle. And I don't read. :-)
Hey, I like wu du fu... a bit lengthier than WTF?! but way more fun to pronounce out loud.
And just be glad you're not a bureaucrat, otherwise your life would be nothing BUT paperwork.
And Molly, the "not reading" thing is my shtick. Quit biting my style.
yes, 'wu du fu' comes from my housemate. hes got the Dutch accent, and so "what the fuck" has become wu du fu in my vernacular. clever!
pleese to explayne the paperworks
Ring the bell, get a cookie.
Put gas in the car, get to drive some more.
Take out the trash, house won't smell like dead fish for a while longer.
Fill out the paperwork, get to stay in Europe.
Duh!
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