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Sinterklaas & Kerstmarkt

Being married to a Christmas fanatic we decided to go to Valkenburg today to check out the Kerstmarkt in the underground caves, quite a sight. On the way there we were held up in traffic because of what turned out to be Sinterklaas his big entrance in Valkenburg. Seeing as we were already there we went to have a peek. The poor people there waiting in the rain were a bit disappointed, he was about 45 minutes late and then left in such a hurry that all the kids and parents were left standing going ‘eh…’.
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Jingle Bombs

Nothing like some good Christmas carolling to get in the mood for the holiday season…
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Photoshop, as real as it gets


Usually ads these days are lame, but this one is gorgeous. Here’s the full set of how they made it.
Gotta love the irony though, with a tag line of ‘as real as it gets’ they still had to set it up with real life objects instead of drawing it in Photoshop itself.

Brainfart

It’s not allowed here to use the phone in the car.
It is allowed here to use a gps system in the car.
So… my new phone (thanks Croga) has gps, is it allowed to use it or not?

Gunslinger Girl – Il Teatrino Opening Theme

JP: Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi
EN: One And Only Wish
Vocals: Kokia
Lyrics: Jun Maeda
Composition: Jun Maeda
Full Length Version

One And Only Wish

Within the difficulty of accomplishing my one and only wish
I want to show you that I’ll protect you to the end
It’s a promise that I want to fulfill, since you’re irreplaceable

I vow to my pounding heartbeat within eternal love

Within the world covered in doubts
I still haven’t found the answer
Nevertheless, I advance forward – Why?
Cypress trees stretch into the sky the road pointed straightforward
Let’s believe in the miracle called now

A dreamlike reality ~ If it’s something that I can change with my hands…

Within the difficulty of accomplishing my one and only wish
I want to show you that I’ll protect you to the end
It’s a promise I want to fulfill, since you’re irreplaceable

I vow to my pounding heartbeat
I’ll keep on running until I burn out
By surviving, I can feel it
It’s a promise that I want to fulfill
Within the eternal love

Sunflowers bloom at the foot of the hill
It’s yellow color spreads and dazzles
Illuminating a light of hope

When it comes to things that I can change
There should be a varied way of living

All the ways that count, I want shine within my given time
I’m only breathing and my feelings overflow from just being here
I have my happiness just by being able to think so
How much light, enough to be lovely, will this moment release?

Being alone, it’s a distance far too long to advance
Won’t someone open this door? I’m waiting

Within the difficulty of accomplishing my one and only wish
I want to show you that I’ll protect you to the end
It’s a promise I want to fulfill, since you’re irreplaceable

I vow to my pounding heartbeat
I’ll keep on running until I burn out
By surviving, I can feel it
It’s a promise that I want to fulfill
Within eternal love

Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi

Tatta hitotsu no omoi tsuranuku
Muzukashisa no naka de boku wa
Mamorinuite misetai no sa

Kakegae no nai mono no tame ni hatashitai yakusoku

Gimon darake no yo no naka
Kotae wa mitsukaranai mama
Sore de mo mae ni susumu no ~ Why?
Sora e to nobiru itosugi massugu sashishimeshita michi
Ima to iu kiseki o shinjiyou

Yume mitai na genjitsu ~ Kono te de kaerareru mono nara…

Tatta hitotsu no omoi tsuranuku
muzukashisa no naka de boku wa
Mamorinuite misetai no sa

Kakegae no nai mono no tame ni
Namiutte iru kodou ni chikau yo
Moetsukiru made hashiritsuzukeyou
Ikinuite koso kanjirareru eien no itoshisa no naka
hatashitai yakusoku

Oka no shita saku himawari
mabushiku hirogaru kiiro wa
Kibou no hikari o terasu yo

Kaerareru mono nara
Chigatta ikikata aru hazu to

Subete kakeyou ataerareta Toki no naka de kagayaite itai
Tada iki o shite koko ni iru dake Sore dake na no ni afuredasu kimochi
Boku ni wa boku no shiawase ga aru Sou omoeru dake de dore hodo
Kono shunkan ga itooshii hodo hikari o hanatte yuku yo

Hitori de susumu ni wa nagasugiru michinori
Dareka ga kono tobira akenai ka matteru

Tatta hitotsu no omoi tsuranuku
muzukashisa no naka de boku wa
Mamorinuite misetai no sa

Kakegae no nai mono no tame ni
Namiutte iru kodou ni chikau yo
Moetsukiru made hashiritsuzukeyou
Ikinuite koso kanjirareru eien no itoshisa no naka
Hatashitai yakusoku

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World Wide Winter

It looks and feels like autumn/winter outside, and while on the one hand that tends to make the autumn blues kick in and make people feel a tad down because of the lack of sunshine, on the other hand it’s always fun because the whole WWW seems to become more active again. WordPress 2.7 is just around the corner, and it looks like it’s going to be a great one.
New WordPress sites to give you coding tips and tricks seem to be the latest rage, and new plugins are coming so fast and many you’d think everyone’s been stockpiling their code over the summer.
‘t is the season to be jolly!

Paris Exposition of 1900


Hundreds of pictures taken by the Brooklyn Museum’s first curator of fine arts on his trip to Paris in 1900. Great treasure trove.

Work in progress... not home!
Trying to get all/most of the new code working before I start on the eyecandy.