Levi’s Bloaaaagh

How come something that feels right at one moment, feels awkward the next? I’m currently on a mission of finding this out. This mission takes place inside my head. And believe me, it’s pretty crowded at the moment in there. But I need to go back to square one. What is it that I want? What is it that other people involved want? And when (or if) I figure this out, how do I accomplish this? I’m not the kind of person that enjoys confrontation, but this time I really have to. I’ve put myself in a vulnerable position, which makes everything even harder. We’ll let time figure it out. And if it doesn’t get figured out, we’ll let that same time heal the wounds.

I really need to stop messing with my head. To quote my good friend Robbert: "Don’t think. You should let cows think. They’ve got a much bigger head than you."

Lately, things are looking back up for me again. After the incident with me and my appendix a couple of weeks ago, I’m finding myself in this upwards spiral. That’s a good thing, right? Right. Except that with every good thing, comes a bad thing. The only problem is: what will that be? 

I am completely clueless on this one. These bad things always hit you in the face when you least expect it. I could have died from my appendicitis (if I was in the middle of nowhere), so what could be worse than that. Actually die and go to heaven? I, for one, am a non-believer, so in the eyes of the Almighty, He would have send me straight downstairs. Or I could die and find out that this whole shindig we call Religion doesn’t exist. That would actually make me feel good about myself, because it means that I was right. 

Anywho, if I really would have died, I wonder what it would have said on my tombstone. Probably something like: "Please God, have mercy on his soul. He didn’t know any better". Personally, I’m hoping more for something like: "It could have been a brilliant career". 

Ah, to hell with it. By the time I’m ready to meet my maker, just burn me up. But for now, I’m busy hitchhiking on an upwards spiral.

So. I’m taking a course called ‘publiceren via nieuwe media’ (which actually kind of means what I’m doing right now). The main topics are hypertext and linking. "No problem", I can hear you think out loud. 

"Yes problem", is my response. Why the hell are we learning things about so called ‘new media’ from scientific articles written almost a decade ago? Can’t you see that scientists are almost always wrong (there’s always an article seconding the one written first)? Can no one understand that it is outdated to talk about the fact that one should be careful how to write in hypertext? That you shouldn’t be ambiguous when linking? And that usability is very important?

Who came up with that? Well, these are a few of the rules thought up by this guy. And oh my god. What is it that I see on his site? No, it couldn’t be true. Is he really? 

Yes, he is. He really is breaking his own rules. And already on the frontpage. Kudos, Mr. Nielsen, kudos. 

 Marcus&HeinZ: everything

I have edited something. As you can see, it’s a short clip. The person involved, is called Rens Ciggaar; a soon to be famous actor in the Netherlands. Note the "soon to be". Trust me on this one.