Always trust the Gene Genie!*
Feb. 17th, 2008 07:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bending_sickleWent to Haarlem with ISN folk today. It was squishy, despite the trip being a bit of a touristic disappointment. We checked out the train station, a hofje, the market square, the Teylersmuseum (oldest in the Netherlands) and had those aweful and huge croquetes for lunch.
The neatest thing in the museum was this pair of huge satellite-shaped disk (one of which is visible in this picture as a golden disk on a tripod). One disk had a ticking clock held in front of it by wires, smack centre. The shape of the thing is such that it applifies both heat and sound. This meant that I got to be Sylar for a moment - or poor ol' Dale - and hear a little pocket watch tick from a good few feet away. *grin* I felt speshul.
The main exhibition was about Piranesi, who, it turns out, isn't even famous in Italy (according to two italian students there). He did nice stuff - a bit over the top at times, but nice.
The reason the trip was squishy is that I got to see James, a fellow Dutch-language student, and met Leslie, Justin and Donald, who are delightful. There will be the keeping in touch of.
(Donald, by the way, graduated from McGill in 2007, and we had a great little conversation about mutual professors, Bell and Larsson, and courses. Ol' Dr. Bell's stepped down from being the head of Redpath, but he's still as spry as ever. God I loved that man.)
Elisa msg'd me an email of some chich who had a room for rent. I emailed, and I'm going to view a room tomorrow. Trouble is, the chick just won't give me the gorram address. I have a horrible feeling I just might be kidnapped by psychotic crack whores.
What I said:
Monday Feb. 18 at 18:30 is fine for me. Could you please tell me the house number (and apartment number, if necessary)?
Their response:
it is good, then we will call you, and perhaps meet at central station Leiden, it is nearby SC and LUMC building. see you on Monday, then
In other news, Ashes to Ashes 1x01 was sweet. It was wonderful to see the Gene Genie again. (Even if they crushed all hopes of seeing Sam again. And what about Cartwright?) I did want to smack Alex upside the head sometimes, but I think she'll grow on me.
Also? I have absolutely no food in the house aside from 3 slices of semi-sentient ham, bone-dry granola and various condiments. Woe.
Links of the Day:
Severa's Life on Mars Fanvid: Dream On (Gen: Sam, Gene)
Savage Anna's Heroes Fanvid: Crashed (Peter/Claire)
* Gene Hunt, Life on Mars
The neatest thing in the museum was this pair of huge satellite-shaped disk (one of which is visible in this picture as a golden disk on a tripod). One disk had a ticking clock held in front of it by wires, smack centre. The shape of the thing is such that it applifies both heat and sound. This meant that I got to be Sylar for a moment - or poor ol' Dale - and hear a little pocket watch tick from a good few feet away. *grin* I felt speshul.
The main exhibition was about Piranesi, who, it turns out, isn't even famous in Italy (according to two italian students there). He did nice stuff - a bit over the top at times, but nice.
The reason the trip was squishy is that I got to see James, a fellow Dutch-language student, and met Leslie, Justin and Donald, who are delightful. There will be the keeping in touch of.
(Donald, by the way, graduated from McGill in 2007, and we had a great little conversation about mutual professors, Bell and Larsson, and courses. Ol' Dr. Bell's stepped down from being the head of Redpath, but he's still as spry as ever. God I loved that man.)
Elisa msg'd me an email of some chich who had a room for rent. I emailed, and I'm going to view a room tomorrow. Trouble is, the chick just won't give me the gorram address. I have a horrible feeling I just might be kidnapped by psychotic crack whores.
What I said:
Monday Feb. 18 at 18:30 is fine for me. Could you please tell me the house number (and apartment number, if necessary)?
Their response:
it is good, then we will call you, and perhaps meet at central station Leiden, it is nearby SC and LUMC building. see you on Monday, then
In other news, Ashes to Ashes 1x01 was sweet. It was wonderful to see the Gene Genie again. (Even if they crushed all hopes of seeing Sam again. And what about Cartwright?) I did want to smack Alex upside the head sometimes, but I think she'll grow on me.
Also? I have absolutely no food in the house aside from 3 slices of semi-sentient ham, bone-dry granola and various condiments. Woe.
Links of the Day:
Severa's Life on Mars Fanvid: Dream On (Gen: Sam, Gene)
Savage Anna's Heroes Fanvid: Crashed (Peter/Claire)
* Gene Hunt, Life on Mars
