Guus Bosman

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Christmas tree 2010 (1)

Sun, 12/12/2010 - 9:18pm

Today we decorated our Christmas tree. We're not completely done yet because we don't have the small hangers for the balls, but we've put the lights and the garlands.

I'm very happy that we have a tree; it's the first time since 2006. It's been a long time since we celebrated Christmas at home (last year we were in Somerset) and I really enjoyed going out and buying a tree.

Friday night we went to Macy's and we bought two new ornaments, including a kabouter!

More pictures when we have the balls and other ornaments in the tree.

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dailylife

Cubicle decorations

Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:06pm

Last Thursday I decorated my cubicle and the next day we received an e-mail about a Holiday cubicle decorating contest.

Over the weekend one of my co-workers came in with a real Christmas tree for his cubicle, upping the ante, so I expanded mine as well. He then added a lighted penguin, which I think is cheating because it has nothing to do with the holidays.

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Français

French lessons

Tue, 12/07/2010 - 9:30pm

I went to my French class again tonight. I skipped twice, once because I was in Holland and last week I had too much of a jet lag, but I was happy that I could go again tonight. It's really fun.

We're working on the subjunctive, and also practiced object pronouns, direct and indirect.

On my way to French I heard about Elizabeth Edward's passing, a sad thing. It's bitter cold here now -- tonight it will be 19 degrees Fahrenheit.

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dailylife

Visiting Ettie, Gerben and Jasper

Sat, 12/04/2010 - 3:10pm

On Thursday I was in Leeuwarden, visiting Ettie, Gerben and Jasper.

It was great to spend the day with little Jasper. He was experimenting with his feet, and had a lot of fun grabbing them.

In the afternoon we went for a walk through the city. We had warm chocolate (haha) in Bagels & Beans, and we went to an Indonesian store for some herbs.

I saw the new part of the house, and the new fence in the backyard. Gerben brought me home -- thank you!

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dailylife

Day in Rotterdam

Sat, 12/04/2010 - 2:55pm

On Wednesday I spent the day in Rotterdam. I spent the morning in in bookstores, and in the afternoon I had coffee with Eveline and Paula.

In the late afternoon I went to Joost's new office. Joost and Alle Jan started a company earlier this year (they are architects) and it was fun to see their office in downtown Rotterdam. It looked really creative. We went out for drinks, where Ankie quickly joined us, and we had a excellent evening together.

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dailylife

Up early

Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:59am

I've been getting up early this week. Today I woke up at 6.00 am; clearly I'm still adjusting to the time difference.

I have a cold, and went to bed early yesterday after a great dinner. We went to Pho 9N9, a Vietnamese restaurant in the Research Triangle. I had pho, a dish I know well from our time in DC, and it was delicious.

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Work NC

Decking the halls

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 9:16pm

Today Petra and I went for lunch in an Thai/Chinese/Indonesian cafe in Cary. It was nice to catch up with her.

We examined the nasi goreng and satay with a critical Dutch eye. The verdict: it was delicious, but the nasi goreng especially was different than in the Netherlands.

Later I prepared my cubicle at work for the holiday season.

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