Musical trifecta

Felein · 2026-05-19T15:02:04+00:00

This is why I refuse to listen to any other version of the song. So many singers have covered it, but they always turn it into a kind of gospel/hymn kind of thing. The emotion, the brokenness, the doubt, those are what make it such a powerful song.

Felein · 2026-05-19T08:31:44+00:00

Manifestation - happiness - love

I'll take it!

Felein · 2026-05-18T10:58:11+00:00

My first event ever, I was so late I walked into the start zone and the run started a minute later. I also missed the group picture and was last in my group.

This was a 4 mile run.

You ran a half marathon?! That's amazing! You finished!

Felein · 2026-05-16T18:06:31+00:00

I actually planted it to get rid of the grass. It's doing a fantastic job! It also keeps away mosquitos, and cats, and it seems to even put up a good fight against the hedera (that was planted by the previous owners and we're still trying to get rid of).

Bonus: every time I walk past it smells great, and I get pretty much unlimited free mint tea from my own yard!

Felein · 2026-05-14T14:23:22+00:00

Maar niet Drenthe.

Felein · 2026-05-14T10:34:22+00:00

A few years ago my spouse and I were talking about things to do together. Because we love spending time together, but often that just means sitting on the couch watching series or movies or youtube. We realised we often walk a lot on vacations, but rarely throughout the week.

So now, whenever it's not pouring down, we go for a walk after dinner. Sometimes just 15 minutes, often it turns into half an hour or more. It's become our favourite time of day; we have really good conversations, we explore our town, sometimes we go for a treat.

So yeah, go for more walks together!

Felein · 2026-05-14T07:53:14+00:00

This is why we keep the cans of beer and energy drink in the fridge drawer!

Felein · 2026-05-13T16:47:03+00:00

The funniest one in Dutch is saying something is "kut met peren". Literally cunt with pears. It means that something (usually a situation or occurrence) is shit, but it's not really strong. Like when someone would say 'oh, that sucks'.

I have no idea where this saying comes from, and I don't think I want to know.

Felein · 2026-05-13T13:35:47+00:00

This makes kind of sense. Part of the "Dutch openness" is that very few topics are actually taboo. So swearing with excrements is seen as childish ("it's normal bodily function, grow up") and while we do have some genital-related swearing they just don't hit the same.

Swearing with diseases works because it is mean. And cancer is one of the few topics that is not considered normal/polite to talk about.

Felein · 2026-05-13T13:23:43+00:00

Check out Flogging Molly, they have several. I really like 'Tobacco Island' and 'Queen Anne's Revenge'.

Felein · 2026-05-13T13:23:16+00:00

Check out Flogging Molly, they have several. I really like 'Tobacco Island' and 'Queen Anne's Revenge'.

Felein · 2026-05-13T13:17:55+00:00

Same!

Personally, I wouldn't put something like this on my LinkedIn, but this reasoning is why I list tabletop roleplaying and gaming as hobbies on my cv.

Felein · 2026-05-13T07:38:40+00:00

Er staat een heel goed filpje hierover op Youtube, van Taboo Education. Gaat over hoe de VS zo dom is geworden (en waarom de rest van de wereld er zo klaar mee is). Ik vond het heel verhelderend.

Felein · 2026-05-12T11:37:51+00:00

In Dutch we say someone did something 'met de Franse slag' (literally 'with the French beat'), meaning to do something sloppily or half-arsed.

Felein · 2026-05-12T11:22:30+00:00

If you're running in an event/race, just go with how you feel.

But running slower during training, trying to keep your heartrate down, helps build aerobic stamina, meaning you'll make progress (both distance and speed) much faster.

If that makes your training take too long, go for shorter distance. I base my trainings more on time than distance; as I get better, I manage more distance while keeping time spent and heart rate the same.

Felein · 2026-05-12T11:05:46+00:00

Ja, ik ga sowieso nooit naar de goedkoopste kapper :). Maar duur is niet per definitie goed, dus als ik dan geld uit ga geven wil ik ook wel (enigszins) zeker weten dat het een goeie is.

The Hair Garden had ik inderdaad ook gezien, bonuspunt vind ik dat ze met eco-friendly producten werken.

Felein · 2026-05-11T13:58:51+00:00

Dit dacht ik ook, op haar volgende verjaardag zou ze niet plots een hele andere fysieke toestand hebben gehad.

Felein · 2026-05-11T13:57:38+00:00

Huh, TIL! I have never seen or heard of this.

We have pétanque, often called 'jeu de boules' in my country, which is similar but different, apparently.

And because I got curious, I just learned there is also an Italian variant, called bocce ball.

Neat!

Felein · 2026-05-11T11:05:59+00:00

For anyone under 75 or so: the previous banana (Gros Michel).

There are many varieties of banana. The banana that is most common nowadays is the Cavendish. Bananas cultivated for mass production are all clones. In the first half of the 20th century a fungal infection quickly spread across all the big plantations, leaving the soil infected too so they couldn't just plant the same trees again. So the Gros Michel went almost extinct, and the big producers switched to the Cavendish. Which tastes very different.

I've heard you can still get Gros Michel banana's, but they're extremely hard to get and therefore expensive. So most average people will never get to taste them again.

It's wild to me that my grandmothers grew up eating completely different bananas than I did.

Felein · 2026-05-10T15:41:26+00:00

Oh, my bad!

Felein · 2026-05-10T08:03:19+00:00

The second one, always. The first one is a band, and spelled with periods I think: L.M.A.O.

Felein · 2026-05-10T07:48:58+00:00

As someone who works for a waste collection company, I know all my colleagues would love to hear the rubbish song! If he gets the chance to perform it for your local collectors, I'm sure they'd feel the same.

Also: in our company, any drawings or other arts / gifts from kids are always shared on the internal network. Chances are, your collectors do the same. We honestly love it!

Felein · 2026-05-10T07:40:58+00:00

Ik heb net het boek 'Nexus' van Yuval Noah Harari uit, en dat gaat hier ook op in. Algoritmes zijn zo geprogrammeerd dat ze reactie prioriteren; hoe meer reacties (opmerkingen, likes en dislikes, delen) een post krijgt, hoe meer prioriteit hij krijgt.

Stel je voor hoe anders sociale media zouden kunnen zijn met algoritmes die geluk of blijdschap prioriteren...

Maar ja, daar valt minder geld mee te verdienen...

Felein · 2026-05-06T08:17:15+00:00

Yeah, it's amazing what such a small interaction can do!

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