Stroopwafels - nom nom

A few weeks ago I was bitterly criticized by my Dutch colleagues at work that I am obsessed with stroopwafels. One of the questions was why I am making such a big fuss about them since there is nothing special about a stroopwafel. Of course, all the logical arguments I provided as to why one should absolutely love this masterpiece of the Dutch cuisine were discarded immediately.

It felt like explaining to an Eskimo that even one word for snow would suffice - it was useless. Since then I decided to love stroopwafels secretly and not mention it at all. And I had forgotten all about it until yesterday - I was randomly clicking on stats on my Google Analytics page (which I started using recently and wow - someone in New York read me, yay!) when I discovered that someone clicked my blog after googling stroopwafels!

This just proves my point - stroopwafels ARE great! Ha!


// Image from: 101 Cookboks

It's one of these days...

... when you realize you don't want exciting things to happen to you so often. Even after you have thought for a while that nothing exciting happens to you. I do like my boring life, mind you. Exciting is not always good!

... when finally someone dedicates something to you (secretly but you still know it is you!) and it is only to tell you that you are a bitch. Well, I'm sorry I'm such a bitch.

... when you actually manage to have a whole (proper!) conversation about the weather in Spanish and then notice that the neighbour you have been talking to you is currently smoking a spliff. In the hallway of your apartment building. Has that helped him understand me?

... when someone you care a lot about says: I wish I were an animal on your farm on Facebook, then I would see more of you. I'm really sorry for that, mum!

Back to "sunny" Spain

I am back to Spain / Gib where the sun is supposed to shine all the time. Why else would this area be called Costa del sol? But surprise: it has been raining almost non stop since I came back from my holidays. It is also very very cold (or at least it feels like that because of the permanent tornado-like wind). Not impressed with the weather at all.

Anyways, turns out nothing stopped functioning while I was gone. Isn't that a shame? You think you make a difference but the world goes on with or without you. You think you play a role but it is amazing how easily you get replaced... *Sigh*

But enough thinking - time to cuddle up under my duvet and watch some Pushing Daisies (thanks to Ina for that - miss you loads already) and get enough sleep to prepare for another busy week at work (incl. training of some noobs - will be fun!). See you soon!

New Year's Dialogues

[00:22:17] Nadia Ivanova: happy new year
[00:22:18] Nadia Ivanova: :)
[00:22:52] xxxxx: thx
[00:22:54] xxxxx: not yet here though
[00:23:03] Nadia Ivanova: weell
[00:23:09] Nadia Ivanova: be bulgarian for a bit :P
[00:23:29] xxxxx: thanks, but no thank you
[00:23:29] xxxxx: :D
[00:24:14] Nadia Ivanova: :D
[00:29:38] xxxxx: so I probably seem like the biggest geek now
[00:29:45] xxxxx: since I'm at home at the computer :D
[00:29:49] Nadia Ivanova: du-uh
[00:29:57] Nadia Ivanova: where am i?
[00:30:12] Nadia Ivanova: :D
[00:32:55] xxxxx: yes
[00:32:58] xxxxx: but you are a geek
[00:32:59] xxxxx: :D
[00:33:04] Nadia Ivanova: well
[00:33:15] Nadia Ivanova: i am a soon-to-be-drunk geek
[00:33:19] Nadia Ivanova: that makes it a bit better :D
[00:33:27] xxxxx: hehe


Happy New Year, everyone :)