Rotterdam > Amsterdam

Well for some reason my internet isn’t working. I woke up and was disconnected and can’t seem to get online again. I’ll have to wait for Xander to get up and fix it.Been thinking a lot about giving this website a makeover. The last few times I’ve looked at it I was sickened by all this teddybear crap. It’s SO girlie, what on earth was I thinking?! I figure it will be a pain in the ass to change the entire look of the site but I honestly can’t stand it like this anymore. It’s just NOT ME at all. Sure the odd teddybear thing is ok but jeez, I really overdid it, didn’t I?

Got back on Tuesday night from my petsitting gig in Amsterdam. Their house was right in the city center of Amsterdam, it was a pretty cool experience “living” there. There is so much culture in Amsterdam and I get this weird feeling when I’m there. I think it’s sort of like the feeling of excitement and “Omg I’m in Europe!” that I had when I first got here. I don’t really get that anymore, but I do in Amsterdam. On the down side, it’s very cramped. When Xander and I walked the dogs we had to walk single file because the streets are so narrow and busy. Everywhere we went we were always shoulder to shoulder with people. At night I found it hard to sleep because there were people on the go at all hours of the night. In the end we were both really glad to be back in Rotterdam. I have a new appreciation for it now, it’s so much more open and modern, and not so overrun with tourists.

Got my letter from the goverment telling me that I start my classes on October 7th. At first there is a 3 week introduction period where I go 3 days a week for a half day. It’s way the hell up in the north of Rotterdam which is a bit of a pain to get to. After that I find out where I go for my full classes, which hopefully will be in the south where it’s easier for me to get to. It will take me as long to get to my classes in the north of the city (1 tram ride, 1 subway ride and some walking) as it takes Xander to get to work in Rijswijk (1 train ride). I want a car.

ARGH This no internet connection crap is pissing me off!!

Anyway, Been playing SWG a fair bit lately. It is kind of cool to actually have an active interest in a game again. UO just didn’t work for me at all, but SWG is thrilling the socks off me. I heard that the Euro beta started for WoW but I guess I didn’t get in *Waaaah*. Oh well, I’ll just have to get it when it’s released.

I wish Xander would hurry up and wake up so he can fix my internet. *Sigh*