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Psycho II

I’ve always been curious about the film Psycho II and finally got a chance to see this flick this week. I always wondered what the sequel to the classic Hitchcock-film would be like. I wasn’t disappointed but hadn’t expect much in the first place to be honest. In the end it got a bit silly, but it was nice to see a young and pretty stunning Meg Tilly in one of the lead roles.

This is what the story sort of is about (copypasted from IMDB)
Now declared legally sane, Norman Bates is released from a mental institution after spending 22 years in confinement over the protests of Marion Crane’s sister Lila Loomis, who insists that he’s still a killer and that the court’s indifference to his victims by releasing him is a gross miscarriage of justice. Norman returns to his motel and the old Victorian mansion where his troubles started, and history predictably begins to repeat itself.

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Gosh, do you think the sign is big enough?!

Prinshendrikkade, 5:00 pm
Man, I hate those big commercial billboards in the city.

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Natasja & Hanco

Westergasfabriek, 5:30 pm
At the end of the first day of Manuscripta, Natasja, Kees, Hanco and I sat down and had some drinks. Here Natasja is probably talking about something important, but I can’t remember what it was.

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Girl in a bear suit

Westergasfabriek, 5:00 pm
Sunday I was at Manuscripta. It’s the grand opening of the new book season. At the end of the day I met a fuzzy girl in a bear suit. She was handing out flyers. I asked her if it wasn’t too hot for a bear suit, but she said it was fine. A week earlier at the Uitmarkt it was bad though: it was raining cats and dogs so the suit got quite soaked. Posing as a bear seems like a tough job.

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Sherlock Holmes


Saturday night I finally had the time to watch ‘Sherlock Holmes‘. The Guy Ritchie film from 2009, with Robert Downey jr. as the world’s greatest detective. It wasn’t exactly what I had expected and seems a bit removed from the original creation if you as me. The film was entertaining nonetheless, with beautiful vistas of London in the Victorian age. Though the scene at Tower Bridge looked rather digital to me.

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Bench sitter

Vondelpark, Amsterdam 10:00 am
A short moment of contemplation in the park… Weekends are excellent for a slacking and taking time for a good cup of coffee, the newspaper or a moment to let your brain reboot itself.

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Vondelpark on Saturday morning

Vondelpark, Amsterdam 10:30 am

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Yes, we beer can

Vondelpark, 10 am
It was a beautiful morning this morning, so I headed out to the park to enjoy the early sun. On my way I saw this lonely beer can sunbathing on the wall of the bridge looking over the park. I don’t drink, but when I still did Heineken wasn’t my favourite brand at all. Still, the green colour of the can matches perfectly with the moss on the stones.

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The Last Man on Earth

Just watched the classic movie ‘The Last Man on Earth‘. Vincent Price stars in this akward Vampire picture based on the novel ‘I am Legend’. When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, sort of a cross between vampires and zombies, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.

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Cruella de Bruijn

Last night I was watching the Madiwodovrijdagshow. Athlete Inge de Bruijn was one of the guests. Once upon a time she swam a lot and apparently was quite good at it: she’s won some Olympic medals and stuff. I am not really into sports, so what do I know. I do know that nowadays so spends her time modelling. Anyway, while watching the screen as she got interviewed, I couldn’t help noticing that she looked a bit like Cruella de Vil, but than the glossy Prada version. Maybe she’s related to the character…

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Change over

Trainstation Weesp, 5:50 pm
After a hard but interesting day at work I await my change over train to Amsterdam. In the evening I will be interviewing artist Han Hoogerbrugge for the news paper. Looking forward to our conversation.

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Old school

Amsterdam, 8:45 am
Heading for work, I came across this banner for a student’s union. It occurred to me that the design was a pastiche of old illustrations. Very ‘Old School’ :).