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Coffee @ Stanislavski

Stanislavski, Leidseplein 12:00 pm
Yesterday, Jeroen Mirck and I met for coffee at Stanislavski. When I walked on, he was reading Het Parool. The newspaper I write for about comic books. While we talked about the media, his new job at Deloitte, blogging and working for the VARA (he just left the broadcasting agency, while I started a couple of months ago), I noticed something different about his face. Then it occurred to me that he has shaven off is beard. šŸ™‚ (See also this entry.)

Shot through the window of the cafƩ.

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The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Tonight I watched an old Dracula flick from the Hammer studios: ‘The Satanic Rites of Dracula‘, with Christopher Lee as the count. A very dated, rather slow movie by today’s standards. This time they moved the story to contemporary times, i.e. London in the 70’s. A rather unbelievable plot ā€“ which really is one of the joys of these movies. It’s always nice to see Lee in action since I am a real Dracula fan.

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The Amazing Levitated Dude

Leidseplein, 1:30 pm
I just came from my coffee-date with Jeroen Mirck, when I stumbled upon this dude. He appears to be levitated above the ground, with only a stick to hold on to. But is it real? Or is this just some kind of parlour trick? Well maybe to answer that question: he’s a magician and goes by the name of Ramana.

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Reading and drinking

Some CafƩ, Amsterdam 3:30 pm
Any self-respecting cafĆ© should have some good magazines to read. I always like to just sit somewhere where it’s nice, read some good articles while I am sipping a nice cup of coffee. I just don’t do this often enough. Today my girlfriend and I went for a walk and drink in the neighbourhood somewhere. We talked and drank our tea. I didn’t like the music though: too much eighties stuff. Bad beats and bad lyrics. Not a really good place to read anyway.

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Movies!

Fame, Kalverstraat, 6 pm
Today I just had to buy some dvd’s. I craved for some new movies to watch. It turned out I also bought some old ones but what the heck. (500) Days of Summer, read my review on this movie here. Red Dragon ā€“ I still had to see that one and any film with Antony Hopkins in it is worth watching in my book. Basic Instinct ā€“ one of Paul Verhoeven’s best Hollywood movies. Bram Stoker’s Dracula ā€“ I just had to see this one after reading about it in Fangoria. And 9 ā€“ very curious about this flick. It’s gonna be a great weekend.

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Fangoria

Hilversum – Amsterdam 4:30 pm
Last weekend I bought this book at de Oude Manhuispoort, where there are lots of sellers of second hand books. Since I am a big fan of vampire stories and films, I couldn’t resist buying this collection of articles from Fangoria Magazine. It contains on-set reports of films like From Dusk Till Dawn, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Lost Boys, and interviews with actors like Christopher Lee and Gary Oldman, Filmmakers and writers of gothic horror like Ann Rice. It’s a nice read and makes the trip home seem less tedious.

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Talking heads

Home 10:50 pm
Watching the drama series In Theraphy on Dutch Television. I sometimes fall into this program while channel surfing. My friend Jeroen Mirck wrote a review about it, though he is much more enthusiastic about the series than I am. I think it is a rather boring programme. A lot of talking heads and the dramatic conflict basically comes from clients arguing with their therapist. I think the characters aren’t that interesting in the first place. In the picture you see actress Halina Reijn, she has just told her therapist Paul that’s she’s in love with him. Sometimes I see Reijn in the city, usually on the terrace in Stanislavski. Not an unusual spot for an actress who’s playing on stage a lot.

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Pac-Man burger

Vertigo, Amsterdam 6:00 pm
Today I had a hamburger for dinner at Vertigo. I had dinner with my girlfriend and her mom. It wasn’t the greatest burger ever, but better than the crap they serve at McDonald’s and Burger King. On the picture it kind of looks like a Pac-Man sandwich. Anyway, Before that I had a wonderful meeting with my client at Het Parool. We discussed new article propositions. I am looking forward to writing them. September and October are going to be busy months šŸ™‚

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Dragonfly

Home, 7:00 pm
Yesterday, after we came home from shopping downtown (I bought too many comic books, as usual :)), a dragonfly dropped by on our balcony.

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Magic hour

Leidsebosje, Amsterdam, 8 pm.
‘What, another tree pic?’ You might wonder. Yes, another tree pic because I like trees. Can’t help it, always have. Yesterday I walked home after a long day at work. The sun was going down, and the remaining beams gave a magic glow to everything. In film jargon we call it ‘magic hour’ for that reason. The light made the trees at the Leidsebosje stand out, it gave me a peaceful feeling while standing in the busy, crowded city.

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Ready to shoot-‘n-roll

Media Park, Hilversum 5:30 pm
For my work at the VARA I make video reportages and interviews. Yesterday I shot an interview with presenter Menno Bentveld. My colleague Clementine did the interview, while I shot the shots. Although it was late in the afternoon and we figured every one would have left for home around that time, suddenly we heard some one whistle. When we went out to the hall to check out who it was, we saw the one and only Edwin Rutten. Ome Willem himself. One of my heroes from early childhood.

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Commuters

In front of Central Station, Amsterdam 5:00 pm
This picture I took while sitting in tram 5, heading home. I don’t mind travelling with trains and trams, but find big crowds of people kind of scary. Especially when a large herd is heading towards me, I sometimes feel like an extra in a zombie film. People look like drones when they’re heading to their trains, don’t you think?