Visueel dagboek van Michael Minneboo.
Amsterdam, 8:35 am
Before getting in to the tram I looked up at a beautiful sky, something I do not do often enough. The sky is like an ever-changing canvas, displaying a different painting every moment. Half a day later, it looked the opposite of this picture, when dark rain clouds poured down their contents upon the city.
Between Amsterdam and Hilversum, 9:10 am
Sometimes I think that it would be great if you can be the only one in a train compartment. No talking or phoning people. No iPods with bad gangsta rappers spoiling the silence. Just me reading a comic or book. Of course that’s just a fantasy. Although in this photo it seems as if the compartment is empty, there are other travellers with me, they are just out of frame. It was still a pleasant trip to work, though.
Café Nel, 1:30 pm
Yesterday, after a visit to the Concerto record store, I enjoyed some quality time on a terrace with a Caffè latte, or a ‘Koffie verkeerd’, as I still like to call them. I love the taste of coffee. And not only use the beverage to wake up in the morning. Although I most of the time need some kind of caffeine shot to get a jump-start. I am a big fan of Koffie verkeerd, cappuccino’s and regular cups of Joe.
Vijzelstraat, 2:30 pm
Everywhere you look today, you see guys, girls, kids and dogs dressed in orange. It’s like an army of orange zombies taking over the world. Crazy stuff. In the seconds I tried to take picture of this building, heavily damaged by the construction of the North-South subway line, another orange zombie popped up. I will not be watching the world cup match tonight, since I do not give a rat’s ass about soccer. I think I’ll check out the local cinema. I’ll probably won’t have to reserve my seat. 🙂
Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum, Spui 7:15 pm
This week the display window of the Athenaum newscenter at the Spui is dressed up with artwork by Fred de Heij. He is a Dutch comic book artist and painter who’s one of the driving forces behind the magazine Pulpman. In the next issue of this magazine, number 8, there’s going to be a short comic story drawn by De Heij en written by yours truly.
Stanislavski, Leidseplein, 1:00 pm
Having a coffee and an interesting conversation with Merel Barends, a promising youg comic book artist currently working on her first big graphic novel.
The Waag, Nieuwmarkt, 7:00 pm
Yesterday I had a fascinating conversation with sound-wizard Marco Raaphorst. We talked about blogging, podcasting, online video and a videoproject we’ll start in the near future. Good times.
Monday night, 8:45 pm
My girlfriend found a yellow rose on the streets. It kept us company while drinking thea and coffee @L’Affice.
Monday night, 8:45 pm
Having some R&R with my girlfriend @L’Affice. One of my favourite bars in Amsterdam.
Oud-west, 3:15 pm
Just strolling around between the writing of articles. Sometimes I am still amazed by the beautiful buildings in the city.
Amsterdam Central Station, 10:54 am
While waiting for the train to Dordrecht yesterday, a bee landed in front of me and started to slowly walk down the platform. Maybe it was dizzy from the summer heat.
Scheffersplein 1, Dordrecht 1:40 pm
Comic book artist Minck Oosterveer is signing books outside Stripwinkel Sjors, after I interviewed him in the house above the store. Minck and I discussed his comic Ronson Inc and his work on The Unknown, which is written by Mark Waid. The article will be published in Eppo in a couple of weeks.