Daily Digest for 2009-01-05

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  • YESSS!!! After two days without internet after power went out it's back, after another power outage. weird... (unsure) - 9743 Vinkhui...
  • [Getijdengebed] 05-01-2009 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bke5 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 05-01-2009 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bke6 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • wondering what's going on. DNS probably crashed after power outage. *sigh* - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
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  • I am officially frustrated with our internet connection. - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • still no internet connection. They said they would fix it before the end of this evening. They have about am hour left. :( - 9743 Vin...

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This post was written by Inge on January 5, 2009

Daily Digest for 2009-01-04

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  • no internet connection. Bummed. - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 04-01-2009 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bjoy - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 04-01-2009 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bjox - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL

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This post was written by Inge on January 4, 2009

Daily Digest for 2009-01-03

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    Inge scrobbled 2 songs on Last.fm. (Show Details)Fool's Garden ... http://s3n...

  • I'm soo sleepy, must be because of Christmas / New Year's Eve stuff... - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • is having coffee after first round of room overhaul. :) - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • feels hungry. I forgot to have lunch. Waiting until supper. Have to do groceries anyway... - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • has finished vacuuming behind and under the furniture. Forgot how heavy my couch was. Had to move everything aside, vacuum and put ev...
  • [Getijdengebed] 03-01-2009 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bixq - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 03-01-2009 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bixr - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL

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This post was written by Inge on January 3, 2009

Daily Digest for 2009-01-02

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  • Did I already mention today I love Jesus? My Lord Jesus, I LOVE you! (heart) - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • is listening to The Cardigans - Lovefool : http://ping.fm/kYLWz - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • How cool is this? The Raving Theist linked to my blog in his 'Theist Blogs' link section. (woot) - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • Fool's Garden – Lemon Tree http://ff.im/ssnf
  • is cooking dinner. - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • House of Pain – Jump Around http://ff.im/sxyB
  • [New Blog] Old and New: Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you all had a nice New Years Eve and got into 2009 safely!... http://s3nt.c...
  • [Getijdengebed] 02-01-2009 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bh78 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 02-01-2009 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bh79 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL

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This post was written by Inge on January 2, 2009

Daily Digest for 2009-01-01

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  • [New Blog] Daily Digest for 2008-12-31: 09:12

    Inge posted 12 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details)[New Blog] Dail... http://s...

  • Did I already mention today I love Jesus? My Lord Jesus, I LOVE you! (heart) - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • is listening to The Cardigans - Lovefool : http://ping.fm/kYLWz - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • How cool is this? The Raving Theist linked to my blog in his 'Theist Blogs' link section. (woot) - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • Fool's Garden – Lemon Tree http://ff.im/ssnf
  • is cooking dinner. - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • House of Pain – Jump Around http://ff.im/sxyB
  • [New Blog] Old and New: Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you all had a nice New Years Eve and got into 2009 safely!... http://s3nt.c...
  • [Getijdengebed] 02-01-2009 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bh78 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 02-01-2009 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bh79 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL

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This post was written by Inge on January 1, 2009

Old and New

happy_new_yearHappy New Year Everyone! I hope you all had a nice New Years Eve and got into 2009 safely! My initial plan for New Year's Eve was taking the train to Sneek to celebrate with friends. Unfortunately I fell ill and had to stay home. I was able to have a good time online with dislp38, MikeKuypers, Denyse, Archy_sailor and Bear1 at some point fifer1863 and Gregory_K were added to the fun. Thanks guys for the laughs.

During the day I did nothing special. I am feeling better because I moved taking my prescription drugs to the evening (at dinner time) instead of in the morning. I tried it before, but then it didn't work, but now it seems to work fine. Here's hoping it will last. Now I have more energy to do things, I decided to work on my backlogs that have been building up when I was feeling very miserable.

Lots of laundry had to be done, there was a gigantic pile of dishes, the glass and paper had to be taken out and the place needed to be cleaned up. I didn't finish that yesterday, so I moved on working on it today. Currently I'm taking a break from ironing because it takes a toll on my back. I'm still not 100% and I didn't go to Mass today. Hopefully I'm able to go next Sunday.

Traditionally January 1st is the time we reflect back on the achievements of last year and start working on our new goals. I did just that. I went a year back in the blog archives to find out how well I did. Last year I had these goals:

I came up with a couple of New Year's Resolutions:

  1. Learn more about how to do Time Management: I started a new job last October, I will start my graduation programme in February, I spend a lot of time in soc-nets, playing games on the PC, I want to start podcasting and put up my own website to host my own blog and my articles. I don't have a clue how to do all those things. Therefore I will have to learn to juggle with these things, given the fact that one day has only 24 hours. :o
  2. Lose more weight to prevent me getting diabetes II: I started losing weight last year, but due to stress and a complete turnaround in my life style I stopped exercising and eating very irregularly. No wonder the weight came all back :( This year I'm determined to get it off and make it stay off. The reason I have to do it is that I'm at high risk getting diabetes. So I have to get it off, preferably before end of this year.
  3. Read my unread books on my book shelf: I've been studying so hard and busy with other stuff that my books began piling up. So there are over twenty books sitting on that shelf and the row keeps growing. So I need to do something about it. I really need to learn time management. :o
  4. Get started with graduating in Psychology: I applied for graduation school at Open University in The Netherlands and probably can start with it in February. Which means I desperately need to learn to prioritize.
  5. Spend more time with my off line, real life friends: My friends live all over the place. Last year I couldn't visit them because I didn't have money and it looks like this year the excuse seems to become 'I don't have the time'. I don't want to let this happening, so I need to free up time to visit my friends on a regular basis. They happen to live everywhere in the country by now, so scheduling it will be quite hard.

Looking back I'm actually proud about my achievements: I DID migrate my blog to self-hosted and started to write articles and the like, and I DID start my own podcasts.  I also managed to read some books, didn't buy a lot of new books, so the "still to read row" in my book shelf is still shrinking. I managed to schedule more time visiting my offline friends and I started the Psychology degree at Open University. That's not bad at all! The only thing that went south was my weight because I had to start taking these drugs in April and the side effects were brutal. I also managed to go out on a holiday trip to Austria and Bavaria for the first time ever AND I became a Catholic in 2008. It's not bad at all.

So for 2009 I want to keep up the good work. I have listened to Fr. Roderick's New Year's Resolution Tips on his Dutch podcast and he suggested choosing twelve small goals, one for each month. That's easier to achieve then one big goal. Therefore I did some thinking:

  1. Starting a healthy Catholic lifestyle: Starting January 1 (so today) I will start living a healthier life, meaning eating the right stuff, don't overeat and count the calories. A also re-start doing Maya's exercise routine again, which helped me lose 15 kg earlier. On the spiritual side I want to increase my prayer life, by praying the Breviary.
  2. Regular posting of new content: because of my poor time management I was very irregular with podcasting and blogging. Off course my current medical situation played a big role, but I think I'm able to make it more regular by planning it better and by using WordPress' ability to schedule posts. The idea will be produce the stuff and queue it up, so I don't need to worry  about updated drying up. If something happens there will be enough material in the queue to cover for it.
  3. A Drug Free Life: In March I want to stop taking my current medications, so I can resume normality again. The medications helped me in the past, but are hindering me now to work 100% because I am tired and feeling weak all the time.
  4. Finding a Job: In April I start applying for jobs, hoping get something that pays reasonably well so I will have more money to spend.
  5. Trying to get more active in the parish: At the moment I'm doing some stuff for the sattelite parish, for student, but nothing substantial. I want to apply for the Cathedral Choir (they asked me a couple of times to join them already).
  6. Flying to the United States for the Catholic New Media Celebration in San Antonio, TX. I try to save up money to pay the plane ticket so I can go there plus some extra money to stay a bit after the CNMC as a vacation. I want to be back in the Netherlands somewhere in July.
  7. Set up a savings account for finishing my room: when I moved in I had no money, so I lack a lot of basic stuff like chairs to sit on. After returning from the US I want to stay frugal and save money to get myself some cupboards, kitchen chairs and a chair for my desk.
  8. Have the Student Parish at KEI: Every year in August there's a introduction week for all freshmen of the University and another college. Hopefully we can work out something to be visually present and evangelize there, for example, distributing free 'water of life' and have a special Mass at the end of the week.
  9. Starting Open University's Graduate School: I could not finish the courses that allow me to enter the final year, but want to work hard so I can start in September 2009.
  10. Rosary Month: October is the Month of the Rosary. I want to do something with evangelization and spreading the devotion to the Rosary. Want to pray the Rosary every day in October.
  11. Adventide: Think of a project to stimulate people prepare for Christmas during Advent in the parish and online together with our local Catholic 'think tank'
  12. Clergy Appreciation Month: Establish something in the parish for the religious and the clergy to honor them and their dedication to the church.

I know it's ambitious, but I know I can do it, like I did most of the things and some more last year. I want to start my apostolate and hopefully I can get a job that enables me to do as much as I can for the cause. Ora et Labora. :rosary:

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Daily Digest for 2008-12-31

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  • [New Blog] Daily Digest for 2008-12-29: http://s3nt.com/bf53 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • is wondering if Plurk just got sick
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  • retweeting @fatherz is now online on ustream: http://tinyurl.com/9fodw3
  • [Getijdengebed] 31-12-2008 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bgpu - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 31-12-2008 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bgpt - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
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This post was written by Inge on December 31, 2008

Surprise, surprise!

This morning I was going through my apartment in my annual New Year's Eve sweep. Typically I pick up all junk and put it in the trash, reorganize everything and clean the flat. Then I sit down to check on all online stoff, answer any unanswered messages, archive them and clean out my computer. It's my little ritual to say goodbye to the past year. So I was doing that when the door bell rang. I wasn't expecting anything, so I ignored it, then it rang again and I decided to have a look. It appeared to be the mailman. Hoping it wasn't another package for the neighbours I opened the door. The mailman carried a HUGE and HEAVY box. It had my name on it. I was totally surprised, and I had absolutely no idea what would be in the package and I also couldn't see who sent it. The only thing I could tell was that it was sent from within the Netherlands and probably by a female person, at least that I guess from the handwriting on the box. It also said 'FRAGILE', which made me even more curious.

A Mysterious Box

When I opened it, I saw it was a care package, sent from an unknown benefitor, the enclosed card wished me a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Still no idea who sent it.

Merry Christmas

Among the items in the box were original French jelly, a can of Hertog Jan beer, a bottle of wine, cookies, a bar of Toblerone, Fair Trade rice and coffee. And I could see the shopping had been done at Albert Heijn's. But wait, there was more!

Oh my!

I also discovered my favourite shower lotion, rhubarb compote and Dutch smoked sausage (rookworst) by Unox. And tea for one.

Fair Trade

Such a pleasant surprise! I was moved to tears. Big hug to whoever sent it. I have a feeling this comes from a Catholic friend. Let's wait if someone will inquire after it. Anyway ... thank you Lord for putting such great people on my path. I love you! :smile:

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This post was written by Inge on December 31, 2008

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Daily Digest for 2008-12-30

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  • [New Blog] Daily Digest for 2008-12-29: http://s3nt.com/bf53 - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • is wondering if Plurk just got sick
  • has posted a blog about her first -bittersweet- Christmas Experience as a Catholic - http://ping.fm/ri3gX - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherla...
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  • [New Blog] The Horrors of Galactica: 1980: Last June I got a VPN connection which enables me to watch hulu.com. Mo... http://s3nt.c...
  • retweeting @fatherz is now online on ustream: http://tinyurl.com/9fodw3
  • [Getijdengebed] 31-12-2008 Avondgebed - http://s3nt.com/bgpu - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL
  • [Getijdengebed] 31-12-2008 Morgengebed - http://s3nt.com/bgpt - 9743 Vinkhuizen, Netherlands, NL

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This post was written by Inge on December 30, 2008

The Horrors of Galactica: 1980

oh yeahLast June I got a VPN connection which enables me to watch hulu.com. Most of my favourite TV Series aren't aired here in the Netherlands. Either the country is too small or I am too big for this country. Either way, I got to see Battlestar Galactica Classic with Lorne Greene again and absolutely loved it. Not because of the stunning animations, but because it brought back all the childhood memories. I loved watching Battlestar Galactica as a small child. I was maybe six or seven years old and was sure that I either wanted to be an astronomer as an adult or if that didn't work, an astronaut.

Another TV series I absolutely LOVED was Buck Rogers. At one point we had a canary which we called Twiki. :D And of course I loved Star Wars and the like. And yes, I am really a chick. I'm just twisted, let's leave it at that. Anyways.  After watching 24 episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica, I started watching episode 1 of Galactica:1980, the original series' sequel. It was quiete a shocker to see Adama with a false beard, but I thought I could live with that. I immediately missed Starbuck and Apollo. Okay and Sheiba also a bit. And Cassiopeia. I didn't find out if they were still around Galactica, because I didn't make it to the end of episode 1.

It was horrible. It was cheesy beyond all imagination. I actually started to feel sorry for Lorne Greene. He must have known this wasn't a really good script. Maybe that's why Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch didn't want to appear in the sequel... the humiliation... I hoped it would get better, but after an agonizing 24 minutes I decided to turn it off and ask my plurk buddies if it would be any better. They replied it wouldn't get better. It would get worse, actually.

Suddenly I understand the revolt of the Battlestar Galactica Original Series fans. After that horrifying sequel you don't want to be tortured again. Fortunately Ronald D. Moore and his buddies did an outstanding job on the new series. I cannot wait until it continues! January 16, here I come!!! :dance:

Watch it on hulu:

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This post was written by Inge on December 30, 2008

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