wiske en suske
Last saturday I was on the market and I bought some second hand suske en wiske comics as I promised Midas I would bring him some next time I would come to Costa Rica. I got some of the earlier ones as they are my favorites. I never read books twice or see movies again so after I read all those suske en wiske comics as a kid (my uncle was a collector of comics) I never read them again and I didn’t like the ones that were made after Vandersteen died. The new ones are computer colored and not as funny and I really don’t like the baggy Tshirt and army pant sneaker outfit of Suske. Just check out how he is rocking those tight pants folded up at the bottom with that red shirt. Why ever change that classic look?
Off course I couldn’t resist opening one of those comics again and before I knew it I was all into it. To my surprise and delight I had forgotten all of the plots and story lines so I could read them again like new! Well almost, i would get some flashbacks of course and I pick up on some things from a different angle than when I used to read them as a kid. I guess that is the idea with reading books twice. I should try it once, maybe…
I hope Willy doesn’t mind me switching wiske and suske just to see what it would look like crossdressed. Wiske can easily rock Suske’s outfit but i don’t know about suske in a skirt although I think it’s still better than those army pants and oversized Tshirt which would even look bad on Wiske. Actually when the skirt would go over the knees he could get away with this in certain Islamic countries. It’s funny how girls can easily get away with wearing mens clothes but visa versa it becomes sketchy or is that just a matter of time and a cultural point of view? Islam is on the move so maybe sooner then later dresses for men could become a thing. But then again the Scottish have been wearing skirts for centuries now and it never really caught on…
· Nov 11, 11:11 PM by manonthemoon international
rollin'
This guy was waiting for the ferry while I was waiting for the ferry. He stood there like it was super smart of him to carry his laptop around like this and I kept thinking why not just carry it under your arm? Or what about a bag? Still can’t decide who of us was right. Certainly the wheels make it easy to roll it around. But what about the theft factor. Clearly he is signaling: “Hello here is my laptop, please steel it.” But then if he would just carry it under his arm it would be maybe even easier to steal without the wheel contraption and everything. Or maybe he wants it stolen so he can claim a new one from his boss and then walking around behind Central Station like this is probably a good idea. But it doesn’t look like this guy enjoys walking then he would have had different shoes. So why not one of those foldable bikes? Why walk and drag your laptop behind you? A foldable bike would be the perfect gadget for a guy like this. It folds up it has wheels and I bet you can get one with a little rack where you can tie a laptop to.
· Oct 23, 09:00 PM by manonthemoon international
"hallo..." [1]
germans
This photo was taken in Munich. These people are Germans. Can you see that they are German? Not really. There is four people with bold heads but you have bold headed people all over Europe. Normally I never notice bold people because I am kind of short for European standards so I usually do get to see the top of someone’s head. Off course when you shoot from above it kind of sticks out.
The middle bold guy is standing in the middle of the room right on top of that dot. That is maybe a very German thing to do. It looks like he is getting a German text message. “Wo bist du?” or something like that. When I think about it this shot was taken in a museum so big chance that there are actually some tourists in this picture. But still somehow all the people in this photo all feel very German but I don’t know why.
· Oct 23, 08:40 PM by manonthemoon international
home sweet home
On my way home at San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport I passed this man. My first thought was that line form that song “wherever I lay my head is my home” (or was it ‘hat’?) Then I thought that he must be very tired that he could sleep on the hard floor facing the white wall under these harsh lights. Why is he lying all the way in that corner in this dead end of a useless space? He probably is trying to get as much privacy as possible in a busy airport. Would I also choose that spot? What if your arm starts sleeping and you have to turn around? Suddenly you will be facing all these people passing by and you can forget all about sleeping. So you would have to stay in this position or turn towards the other wall. It is weird how it feels safer to sleep with your back to people because when you are awake you mostly like to face the crowd and keep your back to the wall. That is why in restaurants the wall tables are always occupied first. Does this change when you close your eyes? It must have something to do with ancient instinct stuff: face the danger when awake hide the most vulnerable parts when you can see. Something like this, I am just guessing here. This guy didn’t have much to fear since everybody in the whole airport was ignoring him…
· Oct 23, 08:14 PM by manonthemoon international
fuck you that's why
Something is happening to the right. I forgot what it was because I was mostly focused on the lady in the back. I was fascinated by how she was smoking back to back cigarettes while she was hooked up with a tube that ran from her wheeled shopping bag to her nose. I couldn’t get a good shot in cuz I don’t have a telelens or anything like that. It looked really freaky, like she ran away from the hospital and hid her IV in the bag or something. But since it was going up her nose I thought it wasn’t an IV but more like a respirator thing. If it was a respirator it made the smoking thing even more ridiculous. I mean what’s the point unless of course it means living a bit longer for some more nicotine. Ah well maybe its just like that song “Fuck you, that’s why! Cuz I am a nicotine addict”
· Sep 24, 11:54 PM by manonthemoon international
killer carrots
It must have been a month ago that I read in the science section of my newspaper that it is not healthy to eat to many carrots. I always believed carrots to be one of the most healthiest things you can eat and I eat lots of em. But it turned out when tested on lab mice carrots decreased cancer risk but when double checked on humans there were actually cases were it increases the chances of cancer. I forgot the details of the article and it does make you curious about how the mice got cancer in the first place and how the humans felt about being screwed over in a test like that. Never mind that, clearly the kid in this photo is living proof that carrots give you cancer. Don’t panic! You are only at risk if you drink it concentrated in carrot juice every day like this kid does… It’s not all bad, carrots are still supposed to be good for your eyes and this has something to do with enhancing the natural UV protection of the eyes. But of course a pair of the right sunglasses look much better then a carrot does. One fact I did learn just now is that carrots were actually colored orange by the Dutch in the 16th century to honor the royal House of Orange. Apparently they used to be yellow or white but they did some cross breeding to make them turn orange. So amazingly the carrot turns out to be one of the first orange merchandising tools.
· Jul 6, 09:03 PM by manonthemoon international
computer loses
Decided to dust of my chess game. After losing countless times to my Iphone I went back to chess study and now i finally managed to make the computer loose. Making the computer loose sounds great doesn’t it. Since War Games you know the computer can’t really loose. Oke I have to admit I am still not playing at the maximum level but still nice that a 1967’s Dr. Max Euwe 10th edition complete manual for the chess game can still be of use in these digital times
· Jun 2, 08:57 AM by manonthemoon international
the new pigeon
Herons are the new pigeons. More and more of em are entering the city. I find it still a bit weird if you see one pretending its all normal for it to be on top of a car instead of watching a bit of water. It seems that the whole birdscape (if there is such a word) in amsterdam is changing. The common sparrow has been chased out by flocks of rampant tropical parrots and all the pigeons mutated into some kind of flying rat. Interesting.
But to be honest most of the times when I see a bird I call it ‘bird’ because I am not that knowledgeable about bird names so it gets kind of hard then to develop theories about the changing birdscape. I am not that good at naming trees either. When I think about it it is kind of weird how I can probably distinguish better between different types of cars then different kinds of trees or birds.
· May 11, 09:33 PM by manonthemoon international
one legged
It is kind of hard to see in this picture but this pigeon had only one leg. It was still able to take of in time when the tram arrived. Somehow Darwin doesn’t really apply to Amsterdam’ pigeons.
· Apr 29, 08:29 PM by manonthemoon international
new earth group
I don’t know how to describe their music call it psychedelic experimental jazz rock or call it whatever but this is best experienced live like last weekend in Rotterdam at the NAI or on their white vinyl with beautiful cover art by the great Rufus Ketting. Choca was complaining about the sounds but it still was a sick show but maybe their Amsterdam show in 301 was even better whatever. I am no music critic. Check it out over here or here We can really use a new earth but untill that happens we at least have The New Earth Group
· Apr 10, 01:46 PM by manonthemoon international