I talk about the book fair regularly, as I visit it once a year. It’s a colossal event where an entire street and several squares are filled to the brim with stands where people are selling books and things related to books. There’s comics, maps, some art pieces, cds and vinyl and even some D&D … Continue reading The Book Fair
Category: Off-Topic
Would you kindly?
This review contains big spoilers for the original Bioshock game, basically revealing the core plotline. If you are just here to see if you should play it, then the answer is undoubtedly a resounding yes. Would you kindly? Powerful words. A polite way of asking someone to do something for you. On the surface it’s … Continue reading Would you kindly?
The last day of school
Today was the last day of school for the kids. At least, the last day before it is definitive who passes and who gets held back a year. After today, all that is left for them is to pick up their report card on Friday and go hang out as a class one last time … Continue reading The last day of school
Stop Killing Games
If you would have asked me about the control a creator should have over their creative projects when I was younger, I probably would have said that the creator should have full control and no one should be allowed to “abuse” their work for their own gain. My stance on this has somewhat changed. I … Continue reading Stop Killing Games
Schedule update (again)
Hi friends, I’m going to keep it short today. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, planning and stressing lately. I noticed that I have lost some of the joy I felt while writing blog posts. I still get very enthusiastic about writing stories, both Hesitant Hero and - more regularly - other stories. So … Continue reading Schedule update (again)
Schedule Update + Break
Hello friends, I’ve been busy with work and school lately and I’ve been thinking a lot about the future. I’m considering my options when it comes to moving out - and have been actively looking at apartments for the past few weeks - although it will still be a little while before I properly move … Continue reading Schedule Update + Break
Dutch Liberation Day
I never paid much attention during history class. I still regularly tell an anecdote that during one of my years in high school I had two hours of history as my only two classes of the day, so I got into the habit of skipping those. It was an hour from home to school, which … Continue reading Dutch Liberation Day
Anime & Autism
As someone who fell completely and utterly in love with anime not long before I got my autism diagnosis, I think it’s fair to say that watching anime causes autism. Pack up the research folks, it’s not vaccines that cause autism, but it’s the consumption of anime as a medium that causes autism. We’ve cracked … Continue reading Anime & Autism
Aphantasia
Happy Easter everyone. I know it's more or less over by the time this post comes out, but I hope you had a nice brunch. I sure did. (I think, I don't know yet when I'm writing this post). Read this while you digest your food! I’ll be honest, I’ve wanted to talk about this … Continue reading Aphantasia
The kindness of language
I am a little bit of a nerd when it comes to language. As an avid writer and a language teacher, it kind of comes with the territory. I have a book on strange local terminology from all over the UK written by the biggest language nerd of all: Susie Dent and I regularly look … Continue reading The kindness of language