Siebe Tolsma

• Helicopter crash off the coast of Newfoundland
• Plane crash (Boeing 737) near Amsterdam Airport
• Plane crash (cargo, FedEx) at Tokyo Airport
• Plane crash (single propellor) near Butte, Montana
• Plane crash (millitary) in Quito, Ecuador
• Plane crash on the Hudson

.. and that's just off the top of my head. Is this just getting more media exposure, or? Edit: One more for the list -- An F-22 fighter jet just went down.

• The weather is less chilly than back in the Netherlands. Especially the wind is warmer. I now enjoy walking outside even when its "cold", because it just doesn't feel cold.
• My beard, or rather facial hair, is starting to grow faster. I think it's probably all the hormones pumped into the food around here. I should investigate. Maybe I should try to eat less meat to see if that's the cause.
• Being up here, working remotely as it were, is somehow helping overcoming my fear/anxiety for phones. I also wished I had discovered these awesome natural nervousness relieving pills (all natural, homeopathic, contains only some plant extracts -- I'm not munching the chemical crap). They really help out... and no, I don't take them every day. Only in unfamiliar and stressful situations.
• They need better cheese over here. So far I've only seen swiss, cheddar, and more.. cheddar. Being Dutch, I guess I've been spoiled, but really -- I don't like cheddar that much.
• I don't want to sound like a cliché, but I do miss Hema.
• So far sticking to the food/drink brands we also have in the Netherlands and Europe has proven to be a good idea.
• As you can see, I still refer to the Netherlands and Europe as "we". It'll probably go away... eventually.
• I haven't touched a drop of cola for two weeks now (and there's a tempting bottle in the fridge!). Go me. I also haven't had chips/crisps in a week. Go me times two.
• I really like digital photo frames -- Now I can randomly show photos of friends and family back in the Netherlands :-)

• Write a book
• Finish my C# compiler
• Play with Midori
• Watch all episodes of The Big Bang Theory, season 2
• Create a Photosynth of my apartment surroundings
• Write a Sweetcron-like web application

.....

Oh, and go to work.

Snow from high up.

Some more snow from high up.

Plants turned into ice blobs overnight. Cool!

Small waterfall thingamajig.

Look ma, there's snow in the street!

Look ma, even more snow on the other side of the street!