http://blog.arendsen.net Scribble, scribble, scribble... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:45:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, those are not the essential things in life... It's what kept me busy today though. I started out today by doing lots of stuff in front the computer, from reviewing documents, to setting up training material, to preparing presentations and more stuff like that. At 4.30 I kind of was ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/11/14/food-kites-books-computers-and-music/ Well, since I forgot to use the camera this weekend and still wanted to try it out, I decided to prepare myself a curry and record it. Of course, I was inspired by the Man with the Pan, whom I can never equal in his videos, but then again, I ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/11/11/trying-out-water-proof-camera-to-prepare-a-curry/ I wouldn't have gone out today, even it was during the weekend. Raining all day and stuff... Arrgghh... And with winds like these, it's not much fun either... Last weekend though was great. Was able to go out with the 8sqm on both Saturday and Sunday. http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/11/11/this-is-what-i-call-autumn/ Four years ago, when I was first in Costa Rica, I came across this great dish called Ceviche. It's fish, marinated in citrus fruits (such as lemon or orange juice). I recently came across a pretty cool recipe by The Man with the Pan, which I decided to prepare tonight. Things ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/11/03/ceviche/ The kite community in Holland is pretty big and very vibrant. We have a pretty big crew of pro riders. Kevin Langeree came in 2nd in this year's PKRA (the world cup for kiteboarders) freestyle competition. Then we have Ruben Lenten, who's the mega-kite-loop guru. Together with the guys from ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/11/03/even-the-no-wind-alternative-gave-up-this-weekend/ I'm sitting at home at the moment, being chilly and all. I hoped to get off to an early start today to do some kiting in the late afternoon. Well, I did get up at 6'ish, but didn't quite hold out the entire day. I think the sessions last weekend ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/10/21/another-great-session-yesterday/ Last week I was in Helsinki for a Core Spring course. The course was fun and so were the evenings. Normally I plan to have one relaxed evening in the hotel, but that didn't happen this time. On Thursday we went to Tavastia. A greek guy I met a few weeks ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/10/20/mustach-tavastia-helsinki/ 60.169879 24.938408 Yesterday Lars and I had a great session at Wijk aan Zee. Unfortunately the wind was a little too light to go upwind with my 8sqm, so I had to take the 12sqm. The power in this kite is big and the bar pressure is a bit on the heavy ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/10/19/its-autumn-again/ That's me, in Denmark, about 25 years ago (I think). My brothers (2), my parents and me always went on vacation every summer to various places in Europe. I still remember this particular place quite well. That's not because it was so nice or anything (I guess it was), but ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/10/16/me-back-in-the-days-my-biggest-trauma/ Last Saturday we went to the beach. Normally in October you have to dress up pretty warm when going to the beach but this time, the weather was unusually warm. We spent the entire day on the beach (arrived at 11am). In the evening, Timboektoe hosted their annual closing party. ... http://blog.arendsen.net/index.php/2008/10/14/a-great-saturday-on-the-beach-some-pics/