Where were you, when... (Friday 31st of August 2007 01:14:00 PM)
It's ten years ago today, that Lady Di died in a car crash in Paris. Some of you might care to
know if I remember where I was, when I heard the news. Well, I was at home, and as I usually
did in summer ...
(more)an introduction (Friday 31st of March 2006 01:01:00 PM)
Dear reader:Welcome to my weblog. I'm a 25-year-old male from the Netherlands. My name is
Sietse Logger. My first name sounds somewhat like the English word seats. Or? sort of rhymes
with pizza. Whichever you prefer is fine with me. If you've read my ...
(more)1980-1983 (Friday 31st of March 2006 01:00:00 PM)
I was born on August 4, 1980, in a small wooden house in the town of Oosterend, on the island
of Texel. I came a month prematurely, butt first, and my weight at birth was five pounds and
one ounce. I am the first of ...
(more)1984 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:59:02 PM)
A clear memory of Miss Brenda's class comes in the weeks before Easter 1984. I was sick for a
week or so, running a fever, leading up to Easter. I came back to school on the last schoolday
before the Easter break. It might have ...
(more)1985 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:59:01 PM)
In 1985 the number of friends I had kept dropping further, but there was one kid I still hung
out with. His name was Machiel. Maybe in this case I should give you his last name, which is
Van Veen. There is a black and ...
(more)1986 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:59:00 PM)
1986 easily ranks first among the worst years of my life. It started at some point in the
spring. I was walking along the street I had to cross to get to school, Markengouw, and some
approximately 16-year-old guy who lived down my street walks ...
(more)1987 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:58:03 PM)
During the eighties there were a lot of protests against the positioning of American nuclear
missiles in the Netherlands. I believe 1983 saw a rally in The Hague with over half a million
angry demonstrators. I wasn't there, so I don't know if I have ...
(more)1988 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:58:02 PM)
1988 started with a scare. At some point the teacher announced, that shortly before the summer
break we were going on a three-day school trip. I, being a habitual bed wetter, was so scared
of my secret being exposed, that I simply said I refused ...
(more)1989 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:58:01 PM)
A couple of weeks before the summer vacation we had our annual three-day school trip. That year
we went to Hattem, in the east of the country. This was a really cool place. The main feature
was a big sandy hole, about 25ft deep. It ...
(more)1990 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:58:00 PM)
In the spring I sort of fell in love for the first time. I was nine, so I can't say for sure,
but the name of the girl was Annet. I managed to tell her. A small miracle as I used to be
terribly shy. ...
(more)1991 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:57:03 PM)
In the spring I had my traffic exam. A course had been set out thru the streets of Hoorn, and
group 7 students from all over the city and its close vicinity had to complete it on their
bicycles. I rode the entire stretch with ...
(more)1992 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:57:02 PM)
Each year the kids from group 8 would provide the school play at the end of the year, so it was
our turn now. There was just one problem: there wasn't a script. This meant that we had to
create our own. What we did ...
(more)1993 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:57:01 PM)
Just before the summer break the Veronica Summer Truck came to Hoorn. This was a mobile stage
from a nationwide radio station, where well-known Dutch artists would perform. One of the
artists was Bonnie St. Claire. We, my soccer team and I, really hated ...
(more)1994 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:57:00 PM)
During the second half of that semester I fell in love, that time for real. The name of the
girl, victim, whichever is the most suitable, was Eveline. I was too shy to tell her then, but
as you will find after I've written entries ...
(more)1995 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:56:01 PM)
In April we moved from Hoorn to Enkhuizen. Enkhuizen station, no more than 13 miles from Hoorn
station had some vacancies, and my dad was ready to try something new. Since my parents never
earned their driver's license (neither have I), we had to move. ...
(more)1996 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:56:00 PM)
For Valentine's Day I decided to send Eveline a card. I wrote a silly poem on it and then sent
it. I did it anonymously, which I thought was a good idea. Then I decided it wasn't going to
lead to anything as long as ...
(more)1997 (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:55:01 PM)
In February my negligent attitude toward homework, and school in general started backfiring on
me, with a vengeance. The keyword here is portfolio. For English we had to create a reading
portfolio. Such a portfolio would have to contain summaries for ...
(more)1998 (thru August 4) (Friday 31st of March 2006 12:55:00 PM)
1998 started on a bit of a lull. With most of the work for highschool done it was mostly
preparing for the finals. Even I, with my lazy attitude was getting my act together. Just too
bad that my railway pass was no longer valid ...
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