Misc 003
Originally uploaded by Constance Wiebrands.
Around ours this is the only evidence that it’s almost Christmas - the Christmas cards.
Writing Christmas cards this year has been a bit sad because I no longer need to write a card in Chinese - to my grandmother. On the other hand, this year I wrote two cards in Dutch, to Opa (M’s granddad) and a relative in the Netherlands.
Oh, and yesterday the other proof of the season was the gingerbread that I spent almost all day baking. M and I have to work today, and the gingerbread is meant to console us and our workmates…
I’m still feeling grateful for all the good things in my life. All the regular things I look forward to:
Friday night date with M. I love hanging out with M.
The long walk on Sunday with Paco. I love the little looks that dog gives me as he walks, reassuring himself.
The market on Saturday morning. I love all the fruit and veg smells.
Visits from jl. Yay!
The kangaroo paws in early summer. My favourite flower.
Receiving a letter or card in the post.
Seeing a jacaranda tree in full bloom.
Long weekends.
Filling a newly cleaned fountain pen. I love the ritual.
Via sardonicsmile.
Published on 20 December 2007
in Internet.
Quote (translated from German publication) by Vint Cerf, Google vice president and chief internet evangelist on the religious overtones of his job title:
Humanity should understand the blessings of the internet. Our history shows: the more people go online, the more flat hierarchies are becoming. The more people join, the more free the world will be. Indeed I have almost religious faith in this.
And, a tip, should you be considering getting a job with Google:
When applying for a job with Google, Vint mentions it’s a plus if you have some special ability on the side; like being member of an ice skating group, or having gone through vocals training, or having an interest in animals. Vint adds that Google employees are a real team but that you won’t find a casual job with them, as they work on the highest level.
The interview was published in Zurich, in the Swiss publication Das Magazin. No, my German isn’t up to translating any German publications into English - the translation is Philipp Lenssen’s on Google Blogoscoped.
