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dear weblog,
November 11th23.30, or for people elsewhere, 11.30pm. An ever stranger date, the 11th of the 11th. The day of Saint Martin, whereas opposed to Helloween a lot of kids here in Europe go out on the streets with candles from door to door asking for candy. Also the only day, i found out last year when living in Belgium, everything, really everything is closed on this day for it is a memorial day there. Now also the day that Yasser Arafat was brought to eternal sleep in a French military hospital.
Also the day i lost my faith in many things, not in the last place a better world to live in. But to bring back this story closer to home, a day i found myself disappointed. Disappointed in myself, disappointed in my surroundings, hatred and intolerance in my country...and finally disappointed to find the same attitude poisoning an ever so joyous online community.
After having said my final goodbye to a messageboard known as one of the most efficient and dynamic on the internet(S). Not knowing where else to go. As clueless as I was i decided to leave my computer in a not before seen state of desolation, well at least for half a day that is, and comfort myself in a way i normally so despise: i went shopping.
Back home still pondering on how to sit behind my Mac again without clicking that tiny bookmark in the topleft corner of my browser with the letters: "NT".
So instead i decided to sit behind the telly some more and read some documents of this big company, that were handed to me by one of the people in charge of finding a new identity and branding for the company. They want to do an extreme-makeover, preferrably within months. That brought a smile to my face, knowing that i could be of great service to them in this process, and apparently they know as well.
They emphasized their name was never a good choice in the first place and their whole identity, within an ever strengthening field of competition, could be considered derailed to say the least. 30 minutes later i see a commercial on the local TV station in which they put their ugly logo widescreen in the face of the audience. I could NOT believe this! How could they be possibly be so clueless as to make their FIRST tv commercial ever while they are *still* planning to have a totally new look within a short period. I called some people working there in anger and disbelief, and they just sighed and did not know who was responsible for this silly idea, emphasizing the fact that it did not really surprise them considering the extreme fragmentation within the management of this company.Completely disillusioned and thinking if i'd still would like to have a go at this gig if they keep playing this way I force myself towards my good ol' G4, and instinctively press the "get mail" button.. only to find out i did not get any work-related email, or the next batch of hate-spam from the people that almost made me leave NT indefinitly... No, i got a whole inbox full of love-mail and really i started shivering and some odd mixed feeling of regret and joy flowed through the vains that were cooled down by the new wave of intolerance and the sudden winter-cold here..
At that moment my eyes rolled towards the special "newstoday" mailfolder where i found one email sent to me by one of the chief executive officers of the Quorporation and QBN, their broadcast network.
It told me to get my ass back on this site as soon as possible and that a surprise was waiting for me.
Completely loaded with joy now and with cheeks so red as the QBN certified sportsteam in the topleft corner of this site, i had to do the inevitable.
Open up my browser window and click that little NT button i still had not removed.
*boom* There was it! My surprise! And to my even greater joy not just MY susprise because i am really not all that (come on, when will you recognize eh? ;)).. but to all that make this place so worthwhile.
I lighted a Gauloise, clicked the link and walked towards the window, a few moments later, (i was standing with my back to the monitor not wanting to see the gift right away and spoil it).. i hear a girl singing from the top of her longs....leeeeeeeeet's... and at that moment already i realized it had to be the Black Eyed Peas. And i started moving, swing left&right and there i was, back to being good old Dutchboy, my oh so opinionated cyber alter ego.
So here I am sweet weblog, back on track to spending countless hours debating iPods, logo's, alcohol, sports, politics, websites, layouts, 2advanced, airwalk, abercrombie, gay rainbows, audi's and posting numerous silly animated gifs again.
I thank you all, both in the wild and wicked PVN and in the slightly better governed NTB, i do not what to say more.
*blushes
*starts hugging random people
- DutchBoy0
omg. it took me 42 mins to type this!!
- grafholic0
yaaay.
and totally worth reading.
- van_rijn0
wel.. welkom terug janne!
*kus
- magicpatch0
i havent any more keelex left for today ;'-)
- magicpatch0
doh *kleenex
- save0
good to see you back bitch !!!
- bulletfactory0
here here
- johndiggity0
hooray!
- tdk0
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back welcom back...
- JazX0
hehehee, so fun when Dutchboy plays the crowd.
- pascii0
holy! let's go to the bar then : )
http://www.virtualbartender.beer…
duff
dance
kick it
shake it
kiss mein THIS order
- mr_snuggles0
That was a very pleasant read. Welcome back. big snuggles go to you.
- DutchBoy0
cheers!!
i have renewed faith in all of you and the QBN! Jason that was an awesome thing to do to bring back the joy to the community...
i'd say open up those sixpacks and..
let's get it started!!!
*speakers louder
- jevad0
* mission aborted *
the eagle has landed, repeat...teh eagle...has landed....
- uncle_helv0
chortle chortle!!
- Anarchitect0
OMF TEH G
- bugayo30
What caused this exhile from NT?