Met
Tim Bleeker at
Somerlust Park on
Tuesday, a get-together that started as āchilling in the parkā, and which turned into grabbing a drink at lāOsteria. The venue is not one I can recommend. When requesting a bigger table because more people would be coming, the waiter scoffed at us. Then he closed the red velvet roped entrance. Later, his colleague told me people often just barge into the venue, ignoring waiters' requests. I couldnāt imagine the type of person that would do this, and then I looked around.
I still seem to have a pinguecula because of
the time I spent in an airconditioned car not too long ago, although my eye is far less red than last week. I feel guilty for disgusting any reader with this information, but hey, theyāre weeknotes. Long story short, I now have sunglasses.
Watched Hillsong, A megachurch exposed, and learned a lot about how the church has propelled itself into popularity. Knowing how anti-queer the church has always been, I never felt comfortable attending a service in Amsterdam. The early 10s fashion made me feel nostalgic, though.
Had a lovely workshop at work about effective team work. It was inspiring, educational, and great for a sense of collaboration, not just with my peers, but also with the companyās leadership. Itās wonderful to be a part of a company that walks its talk so enthusiastically.
Iām struggling to be a good dog mom to Lemonade, seeing Anjaās conduct and training as much more effective and kind. Iāve been working to praise her good behavior more than I punish her mistakes.
I was off on
Friday, and I went to an early-morning showing of Talk to Me (2023), which Iāll most likely do again. A cute retired Amsterdam couple were discussing their elaborate weekend cooking plans, which I found delighting. They proceeded to talk all throughout the movie.
I tidied
Annelie Wambeekās house now that sheās coming back from her month abroad. I brought her some eggs, bread, milk, some treats, and flowers, and I made sure to leave the house smelling fresh. I hope it makes her feel good when she comes home tonight.
Iāve been on the hunt for a good strategy for
Bible study in
Obsidian, and I managed to find a verse-per-file translation of the
King James Bible on
FaithBasedProductivity.com that I added to my Obsidian vault. It took a couple of days before the whole thing was properly synced across my devices, which I suspect might be the result of
Obsidian Sync not be able to perform background syncs. It made me consider switching to iCloud Sync for a second, but honestly I canāt be bothered. Iām keen to see when Iāll actually begin using the 33,613 files that are taking up over 100 mb in my vault.
I found myself missing church this week. Iām excited for
All Saints Amsterdam to start back up again mid-September. Iām curious to see whatās in store for us.
Mark Delany came over for Lemonade cuddles and dinner on
Saturday. I made
Tacos, successfully if I do say so myself, and we had a lovely time catching up and discussing what really matters: the fact that Mark uses the word ātacoā as a standard synonym for female genitalia. Iām still laughing.
