Past and Present

Ok just a quick update. I finally got internet today....only it doesn't work in my room (the word "ironic" comes to mind).

I spent the weekend with my fabulous international banker friend Moniek (well, techincally she's not international anymore since she works for Fortis - the bank which was just nationalized by the Dutch government to keep it from going under). She lives in Rotterdam. On Friday we went out to the famous local Cafe Dudok. Saturday we took a water taxi to Hotel New York, the place from which Dutch immigrants used to depart for Ellis Island.

I did some good shopping. I also did some bad reading. Moniek lent me this incredibly trashy piece of chick lit. At one point on Saturday, Moniek's husband was smoking while I was reading. I told him that I thought his cigarette was probably less bad for him than my book was for me.

oh well.

Tomorrow, I'm going to Hilversum for a business meeting. I interned there right after I graduated college. It's a pretty boring sort of town, but I am still looking forward to being back. I will try to see if I can't drudge up some kind of old friend or other to have dinner with.