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Doggie bags in Europe

“No one has doggie bags, so don’t even ask. (Although a friend of mine showed some cleavage and got one. Once.)” There. David said it. As an American living in Paris, he’s warning fellow-Americans about restaurant ettiquette in Paris. Believe me, it’s like that all over Europe, live with it!

Proficiat Bert en Evy!

Last Sunday, Bert and Evy, two long-lost friends from my Chiro-past became proud parents of Warre, a beautiful baby boy! They are so proud. As they should. Congratulations guys! Enjoy these days of happiness to the fullest! More pictures and info is available on their website. You can also leave your wishes on their guestbook.

Enough is enough

Oliver over in Munich is stuck in the snow. He’s fed up with it. But you have to admit, nature can do beautiful things. Happy sunday guys! (pictures courtesy of delicious:days)

Virginia gets a Carolina lickin’

UNC’s b’ball team has been doing well lately. I’m not a huge fan, but pictures like this surely make the game a whole lot attractive. Click the picture to enlarge. [Courtesy of DTH]

Stoofvlees (Carbonades a la Flamande)

I made this typical Belgian stew last saturday for some friends, pretty much from memory. For this dish, the beef is slowly simmered in a tasty dark Belgian beer. I particularily liked how it turned out this time, that’s why I’ll write out the recipe here today, for my own records, but also for anyone [...]

Where have I lived

Following a meme that several people in CS have posted on their blogs lately, here’s my list of ‘lived there, worked there’. In order of appearance: Leuven, Belgium (1 year) Baal, Belgium (3 years) Tremelo, Belgium (14 years) Leuven, Belgium (3 years) Grenoble, France (10 months) Leuven, Belgium (1.2 years) Zurich, Switzerland (9 months) Brussels, [...]

I’m incredibly late with this. I’m so sorry, Kim. It was the SIGGRAPH monster. But that’s all over now, we submitted yesterday, and after a well-deserved 13 h night of sleep, I’m slowly getting back on track. I even took an exam today. Admitted, it was the driving exam, not very hard So, here I [...]