You see colours

I finished what are hopefully my last exams ever a couple of days ago. Haven't got all of my results yet, but I think I did quite well. What I do already know is that I've got a fine result for my master paper, yeey!

A few days before my last exam, I went for drinks in Brussels with Elke. Long-time readers might've noticed that Elke, who used to be one of the main characters in my 'stories' , has been out of the picture for quite a while. As a matter of fact, our friendship has gone through a tough time for a while. Things started to go wrong at the beginning of last year, during summer time we found the courage to talk again for the first time, a couple of months later we went for a friendly but rather uncomfortable drink. To be honest, I was a bit worried we could never go back anymore to what we once had. We both wanted to make it feel good again, but it was just plain awkward.

Strangely enough, not seeing each other for another couple of months seemed to change everything. When we met up again last week, I didn't feel any pressure at all. I just wanted to see her and have a good time with her. And this time, it actually worked out the way we wanted it to, probably because just because we didn't try as hard as last time. We've planned to spend a lot of time together this summer, and that prospect makes me as happy as a little child going to Disneyland. I'm so glad I didn't give up on this friendship just yet.

Everything counts in large amounts

Tonight is the big night for Stethoscope Stewards, as me and Bart will be dj'ing at Twisted Melon in Leuven, alongside Bent Van Looy (Das Pop) and Stijn Van De Voorde (StuBru). But a couple of weeks ago, we had a great time spinning tunes all night long for the great audience at the Beurskafee in Brussels. We played before, in between and after the gigs (TV Buddhas and Harlem) and fucking loved it. We were quite lucky though, as the weather was amazing and the Beurskafee has this beautiful terrace where all sane people would love to spend hours and hours. It was a lovely night and whilst dj'ing, I managed to take a few pictures..

Marina is a diamond

Ooh la la

...we went back to Nua's shortly after for a fun night of karaoke...

Kim and Anja, my karaoke partners in crime
























Anja having a good time with a French boy called Florentin

and me being squeezed by an Irish boy called Ivan

And I play the game, like I did yesterday

Remember this party? Well, after the huge success of Leehana's X-mas house party, there was of course an enourmous demand for a new one, and preferably before the next christmas. Things even got so far that people created a group on facebook to force a 'second edition'. So yeh, that's what happened two weeks ago - another great party (this time rock 'n roll themed) at Leehana's & flatmates. As I love shooting with Leehana's camera and as it is a great way to meet about everyone at a party, I commited myself again to the task of photographer.

I only want to be your one life stand

I usually don't consider Brussels to be a very beautiful city, but sometimes I walk around there and seem to connect after all.

We are not the same

Today is the day of my last exam and I can't wait for it (the exam, not the day) to be over. I'm tired of rehearsing the same things over and over again. After that, I'm having a week off from uni and I've already filled it in with nice plans. Tonight I'm going to Ghent, have some drinks with Elise and Gui at Celtica, then head off to Hindu Nights at the Backdoor. The morning after I return home, get an hour or two of sleep, shower, watch the Australian Open women finals, then pack my bags and leave for...London (again, I know, can't help it that I love it)! I'll be there from Jan 30 - Feb 6, including 2 days of Liverpool, where I've never been before (quite a shame being such a huge Beatles fan!). I've already got heaps of plans for both my London and Liverpool stay, and I'm quite excited as well because my stay in London will be my very first couch surfing experience.

HOWEVER now I need to concentrate on that bloody exam! It really does my head in, especially because I feel too guilty to do interesting things during the time that I could use to study. Nonetheless, I had a very good Wednesday night. I interviewed Good Shoes to find out they were a bunch of really nice blokes. I watched their gig (very energetic, uncomplicated, just 40 minutes of really catchy music - that's how I like it!) and hung out with the band afterwards. They set up their ping pong table right in front of stage, which was quite funny. :) Here are some pictures..

Fool's Gold

Not much going on during the exam period, so I'm glad I finally have a good story to tell!

Two nights ago I went to see Ian Brown in Brussels and saying I had an amazing night, might be a major understatement. Ian played 'Fool's Gold' and my friend Elise and I decided to go on stage. Before us, some guys who tried to do the same thing, were thrown off immediately. When Elise got up first, they tried to push her back as well, but Ian said we could stay. So we ended up dancing the entire song next to and with Ian. :) After the show he invited us to his backstage, where we had a beer, a chat and a short photo session with Ian and his entourage. Still can't believe it!! Ian is a long-time hero of mine so you can imagine my joy! To end the night on a high note, I sang 'Strawberry Fields Forever' with a busker outside of the AB.

Someone filmed us! (I think we're on starting from 1:15 aprox.)