The festive season came and went and with the start of another calendar year we are creeping further along an imaginary timeline. Many did the best they could to keep things merry despite circumstances, or just simply ignored the c-shit storm raging outside. Now the 'joyous' times are over, it is comforting for some that... Continue Reading →
Reinvention in the Dark
Down by the river in Cologne It's been a while since the Dark Fairy made some noise in cyber space. During her absence a spring full of promise and a disappointing summer came and went. As the days are shortening and it has been winter-coat weather for several weeks, the c-thing world tour is still on... Continue Reading →
In the Name of Womanhood and Human Sovereignty
Today is the day: the day when we put women liberation, human rights and women's achievements centre stage. The world keeps on turning they say, but the last 12 months the world has been turning in rather weird ways. We have been dominated by a bane brought to the masses to instil fear, anxiety and... Continue Reading →
New Year’s Sunshine in Puerto Viejo
A festive season came and went and not only do we find ourselves in a new year, it is a new decade as well. While some people aim to sober up and/ or live up to some new year's resolution, the wheels of time keep on turning. Wet and Geeky Yuletide I had been looking... Continue Reading →
The Big Winter Escape: Going for another Settlement Attempt
I spent summer in the Lowlands at different locations making the most of the weather and the fabulous people who are in my life. Summer wasn't there to stay, as we are in western Europe, where you should count yourself lucky if you can enjoy a few weeks of proper summer before the weather turns... Continue Reading →
Activation of New Dark Fairy Life
It’s that time of year again when many people in some sort of way celebrate new beginnings. Easter is for Christians the commemoration and celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus, who they consider to be the son of God. Jews celebrate Pesach as the biblical belief, that the Jewish people had been... Continue Reading →
To Box or Not to Box; That Shouldn’t be the Question
It's a new month and as I am having my last day in the office to embark on a travelling lifestyle and a location-independent working life, it’s all about new beginnings. I feel very excited and most ready to say goodbye to office life and be my own corporate pimp and to see fabulous places... Continue Reading →
Harvest Time with a Dash of Non-Compliance
We have entered a new month that is to bring us the season of autumn. It will feel like summer for at least another 6 weeks here on the Rock, but the days are shortening and I need to mentally prepare myself for the horrid, damp indoor cold that is the hit my dwelling in... Continue Reading →
Lowlands Liberation Day: Celebrate Your Prison Cell
Today is Liberation Day in the country of my birth. I remember it as one of my favourite feast days. People celebrate their freedom living in a so-called democratic country with all sorts of activities and there always used to be a festival-feel in the air. I also remember that the weather was always good, just... Continue Reading →
The Bollocks of Labour Day
Today is the beginning of a new month and also May Day or Labour Day. They seem to be different institutions, but might as well be one and the same. In Lowlands Country, the region of my birth, Labour Day is not a public holiday and therefore not celebrated as such. I remember the event... Continue Reading →