The End, Le Fin, El Final

Been holding on to this one for a while now, and I'm happy it finally ran. Björn van Dongen end of January this year in Laax. 

Check out the latest Taste issue, #2, if you want to see it printed on real thick glossy paper.
This absolutely positively wraps up my publications of the o-eight year.

That's all for now. Drive safely tonight.

No, no nerd!

So no, I wouldn't consider myself a nerd, but I do love those tiny little Mac applications that make life a bit more beareable.
On that bombshell, I thought Wallpaper Clocks by Vladstudios is one to mention. It does just what is says, it displays the time on your desktop.
And in my opinion it isn't that hungry on resources. But hey, how would I know, I'm no nerd.

The website itself already contains a lot of free wallpapers, but I took the liberty to make one myself as well.

So here's your once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a real von den P.P. de Meijer! (It's 1440x900 only though.) Get it by clicking here.

If you dig, do let me know.
Happy holidays friends.

Part deux

Post-party pre-coffee photo editing with my ears still ringing.
Soulwaxmas was a success. Over-and-out.

Even more smiles and happy faces!

Little update on yesterday, more kids and happy faces in the Animoto attached.

On a sidenote. A new article from Boston's The Big Picture popped up in my RSS reader. The year two-thousand and eight in pictures. 

This is better than World Press Photo, seriously.

The Boston Globe did a great job launching this section in May of this year. 

Hmm... Boston, why does that sound so familiar?

Christmas came early

O.k., I'm back and I've re-found my mojo since my last post... This one's about pictures again, boo ya!

I'll skip the usual rants and go directly to the shots. Basically, one of the city's fraternities organized a day for the kiddos in the neighborhood. 

Even Santa dropped by, and he brought some soup 'n warm beverages.

And here's an oldie. Took it during Radio Soulwax in Ghent last year... They came back for another year.

Apparently last year's gig wasn't enough for the David and Stephen, and they don't seem to care a lot about sleeping either, since they're hitting four cities in four days in a row this time... Paris, Berlin, Hasselt and Rotterdam. Gotta love them for that. Period.

Can't wait till Friday.

MePowder

It's official... this is my first post that's not about photos. My first in 24 posts... you peeps must be getting so bored with me... I'm becoming more predictable than your postman...

Speaking of which, my favorite man in orange payed me another visit today delivering a highly anticipated package that looks a bit like the following.

Now I hear you thinking. What's that? A Bible? Nope. Hmm... The winter edition of your Donald Duck subscription maybe? Not quite, can't wait for that one though. Oh wait, is it a datebook planner for next year, so you will remember all our birthdays? Ehm... no, sorry.

This is a book based on the white substance we all love most... snow.

During the last years the folks at VerseSneeuw and those of White magazine have been collaborating on setting up a whole new concept in last-minute powder-hugging.
The book not only features all the info you'll ever need to ski the best lines in the most powder dumped places in Europe, it also tells you how to read those thermal maps you never understood on the news, so now you can predict where the snow will be falling.

And the biggest feature of all is the community they are building around it this instant, with the latest snow predictions, more practical info on resorts, and mobile messaging to your powder-hungry friends! It's great!

This all is great, and the WePowder guide is pretty much your new golden standard for hunting snow, but the only way you' get it is by invitation.

However, I'm sure if you show some dedication and do your best, one will find it's way to your doormat. ;-)