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View Larger Map I returned yesterday from a four day trip to Amsterdam. As I met my Cat there we tend to go every February and celebrate our anniversary. The last years we stayed at the Winston Hostel in the red light district, but last years experience was so bad that we looked for something new this time. We found the Sunhead 1617, which is a nice small B&B in the centre of town. I tried to book the red room, which has views of the canal, but because of some confusion we ended up in the yellow room. I suggest you book early and get the red room, because our room contained some kind of boiler which was extremely annoying. And bring backpacks instead of a suitcase, because the stairs really are steep. Otherwise the B&B was perfect, the rooms was nicely decorated, the bed comfy, the breakfast was very good with home made jams and fruit yogurt. Our host Carlos was also very nice, even though we annoyed him on the first day by getting up at eleven for a very late breakfast. ...

Today I went to the eZ International Winter Conference here in Barcelona. Mainly because it was local, free and I quite liked the last PHP conference I went to. The location was the old centre of commerce near the Estacion Francia. It is a beautiful location and I am glad I was able to see it from the inside once. The conference room was certainly fit for the G7 or signing of peace treaties. (I will try to find some pictures on flickr later). ...

Yesterday Cat and I returned from our week long snowboard trip to Laax. First we flew to Stuttgart and visited Marion and Bernd in Balingen, where we met up with the other guys who took us by car and van to Laax. The weather on the way looked a bit disappointing, with not much snow until the last corner to Laax. We were staying at the same hostel as last time, it is the Mountain Hostel Laax. It is situated in the middle of the ski area at the first stop of the cable car. The accommodation and food is basic, but you don’t really need much more anyway. This time we had a two bed room, which was a lot nicer than the sharing with four people of last year. The room could have done with more changes of towels or linnen though. ...

Strange conversation on yahoo messenger. I used Eliza for the replies, but the guy gave up too quickly. (1:58:24 PM) hidden: I’m really sorry that I said those things, honey, but I just lost control of myself. You know as well as I do that I have struggled with anger since my childhood, when my mom died and my dad started to abuse me. I just want you to know that I’m sorry, and that you should take me back. And if your answer is no, then you’re a giant bitch. (2:01:23 PM) cdamian: Do you wish that my answer is no then your’re a giant bitch? (2:01:50 PM) hidden: porn (2:02:06 PM) cdamian: Please go on. (2:02:34 PM) hidden: no (2:02:47 PM) cdamian: You are being a bit negative.

I forgot one: Take more advantage of Barcelona I did not spend enough time in the Zoo and the Park or the Beach this year. And I did not use the Chiringuitos, museums or open air cinema. There is a lot of stuff to do and I don’t want it to be like London where I did everything in the last two months.