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Koen is CANCELLED | Just another Amsterdammer : Koenraad van Amstel     [ NOTHING HERE BUT MEMORIES ]

[wietkoning]

FILL IN THE BELOW CATEGORIES WITH 3-5 THINGS THAT YOUR CHARACTER CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY.

EMOTIONS / FEELINGS :

COLORS :

blood red old wood brick neon red neon green

CLOTHING : red hoodie designer jeans crude t-shirts doc marten boots (steel toed) suitsupply suits

OBJECTS :

the grandfather clock ringing soundly through the halls at the hour a stone lion keeping watch at the gates dust-ridden diaries found in an old corner of the attic a car that was meant to be driven fast, hidden away in the garage

VICES / BAD HABITS :

the disconnect between his words and actions building walls where none are needed impulsive words and decisions that bite him in unexpected ways not letting himself rest, physically or mentally

BODY LANGUAGE :

shoulders back, staring straight ahead a hard, guarded expression unsettled energy, fidgeting at inappropriate times a reserved, yet confident stance

AESTHETICS :

loudly buying drinks for the whole bar to celebrate the team’s triumphant win a lone lighthouse diligently shining its light while getting weathered by waves a knife rushing past your ear, hitting the bulls-eye beside you bleeding from the prick of a rose your lover handed you the rain pattering against the windows, drops sticking stubbornly to the glass

SONGS :

Apashe – Majesty (ft. Wasiu) Fall Out Boy – Centuries Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes Imagine Dragons – Natural

TAGGED BY: @derhaifischderhattraenen thank you!! TAGGING:

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[wietkoning]

the fact that anyone is mentioning Koen after I’ve been MIA for literal years is honestly amazing. Guess he had that impact, huh? It’s really an honor tbh

[c0ffeeb1ack]

he's a cult leader, he's a fashion icon, he's a war veteran, he's immortal, he dies all the time, he's haunted, he's high and he's sober, he's agnostic, god hates him personally. i didn't say his name but he popped into your head, didn't he?

[mapsontheweb]

The Netherlands for beginners

by atlasova.world

[artsof]

Sheet from a Tulip Book | Jacob Marrel | 1640 | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

“Flowers were costly, and tulips the costliest of all. Tulip bulbs were avidly collected in the 17th century and large sums changed hands for unusual specimens. The tulip book’s exact function is not known. It could have been a catalogue from which an interested buyer made his selection, or a drawn inventory of a collection of tulips.”

[dutch-and-flemish-painters]

Jacob Marrel (1613/1614 – 11 November 1681) was a German still life painter active in Utrecht during the Dutch Golden Age.

Tulip mania (Dutch: tulpenmanie) was a period during the Dutch Golden Age when contract prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels. The major acceleration started in 1634 and then dramatically collapsed in February 1637. It is generally considered to have been the first recorded speculative bubble or asset bubble in history. In many ways, the tulip mania was more of a then-unknown socio-economic phenomenon than a significant economic crisis. It had no critical influence on the prosperity of the Dutch Republic, which was one of the world’s leading economic and financial powers in the 17th century, with the highest per capita income in the world from about 1600 to about 1720. The term tulip mania is now often used metaphorically to refer to any large economic bubble when asset prices deviate from intrinsic values.

Forward markets appeared in the Dutch Republic during the 17th century. Among the most notable was one centred on the tulip market. At the peak of tulip mania, in February 1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled artisan. Research is difficult because of the limited economic data from the 1630s, much of which come from biased and speculative sources. Some modern economists have proposed rational explanations, rather than a speculative mania, for the rise and fall in prices. For example, other flowers, such as the hyacinth, also had high initial prices at the time of their introduction, which then fell as the plants were propagated. The high prices may also have been driven by expectations of a parliamentary decree that contracts could be voided for a small cost, thus lowering the risk to buyers.

The 1637 event gained popular attention in 1841 with the publication of the book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, written by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, who wrote that at one point 5 hectares (12 acres) of land were offered for a Semper Augustus bulb. Mackay claimed that many investors were ruined by the fall in prices, and Dutch commerce suffered a severe shock. Although Mackay’s book is a classic, his account is contested. Many modern scholars believe that the mania was not as destructive as he described.

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[mapsontheweb]

How much the average European spends to get a driver’s license.

Based on data from 2023 Norwegians spend on average the most to get their license in the world.

by loverofgeography

[wietkoning]

"I can relation to Asheville. She's a city that refuses to be defined. She can be outdoorsy if needed, but she prefers sharing fries at a rooftop bar, where her 'southern' will start showing after a few drinks. Long story short, Asheville can hang. The shoppable streets (check out Minx boutique on Lexington Avenue), craveable restaurants (make a reservation early for Cúrate), historic museums (the Biltmore is a must, obv), and crazy cool art scene (anywhere in the River Arts District!) put this place high on my list of summer destination."

First of all cool, AVL is personified but like

Stay away. Leave us alone. Your then go back home and stay there and never move here bc I will hate you if you’re from up north or Florida.

Stop it

[wietkoning]

[unscharf-an-den-raendern]

[bybloemencomic]

This week in Bybloemen: Sometimes it's better not to know all the details of a purchase

Bybloemen

Hiveworks

If you enjoy Bybloemen, consider re-blogging an update post so that the comic can find new readers!

[engulfes]

‘We hebben het een beetje getroffen, met dat eerste zinnetje uit de Nederlandse literatuur. “Zijn alle vogels aan hun nesten begonnen – behalve ik en jij – waar wachten we nu op?” Het had ook een ander zinnetje kunnen zijn, zomaar een notitie – “Molenaar, twee zakken meel graag,” of “Het weer is guur, en het is twaalf uur.” En misschien vindt iemand over enige tijd in een Poolse kloosterbibliotheek of achter in een Oekraïense archiefkast wel zo’n stom zinnetje dat ouder blijkt dan deze pennenproef – maar nu het nog niet zover is mogen we ons gelukkig prijzen. ‘t Is een lief ding, dat zinnetje. Het heeft iets naïefs en simpels, en tegelijkertijd blijft het in het geheugen hangen, het prent zich gemakkelijk in, als een unieke formulering: men is, al staat er geen enkele genre-aanduiding bij, onmiddellijk bereid het te herkennen als poëzie.’

Gerrit Komrij, uit In Liefde Bloeyende, 1998

[bybloemencomic]

This week in Bybloemen: sometimes you have to suffer a few indignities to get what you want

Bybloemen

Hiveworks

Reblogs are always appreciated! It's the best way for comics on tumblr to find new readers (and I love seeing everyone's thoughts on each new page in the tags)!

[everydaylouie]

been traveling...

[wietkoning]

Oh I forgot to mention I bought a piece of the Berlin Wall! And it has the Berlin state flag. I had to.

[mapsontheweb]

Usage of Dutch word for French fries, Patat in North, Friet in South

by u/bananabender73