1. Happy Opening Day for Major League Baseball. The Honkbal Hoofdklasse has nothing on the MLB (and doesn't open for another week)
2. Fake Doritos from Albert Heijn are not very good, better just pony up the extra 15 cents and get the real ones.
3. I do not understand why time changes in the USA two weeks earlier than it does in Europe.
4. I'm sorry that MU did not get Matt Painter, but I hold out hope that we will get a great coach.
The past few weeks have seen some great Spring weather. It's been warming up (slowly) still staying around freezing at night though. Generally, it's been fairly sunny with periods of rain running through town.
The latest crazy Maastricht festival also ran into town was a big one the TEFAF: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/arts/design/european-fine-art-fair-maastricht-the-netherlands.html
However, given the price of entry at 55 euros a day, I missed out on this one. I was lucky enough to see the never ending stream of Bentleys, Rolls, Maseratis, and Aston Martins as they pulled up to the VIP parking and were led into the incredibly expensive art fair. Maybe some day I'll have to come back for the celebration.
Besides that, things are moving forward with my thesis. I have nearly finished the literature review and will start collecting data next week. Things are looking positive for finishing in June and being home in July (maybe in time for the 4th!)
Until then, I've been having an excellent times with the weather warming up. A group of friends have started playing soccer regularly, but we are still trying to find the right place to actually play. Besides that, we have been having numerous BBQ's, just so we can spend more time outside. I have to say, Dutch BBQ's are very disappointing when you are used to great Missouri BBQ, but it's still fun hanging out with friends and grilling out.
Aside from that, I am leaving on another wonderful Ryanair trip on Saturday to Croatia (22 euros round trip! How do they make money?!) during my exam week. This period I just have a report due, which is almost finished, so I can turn it in before leaving and take some time to relax and hopefully enjoy some beautiful nature.
