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I haven't been checking or updating dA for a couple of months now.
I'm sorry for not replying to comments/notes/faves, but dA started to take too much of my studytime. I was also a bit disappointed in the low turn-up rate at the devmeet (apart from the hosts me and ~MCMITS only one showed up!) I held in Athens in October... Anyway, I might be checking every now and then for comments, but this will be very irregularly.
Those of you who want to stay in touch, you can add me on facebook (under my real name: Thomas Huisman), because it would be nice if we could meet outside dA and cyberspace! I enjoyed my time on dA though, and met some friends through it.

In the meantime my new website is under construction, so far it's only in Dutch with a small gallery, but it will be bigger and in English very soon.
Check it here!

thanks for reading!

Thomas

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I didn't have time to tell you about the fantastic experience I had during my two week trip to Ireland in June/July, because I was home for just 10 days before heading of to Greece for four weeks...now I'm back a week from that trip, and first thing first, here's how my trip in Ireland was (later I will tell about Greece too of course!)

So we went cycling in Ireland!
We took our second hand newly bought trekking bikes with the plane and put all our luggage on them and took off by train to western Ireland.
the map
our bikes
The cyclists:

There we cycled for 11 days and for about 600km through rain and wind and cold! Because cold, rainy and windy it was those two weeks! The good part was that most days the rain wold be showers and you would have breaks in between to dry up again. And of course we were prepared with waterproof (to some extent...) clothes and bags, so we stayed dry (except for some sweat ). The temperature not coming above 20 degrees Celsius and mostly stying around 15 was not much of a problem, since you keep yourself warm my cycling anyway.

The one thing that haunted us a lot though was the wind, which you always find more often against you than behind you...!
But, in the end the elements we had to face added to the experience and made the landscape rougher and more desolate ergo more beautiful! Sometimes we felt all alone with the landscape and the goats, with only a small line of asphalt reminding us of being close to civilization.

Luckily we could reach civilization though for some warming up amidst the locals after resisting the elements:


We visited little touristic "sights", being mainly their for the rugged landscape, but we did pay a visit to the beautiful remains of the monastery in Cong, Co. Mayo.


This trip was also a te... ]]> ~Thomas-Mifune http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13988246/ http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13988246/ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:17:13 PDT MCMITS and his sister ~ElenaTria.
Luckily, we had both brought friends and mcmits brother had his nameday, so we had a great time still! the air was nice and cool on top of filopappou while the rest of Athens was sweating! and the view was beautiful! Pity for all of you who didn't come
But, I think I was to blame for the lack of deviants showing up, since I wasn't really clear on where and when...so this time, I'm going to try better. here are the details:


Date of meeting: 20 August
Time of meeting: 19.00u (will wait at meeting point until 20.00u)
Place of meeting:Kapnikarea church on odos Ermou in the centre of Athens
what will we do?after meeting, probably we'll go to a nice bar or whatsoever to talk with eachother! maybe we'll pass a souvlatzidiko on the way

those are the details, please invite everyone you can and know and post the meeting details in your own journals!

Elpizw na dw all of you!

greetings from Kalymnos!
edit 7 aug: greetings from Ermoupoli!
edit 16 aug: greetings from Armenistis, Ikaria!
edit 20 aug: greetings from Athens!

Thomas/8wmas

]]> ~Thomas-Mifune http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13821480/ http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13821480/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:18:05 PDT
Hello everyone and especially those in Greece and Athens next week!
I'm arriving coming Tuesday at 16.30 at El. Venizelos Airport.
As the plans are now, I will spent one night at a friend's place in Chalandri and head off to Sparta on Wednesday to see a greek jazz pianist perform who is from sparta but studies at the Amsterdam Conservatory. If any of you feels like joining me on that trip, know that I would enjoy that very much!
Then...I'll make sure to be back on Friday for the devmeet:


THE DEVMEET ON 27 JULY IN ATHENS

EDIT 27 July 14.10:

The 15.00 bus from Sparti(where I am now) is full, so I'll probably arrive a little late, around 20.00u
everyone, you can text me on my mobile, +31 6 4302 0994 the plan is still to have a pic nic with music and stuff on filopappou. so can best meet on filopappou, how about at the Pnyx?
I won't be checking internet anymore in 15 minutes, so text(SMS) me on my mobile. I will answer with my thlekarta when I'm in Athens.

Hope to meet you all apopse!!!
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After checking the poll, it's probably best to have the devmeet start at Friday afternoon, 'round 17.30-18.00 maybe. It would be nice to have a pic nic at filopappou, so bring some food, or let's pass a good souvlatzidiko
Maybe for those who would like it we can head off the same evening or the next morning for a camping trip to Evvia, as proposed by ~MCMITS
Meeting point monastiraki station entrance? I'll make a DA sign
Any suggestions regarding the devmeet are welcome, for example a better time or meeting point Ow, and bring everyone you know, deviants or not!!!! The more people, the more fun! I'm really looking forward to meet you guys!!
my mail for easy contact (also regarding the concert in Sparta) is: thomasmifune@gmail.com

I'll post a journal with the last details this week, probably on tuesday evening.

na eiste kala!!!

8wmas/Thomas

]]> ~Thomas-Mifune http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13770949/ http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13770949/ Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:50:43 PDT MCMITS in Athens next week and it's probably going to be on Friday (which is 27 July), but I have a poll here ([link]) out on which day you guys prefer.
We were thinking of a pic nic of some sort at filopappou hill under the acropolis.
With a pic nic, of course everyone has to bring some nice food and drinks, how about keftedakia, ntolmadakia, xoriatiki salata, tzatziki ktl...
Everyone who comes is of course free to bring their (boy- or girl-)friends, the more people, the more fun!
Needless to say everyone should takes his or her camera too and if you play an instrument, bring it!!
Nothing is really certain yet, the form is not rigid, I'm open for suggestions! Who knows maybe we turn it into a camping trip to Evvia for the weekend...

Hope to see you all soon!

8wmas Noikokurhs

edit 18-7-07: Spread the word and invite all the other devvers you know who can make it!

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Sorry for being away for the last two and a halve weeks and not being able to reply to your comments and seeing your devs and uploading new stuff!
I was cycling with my girlfriend in Ireland (got a lot of rain there...) I will post a more extensive journal on that soon, and of course upload pictures of the beautiful western Ireland landscapes.
Greek friends, especially those who will be in Athens in two weeks, keep an eye on this journal, 'cause I will post details here of the devmeet I want to try and organize in Athens, and there's already a master of ceremonies ----> ~MCMITS!!

that's it for now, I'm going to sleep...

kαληνυχτα και ονειρα γλυκα!
goodnight and sweet dreams!

Thomas/Θωμας

]]> ~Thomas-Mifune http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13274299/ http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13274299/ Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:23:05 PDT
First of all I'm proud to tell you that I came out as the winner of 's photo-with-a-song contest!!! Out of 88 submissions my FLC III made it to the final 10, and I won the final 10 poll with just two votes of difference in the end (at one point I lead with 8 )
This is the [link] to the journal with the other winners. I say thank you to all of you devfriends who voted for me!!
A special thank you goes out to ~MCMITS for telling me about the contest!


Second news is that last week I had 6 exams...pfff
4 exams on Greek language (which went better than expected, except for grammar, I don't know if I passed that)
1 exam on Europe's violent 20th century for history, which I should have passed and
1 exam on the philosophy of science, which I screwed up...this means that the coming two weeks I have to study like hell for the the second chance, which is on 26 June, a day before I leave to Ireland, which is the bridge for my third part of news, my summer plans!

so first I'm going cycling in Ireland with trekking bikes and a tent with my girlfriend from 27 June to 12 July. That way I will be back right in time for the North Sea Jazz Festival taking place in my hometown of Rotterdam 13-14-15 July. Then, about a week and a half later, on 24 July I will go to Greece after an abscence of two years!!! I will arrive in Athens 24 July and will leave from Athens 22 August...I really can't wait to be back in greece again... aman aman (~sNapaRt, you can laugh your ass of now )
So, for all of you who live in Greece or will be in Greece during that time, I look forward to meeting you, if you do too, then send me a note for making contact. The only part that is really sure about my stay is that I will be in Ikaria on dekapentaugoustos (15 august for non-greek speakers) and that I will stay some days in Athens and for sure will visit Syros. Kalymnos is high on the list too, as is Andros. I'm not sure yet if I will join 's festival in Souflí north of Alexandroupolis upon the Evros river, because getting there from the Cyclades will take at least four days of my time with return...I might also end up visiting my beloved Chios once again, or even Naxos...
And of course...if any of you is so friendly as to let me come over in Athens, I'll be delighted to visit!

Loipon, so, I'm really looking forward to my holidays...and especially on meeting some of you if possible!
Χαιρετίσματα/greetings from dense, humid, hot and thundering Amsterdam...!

Θωμάς Νοικοκύρης (greek version of my last name)
Thomas

Να ζήσετε!!



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Member of http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/13084171/ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:40:41 PDT EDIT 2-6-2007:
I can't believe it!! I made it to the final 10 out of 88 submissions in 's song photo contest!!!!
So, if all of you who me or read this would be so very kind as to vote in the last round --->here<--- I might even make a chance to win the competition!! (I'm number 87 with FLC III) I still can't believe it!!
THANK YOU ALL FOR VOTING ME AND GETTING ME IN THE FINAL 10!!!




EDIT: 29-5-2007:
I submitted FLC III to 's song photo contest, please vote for me friendly 'ers and friends! You can vote by sending Rock--Angel a note with the number of the photo('s) you want to vote for (max. 3 photos). My number is 87!! Thanks a lot for voting!!!

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This was written on 25-05-2007:
Hello everyone!! I passed 1000 pageviews yesterday!!! Ευχαριστώ for being the number 1000 !
I want to thank all of you and especially my 41 () watchers and τους ελληνικούς (or ελληνές???) φίλους μου for leaving all your kind comments and for all the 's! A few days ago I passed the 1 fav per dev line!
I must say I like it here on devart, getting to see all this art, making friends, getting such a nice load of support and learning stuff!
I hope you all like me staying around
Elpizw na dw kapoious ap'tous ellhnes filous mou auto to Augousto, when I'll be in Greece, I'll be in athens, ikaria, maybe in an exhibition in souflí (thanks !!!!!!) and Syros for sure, and Chios, Kalumnos or Andros maybe...
twra prepei na diabasw gia tis e3etaseis mou, I have my exams in the week of 4-9 June....aaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Εdit 19.27h: FLC III is the first of my deviations that passed 10 's !!! Thanks for being the tenth and of course the other nine favvers!!! http://Thomas-Mifune.deviantart.com/journal/12738426/ Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:06:54 PDT Greek Gallery


Edit 27-4-'07:
I became a member now

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