Failblog can be quite comical: http://ping.fm/BYrp6

At van wou for shoes...

Playing tourist in #020 museumplein

Busy on prinsengracht

Early morning hairdresser was a success

Having some good coffee with Tedster, who is somewhat hyper active this morning. Wondering whether I should have given him that coffee..

Had some drinks @dauphine with @gabriellalurling today. Great to catch up with her again after 4 years.

spotted @aikomastboom on the mobypic mashup site! :)

http://ping.fm/9leJ2 ll09 page on mobypicture already broken? Guess they need to consider loadbalancing a bit more :)

Really nice realtime mobypicture mashup of lowlands2009 ll09 http://ping.fm/PVVsL

A tragedy happened in our shower...

A tragedy happened in our shower...

Artis de Partis was tragically killed. Some photos of what happened:

Is there a verb for riding a bakfiets? Bakfietsen? Ik fiets bak, or ik bakfiets? It keeps your mind wandering...

Looks like it is gonna be great weather for a bike ride to daycare again!

We have a killing in our bathroom!

ran into a video on @jellebc 's blog which is quite disturbing: http://ping.fm/hZJ0L

had a great Macaroni with meatballs lunch, fresh from the butchers' here in Emmeloord! That is one thing I miss in AMS: good lunches!

Back in da Emmeloord again today.

Just got a call from @Volkanb who just arrived back in Amsterdam for a 24hr stopover on his way to a month of holidays...

Bath time on the balcony!

Eurostar it is going to be for Marktplaats QA

there are two possible conferences in H2 that would be worth attending for QA:

· StarWest, Anaheim, CA (http://www.sqe.com/starwest/)

· Eurostar, Stockholm, Sweden (http://www.eurostarconferences.com)

After going over the programs for both I have come to the conclusion that although Anaheim has more interesting names in the speaker and master classes list the Eurostar conference will be more valuable for QA, considering the near future for Marktplaats, e.g. moving on into Agile and Java.


Automation

Tutorials

* Test Automation clinic (1/2 day tutorial)

Conference

* Test Automation in Agile Projects with Open Source Tools
* Stay Agile with Model-Based Testing
* What to Automate and What Not to Automate
* Performance Testing Effort: Estimation or Guesstimation?
* A Sneaky Way to Introduce More Automated Testing
* Software Test Automation Success
* Test Data Management - The Next Hype?
* Modeling Scenarios with a Framework Based on Data


Agile

Tutorials

* Quality with Agile (full day tutorial)
* Building a SCRUM-Based Test Strategy (half day tutorial)

Conference

* Test Automation in Agile Projects with Open Source Tools
* Using Real-World Agile Practices on Your Testing Project
* A Lucky Shot at Agile?
* Top Ten Quality Tips for Agile



Test Management

Tutorials

* Applying a pragmatic test strategy (half day tutorial)
* Assessing Business Risk for Testing (half day tutorial)

Conference

* Test Process Improvement on a Shoestring
* Spend Wisely, Test Well
* ISO 29119: The New International Software Testing Standard
* Program Test Management: A Survival Kit



Personal Development

Tutorials

* Influencing and Negotiation Skills for Testers (half day tutorial)

Conference

* Don’t shoot the messenger!
* Many can Quarrel, Fewer can Argue

Just saw @ceesdegroot take down @Tangothanato and sit on him. Then @Tangothanato sat on @ceesdegroot... shame I was too late with my cam.

Ted showing his new coat from moscow.

Still considering what conference I'd rather go to StarWest (http://ping.fm/q6Zwf) or Eurostar (http://ping.fm/4ZdaJ)

Had a friend from Moscow over for a few hours on her stopover to Spain. Now awaiting Ted to go to sleep, which he doesn't want to

day full of meetings... outside the sun is shining, a light breeze plays with the treetops and beer is being served. I love working!

RT @bbctech castle attacked on two separate occasions in history is recreated on VR website Second Life. http://ping.fm/DgNvm

Really nice weather for a bit of a cycle tour this morning!

I guess I will never get used to getting up at 6 with a cheerful kid in the house!

Funny how simple it is to make a sunny day seem very dramatic... http://ping.fm/isPGc

Nothing more rewarding than a playground

Cause sometimes just one is not enough

Ted sits calm to watch russian cartoons

Ted demanded some breakfast as well

Had my parents over for the afternoon. Was very nice to see them again here in AMS. Ted was also happy to show off all his new skills.

Very curious to see what came of us (Nadia) cutting Ted's hair. It was very much overdue, he started to look like a hippie

Wide awake with a very cheerful Ted who wants to stand and walk (and nothing else and is very vocal about not getting what he wants)