otrops: jeff van campen’s personal blog

Those of you who follow my Flickr stream will have noticed that I’ve uploaded a number of older photos in the past day or so. I have a large number of photos that I’ve never uploaded to Flickr for one reason or another. Well, mostly one reason — pure laziness!
I’m going to try [...]

I decided to follow in the footsteps of el mambrino, and purchase glasses online. Unfortunately, Zenni Optical, who came highly recommended by the aforementioned mambrino, don’t seem to deliver to the UK.
Instead, I decided to go with Glasses Direct, mostly because I had seen a pair I liked in a catalogue at [...]

I’ve been a fan of Death Cab For Cutie for a while now. I discovered them while I was living in France. Hearing their earlier albums always brings back memories of hanging out in our very small living room, drinking wine with Steve.
I never had the chance to see them live, [...]

Unlike much of the rest of the world, I loved the new Speed Racer movie for a number of reasons.

I’ve started riding my bike again, and I love it. Except for London’s crazy cycle lanes, that is.