Fracas Noir – Susanne Waldau – te Brake ~ for better or worse

Life rarely turn the way we expect. In my own case perhaps more so than others. I’ve been told I’m drawn to trouble, and recently a friend of mine (once a very close one) told me “Susanne you will never change”. A single line in an otherwise empty email, poignantly ended our friendship. I considered [...]

Finally in bed after another non-stop day. 2 meetings down, administration and a near empty inbox I am ready to leave for Cologne tomorrow for GamesCom. Although my schedule is completely open for once, I look forward to some good parties, networking and bumping into familiar faces from the games industry. Sebastian and Victoria are [...]

I was on the bus, making a journey I had done so many times before. I past the powerplant overlooking the Amstel river. Erections of steel mirrored it the muddy waters. The bus continued further, and left the sight behind for new landscapes. My mind drifted away as I leaned on the window, my breath [...]

It’s been a strange week in retrospect. I met some very interesting people, engaged in mind challenging discussions, were given some sever reprimands and got the brunt of some people’s emotional reactions. Knowing it would be foolish to let these events pass into obscurity, I’ve taken some time to think things through. One particular discussion [...]

I’ve been thinking about my professional career, business, my future if you like… Whilst not completely stuck in a rut, it wouldn’t suffer from getting a bit of a revamp, and I humbly admit I have got a lot to learn. So I’ve decided to set up personal career program for myself to look at [...]

It’s summer time and with summer time comes summer scheduled. Trains and buses are reduced to an hourly (and if your lucky a 30 minute) schedule. With my luck I miss the bus by 2 minutes. And this because the train was delayed by 5. I had set the alarm clock to 6.30 am as [...]

I start feeling better. My throat is less sore and I’m beginning to loose that husky, sexy voice of mine. A deep Marlene Dietrich whisper, crossing my lips whenever necessary. And it’s not a lot. A save my vocal cords to the most essential of occasions. But this pleasant side effect is starting to dwindle, [...]

I’m down with a flu…again! Coming to think of it, I must have been ill at least a handful in as many months. Sebastian is the culprit here, coming home with all kinds of deceases from the creche. I started feeling the usual symptoms such as a sore throat and ear pain mid week, but [...]

In the car on my way to work. My husband is driving whilst I go through my emails having come in through the night. I like to keep a clean inbox, at the most 10 emails, and preferably no more than 5. My response time is swift, and the last thing I do before I [...]

In inspiration of a question I got about scents for men I decided to raid my husband’s stack of fragrances, which often on either my encouragement or initiative has been added to my husbands already existing collection. A good fragrance pour homme is equally easy as it is difficult to find. The good news is [...]