He mon ami, t'aimes ca manger des patates?

[cerealjoe]

I've been MIA from the online world these past couple of days because I'm busy with a non-essential project and it's taking forever and ever. Bah. Hopefully I can get it posted tonight if I can get the html to stop screwing up all the time. In other news, due to our new volcanic friend, I had to present my paper yesterday through skype. It was rather fun, I suppose. In a way it was easier than presenting in front of people because I could just read what I had written beforehand. Actually I really did write the text as if I had been speaking it, no complicated sentences or anything so I think in the end it didn't leave the impression of a read text. Still, I much prefer seeing the response of the listeners to what I'm saying, it leaves much more room for improvisation. I'm also starting to get tired of the freezing temperatures in the morning. In the afternoon it can get pretty warm, up to 7 or 8C but in the morning it's still below freezing. This morning I tried my best to cheer myself up by wearing a bright green skirt. My mother used to call this one my "beach" skirt... no beaches here for a long time still! And I live a stone throw away from the main Lauttasaari beach!

Still, these days more and more people stop putting their cars in the garage. It's a sign that spring is coming!

(and the poor little cars are cold) (oh, and the subject line comes from here, it still never fails to make me laugh)