Day 107

Day 107 - 19.02.10

Today it's cold and windy and snowing. A good day for people watching while drinking tea and eating a cinnamon bun.

What's with this weather?

First, a bit of good news, I've found a way to use that tiny little bag my mum got me for Christmas! Second, yesterday there was lots of sunshine and there was supposed to be sunshine today also. I decided to bring the Mini with me to work so I can go hang out in town afterwards but of course the weather decided to be a party pooper. Instead of sunshine we now have snow falling out of a whitish-grey sky and wind, a lot of wind. Oh well, apparently there should be some sun tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Alrighty. Time for some more Fill in the blanks! 1. If I could medal in an olympic event it would be curling. It's a really awesome sport. Or failing that, I suppose something in downhill skiing would be good... given the number of times I've been on the "olympic" slope in Vars, I've trained enough. 2. If I was stranded on a deserted island I'd take survival kit (with knife, etc.), light food and a boat. 3. Sleds and deep bodies of water are my most irrational fear. 4. I'd rather eat meat at every meal (something I really can't do, even eating meat once a day every day seems pretty bad) every day, than do repetitive things (like classes) every day. 5. I am currently battling against a stupid software to calculate some sort of environmental impact and it's not working! 6. I should really be doing what I'm doing right now, strangely enough. 7. One of my favorite things in all the world is seeing my dad looking for me at the airport when I come back home. He can never spot me, ever.

Cupcake quest: Cafe Ekberg

I mentioned before my new quest: find the best cupcakes or muffins in Helsinki. I started on it today because the store bought muffins did not really count. Everyone should be really, really proud of me because it's terrible out there, there is tons of wind and snow and it's really cold and I still walked to Bulevardi from Kamppi and back just for this! I went to Cafe Ekberg on Bulevardi which is a lovely old-style coffee place. It's the first coffee place I went to in Helsinki when I arrived so it seemed to me as a great first outing. Perhaps it was also a bit cheating because I already know their carte and I know what they have to offer. Conclusion: no cupcakes and no muffins at Cafe Ekberg! The quest continues. I did spend an hour and a half reading an article on decision making in engineering design, ate a cinnamon bun and drank lovely green tea. ( cinnamon bun and check ) I did not go into the Ekberg bakery even though it's right next door, that will be another installment of the "gali hunts down cupcakes" quest! Arrrggghhh... I don't have a cupcake icon, someone point me to one or something!